As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 1998
Registration No. 333-__________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                  DELAWARE                                  6035                        BEING APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or      (Primary Standard          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
                organization)                     Classification Code Number)

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
601 MAIN STREET
WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968
(330) 532-1517
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)

WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
601 MAIN STREET
WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968
(330) 532-1517
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)

Copies to:
DOUGLAS P. FAUCETTE, ESQUIRE
JOHN R. HALL, ESQUIRE
BRIAN K. LEE, ESQUIRE
MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE
5101 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016
(202) 362-0840

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: As soon as

practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. /X/

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. /_/

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If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. /_/

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   Title of each Class of        Amount to     Proposed Maximum        Proposed Maximum         Amount of
 Securities to be Registered   be Registered    Offering Price per    Aggregate Offering     Registration Fee
                                                     Unit                   Price
                                                                             (1)
-----------------------------  --------------  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------
Common Stock                     2,645,000
$0.01 par Value                   Shares             $10.00               $26,450,000            $7,803
=================================================================================================================

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.


[To be used in connection with the Syndicated Community Offering only]

SYNDICATED PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

(PROPOSED HOLDING COMPANY FOR CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE)

__________ SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, is offering for sale in a syndicated community offering (the "Syndicated Community Offering") __________ shares, at a per share price of $10.00, of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), to be sold upon the conversion (the "Conversion") of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, Wellsville, Ohio (the "Association") from a federally chartered mutual savings association to a federally chartered stock savings association and the issuance of the Association's outstanding capital stock to the Company pursuant to a plan of conversion, (the "Plan of Conversion"). The remaining __________ shares of the Common Stock to be sold in the Conversion have been subscribed for in subscription and community offerings (the "Subscription and Community Offerings") by holders of deposit accounts with the Association with a balance of $50 or more as of December 31, 1996, by the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan, a tax- qualified employee benefit plan, and related trust (the "ESOP"), by holders of deposit accounts with the Association with a balance of $50 or more as of ______________, 1998, by certain other account holders and borrowers of the Association and, then, by certain members of the general public. See "The Conversion - General." Contained herein is the Prospectus in the form used in the Subscription and Community Offerings. The purchase price for all shares sold in the Syndicated Community Offering will be the same as the price paid by subscribers in the Subscription and Community Offerings (the "Purchase Price"). The Purchase Price of $10.00 per share is the amount to be paid for each share at the time a purchase order is submitted. See the cover page of the Prospectus and the table below for information as to the method by which the range within which the number of shares offered may vary and the method of subscribing for shares of the Common Stock.

Funds submitted to the Association with purchase orders will earn interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest from the date of receipt until completion or termination of the Conversion. The Syndicated Community Offering will expire no later than _______________, 199_, unless extended by the Association and the Company with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS"). Such extensions may not go beyond _______________, 199_. If an extension of time has been granted, all subscribers will be notified of such extension, and of their rights to confirm their subscriptions, or to modify or rescind their subscriptions and have their funds returned promptly with interest, and of the time period within which the subscriber must notify the Association of his intention to confirm, modify or rescind his subscription. If an affirmative response to any resolicitation is not received by the Association and the Company from subscribers, such orders will be rescinded and all funds will be returned promptly with interest. The minimum


number of shares which may be purchased is 25 shares. Except for the ESOP, which may purchase up to 10% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, no person, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such person, may purchase more than the total number of shares offered in the Community Offering and the Syndicated Community Offering that could be purchased for $200,000 at the Purchase Price and no person, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such person, may purchase more than 1% of the total number of shares sold in the Conversion. See "Plan of Conversion - Subscription Rights and Limitations on Common Stock Purchases." The Company reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any or all subscriptions in the Syndicated Community Offering.

The Company and the Association have engaged Charles Webb & Company, a Division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. ("Webb") as financial advisors to assist them in the sale of the Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering. It is anticipated that Webb will use the services of other registered broker-dealers ("Selected Dealers") and that fees to Webb and such Selected Dealers will not exceed 5.5% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares sold in the Syndicated Community Offering. Neither Webb nor any Selected Dealer shall have any obligation to take or purchase any shares of Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering.

The Company has applied to have its Common Stock listed on the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "GCFC." Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for the Common Stock, and there can be no assurance that an active and liquid trading market for the Common Stock will develop. The absence or discontinuance of a market may have an adverse impact on both the price and liquidity of the stock.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS SUCH COMMISSION, OFFICE, OTHER AGENCY OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR GUARANTEED.


                                                                   MAXIMUM AS
                                                        MINIMUM     ADJUSTED
                                                       1,700,000    2,645,000
                                        PER SHARE        SHARES      SHARES
                                    ----------------  -----------  -----------
Public offering price...............      $10.00      $17,000,000  $26,450,000
Estimated underwriting commissions
   and other expenses...............  $0.34 to $0.45  $   771,320  $   920,000
Estimated proceeds to Company.......  $9.55 to $9.66  $16,228,680  $25,530,000


CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY
A DIVISION OF KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.

The date of this Prospectus is _____________, 1998.


PROSPECTUS

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
(PROPOSED HOLDING COMPANY FOR
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE)

UP TO 2,645,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

This offering is made as part of the plan of conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, Wellsville, Ohio, from a mutual to a stock association. In this conversion, the Association will become a wholly- owned subsidiary of Grand Central Financial Corp. No shares will be sold if the minimum number of shares are not subscribed for or if the necessary approvals from the banking regulatory authorities and the members of the Association are not received.

There is currently no public market for the common stock. The Company has received conditional approval for the common stock to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market, under the symbol "GCFC", upon completion of the conversion.

Investing in the common stock involves certain risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY, NOR HAS SUCH OFFICE OR OTHER AGENCY PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

THE SHARES ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE BANK INSURANCE FUND, THE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION INSURANCE FUND OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY NOR ARE THEY INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE ASSOCIATION OR THE COMPANY. THE COMMON

STOCK IS SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL

INVESTED.

                                                                                      MINIMUM                MAXIMUM AS ADJUSTED
                                                                                     1,700,000                   2,645,000
                                                         PER SHARE                    SHARES                      SHARES
                                                 -----------------------     -----------------------     ------------------------
Public offering price..........................           $10.00                    $17,000,000                 $26,450,000
Estimated underwriting commissions
     and other expenses........................       $0.34 to $0.45                $   771,320                 $   920,000
Estimated proceeds to Company..................       $9.55 to $9.66                $16,228,680                 $25,530,000

The shares are offered first in a Subscription Offering to persons who have specified priorities of subscription rights based on their relationship with the Association. IN ORDER TO PURCHASE SHARES PURSUANT TO A SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT, YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROPERLY COMPLETED SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM AND CERTIFICATION, TOGETHER WITH PAYMENT FOR THE SHARES, TO THE ASSOCIATION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE, 12:00 NOON, EASTERN TIME, ON _______________, 1998, UNLESS EXTENDED.

To the extent sufficient shares to complete the conversion are not sold in the Subscription Offering, the remaining shares will be offered for sale in a Community Offering and, if necessary, other public offering.

Charles Webb & Company, a division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. has agreed to assist the Company in selling the shares, but does not guarantee that at least the minimum number of shares will be sold.


CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY
A DIVISION OF KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.

The date of this Prospectus is _____________, 1998.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----
Summary.......................................................................
Selected Financial and Other Data of the Association..........................
Risk Factors..................................................................
Grand Central Financial Corp..................................................
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville....................
Regulatory Capital Compliance.................................................
Use of Proceeds...............................................................
Dividend Policy...............................................................
Market for the Common Stock...................................................
Capitalization................................................................
Pro Forma Data................................................................
Statements of Income..........................................................
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
  Condition and Results of Operations.........................................
Business of the Association...................................................
Federal and State Taxation....................................................
Regulation....................................................................
Management of the Company.....................................................
Management of the Association.................................................
The Conversion................................................................
Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association................
Description of Capital Stock of the Company...................................
Description of Capital Stock of the Association...............................
Transfer Agent and Registrar..................................................
Experts.......................................................................
Legal and Tax Opinions........................................................
Additional Information........................................................
Index to Financial Statements.................................................

This document contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Grand Central Financial Corp.'s actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10 of this document.

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information from this document and does not contain all the information that you need to know before making an informed investment decision. To understand the stock offering fully, you should read carefully this entire Prospectus, including the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville. References in this document to the "Association" refer to Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville. References in this document to the "Company" refer to Grand Central Financial Corp.

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.....  Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware
                                   corporation, was recently organized to become
                                   a savings and loan holding company and own
                                   all of the capital stock of Central Federal
                                   Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville to
                                   be issued upon its conversion from mutual to
                                   stock form. To date, the Company has not
                                   engaged in any business.

                                   The Company's office is located at 601 Main
                                   Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 and its
                                   telephone number is (330) 532-1517. The
                                   Association's executive office has the same
                                   address and phone number.

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE........  The Association is a federally chartered
                                   mutual savings and loan association. At June
                                   30, 1998, the Association had total assets of
                                   $121.7 million, total deposits of $78.9
                                   million and total equity of $14.4 million.

                                   The Association currently operates six
                                   banking offices in Columbiana, Mahoning and
                                   Jefferson Counties in Ohio. The Association
                                   historically has operated as a community-
                                   oriented banking institution primarily
                                   providing single-family residential mortgage
                                   loans and a variety of retail deposit
                                   products to consumers.

THE CONVERSION...................  The Association has adopted a Plan of
                                   Conversion which is subject to requirements
                                   of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the
                                   "OTS"), which is the primary federal banking
                                   regulator of the Association. The conversion,
                                   which hereafter is referred to as the
                                   "Conversion," is governed by the Plan and has
                                   three major components, as follows:

                                   (i)   The conversion of the Association to
                                   stock form;

                                   (ii)  The acquisition by the Company of all
                                   of the outstanding capital stock of the
                                   Association; and

                                   (iii) The sale by the Company of common
                                   stock.

                                   For more details regarding the Conversion,
                                   see "The Conversion--General."

TERMS OF THE OFFERING............  The shares of common stock are offered at a
                                   fixed price of $10.00 per share in the
                                   Subscription Offering pursuant to
                                   subscription rights in the following order of
                                   priority to:

                                   (i)   Eligible Account Holders in the
                                   Association as of December 31, 1996;

                                   (ii)  Employee plans, consisting of the
                                   Employee Stock Ownership Plan of the Company
                                   and the Association (the "ESOP");


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(iii) Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in the Association as of September 30, 1998 who are not entitled to a first priority subscription right; and

(iv) Other Members in the Association as of November __, 1998 who are not entitled to a higher priority subscription right.

Shares of common stock not subscribed for by persons having priority subscription rights will be offered to certain members of the general public in a concurrent Community Offering, with priority given to natural persons residing in Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson Counties of Ohio. For more information regarding the offerings, see "The Conversion--Subscription Offering and Subscription Rights" and "--Community Offering."

EXPIRATION DATE OF

 SUBSCRIPTION OFFERING..... Subscription rights will expire if not exercised and
                            all orders to purchase common stock in the
                            Subscription Offering must be received by 12:00
                            noon, Eastern time, on ________, 1998, unless
                            extended, which is the "Expiration Date."

NONTRANSFERABILITY OF
 SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS....... The subscription rights are not transferable.

NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED... The Company is offering between a minimum of
                            1,700,000 shares and a maximum of 2,300,000 shares
                            of common stock, or up to an adjusted maximum of
                            2,645,000 shares if the maximum number of shares is
                            increased.

                            The number of shares offered is based upon an
                            independent appraisal prepared by Keller & Company,
                            Inc. ("Keller") dated as of September 18, 1998,
                            which estimates that the aggregate pro forma market
                            value of the common stock to be sold ranged from
                            $17.0 million to $23.0 million. (This range is
                            referred to as the "Estimated Price Range"). Keller
                            is an independent appraisal firm experienced in
                            appraisals of savings institutions.

                            The final aggregate estimated pro forma market value
                            of the common stock to be sold will be determined at
                            the time of closing of the Subscription and
                            Community Offerings, or if all shares are not sold
                            in the Subscription and Community Offerings, the
                            closing of the Syndicated Community Offering.  Such
                            estimated aggregate pro forma market value is
                            subject to change due to changes in market and
                            general financial and economic conditions.

                            The maximum number of shares to be sold may be
                            increased by up to 15%, the adjusted maximum, if the
                            aggregate estimated pro forma market value of the
                            common stock to be sold is increased.

HOW TO ORDER STOCK......... If you are entitled to a subscription right, you may
                            order shares in the Subscription Offering by
                            delivering to the Association a properly executed
                            stock order and certification form together with
                            full payment for the shares ordered on or prior to
                            the Expiration Date. ONCE TENDERED, SUBSCRIPTION
                            ORDERS CANNOT BE REVOKED OR MODIFIED WITHOUT THE
                            CONSENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. All order forms should
                            be accompanied or preceded by a Prospectus. Please
                            make sure you review the Prospectus carefully. To
                            ensure that each purchaser receives a prospectus at
                            least 48 hours prior to the Expiration Date in
                            accordance with Rule 15c2-8 of the Securities
                            Exchange Act of 1934, no prospectus will be mailed
                            any later than five days prior to the


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Expiration Date or hand delivered any later than two days prior to such date. The Association is not obligated to accept subscriptions not submitted on an original stock order form.

IMPORTANT: To ensure that your subscription rights are properly identified, you must list qualifying deposit accounts and loans, as of the respective qualifying dates on the stock order form. Persons who do not list all qualifying deposit accounts and loans may be subject to reduction or rejection of their subscription.

Persons wishing to order shares in the Community Offering also must submit a properly executed stock order and certification form prior to the expiration date for the Community Offering.

For more information on how to order stock, see "The Conversion--Procedure for Purchasing Shares in Subscription and Community Offerings."

FORM OF PAYMENT FOR SHARES. Payment for subscriptions may be made:

(i) in cash (if delivered in person);
(ii) by check, bank draft or money order; or
(iii) by authorization of withdrawal from deposit accounts maintained at the Association.

Orders for common stock in the Subscription Offering which aggregate $50,000 or more must be paid by official bank or certified check or by withdrawal authorization from a deposit account at the Association. No wire transfers will be accepted.

NUMBER OF SHARES THAT MAY

  BE ORDERED............... Minimum:  25 shares ($250).

                            Maximum:

                            .  No Eligible Account Holder, Supplemental Eligible
                               Account Holder or Other Member may purchase in
                               the Subscription Offering more than $200,000 of
                               common stock.

                            .  No person, together with associates or persons
                               acting in concert with such person, may purchase
                               in the Community Offering more than $200,000 of
                               common stock.

                            .  No person, together with associates or persons
                               acting in concert with such person, may purchase
                               in the aggregate more than 1% of the common stock
                               to be sold. However, the ESOP may purchase up to
                               10% of the Common Stock to be issued in
                               connection with the Conversion. It is intended
                               that the ESOP will purchase 8% of the Common
                               Stock issued.

USE OF PROCEEDS............ The Company will use 50% of the net proceeds from
                            the sale of common stock to purchase all of the
                            common stock of the Association to be issued in the
                            Conversion. The portion of net proceeds retained by
                            the Company will be used for general business
                            activities, including the loan of funds to the ESOP
                            to enable the ESOP to purchase 8% of the stock
                            issued in connection with the Conversion. The
                            Company intends initially to use the funds for
                            general corporate purposes, including investment in
                            single-family residential mortgage


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                              loans and other loans and investment in short- to
                              intermediate-term securities and mortgage-backed
                              securities. In addition, under appropriate market
                              conditions, the Company may repay advances from
                              the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati ("FHLB-
                              Cincinnati"). See "Use of Proceeds."

DIVIDEND POLICY.............  No decision has been made by the Company with
                              respect to the payment of dividends if any.
                              Additionally, in connection with the Conversion,
                              the Company and the Association have committed to
                              the OTS that during the one-year period following
                              the Conversion, the Company will not make any
                              distribution to stockholders that, for federal tax
                              purposes, would be treated as a return of capital
                              without prior approval of the OTS.

BENEFITS OF THE CONVERSION TO
 MANAGEMENT.................  Among the benefits to the Association and the
                              Company anticipated from the Conversion is the
                              ability to attract and retain personnel through
                              the use of the ESOP, stock options and other
                              stock-related benefit programs. Subsequent to the
                              Conversion, the Company intends to adopt a Stock-
                              Based Incentive Plan for the benefit of directors,
                              officers and employees of the Company and
                              Association. If the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is
                              adopted within one year after the Conversion, the
                              plan will be subject to stockholders' approval at
                              a meeting of stockholders which may not be held
                              earlier than six months after the Conversion. The
                              Stock-Based Incentive Plan would provide for the
                              award at no cost to the recipients of shares of
                              common stock in an amount equal to 4% of the
                              common stock issued in connection with the
                              Conversion, and the grant of options to purchase
                              common stock in an amount equal to 10% of the
                              Common Stock issued in the Conversion.

                              Additionally, certain officers of the Company and
                              the Association will be provided with employment
                              agreements which provide such officers with
                              employment rights and/or payments upon their
                              termination of service following a change in
                              control. The Stock-Based Incentive Plan may also
                              provide participants with benefits upon a change
                              in control of the Company or the Association.

VOTING CONTROL OF OFFICERS

 AND DIRECTORS..............  Directors and executive officers of the
                              Association and the Company expect to purchase
                              approximately 11.8% or 8.7% of the shares of
                              common stock to be issued in the Conversion, based
                              on the estimated minimum and maximum of such
                              shares, respectively. Additionally, assuming the
                              implementation of the ESOP and the Stock-Based
                              Incentive Plan, directors, executive officers and
                              employees have the potential to control the voting
                              of approximately 30.6% or 27.9% of the common
                              stock to be issued in the Conversion, based on the
                              minimum and maximum of such shares, respectively.

NO BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS....  The Association's Board of Directors and the
                              Company's Board of Directors make no
                              recommendation to depositors or other potential
                              investors regarding whether such persons should
                              purchase the common stock. An investment in the
                              common stock must be made pursuant to each
                              investor's evaluation of his or her best
                              interests.

CONVERSION CENTER...........  If you have any questions regarding the
                              Conversion, please call the Conversion Center at
                              (330) 505-1765.


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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA OF THE ASSOCIATION

The selected financial and other data of the Association set forth below is derived in part from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements of the Association and Notes thereto presented elsewhere in this Prospectus.

                                                        AT JUNE 30,                            AT DECEMBER 31,
                                            ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1998(1)        1997(1)        1997      1996        1995        1994        1993
                                            --------------    ------------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ----------
                                                                                     (IN THOUSANDS)
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:
   Total assets............................       $121,641       $124,842   $118,265    $124,186    $110,412    $116,707    $121,643
   Cash and cash equivalents...............          3,433          3,680      5,846       5,238       4,640       3,408       8,613
   Loans, net (2)..........................         60,562         53,622     57,886      49,517      48,233      48,748      47,774
   Securities held-to-maturity (3):
      Mortgage-related securities, net.....         34,076         35,554     27,987      37,893      38,485      44,262      53,640
      Investment securities, net...........          1,497          6,496      3,489       5,499          --          --          --
   Securities available-for-sale (3):
      Mortgage-related securities, net.....          5,947          9,411      7,629      10,093      11,871      13,945       6,956
     Investment securities, net............         10,208         10,835     10,189      10,879       2,948       2,000         678
   Deposits................................         78,909         75,339     76,983      75,828      71,991      71,274      71,218
   FHLB advances...........................         27,680         34,997     26,161      34,277      24,524      32,726      38,256
   Total equity............................         14,331         13,665     14,165      13,243      13,224      12,063      11,503
   Real estate owned, net..................             --             --         --          --          --          --          --
   Nonperforming assets and
     troubled debt restructurings..........            138            117        199          45          24         126         165

                                                FOR THE SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED JUNE 30,                        FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                          ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1998(1)         1997(1)         1997         1996       1995      1994      1993
                                          -----------------  --------------  --------------  --------  ---------  --------  -------
                                                                                          (IN THOUSANDS)
SELECTED OPERATING DATA:
   Total interest income......................      $4,412       $4,433             $8,803    $8,613     $8,117    $7,989    $7,675
   Interest expense...........................       2,536        2,656              5,273     5,197      4,771     4,372     4,401
                                                    ------       ------             ------    ------     ------    ------    ------
      Net interest income.....................       1,876        1,777              3,530     3,416      3,346     3,617     3,274
   Provision for loan losses..................         150           --                 --        --         42        48        48
                                                    ------       ------             ------    ------     ------    ------    ------
      Net interest income after provision
         for loan losses......................       1,726        1,777              3,530     3,416      3,304     3,569     3,226
   Noninterest income:
      Net gain (loss) on sale of
       securities.............................           4           --                 --        (9)        --        --       192
      Other...................................         158          115                241       178        157       253       296
                                                    ------       ------             ------    ------     ------    ------    ------
        Total noninterest income..............         162          115                241       169        157       253       488
   Noninterest expense(4).....................       1,692        1,359              2,883     3,252      2,485     2,411     2,416
                                                    ------       ------             ------    ------     ------    ------    ------
   Income before income taxes.................         196          533                888       333        976     1,411     1,298
   Income taxes...............................          45          156                207        46        307       432       407
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   Cumulative effect of accounting change....          --           --                 --        --         --        --       (24)
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      Net income..............................      $  151       $  377             $  681    $  287     $  669    $  979    $  867
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                                                          AT OR FOR THE SIX
                                                             MONTHS ENDED
                                                               JUNE 30,                     AT OR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                      ---------------------------  -------------------------------------------------
                                                           1998(1)      1997(1)      1997      1996       1995       1994      1993
                                                      --------------  -----------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------
                                                                                     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
SELECTED OPERATING RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (5):
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
    Average yield on interest-earning assets (6).........     7.49%     7.44%        7.42%    7.37%      7.26%      7.03%      7.53%
    Average rate paid on interest-bearing
     liabilities.........................................     4.85      4.93         4.94     4.93       4.75       4.19       4.57
    Average interest rate spread (7).....................     2.64      2.53         2.48     2.44       2.51       2.84       2.96
    Net interest margin (8)..............................     3.19      2.98         2.98     2.92       2.99       3.18       3.21
    Ratio of interest-earning assets to
       interest-bearing liabilities......................   112.64    110.43       111.22   110.89     111.39     109.00     105.88
    Efficiency ratio(9)..................................    83.19     71.83        76.45    90.48      70.94      62.30      67.68
    Noninterest expense as a percent of
       average assets....................................     2.82      2.22         2.36     2.71       2.22       2.05       2.23
    Return on average assets.............................     0.25      0.61         0.56     0.24       0.60       0.83       0.80
    Return on average equity.............................     2.11      5.70         5.00     2.19       5.26       8.21       7.27
    Ratio of average equity to average assets............    11.80     10.78        11.16    10.94      11.37      10.14      10.99
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS: (10)
    Tangible capital ratio...............................    11.72     11.09        11.95    10.80      11.91      10.32       9.43
    Core capital ratio...................................    11.72     11.09        11.95    10.80      11.91      10.32       9.43
    Risk-based capital ratio.............................    23.22     25.83        27.39    28.38      30.90      27.80      25.59
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
    Nonperforming loans and troubled debt
       restructurings as a percent of total loans
        (11).............................................     0.23      0.22         0.35     0.09       0.05       0.26       0.34
    Nonperforming assets and troubled debt
       restructurings as a percent of total assets
        (12).............................................     0.11      0.09         0.17     0.04       0.02       0.12       0.14
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent
      of total loans.....................................     0.61      0.43         0.40     0.46       0.51       0.43       0.37
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of
       nonperforming loans and troubled debt
       restructurings (2)(11)............................     2.72x     1.97x        1.16x    5.09x     10.38x      1.67x     1.07x
FULL SERVICE OFFICES AT END OF PERIOD....................        5         4            4        4          3          3         3


(1) The data presented for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was derived from unaudited financial statements and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are necessary to present fairly the results for such interim periods. Interim results at and for the six months ended June 30, 1998, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998.
(2) Loans, net, represents gross loans receivable and loans held for sale net of the allowance for loan losses, loans in process and deferred loan origination fees. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 1998 and 1997 and December 31, 1997, 1996 , 1995, 1994 and 1993 was $228,000, $231,000, $231,000, $229,000, $249,000, $211,000 and $177,000, respectively.
(3) The Association adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," during fiscal 1994.
(4) Includes a one-time special assessment of $449,000 in order to recapitalize the SAIF fund in fiscal 1996.
(5) Asset Quality Ratios and Regulatory Capital Ratios are end of period ratios. With the exception of end of period ratios, all ratios are based on average monthly balances during the indicated periods. Ratios for interim periods are stated on an annualized basis.
(6) Calculations of yield are presented on a taxable equivalent basis using the Federal income tax rate of 34%.
(7) The average interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(8) The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.
(9) Equals non-interest expense divided by net interest income plus non- interest income (excluding gains or losses on securities transactions).
(10) For definitions and further information relating to the Association's regulatory capital requirements, see "Regulation -- Capital Requirements." See "Regulatory Capital Compliance" for the Association's pro forma capital levels as a result of the Offerings.
(11) Non-performing loans consist of all non-accrual loans and all other loans 90 days or more past due. It is the policy of the Association to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due (unless the loan principal and interest are determined by management to be fully secured and in the process of collection) and to charge off all accrued interest. See "Business of the Association--Lending Activities-- Delinquencies and Classified Assets."
(12) Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans, other repossessed assets and REO.

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RISK FACTORS

The following risk factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Prospectus, should be considered by investors in deciding whether to purchase the Common Stock offered hereby.

ABOVE AVERAGE SENSITIVITY TO INCREASES IN INTEREST RATES

The Association's profitability, like that of most financial institutions, is dependent to a large extent upon its net interest income, which is the difference between its interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and its interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Accordingly, the Association's results of operations and financial condition are largely dependent on movements in market interest rates and its ability to manage its assets in response to such movements.

A significant portion of the Association's assets consist of fixed-rate residential mortgage loans. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $53.3 million of fixed-rate mortgage loans, or 87.21% of the Association's gross loans receivable, with average weighted maturities of 18.3 years. The Association's emphasis on fixed-rate mortgage loans is due to the consumer preference for fixed-rate mortgage loans in the Association's market area. Investment in fixed-rate mortgage loans generally results in increased interest rate risk as such loans generally do not reprice as quickly as adjustable-rate mortgage loans during periods of rising interest rates. In addition, the Association generally has accepted deposits for considerably shorter terms than its fixed-rate mortgage loans. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $25.6 million of certificate accounts maturing in less than twelve months. Consequently, management expects that the yield on interest-earning assets of the Association will adjust to changes in interest rates at a slower rate than the cost of the Association's interest-bearing liabilities, and that any significant increase in interest rates will have an adverse effect on the Association's results of operations. The Association attempts to offset the risks associated with its predominantly fixed-rate loan portfolio by investing in adjustable-rate mortgage-backed and other securities and by maintaining a relatively high level of capital. At June 30, 1998, the Association had a $10 million, 15-year bond issued by FHLB-Cincinnati paying a rate of interest of 7.0%. The relatively long term of the bond as compared with the relatively short term of the Association's FHLB advances contributed to the Association's above average risk from rising interest rates. Moreover, because the bond may be repaid early and the Association may not be able to reinvest the funds at as high an interest rate, such early repayment could adversely affect the Association's net interest income. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Management of Market Risk."

Increases in market interest rates would result in an increase in the interest rates on the Association's adjustable-rate loans, thereby causing higher loan payment amounts by the borrowers which, in turn, may result in elevated delinquencies on such loans. Increases in the level of interest rates may also adversely affect the value of the Association's investment and mortgage-backed securities and other interest-earning assets and, in turn, its results of operations or retained earnings. At June 30, 1998, the Association's held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities, including investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities, had an estimated fair value of $51.3 million, which was $300,000 less than their amortized cost. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Management of Market Risk," "Business of the Association--Lending Activities--Single-Family Mortgage Lending" and "--Investment Activities."

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LOW RETURN ON EQUITY FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION

At June 30, 1998, the Association's ratio of average equity to average assets was 11.80%. The Company's equity position will be significantly increased as a result of the Conversion. On a pro forma basis as of June 30, 1998, assuming the sale of Common Stock at the maximum, as adjusted, of the Estimated Price Range, the Company's ratio of equity to assets would be approximately 24.01%. The Company's ability to deploy this new capital through investments in interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, which bear rates of return comparable to its current investments, will be significantly affected by industry competition for such investments. The Company currently anticipates that it will take time to prudently deploy such capital. As a result, the Company's return on equity initially is expected to be below its historical return on equity and may be below peer group institutions after the Conversion. Additionally, due to the implementation of stock-based benefit plans such as the ESOP and the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, the Company's future compensation expense will be increased, thereby adversely affecting its net income and return on equity.

CONCENTRATION IN REAL ESTATE LENDING IN EASTERN OHIO

At June 30, 1998, 74.16% of the Association's total gross loan portfolio was secured by real estate, substantially all of which is located in the Association's primary market area in Eastern Ohio. The Association's primary market area includes the counties of Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson, which have experienced relatively slow growth in the last several years. In recent years, the Association has expanded its market area through the establishment of additional branches within those counties. The success of that expansion policy will depend on whether the increased operating expenses resulting from the additional branches can be offset by growth of the Association's business within its market area. In addition, the recent closing of two large industrial plants in neighboring Trumbull County may also impact the Bank's market area. See "Business of the Association - Market Area and Competition" and "- Lending Activities." Accordingly, a substantial decline in real estate values, the onset of other recessionary economic conditions or the loss of a large employer in the Association's primary market area could adversely affect the Association's operating results and financial condition by, among other things, requiring increased provisions for loan losses and increased non-interest expense associated with the management and disposition of real estate owned as well as decreasing demand for single-family mortgage loans.

INCREASED CREDIT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMER LOANS

At June 30, 1998, $15.4 million, or 25.20% of the Association's total gross loan portfolio consisted of consumer loans. Of these loans, $12.5 million or 20.42% of the Association's total loans consisted of new and used automobile loans. Loans secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles entail greater risks than single-family residential mortgage loans. In such cases, repossessed collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance, since there is a greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation of the underlying collateral. Further, consumer loan collections on these loans are dependent on the borrower's continuing financial stability and, therefore, are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Finally, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans in the event of a default. Because a significant portion of the Association's automobile loans are originated on the Association's behalf by dealers at the time of sale, the volume of such loans is substantially dependent on the Association's maintaining relationships with such dealers. Also, because loan underwriting is accomplished without benefit of direct interaction between the borrower and the Association's lending officers, underwriting risks associated with such loans may be greater than with loans originated directly by the Association.

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COMPETITION

The Association faces significant competition in its market area both in attracting deposits and in originating loans. The Association's primary market area is a competitive market for financial services. The Association faces direct competition from a number of financial institutions, many with a state- wide or regional presence, and, in some cases, a national presence. This competition arises from other savings institutions, commercial banks, credit unions and other providers of financial services, many of which are significantly larger than the Association and therefore have greater financial and marketing resources than the Association. See "Business of the Association -- Market Area and Competition."

STOCK-BASED BENEFITS TO MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS, EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND CHANGE IN CONTROL PAYMENTS

Stock-Based Incentive Plan. The Company intends to adopt a Stock-Based Incentive Plan which would provide for the granting of options to purchase common stock ("Stock Options"), awards of common stock ("Stock Awards"), and certain related rights to eligible officers, employees and directors of the Company and Association. While the Company currently anticipates granting Stock Options and Stock Awards under a single plan, it may establish separate plans to provide for such awards. In the event such plan is adopted within one year after conversion, OTS regulations require the plan to be approved by stockholders at a meeting of stockholders which may be held no earlier than six months after completion of the Conversion. It is anticipated the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will provide for the granting of options to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 10% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion (170,000 shares and 230,000 shares at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively) and the granting of Stock Awards in an amount equal to 4% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion (68,000 shares and 92,000 shares at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively). Shares of common stock used to satisfy such awards will be acquired by the Plan or a trust established for the Plan either through open market purchases or from authorized but unissued Common Stock. See "--Possible Dilutive Effect of Stock-Based Incentive Plan."

Under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, Stock Awards would be granted in the form of non-transferable, non-assignable shares of Common Stock. The Board of Directors intends to appoint an independent trustee who will vote unallocated stock awards in the same proportion as it receives instructions from recipients with respect to allocated shares which have not been earned and distributed. The trustee will not vote allocated shares which have not been distributed if it does not receive instructions from the recipient.

It is anticipated that the exercise price of Stock Options granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will be equal to the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock on the date of grant. Such options will permit such officers and directors to benefit from any increase in the market value of the shares in excess of the exercise price at the time of exercise. Officers and directors receiving Stock Options will not be required to pay for the shares until the date of exercise. The granting of Stock Awards will result in additional compensation expense to the Company and, accordingly, may result in an increase in the overall compensation expense in future periods. See "Management of the Association--Benefits."

Although no specific award determinations have been made, the Company anticipates that it will provide Stock Awards and/or Stock Options to directors, officers and employees to the extent permitted by applicable regulations. Current OTS regulations provide that, with respect to any non-tax qualified stock benefit plan, such as the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, which is implemented within one year after consummation of the Conversion, no individual may receive more than 25% of the shares or options of any

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such plan and non-employee directors may not receive more than 5% individually, or 30% in the aggregate, of the shares or options awarded under any such plan. Such regulations also provide that any awards granted under such a Plan may not vest at a rate greater than 20% per year except in limited circumstances. It is also anticipated that the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will provide for cash payments to participants in the event of a change in control of the Company or Association.

The Board of Directors, in determining specific allocations and grants of Stock Awards and Stock Options, will consider various factors, including but not limited to, the financial condition of the Company, current and past performance of plan participants and tax and securities law and regulation requirements.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In connection with the Conversion, certain officers and employees of the Association and the Company will obtain the benefit of stock ownership through the establishment of the ESOP, which is a tax-qualified plan for the benefit of all eligible employees, including executive officers, of the Association. The ESOP intends to purchase in the Subscription Offering 8% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion, or 136,000 shares and 184,000 shares at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range. The ESOP will be funded over time by the Association and the Association will allocate shares of Common Stock to employees of the Association who are Participants in the ESOP at no cost to the ESOP beneficiaries. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust."

Employment Contracts and Change in Control Provisions. Employment agreements with certain officers and the employee severance compensation plan provide for benefits and cash payments in the event of a change in control of the Company or the Association. The provisions in such agreements and plan would provide the recipient with a change in control payment in the event of the recipient's involuntary or, in certain circumstances, voluntary termination of employment subsequent to a change in control of the Company or the Association. In addition to any payments which may be made under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan upon a change in control, these provisions may have the effect of increasing the cost of acquiring the Company, thereby discouraging future attempts to take over the Company or the Association. Based on current salaries, cash payments to be paid in the event of a change in control pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements and an employee severance compensation plan would be approximately $2.78 million. However, the actual amount to be paid in the event of a change in control of the Company or Association cannot be estimated at this time because the actual amount is based on the average salary of the employee and other factors existing at the time of the change in control. See "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association--Restrictions in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws," "Management of the Association-- Employment Agreements," "-- Employee Severance Compensation Plan" and "-- Benefits."

POSSIBLE DILUTIVE EFFECT OF STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN

Following the Conversion, the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will acquire an amount of shares equal to 4% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, either through open market purchases or the issuance of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock from the Company. If the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is funded by the issuance of authorized but unissued shares, the voting interests of existing stockholders at that time will be diluted by 3.8%. Also following the Conversion, directors, officers and employees will be granted stock options under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan in an amount equal to 10% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion. The exercise of such stock options may be satisfied by the issuance of authorized but unissued shares. Under certain circumstances, such options may be exercised and sold on the same day, thereby eliminating any risk to officers and directors in exercising options in the event that the market price exceeds the exercise price. If all of the stock options were to be exercised using

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authorized but unissued Common Stock and the stock awards granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan were funded with authorized but unissued shares, the voting interests of existing stockholders at that time would be diluted at that time by 12.3%.

CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS WHICH MAY DISCOURAGE TAKEOVER ATTEMPTS

Provisions in the Company's and the Association's Governing Instruments. Certain provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, particularly a provision limiting voting rights, and the Association's Stock Charter and Bylaws, as well as certain federal regulations, assist the Company in maintaining its status as an independent publicly owned corporation. These provisions provide for, among other things, supermajority voting on certain matters, staggered boards of directors, non-cumulative voting for directors, limits on the calling of special meetings, limits on voting shares in excess of 10% of outstanding shares, and certain uniform price provisions for certain business combinations. The Association's Stock Charter also prohibits, for five years, the acquisition or offer to acquire, directly or indirectly, the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of the Association's equity securities. Any person violating this restriction may not vote the Association's securities in excess of 10%. These provisions in the Association's and the Company's governing instruments may discourage potential proxy contests and other potential takeover attempts, particularly those which have not been negotiated with the Board of Directors, and thus, generally may serve to perpetuate existing management. For a more detailed discussion of these provisions, see "Restrictions on Acquisitions of the Company and the Association."

Voting Control of Officers and Directors. Directors and officers of the Association and the Company expect to purchase approximately 11.8% or 8.7% of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Conversion, based upon the minimum and the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, exclusive of shares that may be attributable to directors and officers through the Stock- Based Incentive Plan (exclusive of shares to be issued upon the exercise of options) and the ESOP, which plans may give directors, officers and employees the potential to control the voting of an additional 18.8% of the Company's Common Stock assuming such plans were funded with authorized but unissued shares. Management's potential voting control could, together with additional stockholder support, defeat stockholder proposals requiring 80% approval of stockholders. As a result, this potential voting control may preclude takeover attempts that certain stockholders deem to be in their best interest and may tend to perpetuate existing management. See "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association--Restrictions in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws."

ABSENCE OF MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK

The Company and the Association have never issued capital stock. The Company has received conditional approval to have its Common Stock listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "GCFC" upon completion of the Conversion. However, there can be no assurance that an active and liquid trading market for the Common Stock will develop or, once developed, will continue, nor can there be any assurances that purchasers of the Common Stock will be able to sell their shares at or above the Purchase Price. The absence or discontinuance of a market for the Common Stock would have an adverse impact on both the price and liquidity of the Common Stock. See "Market for the Common Stock."

POSSIBLE INCREASE IN ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE AND NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED

The number of shares to be issued in the Conversion may be increased as a result of an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% due to regulatory considerations, changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community

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Offerings. In the event that the Estimated Price Range is so increased, it is expected that the Company will issue up to 2,645,000 shares of Common Stock at the Purchase Price for an aggregate purchase price of up to $26.5 million. An increase in the number of shares issued will decrease a subscriber's pro forma net earnings per share and stockholders' equity per share and will increase the Company's pro forma consolidated stockholders' equity and net earnings. Such an increase will also increase the Purchase Price as a percentage of pro forma stockholders' equity per share and net earnings per share.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGULATION AND POSSIBLE LEGISLATION

The Association is subject to extensive regulation and supervision as a federal savings association. In addition, the Company, as a savings association holding company, is subject to extensive regulation and supervision. Such regulations, which affect the Association on a daily basis, may be changed at any time, and the interpretation of the relevant law and regulations is also subject to change by the authorities who examine the Association and interpret those laws and regulations. Any change in the regulatory structure or the applicable statutes or regulations, whether by the OTS, the FDIC or the Congress, could have a material impact on the Company, the Association, their operations or the Association's Conversion. See "Regulation."

The Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996 (the "Funds Act"), which was enacted in September 1996, provides that the BIF (the deposit insurance fund that covers most commercial bank deposits) and the SAIF will merge on January 1, 1999, if there are no more savings associations as of that date. Several bills have been introduced in the current Congress that would eliminate the federal thrift charter and the OTS. A bill originally reported by the House Banking Committee would have required federal thrifts to become national banks or state banks within two years of enactment or they would have become national banks by operation of law. OTS would have been abolished and its functions transferred to the bank regulatory agencies. The bill as passed by the House of Representatives, however, did not provide for the elimination of the federal thrift charter or OTS, but did provide that unitary savings and loan holding companies existing or applied for after March 31, 1998 would not have the ability to engage in unlimited activities but would be subject to the activities restrictions applicable to multiple savings and loan holding companies. Unitary holding companies existing or applied for before 1998 would be grandfathered and could continue to engage in unlimited activities and could transfer the grandfather rights to acquirors of the holding company. The Senate has not acted on the legislation but if such legislation was enacted, the Company would not qualify for unlimited activities but would be subject to the activities restrictions applicable to multiple savings and loan holding companies. The Association is unable to predict whether the legislation will be enacted or, given such uncertainty, determine the extent to which the legislation, if enacted, would affect its business. The Association is also unable to predict whether the SAIF and BIF will eventually be merged or the federal thrift charter eliminated, and what effect, if any, such legislation would have on the Association.

