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 24, 1997 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 18, 1997 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 24, 1997 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 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. Announces Thirteenth Quarterly Dividend Melville, NY, December 18, 1997- 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. The dividend will be payable on February 13, 1998 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 14,1998. This is the thirteenth consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Long Island Bancorp, Inc. Long Island Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB. The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB is a federally chartered FDIC-insured institution which serves its customers through 35 full service branch offices throughout Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Bank also operates mortgage loan offices across Long Island and in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and has Internet home pages at the addresses: www.lisb.com and www.entrustmortgage.com. ### Item 17 Filing of Statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) On December 18, 1997, Long Island Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release (see Exhibit A) announcing its thirteenth quarterly dividend, a copy of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.