SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        June 17, 2004
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                       Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         Connecticut                   0-49784                 06-1609692
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


215 Church Street, New Haven, CT                               06510
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (203) 782-1100
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                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)










Item 5.  Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by Southern
Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") announcing the pricing of its public
offering of common stock at $8.50 per share.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         There are no financial statements or pro forma financial information
filed as part of this Form 8-K.

         The press release issued by Bancorp on June 17, 2004 announcing
Bancorp's pricing of its public offering is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained herein and in
the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing
of Bancorp, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by
specific reference into such filing. The information in this report, including
the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.








                                   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.



                           SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.




                           By: /s/ Michael M. Ciaburri
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                           Name: Michael M. Ciaburri
                           Title: Director, President & Chief Operating Officer



Date:  June 17, 2004