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

As the year 2000 approaches, an important business issue has emerged regarding how existing application software programs and operating systems can accommodate this date value. Many existing application software products were designed to accommodate only two-digits. For example, "98" is stored on the system to represent 1998. Accordingly, the Association's operating system may recognize "00" as the year 1900 rather than 2000, causing the system to fail or generate erroneous information. The Association has not identified any material expenses which are reasonably likely to be incurred by the Association in connection with year-2000 issues and the Association does not expect to incur significant expense to implement corrective measures. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Year 2000 Compliance."

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POSSIBLE ADVERSE INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

The Association has received an opinion from Keller which states that, pursuant to Keller's valuation, subscription rights granted to Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members have no value. However, such valuation is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). If the subscription rights granted to Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members are deemed to have an ascertainable value, such rights may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gain to those Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Members who receive and/or exercise the subscription rights in an amount equal to such value. Additionally, the Association could recognize a gain for tax purposes on such distribution. Whether subscription rights are considered to have ascertainable value is an inherently factual determination. See "The Conversion
- Effects of Conversion" and "- Tax Aspects."

RISK OF DELAYED OFFERING

The Company and the Association expect to complete the Conversion within the time periods indicated in this Prospectus. Nevertheless, it is possible, although not anticipated, that adverse market, economic or regulatory conditions, or other factors could significantly delay the completion of the Conversion and result in increased Conversion costs or in changes in the Conversion valuation. The Subscription and Community Offerings could be extended to ______________, 1999 before subscribers would have the right to confirm, modify or rescind their subscriptions. If the Subscription and Community Offerings are extended beyond ______________, 1999, all subscribers will have the right to confirm, modify or rescind their subscriptions and to have their subscription funds returned promptly, with interest at a rate equal to the Association's interest rate paid on passbook accounts, or to have their withdrawal authorization terminated. See "The Conversion."

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

The Company was recently organized under Delaware law at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Association for the purpose of acquiring all of the capital stock to be issued by the Association. The Company has applied to the OTS to become a savings and loan holding company, and, as such, will be subject to regulation by the OTS. See "The Conversion - General." After completion of the Conversion, the Company will conduct business initially as a unitary savings and loan holding company. See "Regulation - Holding Company Regulation." Upon consummation of the Conversion, the Company's assets will consist of all of the outstanding shares of the Association's capital stock issued to the Company in the Conversion and that portion of the net proceeds of the Offerings retained by the Company. The Company intends to use part of the net proceeds it retains to make a loan directly to the ESOP to enable the ESOP to purchase 8% of the Common Stock in the Conversion. See "Use of Proceeds." The Company will have no significant liabilities. The management of the Company is set forth under "Management of the Company." Initially, the Company will neither own nor lease any property, but will instead use the premises, equipment and furniture of the Association. At the present time, the Company does not intend to employ any persons other than officers, but will utilize the support staff of the Association from time to time. Additional employees will be hired as appropriate to the extent the Company expands its business in the future.

Management believes that the holding company structure will provide the Company with additional flexibility to diversify, should it decide to do so, its business activities through existing or newly-formed subsidiaries, or through acquisitions of other financial institutions and financial services related companies. Although there are no current arrangements, understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding any such opportunities or transactions, the Company will be in a position after the Conversion, subject to

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regulatory limitations and the Company's financial position, to take advantage of any such acquisition and expansion opportunities that may arise. The initial activities of the Company are anticipated to be funded by the net proceeds retained by the Company and earnings thereon or, alternatively, through dividends from the Association.

The Company's executive offices are located at the home office of the Association at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 and its telephone number is (330) 532-1517.

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

The Association was organized in 1892, and has operated for over one hundred years as a community-oriented savings institution. The Association's primary market area consists of the areas in and surrounding the Village of Wellsville and includes portions of the counties of Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson Counties in Eastern Ohio. The Association conducts its business from its home office located in Wellsville, Ohio, and its five full service branch offices, four of which have been opened since 1996.

The Association's business has been and continues to be attracting deposits from the general public in its primary market area and investing such deposits and other funds, generated from operations, and FHLB advances, primarily in conventional mortgage loans secured by single-family residences. At June 30, 1998, $42.7 million, or 69.91%, of the Association's gross loans receivable generally consisted of fixed-rate single-family mortgage loans. In addition, the Association invests in consumer loans, primarily automobile loans originated directly or on the Association's behalf by automobile dealers at the time of sale. To a significantly lesser extent, the Association invests in home equity, multi-family, commercial real estate, construction (primarily to individual borrowers for the construction of owner-occupied residential properties) and land loans. In addition to its lending activities, the Association also invests in mortgage-backed securities, primarily those guaranteed or insured by government agencies such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and other investment grade securities.

The Association is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the OTS, its primary regulator, and the FDIC, which insures its deposits. As of June 30, 1998, the Association exceeded all regulatory capital requirements with tangible, core and risk-based capital of $14.3 million, $14.3 million and $14.6 million, respectively. Additionally, the Association's regulatory capital was in excess of the amount necessary to be "well- capitalized" under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1992 ("FDICIA"). See "Regulatory Capital Compliance" and "Regulation." The Association is a member of the FHLB - Cincinnati which is one of the twelve regional banks which comprise the FHLB system.

The Association's executive offices are located at its home office at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 and its telephone number is (330) 532-1517.

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REGULATORY CAPITAL COMPLIANCE

At June 30, 1998, the Association exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. See "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation -Capital Requirements." Set forth below is a summary of the Association's compliance with regulatory capital standards as of June 30, 1998, on a historical and pro forma basis assuming that the indicated number of shares were sold as of such date and receipt by the Association of 50% of the net proceeds and that such net proceeds are invested in assets that carry a 20% risk-weighting, such as short-term interest-bearing deposits. For purposes of the table below, the amount expected to be borrowed by the ESOP and the cost of the shares expected to be acquired by the Stock Programs are deducted from pro forma regulatory capital.

                                                                  CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
                                                                PRO FORMA AT JUNE 30, 1998, BASED UPON SALE AT $10.00 PER SHARE
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                     1,700,000 SHARES                 2,000,000  SHARES
                                                                       (MINIMUM OF                      (MIDPOINT OF
                                    HISTORICAL                          ESTIMATED                         ESTIMATED
                                  AT JUNE 30, 1998                     PRICE RANGE)                     PRICE RANGE)
                             ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                PERCENT                          PERCENT                           PERCENT
                                                   OF                              OF                                 OF
                                  AMOUNT       ASSETS(2)           AMOUNT        ASSETS(2)            AMOUNT       ASSETS(2)
                             --------------   -------------  --------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------------
                                                                                                        (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

GAAP Capital.................       $14,331       11.8%           $20,500          16.0%             $21,619          17.5%
Tangible Capital:
   Capital Level(3)..........       $14,245       11.7%           $20,414          16.0%             $21,533          16.7%
   Requirement...............         1,824        1.5%             1,916           1.5%               1,933           1.5%
                                    -------       ----            -------          ----              -------          ----
   Excess....................       $12,421       10.2%           $18,498          14.5%             $19,600          15.2%
                                    =======       ====            =======          ====              =======          ====
Core Capital:
   Capital Level(3)..........       $14,245       11.7%           $20,414          16.0%             $21,533          16.7%
   Requirement(4)............         3,647        3.0%             3,832           3.0%               3,866           3.0%
                                    -------       ----            -------          ----              -------          ----
   Excess....................       $10,598        8.7%           $16,582          13.0%             $17,667          13.7%
                                    =======       ====            =======          ====              =======          ====
Total Risk-Based Capital:
   Capital Level(3)..........       $14,620       23.2%           $20,789          31.4%             $21,908          32.8%
   Requirement...............         5,037        8.0%             5,292           8.0%               5,338           8.0%
                                    -------       ----            -------          ----              -------          ----
   Excess....................       $ 9,583       15.2%           $15,497          23.4%             $16,570          24.8%
                                    =======       ====            =======          ====              =======          ====

                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             2,645,000 SHARES
                                         2,300,000 SHARES                       (15% ABOVE
                                           (MINIMUM OF                            MAXIMUN
                                            ESTIMATED                          OF ESTIMATED
                                           PRICE RANGE)                       PRICE RANGE)(1)
                             ----------------------------------    ---------------------------------------
                                                  PERCENT                                 PERCENT
                                                    OF                                       OF
                                  AMOUNT         ASSETS(2)            AMOUNT              ASSETS(2)
                             --------------  -------------------   ----------------   --------------------
GAAP Capital................        $22,738        17.5%                $24,026              18.3%
Tangible Capital:
   Capital Level(3).........        $22,652        17.4%                $23,940              18.3%
   Requirement..............          1,950         1.5%                $ 1,969               1.5%
                                    -------        ----                 -------              ----
   Excess...................        $20,702        15.9%                $21,971              16.8%
                                    =======        ====                 =======              ====
Core Capital:
   Capital Level(3).........        $22,652        17.4%                $23,940              18.3%
   Requirement(4)...........          3,900         3.0%                $ 3,938               3.0%
                                    -------        ----                 -------              ----
   Excess...................        $18,752        14.4%                $20,002              15.3%
                                    =======        ====                 =======              ====
Total Risk-Based Capital:
   Capital Level(3).........        $23,027        34.2%                $24,315              35.8%
   Requirement..............          5,384         8.0%                $ 5,437               8.0%
                                    -------        ----                 -------              ----
   Excess...................        $17,643        26.2%                $18,878              27.8%
                                    =======        ====                 =======              ====


(1) As adjusted to give effect to an increase in the number of shares which could occur due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% as a result of regulatory considerations, changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings.
(2) Tangible capital levels are shown as a percentage of tangible assets. Core capital levels are shown as a percentage of total adjusted assets. Risk- based capital levels are shown as a percentage of risk-weighted assets.
(3) Certain deductions and additions are made to equity as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") to determine regulatory capital. The general valuation allowance of $375,000 is added to GAAP capital to arrive at total risk-based capital. Assumes net proceeds are invested in assets that carry a risk weighting of 51.6%, the average risk weighting of the Association's assets at June 30, 1998.
(4) The current OTS core capital requirement for savings associations is 3% of total adjusted assets. The OTS has proposed core capital requirements which would require a core capital ratio of 3% of total adjusted assets for thrifts that receive the highest supervisory rating for safety and soundness and a 4% to 5% core capital ratio requirement for all other thrifts. See "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Capital Requirements."

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Although the actual net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock cannot be determined until the Conversion is completed, it is presently anticipated that the net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock will be between $14.4 million and $19.6 million (or $22.6 million if the Estimated Price Range is increased by 15%). See "Pro Forma Data" and "The Conversion - Stock Pricing" as to the assumptions used to arrive at such amounts. The Company will be unable to utilize any of the net proceeds of the Offerings until the consummation of the Conversion.

The Company will purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of the Association to be issued upon Conversion in exchange for 50% of the net proceeds of the Offering. Such proceeds will be added to the Association's general funds to be used for general corporate purposes, including investment in single-family residential mortgage loans and other loans and investment in short- to intermediate-term securities and mortgage-backed securities. In addition, under appropriate market conditions, the Company may repay advances from the FHLB- Cincinnati. The Association has no current arrangements, understandings or agreements regarding any such transactions. The Association has not yet determined the approximate amount of net proceeds to be used for any of the purposes mentioned above.

Net proceeds to be retained by the Company after the purchase of the capital stock of the Association, and including the loan to the ESOP, are estimated to be between $14.4 million and $19.6 million (or $22.6 million if the Estimated Price Range is increased by 15%). The net proceeds retained by the Company will initially be invested primarily in short- to intermediate-term securities and mortgage-backed securities. The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds to make a loan directly to the ESOP to enable the ESOP to purchase 8.0% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion. Based upon the issuance of 1,700,000 shares and 2,300,000 shares at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range, the amount of the loan to the ESOP would be $1.4 million or $1.8 million, respectively (or $2.1 million if the Estimated Price Range is increased by 15%) to be repaid over a 12-year period at the prevailing prime rate of interest, which is currently 8.5%. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust."

The net proceeds retained by the Company may also be used to support the future expansion of operations through the acquisition of other savings associations and commercial banks or diversification into other banking related businesses. The Company may use a portion of the net proceeds to fund the Stock Programs. The Company has no current arrangements, understandings or agreements regarding any such transactions. The Company, upon the Conversion, will be a unitary savings and loan holding company, which under existing laws would generally not be restricted as to the types of business activities in which it may engage, provided that the Association continues to be a qualified thrift lender ("QTL"). See "Regulation - Holding Company Regulation" for a description of certain regulations and proposed regulations applicable to the Company.

Upon completion of the Conversion, the Board of Directors of the Company will have the authority to adopt stock repurchase plans, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. Unless approved by the OTS, the Company, pursuant to OTS regulations, will be prohibited from repurchasing any shares of the Common Stock for three years except for (i) an offer to all stockholders on a pro rata basis, (ii) the repurchase of qualifying shares of a director, or (iii) a purchase in the open market by an employee stock benefit plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as provided below, beginning one year following completion of the Conversion, the Company may repurchase its Common Stock so long as (i) the repurchases within the following two years are part of an open- market program not involving greater than

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5% of its outstanding capital stock during a twelve-month period, (ii) the repurchases do not cause the Association to become "undercapitalized" within the meaning of the OTS prompt corrective action regulation, and (iii) the Company provides to the Regional Director of the OTS no later than 10 days prior to the commencement of a repurchase program written notice containing a full description of the program to be undertaken and such program is not disapproved by the Regional Director. See "Regulation - Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action." In addition, under current OTS policies, repurchases may be allowed in the first year following Conversion and in amounts greater than 5% in the second and third years following Conversion provided there are valid and compelling business reasons for such repurchases and the OTS does not object to such repurchases.

Based upon facts and circumstances following Conversion and subject to applicable regulatory requirements, the Board of Directors may determine to repurchase stock in the future. Such facts and circumstances may include but not be limited to: (i) market and economic factors such as the price at which the stock is trading in the market, the volume of trading, the attractiveness of other investment alternatives in terms of the rate of return and risk involved in the investment, the ability to increase the book value and/or earnings per share of the remaining outstanding shares, and the opportunity to improve the Company's return on equity; (ii) the avoidance of dilution to stockholders by not having to issue additional shares to cover the exercise of stock options or to fund employee stock benefit plans; and (iii) any other circumstances in which repurchases would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In the event the Company determines to repurchase stock, such repurchases may be made at market prices which may be in excess of the Purchase Price in the Conversion.

Any stock repurchases will be subject to the determination of the Board of Directors that both the Company and the Association will be capitalized in excess of all applicable regulatory requirements after any such repurchases and that such capital will be adequate, taking into account, among other things, the level of non-performing and other risk assets, the Company's and the Association's current and projected results of operations and asset/liability structure, the economic environment and tax and other considerations. See "The Conversion - Certain Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Shares after Conversion."

In connection with the Conversion, the Company and the Association have committed to the OTS that, during the one-year period following consummation of the Conversion, the Company will not make any distribution to stockholders that, for federal tax purposes, would be treated as a return of capital without prior approval of the OTS.

DIVIDEND POLICY

Upon Conversion, the Board of Directors of the Company will have the authority to declare dividends on the Common Stock, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. The Company is newly formed and has conducted no operations to date. The Board of Directors intends to consider a policy of paying dividends on the Common Stock in the future. No decision has been made as to the amount or timing of such dividends, if any. Declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors will depend upon a number of factors, including the amount of net proceeds retained by the Company in the Conversion, investment opportunities available to the Company or the Association, capital requirements, regulatory limitations, the Company's and the Association's financial condition and results of operations, tax considerations and general economic conditions. No assurances can be given, however, that any dividends will be paid or, if commenced, will continue to be paid.

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The Association will not be permitted to pay dividends on its capital stock if its stockholders' equity would be reduced below the amount required for the liquidation account. See "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights." For information concerning federal regulations which apply to the Association in determining the amount of proceeds which may be retained by the Company and regarding a savings institution's ability to make capital distributions including payment of dividends to its holding company, see "Federal and State Taxation - Federal Taxation - Distributions" and "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Limitation on Capital Distributions."

Unlike the Association, the Company is not subject to OTS regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends to its stockholders. The Company is subject, however, to the requirements of Delaware law, which generally limit dividends to an amount equal to the excess of the net assets of the Company (the amount by which total assets exceed total liabilities) over its statutory capital (generally defined as the aggregate par value of the outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock having a par value plus the amount of the consideration paid for shares of the Company's capital stock without par value) or, if there is no such excess, to its net profits for the current and/or immediately preceding fiscal year. Since the Company initially will have no significant source of income other than dividends from the Association and earnings from the net proceeds retained by the Company, the payment of dividends by the Company may be dependent, in part, upon dividends from the Association which is subject to various tax and regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends. Additionally, in connection with the Conversion, the Company and Association have committed to the OTS that during the one-year period following the consummation of the Conversion, the Company will not make any distribution to stockholders that, for federal tax purposes, would be treated as a return of capital without prior approval of the OTS.

MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK

The Company was recently formed and has never issued capital stock. The Association, as a mutual institution, has never issued capital stock. The Company has received conditional approval to have its Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "GCFC" subject to the completion of the Conversion and compliance with certain conditions including the presence of at least three registered and active market makers. The Company will seek to encourage and assist at least three market makers to make a market in its Common Stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. has agreed to make a market for the Common Stock following consummation of the Conversion, although it has no obligation to do so, and will assist the Company in seeking to encourage at least two additional market makers to establish and maintain a market in the Common Stock. Making a market involves maintaining bid and ask quotations and being able, as principal, to effect transactions in reasonable quantities at those quoted prices, subject to various securities laws and other regulatory requirements. There can be no assurance that the Common Stock will be able to meet the applicable listing criteria in order to maintain its quotation on the Nasdaq National Market or that an active and liquid trading market will develop or, if developed, will be maintained. A public market having the desirable characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness, however, depends upon the presence in the marketplace of both willing buyers and sellers of Common Stock at any given time, which is not within the control of the Company. No assurance can be given that an investor will be able to resell the Common Stock at or above the Purchase Price of the Common Stock after the Conversion. See "Risk Factors - Absence of Market for Common Stock."

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table presents the unaudited historical consolidated capitalization of the Association at June 30, 1998, and the pro forma consolidated capitalization of the Company after giving effect to the Conversion, based upon the sale of the number of shares indicated in the table and the other assumptions set forth under "Pro Forma Data."

                                                                  COMPANY PRO FORMA BASED UPON SALE AT $10.00 PER SHARE
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                     2,645,000
                                                                   1,700,000         2,000,000        2,300,000        SHARES
                                                                     SHARES            SHARES           SHARES      (15% ABOVE
                                                                  (MINIMUM OF       (MIDPOINT OF     (MAXIMUM OF     MAXIMUM OF
                                                ASSOCIATION        ESTIMATED         ESTIMATED        ESTIMATED       ESTIMATED
                                                HISTORICAL       PRICE RANGE)       PRICE RANGE)     PRICE RANGE)  PRICE RANGE)(1)
                                          ------------------   ---------------    ---------------   --------------  ------------
                                                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Total deposits(2).........................      $ 78,909         $   78,909         $   78,909       $   78,909      $   78,909
FHLB advances.............................        27,680             27,680             27,680           27,680          27,680
                                                --------         ----------         ----------       ----------      ----------
     Total................................      $106,589         $  106,589         $  106,589       $  106,589      $  106,589
                                                ========         ==========         ==========       ==========      ==========
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value,
     1,000,000 shares authorized;
     none to be issued....................      $     --         $       --         $       --       $       --      $       --
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value,
     6,000,000 shares authorized;
     shares to be issued as reflected.....            --                 17                 20               23              26
  Additional paid-in capital(3)...........            --             16,400             19,356           22,312          25,711
  Retained earnings(4)....................        14,270             14,270             14,270           14,270          14,270
     Unrealized loss on securities
       available for sale.................            61                 61                 61               61              61
  Common Stock acquired by the
     ESOP(5)..............................            --             (1,360)            (1,600)          (1,840)         (2,116)
  Common Stock acquired by the
     Stock Programs(6)....................            --               (680)              (800)            (920)         (1,058)
                                                --------         ----------         ----------       ----------      ----------
Total stockholders' equity................      $ 14,331         $   28,708         $   31,307       $   33,906      $   36,894
                                                ========         ==========         ==========       ==========     ==========


(1) As adjusted to give effect to an increase in the number of shares which could occur due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% as a result of regulatory considerations, or changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings.
(2) Does not reflect withdrawals from deposit accounts for the purchase of Common Stock in the Conversion. Such withdrawals would reduce pro forma deposits by the amount of such withdrawals.
(3) No effect has been given to the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock-Based Incentive Plans intended to be adopted by the Company and presented for approval of stockholders at a meeting of stockholders following the Conversion. If approved by the stockholders of the Company, an amount equal to 10% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion will be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options to be granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. See "Risk Factors - Possible Dilutive Effect of Stock-Based Incentive Plan," Footnote 3 to the tables under "Pro Forma Data" and "Management of the Association - Benefits
- Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(4) The retained earnings of the Association will be substantially restricted after the Conversion. See "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights" and "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Limitations on Capital Distributions." Does not reflect the payment of any possible future dividends. See "Dividend Policy."
(5) Assumes that 8.0% of the shares offered for sale in the Conversion will be purchased by the ESOP and that the funds used to acquire such shares will be borrowed from the Company. The Common Stock acquired by the ESOP is reflected as a reduction of stockholders' equity. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust."
(6) Assumes that an amount equal to 4.0% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion is purchased by the Stock-Based Incentive Plan subsequent to the Conversion through open market purchases. The Common Stock purchased by the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is reflected as a reduction of stockholder's equity. Implementation of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders at a meeting following the Conversion. See "Risk Factors - Possible Dilutive Effect of Stock-Based Incentive Plan," Footnote 2 to the tables under "Pro Forma Data" and "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."

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PRO FORMA DATA

The actual net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock cannot be determined until the Conversion is completed. However, net proceeds are currently estimated to be between $14.4 million and $19.6 million (or $22.6 million in the event the Estimated Price Range is increased by 15% based upon the following assumptions: (i) 100% of the shares of Common Stock will be sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings; (ii) directors, officers and employees of the Association and members of their immediate families (collectively, "Affiliates") will purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock;
(iii) Webb will receive a fee equal to 1.3% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings, excluding shares purchased by Affiliates and the ESOP for which there is no fee; and (iv) Conversion expenses, excluding the marketing fees paid to Webb, will be approximately $594,000. Actual Conversion expenses may vary from those estimated.

Pro forma consolidated net earnings of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 1998, and for the year ended December 31, 1997, have been calculated as if the Common Stock had been sold at the beginning of the respective periods and the net proceeds had been invested at 5.29% and 5.35%, respectively, the arithmetic average of the weighted average yield earned by the Association on its interest-earning assets and the weighted average rate paid on its deposits during such periods (as required by OTS regulations). The tables below do not reflect the effect of withdrawals from deposit accounts for the purchase of Common Stock or the effect of any possible use of the net conversion proceeds. The pro forma after-tax yields for the Company and the Association are assumed to be 3.49% for the six months ended June 30, 1998, based on an effective tax rate of 34% and 3.53% for the year ended December 31, 1997, based on an effective tax rate of 34%. Historical and pro forma net earnings per share amounts have been calculated by dividing historical and pro forma amounts by the indicated number of shares of Common Stock issued, as adjusted to give effect to the purchase of shares by the ESOP. Historical and pro forma stockholders' equity per share amounts have been calculated by dividing historical and pro forma amounts by the indicated number of shares of Common Stock issued. No effect has been given in the pro forma stockholders' equity calculations for the assumed earnings on the net proceeds.

The following pro forma information may not be representative of the financial effects of the foregoing transactions at the dates on which such transactions actually occur and should not be taken as indicative of future results of operations. Pro forma consolidated stockholders' equity represents the difference between the stated amount of assets and liabilities of the Company computed in accordance with GAAP. The pro forma stockholders' equity is not intended to represent the fair market value of the Common Stock and may be greater than amounts that would be available for distribution to stockholders in the event of liquidation.

The following tables summarize historical data of the Association and pro forma data of the Company at or for the six months ended June 30, 1998, and at or for the year ended December 31, 1997, based on the assumptions set forth above and in the table and should not be used as a basis for projections of market value of the Common Stock following the Conversion. The tables below give effect to the Stock Programs, which are expected to be adopted by the Company following the Conversion and presented to stockholders for approval at a meeting of stockholders. See Footnote 2 to the tables and "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan." No effect has been given in the tables to the possible issuance of additional shares reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Stock Option Plans which are expected to be adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and presented to stockholders for approval at a meeting of stockholders, nor does book value give any effect to the liquidation account to be established for the benefit of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or the bad debt reserve in liquidation. See Footnote 3 to the tables below, "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights" and "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."

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                                                                    AT OR FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
                                                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1,700,000          2,000,000        2,300,000         2,645,000
                                                       SHARES SOLD        SHARES SOLD      SHARES SOLD       SHARES SOLD
                                                        AT $10.00          AT $10.00        AT $10.00         AT $10.00
                                                        PER SHARE          PER SHARE        PER SHARE        PER SHARE (15%
                                                        (MINIMUM           (MIDPOINT        (MAXIMUM         ABOVE MAXIMUM
                                                       OF ESTIMATED       OF ESTIMATED     OF ESTIMATED      OF ESTIMATED
                                                       PRICE RANGE)       PRICE RANGE)     PRICE RANGE)     PRICE RANGE)(5)
                                                    ---------------     --------------   ----------------   ---------------
                                                                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Gross proceeds...................................          $   17,000       $   20,000       $   23,000        $   26,450
Less:  Offering expenses and
   commission....................................                (583)            (624)            (665)             (713)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
Estimated net proceeds...........................              16,417           19,376           22,335            25,737
Less:  Common Stock acquired by
   ESOP..........................................              (1,360)          (1,600)          (1,840)           (2,116)
  Common Stock acquired by
   Stock-Based Incentive Plan....................                (680)            (800)            (920)           (1,058)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
 Estimated net proceeds, as adjusted.............          $   14,377       $   16,976       $   19,575        $   22,563
                                                           ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========

Consolidated net earnings:
 Historical......................................          $      151       $      151       $      151        $      151
 Pro forma adjustments:
Net income from proceeds.........................                 251              296              342               394
  ESOP (1).......................................                 (37)             (44)             (51)              (58)
  Stock-Based Incentive Plan (2).................                 (45)             (53)             (61)              (70)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
 Pro forma net income............................          $      320       $      350       $      381        $      417
                                                           ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Net earnings per share:
 Historical......................................          $     0.10       $     0.08       $     0.07        $     0.06
 Pro forma adjustments:
Net income from proceeds.........................                0.16             0.16             0.16              0.16
  ESOP (1).......................................               (0.02)           (0.02)           (0.02)            (0.02)
  Stock-Based Incentive Plan (2).................               (0.03)           (0.03)           (0.03)            (0.03)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
 Pro forma net income............................          $     0.21       $     0.19       $     0.18        $     0.17
                                                           ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========

 Number of shares using SOP  93-6................           1,569,667        1,846,667        2,123,667         2,442,217
Stockholders' equity:
 Historical......................................          $   14,331       $   14,331       $   14,331        $   14,331
 Estimated net proceeds..........................              16,417           19,376           22,335            25,737
 Less:  Common Stock acquired
     by ESOP(1)..................................              (1,360)          (1,600)          (1,840)           (2,116)
   Common Stock acquired by Stock-
     Based Incentive Plan(2).....................                (680)            (800)            (920)           (1,058)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
 Pro forma stockholders'
  equity(2)(3)(4)................................          $   28,708       $   31,307       $   33,906        $   36,894
                                                           ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========

Stockholders' equity per share:
 Historical......................................          $     8.43       $     7.17       $     6.23        $     5.42
 Estimated net proceeds..........................                9.66             9.69             9.71              9.73
 Less:  Common Stock acquired
     by ESOP(1)..................................               (0.80)           (0.80)           (0.80)            (0.80)
   Common Stock acquired by Stock-
     Based Incentive Plan(2).....................               (0.40)           (0.40)           (0.40)            (0.40)
                                                           ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
 Pro forma stockholders' equity
  per share(2)(3)(4).............................          $    16.89       $    15.66       $    14.74        $    13.95
                                                           ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========

Offering  price as a percentage of
 pro forma stockholders' equity
  per share......................................               59.21%           63.86%           67.84%            71.68%
Number of shares.................................           1,700,000        2,000,000        2,300,000         2,645,000
Offering price to pro forma net earnings
   per share.....................................              23.81x           26.32x           27.78x            29.41x

(footnotes on following page)

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(1) It is assumed that 8.0% of the shares of Common Stock offered in the Conversion will be purchased by the ESOP. For purposes of this table, the funds used to acquire such shares are assumed to have been borrowed by the ESOP from the Company. The amount borrowed is reflected as a reduction of stockholders' equity. The Association intends to make annual contributions to the ESOP in an amount at least equal to the principal and interest requirement of the debt. The Association's total annual payment of the ESOP debt is based upon 12 equal annual installments of principal and interest. The pro forma net earnings assumes: (i) that the Association's contribution to the ESOP is equivalent to the debt service requirement (excluding interest, which is assumed to be paid to the Company and therefore eliminated in consolidation) for the six months ended June 30, 1998, and was made at the end of the period; (ii) that 56,667, 66,667, 76,667 and 88,167 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, were committed to be released during the six months ended June 30, 1998, at an average fair value of $10.00 per share in accordance with SOP 93-6; and (iii) only the ESOP shares committed to be released were considered outstanding for purposes of the net earnings per share calculations. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust." Under SOP 93-6, the Company will recognize compensation cost equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the Association's ESOP shares differs from the cost of such shares, this differential will be charged or credited to equity.
(2) Gives effect to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan expected to be adopted by the Company following the Conversion and presented for approval at a meeting of stockholders. The Stock-Based Incentive Plan intends to acquire an amount of Common Stock equal to 4.0% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, or 68,000, 80,000, 92,000 and 105,000 shares of Common Stock at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, either through open market purchases, if permissible, or from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or treasury stock of the Company, if any. Funds used by the Stock- Based Incentive Plan to purchase the shares will be contributed to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan by the Association. In calculating the pro forma effect of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, it is assumed that the required stockholder approval has been received, that the shares were acquired by the Stock-Based Incentive Plan at the beginning of the period presented in open market purchases at the Purchase Price and that 20% of the amount contributed was an amortized expense during such period. The issuance of authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan instead of open market purchases would dilute the voting interests of existing stockholders by approximately 3.8% and pro forma net earnings per share would be $0.20, $0.19, $0.18 and $0.17 and pro forma stockholders' equity per share would be $16.62, $15.44, $14.56 and $13.80. There can be no assurance that stockholder approval of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will be obtained, or that the actual purchase price of the shares will be equal to the Purchase Price. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(3) No effect has been given to the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan expected to be adopted by the Company following the Conversion. The Company expects to present the Stock-Based Incentive Plan for approval at a meeting of stockholders. If the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is approved by stockholders, an amount equal to 10% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion, or 170,000, 200,000, 230,000 and 264,500 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, will be reserved for future issuance upon the exercise of options to be granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. The issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of options under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will result in the dilution of existing stockholders' interests. Assuming stockholder approval of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan and all options were exercised at the end of the period at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, the pro forma net earnings per share would be $0.20, $0.19, $0.18 and $0.17, respectively, and the pro forma stockholders' equity per share would be $16.26, $15.14, $14.31 and $13.59, respectively. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(4) The retained earnings of the Association will continue to be substantially restricted after the Conversion. See "Dividend Policy," "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights" and "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Limitation on Capital Distributions."
(5) As adjusted to give effect to an increase in the number of shares which could occur due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% as a result of regulatory considerations, changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings.

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                                                                 AT OR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1,700,000          2,000,000        2,300,000         2,645,000
                                                        SHARES SOLD         SHARES SOLD      SHARES SOLD       SHARES SOLD
                                                         AT $10.00           AT $10.00        AT $10.00         AT $10.00
                                                         PER SHARE           PER SHARE        PER SHARE         PER SHARE (15%
                                                          (MINIMUM           (MIDPOINT         (MAXIMUM       ABOVE MAXIMUM
                                                        OF ESTIMATED        OF ESTIMATED     OF ESTIMATED     OF ESTIMATED
                                                        PRICE RANGE)        PRICE RANGE)     PRICE RANGE)      PRICE RANGE)(5)
                                                 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Gross proceeds............................................   $   17,000       $   20,000       $   23,000        $   26,450
Less:   Offering expenses and
    commissions...........................................         (583)            (624)            (665)             (713)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
Estimated net proceeds....................................       16,417           19,376           22,335            25,737
Less:  Common Stock acquired by
         ESOP.............................................       (1,360)          (1,600)          (1,840)           (2,116)
       Common Stock acquired by
         Stock-Based Incentive Plan.......................         (680)            (800)            (920)           (1,058)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
  Estimated net proceeds, as adjusted.....................   $   14,377       $   16,976       $   19,575        $   22,563
                                                             ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Consolidated net earnings:
  Historical..............................................   $      681       $      681       $      681        $      681
  Pro forma adjustments:
     Net income from proceeds.............................          508              599              691               797
     ESOP (1).............................................          (75)             (88)            (101)             (116)
Stock-Based Incentive Plan (2)............................          (90)            (106)            (121)             (140)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
  Pro forma net income....................................   $    1,024       $    1,086       $    1,150        $    1,222
                                                             ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Net income per share:
  Historical..............................................   $     0.43       $     0.37       $     0.32        $     0.28
  Pro forma adjustments:
     Net income from proceeds.............................         0.32             0.32             0.32              0.33
     ESOP (1).............................................        (0.05)           (0.05)           (0.05)            (0.05)
Stock-Based Incentive Plan (2)............................        (0.06)           (0.06)           (0.06)            (0.06)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
  Pro forma net income....................................   $     0.64       $     0.58       $     0.53        $     0.50
                                                             ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Number of shares using SOP 93-6...........................    1,575,333        1,853,333        2,131,333         2,451,033
Stockholders' equity:
  Historical..............................................   $   14,165       $   14,165       $   14,165        $   14,165
  Estimated net proceeds..................................       16,417           19,376           22,335            25,737
  Less:  Common Stock acquired
           by ESOP(1).....................................       (1,360)          (1,600)          (1,840)           (2,116)
         Common Stock acquired
           by Stock-Based Incentive Plan(2)...............         (680)            (800)            (920)           (1,058)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
  Pro forma stockholders'
     equity(2)(3)(4)......................................   $   28,542       $   31,141       $   33,740        $   36,728
                                                             ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Stockholders' equity per share:
  Historical..............................................   $     8.33       $     7.08       $     6.16        $     5.36
  Estimated net proceeds..................................         9.66             9.69             9.71              9.73
  Less:  Common Stock acquired
           by ESOP(1).....................................        (0.80)           (0.80)           (0.80)            (0.80)
         Common Stock acquired
           by Stock-Based Incentive Plan(2)...............        (0.40)           (0.40)           (0.40)            (0.40)
                                                             ----------       ----------       ----------        ----------
  Pro forma stockholders' equity
     per share(2)(3)(4)...................................   $    16.79       $    15.57       $    14.67        $    13.89
                                                             ==========       ==========       ==========        ==========
Offering  price as a percentage of
  pro forma stockholders' equity
     per share............................................       59.56%           64.23%           68.17%            71.99%
Offering  price to pro forma net
  earnings per share......................................       15.63x           17.24x           18.87x            20.00x

(footnotes on following page)

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(1) It is assumed that 8.0% of the shares of Common Stock offered in the Conversion will be purchased by the ESOP. For purposes of this table, the funds used to acquire such shares are assumed to have been borrowed by the ESOP from the Company. The amount borrowed is reflected as a reduction of stockholders' equity. The Association intends to make annual contributions to the ESOP in an amount at least equal to the principal and interest requirement of the debt. The Association's total annual payment of the ESOP debt is based upon 12 equal annual installments of principal and interest. The pro forma net earnings assumes: (i) that the Association's contribution to the ESOP is equivalent to the debt service requirement (excluding interest, which is assumed to be paid to the Company and therefore eliminated in consolidation) for the year ended December 31, 1997, and was made at the end of the period; (ii) that 113,333, 133,333, 153,333 and 176,333 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, were committed to be released during the year ended December 31, 1997, at an average fair value of $10.00 per share in accordance with SOP 93-6; and (iii) only the ESOP shares committed to be released were considered outstanding for purposes of the net earnings per share calculations. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust." Under SOP 93-6, the Company will recognize compensation cost equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the Association's ESOP shares differs from the cost of such shares, this differential will be charged or credited to equity.
(2) Gives effect to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan expected to be adopted by the Company following the Conversion and presented for approval at a meeting of stockholders. The Stock-Based Incentive Plan intends to acquire an amount of Common Stock equal to 4.0% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, or 68,000, 80,000, 92,000 and 105,800 shares of Common Stock at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, either through open market purchases, if permissible, or from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or treasury stock of the Company, if any. Funds used by the Stock- Based Incentive Plan to purchase the shares will be contributed to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan by the Association. In calculating the pro forma effect of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, it is assumed that the required stockholder approval has been received, that the shares were acquired by the Stock-Based Incentive Plan at the beginning of the period presented in open market purchases at the Purchase Price and that 20% of the amount contributed was an amortized expense during such period. The issuance of authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan instead of open market purchases would dilute the voting interests of existing stockholders by approximately 3.8% and pro forma net earnings per share would be $0.64, $0.58, $0.53 and $0.49 and pro forma stockholders' equity per share would be $16.53, $15.36, $14.49 and $13.74. There can be no assurance that stockholder approval of the Stock- Based Incentive Plan will be obtained, or that the actual purchase price of the shares will be equal to the Purchase Price. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(3) No effect has been given to the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan expected to be adopted by the Company following the Conversion. The Company expects to present the Stock-Based Incentive Plan for approval at a meeting of stockholders. If the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is approved by stockholders, an amount equal to 10% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion, or 170,000, 200,000, 230,000 and 264,500 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively, will be reserved for future issuance upon the exercise of options to be granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. The issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of options under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will result in the dilution of existing stockholders' interests. Assuming stockholder approval of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan and all options were exercised at the end of the period at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, the pro forma net earnings per share would be $0.62, $0.56, $0.52 and $0.48, respectively, and the pro forma stockholders' equity per share would be $16.17, $15.06, $14.24 and $13.53, respectively. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(4) The retained earnings of the Association will continue to be substantially restricted after the Conversion. See "Dividend Policy," "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights" and "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Limitation on Capital Distributions."
(5) As adjusted to give effect to an increase in the number of shares which could occur due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% as a result of regulatory considerations, changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings.

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CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
STATEMENTS OF INCOME

The following Statements of Income of the Association for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 have been audited by Robb, Dixon, Francis, Davis, Oneson & Company ("Robb, Dixon"), independent certified public accountants, whose report thereon is included elsewhere in this Prospectus. With respect to the information for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 which is unaudited, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such interim periods have been included and are of a normal recurring nature. Results for the six months ended June 30, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998. These Statements of Income should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and notes thereto and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this Prospectus.

                                                               FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                       JUNE 30               FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMEBER 31
                                                               ----------------------------  --------------------------------------
                                                                    1998            1997           1997           1996       1995
                                                               ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------  --------
                                                                         (UNAUDITED)
                                                                                               (IN THOUSANDS)
Interest income:
   Loans..........................................................   $2,434          $2,091         $4,405       $4,068     $4,002
   Mortgage-related securities....................................    1,395           1,584          2,933        3,288      3,683
   Investment securities:
      Taxable.....................................................      510             706          1,347        1,093        248
      Non-taxable.................................................        9               9             18           26         33
   Interest-bearing deposits......................................       64              43            100          138        151
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
         Total interest income....................................    4,412           4,433          8,803        8,613      8,117
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Interest expense:
   Deposits.......................................................    1,718           1,655          3,367        3,232      2,893
   FHLB advances and other........................................      818           1,001          1,906        1,965      1,878
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
      Total interest expense......................................    2,536           2,656          5,273        5,197      4,771
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Net interest income...............................................    1,876           1,777          3,530        3,416      3,346
Provision for loan losses.........................................      150              --             --           --         42
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Net interest income after provision
   for loan losses................................................    1,726           1,777          3,530        3,416      3,304
Noninterest Income:
   Service charges and other fees.................................       85              83            171          130         96
   Gain (loss) on sale of:
         Loans....................................................       33              --              5            4          2
         Available-for-sale securities............................        4              --             --           (9)        --
         Other....................................................       40              32             65           44         59
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
         Total noninterest income.................................      162             115            241          169        157
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Noninterest expense:
   Salaries and net employee benefits.............................      839             686          1,553        1,441      1,257
   Occupancy costs................................................      227             188            353          297        205
   Data Processing................................................       69              63            128          125        118
   FDIC assessments...............................................       24              15             39          614        160
   Franchise taxes................................................      111             103            201          201        177
   Other..........................................................      422             304            609          574        568
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
      Total noninterest expense...................................    1,692           1,359          2,883        3,252      2,485
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Income before income taxes........................................      196             533            888          333        976
Income taxes......................................................       45             156            207           46        307
                                                                     ------          ------         ------       ------     ------
Net income........................................................   $  151          $  377         $  681       $  287     $  669
                                                                     ======          ======         ======       ======     ======

(See notes to the Financial Statements appearing elsewhere herein)

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

The Company has only recently been formed and, accordingly, has no results of operations. The Association's results of operations are dependent primarily on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on its loans, mortgage-backed securities, and securities portfolio and its cost of funds, consisting of interest paid on its deposits and borrowed funds. The interest rate spread is affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows. The Association's net income is also affected by, among other things, loan fee income, provisions for loan losses, service charges, operating expenses and franchise and income taxes. The Association's revenues are derived primarily from interest on mortgage loans, consumer loans, mortgage-backed securities and investment securities, as well as income from service charges and loan originations. The Association's operating expenses principally consist of employee compensation and benefits, occupancy, federal deposit-insurance premiums and other general and administrative expenses. The Association's results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable law, regulations or government policies may materially impact the Association.

