KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP - S-1/A - 20041209 - DIVIDEND_REINVESTMENT_PLAN
stockholders. This
reorganization does not preclude the conversion of First Federal MHC from the
mutual to stock form of organization in the future. No assurance can be given
when, if ever, First Federal MHC will convert to stock form or what conditions
the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory agencies may impose on
such a transaction. See
Risk Factors
and
Summary- Possible Conversion of
First Federal MHC to Stock Form.
Description of the Plan of Reorganization
Following receipt of all required regulatory approvals and approval of the
plan of reorganization by First Federal of Hazards members, the reorganization
will be effected as follows or in any other manner approved by the Office of
Thrift Supervision that is consistent with the purposes of the plan of
reorganization and applicable laws and regulations:
First Federal of Hazard will organize an interim federal savings bank (Interim One) as a wholly owned subsidiary;
Interim One will organize Kentucky First as a wholly owned subsidiary;
Interim One will then organize an interim federal savings bank (Interim Two) as a wholly owned subsidiary;
First Federal of Hazard will convert its charter to a federal stock savings and loan association charter and Interim One
will exchange its charter for a federal mutual holding company charter to become First Federal MHC;
sequentially with the step described in the fourth bullet, Interim Two will merge with and into First Federal of Hazard
with First Federal of Hazard in stock form surviving as a subsidiary of First Federal MHC;
former members of First Federal of Hazard will become members of First Federal MHC; and
First Federal MHC will contribute 100% of the issued common stock of First Federal of Hazard to Kentucky First; and
Kentucky First will issue a majority of its common stock to First Federal MHC.
Contemporaneously with the reorganization, we will offer shares of our
common stock in the reorganization offering at a price of $10.00 per share.
Immediately after completion of the reorganization, Kentucky First intends
to acquire by merger Frankfort First Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for
First Federal Savings Bank of Frankfort. In addition to the shares we are
selling in the reorganization offering, we will issue Kentucky First shares to
shareholders of Frankfort First in the merger. Frankfort First shareholders
may elect to exchange each Frankfort First share for either $23.50 in cash or
2.35 Kentucky First shares. First Federal MHC, the federally chartered mutual
holding company parent to be formed by First Federal of Hazard, will own 55% of
the common stock of Kentucky First
outstanding following the reorganization and the merger. First Federal of
Hazard intends to capitalize First Federal MHC with $100,000.
As a result of the reorganization, First Federal of Hazard will be
organized in stock form and will be wholly owned by Kentucky First. The legal
existence of First Federal of Hazard will not terminate as a result of the
reorganization. Instead, First Federal of Hazard in stock form will be a
continuation of First Federal of Hazard in mutual form. All property of First
Federal of Hazard, including its right, title and interest in all property of
any kind and nature, interest and asset of every conceivable value or benefit
then existing or pertaining to First Federal of Hazard, or which would inure to
First Federal of Hazard immediately by operation of law and without the
necessity of any conveyance or transfer and without any further act or deed,
will vest in First Federal of Hazard in stock form. First Federal of Hazard in
stock form will have, hold and enjoy the same in its right and fully and to the
same extent as the same was possessed, held and enjoyed by First Federal of
Hazard in the mutual form. First Federal of Hazard in stock form will continue
to have, succeed to and be responsible for all the rights, liabilities and
obligations of First Federal of Hazard in the mutual form and will maintain its
headquarters and operations at First Federal of Hazards present locations.
Effects of the Reorganization and the Merger on Deposits, Borrowers and Members
Continuity.
While the reorganization is being accomplished, the normal
business of First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Frankfort will
continue without interruption, including being regulated by the Office of
Thrift Supervision, their primary regulators, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. After the reorganization and merger, First Federal of Hazard and
First Federal of Frankfort will continue to provide services for depositors and
borrowers under current policies by their respective present management and
staff.
The directors of First Federal of Hazard at the time of reorganization
will serve as directors of First Federal of Hazard and First Federal MHC after
the reorganization. The board of directors of Kentucky First will be composed
of four current directors of First Federal of Hazard, two current directors of
Frankfort First and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Frankfort
First. See
Management of Kentucky First.
