FIDELITY BANCORP, INC. STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES For the six months ended June 30 -------------- 1998 1997 12/31/97 12/31/96 12/31/95 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES 6,795,964.00 5,816,750.00 11,969,459.00 9,790,311.00 9,261,231.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= FIXED CHARGES: INTEREST EXPENSE ON DEPOSITS 9,494,947.00 9,176,481.00 18,692,963.00 15,957,942.00 12,335,539.00 INTEREST EXPENSE ON STB 191,747.00 146,186.00 323,548.00 287,329.00 280,473.00 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL 9,686,694.00 9,322,667.00 19,016,511.00 16,245,271.00 12,616,012.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 16,482,658.00 15,139,417.00 30,985,970.00 26,035,582.00 21,877,243.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES: EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 36.44 40.79 37.99 35.07 34.02 INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 1.70 1.62 1.63 1.60 1.73 12/31/94 12/31/93 ------------- ------------- NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES 7,961,063.00 6,042,128.00 ============= ============= FIXED CHARGES: INTEREST EXPENSE ON DEPOSITS 8,150,960.00 7,435,535.00 INTEREST EXPENSE ON STB 285,960.00 163,076.00 ------------- ------------- TOTAL 8,436,920.00 7,598,611.00 ============= ============= NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 16,397,983.00 13,640,739.00 ============= ============= EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES: EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 28.84 38.05 INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 1.94 1.80