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The Association has been, and intends to continue to be, a community oriented financial institution offering a variety of financial services to meet the needs of the communities it serves. The Association attracts deposits from the general public and uses such deposits, together with borrowings and other funds, to originate single-family residential mortgage loans and short-term consumer loans. To a lesser extent, the Association also originates residential construction loans in its market area and a limited amount of commercial business loans and loans secured by multi-family and non-residential real estate. Management has sought in recent years to expand the business of the Association by establishing additional branches to reach additional customers in its market area. Management's efforts in increasing the Association's volume of shorter-term consumer loans have been intended to help reduce interest rate risk, as well as to build on the Association's residential mortgage business. The Association's deposits are insured up to the maximum allowable amount by the Savings Association Insurance Fund (the "SAIF"), and administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). The Association also invests in mortgage-backed securities, most of which are insured or guaranteed by federal agencies, as well as securities issued by the U.S. government or agencies thereof.

The Association is not aware of any market or institutional trends, events or uncertainties that are expected to have a material effect on liquidity, capital resources or operations, except as discussed below. The Association is also not aware of any current recommendations by its regulators which would have a material effect if implemented, except as discussed below.

MANAGEMENT OF MARKET RISK

General. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Company's market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and deposit taking activities. The Association like other financial institutions, is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that its interest-earnings assets reprice differently than its interest-bearing liabilities. One of the Association's principal financial objectives is to

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achieve long-term profitability while reducing and managing its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. To that end, management actively monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure.

The principal objective of the Association's interest rate risk management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk included in certain balance sheet accounts, determine the level of risk appropriate given the Association's business strategy, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives, and manage the risk consistent with Board of Directors' approved guidelines. Through such management, the Association seeks to reduce the vulnerability of its operations to changes in interest rates. The Association monitors its interest rate risk as such risk relates to its operating strategies. The Association's Board of Directors has established an Asset/Liability Committee, responsible for reviewing its asset/liability policies and interest rate risk position, which meets on a monthly basis and reports trends and interest rate risk position to the Board of Directors. The extent of the movement of interest rates is an uncertainty that could have a negative impact on the earnings of the Association. See "Risk Factors-- Sensitivity to Increases in Interest Rates."

The Association has sought to reduce exposure of its earnings to changes in market interest rates by managing asset and liability maturities and interest rates primarily by reducing the effective maturity of assets through the use of adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities and, subject to market conditions, adjustable-rate mortgage loans and by extending the maturities of its interest- bearing liabilities. In the current low interest rate environment, customer demand for adjustable-rate mortgage loans has been limited. See "Business of the Association--Investment Activities."

Net Portfolio Value. As part of its interest rate risk analysis, the Association uses an interest rate sensitivity model which generates estimates of the change in the Association's net portfolio value ("NPV") over a range of interest rate scenarios and which is prepared by the OTS on a quarterly basis. NPV is the present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The NPV ratio, under any interest rate scenario, is defined as the NPV in that scenario divided by the market value of assets in the same scenario. The OTS produces such analysis using its own model, based upon data submitted on the Association's quarterly Thrift Financial Reports, including estimated loan prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and deposit decay rates. See "Regulation--Federal Savings Institution Regulation." The following table sets forth the Association's NPV as of June 30, 1998, as calculated by the OTS.

                                                                                 NPV AS % OF PORTFOLIO
                                                                                    VALUE OF ASSETS
                                                                         ------------------------------------
   CHANGE IN                   NET PORTFOLIO VALUE
 INTEREST RATES     ----------------------------------------------
IN BASIS POINTS                                            %                 NPV
  (RATE SHOCK)          AMOUNT        $ CHANGE          CHANGE              RATIO               CHANGE (1)
----------------    -------------  --------------   --------------       ---------------    -----------------
                                       (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
       400            $ 7,946       $(10,082)            (56)%                7.09%                (730)
       300             10,473         (7,555)            (42)                 9.08                 (531)
       200             13,136         (4,892)            (27)                11.05                 (333)
       100             15,763         (2,265)            (13)                12.89                 (149)
     Static            18,028              -               -                 14.39                    -
      (100)            19,977          1,949              11                 15.60                  121
      (200)            21,599          3,571              20                 16.54                  216
      (300)            23,425          5,397              30                 17.58                  319
      (400)            25,614          7,586              42                 18.79                  441


(1) Expressed in basis points.

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As illustrated in the table, the Association's NPV declines in a rising interest rate environment. Specifically, the table indicates that, at June 30, 1998, the Association's NPV was 18.0 million (or 14.39% of the market value of portfolio assets) and that, based upon the assumptions utilized, an immediate increase in market interest rates of 200 basis points would result in a $4.9 million or 27% decline in the Association's NPV and would result in a 333 basis point or 30.23% decline in the Association's NPV ratio to 11.05%. The percentage decline in the Association's NPV at June 30, 1998 was within the limit in the Association's Board-approved guidelines.

In evaluating the Association's exposure to interest rate risk, certain shortcomings inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table must be considered. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or period to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. In addition, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Furthermore, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayments and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in case of an interest rate increase. Therefore, the actual effect of changing interest rates may differ from that presented in the foregoing table.

The Board of Directors and management of the Association believe that certain factors afford the Association the ability to operate successfully despite its exposure to interest rate risk. The Association manages its interest rate risk by attempting to originate adjustable-rate loans as market conditions allow, purchasing adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, maintaining capital well in excess of regulatory requirements and by selling fixed rate single-family real estate loans, except such loans that bear an interest rate above levels established from time to time by the Association's board of directors based on current market rates.

ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest- earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income also depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest- bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.

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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET. The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Association at and for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. The average yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown, except where otherwise noted, and reflect annualized yields and costs. Average balances are derived from average monthly balances. The yields and costs include fees which are considered adjustments to yields.

                                                                            FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                                         ----------------------------------------
                                                 AT JUNE 30, 1998                        1998
                                           ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------
                                                                                                     AVERAGE
                                                              YIELD/       AVERAGE                    YIELD/
                                                BALANCE       RATE(6)      BALANCE      INTEREST     RATE(6)
                                           ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------
                                                                   (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:
  Interest-bearing deposits..............        $  1,217      5.80%        $  6,226      $   64       2.07%
  Investment securities(1):
      Taxable............................          51,497      6.72           50,719       1,814       7.22
      Non-taxable(2).....................             231      9.87              268           9      10.25
  Loans, net(3)..........................          60,937      7.97           59,045       2,434       8.31
      FHLB stock.........................           2,605      7.85            2,546          91       7.21
                                                 --------                   --------      ------
     Total interest-earning assets.......         116,487                    118,804       4,412       7.49
Noninterest-earning assets...............           5,154                      2,277
                                                 --------                   --------
     Total assets........................        $121,641                   $121,081
                                                 ========                   ========
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
 Deposits:
  NOW accounts...........................        $  7,953      2.50         $  7,632         109       2.88
  Money Market  Accounts.................           2,585      3.00            2,635          45       3.44
  Savings accounts.......................          23,945      3.10           23,427         358       3.08
  Certificates of deposit................          43,449      5.74           43,765       1,206       5.56
                                                 --------                   --------      ------
    Total deposits.......................          77,932                     77,459       1,718       4.47
 FHLB advances and other borrowings......          27,680      5.86           28,009         818       5.89
                                                 --------                   --------      ------
   Total interest-bearing liabilities....         105,612                    105,468       2,536       4.85
                                                                                          ------      -----
 Noninterest-bearing liabilities.........           1,698                      1,319
                                                 --------                   --------
   Total liabilities.....................         107,310                    106,787
 Equity..................................          14,331                     14,294
                                                 --------                   --------
   Total liabilities and equity..........        $121,641                   $121,081
                                                 ========                   ========

 Net interest-earning assets.............        $ 10,875                   $ 13,336
                                                 ========                   ========
 Net interest income/interest rate
      spread (4).........................                                                 $1,876       2.64%
                                                                                          ======      =====
 Net interest margin as a percentage of
      interest-earning assets (5)........                                                              3.19%
                                                                                                      =====
 Ratio of interest-earning assets to
      interest-bearing liabilities.......                                     112.64
                                                                            ========

                                                FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                             --------------------------------------
                                                             1997
                                             --------------------------------------
                                                                          AVERAGE
                                                 AVERAGE                   YIELD/
                                                 BALANCE     INTEREST     RATE(6)
                                             --------------------------------------
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:
 Interest-bearing deposits...............        $  2,643      $   43       3.28%
 Investment securities(1):
     Taxable.............................          63,258       2,207       6.99
     Non-taxable(2)......................             305           9       9.03
  Loans, net(3)..........................          51,312       2,091       8.22
      FHLB stock.........................           2,370          83       7.06
                                                 --------      ------
     Total interest-earning assets.......         119,888       4,433       7.46
Noninterest-earning assets...............           3,800
                                                 --------
   Total assets..........................        $123,688
                                                 ========
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
 Deposits:
  NOW accounts...........................        $  7,698         110       2.88
  Money Market  Accounts.................           2,807          45       3.23
  Savings accounts.......................          23,684         361       3.07
  Certificates of deposit................          40,201       1,139       5.71
                                                 --------      ------
    Total deposits.......................          74,390       1,655       4.49
 FHLB advances and other borrowings......          34,177       1,001       5.91
                                                 --------      ------
   Total interest-bearing liabilities....         108,567       2,656       4.93
                                                               ------       ----
 Noninterest-bearing liabilities.........           1,782
                                                 --------
   Total liabilities.....................         110,349
 Equity..................................          13,339
                                                 --------
   Total liabilities and equity..........        $123,688
                                                 ========

 Net interest-earning assets.............        $ 11,322
                                                 ========
 Net interest income/interest rate
      spread (4).........................                      $1,777       2.53%
                                                               ======       ====
 Net interest margin as a percentage of
      interest-earning assets (5)........                                   2.98%
                                                                            ====
 Ratio of interest-earning assets to
      interest-bearing liabilities.......         110.43
                                                 =======


(1) Includes investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, mortgage-related securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity.
(2) Yield/Rate is presented on a taxable equivalent basis using the Federal income tax marginal rate of 34%.
(3) Balances are net of deferred loan origination costs, undisbursed proceeds of construction loans in process, and include nonperforming loans.
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(6) Stated on an annualized basis.

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                                                                  FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         1997                                  1996
                                      ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------
                                                                     AVERAGE                              AVERAGE
                                            AVERAGE                   YIELD/      AVERAGE                  YIELD/
                                            BALANCE      INTEREST      RATE       BALANCE     INTEREST      RATE
                                      ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------
                                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:
   Interest-bearing deposits...........     $  2,892       $  100       3.46%    $  3,382       $  138       4.08%
      Investment securities (1):
         Taxable.......................       59,325        4,107       6.89       61,400        4,224       6.85
         Non-taxable(2)................          291           18       9.36          411           26       9.59
      Loans (3)........................       53,484        4,405       8.24       49,097        4,068       8.29
      FHLB stock.......................        2,412          173       7.17        2,250          157       6.98
                                            --------       ------                --------       ------
         Total interest-earning assets.      118,404        8,803       7.42      116,540        8,613       7.37
Noninterest-earning assets.............        3,718                                3,491
                                            --------                             --------
         Total assets..................     $122,122                             $120,031
                                            ========                             ========
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
   Deposits:
      NOW accounts.....................     $  7,611          200       2.63     $  7,237          197       2.72
      Money market accounts............        2,741           92       3.36        2,888           95       3.29
      Savings accounts.................       23,424          724       3.09       24,536          759       3.09
      Certificates of deposit..........       41,001        2,351       5.73       37,740        2,181       5.78
                                            --------       ------                --------       ------
            Total deposits.............       74,777        3,367       4.50       72,401        3,232       4.46
   FHLB advances and other
      borrowings.......................       31,907        1,906       5.97       32,953        1,965       5.96
                                            --------       ------                --------       ------
         Total interest-bearing
          liabilities..................      106,684        5,273       4.94      105,354        5,197       4.93
                                                           ------       ----                    ------       ----
   Noninterest-bearing liabilities.....        1,814                                1,550
                                            --------                             --------
         Total liabilities.............      108,498                              106,904
   Equity..............................       13,624                               13,127
                                            --------                             --------
         Total liabilities and equity..     $122,122                             $120,031
                                            ========                             ========
   Net interest-earning assets.........     $ 11,720                             $ 11,186
                                            ========                             ========
   Net interest income/interest rate
      spread (4).......................                    $3,530       2.48%                   $3,416       2.44%
                                                           ======       ====                    ======       ====
   Net interest margin as a percentage
     of interest-earning assets (5)....                                 2.98%                                2.92%
                                                                        ====                                 ====
   Ratio of interest-earning assets
     to interest-bearing liabilities...       111.22%                              110.89%
                                            ========                             ========

                                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER, 31
                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                               1995
                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                                           AVERAGE
                                                  AVERAGE                   YIELD/
                                                  BALANCE      INTEREST      RATE
                                            -----------------------------------------
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:
   Interest-bearing deposits...........         $  3,314       $  151       4.56%
      Investment securities (1):
         Taxable.......................           56,810        3,788       6.65
         Non-taxable(2)................              530           33       9.43
      Loans (3)........................           48,919        4,002       8.18
      FHLB stock.......................            2,100          143       6.81
                                                --------       ------
         Total interest-earning assets.          111,673        8,117       7.26
Noninterest-earning assets.............            2,854
                                                --------
         Total assets..................         $114,527
                                                ========
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
   Deposits:
      NOW accounts.....................         $  7,446          218       2.93
      Money market accounts............            3,583          117       3.27
      Savings accounts.................           25,282          781       3.09
      Certificates of deposit..........           33,383        1,777       5.32
                                                --------       ------
            Total deposits.............           69,694        2,893       4.15
   FHLB advances and other
      borrowings.......................           30,727        1,878       6.11
                                                --------       ------
         Total interest-bearing
          liabilities..................          100,421       $4,771       4.75
                                                               ------       ----
   Noninterest-bearing liabilities.....            1,386
                                                --------
         Total liabilities.............          101,807
   Equity..............................           12,720
                                                --------
         Total liabilities and equity..         $114,527
                                                ========
   Net interest-earning assets.........         $ 11,252
                                                ========
   Net interest income/interest rate
      spread (4).......................                        $3,346       2.51%
                                                               ======       ====
   Net interest margin as a percentage
     of interest-earning assets (5)....                                     2.99%
                                                                            ====
   Ratio of interest-earning assets
     to interest-bearing liabilities             111.39%
                                                =======


(1) Includes investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, mortgage-related securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity.
(2) Yield/Rate is presented on a taxable equivalent basis using the Federal income tax marginal rate of 34%.
(3) Balances are net of deferred loan origination costs, undisbursed proceeds of construction loans in process, and include nonperforming loans.
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

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RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS. The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Association's interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated on a proportional basis between changes in rate and volume.

                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED                   YEAR ENDED                          YEAR ENDED
                                      JUNE 30, 1998                DECEMBER 31, 1997                    DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                       COMPARED TO                    COMPARED TO                          COMPARED TO
                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED                   YEAR ENDED                          YEAR ENDED
                                      JUNE 30, 1997                DECEMBER 31, 1996                    DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                -----------------------          ----------------------             -----------------------
                                  INCREASE (DECREASE)             INCREASE (DECREASE)                 INCREASE (DECREASE)
                                        DUE TO                         DUE TO                              DUE TO
                                ----------------------           ---------------------              ----------------------
                                    RATE       VOLUME     NET     RATE        VOLUME      NET         RATE        VOLUME       NET
                                ----------  ----------  -------  ---------------------  ------      ----------------------  -------
                                                                    (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:
   Interest-earning deposits........   $(20)  $  41    $  21      $(19)     $ (19)    $ (38)          $(16)      $  3      $ (13)
  Investment securities:
      Taxable.......................     70    (463)    (393)       28       (145)     (117)           118        318        436
      Non-taxable...................      2      (2)      --         3        (11)       (8)             4        (11)        (7)
   Loans............................     24     319      343       (24)       361       337             51         15         66
   FHLB.............................      2       6        8         4         12        16              4         10         14
                                       ----   -----    -----      ----      -----     -----           ----       ----      -----
      Total interest-earning
         assets.....................   $ 78   $ (99)   $ (21)     $ (8)     $ 198     $ 190           $161       $335      $ 496
                                       ====   =====    =====      ====      =====     =====           ====       ====      =====
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
   Deposits:
      NOW accounts..................   $ --   $  (1)   $  (1)     $ (7)     $  10     $   3           $(15)      $ (6)     $( 21)
      Money market accounts.........      3      (3)      --         2         (5)       (3)             1        (23)       (22)
      Savings accounts..............      1      (4)      (3)       (1)       (34)      (35)             1        (23)       (22)
      Certificates of deposit.......    (32)     99       67       (17)       187       170            160        244        404
      FHLB advances and other
         borrowings.................     (3)   (180)    (183)        3        (62)      (59)           (47)       134         87
                                       ----   -----    -----      ----      -----     -----           ----       ----      -----
         Total interest-bearing
            liabilities.............   $(31)  $ (89)   $(120)     $(20)     $  96     $  76           $100       $326      $ 426
                                       ====   =====    =====      ====      =====     =====           ====       ====      =====
Increase(decrease) in net
   interest income..................   $109   $ (10)   $  99      $ 12      $ 102     $ 114           $ 61       $  9      $  70
                                       ====   =====    =====      ====      =====     =====           ====       ====      =====

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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT JUNE 30, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997

Total assets of the Association were $121.6 million at June 30, 1998, compared to $118.3 million at December 31, 1997, representing an increase of $3.3 million, or 2.85%. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in both total securities and total loans, which was partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents. The increase in loans and securities was funded by increases in both deposits and advances from FHLB-Cincinnati. The changes in the balance sheets and the factors that caused the changes are discussed below.

Securities. Total securities increased $2.4 million, or 4.87%, from $49.3 million at December 31, 1997 to $51.7 million at June 30, 1998. The increase was the result of the Association using funds obtained through FHLB advances and increased deposits to fund securities and loan growth.

Loans. Loans increased $2.7 million, or 4.70% from $60.6 million at December 31, 1997 to $60.6 million at June 30, 1998. Average loans comprised 49.70% of average interest-earning assets in 1998 compared to 45.17% at December 31, 1997.

Deposits and Borrowings. The Association's deposits are obtained primarily from individuals and businesses in its market area. Total deposits increased $1.9 million, or 2.47%, from $77.0 million at December 31, 1997 to $78.9 million at June 30, 1998. The growth was primarily in certificates of deposit, which increased $1.2 million, or 2.85%. Advances from the FHLB-Cincinnati used to purchase securities and fund loan demand increased $1.6 million, or 6.13% during the period.

COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND
1997

General. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 1998 decreased by $226,000 or 59.95% from $377,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $151,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The decrease was primarily due to the increase in noninterest expense and the provision for loan losses. The decrease was partially offset by increases in net interest income and non- interest income and a decrease in federal income tax expense.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the largest component of the Association's net income, and consists of the difference between interest income generated on interest-earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest- bearing liabilities. Net interest income is primarily affected by the volumes, interest rates and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Net interest income increased approximately $99,000, or 5.57%, from $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The primary component of this change was $120,000, or 4.52%, decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest expense consisted of a $180,000 decrease due to decreased average volume of interest- bearing liabilities and a $60,000 increase due to increasing average interest rates. The decrease in interest expense of $120,000 was partially offset by a $21,000, or 0.47%, decrease in interest income.

Average loans outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 1998 increased $7.7 million, or 15.07%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 1997, while average securities decreased $12.6 million, or 19.79%, compared to the prior period. During the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Association experienced increases in yield on assets of 3 basis points and decreases in yield for the cost of liabilities of 8 basis points, resulting in the $99,000 increase in net interest income. Net interest margin increased 21 basis

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points from 2.98% for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to 3.19% for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The Association's average interest rate spread increased 11 basis points from 2.53% for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to 2.64% for the six months ended June 30, 1998.

The tables appearing elsewhere in this prospectus provide a more detailed analysis of the changes in average balances, yields/rates and net interest income identifying that portion of change in average volume versus that portion due to change in average rates. See "Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields," "Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income" and "Weighted Average Yields."

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses is based on management's regular review of the loan portfolio, which considers factors such as past experience, prevailing general economic conditions and considerations applicable to specific loans, such as the ability of the borrower to repay the loan and the estimated value of the underlying collateral, as well as changes in the size and growth of the loan portfolio.

The provision for loan losses increased $150,000 from $0 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $150,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998. At June 30, 1998, the allowance for loan losses totalled 0.61% of total loans compared to 0.43% at June 30, 1997. The increase in the provision and the allowance for loan losses is due in part to a $50,000 specific allocation for a commercial loan for which the collection of the principal is in doubt. The remaining increase in the provision was due to the continued increase in consumer lending, a significant portion of which is from indirect lending. While the Association has had a relatively low amount of charge-offs from its consumer loan portfolio, management believed that national increases in the level of consumer bankruptcies and the growth in consumer lending in areas of the Association's market served by the Association's newer branches suggested the need to increase the overall level of the allowance for loan losses. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb potential losses; however, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions.

Noninterest Income. The Association experienced a $47,000, or 40.87%, increase in noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 1998, as compared with the six months ended June 30, 1997. The increase was primarily due to loan sales which generated net gains of $33,000 in 1998, whereas no such gains were generated in 1997.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense increased $333,000, or 24.50%, primarily due to the increase in salaries and benefits of $153,000, or 22.30%, compared to 1997, and due to the increase in net occupancy expense of $39,000, or 20.74%, compared to 1997. The increase in both salaries and benefits and net occupancy expense were a direct result of the two branch offices opened during October, 1997 and February, 1998. The branches are leased facilities located in Phar-Mor stores and have allowed the Association to expand its market area by entering the Youngstown and Boardman markets. Salaries and benefits and net occupancy costs are expected to increase as a result of the additional branches and due to an additional in-store Phar-Mor branch which opened during the third quarter of 1998. Additional costs will also arise from the stock benefit plans discussed elsewhere in this prospectus. See "Management of the Association-- Benefits."

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes totaled $45,000 at June 30, 1998 compared to $156,000 at June 30, 1997, due to the decrease in income before income taxes.

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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1996

Total assets of the Association were $118.3 million at December 31, 1997, compared to $124.2 million at December 31, 1996, representing a decrease of $5.9 million, or 4.75%. This decline was primarily attributable to decreases in total securities, which was partially offset by an increase in total loans. The decline resulted in a reduction in advances from the FHLB-Cincinnati, which was partially offset by an increase in deposits. The changes in the balance sheets and the factors that caused the changes are discussed below.

Securities. Total securities decreased $15.0 million, or 23.33%, from $64.3 million at December 31, 1996 to $49.3 million at December 31, 1997. The decrease was the result of the Association using funds obtained through maturities and paydowns of investment and mortgage-backed securities to fund loan growth and reduce advances from the FHLB-Cincinnati.

Loans. Loans increased $8.3 million, or 16.73% from $49.6 million at December 31, 1996 to $57.9 million at December 31, 1997. Average loans comprised 45.17% of interest-earning assets at December 31, 1997 compared to 42.13% at December 31, 1996. The increase in loans was primarily due to the increase of $4.8 million, or 13.28%, of single-family loans and $4.5 million, or 49.30% increase in consumer loans. The increase in single-family loans is due to the continued emphasis in growing the company's core loan product. The increase in consumer loans is directly related to an increase in indirect automobile lending as the Association continues to expand its dealer relationships and continues to emphasize increasing the consumer loan portfolio. Management continues to seek growth in both the single-family loan and consumer loan portfolios. See "Risk Factors -- Increased Credit Risks Associated with Consumer Loans."

Deposits and Borrowings. The Association's deposits are obtained primarily from individuals and businesses in its market area. Total deposits increased $1.2 million, or 1.58%, from $75.8 million at December 31, 1996 to $77.0 million at December 31, 1997. The growth was primarily in certificates of deposit, which increased $2.2 million, or 5.50%. Advances from the FHLB decreased $8.1 million, or 23.91% during the period.

COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND
DECEMBER 31, 1996

General. Net income for the year ended December 31, 1997 increased by $394,000 or 137.28% from $287,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 to $681,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net interest income and other income and the one-time $449,000 SAIF assessment in 1996. Excluding the one-time SAIF assessment, net income for 1996 would have been $583,000.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the largest component of the Association's net income, and consists of the difference between interest income generated on interest-earnings assets and interest expense incurred on interest- bearing liabilities. Net interest income is primarily affected by the volumes, interest rates and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Net interest income increased approximately $114,000, or 3.34%, from $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 to $3,530,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997. The primary component of this change was $190,000, or 2.21%, increase in interest income. The increase in interest income consisted of a $198,000 increase due to increased average volume of interest-earning assets and an $8,000

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decrease due to decreasing average interest rates. The increase in interest income was partially offset by a $76,000, or 1.46%, increase in interest expense.

Average loans outstanding for the year ended December 31, 1997 increased $4.4 million, or 8.94%, compared to average loans outstanding for the year ended December 31, 1996, while average securities decreased $2.2 million, or 3.55%, compared to the prior year. For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Association experienced an increase in average yield on assets of 5 basis points and an increase in the average cost of liabilities of 1 basis point, resulting in a $114,000 increase in net interest income over net interest income for the year ended December 31, 1996. Average net interest margin increased 6 basis points from 2.92% for the year ended December 31, 1996 to 2.98% for the year ended December 31, 1997. The Association's average interest rate spread increased 4 basis points from 2.44% for the year ended December 31, 1996 to 2.48% for the year ended December 31, 1997.

The tables appearing elsewhere in this prospectus provide a more detailed analysis of the changes in average balances, yields/rates and net interest income identifying that portion of change in average volume versus that portion due to changes in average rates. See "Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields," "Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income" and "Weighted Average Yields."

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses is based on management's regular review of the loan portfolio, which considers factors such as past experience, prevailing general economic conditions and considerations applicable to specific loans, such as the ability of the borrower to repay the loan and the estimated value of the underlying collateral, as well as changes in the size and growth of the loan portfolio

The provision for loan losses was $0 for each of the years ending December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1997. At December 31, 1997, the allowance for loan losses represented 0.40% of total loans compared to 0.46% at December 31, 1996. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb potential losses; however, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions.

Noninterest Income. The Association experienced a $72,000, or 42.60%, increase in noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 1997 over the year ended December 31, 1996. The increase was primarily due to a $41,000 increase in service charges and fees compared to the prior year due to restructuring and increasing fees on certain deposit accounts and transactions. The increase in both salaries and benefits and net occupancy expense were related to the full year impact of the branch office opened in Wintersville during the first half of 1996 and due to the branch office located in Boardman opened during the fourth quarter of 1997.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 1997 decreased $369,000, or 11.35%, as compared with the year ended December 31, 1996, primarily due to $449,000 expensed during fiscal 1996 for the assessment to recapitalize the SAIF, which was not repeated in 1997. The decrease in FDIC expense was partially offset by increases in salaries and employee benefits of $112,000, or 7.77%, and an increase in net occupancy expense of $56,000, or 18.86%. The increases in both salaries and benefits and net occupancy expense were a result of the branch office opened in October 1997.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes totaled $207,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997 compared to $46,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996, due to the increase in income before income taxes.

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COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND
DECEMBER 31, 1995

General. Net income for the year ended December 31, 1996 decreased by $382,000 or 57.10% from $669,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995 to $287,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996. The decrease was primarily due to the increase in noninterest expense partially offset by an increase in net interest income and a decrease in tax expense. The increase in noninterest expense was substantially due to the one-time SAIF assessment during 1996. Excluding the one-time SAIF assessment, net income for 1996 was $583,000.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the largest component of the Association's net income, and consists of the difference between interest income generated on interest-earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest- bearing liabilities. Net interest income is primarily affected by the volumes, interest rates and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Net interest income increased approximately $70,000, or 2.09%, from $3,346,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995 to $3,416,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996. The primary component of this change was a $496,000, or 6.11%, increase in interest income. The increase in interest income consisted of a $335,000 increase due to increased average volume of interest-earning assets and a $161,000 increase due to increasing average interest rates. The increase in interest income was partially offset by a $426,000, or 8.93%, increase in interest expense.

Average securities for the year ended December 31, 1996 increased $4.5 million, or 7.80%, compared to the year ended December 31, 1995, while average loans outstanding increased $178,000, or 0.36%, compared to the prior year. In 1996, the Association experienced increases in yields on assets of 11 basis points and an increase in the cost of liabilities of 18 basis points, resulting in the $70,000 increase in net interest income. Net interest margin decreased 7 basis points from 2.99% for the year ended December 31, 1995 to 2.92% for the year ended December 31, 1996. The Association's average interest rate spread decreased seven basis points from 2.51% for the year ended December 31, 1995 to 2.44% for the year ended December 31, 1996.

The tables appearing elsewhere in this prospectus provide a more detailed analysis of the changes in average balances, yields/rates and net interest income identifying that portion of change in average volume versus that portion due to change in average rates. See "Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields," "Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income" and "Weighted Average Yields."

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses is based on management's regular review of the loan portfolio, which considers factors such as past experience, prevailing general economic conditions and considerations applicable to specific loans, such as the ability of the borrower to repay the loan and the estimated value of the underlying collateral, as well as changes in the size and growth of the loan portfolio.

The provision for loan losses was $42,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 1996. At December 31, 1996, the allowance for loan losses represented 0.46% of total loans compared to 0.51% at December 31, 1995. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb potential losses; however, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions.

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Noninterest Income. The Association experienced a $12,000, or 7.64%, increase in noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 1996, as compared with the year ended December 31, 1995. The increase was primarily due to a $21,000 increase in service charges and fees compared to the prior year based on an increase in both individual fees and the volume of transactions.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense increased $767,000, or 30.87%, for the year ended December 31, 1996 as compared with the year ended December 31, 1995, primarily due to a $454,000 increase in FDIC expense due to a one time assessment of $449,000 to recapitalize the SAIF. The increase in noninterest expense was also due to higher salaries and employee benefit costs of $184,000, or 14.64%, and an increase in net occupancy expense of $92,000, or 44.88%. The increase in both salaries and benefits and net occupancy expense was a result of the new branch office opened in Wintersville during the first half of 1996.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes totaled $46,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 compared to $307,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995, due to a decrease in income before income taxes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Association's primary sources of funds are deposits and other borrowings including FHLB advances from the FHLB-Cincinnati, loan and mortgage-backed securities repayments and other funds provided by operations. The Association also has the ability to borrow additional funds from the FHLB-Cincinnati. The Association maintains investments in liquid assets based upon management's assessment of: (i) the Association's need for funds; (ii) expected deposit flows; (iii) the yields available on short-term liquid assets; and (iv) the objectives of the Association's asset/liability management program. The Association maintains a liquidity ratio above the regulatory requirement. This requirement, which may be varied at the direction of the OTS depending upon economic conditions and deposit flows, is based upon a percentage of deposits and short-term borrowings. The required ratio is currently 4.0%. The Association's average regulatory liquidity ratios were 8.36%, 10.99%, 10.26%, 6.14% and 5.61% for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994 and 1993 and 5.12% and 10.09% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Management expects the Association's regulatory liquidity ratio to increase immediately after the consummation of the Conversion because the bulk of the net conversion proceeds will initially be invested in short-term investment securities.

The Association's cash flows are comprised of three primary classifications:
cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities were $1.0 million and $600,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and were $1.7 million, $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Net cash from investing activities consisted primarily of disbursements for loan originations and the purchase of investments and mortgage-backed securities, offset by principal collections on loans and proceeds from maturation of investments and paydowns on mortgage-backed securities. Net cash from financing activities consisted primarily of activity in deposit accounts. The net increase in deposits was $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, and $1.2 million, $3.8 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

At June 30, 1998, the Association exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a tangible capital level of $14.3 million, or 11.78%, of adjusted total assets, which is above the required level of $1.8 million, or 1.50%; core capital of $14.3 million, or 11.78%, of adjusted total assets, which is above the

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required level of $4.8 million, or 4.00%; and risk-based capital of $14.6 million, or 23.09%, of risk-weighted assets, which is above the required level of $5.0 million, or 8.00%. See "Regulatory Capital Compliance."

The Association's most liquid assets are cash and short-term investments. The levels of these assets are dependent on the Association's operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At June 30, 1998, cash and short-term investments totalled $3.4 million. The Association has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including securities maturing within one year and the repayment of loans. The Association may also utilize FHLB advances or the sale of securities available for sale as a source of funds. At June 30, 1998, the Association had advances outstanding from the FHLB-Cincinnati of $27.7 million and $16.2 million of securities available for sale.

At June 30, 1998, the Association had outstanding commitments to originate loans of $4.7 million compared to $3.4 million at December 31, 1997. The Association anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan origination commitments. See "Business of the Association - General." Certificate accounts which are scheduled to mature in less than one year from June 30, 1998 totalled $25.6 million. The Association expects that a substantial portion of the maturing certificate accounts will be retained by the Association at maturity. However, if a substantial portion of these deposits are not retained, the Association may utilize FHLB advances, or raise interest rates on deposits to attract new accounts, which may result in higher levels of interest expense.

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

As the year 2000 approaches, an important business issue has emerged regarding how existing application software programs and operating systems can accommodate this date value. Many existing application software products were designed to accommodate only two-digits. For example, "98" is stored on the system to represent 1998. Accordingly, the Association's operating system may recognize "00" as the year 1900 rather than 2000, causing the system to fail or generate erroneous information. Although there can be no assurance that the Association and its vendors will be successful in remedying all potential problems, the Association has been identifying potential problems associated with the "Year 2000" issue and has implemented a plan designed to ensure that all software used in connection with the Association's business will manage and manipulate data involving the transition with data from 1999 to 2000 without functional or data abnormality and without inaccurate results related to such data. The Association is working with the companies that supply or service its computer-operated or - dependent systems to identify and remedy any year-2000 related problems.

It is anticipated that all reprogramming efforts will be substantially complete by December 31, 1998, allowing adequate time for testing. The Association has not identified any material expenses which are reasonably likely to be incurred by the Association in connection with year-2000 issues and the Association does not expect to incur significant expense to implement corrective measures. No assurance can be given, however, that significant expense will not be incurred in future periods. In the event that the Association is ultimately required to purchase replacement computer systems, programs and equipment, or that substantial expense must be incurred to make the Association's current systems, programs and equipment year-2000 compliant, the Association's net income and financial condition could be adversely affected. While the Association is working to ensure that its computer-dependent operations are year-2000 compliant, no assurance can be given that some year-2000 problems will not occur. In the event that such problems did occur, the Association would undertake manual processing procedures on an interim basis.

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In addition to possible expense related to its own systems, the Association could incur losses if year-2000 issues adversely affect the Association's depositors or borrowers. Such problems could include delayed loan payments due to year-2000 problems affecting any of the Association's significant borrowers or impairing the payroll systems of large employers in the Association's market area. Because the Association's loan portfolio is highly diversified with regard to individual borrowers and types of businesses, the Association does not expect any significant or prolonged year-2000 related difficulties that will affect net earnings or cash flows.

IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Recent pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") will have an impact on financial statements issued in subsequent periods. Set forth below are summaries of such pronouncements.

SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," was issued in 1995. It revises the accounting for transfers of financial assets, such as loans and securities, and for distinguishing between sales and secured borrowings. SFAS No. 125 was originally effective for some transactions occurring after December 31, 1995, and was effective for others in 1998. SFAS No. 127, "Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of FASB Statement No. 125," which was issued in December 1995, defers for one year the effective date of provisions relating to securities lending, repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The impact of partial adoption in 1996 was not material to the 1996 financial statements and the impact of the complete adoption in 1998 was not material to the 1998 financial statements.

In June 1996, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." This Statement establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components (revenue, expenses, gains and losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. This Statement requires that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. Income tax effects must also be shown. This Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997.

In June 1996, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way that public business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires that those enterprises report selected information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. This statement is effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 1997.

In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133 addresses the accounting for derivative instruments and certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and hedging activities. The statement standardizes the accounting for derivative instruments by requiring that an entity recognize those items as assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure them at fair value. This statement is effective for all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999.

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These statements are not expected to have a material effect on the Association's consolidated financial position or results of operation.

IMPACT ON INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

The financial statements and related data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and results of operations primarily in terms of historical dollars without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of the Association are monetary in nature. Therefore, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. The liquidity, maturity structure and quality of the Association's assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of acceptable performance levels.

BUSINESS OF THE ASSOCIATION

GENERAL

The Association's principal business is to operate as a community-oriented savings and loan association. The Association attracts retail deposits from the general public in the areas surrounding its offices and invests those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, primarily in fixed-rate single- family residential mortgage loans and investments in mortgage-backed securities. The Association also invests in consumer loans, primarily automobile loans, and on a limited basis, home equity loans, and construction and land loans. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Management Strategy." The Association's revenues are derived principally from interest on its mortgage loans and consumer loans, and interest and dividends on its investments and mortgage-backed securities. The Association's primary sources of funds are deposits, FHLB advances and principal and interest payments on loans and securities.

MARKET AREA AND COMPETITION

The Association's primary market area includes Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson Counties in Eastern Ohio. In recent years, the market area has experienced higher unemployment rates than in Ohio and the United States and a slightly decreasing population. Per capita income and median household income in the market area are lower and have increased at a lower rate than in Ohio and the United States.

The Association's primary market area is a competitive market for financial services and the Association faces significant competition both in making loans and in attracting deposits. The Association faces direct competition from a number of financial institutions operating in its market area, many with a state-wide or regional presence, and in some cases, a national presence. Many of these financial institutions are significantly larger and have greater financial resources than the Association. The Association's competition for loans comes principally from savings institutions, mortgage banking companies, commercial banks and credit unions. Its most direct competition for deposits has historically come from savings institutions and commercial banks. In addition, the Association faces increasing competition for deposits and other financial products from non-bank institutions such as brokerage firms and insurance companies in mutual funds and annuities. Competition may also increase as a result of the lifting of restrictions on the interstate operations of financial institutions.

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LENDING ACTIVITIES

Loan Portfolio Composition. The Association's loan portfolio consists primarily of conventional first mortgage loans secured by single-family residences. At June 30, 1998, the Association had gross loans receivable of $61.1 million, of which $42.7 million were single-family, residential mortgage loans, or 69.91% of the Association's gross loans receivable. The remainder of the portfolio consisted of: consumer loans of $15.4 million, or 25.20% of gross loans receivable; $1.6 million of construction and land loans, or 2.63% of gross loans receivable; $1.0 million of multi-family mortgage loans, or 1.62% of gross loans receivable; and $0.4 million of commercial real estate loans, or 0.64% of gross loans receivable. At that same date, 87.21% of the Association's loan portfolio had fixed interest rates. The Association had $689,000 in single- family residential mortgage loans held for sale at June 30, 1998.

The types of loans that the Association may originate are subject to federal and state law and regulations. Interest rates charged by the Association on loans are affected by the demand for such loans and the supply of money available for lending purposes and the rates offered by competitors. These factors are, in turn, affected by, among other things, economic conditions, fiscal policies of the federal government, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board, and legislative tax policies.

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The following table sets forth the composition of the Association's loan portfolio in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the portfolio at the dates indicated.