All officers of First Federal of
Hazard and First Federal of Frankfort at the time of reorganization and the
merger will retain their positions after the reorganization and the merger.
Deposit Accounts and Loans.
The reorganization and the merger will not
affect any deposit accounts or borrower relationships with First Federal of
Hazard or First Federal of Frankfort. All deposit accounts in First Federal of
Hazard and First Federal of Frankfort after the reorganization and the merger
will continue to be insured up to the legal maximum by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation in the same manner as such deposit accounts were insured
immediately before the reorganization and the merger. The reorganization and
the merger will not change the interest rate or the maturity of deposits at
First Federal of Hazard or First Federal of Frankfort.
After the reorganization and the merger, each depositor of First Federal
of Hazard or of First Federal of Frankfort will retain a deposit account in
First Federal of Hazard or First Federal of Frankfort, as the case may be, and
depositors of First Federal of Hazard will have a pro rata ownership interest
in the equity of First Federal MHC based upon the balance in the depositors
account. This ownership interest is tied to the depositors account, has no
tangible market value separate from the deposit account and may only be
realized in the event of a liquidation of First Federal MHC. Any depositor who
opens a deposit account in First Federal of Hazard obtains a pro rata ownership
interest in the equity of First Federal MHC without any additional payment
beyond the amount of the deposit. A depositor who reduces or closes his or her
account in First Federal of Hazard receives the balance in the account but
receives nothing for his or her ownership interest in the equity of First
Federal MHC, which is lost to the extent that the balance in the account is
reduced. Consequently, depositors of First Federal MHC have no way to realize
the value of their ownership interest in First Federal MHC, except in the
unlikely event that First Federal MHC is liquidated.
After the reorganization and the merger, all loans of First Federal of
Hazard and First Federal of Frankfort will retain the same status that they had
before the reorganization and the merger. The amount, interest rate, maturity
and security for each loan will remain as they were contractually fixed before
the reorganization and the merger.
Effect on Voting Rights of Members.
After the reorganization and the
merger, direction of First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Frankfort
will continue to be under the control of their respective boards of directors.
As the holder of all of the outstanding common stock of First Federal of Hazard
and First Federal of Frankfort, we will have exclusive voting rights with
respect to any matters concerning First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of
Frankfort requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors.
After the reorganization and the merger, Kentucky First stockholders will
have exclusive voting rights with respect to any matters concerning Kentucky
First that requires stockholder approval. By virtue of its ownership of a
majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Kentucky First, First
Federal MHC will be able to control the outcome of most matters presented to
the stockholders for resolution by vote.
As a federally chartered mutual holding company, First Federal MHC will
have no authorized capital stock and, therefore, no stockholders. Holders of
deposit accounts of First Federal of Hazard will become members of First
Federal MHC. Such persons will be entitled to vote on all questions requiring
action by the members of First Federal MHC, including the election of directors
of First Federal MHC. In addition, all persons who become depositors of First
Federal of Hazard following the reorganization and the merger will have
membership rights with respect to First Federal MHC. Borrowers of First
Federal of Hazard who were borrower members of First Federal of Hazard at the
time of the reorganization will also become members of First Federal MHC.
Borrowers will not receive membership rights in connection with any new
borrowings made after the reorganization.
Effect on Liquidation Rights.
In the unlikely event of a complete
liquidation of First Federal of Hazard before the completion of the
reorganization, each depositor would receive a pro rata share of any assets of
First Federal of Hazard remaining after payment of expenses and satisfaction of
claims of all creditors. Each depositors pro rata share of such liquidating
distribution would be in the same proportion as the value of such depositors
deposit account was to the total value of all deposit accounts in First Federal
of Hazard at the time of liquidation.
Upon a complete liquidation of First Federal of Hazard after the
reorganization, each depositor would have a claim as a creditor of the same
general priority as the claims of all other general creditors of First Federal
of Hazard. However, except as described below, a depositors claim would be
solely for the amount of the balance in such depositors deposit account plus
accrued interest. Such depositor would not have an interest in the value or
assets of First Federal of Hazard above that amount. Instead, the holder of
First Federal of Hazards common stock (
i.e.
