FIDELITY BANCORP, INC. STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 12/31/98 12/31/97 12/31/96 12/31/95 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES 12,106,371.00 11,969,459.00 9,790,311.00 9,261,231.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= FIXED CHARGES: INTEREST EXPENSE ON DEPOSITS 19,478,840.00 18,692,963.00 15,957,942.00 12,335,539.00 INTEREST EXPENSE ON STB 412,516.00 323,548.00 287,329.00 280,473.00 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL 19,891,356.00 19,016,511.00 16,245,271.00 12,616,012.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 31,997,727.00 30,985,970.00 26,035,582.00 21,877,243.00 ============= ============= ============= ============= EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES: EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 30.35 37.99 35.07 34.02 INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 1.61 1.63 1.60 1.73 12/31/94 ------------- NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES 7,961,063.00 ============= FIXED CHARGES: INTEREST EXPENSE ON DEPOSITS 8,150,960.00 INTEREST EXPENSE ON STB 285,960.00 ------------- TOTAL 8,436,920.00 ============= NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 16,397,983.00 ============= EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES: EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 28.84 INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS 1.94