                                                                                                                 AT DECEMBER 31,
                                               AT JUNE 30,          ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1998                         1997                   1996
                                           ----------------------   --------------------------  ---------------------  ------------
                                                        PERCENT                       PERCENT               PERCENT
                                            AMOUNT     OF TOTAL         AMOUNT       OF TOTAL    AMOUNT     OF TOTAL      AMOUNT
                                           --------   ----------      --------      ---------  --------    ----------  ------------
                                                                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Real estate loans:
   Single-family(1).....................    $42,712       69.91%       $42,429        72.80%    $38,498      77.14%       $37,060
   Multi-family and commercial..........        990        1.62          1,006         1.73       1,448       2.90          2,176
   Construction.........................      1,607        2.63          1,017         1.74         612       1.23              -
                                            -------      ------        -------       ------     -------     ------        -------
         Total real estate loans........     45,309       74.16         44,452        76.27      40,558      81.27         39,236
                                            -------      ------        -------       ------     -------     ------        -------
Consumer loans:
   Home equity loans....................      2,132        3.49          2,227         3.82       1,598       3.20            928
   Automobile...........................     12,473       20.42         10,585        18.16       6,879      13.79          6,834
   Other................................        788        1.29            710         1.22         580       1.16            845
                                            -------      ------        -------       ------     -------     ------        -------
         Total consumer loans...........     15,393       25.20         13,522        23.20       9,057      18.15          8,607
                                            -------      ------        -------       ------     -------     ------        -------
Commercial loans........................        394        0.64            308         0.53         290       0.58            791
                                            -------      ------        -------       ------     -------     ------        -------
      Total loans.......................     61,096      100.00%        58,282       100.00%     49,905     100.00%        48,634
                                                         ======                      ======                 ======
Less:
   Deferred loan origination fees.......       (159)                      (165)                    (159)                     (152)
     and discounts
   Allowance for loan losses............       (375)                      (231)                    (229)                     (249)
                                            -------                    -------                  -------                   -------
      Total loans, net..................    $60,562                    $57,886                  $49,517                   $48,233
                                            =======                    =======                  =======                   =======


                                               ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1995                    1994                    1993
                                               ---------------  ----------------------  -------------------------
                                                  PERCENT                     PERCENT                PERCENT
                                                 OF TOTAL         AMOUNT     OF TOTAL    AMOUNT     OF TOTAL
                                               --------------   ---------------------   -------------------------
Real estate loans:
   Single-family(1)...........................    76.20%          $37,070       75.49%    $36,581      76.04%
   Multi-family and commercial................     4.47             2,952        6.01       4,005       8.33
   Construction...............................        -                 -           -           -          -
                                                 ------           -------      ------     -------     ------
         Total real estate loans..............    80.67            40,022       81.50      40,586      84.37
                                                 ------           -------      ------     -------     ------
Consumer loans:
   Home equity loans..........................     1.91               828        1.68         584       1.21
   Automobile.................................    14.05             6,320       12.87       4,849      10.08
   Other......................................     1.74             1,080        2.20       1,205       2.51
                                                 ------           -------      ------     -------     ------
         Total consumer loans.................    17.70             8,228       16.75       6,638      13.80
                                                 ------           -------      ------     -------     ------
Commercial loans..............................     1.63               858        1.75         880       1.83
                                                 ------           -------      ------     -------     ------
      Total loans.............................   100.00%           49,108      100.00%     48,104     100.00%
                                                 ======                        =======                ======
Less:
   Deferred loan origination fees.............                      (149)                    (153)
     and discounts
   Allowance for loan losses..................                      (211)                    (177)
                                                                 -------                  -------
      Total loans, net........................                   $48,748                  $47,774
                                                                 =======                  =======


(1) Includes loans held for sale.

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LOAN MATURITY. The following table shows the remaining contractual maturity of the Association's total loans at June 30, 1998. The table does not include the effect of future principal prepayments.

                                                                               AT JUNE 30, 1998
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   MULTI-
                                                                 FAMILY AND
                                                   SINGLE        COMMERCIAL                                                TOTAL
                                                   FAMILY        REAL ESTATE    CONSTRUCTION (1)   CONSUMER    COMMERCIAL  LOANS
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                       (IN THOUSANDS)
Amounts due in:
   One year or less.........................      $ 1,097            $ --             $   --       $   994        $146    $ 2,237
   After one year:                                                                                      --
     More than one year to three years......          219             162                 --         3,772          --      4,153
     More than three years to five years....          780              20                 --        10,122          --     10,922
     More than five years to 10 years.......        5,031             263                 --           491          82      5,867
     More than 10 years to 15 years.........       18,392             410                 --            --         166     18,968
     More than 15 years.....................       17,193             135              1,607            14          --     18,949
                                                  -------            ----             ------       -------        ----    -------
      Total amount due......................      $42,712            $990             $1,607       $15,393        $394    $61,096
                                                  =======            ====             =======      =======        ====    =======


(1) Construction loans, which consist of loans to the owner for the construction of single-family residences, automatically convert to permanent financing upon completion of the construction phase.

The following table sets forth, at June 30, 1998, the dollar amount of loans contractually due after June 30, 1999, and whether such loans have fixed interest rates or adjustable interest rates.

                                                                                    DUE AFTER JUNE 30, 1999
                                                                    -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                        FIXED              ADJUSTABLE             TOTAL
                                                                    -----------          -------------        -----------
                                                                                         (IN THOUSANDS)
Real estate loans:
   Single-family............................................           $35,630               $5,985             $41,615
   Multi-family and commercial real estate..................               734                  256                 990
   Construction.............................................             1,336                  271               1,607
                                                                       -------               ------             -------
      Total real estate loans...............................            37,700                6,512              44,212
Consumer loans..............................................            14,399                    -              14,399
Commercial loans............................................                82                  166                 248
                                                                       -------               ------             -------
      Total loans...........................................           $52,181               $6,678             $58,859
                                                                       =======               ======             =======

Origination of Loans. The Association's mortgage lending activities are conducted through its home office and five branch offices. Although the Association may originate both adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans, a substantial majority of the Association's loan originations have been fixed-rate mortgage loans. The Association's ability to originate loans is dependent upon the relative customer demand for fixed-rate or adjustable-rate mortgage loans, which is affected by the current and expected future level of interest rates. The Association has not emphasized the origination of adjustable-rate mortgage loans due to the relatively low demand for such loans in the Association's primary market area. The Association sells a portion of the mortgage loans that it originates, primarily to Freddie Mac and retains only loans that bear an interest rate above levels established from time to time by the Association's board of directors based on current market rates. At June 30, 1998, there were 9 loans categorized as held for sale. In addition, the Association also emphasizes the origination of home equity loans and construction loans secured primarily by owner-occupied properties.

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The following table sets forth the Association's loan originations, purchases, sales and principal repayments for the periods indicated:

                                                           FOR THE SIX MONTHS                          FOR THE YEAR
                                                             ENDED JUNE 30,                         ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                      ----------------------------     ---------------------------------------------
                                                           1998            1997             1997            1996            1995
                                                      ------------    ------------     -----------     ------------     -----------
                                                                                      (IN THOUSANDS)
Loans at beginning of period......................         $57,886         $49,517        $ 49,517         $ 48,233        $ 48,748
                                                          --------         -------        --------         --------        --------
   Originations:
      Real estate:
         Single-family............................          10,177           5,238          11,932           11,495           6,513
         Multi-family and commercial..............              32              --              --              353              --
         Construction.............................           1,095             272           1,042              376             198
         Consumer.................................           5,533           5,073          10,139            5,469           5,652
         Commercial...............................             177             234             341              283              73
                                                          --------         -------        --------         --------        --------
            Total loans originated................          17,014          10,817          23,454           17,976          12,436
                                                          --------         -------        --------         --------        --------

   Principal loan repayments and prepayments......          (9,560)         (6,548)        (14,161)         (16,076)        (12,331)
      Loan sales..................................          (4,624)           (115)           (877)            (629)           (547)
      Transfers to REO............................              (4)            (39)            (39)              --             (32)
      Change in unearned origination fees.........              (6)             (8)             (6)              (7)             (3)
      Change in allowance for loan losses.........            (144)             (2)             (2)              20             (38)
                                                          --------         -------        --------         --------        --------
Net loan activity.................................           2,676           4,105           8,369            1,284            (515)
                                                          --------         -------        --------         --------        --------
      Loans at end of period (1)..................         $60,562         $53,622        $ 57,886         $ 49,517        $ 48,233
                                                          ========         =======        ========         ========        ========


(1) Loans at end of period include loans in process of $1,058 and $491 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, and $574, $550 and $199 for fiscal years 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

Single-Family Mortgage Lending. The primary lending activity of the Association has been and continues to be the origination of permanent conventional mortgage loans secured by single-family residences located in the Association's primary market area. The Association sells a portion of the fixed-rate loans that it originates. The Association retains the servicing rights on the loans it sells. The Association retains fixed-rate loans with a rate of interest higher than the level established by the Association's board of directors as high in relation to the current market based on Freddie Mac's levels. At June 30, 1998, the Association retained 30-year loans with a rate of interest of 7.5% or higher and 15-year loans with a rate of interest of 7.0% or higher. The Association generally retains for its portfolio any ARM loans that it originates. Most single-family mortgage loans are underwritten according to Freddie Mac guidelines. Loan originations are obtained from the Association's loan officers and their contacts with the local real estate industry, existing or past customers, and members of the local communities. The Association primarily originates fixed-rate loans in the current low interest rate environment, but also offers adjustable-rate mortgage ("ARM") loans. At June 30, 1998, single-family mortgage loans totalled $42.7 million, or 69.91% of total loans at such date. At that date, of the Association's mortgage loans secured by single-family residences, $35.7 million, or 83.7%, were fixed-rate loans.

The Association's policy is to originate single-family residential mortgage loans in amounts up to 80% of the appraised value of the property securing the loan and up to 95% of the appraised value if private mortgage insurance is obtained. Mortgage loans originated by the Association generally include due- on-sale clauses which provide the Association with the contractual right to deem the loan immediately due and payable in the event the borrower transfers ownership of the property without the Association's consent.

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Due-on-sale clauses are an important means of adjusting the rates on the Association's fixed-rate mortgage loan portfolio and the Association exercises its rights under these clauses. The residential mortgage loans originated by the Association are generally for terms to maturity of up to 30 years.

The Association offers several adjustable rate loan programs with terms of up to 25 years and interest rates that adjust either annually or every three years. Of the Association's mortgage loans secured by single-family residences, $7.0 million, or 16.3%, had adjustable rates. Certain of the Association's one-year ARM loans have a maximum adjustment limitation of 2% per year and a 6% lifetime cap on adjustments. The Association has additional one-year ARM loans that have no caps. The Association's three-year ARM loan has a maximum adjustment limitation of 1.5% per change and a 6% lifetime cap. The interest rate adjustments on ARM loans currently offered are indexed to the monthly average rate on a variety of established indices.

The volume and types of ARM loans originated by the Association have been affected by such market factors as the level of interest rates, consumer preferences, competition and the availability of funds. In recent years, demand for ARM loans in the Association's primary market area has been weak due to the low interest rate environment and consumer preference for fixed-rate loans. Consequently, in recent years the Association has not originated a significant amount of ARM loans as compared to its originations of fixed-rate loans. The ARM loans offered by the Association do not provide for initial deep discount interest rates or for negative amortization. Although the Association will continue to offer ARM loans, there can be no assurance that in the future the Association will be able to originate a sufficient volume of ARM loans to constitute a significant portion of the Association's loan portfolio.

Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate Lending. On a limited basis, the Association occasionally originates multi-family mortgage loans generally secured by properties located in the Association's primary market area. In reaching its decision on whether to make a multi-family loan, the Association considers a number of factors including: the net operating income of the mortgaged premises before debt service and depreciation; the debt service ratio (the ratio of net operating income to debt service); and the ratio of loan amount to appraised value. Pursuant to the Association's current underwriting policies, a multi-family mortgage loan may be made in an amount up to 80% of the appraised value of the underlying property. In addition, the Association generally requires a debt service ratio of 120%. Properties securing a multi- family loan are appraised by an independent appraiser.

When evaluating a multi-family loan, the Association also considers the financial resources and income level of the borrower, the borrower's experience in owning or managing similar property, and the Association's lending experience with the borrower. The Association's underwriting policies require that the borrower be able to demonstrate strong management skills and the ability to maintain the property from current rental income. The borrower is required to present evidence of the ability to repay the mortgage and a satisfactory credit history. In making its assessment of the creditworthiness of the borrower, the Association generally reviews the financial statements, employment and credit history of the borrower, as well as other related documentation.

On a limited basis, the Association originates commercial real estate loans that are generally secured by properties used for business or religious purposes such as farms, churches, small office buildings or retail facilities located in its primary market area. The Association's underwriting procedures provide that commercial real estate loans may be made in amounts up to 70% of the appraised value of the property. The Association's underwriting standards and procedures are similar to those applicable to its multi-family loans, whereby the Association considers the net operating income of the property, the debt service ratio and the

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borrower's expertise, credit history and profitability. The largest commercial real estate loan in the Association's portfolio at June 30, 1998 was $120,000. The loan was current and performing in accordance with its contractual terms at June 30, 1998.

Multi-family and commercial real estate loans are generally considered to involve a greater degree of risk than single-family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate properties are often dependent on successful operation or management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be subject to a greater extent to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. The Association seeks to minimize these risks through its underwriting policies, which require such loans to be qualified at origination on the basis of the property's income and debt coverage ratio.

The Association's multi-family and commercial real estate loan portfolio at June 30, 1998 totalled $1.0 million or 1.62% of gross loans receivable. The Association's largest multi-family loan at June 30, 1998, had a principal balance outstanding of less than $200,000.

Commercial Lending. On a very limited basis, the Association makes commercial business loans generally secured by business equipment, inventory, accounts receivable and other business assets. At June 30, 1998, the Association's commercial loan portfolio was $394,000 or 0.64% of gross loans receivable, of which amount $50,000 was in non-accrual status. The Association does not currently anticipate that commercial lending activities will significantly increase in the immediate future.

Construction and Land Lending. The Association generally originates construction and land development loans to contractors and individuals in its primary market area. The Association's construction loans primarily are made to finance the construction of owner-occupied single-family residential properties and, to a significantly lesser extent, individual properties built by developers for future sale. The Association's construction loans to individuals are primarily fixed-rate loans which, after a four-month construction period, convert to permanent loans with maturities of up to 30 years. The Association's policies provide that construction loans may be made in amounts up to 80% of the appraised value of the property for construction of single-family residences. The Association requires an independent appraisal of the property. Loan proceeds are disbursed in increments as construction progresses and as inspections warrant. The Association requires regular inspections to monitor the progress of construction. Land loans are determined on an individual basis, but generally they do not exceed 75% of the actual cost or current appraised value of the property, whichever is less. The largest construction and land loan in the Association's portfolio at June 30, 1998 had a balance of $168,000 and is secured by a single family residence. This loan is currently performing in accordance with its terms. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $1.6 million of construction and land loans totalling 2.63% of the Association's gross loans receivable.

Construction and land financing is considered to involve a higher degree of credit risk than long-term financing on improved, owner-occupied real estate. Risk of loss on a construction loan is dependent largely upon the accuracy of the initial estimate of the property's value at completion of construction or development compared to the estimated cost (including interest) of construction. If the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, the Association may be confronted with a project, when completed, having a value which is insufficient to assure full repayment.

Consumer and Other Lending. The Association's originated consumer loans generally consist of automobile loans, second mortgage loans, home equity loans and loans secured by deposits. The Association originates a relatively small number of home equity lines of credit, which are generally ARM loans with the

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rate adjusting monthly at 2% above the prime rate of interest as disclosed in The Wall Street Journal. At June 30, 1998, the Association's consumer loan portfolio was $15.4 million, or 25.2% of gross loans receivable.

Loans secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles entail greater risks than single-family residential mortgage loans. In such cases, repossessed collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance, since there is a greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation of the underlying collateral. Further, consumer loan collections on these loans are dependent on the borrower's continuing financial stability and, therefore, are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Finally, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans in the event of a default. A significant portion of the Association's automobile loans are originated on the Association's behalf by automobile dealers at the time of sale. This lending requires the maintenance of relationships with such dealers. Such loans do not have the benefit of direct interaction between the borrowers and the Association's lending officers during the underwriting process.

Loan Approval Procedures and Authority. The Board of Directors establishes the lending policies of the Association. Consumer loans in amounts up to $25,000 may be approved by the Association's loan officers. Loans in excess of $25,000 and up to $50,000 must be approved by the President or Vice President. Consumer loans in excess of $50,000 must be approved by the Board of Directors. All mortgage loans are approved by the Executive Committee. Pursuant to OTS regulations, loans to one borrower cannot exceed 15% of the Association's unimpaired capital and surplus. The Association will not make loans to one borrower that are in excess of regulatory limits.

Delinquencies and Classified Assets. The Board of Directors performs a monthly review of all delinquent loans thirty days or more past due. The procedures taken by the Association with respect to delinquencies vary depending on the nature of the loan and period of delinquency. When a borrower fails to make a required payment on a loan, the Association takes a number of steps to have the borrower cure the delinquency and restore the loan to current status. The Association sends the borrower a written notice of non-payment after the loan is first past due. In the event payment is not then received, additional letters are sent and phone calls are made. If management believes that the loan is well-secured, the Association generally will try to work with the borrower to have the loan brought current. If the loan is still not brought current and it becomes necessary for the Association to take legal action, the Association will commence foreclosure proceedings against any real property that secures the loan. If a foreclosure action is instituted and the loan is not brought current, paid in full, or refinanced before the foreclosure sale, the real property securing the loan is foreclosed upon and sold at a sheriff's sale.

Federal regulations and the Association's Classification of Assets Policy require that the Association utilize an internal asset classification system as a means of reporting problem and potential problem assets. The Association has incorporated the OTS internal asset classifications as a part of its credit monitoring system. The Association currently classifies problem and potential problem assets as "Substandard," "Doubtful" or "Loss" assets. An asset is considered "Substandard" if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. "Substandard" assets include those characterized by the "distinct possibility" that the insured institution will sustain "some loss" if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as "Doubtful" have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified "Substandard" with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make "collection or liquidation in full," on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, "highly questionable and improbable." Assets classified as "Loss" are those considered "uncollectible" and of such little value

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that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss allowance is not warranted. Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are required to be designated "Special Mention."

When an insured institution classifies one or more assets, or portions thereof, as Substandard or Doubtful, under current OTS policy the Association is required to consider establishing a general valuation allowance in an amount deemed prudent by management. The general valuation allowance, which is a regulatory term, represents a loss allowance which has been established to recognize the inherent credit risk associated with lending and investing activities, but which, unlike specific allowances, has not been allocated to particular problem assets. When an insured institution classifies one or more assets, or portions thereof, as "Loss," it is required either to establish a specific allowance for losses equal to 100% of the amount of the asset so classified or to charge off such amount.

A savings institution's determination as to the classification of its assets and the amount of its valuation allowances is subject to review by the OTS which can order the establishment of additional general or specific loss allowances. The OTS, in conjunction with the other federal banking agencies, has adopted an interagency policy statement on the allowance for loan and lease losses. The policy statement provides guidance for financial institutions on both the responsibilities of management for the assessment and establishment of adequate allowances and guidance for banking agency examiners to use in determining the adequacy of general valuation allowances. Generally, the policy statement recommends that institutions have effective systems and controls to identify, monitor and address asset quality problems; that management has analyzed all significant factors that affect the collectibility of the portfolio in a reasonable manner; and that management has established acceptable allowance evaluation processes that meet the objectives set forth in the policy statement. While the Association believes that it has established an adequate allowance for estimated loan losses, there can be no assurance that regulators, in reviewing the Association's loan portfolio, will not request the Association to materially increase its allowance for loan losses, thereby negatively affecting the Association's financial condition and earnings. Although management believes that an adequate allowance for loan losses has been established, actual losses are dependent upon future events and, as such, further additions to the level of allowances for estimated loan losses may become necessary.

The Association's Classification of Assets Committee reviews and classifies the Association's assets on a quarterly basis and the Board of Directors reviews the results of the reports on a quarterly basis. The Association classifies assets in accordance with the management guidelines described above. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $19,000 of assets designated as Special Mention which consisted of two loans, $151,000 of assets classified as Substandard consisting of ten loans and no assets classified as doubtful and loss. At June 30, 1998 the largest loan designated as Special Mention was a $12,000 loan and was secured by real estate. At June 30, 1998, the largest adversely (other than Special Mention) classified loan was $50,000 and was secured by lumber yard equipment and inventory.

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The following table sets forth the delinquencies in the Association's loan portfolio as of the dates indicated.1

                                                 JUNE 30, 1998                                 DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                   ----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------
                                         60-89 DAYS          90 DAYS OR MORE            60-89 DAYS            90 DAYS OR MORE
                                   ---------------------   ----------------------  ---------------------   ----------------------
                                     NUMBER   PRINCIPAL     NUMBER    PRINCIPAL      NUMBER    PRINCIPAL     NUMBER    PRINCIPAL
                                       OF     BALANCE OF      OF      BALANCE OF       OF      BALANCE OF      OF      BALANCE OF
                                     LOANS      LOANS       LOANS       LOANS        LOANS       LOANS       LOANS       LOANS
                                   --------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------
                                                                      (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Real Estate Loans:
   Single-family................       2         $  21         8         $  88          8         $ 114         6         $ 128
   Multi-family and
     commercial.................      --            --        --            --         --            --        --            --
Consumer Loans:
   Home equity loans and
     lines of credit............      --            --        --            --          3            26        --            --
   Automobile...................      --            --        --            --         --            --        --            --
   Unsecured lines of credit....      --            --        --            --         --            --        --            --
   Other........................       2             8         2             5          2             5         3             7
Commercial Loans................      --            --         1            50         --            --         1            50
                                    ----        ------      ----        ------       ----        ------      ----        ------
      Total.....................       4         $  29        11         $ 143         13         $ 145        10         $ 185
                                    ====        ======      ====        ======       ====        ======      ====        ======
Delinquent loans to
   total loans..................                  0.05%                   0.23%                    0.25%                   0.32%

                                                 JUNE 30, 1998                                 DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                   ----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------
                                         60-89 DAYS          90 DAYS OR MORE            60-89 DAYS            90 DAYS OR MORE
                                   ---------------------   ----------------------  ---------------------   ----------------------
                                     NUMBER   PRINCIPAL     NUMBER    PRINCIPAL      NUMBER    PRINCIPAL     NUMBER    PRINCIPAL
                                       OF     BALANCE OF      OF      BALANCE OF       OF      BALANCE OF      OF      BALANCE OF
                                     LOANS      LOANS       LOANS       LOANS        LOANS       LOANS       LOANS       LOANS
                                   --------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------
                                                                      (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Real Estate Loans:
   Single-family................       6         $ 215         2         $  41          2         $  18         1         $   7
   Multi-family and
     commercial.................      --            --        --            --         --            --        --            --
Consumer Loans:
   Home equity loans and
     lines of credit............      --            --        --            --         --            --         1             2
   Automobile...................      --            --        --            --         --            --         1             2
   Unsecured lines of credit....       1             1        --            --         --            --        --            --
   Other........................       3            10         1             4          1             3         3            11
Commercial Loans................      --            --        --            --         --            --        --            --
                                    ----        ------      ----        ------       ----        ------      ----        ------
      Total.....................      10         $ 226         3         $  45          3         $  21         6         $  22
                                    ====        ======      ====        ======       ====        ======      ====        ======
Delinquent loans to
   total loans..................                  0.45%                   0.09%                    0.04%                   0.05%


(1) The table does not include delinquent loans less than 60 days past due. At June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, total loans past due 30 to 59 days amounted to $356,000, $356,000, $471,000 and $190,000, respectively.

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Non-Performing Assets and Impaired Loans. The following table sets forth information regarding non-accrual loans and REO. At June 30, 1998, non-accrual loans totalled $138,000, consisting of 9 loans and no REO. It is the policy of the Association to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due (unless the loan principal and interest are determined by management to be fully secured and in the process of collection) and to charge off all accrued interest. At June 30, 1998, the amount of additional interest income that would have been recognized on non-accrual loans if such loans had continued to perform in accordance with their contractual terms was $10,000. At June 30, 1998, the Association had a $5,000 recorded investment in impaired loans which had specific allowances of $0. At December 31, 1997, there were $5,000 of impaired loans with specific loan loss allowances of $0. At December 31, 1996, there were no impaired loans.

                                              AT JUNE 30,                                      AT DECEMBER 31,
                                      ---------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------
                                           1998        1997          1997           1996         1995        1994          1993
                                      ------------  -----------    -----------   ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
                                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Non-accruing loans:
   Single-family real estate............     $  88      $ 106       $ 128         $  41         $   8          $ 120        $ 161
   Consumer.............................        --         11          21             4            16              6            4
   Commercial...........................        50         --          50            --            --             --           --
                                             -----      -----       -----         -----         -----          -----        -----
      Total(1)..........................       138        117         199            45            24            126          165
Real estate owned (REO).................        --         --          --            --            --             --           --
Other repossessed assets................        --         --          --            --            --             --           --
                                             -----      -----       -----         -----         -----          -----        -----
      Total nonperforming assets(2).....     $ 138      $ 117       $ 199         $  45         $  24          $ 126        $ 165
Troubled debt restructurings............        --         --          --            --            --             --           --
                                             -----      -----       -----         -----         -----          -----        -----
Troubled debt restructurings and
  total nonperforming assets............     $ 138      $ 117       $ 199         $  45         $  24          $ 126        $ 165
                                             =====      =====       =====         =====         =====          =====        =====
Total nonperforming loans and
  troubled debt restructurings as a
  percentage of total loans.............      0.23%     0.22%        0.34%         0.09%         0.05%          0.26%        0.34%

Total nonperforming assets and
  troubled debt restructurings as a
  percentage of total assets............      0.11%     0.09%        0.17%         0.04%         0.02%          0.11%        0.14%


(1) Total non-accruing loans equals total nonperforming loans.
(2) Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans (and impaired loans), other repossessed assets and REO.

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Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on management's evaluation of the risks inherent in the Association's loan portfolio and the general economy. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at an amount management considers adequate to cover estimated losses in loans receivable which are deemed probable and estimable. The allowance is based upon a number of factors, including current economic conditions, actual loss experience and industry trends. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Association's allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Association to make additional provisions for loan losses based upon information available at the time of the review. As of June 30, 1998, the Association's allowance for loan losses was 0.61% of gross loans receivable as compared to 0.40% as of December 31, 1997. The Association had non-accrual loans of $138,000 and $199,000 at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively. The Association will continue to monitor and modify its allowances for loan losses as conditions dictate.

The following table sets forth activity in the Association's allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.

                                           AT OR FOR  THE SIX MONTHS
                                                     ENDED
                                                    June 30,                AT OR FOR THE YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER  31,
                                         -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------
                                                1998          1997         1997         1996      1995       1994      1993
                                         -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------
                                                              (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Allowance for loan losses, beginning
  of year.................................       $ 231     $   229        $   229     $ 249      $ 211     $ 177     $ 129
Charged-off loans:
     Single-family real estate............           7          --             --        15         --        --        --
     Multi-family and commercial
       real estate........................          --          --             --        --         --        --        --
     Consumer.............................          --          --              4         5          4        14        --
                                                 -----     -------        -------     -----      -----     -----     -----
          Total charged-off loans.........           7          --              4        20          4        14        --
Recoveries on loans previously
  charged off:
     Single-family real estate............          --          --             --        --         --        --        --
     Consumer.............................           1           2              6        --         --        --        --
                                                 -----     -------        -------     -----      -----     -----     -----
          Total recoveries................           1           2              6        --         --        --        --
Net loans charged-off.....................           6          (2)            (2)       20          4        14        --
Provision for loan losses.................         150          --             --        --         42        48        48
                                                 -----     -------        -------     -----      -----     -----     -----
Allowance for loan losses, end of
   period.................................       $ 375     $   231        $   231     $ 229      $ 249     $ 211     $ 177
                                                 =====     =======        =======     =====      =====     =====     =====
Allowance for loan losses to total
    loans.................................        0.61        0.43%          0.40%     0.46%      0.51%     0.43%     0.37%
Allowance for loan losses to
    nonperforming loans and
    troubled debt restructuring...........        2.72x       1.97x          1.16x     5.09x     10.38x     1.67x     1.07x
Net loans charged-off (recovered) to
    allowance for loan losses.............        1.60%      (0.87)%        (0.87)%    8.73%      1.61%     6.64%       --

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The following table sets forth the Association's allowance for loan losses in each of the categories listed at the dates indicated and the percentage of such amounts to the total allowance and to total loans.

                                                                                              AT JUNE 30,
                                                                         ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               1998
                                                                         ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               % OF              PERCENT
                                                                                             ALLOWANCE          OF LOANS
                                                                                              IN EACH           IN EACH
                                                                                              CATEGORY          CATEGORY
                                                                                              TO TOTAL          TO TOTAL
                                                                            AMOUNT            ALLOWANCE          LOANS
                                                                         -------------    -------------     -------------
                                                                                          (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Real estate........................................................              $ 135            36.00%            74.16%
Consumer...........................................................                103            27.47             25.20
Commercial.........................................................                137            36.53              0.64
Unallocated........................................................                 --               --                --
                                                                                 -----           ------            ------
   Total allowance.................................................              $ 375           100.00%           100.00%
     for loan losses...............................................              =====           ======            ======

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                                                            AT DECEMBER 31,
                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           1997                                    1996
                            -------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
                                           % OF         PERCENT                    % OF         PERCENT
                                         ALLOWANCE     OF LOANS                  ALLOWANCE     OF LOANS
                                          IN EACH       IN EACH                   IN EACH       IN EACH
                                         CATEGORY      CATEGORY                  CATEGORY      CATEGORY
                                         TO TOTAL      TO TOTAL                  TO TOTAL      TO TOTAL
                              AMOUNT     ALLOWANCE       LOANS        AMOUNT     ALLOWANCE       LOANS
                            -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
                                                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Real estate...............     $ 107         46.32%       76.27%       $ 107         46.73%       81.27%
Consumer..................        37         16.02        23.20           35         15.28        18.15
Commercial................        87         37.66         0.53           87         37.99         0.58
Unallocated...............        --            --           --           --            --           --
                               -----        ------       ------        -----        ------       ------
   Total allowance
     for loan losses......     $ 231        100.00%      100.00%       $ 229        100.00%      100.00%
                               =====        ======       ======        =====        ======       ======

                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        1995                             1994                             1993
                            -------------------------------  -------------------------------  -----------------------------
                                        % OF      PERCENT                % OF     PERCENT                 % OF     PERCENT
                                      ALLOWANCE  OF LOANS              ALLOWANCE  OF LOANS              ALLOWANCE  OF LOANS
                                       IN EACH    IN EACH               IN EACH    IN EACH               IN EACH    IN EACH
                                      CATEGORY   CATEGORY              CATEGORY   CATEGORY              CATEGORY   CATEGORY
                                      TO TOTAL   TO TOTAL              TO TOTAL   TO TOTAL              TO TOTAL   TO TOTAL
                              AMOUNT  ALLOWANCE    LOANS       AMOUNT  ALLOWANCE    LOANS       AMOUNT  ALLOWANCE    LOANS
                            -------------------------------  -------------------------------  -----------------------------
Real estate...............     $ 120    48.19%    80.67%       $ 111     52.61%    81.50%       $  87     49.15%     84.37%
Consumer..................        42    16.87     17.70           30     14.22     16.75           32     18.08      13.80
Commercial................        87    34.94      1.63           70     33.17      1.75           58     32.77       1.83
Unallocated...............        --       --        --           --        --        --           --        --         --
                               -----   ------    ------        -----    ------    ------        -----    ------     ------
   Total allowance
     for loan losses......     $ 249   100.00%   100.00%       $ 211    100.00%   100.00%       $ 177    100.00%    100.00%
                               =====   ======    ======        =====    ======    ======        =====    ======     ======

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REAL ESTATE OWNED

At June 30, 1998, the Association had no REO. If the Association acquires any REO, it is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell and thereafter REO is reecorded at the lower of the recorded investment in the loan or the fair value of the related assets at the date of foreclosure, less costs to sell. Thereafter, REO is valued at the lower of the recorded investment or the fair value of the property less costs to sell. If there is a furhter deterioration in value, the Association provides for a specific valuation allowance.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

Federally chartered savings institutions have the authority to invest in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies, certificates of deposit of insured banks and savings institutions, bankers' acceptances and federal funds. Subject to various restrictions, federally chartered savings institutions may also invest their assets in commercial paper, investment-grade corporate debt securities and mutual funds whose assets conform to the investments that a federally chartered savings institution is otherwise authorized to make directly. Additionally, the Association must maintain minimum levels of investments that qualify as liquid assets under OTS regulations. See "Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Liquidity." Historically, the Association has maintained liquid assets above the minimum OTS requirements and at a level considered to be more than adequate to meet its normal daily activities.

The investment policy of the Association as established by the Board of Directors attempts to provide and maintain liquidity, generate a favorable return on investments without incurring undue interest rate and credit risk, and complement the Association's lending activities. The Association's policies generally limit investments to government and federal agency securities. The Association's policies provide the authority to invest in U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities meeting the Association's guidelines and in mortgage- backed securities guaranteed by the U.S. government and agencies thereof. The Association funds such investments not only through payments on deposit accounts and the proceeds from the repayment of loans and the Association's operations, but also through FHLB advances. The success of such use of FHLB advances depends on management's ability to maintain a positive spread between the interest earned on the investment securities and the interest cost of the FHLB advances. At June 30, 1998, the Association had investment and mortgage-backed securities with a carrying value of $51.7 million and a market value of $51.3 million. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $16.2 million in mortgage-backed and investment securities classified as available for sale and $35.6 million in investment and mortgage-backed securities classified as held to maturity. Of the Association's mortgage-backed securities, $5.8 million had adjustable rates at June 30, 1998.

At June 30, 1998, all of the Association's mortgage-backed securities were insured or guaranteed by either Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae. In addition, the Association owned one CMO which had passed stress testing at June 30, 1998. Investments in mortgage-backed securities involve a risk that actual prepayments will be greater than estimated prepayments over the life of the security which may require adjustments to the amortization of any premium or accretion of any discount relating to such instruments thereby reducing or increasing, respectively, the net yield on such securities. There is also the risk associated with the necessity to reinvest the cash flows from such securities at market interest rates which may be lower than the interest rates received on such securities. In addition, the market value of such securities may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.

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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the amortized cost and fair value of the Association's securities at the dates indicated.

                                                                                                  AT DECEMBER 31,
                                                                   AT JUNE 30,        ------------------------------------
                                                                      1998                1997              1996
                                                          ------------------------    -----------------------  -----------
                                                             AMORTIZED      FAIR       AMORTIZED       FAIR     AMORTIZED
                                                               COST         VALUE         COST         VALUE       COST
                                                          ------------------------    -----------------------  -----------
Investment securities:                                                          (IN THOUSANDS)

   Debt securities held-to-maturity:
   Obligations of U.S. government agencies...............      $ 1,497     $ 1,511         $ 2,497    $ 2,515      $ 5,499
      Commercial paper...................................           --          --             992        992           --
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------

            Total........................................        1,497       1,511           3,489      3,507        5,499
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------

   Debt securities available-for-sale:
      Obligations of U.S. Treasury and U.S.                      9,990       9,977           9,989      9,905       10,988
        government agencies..............................
      Municipal securities...............................          225         231             275        284          328
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------

            Total........................................       10,215      10,208          10,264     10,189       11,316

            Total debt securities........................       11,712      11,719          13,753     13,696       16,815
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------

Mortgage-related securities:
   Mortgage-related securities held-to-
     maturity:
      Freddie Mac........................................       19,927      19,555          22,714     22,884       31,991
      Fannie Mae.........................................        4,425       4,410           5,273      5,234        5,902
      Collateralized Mortgage Obligations................        9,724       9,623              --         --           --
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------
          Total mortgage-related securities                     34,076      33,588          27,987     28,118       37,893
            held-to-maturity                                   -------     -------         -------    -------      -------


   Mortgage-related securities available-for-sale:
      Freddie Mac........................................          367         354             391        396          490
      Fannie Mae.........................................        2,530       2,568           3,734      3,809        5,452
      Ginnie Mae.........................................        2,949       3,025           3,358      3,424        4,014
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------
        Total mortgage-related securities                        5,846       5,947           7,483      7,629        9,956
         available-for-sale                                    -------     -------         -------    -------      -------

            Total mortgage-related securities                   39,922      39,535          35,470     35,747       47,849
                                                               -------     -------         -------    -------      -------
         Net unrealized (losses) gains on                           94          --              71         --         (300)
          available-for-sale securities..................      -------     -------         -------    -------      -------


            Total securities.............................      $51,728     $51,254         $49,294    $49,443      $64,364
                                                               =======     =======         =======    =======      =======
                                                                        ---------------------------------
                                                                                           1995
                                                                        -------  -----------------------
                                                                         FAIR      AMORTIZED     FAIR
                                                                         Value       Cost        Value
                                                                        -------  -----------------------
Investment securities:
   Debt securities held-to-maturity:
   Obligations of U.S. government agencies...............                5,507      $    --    $    --
      Commercial paper...................................                   --           --         --
                                                                        ------      -------    -------

            Total........................................                5,507           --         --
                                                                        ------      -------    -------

   Debt securities available-for-sale:
      Obligations of U.S. Treasury and U.S.
        government agencies..............................               10,540        2,499      2,500
      Municipal securities...............................                  339          426        448
                                                                        ------      -------    -------

            Total........................................               10,879        2,925      2,948

            Total debt securities........................               16,386        2,925      2,948
                                                                        ------      -------    -------

Mortgage-related securities:
   Mortgage-related securities held-to-
     maturity:
      Freddie Mac........................................               30,967       31,908     31,815
      Fannie Mae.........................................                6,033        6,577      6,550
      Collateralized Mortgage Obligations................                   --           --         --
                                                                        ------       ------     ------
          Total mortgage-related securities
            held-to-maturity.............................               37,000       38,485     38,365
                                                                        ------       ------     ------

   Mortgage-related securities available-for-sale:
      Freddie Mac........................................                  491          538        533
      Fannie Mae.........................................                5,531        6,611      6,660
      Ginnie Mae.........................................                4,071        4,633      4,678
                                                                        ------       ------     ------
        Total mortgage-related securities
         available-for-sale..............................               10,093       11,782     11,871
                                                                        ------       ------     ------
            Total mortgage-related securities............               47,093       50,267     50,236
                                                                        ------       ------     ------
         Net unrealized (losses) gains on
          available-for-sale securities..................                   --          112         --
                                                                        ------       ------     ------

            Total securities.............................               63,479      $53,304    $53,184
                                                                        ======       ======     ======

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The following table sets forth the Association's securities activities for the periods indicated.

                                                                  FOR THE SIX MONTHS
                                                                    ENDED JUNE 30,                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                           -------------------------------      ------------------------------------
                                                                1998            1997               1997         1996          1995
                                                           ------------     --------------      ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                                                              (IN THOUSANDS)
INVESTMENT SECURITIES:
 Investment securities, beginning of period(1)............      $49,294         $64,364           $ 64,364    $53,304      $60,306
 Purchases:
   Investment securities - held-to-maturity...............        8,243           2,000              3,987     11,499           --
   Investment securities - available-for-sale.............        1,929              --              4,989     11,144        1,000
 Sales:
   Investment securities - available-for-sale.............         (180)             --                 --     (1,518)          --
 Calls, maturities and payments:
   Investment securities - held-to-maturity...............       (4,179)         (3,457)           (15,964)    (6,451)      (5,403)
   Investment securities - available-for-sale.............       (3,460)           (740)            (8,522)    (3,137)      (2,916)
 Net Increase (decrease) in premium amortization
     and discount accretion...............................           58              60                 67        (66)        (341)
 Net Increase (decrease) in unrealized gain (loss)........           23              69                373       (411)         658
                                                                -------         -------           --------    -------      -------
   Net increase (decrease) in investment
        securities........................................        2,434          (2,068)           (15,070)    11,060       (7,002)
                                                                -------         -------           --------    -------      -------
 Investment securities, end of period.....................      $51,728         $62,296           $ 49,294    $64,364      $53,304
                                                                =======         =======           ========    =======      =======


(1) Includes mortgage-related securities.

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The table below sets forth certain information regarding the carrying value, weighted average yields and contractual maturities of the Association's investment securities and mortgage-related securities as of June 30, 1998.