, Kentucky First) would be entitled
to any assets remaining upon a liquidation of First Federal of Hazard.
Upon a complete liquidation of Kentucky First, our stockholders, including
First Federal MHC, would be entitled to receive our remaining assets, following
payment of all debts, liabilities and all claims of greater priority.
If liquidation of First Federal MHC occurs following completion of the
reorganization, all depositors of First Federal of Hazard at that time will be
entitled, pro rata, to the value of their deposit accounts, to a distribution
of any assets of First Federal MHC remaining after payment of all debts and
claims of creditors.
There are no plans to liquidate First Federal of Hazard, First Federal of
Frankfort, Kentucky First or First Federal MHC in the future.
Subscription Offering and Subscription Rights
Under the plan of stock issuance, we have granted rights to subscribe for
our common stock to the following persons in the following order of priority:
Persons with deposits in First Federal of Hazard with balances aggregating $50 or more (qualifying deposits) as of June
30, 2003 (eligible account holders). For this purpose, deposit accounts include all savings and time accounts.
Our tax-qualified benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan.
Persons with qualifying deposits in First Federal of Hazard as of
[Supplemental ERD]
(supplemental eligible account
holders).
Persons with deposits in First Federal of Hazard as of
[Voting RD]
and borrowers of First Federal of Hazard as of September
23, 2004 who continue to be borrowers as of
[Voting RD]
(other members).
The amount of common stock that any person may purchase will depend on the
availability of the common stock after satisfaction of all subscriptions having
prior rights in the subscription offering and to the maximum and minimum
purchase limitations set forth in the plan of stock issuance. See
"
-Limitations on Purchases of Shares
. All persons sharing a qualifying joint
account will be counted as a single depositor for purposes of determining the
maximum amount that may be subscribed for by individuals and persons exercising
subscription rights through qualifying accounts registered to the same address
will be subject to the overall purchase limitation.
Category 1: Eligible Account Holders.
Each eligible account holder has
the right to subscribe for up to the greater of:
$150,000 of common stock (which equals 15,000 shares);
one-tenth of 1% of the total offering of common stock to persons other
than First Federal MHC; or
15 times the product, rounded down to the next whole
number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of
common stock to be sold in the reorganization offering to persons
other than First Federal MHC by a fraction of which the numerator
is the amount of qualifying deposits of the eligible account
holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying
deposits of all eligible account holders.
If there are insufficient shares to satisfy all subscriptions by eligible
account holders, shares first will be allocated so as to permit each
subscribing eligible account holder, if possible, to purchase a number of
shares sufficient to make the persons total allocation equal 100 shares or the
number of shares actually subscribed for, whichever is less. After that,
unallocated shares will be allocated to each remaining subscribing eligible
account holder whose subscription remains unfilled in the proportion that the
amounts of his or her respective qualifying deposits bear to the total
qualifying deposits of all remaining eligible account holders whose
subscriptions remain unfilled. Subscription rights of eligible account holders
who are also executive officers or directors of First Federal of Hazard or
their associates will be subordinated to the subscription rights of other
eligible account holders to the extent attributable to increased deposits in
First Federal of Hazard in the one-year period preceding June 30, 2003.
To ensure a proper allocation of stock, each eligible account holder must
list on his or her stock order form all deposit accounts in which such eligible
account holder had an ownership interest at June 30, 2003. Failure to list an
account, or providing incorrect information, could result in the loss of all or
part of a subscribers stock allocation.
Category 2: Tax-Qualified Employee Benefit Plans.
Our tax-qualified
employee benefit plans have the right to purchase up to 10% of the shares of
common stock sold in the reorganization and issued in the merger offering. As
a tax-qualified employee benefit plan, our employee stock ownership plan
intends to
purchase a number of shares equal to 3.92% of the shares of Kentucky
First common stock that will be outstanding following the reorganization and
the merger. Subscriptions by the employee stock ownership plan will not be
aggregated with shares of common stock purchased by any other participants in
the offering, including subscriptions by our officers and directors, for the
purpose of applying the purchase limitations in the plan of stock issuance. If
we increase the number of shares offered in the reorganization above the
maximum of the offering range, the employee stock ownership plan will have a
first priority right to purchase any shares exceeding that amount up to 10% of
the common stock sold in the offering. If the plans subscription is not
filled in its entirety, the employee stock ownership plan may purchase shares
in the open market or may purchase shares directly from us with the approval of
the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Category 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
.
