8-K

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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549


                                 FORM 8-K


                               CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                        Commission file number 1-12753



DATE OF REPORT                                                June 26, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)                             June 26, 2003




                           Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                             36-3915246
         (State of Incorporation)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                       5455 W. Belmont, Chicago, Illinois,  60641
                        (Address of principal executive offices)


                                   (773) 736-4414
                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On June 26, 2003, Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. issued an earnings release
announcing a declaration of a special dividend to stockholders.  A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (a)   Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

               None.

         (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.

               None.

         (c)   Exhibits.

                99.1  Press Release dated June 26, 2003.










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                               SIGNATURES

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.



                                             FIDELITY BANCORP, INC.




Dated: June 26, 2003                     By:/s/ RAYMOND S. STOLARCZYK
                                             ____________________________

                                             Raymond S. Stolarczyk
                                             Chairman and
                                             Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

News Release



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003

Contact:  Raymond S. Stolarczyk  or  Thomas E. Bentel  or  Elizabeth A. Doolan
          Chairman & CEO             President & COO       Sr. Vice President &
                                                           CFO
          773.736.4414

FIDELITY BANCORP ANNOUNCES
  SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.05 PER SHARE

CHICAGO, June 26, 2003 Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:FBCI), the parent company
of Fidelity Federal Savings Bank, announced the declaration of a special
dividend of $0.05 per share, payable July 14, 2003, to stockholders of record
as of July 7, 2003.  The dividend was declared in anticipation of the
previously announced merger transaction between MAF Bancorp, Inc. and the
Company.  The stockholders of the Company are scheduled to consider the
approval of the transaction with MAF at a special stockholders meeting to be
held on July 16, 2003.  The merger agreement provides for stockholders of the
Company to receive 0.89 shares of MAF common stock for each share of Fidelity
Bancorp common stock that they own.  Assuming the merger transaction closes as
currently expected in mid- to late-July, 2003, Fidelity holders receiving MAF
stock in the merger who continue to hold those shares will be eligible to
receive dividends declared by MAF after the closing of the merger transaction.

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to plans,
objectives, future performance and business of the Company.  Forward-looking
statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of
the Company's management and on information currently available to management,
are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "may," "will," "would," "could,"
"should" or other similar expressions.  Additionally, all statements in this
document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they
are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in
light of new information or future events.

A number of factors, many of which are beyond the ability of the Company to
control or predict, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in its forward-looking statements.  These factors include, among others, the
following: (i) unanticipated delay in the date of the special stockholders
meeting or failure to obtain stockholder approval of MAF's proposed acquisition
of Fidelity; (ii) unexpected difficulty or delay in consummation of the pending
merger transaction; or (iii) a material adverse change in either Fidelity's or
MAF's business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects which
could interfere with consummation of the merger transaction.  These risks and
uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and
undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.  Additional information
concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that
could materially affect the Company's financial results, is included in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.