                                                                                     AT JUNE 30, 1998
                                                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     MORE THAN ONE YEAR       MORE THAN FIVE YEARS
                                                          ONE YEAR OR LESS             TO FIVE YEARS               TO TEN YEARS
                                                   ---------------------------   ------------------------   -----------------------
                                                                     WEIGHTED                  WEIGHTED                   WEIGHTED
                                                        CARRYING      AVERAGE     CARRYING      AVERAGE      CARRYING      AVERAGE
                                                         VALUE         YIELD        VALUE        YIELD        VALUE         YIELD
                                                   ---------------  ----------   -----------  -----------   -----------  ----------
                                                                                     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Held-to-maturity securities:
  Investment securities:
    Obligations of U.S...........................            $ --          --%       $1,497        7.05%        $   --          --%
     government  agencies
  Mortgage-related securities:
    Freddie Mac..................................              --          --           148        9.50          2,727        6.00
    Fannie Mae...................................              --          --            --          --             --          --
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations..........              --          --            --          --             --          --
                                                       ----------                    ------                 ----------
      Total securities at amortized cost.........            $ --          --%       $1,645        7.27%        $2,727        6.00%
                                                       ==========                    ======                 ==========

Available-for-sale securities:
  Investment securities:
    Obligations of U.S...........................            $ --          --%       $   --          --%        $   --          --%
     government agencies
    Municipal securities (1).....................             102        9.89           129        9.85             --          --
  Mortgage-related securities:
    Freddie Mac..................................              --          --            --          --             --          --
    Fannie Mae...................................              --          --            --          --             --          --
    Ginnie Mae...................................              --          --            --          --             --          --
                                                       ----------    --------        ------        ----     ----------    --------
      Total securities at fair value.............            $102        9.89%       $  129        9.85%        $   --          --%
                                                       ==========    ========        ======        ====     ==========    ========
                                                   ---------------------------------------------------
                                                        MORE THAN TEN YEARS              TOTAL
                                                   ---------------------------  ----------------------
                                                                     WEIGHTED                 WEIGHTED
                                                        CARRYING      AVERAGE     CARRYING     AVERAGE
                                                         VALUE         YIELD       VALUE        YIELD
                                                   -------------  ------------  ----------  ----------
Held-to-maturity securities:
  Investment securities:
    Obligations of U.S...........................         $    --          --%     $ 1,497        7.05%
     government  agencies
  Mortgage-related securities:
    Freddie Mac..................................          17,052        6.57%      19,927        6.51
    Fannie Mae...................................           4,425        6.44        4,425        6.44
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations..........           9,724        6.75        9,724        6.75
                                                          -------                  -------
      Total securities at amortized cost.........         $31,201        6.61%     $35,573        6.59%
                                                          =======                  =======

Available-for-sale securities:
  Investment securities:
    Obligations of U.S...........................         $ 9,977        7.00%     $ 9,977        7.00%
     government agencies
    Municipal securities (1).....................              --          --          231        9.87
  Mortgage-related securities:
    Freddie Mac..................................             354        6.95          354        6.95
    Fannie Mae...................................           2,568        7.51        2,568        7.51
    Ginnie Mae...................................           3,025        6.91        3,025        6.91
                                                          -------        ----      -------        ----
      Total securities at fair value.............         $15,924        7.06%     $16,155        7.06%
                                                          =======        ====      =======        ====


(1) Weighted Average Yield data for municipal securities is presented on a tax equivalent basis based on an assumed tax rate of 34%.

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SOURCES OF FUNDS

General. Deposits, loan repayments and prepayments and cash flows generated from operations are the primary sources of the Association's funds for use in lending, investing and for other general purposes. The Association has historically also used FHLB advances as a source of funds.

Deposits. The Association offers a variety of deposit accounts with a range of interest rates and terms. The Association's deposits consist of passbook accounts, savings and club accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, certificates of deposit constituted 56.27% of total average deposits. The term of the certificates of deposit offered by the Association vary from six months to four years and the offering rates are established by the Association on a weekly basis. Once a certificate account is established, no additional amounts are permitted to be deposited in that account, with the exception of Individual Retirement Account certificates. Specific terms of an individual account vary according to the type of account, the minimum balance required, the time period funds must remain on deposit and the interest rate, among other factors. The flow of deposits is influenced significantly by general economic conditions, changes in money market rates, prevailing interest rates and competition. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $25.6 million of certificate accounts maturing in less than one year. The Association's deposits are obtained predominantly from the area in which its banking offices are located. The Association relies primarily on a willingness to pay market-competitive interest rates to attract and retain these deposits. Accordingly, rates offered by competing financial institutions significantly affect the Association's ability to attract and retain deposits.

The following table presents the deposit activity of the Association for the periods indicated:

                                                        FOR THE SIX MONTHS
                                                         ENDED JUNE 30,                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                 ------------------------------     ----------------------------------------------
                                                      1998              1997             1997             1996             1995
                                                 ------------     -------------     -------------    -------------    ------------
                                                                                     (IN THOUSANDS)
Increase (decrease) before interest
   credited...................................         $1,626             $(807)           $  510           $3,174          $ (308)
Interest credited.............................            300               327               645              655           1,025
                                                       ------             -----            ------           ------          ------
Net increase (decrease).......................         $1,926             $(480)           $1,155           $3,829          $  717
                                                       ======             =====            ======           ======          ======

At June 30, 1998, the Association had $3.3 million in certificate accounts in amounts of $100,000 or more maturing as follows:

                                                                           WEIGHED
                                                                           AVERAGE
              MATURITY PERIOD                       AMOUNT                   RATE
-------------------------------------------     -------------          ---------------
                                                       (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Three months or less.....................          $  210                    5.71%
Over 3 through 6 months..................             531                    5.96
Over 6 through 12 months.................           1,391                    6.01
Over 12 months...........................           1,212                    5.95
                                                   ------
     Total...............................          $3,344                    5.96%
                                                   ======

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The following table sets forth the distribution of the Association's average deposit accounts for the periods indicated and the weighted average interest rates on each category of deposits presented and such information at June 30, 1998. Averages for the periods presented utilize month-end balances.

                                                                                               FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                        ------------------------------------------
                                                       AT JUNE 30, 1998                                    1997
                                       ----------------------------------------------   ------------------------------------------
                                                                                                         PERCENT OF
                                                             PERCENT                                       TOTAL
                                                            OF TOTAL                        AVERAGE       AVERAGE         AVERAGE
                                             BALANCE        DEPOSITS       RATE PAID        BALANCE       DEPOSITS      RATE PAID
                                        ---------------  -------------  -------------   -------------  --------------  -----------
                                                                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
NOW accounts........................            $ 7,953      10.08%         2.50%         $ 7,611           10.08%         2.63%
Money market accounts...............              2,585       3.28          3.00            2,741            3.63          3.36
Savings accounts....................             23,945      30.35          3.10           23,424           31.01          3.09
Certificates of deposit.............             43,449      55.05          5.74           41,001           54.29          5.73
Noninterest-bearing deposits:
   Demand deposits..................                977       1.24            --              751            0.99            --
                                                -------     ------                        -------          ------
      Total average deposits........            $78,909     100.00%         4.50%         $75,528          100.00%         4.46%
                                                =======     ======                        =======          ======
                                        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      1996                                      1995
                                        --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
                                                    PERCENT OF                                PERCENT OF
                                                      TOTAL                                     TOTAL
                                        AVERAGE      AVERAGE         AVERAGE      AVERAGE      AVERAGE       AVERAGE
                                        BALANCE      DEPOSITS       RATE PAID     BALANCE      DEPOSITS     RATE PAID
                                        ---------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  -----------
NOW accounts.........................    $ 7,237            9.90%         2.72%    $ 7,446         10.59%         2.93%
Money market accounts................      2,888            3.95          3.29       3,583          5.10          3.27
Savings accounts.....................     24,536           33.58          3.09      25,282         35.96          3.09
Certificates of deposit..............     37,740           51.65          5.78      33,383         47.49          5.32
Noninterest-bearing deposits:
   Demand deposits...................        666            0.92            --         605          0.86            --
                                         -------          ------                   -------        ------
      Total average deposits.........    $73,067          100.00%         4.42%    $70,299        100.00%         4.12%
                                         =======          ======                   =======        ======

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The following table presents by various rate categories, the amount of certificate accounts outstanding at the dates indicated and the periods to maturity of the certificate accounts outstanding.

                                             PERIOD TO MATURITY FROM JUNE 30, 1998                            AT DECEMBER 31,
                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                                 TWO TO       OVER
                                      LESS THAN     ONE TO       THREE        THREE
                                      ONE YEAR      TWO YEARS     YEARS        YEARS       TOTAL        1997       1996      1995
                                   -------------  ------------  ----------   ---------  -----------    -------   ---------  -------
                                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
CERTIFICATE ACCOUNTS:
   0 to 3.99%....................     $    --      $    --      $   --        $ --         $    --      $    --   $    --   $    --
   4.00 to 4.99%.................       3,650           --          --          --           3,650        3,976     5,171     5,410
   5.00 to 5.99%.................      15,147       11,218       1,065         227          27,657       24,615    24,770    23,140
   6.00 to 6.99%.................       6,766        5,265          --          --          12,031       12,437     8,864     7,142
   7.00 to 7.99%.................          --           --          --          --              --        1,098     1,088        --
   Over 8.00%....................          22           --          --          89             111          121       121       122
                                     --------      -------    --------        ----         -------      -------   -------   -------
    Total certificate
       accounts..................     $25,585      $16,483      $1,065        $316         $43,449      $42,247   $40,014   $35,814
                                     ========      =======    ========        ====         =======      =======   =======   =======

Borrowings. The Association utilizes FHLB advances as an alternative to retail deposits to fund its operations as part of its operating strategy. These FHLB advances are collateralized primarily by certain of the Association's mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities and secondarily by the Association's investment in capital stock of the FHLB. FHLB advances are made pursuant to several credit programs, each of which has its own interest rate and range of maturities. The maximum amount that the FHLB will advance to member institutions, including the Association, fluctuates from time to time in accordance with the policies of the FHLB. See "Regulation -- Federal Home Loan Bank System."

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Association's borrowed funds at or for the periods ended on the dates indicated:

                                            AT OR FOR THE SIX MONTHS                            AT OR FOR THE YEAR ENDED
                                                 ENDED JUNE 30,                                       DECEMBER 31,
                                         ---------------------------------------      -------------------------------------------
                                                 1998                 1997                  1997           1996            1995
                                         -----------------      ----------------      -------------   -------------    ----------
                                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
FHLB advances and other borrowings:
   Average balance outstanding...........       $28,009               $34,177              $31,907      $32,953           $30,727
   Maximum amount outstanding
    at any month-end during the period...        31,951                35,098               35,098       37,588            33,751
   Balance outstanding at end of
    period...............................        27,680                34,997               26,161       34,277            24,524
   Weighted average interest rate
    during the period....................         5.89%                 5.91%                5.97%        5.96%             6.11%
   Weighted average interest rate
    at end of period.....................         5.86%                 5.88%                6.51%        6.06%             6.19%

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SUBSIDIARY ACTIVITIES

As of June 30, 1998, the Association did not own any subsidiaries.

PROPERTIES

The Association conducts its business through six banking offices located in Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. The following table sets forth the Association's offices as of June 30, 1998.

                                                                                                                    NET BOOK VALUE
                                                                                    ORIGINAL                        OF PROPERTY OR
                                                                                      YEAR          DATE OF           LEASEHOLD
                                                                    LEASED OR       LEASED OR        LEASE         IMPROVEMENTS AT
LOCATION                                                              OWNED          ACQUIRED      EXPIRATION       JUNE 30, 1998
-----------                                                     ---------------    -----------    ------------    -----------------
                                                                                                                   (IN THOUSANDS)
ADMINISTRATIVE/HOME OFFICE:
601 Main Street                                                       Owned          1998(1)              --                 $502
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

BRANCH OFFICES:
49028 Foulks Drive                                                    Owned          1979                 --                 $273
East Liverpool, Ohio 43920

100 Main Street                                                      Leased          1996               2011                 $200
Wintersville, Ohio 43952

7121 Tiffany Boulevard                                               Leased          1997               2012                 $243
Boardman, Ohio 44514

3551 Belmont Avenue                                                  Leased          1998               2013                 $216
Youngstown, Ohio 44505

4755 Mahoning Avenue                                                 Leased          1998(2)            2013                -----
Austintown, Ohio  44515


(1) Expansion completed 1998.
(2) Opened September, 1998.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

At June 30, 1998, the Association was not involved in any pending legal proceedings. However, from time to time, the Association is involved in legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business.

PERSONNEL

As of June 30, 1998, the Association had 48 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees. The employees are not represented by a collective bargaining unit and the Association considers its relationship with its employees to be good. See "Management of the Association - Benefits" for a description of certain compensation and benefit programs offered to the Association's employees.

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FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

FEDERAL TAXATION

General. The Company and the Association will report their income on a fiscal year basis using the accrual method of accounting and will be subject to federal income taxation in the same manner as other corporations with some exceptions, including particularly the Association's reserve for bad debts discussed below. The following discussion of tax matters is intended only as a summary and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of the tax rules applicable to the Association or the Company. The Association has not been audited by the IRS in the past five years.

Bad Debt Reserve. Historically, savings institutions such as the Association which met certain definitional tests primarily related to their assets and the nature of their business ("qualifying thrifts") were permitted to establish a reserve for bad debts and to make annual additions thereto, which may have been deducted in arriving at their taxable income. The Association's deductions with respect to "qualifying real property loans," which are generally loans secured by certain interest in real property, were computed using an amount based on the Association's actual loss experience, or a percentage equal to 8% of the Association's taxable income, computed with certain modifications and reduced by the amount of any permitted addition to the non-qualifying reserve. Due to the Association's loss experience, the Association generally recognized a bad debt deduction equal to 8% of taxable income.

In August 1996, the provisions repealing the above thrift bad debt rules were passed by Congress as part of "The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996." The new rules eliminate the 8% of taxable income method for deducting additions to the tax bad debt reserves for all thrifts for tax years beginning after December 31, 1995. These rules also require that all thrift institutions recapture all or a portion of their bad debt reserves added since the base year (last taxable year beginning before January 1, 1988). The Association has previously recorded a deferred tax liability equal to the bad debt recapture and as such, the new rules will have no effect on net income or federal income tax expense. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, the Association's bad debt deduction will be equal to net charge-offs. The new rules allowed an institution to suspend the bad debt reserve recapture for the 1996 and 1997 tax years if the institution's lending activity for those years was equal to or greater than the institution's average mortgage lending activity for the six taxable years preceding 1996. For this purpose, only home purchase and home improvement loans are included and the institution can elect to have the tax years with the highest and lowest lending activity removed from the average calculation. If an institution was permitted to postpone the reserve recapture, it must begin its six year recapture no later than the 1998 tax year. The unrecaptured base year reserves will not be subject to recapture as long as the institution continues to carry on the business of banking. In addition, the balance of the pre-1988 bad debt reserves continue to be subject to a provision of present law referred to below that require recapture in the case of certain excess distributions to shareholders.

Distributions. To the extent that the Association makes "non-dividend distributions" to the Company that are considered as made (i) from the reserve for losses on qualifying real property loans, to the extent the reserve for such losses exceeds the amount that would have been allowed under the experience method, or (ii) from the supplemental reserve for losses on loans ("Excess Distributions"), then an amount based on the amount distributed will be included in the Association's taxable income. Non-dividend distributions include distributions in excess of the Association's current and accumulated earnings and profits, distributions in redemption of stock, and distributions in partial or complete liquidation. However, dividends paid out of the Association's current or accumulated earnings and profits, as calculated for federal income tax purposes, will not be considered to result in a distribution from the Association's bad debt reserve. Thus, any dividends

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to the Company that would reduce amounts appropriated to the Association's bad debt reserve and deducted for federal income tax purposes would create a tax liability for the Association. The amount of additional taxable income created from an Excess Distribution is an amount that, when reduced by the tax attributable to the income, is equal to the amount of the distribution. Thus, if, after the Conversion, the Association makes a "non-dividend distribution," then approximately one and one-half times the amount so used would be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, assuming a 34% corporate income tax rate (exclusive of state and local taxes). See "Regulation" and "Dividend Policy" for limits on the payment of dividends of the Association. The Association does not intend to pay dividends that would result in a recapture of any portion of its bad debt reserve.

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. The Code imposes a tax on alternative minimum taxable income ("AMTI") at a rate of 20%. The excess of the bad debt reserve deduction claimed by the Association over the deduction that would have been allowable under the experience method is treated as a preference item for purposes of computing the AMTI. Only 90% of AMTI can be offset by net operating loss carryovers of which the Association currently has none. AMTI is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the amount by which the Association's adjusted current earnings exceeds its AMTI (determined without regard to this preference and prior to reduction for net operating losses). In addition, for taxable years beginning after June 30, 1986 and before January 1, 1996, an environmental tax of 0.12% of the excess of AMTI (with certain modifications) over $2.0 million is imposed on corporations, including the Association, whether or not an Alternative Minimum Tax ("AMT") is paid. The Association does not expect to be subject to the AMT.

Dividends Received Deduction and Other Matters. The Company may exclude from its income 100% of dividends received from the Association as a member of the same affiliated group of corporations. The corporate dividends received deduction is generally 70% in the case of dividends received from unaffiliated corporations with which the Company and the Association will not file a consolidated tax return, except that if the Company or the Association own more than 20% of the stock of a corporation distributing a dividend then 80% of any dividends received may be deducted.

OHIO TAXATION

The Company is subject to the Ohio corporation franchise tax, which, as applied to the Company, is a tax measured by both net earnings and net worth. The rate of tax is the greater of (i) 5.1% on the first $50,000 of computed Ohio taxable income and 8.9% of computed Ohio taxable income in excess of $50,000 and
(ii) 0.582% times taxable net worth. Under these alternative measures of computing tax liability, the states to which a taxpayer's adjusted total net income and adjusted net worth are apportioned or allocated are determined by complex formulas. The minimum is $50 per year.

A special litter tax is also applicable to all corporations, including the Company, subject to the Ohio corporation franchise tax other than "financial institutions." If the franchise tax is paid on the net income basis, the litter tax is equal to 0.11% of the first $50,000 of computed Ohio taxable income and 0.22% of computed Ohio taxable income in excess of $50,000. If the franchise tax is paid on the net worth basis, the litter tax is equal to 0.014% times taxable net worth.

Ohio corporation franchise tax law is scheduled to change markedly as a consequence of legislative reforms enacted July 1, 1997. Tax liability, however, continues to be measured by both net income and net worth. In general, tax liability will be the greater of (i) 5.1% on the first $50,000 of computed Ohio taxable income and 8.5% of computed Ohio taxable income in excess of $50,000 or (ii) 0.40% of taxable net worth.

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Under these alternative measures of computing tax liability, the states to which total net income and total net worth will be apportioned or allocated will continue to be determined by complex formulas, but the formulas change. The minimum tax will still be $50 per year and maximum tax liability as measured by net worth will be limited to $150,000 per year. The special litter taxes remain in effect. Various other changes in the tax law may affect the Company.

The Association is a "financial institution" for State of Ohio tax purposes. As such, it is subject to the Ohio corporation franchise tax on "financial institutions," which is imposed annually at a rate of 1.5% of the Association's apportioned book net worth, determined with GAAP, less any statutory deduction. This rate of tax is scheduled to decrease in each of the years 1999 and 2000. As a "financial institution," the association is not subject to any tax based upon net income or net profits imposed by the State of Ohio.

Delaware Taxation. As a Delaware holding company not earning income in Delaware, the Company is exempted from Delaware corporate income tax but is required to file an annual report with and pay an annual franchise tax to the State of Delaware.

REGULATION

GENERAL

The Association is subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by the OTS, as its chartering agency, and the FDIC, as the deposit insurer. The Association is a member of the FHLB System. The Association's deposit accounts are insured up to applicable limits by the SAIF managed by the FDIC. The Association must file reports with the OTS and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial condition in addition to obtaining regulatory approvals prior to entering into certain transactions such as mergers with, or acquisitions of, other financial institutions. There are periodic examinations by the OTS and the FDIC to test the Association's compliance with various regulatory requirements. This regulation and supervision establishes a comprehensive framework of activities in which an institution can engage and is intended primarily for the protection of the insurance fund and depositors. The regulatory structure also gives the regulatory authorities extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes. Any change in such policies, whether by the OTS, the FDIC or the Congress, could have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Association and their operations. Assuming that the holding company form of organization is utilized, the Company, as a savings and loan holding company, will also be required to file certain reports with, and otherwise comply with the rules and regulations of the OTS and of the SEC under the federal securities laws.

Any change in the regulatory structure or the applicable statutes or regulations, whether by the OTS, the FDIC or the Congress, could have a material impact on the Company, the Association, their operations or the Association's Conversion. Congress has been considering in 1998 the elimination of the federal thrift charter, abolishment of the OTS and the limitation of unitary savings and loan holding company powers. The results of such consideration, including possible enactment of legislation is uncertain. Therefore, the Association is unable to determine the extent to which the results of consideration or possible legislation, if enacted, would affect its business. See "Risk Factors--Financial Institution Regulation and Possible Legislation."

Certain of the regulatory requirements applicable to the Association and to the Company are referred to below or elsewhere herein. The description of statutory provisions and regulations applicable to savings

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associations set forth in this Prospectus do not purport to be complete descriptions of such statutes and regulations and their effects on the Association and the Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such statutes and regulations.

FEDERAL SAVINGS INSTITUTION REGULATION

Business Activities. The activities of federal savings institutions are governed by the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (the "HOLA") and, in certain respects, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDI Act") and the regulations issued by the agencies to implement these statutes. These laws and regulations delineate the nature and extent of the activities in which federal associations may engage. In particular, many types of lending authority for federal associations, e.g., commercial, non-residential real property loans and consumer loans, are limited to a specified percentage of the institution's capital or assets.

Loans-to-One Borrower. Under the HOLA, savings institutions are generally subject to the national bank limit on loans-to-one borrower. Generally, this limit is 15% of the Association's unimpaired capital and surplus, plus an additional 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus, if such loan is secured by readily-marketable collateral, which is defined to include certain financial instruments and bullion. At June 30, 1998, the Association's general limit on loans-to-one borrower was $2.2 million. At June 30, 1998, the Association's largest aggregate amount of loans-to-one borrower consisted of a $350,000 residential loan.

QTL Test. The HOLA requires savings institutions to meet a Qualified Thrift Lender ("QTL") test. Under the QTL test, a savings association is required to maintain at least 65% of its "portfolio assets" (total assets less:
(i) specified liquid assets up to 20% of total assets; (ii) intangibles, including goodwill; and (iii) the value of property used to conduct business) in certain "qualified thrift investments" (primarily residential mortgages and related investments, including certain mortgage-backed and related securities) in at least 9 months out of each 12-month period. A savings association that fails the QTL test must either convert to a bank charter or operate under certain restrictions. As of June 30, 1998, the Association maintained 98.21% of its portfolio assets in qualified thrift investments and, therefore, met the QTL test. Recent legislation has expanded the extent to which education loans, credit card loans and small business loans may be considered as "qualified thrift investments."

Limitation on Capital Distributions. OTS regulations impose limitations upon all capital distributions by a savings institution, such as cash dividends, payments to repurchase or otherwise acquire its shares, payments to shareholders of another institution in a cash-out merger and other distributions charged against capital. The rule establishes three tiers of institutions, which are based primarily on an institution's capital level and supervisory condition. An institution, such as the Association, that exceeds all fully phased-in regulatory capital requirements before and after a proposed capital distribution ("Tier 1 Bank") and has not been advised by the OTS that it is in need of more than normal supervision, could, after prior notice to, but without the approval of the OTS, make capital distributions during a calendar year equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of its net earnings to date during the calendar year plus the amount that would reduce by one-half its "surplus capital ratio" (the excess capital over its fully phased-in capital requirements) at the beginning of the calendar year; or (ii) 75% of its net earnings for the previous four quarters. Any additional capital distributions would require prior OTS approval. In the event the Association's capital fell below its capital requirements or the OTS notified it that it was in need of more than normal supervision, the Association's ability to make capital distributions could be restricted. In addition, the OTS could prohibit a proposed capital distribution by any institution, which would otherwise be permitted by the regulation, if the OTS determines that such distribution would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.

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Liquidity. The Association is required to maintain an average daily balance of specified liquid assets equal to a monthly average of not less than a specified percentage (currently 4%) of its net withdrawable deposit accounts plus short-term borrowings. Monetary penalties may be imposed for failure to meet these liquidity requirements. The Association's average liquidity ratio for the six months ended June 30, 1998 was 5.12%, which exceeded the applicable requirements. The Association has never been subject to monetary penalties for failure to meet its liquidity requirements. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Assessments. Savings institutions are required by regulation to pay assessments to the OTS to fund the agency's operations. The general assessment, paid on a semi-annual basis, is based upon the savings institution's total assets, including consolidated subsidiaries, as reported in the Association's latest quarterly Thrift Financial Report. The assessments paid by the Association for the year ended December 31, 1997 totalled $38,000.

Branching. OTS regulations permit federally chartered savings associations to branch nationwide under certain conditions. Generally, federal savings associations may establish interstate networks and geographically diversify their loan portfolios and lines of business. The OTS authority preempts any state law purporting to regulate branching by federal savings associations. The Association currently operates branch offices in Ohio only. For a discussion of the impact of proposed legislation, see "Risk Factors--Financial Institution Regulation and Possible Legislation."

Transactions with Related Parties. The Association's authority to engage in transactions with related parties or "affiliates" (i.e., any company that controls or is under common control with an institution, including the Company and any non-savings institution subsidiaries that the Company may establish) is limited by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act ("FRA"). Section 23A restricts the aggregate amount of covered transactions with any individual affiliate to 10% of the capital and surplus of the savings institution and also limits the aggregate amount of transactions with all affiliates to 20% of the savings institution's capital and surplus. Certain transactions with affiliates are required to be secured by collateral in an amount and of a type described in
Section 23A and the purchase of low quality assets from affiliates is generally prohibited. Section 23B generally requires that certain transactions with affiliates, including loans and asset purchases, must be on terms and under circumstances, including credit standards, that are substantially the same or at least as favorable to the institution as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-affiliated companies.

The Association's authority to extend credit to executive officers, directors and 10% shareholders ("insiders"), as well as entities such persons control, is governed by Section 22(g) and 22(h) of the FRA and Regulation O thereunder. Among other things, such loans are required to be made on terms substantially the same as those offered to unaffiliated individuals and to not involve more than the normal risk of repayment. Recent legislation created an exception for loans to insiders made pursuant to a benefit or compensation program that are widely available to all employees of the institution and do not give preference to insiders over other employees. Regulation O also places individual and aggregate limits on the amounts of loans the Association may make to insiders based, in part, on the Association's capital position and requires that certain board approval procedures be followed.

Enforcement. Under the FDI Act, the OTS has primary enforcement responsibility over savings institutions and has the authority to bring action against all "institution-affiliated parties," including stockholders, and any attorneys, appraisers and accountants who knowingly or recklessly participate in wrongful action likely to have an adverse effect on an insured institution. Formal enforcement action may

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range from the issuance of a capital directive or cease and desist order to removal of officers or directors, receivership, conservatorship or termination of deposit insurance. Civil penalties cover a wide range of violations and can amount to $25,000 per day, or $1 million per day in especially egregious cases. Under the FDI Act, the FDIC has the authority to recommend to the Director of the OTS that enforcement action be taken with respect to a particular savings institution. If action is not taken by the Director, the FDIC has authority to take such action under certain circumstances. Federal and state law also establishes criminal penalties for certain violations.

Standards for Safety and Soundness. The FDI Act requires each federal banking agency to prescribe for all insured depository institutions standards relating to, among other things, internal controls, information systems and audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate risk exposure, asset growth, and compensation, fees and benefits and such other operational and managerial standards as the agency deems appropriate. The federal banking agencies have adopted final regulations and Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safety and Soundness ("Guidelines") to implement these safety and soundness standards. The Guidelines set forth the safety and soundness standards that the federal banking agencies use to identify and address problems at insured depository institutions before capital becomes impaired. The Guidelines address internal controls and information systems; internal audit system; credit underwriting; loan documentation; interest rate risk exposure; asset growth; asset quality; earnings; and compensation, fees and benefits. If the appropriate federal banking agency determines that an institution fails to meet any standard prescribed by the Guidelines, the agency may require the institution to submit to the agency an acceptable plan to achieve compliance with the standard, as required by the FDI Act. The final regulations establish deadlines for the submission and review of such safety and soundness compliance plans.

Capital Requirements. The OTS capital regulations require savings institutions to meet three capital standards: a 1.5% tangible capital standard, a 3% leverage (core capital) ratio and an 8% risk based capital standard. Core capital is defined as common stockholder's equity (including retained earnings), certain non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus, minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries less intangibles other than certain mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs") and credit card relationships. The OTS regulations require that, in meeting the leverage ratio, tangible and risk-based capital standards institutions generally must deduct investments in and loans to subsidiaries engaged in activities not permissible for a national bank. In addition, the OTS prompt corrective action regulation provides that a savings institution that has a leverage capital ratio of less than 4% (3% for institutions receiving the highest CAMEL examination rating) will be deemed to be "undercapitalized" and may be subject to certain restrictions. See "--Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action."

The risk-based capital standard for savings institutions requires the maintenance of total capital (which is defined as core capital and supplementary capital) to risk-weighted assets of 8%. In determining the amount of risk- weighted assets, all assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets, are multiplied by a risk-weight of 0% to 100%, as assigned by the OTS capital regulation based on the risks OTS believes are inherent in the type of asset. The components of core capital are equivalent to those discussed earlier under the 3% leverage standard. The components of supplementary capital currently include cumulative preferred stock, long-term perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and intermediate preferred stock and, within specified limits, the allowance for loan and lease losses. Overall, the amount of supplementary capital included as part of total capital cannot exceed 100% of core capital.

The OTS has incorporated an interest rate risk component into its regulatory capital rule. The final interest rate risk rule also adjusts the risk-weighting for certain mortgage derivative securities. Under the rule, savings associations with "above normal" interest rate risk exposure would be subject to a deduction

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from total capital for purposes of calculating their risk-based capital requirements. A savings association's interest rate risk is measured by the decline in the net portfolio value of its assets (i.e., the difference between incoming and outgoing discounted cash flows from assets, liabilities and off- balance sheet contracts) that would result from a hypothetical 200-basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates divided by the estimated economic value of the association's assets, as calculated in accordance with guidelines set forth by the OTS. A savings association whose measured interest rate risk exposure exceeds 2% must deduct an interest rate component in calculating its total capital under the risk-based capital rule. The interest rate risk component is an amount equal to one-half of the difference between the institution's measured interest rate risk and 2%, multiplied by the estimated economic value of the association's assets. That dollar amount is deducted from an association's total capital in calculating compliance with its risk-based capital requirement. Under the rule, there is a two quarter lag between the reporting date of an institution's financial data and the effective date for the new capital requirement based on that data. A savings association with assets of less than $300 million and risk-based capital ratios in excess of 12% is not subject to the interest rate risk component, unless the OTS determines otherwise. The rule also provides that the Director of the OTS may waive or defer an association's interest rate risk component on a case-by-case basis. The OTS has postponed indefinitely the date that the component will first be deducted from an institution's total capital.

At June 30, 1998, the Association met each of its capital requirements, in each case on a fully phased-in basis. See "Regulatory Capital Compliance" for a table which sets forth in terms of dollars and percentages the OTS tangible, leverage and risk-based capital requirements, the Association's historical amounts and percentages at June 30, 1998, and pro forma amounts and percentages based upon the issuance of the shares within the Estimated Price Range and assuming that a portion of the net proceeds are retained by the Company.

PROMPT CORRECTIVE REGULATORY ACTION

Under the OTS prompt corrective action regulations, the OTS is required to take certain supervisory actions against undercapitalized institutions, the severity of which depends upon the institution's degree of capitalization. Generally, a savings institution that has a total risk-based capital of less than 8.0% or a leverage ratio or a Tier 1 capital ratio that is less than 4.0% is considered to be undercapitalized. A savings institution that has a total risk-based capital less than 6.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of less than 3.0% or a leverage ratio that is less than 3.0% is considered to be "significantly undercapitalized" and a savings institution that has a tangible capital to assets ratio equal to or less than 2.0% is deemed to be "critically undercapitalized." Subject to a narrow exception, the banking regulator is required to appoint a receiver or conservator for an institution that is critically undercapitalized. The regulation also provides that a capital restoration plan must be filed with the OTS within 45 days of the date an association receives notice that it is "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized" or "critically undercapitalized." Compliance with the plan must be guaranteed by any parent holding company. In addition, numerous mandatory supervisory actions may become immediately applicable to the institution depending upon its category, including, but not limited to, increased monitoring by regulators, restrictions on growth, and capital distributions and limitations on expansion. The OTS could also take any one of a number of discretionary supervisory actions, including the issuance of a capital directive and the replacement of senior executive officers and directors.

INSURANCE OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS

The FDIC has adopted a risk-based insurance assessment system. The FDIC assigns an institution to one of three capital categories based on the institution's financial information, as of the reporting period ending seven months before the assessment period. The capital categories are (1) well- capitalized,

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(2) adequately capitalized, or (3) undercapitalized. An institution is also placed in one of three supervisory subcategories within each capital group. The supervisory subgroup to which an institution is assigned is based on a supervisory evaluation provided to the FDIC by the institution's primary federal regulator and information that the FDIC determines to be relevant to the institution's financial condition and the risk posed to the deposit insurance funds. An institution's assessment rate depends on the capital category and supervisory category to which it is assigned with the most well-capitalized, healthy institutions receiving the lowest rates.

Deposits of the Association are presently insured by the SAIF. Both the SAIF and the BIF are statutorily required to achieve and maintain a ratio of insurance reserves to total insured deposits equal to 1.25%. Until recently, members of the SAIF and BIF were paying average deposit insurance assessments of between 25 and 25 basis points. The BIF met the required reserve level in 1995, whereas the SAIF was not expected to meet or exceed the required level until 2002 at the earliest. This situation was primarily due to the statutory requirement that SAIF members make payments on bonds issued in the late 1980s by the Financial Corporation ("FICO") to recapitalize the predecessor to the SAIF.

In view of the BIF's achieving the 1.25% ratio, the FDIC ultimately adopted a new assessment rate schedule of from 0 to 27 basis points under which 92% of BIF members paid an annual premium of only $2,000. With respect to SAIF member institutions, the FDIC adopted a final rule retaining the previously existing assessment rate schedule applicable to SAIF member institutions of 23 to 31 basis points. As long as the premium differential continued, it may have had adverse consequences for SAIF members, including reduced earnings and an impaired ability to raise funds in the capital markets. In addition, SAIF members, such as the Association, could have been placed at a substantial competitive disadvantage to BIF members with respect to pricing of loans and deposits and the ability to achieve lower operating costs.

On September 30, 1996, the President of the United States signed into law the Funds Act which, among other things, imposed a special one-time assessment on SAIF member institutions, including the Association, to recapitalize the SAIF. As required by the Funds Act, the FDIC imposed a special assessment of 65.7 basis points on SAIF assessable deposits held as of March 31, 1995, payable November 27, 1996 (the "SAIF Special Assessment"). The SAIF Special Assessment was recognized by the Association as an expense in the quarter ended September 30, 1996 and is generally tax deductible. The SAIF Special Assessment recorded by the Association amounted to $449,000 on a pre-tax basis and $296,000 on an after-tax basis.

The Funds Act also spread the obligations for payment of the FICO bonds across all SAIF and BIF members. Beginning on January 1, 1997, BIF deposits were assessed for a FICO payment of 1.3 basis points, while SAIF deposits pay 6.48 basis points. Full pro rata sharing of the FICO payments between BIF and SAIF members will occur on the earlier of January 1, 2000, or the date the BIF and SAIF are merged.

As a result of the Funds Act, the FDIC voted to effectively lower SAIF assessments to 0 to 27 basis points as of January 1, 1997, a range comparable to that of BIF members. SAIF members will also continue to make the FICO payments described above. The FDIC also lowered the SAIF assessment schedule for the fourth quarter of 1996 to 18 to 27 basis points. Management cannot predict the level of FDIC insurance assessments on an ongoing basis, whether the federal thrift charter will be eliminated or whether the BIF and SAIF will eventually be merged.

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The Association's assessment rate for fiscal 1997 ranged from .01575 to .0162 basis points, excluding the SAIF Special Assessment rate of 65.7 basis points, and the regular premium paid for this period was $39,000.

The FDIC is authorized to raise the assessment rates in certain circumstances. The FDIC has exercised this authority several times in the past and may raise insurance premiums in the future. If such action is taken by the FDIC, it could have an adverse effect on the earnings of the Association.

Under the FDI Act, insurance of deposits may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC or the OTS. The management of the Association does not know of any practice, condition or violation that might lead to termination of deposit insurance.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM

The Association is a member of the FHLB System, which consists of 12 regional FHLBs. The FHLB provides a central credit facility primarily for member institutions. The Association, as a member of the FHLB, is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB in an amount at least equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of its unpaid residential mortgage loans and similar obligations at the beginning of each year, or 1/20 of its advances (borrowings) from the FHLB, whichever is greater. The Association was in compliance with this requirement with an investment in FHLB stock at June 30, 1998 of $2.6 million. FHLB advances must be secured by specified types of collateral and all long-term advances may only be obtained for the purpose of providing funds for residential housing finance. At June 30, 1998, the Association had $27.7 million in FHLB advances.

The FHLBs are required to provide funds for the resolution of insolvent thrifts and to contribute funds for affordable housing programs. These requirements could reduce the amount of dividends that the FHLBs pay to their members and could also result in the FHLBs imposing a higher rate of interest on advances to their members. For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, dividends from the FHLB to the Association amounted to approximately $173,000, $157,000 and $143,000, respectively. If dividends were reduced, the Association's net interest income would likely also be reduced. Further, there can be no assurance that the impact of recent or future legislation on the FHLBs will not also cause a decrease in the value of the FHLB stock held by the Association.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

The Federal Reserve Board regulations require savings institutions to maintain non-interest-earning reserves against their transaction accounts. The Federal Reserve Board regulations generally require that reserves be maintained against aggregate transaction accounts as follows: for accounts aggregating $47.8 million or less (subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board) the reserve requirement is 3%; and for accounts greater than $47.8 million, the reserve requirement is $1.4 million plus 10% (subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board between 8% and 14%) against that portion of total transaction accounts in excess of $47.8 million. The first $4.7 million of otherwise reservable balances (subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board) are exempted from the reserve requirements. The Association is in compliance with the foregoing requirements. Because required reserves must be maintained in the form of either vault cash, a non-interest-bearing account at a Federal Reserve Bank or a pass-through account as defined by the Federal Reserve Board, the effect of this reserve requirement is to reduce the Association's interest-earning

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assets. FHLB System members are also authorized to borrow from the Federal Reserve "discount window," but Federal Reserve Board regulations require institutions to exhaust all FHLB sources before borrowing from a Federal Reserve Bank.

HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION

The Company, if utilized, will be a non-diversified unitary savings and loan holding company within the meaning of the HOLA. As such, the Company will be required to register with the OTS and will be subject to OTS regulations, examinations, supervision and reporting requirements. In addition, the OTS has enforcement authority over the Company and its non-savings institution subsidiaries. Among other things, this authority permits the OTS to restrict or prohibit activities that are determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary savings institution. The Association must notify the OTS 30 days before declaring any dividend to the Company.

As a unitary savings and loan holding company, the Company generally will not be restricted under existing laws as to the types of business activities in which it may engage, provided that the Association continues to be a QTL. See "--Federal Savings Institution Regulation--QTL Test" for a discussion of the QTL requirements. Upon any non-supervisory acquisition by the Company of another savings association, the Company would become a multiple savings and loan holding company (if the acquired institution is held as a separate subsidiary) and would be subject to extensive limitations on the types of business activities in which it could engage. The HOLA limits the activities of a multiple savings and loan holding company and its non-insured institution subsidiaries primarily to activities permissible for bank holding companies under Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended (the "BHC Act"), subject to the prior approval of the OTS, and to other activities authorized by OTS regulation. Previously proposed legislation would have treated all savings and loan holding companies as bank holding companies and limit the activities of such companies to those permissible for bank holding companies. See "Risk Factors--Financial Institution Regulation and Possible Legislation."

The HOLA prohibits a savings and loan holding company, directly or indirectly, or through one or more subsidiaries, from acquiring more than 5% of the voting stock of another savings institution, or holding company thereof, without prior written approval of the OTS; from acquiring or retaining, with certain exceptions, more than 5% of a non-subsidiary holding company or savings association. The HOLA also prohibits a savings and loan holding company from acquiring more than 5% of a company engaged in activities other than those authorized for savings and loan holding companies by the HOLA; or acquiring or retaining control of a depository institution that is not insured by the FDIC. In evaluating applications by holding companies to acquire savings institutions, the OTS must consider the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the company and institution involved, the effect of the acquisition on the risk to the insurance funds, the convenience and needs of the community and competitive factors.