Each supplemental
eligible account holder has the right to subscribe for up to the greater of:
$150,000 of common stock (which equals 15,000 shares);
one-tenth of 1% of the total offering of common stock to persons other
than First Federal MHC; or
15 times the product, rounded down to the next whole
number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of
common stock to be sold in the reorganization offering to persons
other than First Federal MHC by a fraction of which the numerator
is the amount of qualifying deposits of the supplemental eligible
account holder and the denominator is the total amount of
qualifying deposits of all supplemental eligible account holders.
If eligible account holders and the employee stock ownership plan
subscribe for all of the shares, no shares will be available for supplemental
eligible account holders. If shares are available for supplemental eligible
account holders but there are insufficient shares to satisfy all subscriptions
by supplemental eligible account holders, shares first will be allocated so as
to permit each subscribing supplemental eligible account holder, if possible,
to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make the persons total allocation
equal 100 shares or the number of shares actually subscribed for, whichever is
less. After that, unallocated shares will be allocated among each remaining
subscribing supplemental eligible account holder whose subscription remains
unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of his or her respective qualifying
deposits bear to the total qualifying deposits of all remaining supplemental
eligible account holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled.
To ensure a proper allocation of stock, each supplemental eligible account
holder must list on his or her stock order form all deposit accounts in which
such supplemental eligible account holder had an ownership interest at
[Supplemental ERD]
. Failure to list an account, or providing incorrect
information, could result in the loss of all or part of a subscribers stock
allocation.
Category 4: Other Members.
Each other member has the right to purchase up
to the greater of $150,000 of common stock (which equals 15,000 shares) or
one-tenth of 1% of the total offering of common stock in the reorganization
offering to persons other than First Federal MHC. If eligible account holders,
the employee stock ownership plan and supplemental eligible account holders
subscribe for all of the shares, no shares will be available for other members.
If shares are available for other members but there are not sufficient shares
to satisfy all subscriptions by other members, shares first will be allocated
so as to permit each subscribing other member, if possible, to purchase a
number of shares sufficient to make the persons total allocation equal 100
shares or the number of shares actually subscribed for, whichever is less.
After that, unallocated shares will be allocated among the remaining
subscribing other members in the proportion that each other members
subscription bears to the total subscriptions of all such subscribing other
members whose subscriptions remain unfilled.
To ensure a proper allocation of stock, each other member must list on his
or her stock order form all deposit and loan accounts in which such other
member had an ownership interest at the Voting Record Date. Failure to list an
account or loan, or providing incorrect information, could result in the loss
of all or part of a subscribers stock allocation.
Expiration Date for the Subscription Offering.
The subscription offering,
and all subscription rights under the plan of stock issuance, is expected to
terminate at 12:00 noon, Eastern Time, on
[Expiration Date]
.
We will not
accept orders for common stock in the subscription offering received after that
time.
We will make reasonable attempts to provide a prospectus and related
offering materials to holders of subscription rights; however, all subscription
rights will expire on the expiration date, as extended, whether or not we have
been able to locate each person entitled to subscription rights. We may extend
the expiration date without notice to you until
[Extension Date #1]
, unless the
Office of Thrift Supervision approves a later date, which will not be beyond
[Extension Date #2]
.
Office of Thrift Supervision regulations require that we complete the sale
of common stock within 45 days after the close of the subscription offering. If
the sale of the common stock is not completed within that
period, all funds received will be returned promptly with interest at our
passbook rate and all deposit account withdrawal authorizations will be
canceled unless we receive approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision to
extend the time for completing the offering. If regulatory approval of an
extension of the time period has been granted, we will notify all subscribers
of the extension and of the duration of any extension that has been granted,
and subscribers will have the right to modify or rescind their purchase orders.
