SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 19, 1996 Long Island Bancorp, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-23526 11-3198508 (State or Other Jurisdiction Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 201 Old Country Road Melville, New York 11747-2724 (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 547-2000 Not Applicable (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 1. Changes in Control Registrant Not Applicable Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets Not Applicable Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership Not Applicable Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Not Applicable Item 5. Other Events Press Release of Long Island Bancorp, Inc. dated December 19, 1996 Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors Not Applicable Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Not Applicable SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC. By: /s/ Mark Fuster ----------------- Name: Mark Fuster Title: Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) Date: December 19, 1996 LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC. NEWS RELEASE 201 Old Country Road Melville, New York 11747 Contact: Mary M. Feder Vice President - Investor Relations (516 547-2607 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC. INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND 50% TO $0.15 PER SHARE MELVILLE, NY, DECEMBER 19, 1996 - Long Island Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LISB), the holding company for The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. This dividend represents a 50% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend will be payable on February 14, 1997 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 1997. This is the ninth consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Long Island Bancorp, Inc. The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB is a federally chartered FDIC-insured institution which serves its customers in 36 full service branch offices throughout Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Bank also operates mortgage loan offices across Long Island and Westchester and in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina and an Internet home page at the address: http://www.lisb.com. ***