The OTS is prohibited from approving any acquisition that would result in a multiple savings and loan holding company controlling savings institutions in more than one state, except: (i) the approval of interstate supervisory acquisitions by savings and loan holding companies, and (ii) the acquisition of a savings institution in another state if the laws of the state of the target savings institution specifically permit such acquisitions. The states vary in the extent to which they permit interstate savings and loan holding company acquisitions.

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FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS

The Company has filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act for the registration of the Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Conversion. Upon completion of the Conversion, the Company's Common Stock will be registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The Company will then be subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading restrictions and other requirements under the Exchange Act.

The registration under the Securities Act of shares of the Common Stock to be issued in the Conversion does not cover the resale of such shares. Shares of the Common Stock purchased by persons who are not affiliates of the Company may be resold without registration. Shares purchased by an affiliate of the Company will be subject to the resale restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. If the Company meets the current public information requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each affiliate of the Company who complies with the other conditions of Rule 144 (including those that require the affiliate's sale to be aggregated with those of certain other persons) would be able to sell in the public market, without registration, a number of shares not to exceed, in any three-month period, the greater of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of the Company or (ii) the average weekly volume of trading in such shares during the preceding four calendar weeks. Provision may be made in the future by the Company to permit affiliates to have their shares registered for sale under the Securities Act under certain circumstances.

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

The Board of Directors of the Company will initially consist of the Directors of the Association. The Board is divided into three classes, each of which contains approximately one-third of the Board. The directors shall be elected by the stockholders of the Company for staggered three-year terms, or until their successors are elected and qualified. One class of directors, consisting of William F. Porter, Joseph M. Wells, Jr. and Gerry W. Grace, has a term of office expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders; a second class, consisting of Jeffrey W. Aldrich and Fred C. Jackson, has a term of office expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders; and a third class, consisting of William R. Williams and Thomas P. Ash, has a term of office expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders. Their names and biographical information are set forth under "Management of the Association - Directors."

The following individuals are executive officers of the Company and hold the offices set forth below opposite their names.

       NAME                        POSITION(S) HELD WITH COMPANY
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William R. Williams                 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

John A. Rife                        Executive Vice President and Treasurer

Charles O. Standley                 Vice President of Commercial and Consumer Lending

Daniel F. Galeoti                   Vice President of Mortgage Operations

The executive officers of the Company are elected annually and hold office until their respective successors have been elected and qualified or until death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. Since the formation of the Company, none of the executive officers, directors or other personnel has received

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remuneration from the Company. Information concerning the principal occupations, employment and compensation of the directors and officers of the Company during the past five years is set forth under "Management of the Association - Biographical Information."

MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

DIRECTORS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Board of Directors of the Association.

                                             POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE               DIRECTOR           TERM
 NAME                    AGE(1)                     ASSOCIATION                       SINCE           EXPIRES
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Gerry W. Grace           59                  Chairman of the Board                      1986             1998
William R. Williams      54                  President, Chief Executive Officer         1979             2000
                                             and Director
Jeffrey W. Aldrich       55                  Director                                   1979             1999
Thomas P. Ash            49                  Director                                   1985             2000
Fred C. Jackson          73                  Director                                   1977             2000
William F. Porter(2)     82                  Director                                   1964             1998
Joseph M. Wells, Jr.(2)  82                  Director                                   1958             1998


(1) As of June 30, 1998.
(2) Messrs. Porter and Wells will retire December 31, 1998, and the number of directors of the Association shall be reduced accordingly.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of the Association who are not also a director.

 NAME                    AGE(1)                POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE ASSOCIATION
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John A. Rife             43                     Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Daniel F. Galeoti        43                     Vice President of Mortgage Operations
Charles O. Standley      45                     Vice President of Commercial and Consumer Lending


(1) As of June 30, 1998.

Each of the executive officers of the Association will retain his office in the converted Association until the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association, held immediately after the first annual

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meeting of stockholders subsequent to Conversion, and until their successors are elected and qualified or until they resign, retire, or are removed or replaced. Officers are re-elected by the Board of Directors annually.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DIRECTORS

Gerry W. Grace has served as a Director of the Association since 1987. Mr. Grace is the owner and president of Grace Services, Inc., a weed and pest control company located in Canfield, Ohio. Mr. Grace is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Ellsworth Township.

William R. Williams has served as a Director of the Association since 1979. Mr. Williams was also appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association in 1979.

Jeffrey W. Aldrich has served as a Director of the Association since 1979. Mr. Aldrich is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling China Co., a dishware manufacturing company.

Thomas P. Ash has served as a Director of the Association since 1985. Mr. Ash has served as the Superintendent of the East Liverpool City School District since 1984.

Fred C. Jackson has served as a Director of the Association since 1977. Mr. Jackson has been retired since 1987.

William F. Porter has served as a Director of the Association since 1964. Mr. Porter has been retired since 1980. Before retiring, Mr. Porter was the President of Globe Refractories, Inc., a brick manufacturing company.

Joseph M. Wells, Jr. has served as a Director of the Association since 1958. Mr. Wells serves currently as the Chairman of the Board of the Homer Laughlin China Co., located in Newell, West Virginia.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

John A. Rife currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Association. Mr. Rife has served as Executive Vice President since 1991.

Daniel F. Galeoti is the Vice President of Mortgage Lending of the Association, and is responsible for supervising all residential mortgage lending. Mr. Galeoti has served in this position since January 1989.

Charles O. Standley currently serves as the Vice President of Commercial and Consumer Lending. Mr. Standley supervises all commercial and consumer lending operations including direct and indirect auto, home equity and home improvement loans. Mr. Standley has served in this position since March 1989.

COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND COMPANY

The Association's Board of Directors meets once per month and may have additional special meetings called in the manner specified in the Bylaws. During fiscal year 1998, no current Director attended

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less than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of Board meetings and the total number of committee meetings of the Board of Directors on which he served.

The Board of Directors of the Association has established the following committees:

The Audit Committee consists of the entire Board of Directors. The purpose of this committee is to review the audit function and management actions regarding the implementation of audit findings. The committee meets once a year.

The Executive Committee meets weekly throughout the year. Each member of the Board serves on this committee for 4 months each year. The Board Chairman is on this committee 12 months a year and the President is an ex officio member except when a quorum cannot be reached. The purpose of this committee is to act in the absence of the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board of Directors.

Additionally, the Association has a number of other management committees including the Asset/Liability Committee and the Compliance Committee.

The Board of Directors of the Company has established the following committees: the Audit Committee, consisting of the entire Board of Directors; and the Compensation Committee, consisting of the Chairman and two additional directors.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

All directors of the Association receive an annual retainer of $9,000 a year, and $100 per executive committee meeting attended.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Cash Compensation. The following table sets forth the cash compensation paid by the Association for services rendered in all capacities during the year ended December 31, 1997, to the chief executive officer and the executive officers of the Association who received compensation in excess of $100,000.

                                                                                                     LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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                                                        ANNUAL COMPENSATION                    AWARDS                     PAYOUTS
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         OTHER                    SECURITIES    LTIP    All Other
                                                                         ANNUAL     RESTRICTED    UNDERLYING  PAYOUTS COMPENSATION
  NAME AND PRINCIPAL                                                  COMPENSATION  STOCK AWARDS    OPTIONS    ($)(5)     ($)
      POSITIONS                          YEAR  SALARY($)(1)  BONUS($)    ($)(2)       ($)(3)        (#)(4)
----------------------------            ------ ------------ --------- ------------ ------------   ----------- ------- ------------
William R. Williams                      1997    $132,585     $16,000     $ --         $ --           --        $ --      $ --
President and Chief Executive Officer


(1) Under Annual Compensation, the column titled "Salary" includes base salary and director's fees for the President and Chief Executive Officer.
(2) For 1997, there were no (a) perquisites over the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the individual's total salary and bonus for the year; (b) payments of above- market preferential earnings on deferred compensation; (c) payments of earnings with respect to long-term incentive plans prior to settlement or maturation; (d) tax payment reimbursements; or (e) preferential discounts on stock.
(3) Does not include awards pursuant to the Stock Programs, which may be granted in conjunction with a meeting of stockholders of the Company, as such awards were not earned, vested or granted in fiscal 1997. For a discussion of the terms of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, see "- Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan." For 1997, the Association had no restricted stock plans in existence.
(4) Does not include options, which may be granted in conjunction with a meeting of stockholders of the Company, as such options were not earned or granted in 1997. For a discussion of the terms of the grants and vesting of options, see "- Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."
(5) For 1997, there were no long-term incentive plans in existence.

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Upon consummation of the Conversion, the Association and the Company intend to enter into employment agreements (collectively, the "Employment Agreements") with William R. Williams, John A. Rife, Charles O. Standley and Daniel F. Galeoti (individually, the "Executive"). The Employment Agreements are subject to the review and approval of the OTS and may be amended as a result of such OTS review. Review of compensation arrangements by the OTS does not indicate, and should not be construed to indicate, that the OTS has passed upon the merits of such arrangements. The Association and Company intend the Employment Agreements to ensure that the Association and the Company will maintain a stable and competent management base after the Conversion. The continued success of the Association and the Company depends to a significant degree on the skills and competence of Messrs. Williams, Rife, Standley and Galeoti.

The Employment Agreements provide for a three-year term for each Executive and shall become effective upon consummation of the Conversion. The Association Employment Agreements provide that, commencing on the first anniversary date of the agreement and continuing each anniversary date thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Association may extend each of the agreements for an additional year so that the remaining term shall be three years unless written notice of non-renewal is given by the Board of Directors after conducting a performance evaluation of the Executive. The terms of the Company Employment Agreements shall be extended on a daily basis, unless written notice of non-renewal is given by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Association and Company Employment Agreements provide that the Executive's base salary will be reviewed annually. The base salary, which will be effective for the Employment Agreement for Mr. Williams, will be $135,638. In addition to the base salary, the Employment Agreements provide for, among other things, participation in various employee benefit plans and stock-based compensation programs, as well as furnishing certain fringe benefits available to similarly situated executive personnel. The Employment Agreements provide for termination by the Association or the Company for cause (as described in the agreements) at any time. In the event the Association or the Company chooses to terminate the Executive's employment for reasons other than for cause or, in the event of the Executive's resignation from the Association or the Company upon: (i) failure to re-elect the Executive to his/her current offices; (ii) a material change in the Executive's functions, duties or responsibilities; (iii) a relocation of the Executive's principal place of employment by more than 25 miles; (iv) liquidation or dissolution of the Association or the Company; or (v) a breach of the Employment Agreements by the Association or the Company; the Executive or, in the event of the Executive's death, the Executive's beneficiary would be entitled to receive an amount generally equal to the remaining base salary and bonus payments that would have been paid to the Executive during the remaining term of the Employment Agreements. In addition, the Executive would receive a payment attributable to the contributions that would have been made on the Executive's behalf to any employee benefit plans of the Association or the Company during the remaining term of the Employment Agreements, together with the value of certain stock-based incentives previously awarded to the Executive. The Association and the Company would also continue and pay for the Executive's life and disability coverage for the remaining term of the Employment Agreement, as well as provide medical and hospitalization coverage until the Executive at least attains eligible Medicare age. Upon any termination of the Executive, the Executive is subject to a covenant not to compete with the Company or the Association for one year. The Association and the Company would also continue or pay for the Executive's life, health and disability coverage for the remaining term of the Employment Agreement.

Under the agreements, if voluntary or involuntary termination follows a change in control of the Association or the Company, the Executive or, in the event of the Executive's death, the Executive's

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beneficiary would be entitled to a severance payment generally equal to the greater of: (i) the payments due for the remaining terms of the agreement, including the value of certain stock-based incentives previously awarded to the Executive; or (ii) three times the average of the five preceding taxable years' annual compensation. The Association and the Company would also continue the Executive's life, health, and disability coverage for thirty-six months (except medical and hospitalization would be provided at least until the Executive attains eligible Medicare age). Notwithstanding that both Employment Agreements provide for a severance payment in the event of a change in control, the Executive would only be entitled to receive a severance payment under one agreement. In the event of a change in control of the Association or the Company, the total amount of payments due under the Agreements, based solely on the base salaries to be paid to Messrs. Williams, Rife, Standley and Galeoti effective upon the consummation of the Conversion, and excluding any benefits under any employee benefit plan which may be payable, would equal approximately $1.19 million.

Payments to the Executive under the Association Employment Agreement will be guaranteed by the Company in the event that payments or benefits are not paid by the Association. Payments under the Company Employment Agreements would be made by the Company. All reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred by the Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to the Employment Agreements shall be paid by the Association or Company, respectively if the Executive is successful on the merits pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement. The Employment Agreements also provide that the Association and Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent allowable under federal, Ohio and Delaware law, respectively.

EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE COMPENSATION PLAN

Upon consummation of the Conversion, the Association intends to establish the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Severance Compensation Plan (the ''Severance Plan'') which will provide eligible employees with severance pay benefits in the event of a change in control of the Association or the Company. Management personnel with employment agreements are not eligible to participate in the Severance Plan. Generally, employees are eligible to participate in the Severance Plan if they have completed at least one year of service with the Association. Under the Severance Plan, in the event of a change in control of the Association or the Company, eligible employees who are terminated from or terminate employment within one year after the change in control (for reasons specified under the Severance Plan), will be entitled to receive a severance payment. A participant, whose employment has terminated, will be entitled to a cash severance payment equal to one-twelfth of his or her current annual compensation for each year of service up to a maximum of 199% of current annual compensation. In the event the provisions of the Severance Plan were triggered, the total amount of payments that would be due thereunder, based solely upon current salary levels, would equal approximately $1.59 million.

INSURANCE PLANS

All full-time employees of the Association are covered as a group for life, comprehensive hospitalization, including major medical, and long-term disability insurance.

BENEFITS

Pension Plan. The Association participates in a multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan known as the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund (the "Pension Plan"). Generally, employees of the Association become members of the Pension Plan upon the completion of one year of service with the

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Association (as described in the plan document adopted by the Association) and the attainment of age twenty-one. The Association makes annual contributions to the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund sufficient to fund retirement benefits for its employees, as determined in accordance with a formula set forth in the plan document. Participants generally become vested in their accrued benefits under the Pension Plan after completing five years of vesting service (as described in the plan document). In general, accrued benefits under the Pension Plan, including reduced benefits payable upon early retirement or in the event of a disability, are based on an individual's years of benefit service (as described in the plan document) and the average of the individual's highest five years' salary (as described in the plan document).

The table below reflects the annual pension benefit payable to a member of the Pension Plan upon retirement at age 65, based on various levels of the highest five-year average salary and years of benefit service:

                                                       YEARS OF BENEFIT SERVICE
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       HIGHEST FIVE-YEAR
        Average Salary
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                                           15         20         25         30         35         40
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           $ 25,000                    $7,500     $10,000    $12,500     $15,000     $17,500   $20,000
           $ 50,000                     15000       20000      25000       30000       35000     40000
           $ 75,000                     22500       30000      37500       45000       52500     60000
           $100,000                     30000       40000      50000       60000       70000     80000
           $125,000                     37500       50000      62500       75000       87500    100000
           $150,000                     45000       60000      75000       90000      105000    120000

As of January 1, 1998, Mr. Williams had 25 years of benefit service credited to him for purposes of determining benefits under the Pension Plan.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust. The Association intends to establish a tax-qualified employee stock ownership plan (the "ESOP") in connection with the Conversion. Generally, eligible employees will become participants in the ESOP upon the completion of one year of service with the Association (with credit given for service with the Association prior to adoption of the plan) and attainment of age 21. With the consent of the Association, an affiliate of the Association may also adopt the ESOP for the benefit of its employees.

The Association expects a committee of the Board of Directors to serve as the administrative committee of the ESOP (the ''ESOP Committee''). The ESOP Committee will appoint an unrelated corporate trustee for the ESOP prior to the Conversion. Among other matters, the ESOP Committee may generally instruct the trustee regarding the investment of funds contributed to the ESOP, subject to the terms of the plan document and the related trust agreement. The Association expects the ESOP to purchase 8% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion. As part of the Conversion, and in order to fund the ESOP's purchase of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion, the ESOP will borrow 100% of the aggregate purchase price of the Common Stock from either the Company or a third-party lender.

The trustee of the ESOP will repay the loan principally from the Association's annual contributions to the ESOP over an expected period of 12 years. Subject to receipt of any necessary regulatory approvals or opinions, the Association may make contributions to the ESOP for repayment of the loan since some participants in the ESOP will be employees of the Association or, alternatively, the Association may reimburse the Company for contributions made by the Company with respect to employees of the

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Association. The Association expects the initial interest rate (which may be fixed or variable) for the loan to be at or near the prime rate on or about the date of Conversion.

The trustee of the ESOP will pledge the shares of Common Stock purchased by the ESOP in connection with the Conversion as collateral for the loan and will hold the shares in a suspense account under the plan. As the trustee repays the loan, the trustee will release a portion of the shares from the suspense account and allocate them to the accounts of active participants in the ESOP based on each participant's compensation (as determined under the terms of the plan) relative to all participants' compensation for the plan year. In the event of a change in control of the Association or the Company prior to complete repayment of the loan, the ESOP trustee, in accordance with the terms of the plan document, will sell enough shares of Common Stock held in the suspense account to repay the loan in full. Upon repayment of the loan, the ESOP trustee will then allocate all remaining shares of Common Stock held in the suspense account to the accounts of active participants based on each participant's account balance as of a specific date or based on some other method set forth in the plan document.

Participants will become vested in contributions made to the ESOP by the Association at the rate of twenty percent per year of vesting service (with credit given for service with the Association prior to its adoption of the ESOP). Accordingly, participants will become fully vested in their accounts under the ESOP after completing five years of vesting service. The Association expects that participants will also become fully vested in their accounts under the ESOP upon the attainment of their early or normal retirement age while an employee of the Association, upon their death or incurring disability, upon a change in control of the Association or the Company, or upon termination of the plan. Benefits generally become distributable under the ESOP and potentially become subject to income tax upon death, retirement, disability or other separation from service.

The ESOP trustee will vote all allocated shares held in the ESOP in accordance with the instructions of the plan participants. The ESOP trustee, subject to its fiduciary duties under ERISA, will vote the unallocated shares (i.e., those held in the suspense account) and allocated shares for which it receives no proper voting instructions in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions it receives from participants regarding the allocated stock. In the event no shares have been allocated under the ESOP at the time such shares are to be voted, each participant shall be deemed to have one share allocated to his or her account for voting purposes.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The Code limits the amount of compensation the Association may consider in providing benefits under its tax- qualified retirement plans, such as the Pension Plan and the ESOP. The Code further limits the amount of contributions and benefit accruals under such plans on behalf of any employee. To provide benefits to make up for the reduction in benefits flowing from these limits in connection with the Pension Plan and ESOP, the Association intends to implement a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement known as a "Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan" ("SERP"). The SERP will generally provide benefits to eligible individuals (designated by the Board of Directors of the Association or its affiliates) that cannot be provided under the Pension Plan and/or ESOP as a result of the limitations imposed by the Code, but that would have been provided under the Pension Plan and/or ESOP but for such limitations. In addition to providing for benefits lost under tax- qualified plans as a result of limitations imposed by the Code, the SERP will also make up lost ESOP benefits to designated individuals who retire, who terminate employment in connection with a change in control, or whose participation in the ESOP ends due to termination of the ESOP in connection with a change in control (regardless of whether the individual terminates employment) prior to the complete scheduled repayment of the ESOP loan. Generally, upon the retirement of an eligible individual or upon a change in control of

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the Association or the Company prior to complete repayment of the ESOP Loan, the SERP will provide the individual with a benefit equal to what the individual would have received under the ESOP had he remained employed throughout the term of the ESOP or had the ESOP not been terminated prior to the scheduled repayment of the ESOP loan. An individual's benefits under the SERP become payable upon the participant's retirement (in accordance with the standard retirement policies of the Association), upon the change in control of the Association or the Company or as determined under the ESOP and Pension Plan.

The Association may establish a grantor trust in connection with the SERP to satisfy the obligations of the Association with respect to the SERP. The assets of the grantor trust would remain subject to the claims of the Association's general creditors in the event of the Association's insolvency until paid to the individual pursuant to the terms of the SERP.

Stock-Based Incentive Plan. Following the Conversion, the Board of Directors of the Company intends to adopt the Stock-Based Incentive Plan which will provide for the granting of options to purchase Common Stock ("Stock Options"), and Common Stock ("Stock Awards") to eligible officers, employees, and directors of the Company and Association. The plan may also provide for certain rights related to the grant of stock options and the award of Common Stock. The Company may provide such stock-based benefits under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan or may establish one or more separate plans to provide for the benefits described in the following paragraphs.

In the event the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan(s)) is adopted within one year after the Conversion, OTS regulations require such plan to be approved by a majority of the Company's stockholders at a meeting of stockholders to be held no earlier than six months after the completion of the Conversion. Under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, the Company intends to grant Stock Options in an amount up to 10% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion (230,000 shares based upon the maximum of the Estimated Price Range), and intends to grant Stock Awards in an amount up to 4% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion (92,000 shares based upon the maximum of the Estimated Price Range). Any Common Stock awarded under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (Stock Awards) will be awarded at no cost to the recipients. The Company may fund the plan through the purchase of Common Stock by a trust established in connection with the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan(s)) or from authorized but unissued shares. The Board of Directors of the Company intends to appoint an independent fiduciary to serve as trustee of any trust established in connection with the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. In the event that additional authorized but unissued shares are acquired by the Stock-Based Incentive Plan or its participants after the Conversion, the interests of existing shareholders would be diluted. See "Pro Forma Data."

The grants of Stock Options and Stock Awards will be designed to attract and retain qualified personnel in key positions, provide officers and key employees with a propriety interest in the Company as an incentive to contribute to the success of the Company, and reward key employees for outstanding performance. All employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Association, will be eligible to participate in the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. It is expected that the committee administering the plan will determine the terms of awards granted to officers and employees. The committee will also determine whether Stock Options will be Incentive or Non-Statutory Stock Options, as defined below, the number of shares subject to each Stock Option and Stock Award, the exercise price of each Stock Option, the method of exercising Stock Options, and when Stock Options become exercisable or Stock Awards vest. Only employees may receive grants of Incentive Stock Options. Therefore, under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, outside directors may receive only grants of Non- Statutory Stock Options. If such plan is adopted within one year after Conversion, OTS regulations provide that no individual officer or employee of the Association

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may receive more than 25% of the Stock Options available under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan for officers and employees) and non- employee directors may not receive more than 5% individually, or 30% in the aggregate, of the Stock Options available under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan for directors). OTS regulations also provide that no individual officer or employee of the Association may receive more than 25% of the restricted stock awards available under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan for officers and employees) and non-employee directors may not receive more than 5% individually, or 30% in the aggregate, of the restricted stock awards available under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plan for outside directors).

The Stock-Based Incentive Plan will provide for the grant of: (i) Stock Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code ("Incentive Stock Options") and (ii) Stock Options that do not so qualify ("Non-Statutory Stock Options"). The plan may also provide for certain limited rights that become exercisable only upon a change in control of the Association or the Company. Unless sooner terminated, the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will remain in effect for a period of ten years from the earlier of adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company or approval by the Company's stockholders. Subject to stockholder approval, the Company anticipates granting Stock Options under the plan at an exercise price equal to at least the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock on the date of grant.

An individual will not be deemed to have recognized taxable income upon the grant or exercise of any Incentive Stock Option, provided that such shares received through the exercise of such options are not disposed of by the employee for at least one year after the date the stock is received in connection with the stock option exercise and two years after the date of grant of the stock option (a "disqualifying disposition"). No compensation deduction will generally be available to the Company as a result of the exercise of Incentive Stock Options unless there has been a disqualifying disposition. In the case of a Non-Statutory Stock Option and in the case of a disqualifying disposition of an Incentive Stock Option, an individual will realize ordinary income upon exercise of the stock option (or upon the disqualifying disposition) in an amount equal to the amount by which the exercise price exceeds the fair market value of the Common Stock purchased by exercising the stock option on the date of exercise. The amount of any ordinary income recognized by an optionee upon the exercise of a Non-Statutory Stock Option or due to a disqualifying disposition of an Incentive Stock Option will be a deductible expense to the Company for tax purposes.

The Stock-Based Incentive Plan will provide for the granting of Stock Awards. Grants of Stock Awards to officers and employees may be made in the form of base grants and/or performance grants (the vesting of which would be contingent upon performance goals established by the committee administering the plan). In establishing any performance goals, the committee may utilize the annual financial results of the Association, actual performance of the Association as compared to targeted goals such as the ratio of the Association's net worth to total assets, the Association's return on average assets, or such other performance standards as determined by the committee with the approval of the Board of Directors.

When a participant becomes vested with respect to Stock Award, the participant will realize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of vesting (unless the participant made an election pursuant to
Section 83(b) of the Code). The amount of income recognized by the participants will be a deductible expense for tax purposes for the Association. When restricted Stock Awards become vested and shares of Common Stock are actually distributed to participants, the participants would receive amounts equal to any accrued dividends with respect thereto. Prior to vesting, recipients of Stock Awards may direct the voting of the shares awarded to them. Shares not subject to grants and shares allocated subject to the achievement of performance goals will be voted by the trustee in proportion to the

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directions provided with respect to shares subject to grants. Vested shares will be distributed to recipients as soon as practicable following the day on which they vest.

The vesting periods for awards under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan will be determined by the committee administering the Plan. If the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plans for employees and directors) is adopted within one year after conversion, awards would become vested and exercisable subject to applicable OTS regulations, which regulations require that any awards begin vesting no earlier than one year from the date of shareholder approval of the plan and, thereafter, vest at a rate of no more than 20% per year and may not be accelerated except in the case of death or disability. Stock Options could be exercisable for a period of time (likely three months) following the date on which the employee or director ceases to perform services for the Association or the Company, except that in the event of death or disability, options accelerate and become fully vested and could be exercisable for up to one year thereafter or such other period of time as determined by the Company. In the case of death or disability, Stock Options may be exercised for a period of 12 months or such other period of time as determined by the committee. However, any Incentive Stock Options exercised more than three months following the date the employee ceases to perform services as an employee would be treated essentially as a Non- Statutory Stock Option. In the event of retirement, if the optionee continues to perform services as a director or consultant on behalf of the Association, the Company or an affiliate, unvested options and awards would continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule until the optionee ceases to serve as a consultant or director. In the event of death, disability or normal retirement, the Company, if requested by the optionee, or the optionee's beneficiary, could elect, in exchange for vested options, to pay the optionee, or the optionee's beneficiary in the event of death, the amount by which the fair market value of the Common Stock exceeds the exercise price of the options on the date of the employee's termination of employment.

Subject to any applicable regulatory requirements, the Stock-Based Incentive Plan (or any separate plans for employees and outside directors) may be amended subsequent to the expiration of the one-year period to provide for accelerated vesting of previously granted Stock Options or Stock Awards in the event of a change in control of the Company or the Association. A change in control would generally be considered to occur when a person or group of persons acting in concert acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of any class of equity security of the Company or the Association or in the event of a tender or exchange offer, merger or other form of business combination, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Association or contested election of directors which resulted in the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors by persons not nominated by the directors in office prior to the contested election.

TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN RELATED PERSONS

The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act ("FIRREA") requires that all loans or extensions of credit to executive officers and directors must be made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with the general public and must not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. In addition, loans made to a director or executive officer in excess of the greater of $25,000 or 5% of the Association's capital and surplus (up to a maximum of $500,000) must be approved in advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors.

Prior to FIRREA, the Bank made loans to its executive officers and Directors which were secured by their primary residences. The rates of interest charged by the Bank on such loans were the Bank's cost of funds. Pursuant to FIRREA, in 1989, the Bank discontinued its practice of making such preferential

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loans to its officers and Directors. However, all such pre-FIRREA preferential loans were "grandfathered" under FIRREA. Since the enactment of FIRREA, the Bank has not made any loans to its executive officers or Directors. The Bank intends to implement a policy whereby it will begin to again offer loans to executive officers and Directors. Such loans, as well as loans made to Bank employees, will be made on the same terms and conditions offered to the general public. If the Bank implements a policy of extending credit to executive officers and Directors, such policy will provide that all such loans will be made in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms, including collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and may not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. As of June 30, 1998, the Bank had $756,445 of loans to executive officers or Directors all of which had balances of less than $60,000 as of June 30, 1998 or were made by the Bank in the ordinary course of business with no favorable terms and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present unfavorable features.

The Company intends that all transactions in the future between the Company and its executive officers, directors, holders of 10% or more of the shares of any class of its common stock and affiliates thereof, will contain terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been obtained by it in arm's-length negotiations with unaffiliated persons and will be approved by a majority of independent outside directors of the Company not having any interest in the transaction.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock the Association's executive officers and directors propose to purchase, assuming shares of Common Stock are issued at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range and that sufficient shares will be available to satisfy their subscriptions. The table also sets forth the total expected beneficial ownership of Common Stock as to all directors and executive officers as a group.

                                                                 AT THE MINIMUM
                                                             OF THE ESTIMATED PRICE                   AT THE MAXIMUM
                                                                    RANGE(1)                   OF THE ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE(1)
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                                                                            AS A PERCENT                          AS A PERCENT
                                                           NUMBER            OF SHARES              NUMBER         OF SHARES
NAME                                    AMOUNT           OF SHARES            OFFERED             OF SHARES         OFFERED
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Gerry W. Grace                      $  200,000              20,000              1.18%               20,000           0.87%
William R. Williams                    200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Jeffrey W. Aldrich                     200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Thomas P. Ash                          200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Fred C. Jackson                        200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
William F. Porter                      200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Joseph M. Wells, Jr.                   200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
John A. Rife                           200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Daniel F. Galeoti                      200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
Charles O. Standley                    200,000              20,000              1.18                20,000           0.87
                                    ----------             -------              ----               -------           ----

All Directors and Executive
 Officers as a group
(10 persons)                        $2,000,000             200,000              11.8%              200,000            8.7%
                                    ==========             =======              ====               =======           ====


(1) Includes proposed subscriptions, if any, by associates. Does not include subscription orders by the ESOP. Intended purchases by the ESOP are expected to be 8.0% of the shares issued in the Conversion.

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THE CONVERSION

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE OTS HAVE APPROVED THE PLAN OF CONVERSION, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER AND THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS. SUCH OTS APPROVAL, HOWEVER, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLAN BY SUCH AGENCY.

GENERAL

On June 11, 1998, the Association's Board of Directors unanimously adopted, subject to approval by the OTS, the Plan pursuant to which the Association will be converted from a federally chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally chartered capital stock savings and loan association. It is currently intended that all of the outstanding capital stock of the Association will be held by the Company, which is incorporated under Delaware law. The Plan was approved by the OTS, subject to, among other things, approval of the Plan by the Association's members. A special meeting of members has been called for this purpose to be held on _________________, 1998.

The Company has filed an application with the OTS to become a savings and loan holding company and to acquire all of the Common Stock of the Association to be issued in the Conversion. The Company plans to use 50% of the net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock to purchase all of the then to be issued and outstanding capital stock of the Association. The Conversion will be effected only upon completion of the sale of all of the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan.

The Plan provides that the Board of Directors of the Association may, at any time prior to the issuance of the Common Stock and for any reason, decide not to use a holding company form. Such reasons may include possible delays resulting from overlapping regulatory processing or policies which could adversely affect the Association's or the Company's ability to consummate the Conversion and transact its business as contemplated herein and in accordance with the Company's operating policies. In the event such a decision is made, the Association will withdraw the Company's registration statement from the SEC and take steps necessary to complete the Conversion without the Company, including filing any necessary documents with the OTS. In such event, and provided there is no regulatory action, directive or other consideration upon which basis the Association determines not to complete the Conversion, if permitted by the OTS, the Association will issue and sell the common stock of the Association and subscribers will be notified of the elimination of a holding company and resolicited (i.e., be permitted to affirm their orders, in which case they will need to affirmatively reconfirm their subscriptions prior to the expiration of the resolicitation offering or their funds will be promptly refunded with interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest; or be permitted to modify or rescind their subscriptions), and notified of the time period within which the subscriber must affirmatively notify the Association of his intention to affirm, modify or rescind his subscription. The following description of the Plan assumes that a holding company form of organization will be used in the Conversion. In the event that a holding company form of organization is not used, all other pertinent terms of the Plan as described below will apply to the conversion of the Association from the mutual to stock form of organization and the sale of the Association's common stock.

The Plan provides generally that (i) the Association will convert from a mutual savings and loan association to a capital stock savings and loan association and (ii) the Company will offer shares of Common Stock for sale in the Subscription Offering to the Association's Eligible Account Holders, the Employee

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Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members. Concurrently, shares will be offered in a Community Offering to certain members of the general public, with preference given to natural persons residing in the Association's Local Community. It is anticipated that all shares not subscribed for in the Subscription and Community Offerings will be offered for sale by the Company in the Syndicated Community Offering. The Association has the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any orders to purchase shares of the Common Stock received in the Community Offering or in the Syndicated Community Offering. See "- Community Offering" and "- Syndicated Community Offering."

The aggregate price of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Conversion, currently estimated to be between $17.0 million and $23.0 million, will be determined based upon an independent appraisal of the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold in the Conversion will be sold at the same price. The independent appraisal will be affirmed or, if necessary, updated at the completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings, if all shares are subscribed for, or at the completion of the Syndicated Community Offering. The appraisal has been performed by Keller, a consulting firm experienced in the valuation and appraisal of savings institutions. See "- Stock Pricing" for additional information as to the determination of the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock.

The following is a brief summary of pertinent aspects of the Conversion. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Plan. A copy of the Plan is available for inspection at the Association's main office and at the Central Region and Washington, D.C. offices of the OTS. The Plan is also filed as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, copies of which may be obtained from the SEC. See "Additional Information."

PURPOSES OF CONVERSION

The Association, as a federally chartered mutual savings and loan association, does not have shareholders and has no authority to issue capital stock. By converting to the capital stock form of organization, the Association will be structured in the form used by commercial banks, other business entities and a growing number of savings institutions. The Conversion will enhance the Association's ability to expand its current operations, acquire other financial institutions or branch offices, provide affordable home financing opportunities to the communities it serves, increase its equity capital base and access capital markets, or diversify into other financial services to the extent allowable by applicable law and regulation.

The Conversion would also position the Association for a conversion to a commercial bank charter if the Board of the Association chooses to do so in the future. In determining whether to convert to a commercial bank charter, the Association may consider, among other things, the differences in the regulatory and supervisory structure applicable to the Association as a commercial lending institution as opposed to a thrift lending institution. In particular, a conversion to a commercial bank charter would provide the Association with added lending flexibility in that the Association would not be restricted in the types or amounts of commercial loans in which it may not currently be able to invest due to regulations applicable to federal savings institutions. However, the Association does not expect to convert to a commercial bank charter at this time.

The holding company form of organization, if used, would provide additional flexibility to diversify the Association's business activities through existing or newly formed subsidiaries, or through acquisitions of or mergers with both mutual and stock institutions, as well as other companies. Although there are no current arrangements, understandings or agreements regarding any such opportunities, the Company will be

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in a position after the Conversion, subject to regulatory limitations and the Company's financial position, to take advantage of any such opportunities that may arise.

The potential impact of the Conversion upon the Association's capital base is significant. Due to the Association's capital position, it has sought to limit its asset growth to a level sustainable by its capital position. The Conversion will significantly increase the Association's capital position to a level whereby the Association will be better positioned to take advantage of business opportunities and engage in activities which, prior to Conversion, would have been more difficult for the Association to engage in and still continue to meet its status as a "well-capitalized" institution. At June 30, 1998, the Association had total equity, determined in accordance with GAAP, of $14.3 million, or 11.8% of total assets. An institution with a ratio of tangible capital to total assets of greater than or equal to 5.0% is considered to be "well-capitalized" pursuant to OTS regulations. Assuming that the Company uses 50% of the net proceeds at the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, the Association's GAAP capital will increase to $22.7 million or a ratio of GAAP capital to adjusted assets, on a pro forma basis, of 17.5% after the Conversion. The investment of the net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock is expected to provide the Association with additional income to increase further its capital position. The additional capital may also assist the Association in offering new programs and expanded services to its customers. See "Use of Proceeds."

After completion of the Conversion, the authorized but unissued common and preferred stock authorized by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation will permit the Company, subject to market conditions and regulatory approval of an offering, to raise additional equity capital through further sales of securities, and to issue securities in connection with possible acquisitions. At the present time, the Company has no plans with respect to additional offerings of securities, other than the issuance of additional shares upon exercise of stock options under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan or the possible issuance of authorized but unissued shares to the Stock-Based Incentive Plan under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan. Following the Conversion, the Company will also be able to use stock-related incentive programs to attract and retain executive and other personnel for itself and its subsidiaries. See "Management of the Association--Benefits."

EFFECTS OF CONVERSION

General. Each depositor in a mutual savings institution has both a deposit account in the institution and a pro rata ownership interest in the net worth of the institution based upon the balance in his account, which interest may only be realized in the event of a liquidation of the institution. However, this ownership interest is tied to the depositor's account and has no tangible market value separate from such deposit account. Any depositor who opens a deposit account obtains a pro rata ownership interest in the net worth of the institution without any additional payment beyond the amount of the deposit. A depositor who reduces or closes his account receives a portion or all of the balance in the account but nothing for his ownership interest in the net worth of the institution, which is lost to the extent that the balance in the account is reduced. Consequently, mutual savings institution depositors normally have no way to realize the value of their ownership interest, which has realizable value only in the unlikely event that the mutual savings institution is liquidated. In such event, the depositors of record at that time, as owners, would share pro rata in any residual surplus and reserves after other claims, including claims of depositors to the amounts of their deposits, are paid.

When a mutual savings institution converts to stock form, permanent non- withdrawable capital stock is created to represent the ownership of the institution's net worth. THE COMMON STOCK IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT BE AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FDIC OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. Certificates are issued to evidence ownership of the capital stock. The stock

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certificates are transferable and, therefore, the stock may be sold or traded if a purchaser is available with no effect on any deposit account the seller may hold in the institution.

Continuity. While the Conversion is being accomplished, the normal business of the Association of accepting deposits and making loans will continue without interruption. The Association will continue to be subject to regulation by the OTS and the FDIC. After the Conversion, the Association will continue to provide services for depositors and borrowers under current policies by its present management and staff.

The Directors serving the Association at the time of Conversion will serve as Directors of the Association after the Conversion. The Directors of the Company will consist of individuals currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Association. All officers of the Association at the time of Conversion will retain their positions after Conversion.

Effect on Deposit Accounts. Under the Plan, each depositor in the Association at the time of Conversion will automatically continue as a depositor after the Conversion, and each such deposit account will remain the same with respect to deposit balance, interest rate and other terms. Each such account will continue to be insured by the FDIC to the same extent as before the Conversion (i.e., up to $100,000 per depositor). Depositors will continue to hold their existing certificates, passbooks and other evidences of their accounts.

Effect on Loans. No loan outstanding from the Association will be affected by the Conversion, and the amount, interest rate, maturity and security for each loan will remain as they were contractually fixed prior to the Conversion.

Effect on Voting Rights of Members. At present, all depositors and certain borrowers of the Association are members of, and have voting rights in, the Association as to all matters requiring membership action. Upon Conversion, depositors and borrowers will cease to be members and will no longer be entitled to vote at meetings of the Association. Upon Conversion, all voting rights in the Association will be vested in the Company as the sole stockholder of the Association. Exclusive voting rights with respect to the Company will be vested in the holders of Common Stock. Depositors and borrowers of the Association will not have voting rights after the Conversion except to the extent that they become stockholders of the Company through the purchase of Common Stock.

Tax Effects. The Association has received an opinion of counsel with regard to federal income taxation and an opinion from Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP ("Crowe Chizek") with regard to Ohio taxation which indicate that the adoption and implementation of the Plan of Conversion set forth herein will not be taxable for federal or Ohio tax purposes to the Association, its Eligible Account Holders, or its Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or the Company, except as discussed below. See "- Tax Aspects."

Effect on Liquidation Rights. If a mutual savings institution were to liquidate, all claims of creditors (including those of depositors, to the extent of deposit balances) would be paid first. Thereafter, if there were any assets remaining, depositors would be entitled to such remaining assets, pro rata, based upon the deposit balances in their deposit accounts immediately prior to liquidation. In the unlikely event that the Association were to liquidate after Conversion, all claims of creditors (including those of depositors, to the extent of their deposit balances) would also be paid first, followed by distribution of the "liquidation account" to certain depositors (see "- Liquidation Rights"), with any assets remaining thereafter distributed to the Company as the holder of the Association's capital stock. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the OTS, a post-Conversion merger, consolidation, sale of bulk assets or similar combination or transaction with another

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insured savings institution would not be considered a liquidation and, in such a transaction, the liquidation account would be assumed by the surviving institution.