If we do not receive an affirmative response from a subscriber to any
resolicitation, the subscribers order will be rescinded and all funds received
will be returned promptly with interest, or withdrawal authorizations will be
canceled. No single extension can exceed 90 days, and all extensions in the
aggregate may not last beyond
[Extension Date #2]
.
Persons in Non-Qualified States.
We will make reasonable efforts to
comply with the securities laws of all states in the United States in which
persons entitled to subscribe for stock under the plan of stock issuance
reside. However, we are not required to offer stock in the subscription
offering to any person who resides in a foreign country or who resides in a
state of the United States in which (1) only a small number of persons
otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares of common stock reside; (2) the
granting of subscription rights or the offer or sale of shares to such person
would require that we or our officers or directors register as a broker,
dealer, salesman or selling agent under the securities laws of the state, or
register or otherwise qualify the subscription rights or common stock for sale
or qualify as a foreign corporation or file a consent to service of process; or
(3) we determine that compliance with that states securities laws would be
impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise.
Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and Shares. Subscription
rights are nontransferable.
You may not transfer, or enter into any agreement
or understanding to transfer, the legal or beneficial ownership of your
subscription rights issued under the plan of stock issuance or the shares of
common stock to be issued upon exercise of your subscription rights. Your
subscription rights may be exercised only by you and only for your own account.
If you exercise your subscription rights, you will be required to certify that
you are purchasing shares solely for your own account and that you have no
agreement or understanding regarding the sale or transfer of such shares.
Federal regulations also prohibit any person from offering, or making an
announcement of an offer or intent to make an offer, to purchase such
subscription rights or shares of common stock before the completion of the
reorganization.
If you sell or otherwise transfer your rights to subscribe for common
stock in the subscription offering or subscribe for common stock on behalf of
another person, you may forfeit those rights and face possible further
sanctions and penalties imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision or another
agency of the U.S. Government. We will pursue any and all legal and equitable
remedies in the event we become aware of the transfer of subscription rights
and will not honor orders known by us to involve the transfer of such rights.
Community Offering
To the extent that shares remain available for purchase after satisfaction
of all subscriptions received in the subscription offering, we may offer shares
in a community offering to the following persons in the following order of
priority:
Natural persons who maintain their personal residence in Perry County, Kentucky; and
Members of the general public to whom we deliver a prospectus.
We will consider persons to maintain their personal residence in Perry
County if they occupy a dwelling in the county and establish an ongoing
physical presence in the county that is not merely transitory in nature. We
may utilize depositor or loan records or other evidence provided to us to make
a determination as to whether a person is a resident. In all cases, the
determination of residence status will be made by us in our sole discretion.
Purchasers in the community offering are eligible to purchase up to
$150,000 of common stock (which equals 15,000 shares). If not enough shares
are available to fill orders of natural persons, the available shares will be
allocated first to each such subscriber whose order we accept in an amount
equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by
each such subscriber, if possible. After that, unallocated shares will be
allocated among subscribers whose orders remain unsatisfied in the same
proportion that the unfilled order of each such subscriber bears to the total
unfilled orders of all such subscribers. If
oversubscription occurs among members of the general public, the allocation
procedures described above will apply.
The community offering, if held, may commence concurrently with or
subsequent to the subscription offering, is expected to terminate with the
subscription offering and must terminate no later than 45 days after the close
of the subscription offering unless extended by us, with approval of the Office
of Thrift Supervision. If we receive regulatory approval for an extension of
the offering beyond
[Extension Date #2]
, all subscribers will be notified of
the extension and of the duration of any extension that has been granted, and
will have the right to confirm, increase, decrease or rescind their orders. If
we do not receive an affirmative response from a subscriber to any
resolicitation, the subscribers order will be rescinded and all funds received
will be promptly returned with interest.
The opportunity to subscribe for shares of common stock in the community
offering is subject to our right to reject orders, in whole or part, either at
the time of receipt of an order or as soon as
practicable following the
expiration date of the offering. If your order is rejected in part, you will
not have the right to cancel the remainder of your order.