STOCK PRICING

The Plan of Conversion requires that the purchase price of the Common Stock must be based on the pro forma market value of the Common Stock giving effect to the Conversion, as determined on the basis of an independent valuation. The Association and the Company have retained Keller to make such valuation. For its services in making such appraisal, Keller will receive a fee of $21,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses not to exceed $500. The Association and the Company have agreed to indemnify Keller and its employees and affiliates against certain losses arising out of its services as appraiser, except where Keller liability results from its negligence or bad faith.

An appraisal has been made by Keller in reliance upon the information contained in this Prospectus, including the Financial Statements. Keller also considered the following factors, among others: the present and projected operating results and financial condition of the Company and the Association and the economic and demographic conditions in the Association's existing marketing area; certain historical, financial and other information relating to the Association; a comparative evaluation of the operating and financial statistics of the Association with those of other similarly situated publicly-traded savings institutions; the aggregate size of the offering of the Common Stock; the impact of Conversion on the Association's net worth and earnings potential; the proposed dividend policy of the Company and the Association; and the trading market for securities of comparable institutions and general conditions in the market for such securities.

On the basis of the foregoing, Keller has advised the Company and the Association that, in its opinion, dated Setember 18, 1998, the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock ranged from a minimum of $17.0 million to a maximum of $23.0 million with a midpoint of $20.0 million. Based upon the Valuation Range, the Board of Directors has established the Estimated Price Range of $17.0 million to $23.0 million, with a midpoint of $20.0 million, and the Company expects to issue between 1,700,000 and 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock at the Purchase Price of $10.00 per share. The Board of Directors of the Company and the Association have reviewed the appraisal of Keller and in determining the reasonableness and adequacy of such appraisal consistent with OTS regulations and policies, have reviewed the methodology and reasonableness of the assumptions utilized by Keller in the preparation of such appraisal. The Estimated Price Range may be amended with the approval of the OTS (if required), if necessitated by subsequent developments in the financial condition of the Company or the Association or market conditions generally.

SUCH VALUATION, HOWEVER, IS NOT INTENDED, AND MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED, AS A RECOMMENDATION OF ANY KIND AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF PURCHASING COMMON STOCK IN THE OFFERINGS. KELLER DID NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION, NOR DID KELLER VALUE INDEPENDENTLY THE ASSETS OR LIABILITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE APPRAISAL CONSIDERS THE ASSOCIATION AS A GOING CONCERN AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN INDICATION OF THE LIQUIDATION VALUE OF THE ASSOCIATION. MOREOVER, BECAUSE SUCH APPRAISAL IS NECESSARILY BASED UPON ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS OF A NUMBER OF MATTERS, ALL OF WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT PERSONS PURCHASING COMMON STOCK IN THE CONVERSION WILL THEREAFTER BE ABLE TO SELL SUCH SHARES AT PRICES AT OR ABOVE THE PURCHASE PRICE. SEE "RISK FACTORS -- ABSENCE OF MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK"

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Following commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, the maximum of the Estimated Price Range may be increased up to 15% and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Conversion may be increased to 2,645,000 shares due to regulatory considerations, changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions, without the resolicitation of subscribers. See "--Limitations on Common Stock Purchases" as to the method of distribution and allocation of additional shares that may be issued in the event of an increase in the Estimated Price Range to fill unfilled orders in the Subscription and Community Offerings.

No sale of shares of Common Stock may be consummated unless, prior to such consummation, Keller confirms to the Association and the OTS that, to the best of its knowledge, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors including those which would be involved in a change in the maximum subscription price, would cause Keller to conclude that the aggregate value of the Common Stock at the Purchase Price is incompatible with its estimate of the pro forma market value of the Common Stock at the conclusion of the Subscription and Community Offerings.

If the pro forma market value of the Common Stock is either more than 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range or less than the minimum of the Estimated Price Range, the Association and the Company, after consulting with the OTS, may terminate the Plan and return all funds promptly with interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest on payments made by cash, check, bank draft or money order, cancel withdrawal authorizations, extend or hold a new Subscription and Community Offering, establish a new Estimated Price Range, commence a resolicitation of subscribers or take such other actions as permitted by the OTS in order to complete the Conversion. In the event that a resolicitation is commenced, unless an affirmative response is received within a reasonable period of time, all funds will be promptly returned to investors as described above. A resolicitation, if any, following the conclusion of the Subscription and Community Offerings would not exceed 45 days unless further extended by the OTS for periods of up to 90 days not to extend beyond _________________, 2000.

If all shares of Common Stock are not sold through the Subscription and Community Offerings, then the Association and the Company expect to offer the remaining shares in a Syndicated Community Offering which would occur as soon as practicable following the close of the Subscription and Community Offerings but may commence during the Subscription and Community Offerings subject to prior rights of subscribers. All shares of Common Stock will be sold at the same price per share in the Syndicated Community Offering as in the Subscription and Community Offerings. See "-Syndicated Community Offering."

No sale of shares of Common Stock may be consummated unless, prior to such consummation, Keller confirms to the Association, the Company and the OTS that, to the best of its knowledge, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors, including those which would be involved in a cancellation of the Syndicated Community Offering, would cause Keller to conclude that the aggregate value of the Common Stock at the Purchase Price is incompatible with its estimate of the pro forma market value of the Common Stock of the Company at the time of the Syndicated Community Offering. Any change which would result in an aggregate purchase price which is below or more than 15% above the Estimated Price Range would be subject to OTS approval. If such confirmation is not received, the Association may extend the Conversion, extend, reopen or commence new Subscription and Community Offerings or a Syndicated Community Offering, establish a new Estimated Price Range and commence a resolicitation of all subscribers with the approval of the OTS or take such other actions as permitted by the OTS in order to complete the Conversion, or terminate the Plan and cancel the Subscription and Community Offerings and/or the Syndicated Community Offering. In the event market or financial conditions change so as to cause the aggregate purchase price of the shares to be below the minimum of the Estimated Price

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Range or more than 15% above the maximum of such range, and the Company and the Association determine to continue the Conversion, subscribers will be resolicited (i.e., be permitted to continue their orders, in which case they will need to affirmatively reconfirm their subscriptions prior to the expiration of the resolicitation offering or their subscription funds will be promptly refunded with interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest, or be permitted to decrease or cancel their subscriptions). Any change in the Estimated Price Range must be approved by the OTS. A resolicitation, if any, following the conclusion of the Subscription and Community Offerings would not exceed 45 days, or if following the Syndicated Community Offering, 90 days, unless further extended by the OTS for periods up to 90 days not to extend beyond _______________, 2000. If such resolicitation is not effected, the Association will return all funds promptly with interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest on payments made by check, bank draft or money order.

Copies of the appraisal report of Keller, including any amendments thereto, and the detailed memorandum of the appraiser setting forth the method and assumptions for such appraisal are available for inspection at the main office of the Association and the other locations specified under "Additional Information."

NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE ISSUED

Depending upon market or financial conditions following the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, the total number of shares to be issued in the Conversion may be increased or decreased without a resolicitation of subscribers, provided that the product of the total number of shares times the Purchase Price is not below the minimum or more than 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range. Based on a fixed purchase price of $10.00 per share and Keller's estimate of the pro forma market value of the Common Stock ranging from a minimum of $17.0 million to a maximum, as increased by 15%, of $26.5 million, the number of shares of Common Stock expected to be sold in the Conversion is between a minimum of 1,700,000 shares and a maximum, as adjusted by 15%, of 2,645,000 shares. The actual number of shares sold between this range will depend on a number of factors and shall be obtained by the Association and the Company subject to OTS approval, if necessary.

In the event market or financial conditions change so as to cause the aggregate purchase price of the shares to be below the minimum of the Estimated Price Range or more than 15% above the maximum of such range, if the Plan is not terminated by the Company and the Association after consultation with the OTS, purchasers will be resolicited (i.e., permitted to continue their orders, in which case they will need to affirmatively reconfirm their subscriptions prior to the expiration of the resolicitation offering or their subscription funds will be promptly refunded, or be permitted to modify or rescind their subscriptions). Any change in the Estimated Price Range must be approved by the OTS. If the number of shares issued in the Conversion is increased due to an increase of up to 15% in the Estimated Price Range to reflect changes in market or financial condition, persons who subscribed for the maximum number of shares will not be given the opportunity to subscribe for an adjusted maximum number of shares, except for the ESOP which will be able to subscribe for such adjusted amount. See "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases."

An increase in the number of shares to be issued in the Conversion as a result of an increase in the estimated pro forma market value would decrease both a subscriber's ownership interest and pro forma net earnings and stockholders' equity on a per share basis while increasing the Company's pro forma net earnings and stockholders' equity on an aggregate basis. A decrease in the number of shares to be issued in the Conversion would increase both a subscriber's ownership interest and pro forma net earnings and stockholders' equity on a per share basis while decreasing the Company's pro forma net earnings and

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stockholder's equity on an aggregate basis. For a presentation of the effects of such changes, see "Pro Forma Data."

SUBSCRIPTION OFFERING AND SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

In accordance with the Plan of Conversion, rights to subscribe for the purchase of Common Stock have been granted under the Plan of Conversion to the following persons in the following order of descending priority: (1) holders of deposit accounts with a balance of $50 or more as of December 31, 1996
("Eligible Account Holders"); (2) the Employee Plans consisting of the ESOP; (3)
holders of deposit accounts with a balance of $50 or more as of September 30, 1998 ("Supplemental Eligible Account Holders"); and (4) members of the Association, consisting of depositors of the Association as of November _, 1998, the Voting Record Date, and borrowers with loans outstanding as of January 18, 1995 which continue to be outstanding as of the Voting Record Date other than those members which qualify as Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders ("Other Members"). All subscriptions received will be subject to the availability of Common Stock after satisfaction of all subscriptions of all persons having prior rights in the Subscription Offering and to the maximum and minimum purchase limitations set forth in the Plan of Conversion and as described below under "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases."

Deposit accounts which will provide subscription rights to holders thereof consist of any "savings accounts," as defined by the Plan consistent with OTS regulations. Pursuant to the Plan and applicable regulations, certain deposit accounts do not qualify as "savings accounts" including, but not limited to, noninterest-bearing demand accounts (primarily noninterest-bearing checking accounts), or mortgage escrow accounts maintained at the Association.

Priority 1: Eligible Account Holders. Each Eligible Account Holder will receive, without payment therefor, first priority, non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe in the Subscription Offering for up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of the Common Stock offered, one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Eligible Account Holder's qualifying deposit and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Eligibility Record Date, subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation and exclusive of an increase in the shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%. See "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases."

In the event that Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the total number of such shares eligible for subscription, the shares of Common Stock shall be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Common Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Eligible Account Holder. Any shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied in the proportion that the amount of the qualifying deposit of each Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the qualifying deposits of all Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied exclusive of any increase in the shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more remaining Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among

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those remaining Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

To ensure proper allocation of stock, each Eligible Account Holder must list on his subscription order form all accounts in which he has an ownership interest. Failure to list an account could result in fewer shares being allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed. The subscription rights of Eligible Account Holders who are also directors or officers of the Association or their associates will be subordinated to the subscription rights of other Eligible Account Holders to the extent attributable to increased deposits in the year preceding December 31, 1996.

Priority 2: Employee Plans. To the extent that there are sufficient shares remaining after satisfaction of the subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders, the Employee Plans, consisting of the ESOP, will receive, without payment therefor, second priority, non-transferable subscription rights to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 10% of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, including any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Conversion after the date hereof as a result of an increase of up to 15% in the maximum of the Estimated Price Range and provided further that any such increase in the number of shares to be issued in the Conversion will first be allocated to satisfy the ESOP's subscription. See "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases." The ESOP intends to purchase 8.0% of the shares to be issued in the Conversion, or 136,000 shares and 184,000 shares, based on the issuance of 1,700,000 shares and 2,300,000 shares, respectively. Subscriptions by the ESOP will not be aggregated with shares of Common Stock purchased directly by or which are otherwise attributable to any other participants in the Subscription and Community Offerings, including subscriptions of any of the Association's directors, officers, employees or associates thereof. See "Management of the Association - Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust."

Priority 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. Each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder will receive, without payment therefor, third priority, non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe for in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of Common Stock, one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder's qualifying deposit and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation and exclusive of an increase in the shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%. See "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases."

In the event that Supplemental Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the total number of such shares eligible for subscription, the shares of Common Stock shall be allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Common Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder. Any shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied in the proportion that the amount of the qualifying deposit of each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the qualifying deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied exclusive of any increase in the shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price

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Range of up to 15%. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more remaining Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those remaining Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are still not satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

To ensure proper allocation of stock, each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder must list on his subscription order form all accounts in which he has an ownership interest. Failure to list an account could result in fewer shares being allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed. The subscription rights received by Eligible Account Holders will be applied in partial satisfaction to the subscription rights to be received as a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder.

Priority 4: Other Members. To the extent that there are sufficient shares remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by the Eligible Account Holders, the ESOP and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, each Other Member will receive, without payment therefor, fourth priority non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe for Common Stock in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of Common Stock, or one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock, subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation and exclusive of an increase in shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%.

In the event that Other Members exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Common Stock which, when added to the shares of Common Stock subscribed for by the Eligible Account Holders, the ESOP and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders is in excess of the total number of such shares being issued, the subscriptions of such Other Members will be allocated among the subscribing Other Members so as to permit each subscribing Other Member, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Common Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Other Member. Any shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Other Members whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied pro rata in the same proportion that the number of votes of a subscribing Other Member on the Voting Record Date bears to the total votes on the Voting Record Date of all subscribing Other Members whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more remaining Other Members, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those remaining Other Members whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

Expiration Date for the Subscription Offering. The Subscription Offering will expire on _________________, unless extended for up to 45 days by the Association or such additional periods with the approval of the OTS. Subscription rights which have not been exercised prior to the Expiration Date will become void.

The Association will not execute orders until all shares of Common Stock have been subscribed for or otherwise sold. If all shares have not been subscribed for or sold within 45 days after the Expiration Date, unless such period is extended with the consent of the OTS, all funds delivered to the Association pursuant to the Subscription Offering will be returned promptly to the subscribers with interest and all withdrawal authorizations will be cancelled. If an extension beyond the 45-day period following the Expiration Date is granted, the Association will resolicit subscribers by notifying subscribers of the extension of time and of any rights of subscribers to modify or rescind their subscriptions and, unless an affirmative response is

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received, have their funds returned promptly with interest. Such extensions may not go beyond _______________, 2000.

COMMUNITY OFFERING

Concurrent with the Subscription Offering, to the extent that shares remain available for purchase after satisfaction of all subscriptions of the Eligible Account Holders, the ESOP, the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members, the Association has determined to offer shares pursuant to the Plan to certain members of the general public. A preference will be given to natural persons (such persons referred to as "Preferred Subscribers") residing in Columbiana, Mahoning and Jefferson Counties, subject to the right of the Company to accept or reject any such orders, in whole or in part, in their sole discretion. Persons purchasing stock in the community offering, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such persons, may purchase up to $200,000 of the Common Stock offered, subject to the maximum purchase limitation and exclusive of shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range by up to 15%. See "- Limitations on Common Stock Purchases." This amount may be increased to up to a maximum of 5% or decreased to less than $200,000 at the sole discretion of the Company and the Association.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE COMMUNITY OFFERING CATEGORY IS SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE COMPANY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY SUCH ORDERS IN WHOLE OR IN PART EITHER AT THE TIME OF RECEIPT OF AN ORDER OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION DATE.

Subject to the foregoing, if the amount of stock remaining is insufficient to fill the orders of Preferred Subscribers after completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings, such stock will be allocated first to each Preferred Subscriber whose order is accepted by the Association, in an amount equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by each such Preferred Subscriber, if possible. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among the Preferred Subscribers whose orders remain unsatisfied on a 100 shares per order basis until all such orders have been filled or the remaining shares have been allocated. If there are any shares remaining, shares will be allocated to other persons of the general public who purchase in the Community Offering applying the same allocation described above for Preferred Subscribers.

PERSONS IN NON-QUALIFIED STATES OR FOREIGN COUNTRIES

The Company and the Association 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 pursuant to the Plan reside. However, the Association and the Company are not required to offer stock in the Subscription Offering to any person who resides in a foreign country or resides in a state of the United States with respect to which (i) a small number of persons otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares of Common Stock reside, or (ii) the Company or the Association determines that compliance with the securities laws of such state would be impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise, including but not limited to a request that the Company and the Association or their officers, directors or trustees register as a broker, dealer, salesman or selling agent, under the securities laws of such state, or a request to register or otherwise qualify the subscription rights or Common Stock for sale or submit any filing with respect thereto in such state. Where the number of persons eligible to subscribe for shares in one state is small, the Association and the Company will base their decision as to whether or not to offer the Common Stock in such state on a number of factors, including the size of accounts held by account holders in the state, the cost of registering or qualifying the shares or the need to register the Company, its officers, directors or employees as brokers, dealers or salesmen.

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MARKETING, UNDERWRITING AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS

The Association and the Company have engaged Webb as a financial and marketing advisor to advise the Company and the Association with respect to the Subscription and Community Offerings. Webb is a registered broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). Webb will assist the Company and the Association in the Conversion by, among other things: (i) developing marketing materials; (ii) targeting potential investors in the Subscription Offering and other investors eligible to participate in the Community Offering; (iii) soliciting potential investors by phone or in person;
(iv) training management and staff to perform tasks in connection with the Conversion; (v) managing and setting up the Conversion Center; (vi) managing the subscription campaign; and (vii) the solicitation of proxies.

The Association will pay Webb a management advisory and proxy solicitation fee equal to 1.3% of the dollar value of all stock sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings. Such amount is exclusive of any shares sold to the ESOP, directors, officers and employees and members of their immediate families. Such fees will be paid upon completion of the Conversion. Webb shall not be reimbursed for its expenses, including its legal fees. Webb has not prepared any report or opinion constituting a recommendation or advice to the Company or the Association or to persons who subscribe in the Offerings, nor has it prepared an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or the Association of the Purchase Price or the terms of the Offerings. Webb expresses no opinion as to the prices at which Common Stock to be issued in the Offerings may trade. The Association has agreed to indemnify Webb against certain liabilities including certain liabilities under the Securities Act and certain misrepresentations or breaches by the Company or the Association relating to the agreement with Webb.

In the event any shares of Common Stock are unsold after completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings, at the request of the Company and the Association, Webb, will seek to form a syndicate of registered broker-dealers to assist in the sale of such Common Stock on a best efforts basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the selected dealers agreement. Webb will endeavor to distribute the Common Stock among dealers in a fashion which best meets the distribution objectives of the Association and the Plan of Conversion. Webb will be paid a fee not to exceed 5.5% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares of Common Stock sold by them. Webb will pass onto selected broker- dealers, who assist in the Syndicated Community Offering, an amount competitive with gross underwriting discounts charged at such time for comparable amounts of stock sold at a comparable price per share in a similar market environment. Fees with respect to purchases effected with the assistance of a selected broker/dealer other than Webb shall be transmitted by Webb to such broker/dealer. Total marketing fees to Webb are expected to be $177,320 and $290,342 at the minimum and maximum of the Estimated Price Range, respectively. See "Pro Forma Data" for the assumptions used to arrive at these estimates.

Crowe Chizek has performed conversion and records management services for the Association in the Conversion and will receive a fee for this service of $60,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses not to exceed $5,000.

Directors and executive officers of the Company and Association may participate in the solicitation of offers to purchase Common Stock. Other employees of the Association may participate in the Offering in ministerial capacities or providing clerical work in effecting a sales transaction. Other questions of prospective purchasers will be directed to executive officers or registered representatives. Such other employees have been instructed not to solicit offers to purchase Common Stock or provide advice regarding the purchase of Common Stock. The Company will rely on Rule 3a4-1 under the Exchange Act, and sales

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of Common Stock will be conducted within the requirements of Rule 3a4-1, so as to permit officers, directors and employees to participate in the sale of Common Stock. No officer, director or employee of the Company or the Association will be compensated in connection with his participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on the transactions in the Common Stock.

PROCEDURE FOR PURCHASING SHARES IN SUBSCRIPTION AND COMMUNITY OFFERINGS

To ensure that each purchaser receives a prospectus at least 48 hours before the Expiration Date in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 of the Exchange Act, no Prospectus will be mailed any later than five days prior to such date or hand delivered any later than two days prior to such date. Execution of the stock order form and acknowledgment form will confirm receipt or delivery in accordance with Rule 15c2-8. Stock order forms and acknowledgment forms will only be distributed with a Prospectus.

To purchase shares in the Subscription and Community Offerings, an executed stock order form and acknowledgment form with the required payment for each share subscribed for or appropriate authorization for withdrawal from a deposit account maintained at the Association (which may be given by completing the appropriate blanks in the stock order form), must be received by the Association at its office by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date. Stock order forms which are not received by such time or are executed defectively or are received without full payment (or appropriate withdrawal instructions) are not required to be accepted. In addition, the Association and Company are not obligated to accept orders submitted on photocopied or facsimilied stock order forms and will not accept stock order forms unaccompanied by an executed acknowledgment form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to permit institutional investors to submit irrevocable orders together with a legally binding commitment for payment and to thereafter pay for the shares of Common Stock for which they subscribe in the Community Offering at any time prior to 48 hours before the completion of the Conversion. The Company and the Association have the right to waive or permit the correction of incomplete or improperly executed forms, but do not represent that they will do so. Once received, an executed stock order form may not be modified, amended or rescinded without the consent of the Association unless the Conversion has not been completed within 45 days after the end of the Subscription and Community Offerings, unless such period has been extended.

In order to ensure that Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members are properly identified as to their stock purchase priorities, depositors as of the Eligibility Record Date (December 31, 1996) and/or the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date (September 30, 1998) and/or the Voting Record Date (November __, 1998) must list all accounts on the stock order form giving all names in each account, the account number and the approximate deposit balance as of the record date.

To ensure that your subscription rights are properly identified, you must list qualifying deposit accounts and loans, as of the respective qualifying dates on the stock order form. Persons who do not list all qualifying deposit accounts and loans may be subject to reduction or rejection of their subscription.

Payment for subscriptions may be made: (i) in cash if delivered in person at any branch office of the Association; (ii) by check, bank draft or money order; or (iii) by authorization of withdrawal from deposit accounts maintained with the Association. Orders for Common Stock submitted by subscribers in the Subscription Offering which aggregate to $50,000 or more must be paid by official bank or certified check, a check issued by a broker-dealer registered with the NASD, or by withdrawal authorization from a deposit account of the Association. No wire transfers will be accepted. Interest will be paid on payments made by cash, check, bank draft or money order at the Association's passbook rate of interest from the date payment is received until the completion or termination of the Conversion. If payment is made by authorization of

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withdrawal from deposit accounts, the funds authorized to be withdrawn from a deposit account will continue to accrue interest at the contractual rates until completion or termination of the Conversion. Such funds will be otherwise unavailable to the depositor until completion or termination of the Conversion.

If a subscriber authorizes the Association to withdraw the amount of the purchase price from his deposit account, the Association will do so as of the effective date of the Conversion. The Association will waive any applicable penalties for early withdrawal from certificate accounts. If the remaining balance in a certificate account is reduced below the applicable minimum balance requirement at the time that the funds actually are transferred under the authorization, the certificate will be cancelled at the time of the withdrawal, without penalty, and the remaining balance will earn interest at the Association's passbook rate.

If the ESOP subscribes for shares during the Subscription Offering, the ESOP will not be required to pay for the shares subscribed for at the time it subscribes, but rather, may pay for such shares of Common Stock subscribed for at the Purchase Price upon consummation of the Subscription Offering and Community Offering, if all shares are sold, or upon consummation of the Syndicated Community Offering if shares remain to be sold in such offering; provided that there is in force from the time of its subscription until such time, a loan commitment from an unrelated financial institution or the Company to lend to the ESOP, at such time, the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares for which it subscribed.

Owners of self-directed Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs") and Qualified Plans may use the assets of such IRAs and Qualified Plans to purchase shares of Common Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings, provided that such IRAs and Qualified Plans are not maintained at the Association. Persons with self-directed IRAs and Qualified Plans maintained at the Association must have their accounts transferred to an unaffiliated institution or broker to purchase shares of Common Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings. In addition, the provisions of ERISA and IRS regulations require that officers, directors and ten percent shareholders who use self-directed IRA and Qualified Plan funds to purchase shares of Common Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings make such purchases for the exclusive benefit of the IRAs and Qualified Plans.

Certificates representing shares of Common Stock purchased will be mailed to purchasers at the address specified in properly completed stock order forms, as soon as practicable following consummation of the sale of all shares of Common Stock. Any certificates returned as undeliverable will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS AND SHARES

Prior to the completion of the Conversion, the OTS conversion regulations prohibit any person with subscription rights, including the Eligible Account Holders, the ESOP, the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members of the Association, from transferring or entering into any agreement or understanding to transfer the legal or beneficial ownership of the subscription rights issued under the Plan or the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon their exercise. Such rights may be exercised only by the person to whom they are granted and only for his account. Each person exercising such subscription rights will be required to certify that he is purchasing shares solely for his own account and that he has no agreement or understanding regarding the sale or transfer of such shares. The 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 prior to the completion of the Conversion.

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THE ASSOCIATION AND THE COMPANY WILL PURSUE ANY AND ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES (INCLUDING FORFEITURE) IN THE EVENT THEY BECOME AWARE OF THE TRANSFER OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS AND WILL NOT HONOR ORDERS KNOWN BY THEM TO INVOLVE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH RIGHTS.

SYNDICATED COMMUNITY OFFERING

As a final step in the Conversion, the Plan provides that, if feasible, all shares of Common Stock not purchased in the Subscription and Community Offerings, if any, will 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 Webb acting as agent of the Company to assist the Company and the Association in the sale of the Common Stock. The Company and the Association have the right to reject orders in whole or in part in their sole discretion in the Syndicated Community Offering. Neither Webb nor any registered broker-dealer shall have any obligation to take or purchase any shares of the Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering, however, Webb has agreed to use its best efforts in the sale of shares in the Syndicated Community Offering.

The price at which Common Stock is sold in the Syndicated Community Offering will be determined as described above under "- Stock Pricing." Subject to overall purchase limitations, no person, together with any associate or group of persons acting in concert, will be permitted to subscribe in the Syndicated Community Offering for more than $200,000 of the Common Stock, exclusive of an increase in shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock purchased in the Community Offering by any persons, together with associates of or persons acting in concert with such persons, will be aggregated with purchases in the Syndicated Community Offering and be subject to an overall maximum purchase limitation of 1.0% of the shares offered, exclusive of an increase in shares issued pursuant to an increase in the Estimated Price Range by up to 15%.

Payments made in the form of a check, bank draft, money order or in cash will earn interest at the Association's passbook rate of interest from the date such payment is actually received by the Association until completion or termination of the Conversion.

In addition to the foregoing, if a syndicate of broker-dealers ("selected dealers") is formed to assist in the Syndicated Community Offering, a purchaser may pay for his shares with funds held by or deposited with a selected dealer. If an order form is executed and forwarded to the selected dealer or if the selected dealer is authorized to execute the order form on behalf of a purchaser, the selected dealer is required to forward the order form and funds to the Association for deposit in a segregated account on or before noon of the business day following receipt of the order form or execution of the order form by the selected dealer. Alternatively, selected dealers may solicit indications of interest from their customers to place orders for shares. Such selected dealers shall subsequently contact their customers who indicated an interest and seek their confirmation as to their intent to purchase. Those indicating an intent to purchase shall execute order forms and forward them to their selected dealer or authorize the selected dealer to execute such forms. The selected dealer will acknowledge receipt of the order to its customer in writing on the following business day and will debit such customer's account on the third business day after the customer has confirmed his intent to purchase (the "debit date") and on or before noon of the next business day following the debit date will send order forms and funds to the Association for deposit in a segregated account. Although purchasers' funds are not required to be in their accounts with selected dealers until the debit date in the event that such alternative procedure is employed once a confirmation of an intent to purchase has been received by the selected dealer, the purchaser has no right to rescind his order.

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Certificates representing shares of Common Stock purchased, together with any refund due, will be mailed to purchasers at the address specified in the order form, as soon as practicable following consummation of the sale of the Common Stock. Any certificates returned as undeliverable will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law.

The Syndicated Community Offering will terminate no more than 45 days following the Subscription Expiration Date, unless extended by the Company with the approval of the OTS. Such extensions may not be beyond _______________, 2000. See "- Stock Pricing" above for a discussion of rights of subscribers, if any, in the event an extension is granted.

LIMITATIONS ON COMMON STOCK PURCHASES

The Plan includes the following limitations on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased during the Conversion:

(1) No less than 25 shares;

(2) Each Eligible Account Holder may subscribe for and purchase in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of Common Stock, one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock, or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the qualifying deposit of the Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all Eligible Account Holders in each case on the Eligibility Record Date subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation described in (8) below and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%;

(3) The ESOP is permitted to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion, including shares issued in the event of an increase in the Estimated Price Range of 15%, and intends to purchase 8% of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Conversion;

(4) Each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder may subscribe for and purchase in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of Common Stock offered, one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock, or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the qualifying deposit of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation described in (8) below and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%;

(5) Each Other Member may subscribe for and purchase in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering, currently $200,000 of Common Stock offered, or one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Common Stock subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation described

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in (8) below and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%;

(6) Persons purchasing shares of Common Stock in the Community Offering, together with associates of and groups of persons acting in concert with such persons, may purchase in the Community Offering up to $200,000 of Common Stock offered in the Conversion, subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation described in (8) below and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%;

(7) Persons purchasing shares of Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such persons, may purchase in the Syndicated Offering up to $200,000 of Common Stock offered in the Conversion subject to the overall maximum purchase limitation in (8) below and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% and, provided further that shares of Common Stock purchased in the Community Offering by any persons, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such persons, will be aggregated with purchases in the Syndicated Community Offering in applying the $200,000 purchase limitation;

(8) Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members may purchase stock in the Community Offering and Syndicated Community Offering subject to the purchase limitations described in (6) and (7) above, provided that, except for the ESOP, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for or purchased in all categories by any person, together with associates of and groups of persons acting in concert with such persons, shall not exceed the overall maximum purchase limitation of 1.0% (23,000 shares based on the issuance of 2,300,000 shares) of the shares of Common Stock offered in the Conversion, exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%; and

(9) No more than 25% of the total number of shares offered for sale in the Conversion may be purchased by directors and officers of the Association and their associates in the aggregate, excluding purchases by the ESOP.

Subject to any required regulatory approval and the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, but without further approval of the members of the Association, both the individual amount permitted to be subscribed for and the overall maximum purchase limitation may be increased to up to a maximum of 5% at the sole discretion of the Company and the Association. If such amount is increased, subscribers for the maximum amount will be, and certain other large subscribers in the sole discretion of the Association may be, given the opportunity to increase their subscriptions up to the then applicable limit. In addition, the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Association may, in their sole discretion, increase the overall maximum purchase limitation referred to above up to 9.99%, provided that orders for shares exceeding 5% of the shares being offered in the Subscription and Community Offerings shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the shares being offered in the Subscription and Community Offerings. Requests to purchase additional shares of Common Stock under this provision will be determined by the Boards of Directors and, if approved, allocated on a pro rata basis giving priority in accordance with the priority rights set forth herein.

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The overall maximum purchase limitation may not be reduced to less than 1% but the individual amount permitted to be subscribed for may be reduced by the Association to less than $200,000, subject to paragraphs (2), (4) and (5) above without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers. An individual Eligible Account Holder, Supplemental Eligible Account Holder or Other Member may not purchase individually in the Subscription Offering the overall maximum purchase limitation of 1.0% of the shares offered, but may make such purchase, together with associates of and persons acting in concert with such person, by also purchasing in other available categories, subject to availability of shares and the maximum overall purchase limitation for purchases in the Conversion.

In the event of an increase in the total number of shares offered in the Conversion due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15% (the "Adjusted Maximum"), the additional shares will be allocated in the following order of priority in accordance with the Plan: (i) to fill the ESOP's subscription of 8% of the Adjusted Maximum number of shares; (ii) in the event that there is an oversubscription by Eligible Account Holders, to fill unsatisfied subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum; (iii) in the event that there is an oversubscription by Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, to fill unsatisfied subscriptions of Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum; (iv) in the event that there is an oversubscription by Other Members, to fill unsatisfied subscriptions of Other Members exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum; and (v) to fill unsatisfied subscriptions in the Community Offering to the extent possible exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum and with preference to Preferred Subscribers.

The term "associate" of a person is defined to mean: (i) any corporation
(other than the Association or a majority-owned subsidiary of the Association)
of which such person is an officer, partner or 10% stockholder; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; provided, however, such term shall not include any employee stock benefit plan of the Association in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who either has the same home as such person or who is a director or officer of the Association. Directors are not treated as associates of each other solely because of their Board membership. For a further discussion of limitations on purchases of a converting institution's stock at the time of Conversion and subsequent to Conversion, see "-Certain Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Shares After Conversion," "The Board of Directors and Management of the Association - Subscriptions by Executive Officers and Directors," and "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association."

LIQUIDATION RIGHTS

In the unlikely event of a complete liquidation of the Association in its present mutual form, each depositor would receive his pro rata share of any assets of the Association remaining after payment of claims of all creditors (including the claims of all depositors to the withdrawal value of their accounts). Each depositor's pro rata share of such remaining assets would be in the same proportion as the value of his deposit account was to the total value of all deposit accounts in the Association at the time of liquidation. After the Conversion, each depositor, in the event of a complete liquidation, would have a claim as a creditor of the same general priority as the claims of all other general creditors of the Association. However, except as described below, his claim would be solely in the amount of the balance in his deposit account plus accrued interest. He would not have an interest in the value or assets of the Association above that amount.

The Plan provides for the establishment, upon the completion of the Conversion, of a special "liquidation account" for the benefit of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in an amount equal to the surplus and reserves of the Association as of the date of its latest balance

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sheet contained in the final Prospectus used in connection with the Conversion. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, if he were to continue to maintain his deposit account at the Association, would be entitled, on a complete liquidation of the Association after the Conversion, to an interest in the liquidation account prior to any payment to the stockholders of the Association. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder would have an initial interest in such liquidation account for each deposit account, including regular accounts, transaction accounts such as NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, with a balance of $50 or more held in the Association on December 31, 1996 and September 30, 1998, respectively ("Qualifying Deposit"). Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder will have a pro rata interest in the total liquidation account for each of his deposit accounts based on the proportion that the balance of each such deposit account on the Eligibility Record Date or Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, respectively, bore to the total amount of all deposit accounts of all Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in the Association. For deposit accounts in existence at both dates separate subaccounts shall be determined on the basis of the Qualifying Deposits in such deposit accounts on such record date.

If, however, on any annual closing date of the Association, subsequent to December 31, 1996, or September 30, 1998, the amount in any deposit account of an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder is less than the amount in such deposit account on December 31, 1996 or September 30, 1998, respectively, or the previous annual closing date, then the interest in the liquidation account relating to such deposit account would be reduced from time to time by the proportion of any such reduction, and such interest will cease to exist if such deposit account is closed. In addition, no interest in the liquidation account would ever be increased despite any subsequent increase in the related deposit account. Any assets remaining after the above liquidation rights of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders are satisfied would be distributed to the Company as the sole stockholder of the Association.

TAX ASPECTS

Consummation of the Conversion is expressly conditioned upon the receipt by the Association of either a favorable ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to federal income taxation, and an opinion of an independent accountant with respect to Ohio income and franchise taxation, to the effect that the Conversion will not be a taxable transaction to the Company, the Association, Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Members except as noted below.

No private ruling will be received from the IRS with respect to the proposed Conversion. Instead, the Association has received an opinion of its counsel, Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, to the effect that for federal income tax purposes, among other matters: (i) the Association's change in form from mutual to stock ownership will constitute a reorganization under section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and neither the Association nor the Company will recognize any gain or loss as a result of the Conversion; (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized to the Association or the Company upon the purchase of the Association's capital stock by the Company or to the Company upon the purchase of its Common Stock in the Conversion; (iii) no gain or loss will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders or Supplemental Eligible Account Holders upon the issuance to them of deposit accounts in the Association in its stock form and their interests in the liquidation account in exchange for their deposit accounts in the Association;
(iv) the tax basis of the depositors' deposit accounts in the Association immediately after the Conversion will be the same as the basis of their deposit accounts immediately prior to the Conversion; (v) the tax basis of each Eligible Account Holder's and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder's interest in the liquidation account will be zero; (vi) no gain or loss will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders or Supplemental Eligible Account Holders upon the distribution to them of non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of the Common Stock, provided that the

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amount to be paid for the Common Stock is equal to the fair market value of such stock; and (vii) the tax basis to the stockholders of the Common Stock of the Company purchased in the Conversion will be the amount paid therefore and the holding period for the shares of Common Stock purchased by such persons will begin on the date on which their subscription rights are exercised. Crowe Chizek has opined that the Conversion will not be a taxable transaction to the Company, the Association, Eligible Account Holders or Supplemental Eligible Account Holders for Ohio income and/or franchise tax purposes. Certain portions of both the federal and the state and local tax opinions are based upon the assumption that the subscription rights issued in connection with the Conversion will have no value. The Company and the Association have received an opinion issued by Keller stating that pursuant to Keller's valuation, Keller is of the opinion that subscription rights issued in connection with the Conversion will have no value.

Unlike private rulings, an opinion of counsel or an opinion of an independent accountant is not binding on the IRS or the Ohio Department of Taxation ("ODOT") and the IRS or ODOT could disagree with conclusions reached therein. Keller has stated in its opinion that, pursuant to its valuation, Keller is of the opinion that the subscription rights do not have any value, based on the fact that such rights are acquired by the recipients without cost, are non-transferable and of short duration, and afford the recipients the right only to purchase the Common Stock at a price equal to its estimated fair market value, which will be the same price as the Purchase Price for the unsubscribed shares of Common Stock. Such valuation is not binding on the IRS or ODOT. If the subscription rights granted to Eligible Account Holders or Supplemental Eligible Account Holders are deemed to have an ascertainable value, receipt of such rights could be taxable to those Eligible Account Holders or Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who receive and/or exercise the subscription rights in an amount equal to such value and the Association could recognize gain on such distribution. Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisor as to the tax consequences in the event that such subscription rights are deemed to have an ascertainable value.

INTERPRETATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN OF CONVERSION

To the extent permitted by law, all interpretations of the Plan by the Association will be final. The Plan provides that the Association's Board of Directors shall have the discretion to interpret and apply the provisions of the Plan to particular circumstances and that such interpretation or application shall be final. Any and all interpretations, applications and determinations will be made by the Board of Directors on the basis of such information and assistance as was then reasonably available for such purpose.

The Plan provides that, if deemed necessary or desirable by the Board of Directors, the Plan may be substantively amended at any time by a two-thirds vote of the Association's Board of Directors prior to solicitation of proxies from members to vote on the Plan. After submission of the proxy materials to the members, the Plan may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors at any time prior to the Special Meeting with the concurrence of the OTS. The Plan may be amended at any time after the approval of members with the approval of the OTS and no further approval of the members will be necessary unless otherwise required by the OTS. By adoption of the Plan, the Association's members will be deemed to have authorized amendment of the Plan under the circumstances described above.

CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON PURCHASE OR TRANSFER OF SHARES AFTER CONVERSION

All shares of Common Stock purchased in connection with the Conversion by a director or an executive officer of the Association will be subject to a restriction that the shares not be sold for a period of one year following the Conversion, except in the event of the death of such director or executive officer. Each certificate for restricted shares will bear a legend giving notice of this restriction on transfer, and

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instructions will be issued to the effect that any transfer within such time period of any certificate or record ownership of such shares other than as provided above is a violation of the restriction. Any shares of Common Stock issued at a later date as a stock dividend, stock split, or otherwise, with respect to such restricted stock will be subject to the same restrictions. The directors and executive officers of the Association will also be subject to the insider trading rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act and any other applicable requirements of the federal securities laws.

Purchases of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company by directors, executive officers (or any person who was an executive officer or director of the Association after adoption of the Plan of Conversion) and their associates during the three-year period following Conversion may be made only through a broker or dealer registered with the SEC, except with the prior written approval of the OTS. This restriction does not apply, however, to negotiated transactions involving more than 1.0% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock or to the purchase of stock pursuant to any stock option plan to be established after the Conversion.