Syndicated Community Offering
The plan of stock issuance provides that, if necessary, all shares of
common stock not purchased in the subscription offering and community offering
may be offered for sale to the general public in a syndicated community
offering through a syndicate of registered broker-dealers to be formed and
managed by Capital Resources, Inc. acting as our agent. Neither Capital
Resources, Inc. nor any registered broker-dealer will have any obligation to
take or purchase any shares of the common stock in the syndicated community
offering; however, Capital Resources, Inc. has agreed to use its best efforts
in the sale of shares in any syndicated community offering. We have not
selected any particular broker-dealers to participate in a syndicated community
offering. The syndicated community offering must terminate no later than 45
days after the expiration of the subscription offering, unless extended by us,
with approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. See
"-Community Offering
above for a discussion of rights of subscribers in the event an extension is
granted.
The opportunity to subscribe for shares of common stock in the syndicated
community offering is subject to our right to reject orders, in whole or part,
either at the time of receipt of an order or as soon as practicable following
the expiration date of the offering. If your order is rejected in part, you
will not have the right to cancel the remainder of your order.
Purchasers in the syndicated community offering are eligible to purchase
up to $150,000 of common stock (which equals 15,000 shares).
The syndicated community offering will be conducted in accordance with
certain Securities and Exchange Commission rules applicable to best efforts
offerings. Generally under those rules, Capital Resources, Inc., a
broker-dealer, will deposit funds it receives prior to closing from interested
investors into a separate interest-bearing bank account. If and when all the
conditions for the closing are met, funds for common stock sold by Capital
Resources, Inc. in the syndicated community offering will be promptly delivered
to us. If the offering is consummated, but some or all of an interested
investors funds are not accepted by us, those funds will be returned to the
interested investor promptly, with interest. If the offering is not
consummated, funds in the account will be promptly returned, with interest, to
the potential investor. Normal customer ticketing will be used for order
placement. In the syndicated community offering, subscription agreements will
not be used.
If we are unable to find purchasers from the general public for all
unsubscribed shares, we will make other purchase arrangements, if feasible.
Other purchase arrangements must be approved by the Office of Thrift
Supervision and may provide for purchases for investment purposes by directors,
officers, their associates and other persons in excess of the limitations
provided in the plan of stock issuance and in excess of the proposed director
purchases discussed earlier, although no purchases are currently intended. If
other purchase arrangements cannot be made, the plan of reorganization will
terminate.
Frankfort First Merger
Upon consummation of the merger, in addition to the shares of common stock
we are offering for sale in the reorganization offering, additional shares of
Kentucky First common stock will be issued to Frankfort First shareholders as
part of the consideration to be paid to Frankfort First shareholders pursuant
to the terms of the merger agreement. Frankfort First shareholders may elect
to exchange each share of Frankfort First common stock for either $23.50 in
cash or 2.35 shares of Kentucky First common stock. No more than 45% of the
shares of Kentucky First common stock to be issued in the reorganization and
the merger to persons other than First Federal MHC may be issued in the merger
to existing Frankfort First shareholders subject to the requirement that
Frankfort First shareholders receive at least an aggregate of 1,247,565 shares
of Kentucky First common stock in the merger (or such other minimum number as
would satisfy the requirement that at least 40% of the value of the merger
consideration paid to Frankfort First shareholders be in the form of Kentucky
First common stock). However, under no circumstances will Frankfort First
shareholders receive more than 49% of the Kentucky First shares issued to
persons other than First Federal MHC.
Marketing Arrangements
We have retained Capital Resources, Inc. as our marketing advisor to
consult with and to advise Kentucky First, and to assist Kentucky First, on a
best efforts basis, in the distribution of the shares of common stock in the
offering. The services that Capital Resources, Inc. will provide include, but
are not limited to:
managing the Stock center and training and educating the employees of Kentucky First or First Federal of Hazard who will
perform ministerial functions in the subscription offering and community offering, regarding the mechanics and regulatory
requirements of the stock offering process;
keeping records of subscriptions and orders for common stock;
assisting in the design and implementation of a marketing strategy for the offering and assisting management in scheduling
and preparing for any investor meetings;
soliciting orders for common stock and assisting interested stock subscribers; and
assisting in soliciting proxy votes of members.
For its services, Capital Resources, Inc. will receive an advisory and
marketing fee equal to the greater of (i) 1.50% of the total dollar amount of
common stock sold in the reorganization offering and issued in the merger or
(ii) 3.0% of the total dollar amount of stock sold in the reorganization
offering. In both (i) and (ii), the fee shall exclude the dollar amount of
common stock sold to the employee stock ownership plan and directors, officers
and employees of First Federal of Hazard or their immediate families. Of the
total amount due, First Federal of Hazard has paid $80,000 for consulting work.
Such payments are non-refundable. If Capital Resources, Inc. sells common
stock through a group of broker-dealers in a syndicated community offering, it
will be paid a fee equal to % of the dollar amount of total shares sold in
the syndicated community offering, which fee along with the fee payable to
selected dealers (which may include Capital Resources, Inc.) shall not exceed
% of aggregate syndicated community offering sales. Capital Resources, Inc.
will also be reimbursed for its allocable expenses not to exceed $50,000
without our consent and its legal fees in an amount not expected to exceed
$75,000. Kentucky First and First Federal of Hazard have agreed to indemnify
Capital Resources, Inc. against certain claims or liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will contribute
to payments Capital Resources, Inc. may be required to make in connection with
any such claims or liabilities. Capital Resources, Inc. is the wholly owned
subsidiary of Capital Resources Group, which acted as financial advisor to
First Federal of Hazard in connection with the merger.
A Stock Center will be established at our office at Main & Lovern Streets,
Hazard, Kentucky 41701. We will rely on Rule 3a4-1 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and sales of common stock will be conducted within the
requirements of this rule, so as to permit officers, directors and employees to
participate in the sale of common stock in those states where the law permits.
Our officers, directors and employees will not be compensated directly or
indirectly by the payment of commissions or other remuneration in connection
with his or her participation in the sale of common stock. Capital Resources,
Inc. has not prepared a report or opinion
constituting recommendations or advice to us in connection with the stock
offering. In addition, Capital Resources, Inc. has expressed no opinion as to
the prices at which the common stock to be offered in the stock offering may
trade.
Description of Sales Activities; Stock Information Center
We will offer the common stock in the subscription offering and community
offering principally by the distribution of this prospectus and through
activities conducted at our Stock center. At all times, registered
representatives of Capital Resources, Inc. will manage the Stock center. The
Stock center is open Monday through Friday, except for bank holidays, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The phone number is (606) 435-0052.
Our officers and employees may participate in the offering in clerical
capacities, providing administrative support in effecting sales transactions
or, when permitted by state securities laws, answering questions of a
ministerial nature relating to the proper execution of the order form. Our
officers may answer questions regarding our business when permitted by state
securities laws. Other questions of our depositors and other prospective
purchasers, including questions as to the advisability or nature of the
investment, will be directed to employees of Capital Resources, Inc. Our
officers and employees have been instructed not to solicit offers to purchase
common stock or provide advice regarding the purchase of common stock. None of
our officers, directors or employees will be compensated, directly or
indirectly, for any activities in connection with the offer or sale of
securities issued in the reorganization.
None of our personnel participating in the offering is registered or
licensed as a broker or dealer or an agent of a broker or dealer. Our
personnel will assist in the above-described sales activities under an
exemption from registration as a broker or dealer provided by Rule 3a4-1
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Rule 3a4-1 generally
provides that an associated person of an issuer of securities will not be
deemed a broker solely by reason of participation in the sale of securities of
the issuer if the associated person meets certain conditions. These conditions
include, but are not limited to, that the associated person participating in
the sale of an issuers securities not be compensated in connection with the
offering at the time of participation, that the person not be associated with a
broker or dealer and that the person observe certain limitations on his or her
participation in the sale of securities. For purposes of this exemption,
associated person of an issuer is defined to include any person who is a
director, officer or employee of the issuer or a company that controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with the issuer.