Unless approved by the OTS, the Company, pursuant to OTS regulations, will be prohibited from repurchasing any shares of the Common Stock for three years except: (i) for an offer to all stockholders on a pro rata basis; or (ii) for the repurchase of qualifying shares of a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as provided below, beginning one year following completion of the Conversion, the Company may repurchase its Common Stock so long as: (i) the repurchases within the following two years are part of an open-market program not involving greater than 5% of its outstanding capital stock during a twelve-month period; (ii) the repurchases do not cause the Association to become undercapitalized; and (iii) the Company provides to the Regional Director of the OTS no later than 10 days prior to the commencement of a repurchase program written notice containing a full description of the program to be undertaken and such program is not disapproved by the Regional Director. Under current OTS policies, repurchases may be allowed in the first year following Conversion and in amounts greater than 5% in the second and third years following Conversion provided there are valid and compelling business reasons for such repurchases and the OTS does not object to such repurchases.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY
AND THE ASSOCIATION

GENERAL

The Plan of Conversion provides for the Conversion of the Association from the mutual to the stock form of organization and, in connection therewith, a new Federal Stock Charter and Bylaws to be adopted by members of the Association. The Plan also provides for the concurrent formation of a holding company, which form of organization may or may not be utilized at the option of the Board of Directors of the Association. See "The Conversion - General." In the event that the holding company form of organization is utilized, as described below, certain provisions in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and in its management remuneration entered into in connection with the Conversion, together with provisions of Delaware corporate law, may have anti-takeover effects. In the event that the holding company form of organization is not utilized, the Association's Stock Charter and Bylaws and management remuneration entered into in connection with the Conversion may have anti-takeover effects as described below. In addition, regulatory restrictions may make it difficult for persons or companies to acquire control of either the Company or the Association.

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RESTRICTIONS IN THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

A number of provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws deal with matters of corporate governance and certain rights of stockholders. The following discussion is a general summary of the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws which might be deemed to have a potential "anti-takeover" effect. These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt which is not approved by the Board of Directors but which individual Company stockholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which shareholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices. As a result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. Such provisions will also render the removal of the current Board of Directors or management of the Company more difficult. The following description of certain of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company is necessarily general and reference should be made in each case to such Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, which are incorporated herein by reference. See "Additional Information" as to how to obtain a copy of these documents.

Limitation on Voting Rights. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides that in no event shall any record owner of any outstanding Common Stock which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a person who beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the "Limit") be entitled or permitted to any vote in respect of the shares held in excess of the Limit. Beneficial ownership is determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, and includes shares beneficially owned by such person or any of his affiliates (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), shares which such person or his affiliates have the right to acquire upon the exercise of conversion rights or options and shares as to which such person and his affiliates have or share investment or voting power, but shall not include shares beneficially owned by the ESOP or directors, officers and employees of the Association or Company or shares that are subject to a revocable proxy and that are not otherwise beneficially owned, or deemed by the Company to be beneficially owned, by such person and his affiliates. The Certificate of Incorporation also contains provisions authorizing the Board of Directors to construe and apply the Limit and to demand that any person reasonably believed to beneficially own Common Stock in excess of the Limit (or hold of record Common Stock beneficially owned in excess of the Limit) to provide the Company with certain information. No assurance can be given that a court applying Delaware law would enforce such provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company further provides that this provision limiting voting rights may only be amended upon the vote of 80% of the outstanding shares of voting stock (after giving effect to the limitation on voting rights).

Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company is divided into three classes, each of which shall contain approximately one-third of the whole number of members of the Board. Each class shall serve a staggered term, with approximately one-third of the total number of directors being elected each year. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the size of the Board shall be determined by a majority of the directors. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws provide that any vacancy occurring in the Board, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors or resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term exclusively by a majority vote of the directors then in office. The classified Board is intended to provide for continuity of the Board of Directors and to make it more difficult and time consuming for a stockholder group to fully use its voting power to gain control of the Board of Directors without the consent of the incumbent Board of Directors of the Company. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides that a director may be removed from the Board of Directors prior to the expiration of his term only for cause, upon the vote of 80% of the outstanding shares of voting stock.

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In the absence of these provisions, the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares could remove the entire Board, with or without cause, and replace it with persons of such holders' choice.

Cumulative Voting, Special Meetings and Action by Written Consent. The Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting for any purpose. Moreover, special meetings of stockholders of the Company may be called only by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company may be taken only at an annual or special meeting and prohibits stockholder action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

Authorized Shares. The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock were authorized in an amount greater than that to be issued in the Conversion to provide the Company's Board of Directors with as much flexibility as possible to effect, among other transactions, financings, acquisitions, stock dividends, stock splits and employee stock options. However, these additional authorized shares may also be used by the Board of Directors consistent with its fiduciary duty to deter future attempts to gain control of the Company. The Board of Directors also has sole authority to determine the terms of any one or more series of Preferred Stock, including voting rights, conversion rates, and liquidation preferences. As a result of the ability to fix voting rights for a series of Preferred Stock, the Board has the power, to the extent consistent with its fiduciary duty, to issue a series of Preferred Stock to persons friendly to management in order to attempt to block a post-tender offer merger or other transaction by which a third party seeks control, and thereby assist management to retain its position. The Company's Board of Directors currently has no plans for the issuance of additional shares, other than the issuance of additional shares pursuant to the terms of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan and upon exercise of stock options to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Stock-Based Incentive Plan, all of which are to be established and presented to stockholders at the first annual meeting after the Conversion.

Stockholder Vote Required to Approve Business Combinations with Principal Stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation requires the approval of the holders of 80% of the Company's outstanding shares of voting stock to approve certain "Business Combinations," as defined therein, and related transactions. Under Delaware law, absent this provision, Business Combinations, including mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation must, subject to certain exceptions, be approved by the vote of the holders of only a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and any other affected class of stock. Under the Certificate of Incorporation, 80% approval of shareholders is required in connection with any transaction involving an Interested Stockholder (as defined below) except (i) in cases where the proposed transaction has been approved in advance by a majority of those members of the Company's Board of Directors who are unaffiliated with the Interested Stockholder and were directors prior to the time when the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder or (ii) if the proposed transaction meets certain conditions set forth therein which are designed to afford the shareholders a fair price in consideration for their shares in which case, if a stockholder vote is required, approval of only a majority of the outstanding shares of voting stock would be sufficient. The term "Interested Stockholder" is defined to include any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than the Company or its subsidiary) which owns beneficially or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company. This provision of the Certificate of Incorporation applies to any "Business Combination," which is defined to include: (i) any merger or consolidation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with or into any Interested Stockholder or Affiliate (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) of an Interested Stockholder; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, transfer, or other disposition to or with any Interested Stockholder or Affiliate of 25% or more of the assets of the Company or combined assets of the Company and its subsidiary; (iii) the issuance or transfer to any Interested

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Stockholder or its Affiliate by the Company (or any subsidiary) of any securities of the Company in exchange for any assets, cash or securities the value of which equals or exceeds 25% of the fair market value of the Common Stock of the Company; (iv) the adoption of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company proposed by or on behalf of any Interested Stockholder or Affiliate thereof; and (v) any reclassification of securities, recapitalization, merger or consolidation of the Company which has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of Common Stock or any class of equity or convertible securities of the Company owned directly or indirectly by an Interested Stockholder or Affiliate thereof. The directors and executive officers of the Association are purchasing in the aggregate approximately 8.7% of the shares of the Common Stock at the maximum of the Estimated Price Range. In addition, the ESOP intends to purchase 8% of the Common Stock sold in the Conversion. Additionally, if at a meeting of stockholders following the Conversion stockholder approval of the proposed Stock-Based Incentive Plan is received, the Company expects to acquire 4% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion on behalf of the Stock Awards and expects to issue an amount equal to 10% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan to directors and executive officers. As a result, assuming the Stock-Based Incentive Plan is approved by Stockholders, directors, executive officers and employees have the potential to control the voting of approximately 30.6% of the Company's Common Stock, thereby enabling them to prevent the approval of the transactions requiring the approval of at least 80% of the Company's outstanding shares of voting stock described hereinabove.

Evaluation of Offers. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company further provides that the Board of Directors of the Company, when evaluating any offer of another "Person" (as defined therein) to: (i) make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Company; (ii) merge or consolidate the Company with another corporation or entity; or (iii) purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, may, in connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interest of the Company, the Association and the stockholders of the Company, give due consideration to all relevant factors, including, without limitation, the social and economic effects of acceptance of such offer on the Company's customers and the Association's present and future account holders, borrowers and employees; on the communities in which the Company and the Association operate or are located; and on the ability of the Company to fulfill its corporate objectives as a savings and loan holding company and on the ability of the Association to fulfill the objectives of a federally chartered stock savings association under applicable statutes and regulations. No assurance can be given that a court applying Delaware law would enforce the foregoing provision of the Certificate of Incorporation. By having these standards in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Board of Directors may be in a stronger position to oppose such a transaction if the Board concludes that the transaction would not be in the best interest of the Company, even if the price offered is significantly greater than the then market price of any equity security of the Company.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation must be approved by a majority vote of its Board of Directors and also by a majority of the outstanding shares of its voting stock; provided, however, that an affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding voting stock entitled to vote (after giving effect to the provision limiting voting rights) is required to amend or repeal certain provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, including the provision limiting voting rights, the provisions relating to approval of certain business combinations, calling special meetings, the number and classification of directors, director and officer indemnification by the Company and amendment of the Company's Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation. The Company's Bylaws may be amended by its Board of Directors, or by a vote of 80% of the total votes eligible to be voted at a duly constituted meeting of stockholders.

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Certain Bylaw Provisions. The Bylaws of the Company also require a stockholder who intends to nominate a candidate for election to the Board of Directors, or to raise new business at a stockholder meeting to give at least 90 days advance notice to the Secretary of the Company. The notice provision requires a stockholder who desires to raise new business to provide certain information to the Company concerning the nature of the new business, the stockholder and the stockholder's interest in the business matter. Similarly, a stockholder wishing to nominate any person for election as a director must provide the Company with certain information concerning the nominee and the proposing stockholder.

ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AND MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION ADOPTED IN CONVERSION

The provisions described above are intended to reduce the Company's vulnerability to takeover attempts and certain other transactions which have not been negotiated with and approved by members of its Board of Directors. The provisions of the Employment Agreements, CIC Agreements, the Severance Plan, or the Stock-Based Incentive Plan to be established may also discourage takeover attempts by increasing the costs to be incurred by the Association and the Company in the event of a takeover. See "Management of the Association - Employment Agreements" and "- Benefits - Stock-Based Incentive Plan."

The Company's Board of Directors believes that the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and management remuneration plans to be established are in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. An unsolicited non-negotiated proposal can seriously disrupt the business and management of a corporation and cause it great expense. Accordingly, the Board of Directors believes it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to encourage potential acquirors to negotiate directly with management and that these provisions will encourage such negotiations and discourage non-negotiated takeover attempts. It is also the Board of Directors' view that these provisions should not discourage persons from proposing a merger or other transaction at a price that reflects the true value of the Company and that otherwise is in the best interest of all stockholders.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW

The state of Delaware has a statute designed to provide Delaware corporations with additional protection against hostile takeovers. The takeover statute, which is codified in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law ("Section 203"), is intended to discourage certain takeover practices by impeding the ability of a hostile acquiror to engage in certain transactions with the target company.

In general, Section 203 provides that a "Person" (as defined therein) who owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation (an "Interested Stockholder") may not consummate a merger or other business combination transaction with such corporation at any time during the three-year period following the date such "Person" became an Interested Stockholder. The term "business combination" is defined broadly to cover a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers, sales of assets, issuances of stock, transactions with subsidiaries and the receipt of disproportionate financial benefits.

The statute exempts the following transactions from the requirements of
Section 203: (i) any business combination if, prior to the date a person became an Interested Stockholder, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder; (ii) any business combination involving a person who acquired at least 85% of the outstanding voting stock in the transaction in which he became an Interested Stockholder, with the number of shares outstanding calculated without regard to those shares owned by the corporation's directors who are also officers and by certain employee stock plans; (iii) any business combination with an Interested

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Stockholder that is approved by the Board of Directors and by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting stock not owned by the Interested Stockholder; and
(iv) certain business combinations that are proposed after the corporation had received other acquisition proposals and which are approved or not opposed by a majority of certain continuing members of the Board of Directors. A corporation may exempt itself from the requirements of the statute by adopting an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws electing not to be governed by
Section 203. At the present time, the Board of Directors does not intend to propose any such amendment.

RESTRICTIONS IN THE ASSOCIATION'S NEW CHARTER AND BYLAWS

Although the Board of Directors of the Association is not aware of any effort that might be made to obtain control of the Association after the Conversion, the Board of Directors believes that it is appropriate to adopt certain provisions permitted by federal regulations to protect the interests of the converted Association and its stockholders from any hostile takeover. Such provisions may, indirectly, inhibit a change in control of the Company, as the Association's sole stockholder. See "Risk Factors - Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions."

The Association's Federal Stock Charter will contain a provision whereby the acquisition of or offer to acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of any class of equity securities of the Association by any person (i.e., any individual, corporation, group acting in concert, trust, partnership, joint stock company or similar organization), either directly or through an affiliate thereof, will be prohibited for a period of five years following the date of completion of the Conversion. Any stock in excess of 10% acquired in violation of the Federal Stock Charter provision will not be counted as outstanding for voting purposes. This limitation shall not apply to any transaction in which the Association forms a holding company without a change in the respective beneficial ownership interests of its stockholders other than pursuant to the exercise of any dissenter or appraisal rights. In the event that holders of revocable proxies for more than 10% of the shares of the Common Stock of the Company seek, among other things, to elect one-third or more of the Company's Board of Directors, to cause the Company's stockholders to approve the acquisition or corporate reorganization of the Company or to exert a continuing influence on a material aspect of the business operations of the Company, which actions could indirectly result in a change in control of the Association, the Board of Directors of the Association will be able to assert this provision of the Association's Federal Stock Charter against such holders. Although the Board of Directors of the Association is not currently able to determine when and if it would assert this provision of the Association's Federal Stock Charter, the Board of Directors, in exercising its fiduciary duty, may assert this provision if it were deemed to be in the best interests of the Association, the Company and its stockholders. It is unclear, however, whether this provision, if asserted, would be successful against such persons in a proxy contest which could result in a change in control of the Association indirectly through a change in control of the Company. Finally, for five years, stockholders will not be permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders relating to a change of control of the Association or a charter amendment or to cumulate their votes in the election of directors. Furthermore, the staggered terms of the Board of Directors could have an anti-takeover effect by making it more difficult for a majority of shares to force an immediate change in the Board of Directors since only one-third of the Board is elected each year. The purpose of these provisions is to assure stability and continuity of management of the Association in the years immediately following the Conversion.

Although the Association has no arrangements, understandings or plans at the present time for the issuance or use of the shares of undesignated preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock") proposed to be authorized, the Board of Directors believes that the availability of such shares will provide the Association with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other

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corporate needs which may arise. In the event of a proposed merger, tender offer or other attempt to gain control of the Association of which management does not approve, it might be possible for the Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock with rights and preferences which could impede the completion of such a transaction. An effect of the possible issuance of such Preferred Stock, therefore, may be to deter a future takeover attempt. The Board of Directors does not intend to issue any Preferred Stock except on terms which the Board deems to be in the best interest of the Association and its then existing stockholders.

REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS

The Plan of Conversion prohibits any person, prior to the completion of the Conversion, from transferring, or from entering into any agreement or understanding to transfer, to the account of another, legal or beneficial ownership of the subscription rights issued under the Plan or the Common Stock to be issued upon their exercise. The Plan also prohibits any person, prior to the completion of the Conversion, from offering, or making an announcement of an offer or intent to make an offer, to purchase such subscription rights or Common Stock.

For three years following the Conversion, OTS regulations prohibit any person from acquiring or making an offer to acquire more than 10% of the stock of any converted savings institution, except for: (i) offers that, if consummated, would not result in the acquisition by such person during the preceding 12-month period of more than 1% of such stock; (ii) offers for up to 25% in the aggregate by the ESOP or other tax qualified plans of the Association or the Company; or (iii) offers which are not opposed by the Board of Directors of the Association and which receive the prior approval of the OTS. Such prohibition is also applicable to the acquisition of the stock of the Company. Such acquisition may be disapproved by the OTS if it is found, among other things, that the proposed acquisition: (a) would frustrate the purposes of the provisions of the regulations regarding conversions; (b) would be manipulative or deceptive; (c) would subvert the fairness of the conversion; (d) would be likely to result in injury to the savings institution; (e) would not be consistent with economical home financing; (f) would otherwise violate law or regulation; or (g) would not contribute to the prudent deployment of the savings institution's conversion proceeds. In the event that any person, directly or indirectly, violates this regulation, the securities beneficially owned by such person in excess of 10% shall not be counted as shares entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting shares in connection with any matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The definition of beneficial ownership for this regulation extends to persons holding revocable or irrevocable proxies for the Company's stock under circumstances that give rise to a conclusive or rebuttable determination of control under the OTS regulations.

In addition, any proposal to acquire 10% of any class of equity security of the Company generally would be subject to approval by the OTS under the Change in Bank Control Act. The OTS requires all persons seeking control of a savings institution, and, therefore, indirectly its holding company, to obtain regulatory approval prior to offering to obtain control. Federal law generally provides that no "person," acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more other persons, may acquire directly or indirectly "control," as that term is defined in OTS regulations, of a federally-insured savings institution without giving at least 60 days' written notice to the OTS and providing the OTS an opportunity to disapprove the proposed acquisition. Such acquisitions of control may be disapproved if it is determined, among other things, that: (i) the acquisition would substantially lessen competition; (ii) the financial condition of the acquiring person might jeopardize the financial stability of the savings institution or prejudice the interests of its depositors; or (iii) the competency, experience or integrity of the acquiring person or the proposed management personnel indicates that it would not be in the interest of the depositors or the public to permit the acquisition of control by such person. Such change in control restrictions on the

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acquisition of holding company stock are not limited to three years after conversion but will apply for as long as the regulations are in effect. Persons holding revocable or irrevocable proxies may be deemed to be beneficial owners of such securities under OTS regulations and therefore prohibited from voting all or the portion of such proxies in excess of the 10% aggregate beneficial ownership limit. Such regulatory restrictions may prevent or inhibit proxy contests for control of the Company or the Association which have not received prior regulatory approval.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY

GENERAL

The Company is authorized to issue 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock having a par value of $.01 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). The Company currently expects to issue 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock (or 2,645,000 in the event of an increase of 15% in the Estimated Price Range) and no shares of Preferred Stock in the Conversion. Except as discussed above in "Restriction on Acquisition of the Company and the Association," each share of Common Stock will have the same relative rights as, and will be identical in all respects with, each other share of Common Stock. Upon payment of the Purchase Price for the Common Stock, in accordance with the Plan, all such stock will be duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable.

THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY WILL REPRESENT NON-WITHDRAWABLE CAPITAL, WILL NOT BE AN ACCOUNT OF AN INSURABLE TYPE, AND WILL NOT BE INSURED BY THE FDIC.

COMMON STOCK

Dividends. The Company can pay dividends out of statutory surplus or from certain net profits if, as and when declared by its Board of Directors. The payment of dividends by the Company is subject to limitations which are imposed by law and applicable regulation. See "Dividend Policy" and "Regulation." The holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive and share equally in such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefor. If the Company issues Preferred Stock, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the Common Stock with respect to dividends.

Voting Rights. Upon Conversion, the holders of Common Stock will possess exclusive voting rights in the Company. They will elect the Company's Board of Directors and act on such other matters as are required to be presented to them under Delaware law or the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or as are otherwise presented to them by the Board of Directors. Except as discussed in "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association," each holder of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share and will not have any right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. If the Company issues Preferred Stock, holders of the Preferred Stock may also possess voting rights. Certain matters require an 80% shareholder vote. See "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association."

As a federal mutual savings and loan association, corporate powers and control of the Association are vested in its Board of Directors, who elect the officers of the Association and who fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors as it exists upon Conversion. Subsequent to Conversion, voting rights will be vested exclusively in the owners of the shares of capital stock of the Association, which will be the Company, and voted at the direction of the Company's Board of Directors. Consequently, the holders of the Common Stock will not have direct control of the Association.

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Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Association, the Company, as holder of the Association's capital stock, would be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Association (including all deposit accounts and accrued interest thereon) and after distribution of the balance in the special liquidation account to Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders (see "The Conversion - Liquidation Rights"), all assets of the Association available for distribution. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of its Common Stock would be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all its debts and liabilities, all of the assets of the Company available for distribution. If Preferred Stock is issued, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the Common Stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.

Preemptive Rights. Holders of the Common Stock will not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares which may be issued. The Common Stock is not subject to redemption.

PREFERRED STOCK

None of the shares of the Company's authorized Preferred Stock will be issued in the Conversion. Such stock may be issued with such preferences and designations as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors can, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, liquidation and conversion rights which could dilute the voting strength of the holders of the Common Stock and may assist management in impeding an unfriendly takeover or attempted change in control.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE ASSOCIATION

GENERAL

The Federal Stock Charter of the Association, to be effective upon the Conversion, authorizes the issuance of capital stock consisting of 6,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, which preferred stock may be issued in series and classes having such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as the Board of Directors may determine. Each share of Common Stock of the Association will have the same relative rights as, and will be identical in all respects with, each other share of common stock. After the Conversion, the Board of Directors will be authorized to approve the issuance of Common Stock up to the amount authorized by the Federal Stock Charter without the approval of the Association's stockholders. Assuming that the holding company form of organization is utilized, all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Association will be held by the Company as the Association's sole stockholder. THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL REPRESENT NON- WITHDRAWABLE CAPITAL, WILL NOT BE AN ACCOUNT OF AN INSURABLE TYPE, AND WILL NOT BE INSURED BY THE FDIC.

COMMON STOCK

Dividends. The holders of the Association's common stock will be entitled to receive and to share equally in such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Association out of funds legally available therefor. See "Dividend Policy" for certain restrictions on the payment of dividends and "Federal and State Taxation - Federal Taxation" for a discussion of the consequences of the payment of cash dividends from income appropriated to bad debt reserves.

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Voting Rights. Immediately after the Conversion, the holders of the Association's common stock will possess exclusive voting rights in the Association. Each holder of shares of common stock will be entitled to one vote for each share held, subject to the right of shareholders to cumulate their votes for the election of directors. During the five-year period after the effective date of the Conversion, cumulation of votes will not be permitted. See "Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company and the Association - Anti- Takeover Effects of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and Management Remuneration Adopted in Conversion."

Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Association, the holders of common stock will be entitled to receive, after payment of all debts and liabilities of the Association (including all deposit accounts and accrued interest thereon), and distribution of the balance in the special liquidation account to Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, all assets of the Association available for distribution in cash or in kind. If additional preferred stock is issued subsequent to the Conversion, the holders thereof may also have priority over the holders of common stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.

Preemptive Rights; Redemption. Holders of the common stock of the Association will not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares of the Association which may be issued. The common stock will not be subject to redemption. Upon receipt by the Association of the full specified purchase price therefor, the common stock will be fully paid and non-assessable.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is Registrar and Transfer Company.

EXPERTS

The financial statements of the Association and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, have been included herein in reliance upon the report of Robb, Dixon, Francis, Davis, Oneson & Company, independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

Keller & Company, Inc. has consented to the publication herein of the summary of its report to the Association and Company setting forth its opinion as to the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock upon Conversion and its valuation with respect to subscription rights.

LEGAL AND TAX OPINIONS

The legality of the Common Stock and the federal income tax consequences of the Conversion will be passed upon for the Association and the Company by Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, Washington, D.C., special counsel to the Association and the Company. Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette will rely as to certain matters of Delaware law on the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. The State of Ohio tax consequences of the Conversion will be passed upon for the Association and the Company by Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for Webb by Breyer & Aguggia LLP, Washington, D.C.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Company has filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Common Stock offered hereby. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. Such information and all exhibits to the Registration Statement, can be examined without charge at the public reference facilities of the SEC located at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of such material can be obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates. The statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are, of necessity, brief descriptions thereof and are not necessarily complete; each such statement is qualified by reference to such contract or document.

The Association has filed an application for conversion with the OTS with respect to the Conversion. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the OTS, this Prospectus omits certain information contained in that application. The application may be examined at the principal office of the OTS, 1700 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552 and at the Office of the Regional Director of the OTS located at 200 West Madison Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

In connection with the Conversion, the Company will register its Common Stock with the SEC under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and, upon such registration, the Company and the holders of its stock will become subject to the proxy solicitation rules, reporting requirements and restrictions on stock purchases and sales by directors, officers and greater than 10% stockholders, the annual and periodic reporting and certain other requirements of the Exchange Act. Under the Plan, the Company has undertaken that it will not terminate such registration for a period of at least three years following the Conversion. In the event that the Association amends the Plan to eliminate the concurrent formation of the Company as part of the Conversion, the Association will register its stock with the OTS under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and, upon such registration, the Association and the holders of its stock will become subject to the same obligations and restrictions.

A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company and the Federal Stock Charter and Bylaws of the Association are available without charge from the Association.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

The Board of Directors
Central Federal Savings & Loan Association Wellsville, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Association's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

ROBB, DIXON
FRANCIS, DAVIS, ONESON
& COMPANY

Granville, Ohio
March 18, 1998

F-1

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
WELLSVILLE, OHIO
BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

                                                             (Dollars in thousands)

                                                           June 30,       December 31,
                                                             1998       1997      1996
                                                           --------   --------  --------
                                                          (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  Cash and amounts due from depository institutions        $  2,216   $    990  $    960
  Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                    1,217      4,856     4,278
                                                           --------   --------  --------

       Total cash and cash equivalents                        3,433      5,846     5,238

Securities
  Securities held-to-maturity (estimated fair value
   of $35,099 in 1998; $31,625 in 1997 and $42,507
   in 1996)                                                  35,573     31,476    43,392
  Securities available-for-sale                              16,155     17,818    20,972
                                                           --------   --------  --------
     Total securities                                        51,728     49,294    64,364

Loans held for sale                                             689      1,605     2,448
Loans, net                                                   59,873     56,281    47,069
Accrued interest receivable                                     868        877       973
Premises and equipment, net                                   1,953      1,611     1,440
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at cost                      2,605      2,514     2,341
Other assets                                                    492        237       313
                                                           --------   --------  --------

       TOTAL ASSETS                                        $121,641   $118,265  $124,186
                                                           ========   ========  ========

LIABILITIES
Deposits
  Noninterest bearing                                      $    977   $  1,091  $    390
  Interest bearing                                           77,932     75,892    75,438
                                                           --------   --------  --------
     Total deposits                                          78,909     76,983    75,828
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank                         27,680     26,161    34,277
Accrued interest payable                                        150        154       186
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance           463        665       575
Other liabilities                                               108        137        77
                                                           --------   --------  --------

       TOTAL LIABILITIES                                    107,310    104,100   110,943

EQUITY
Retained earnings, substantially restricted                  14,270     14,119    13,438
Accumulated other comprehensive income                           61         46      (195)
                                                           --------   --------  --------

       TOTAL EQUITY                                          14,331     14,165    13,243
                                                           --------   --------  --------

       TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                        $121,641   $118,265  $124,186
                                                           ========   ========  ========


See accompanying notes. F-2

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
WELLSVILLE, OHIO
STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997 (UNAUDITED) AND
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                              Six months
                                             ended June 30,    Years ended December 31,
                                           ------------------  -------------------------
                                              1998      1997    1997      1996     1995
                                           ----------  ------  -------  --------  ------
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans                     $2,434  $2,091   $4,405   $4,068   $4,002
Interest on investment securities:
     Taxable                                    1,905   2,290    4,280    4,381    3,931
     Non-taxable                                    9       9       18       26       33
Interest on interest-bearing deposits
  in banks                                         64      43      100      138      151
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------
          TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                 4,412   4,433    8,803    8,613    8,117
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits                            1,718   1,655    3,367    3,232    2,893
Interest on advances from Federal Home
  Loan Bank                                       818   1,001    1,906    1,965    1,878
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------
          TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                2,536   2,656    5,273    5,197    4,771
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

          NET INTEREST INCOME                   1,876   1,777    3,530    3,416    3,346
Provision for loan losses                         150       0        0        0       42
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------
          NET INTEREST INCOME
            AFTER PROVISION FOR
            LOAN LOSSES                         1,726   1,777    3,530    3,416    3,304

OTHER INCOME
Service charges                                    85      83      171      130       96
Gain on sale of loans                              33       0        5        4        2
Gain (loss) on sale of securities                   4       0        0       (9)       0
Other income                                       40      32       65       44       59
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------
          TOTAL OTHER INCOME                      162     115      241      169      157

OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits                    839     686    1,553    1,441    1,257
Net occupancy expense                             227     188      353      297      205
Data processing expense                            69      63      128      125      118
FDIC assessments                                   24      15       39      614      160
Franchise taxes                                   111     103      201      201      177
Other operating expenses                          422     304      609      574      568
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------
          TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES                  1,692   1,359    2,883    3,252    2,485
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

          INCOME BEFORE FEDERAL
            INCOME TAX EXPENSE                    196     533      888      333      976
Federal income tax expense                         45     156      207       46      307
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

          NET INCOME                           $  151  $  377   $  681   $  287   $  669
                                               ======  ======   ======   ======   ======

Other comprehensive income net of tax:
     Change in unrealized gain (loss)
       on securities available-for-sale            15      43      241     (268)     492
                                               ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                           $  166  $  420   $  922   $   19   $1,161
                                               ======  ======   ======   ======   ======


See accompanying notes. F-3

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
WELLSVILLE, OHIO
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED) AND
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

                                 (Dollars in thousands)
                                                          Unrealized gain
                                                               (Loss)
                                                           on securities
                                                         available-for-sale
                                                         net of applicable
                                              Retained        deferred         Total
                                              earnings      income Taxes       equity
                                              --------      ------------       ------
Balances at December 31, 1994                 $12,482        $  (419)         $12,063

Net income                                        669                             669

Change in unrealized
gain (loss) on securities
available-for-sale                                               492              492
                                              -------        -------          -------

Balances at December 31, 1995                  13,151             73           13,224

Net income                                        287                             287

Change in unrealized
gain (loss) on securities
available-for-sale                                              (268)            (268)
                                              -------        -------          -------

Balances at December 31, 1996                  13,438           (195)          13,243

Net income                                        681                             681

Change in unrealized
gain (loss) on securities
available-for-sale                                               241              241
                                              -------        -------          -------

Balance at December 31, 1997                   14,119             46           14,165

Net income (unaudited)                            151                             151

Change in unrealized
gain (loss) on securities
available-for-sale (unaudited)                                    15               15
                                              -------        -------          -------

Balances at June 30, 1998 (unaudited)         $14,270        $    61          $14,331
                                              =======        =======          =======


See accompanying notes. F-4

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997 (UNAUDITED) AND
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995

                                                                                     (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                    Six months ended June 30,      Years ended December 31,
                                                                    ----------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                                        1998       1997          1997          1996      1995
                                                                    ----------- -----------   ---------     --------  ----------
                                                                      (Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                                          $   151     $   377       $   681       $   287   $   669
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
      Premium amortization net of discount accretion                    (58)        (60)          (67)           66       341
      (Gain) loss on sale of securities                                  (4)                                      9
      Provision for loan losses                                         150                                                42
      (Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets, net                                                     (5)            4
      Gain on sales of loans held for sale, net                         (33)                       (4)          (20)       (2)
      Depreciation                                                      116          96           156           161       115
      Deferred income taxes                                             (77)        (89)          (55)           12        (9)
      Originations of loans held-for-sale                            (3,675)        (54)          (54)
      Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale                       4,624          99           877           629       549
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            (Increase) decrease in accrued interest
              receivable                                                 (9)        (41)           96          (354)
            (Increase) decrease in other assets                        (164)         74            (1)           (4)       (8)
            Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
              payable                                                    (4)         (2)          (32)          (17)      (27)
            Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                    (29)        158            60            33        (8)
                                                                    -------     -------       -------       -------   -------
            NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                   988         558         1,652           806     1,662
                                                                    -------     -------       -------       -------   -------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities                             (8,243)     (2,000)       (3,987)      (11,499)      100
Proceeds from maturities and payments on held-to-maturity
  securities                                                          4,179       3,457        15,964         6,451     5,403
Purchases of available-for-sale securities                           (1,929)                   (4,989)      (11,144)   (1,000)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities                     184                                   1,509
Proceeds from maturities and payments on available-for-
  sale securities                                                     3,460         740         8,522         3,137     2,916
Net increase in loans                                                (3,746)     (4,237)       (9,187)       (1,808)      (70)
Purchases of premises and equipment                                    (458)        (51)         (329)         (367)     (210)
Proceeds from sales of premise and equipment                                                        7
Purchase of FHLB stock                                                  (91)        (83)         (173)         (157)     (142)
                                                                    -------     -------       -------      --------   -------
            NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING
              ACTIVITIES                                             (6,644)     (2,174)        5,828       (13,878)    6,997
                                                                    -------     -------       -------      --------   -------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits                                   1,926        (480)        1,155         3,829       717
Net increase (decrease) in short-term FHLB advances                  (5,500)      2,200        (4,750)       10,938    (8,193)
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances                                 8,500
Repayment of long-term FHLB advances                                 (1,481)     (1,480)       (3,367)       (1,185)
Net increase in escrow accounts                                        (202)       (181)           90            87        47
                                                                    -------     -------       -------      --------   -------
            NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING
              ACTIVITIES                                              3,243          59        (6,872)       13,669    (7,429)
                                                                    -------     -------       -------      --------   -------

            NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
              EQUIVALENTS                                            (2,413)     (1,557)          608           597     1,230

            CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
              BEGINNING OF YEAR                                       5,846       5,238         5,238         4,641     3,410
                                                                    -------     -------       -------      --------   -------

            CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
              END OF YEAR                                           $ 3,433     $ 3,681       $ 5,846      $  5,238   $ 4,640
                                                                    =======     =======       =======      ========   =======

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the year for interest                              $ 2,540     $ 2,658       $ 5,305      $  5,214   $ 4,798
Cash paid during the year for income taxes                              160           -           276            68       344


See accompanying notes. F-5

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE A -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Central Federal Savings & Loan Association is a federally-chartered mutual thrift association headquartered in Wellsville, Ohio. The Association provides a variety of financial services to individuals and corporate customers, through its four offices in Wellsville, Ohio and surrounding areas, which are primarily light industrial areas. The Association's primary source of revenue is single- family residential loans to middle income individuals.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for losses on loans and the valuation of real estate. In connection with the determination of the estimated losses on loans and foreclosed real estate, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.

A majority of the Association's loan portfolio consists of single family residential loans in the Columbiana County area. The regional economy depends heavily on light industry. Accordingly, the ultimate collectibility of a substantial portion of the Association's loan portfolio and the recovery of a substantial portion of the carrying amount of foreclosed real estate are susceptible to changes in local market conditions.

While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans and foreclosed real estate, future reductions in the carrying amounts of loans and foreclosed assets may be necessary based on changes in local economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the estimated losses on loans and foreclosed real estate. Such agencies may require the Association to recognize additional losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. Because of these factors, it is reasonably possible that the allowances for losses on loans and foreclosed real estate may change materially in the near term. However, the amount of the change that is reasonably possible cannot be estimated.

SECURITIES

Securities Held-to-Maturity: Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are reported at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts that are recognized in interest income using methods approximating the interest method over the period of maturity. Mortgage-backed securities represent participating interest in pools of long-term mortgage loans originated and serviced by issuers of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are carried at unpaid principal balances, adjusted for unamortized premiums and unearned discounts. Premiums and discounts are amortized using methods approximating the interest method over the remaining period to contractual maturity, adjusted for anticipated prepayments.

F-6

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

Securities Available-for-Sale: Available-for-sale securities consist of investment securities not classified as held-to-maturity securities. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of tax, on available-for-sale securities are reported as a net amount in a separate component of retained earnings until realized. Gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined using the specific-identification method. The amortization of premiums and the accretion of discounts are recognized in interest income using methods approximating the interest method over the period of maturity.

Declines in the fair value of individual held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are other than temporary result in write-downs of the individual securities to their fair value. The related write-downs are included in earnings as realized losses.

LOANS HELD FOR SALE

Mortgage loans originated and held for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or market valued determined on an aggregate basis. Net unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income. Gains and losses on the sale of loans held for sale are determined using the specific identification method.

LOANS

Loans are stated at unpaid principal balances, less the allowance for loan losses and net deferred loan fees.

Loan origination as well as certain direct origination costs, are deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment over the lives of the related loans using the interest method. Amortization of deferred loans fees is discontinued when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

Interest income generally is not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote. Interest payments received on such loans are applied as a reduction of the loan principal balance. Interest income on other nonaccrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level which, in management's judgment, is adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The amount of the allowance is based on management's evaluation of the collectibility of the loan portfolio, including the nature of the portfolio, credit concentrations, trends in historical loss experience, specific impaired loans, and economic conditions and other risks inherent in the portfolio. The allowance is increased by a provision for loan losses, which is charged to expense, and reduced by charge-offs, net of recoveries. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management's judgment, should be charged-off.

Loan impairment is reported when full payment under the loan terms is not expected. Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of similar nature such as residential mortgage and consumer loans. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan's existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Loans are evaluated for impairment when payments are delayed, typically 90 days or more, or when it is probable that all principal and interest amounts will not be collected according to the original terms of the loan.

F-7

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Land is carried at cost. Other premises and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line method. Depreciation and amortization are provided over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.

FORECLOSED REAL ESTATE

Foreclosed real estate is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Any reduction in fair value is reflected in a valuation allowance account established by a charge to income. Cost incurred to carry the foreclosed real estate are charged to expense.

MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Effective January 1, 1995, the Association adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 122, "Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights." This statement requires lenders who sell or securitize originated loans and retain servicing rights to recognize as separate assets the rights to service mortgage loans for others. Effective January 1, 1997, SFAS No. 125 "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities" superseded SFAS No. 122 and was adopted by the Association. SFAS No. 125 provided new guidance on the determination of the value of mortgage servicing rights and when to recognize the sale of loans without changing the concept of assigning value to mortgage servicing rights when a loan is sold or securitized and the servicing is retained. Both statements were adopted prospectively.

The Association recognizes as separate assets the rights to service mortgage loans for others, whether the servicing rights are acquired through purchases or loan originations. The fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights is based upon the present value of estimated future cash flows. Based upon current fair values and considering outstanding positions of derivative financial instruments utilized as hedges, capitalized mortgage servicing rights are periodically assessed for impairment, which is recognized in the statement of income during the period in which impairment occurs as an adjustment to the corresponding valuation allowance. For purposes of performing its impairment evaluation, the Association stratifies its portfolio on the basis of certain risk characteristics including loan type and note rate. Capitalized mortgage servicing rights are amortized over the period of estimated net servicing income and take into account appropriate prepayment assumptions.

INCOME TAXES

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of the transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of available-for-sale securities, allowance for loan losses, accumulated depreciation, and deferred loan fees for financial and income tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

PENSION PLAN

The Association has a pension plan covering substantially all employees. It is the policy of the Association to fund the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes but in amounts not less than the minimum amounts required by law.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The Association considers all cash, demand amounts due from depository institutions, and interest-bearing deposits in other banks to be cash equivalents for purposes of the statements of cash flows.

F-8

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed separately. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates. The fair value estimates of existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments does not include the value of anticipated future business or the values of assets and liabilities not considered financial instruments.

INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 1997 and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 have been prepared in a manner consistent with the audited financial information presented. Management believes that all adjustments, which were all of a normal and recurring nature, have been recorded to the best of its knowledge and that the unaudited financial information fairly presents the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Association in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain amounts in prior financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation.

F-9

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE B -- SECURITIES

Securities have been classified according to management's intent. The amortized cost of securities and their approximate fair values are as follows:

Securities held-to-maturity
---------------------------
                                                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
                                      June 30, 1998 (Unaudited)                         December 31, 1997
                             -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                                          Gross        Gross                           Gross        Gross
                             Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair    Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair
                               Cost       Gains       Losses      Value     Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                             ---------  ----------  -----------  -------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------
U.S. government and federal
agencies                       $ 1,497        $ 14  $            $ 1,511    $ 2,497        $ 18  $            $ 2,515

Corporate notes                                                                 992                               992

Mortgage-backed securities      34,076         135        (623)   33,588     27,987         416        (285)   28,118
                             ---------  ----------  -----------  -------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------
Total                          $35,573        $149       $(623)  $35,099    $31,476        $434       $(285)  $31,625
                             =========  ==========  ==========   =======  =========  ==========  ==========   =======

Securities available-for-sale

                                                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
                                      June 30, 1998 (Unaudited)                        December 31, 1997
                             -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
                                          Gross       Gross                            Gross       Gross
                             Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair    Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair
                               Cost       Gains       Losses      Value     Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                             ---------  ----------  ----------   -------  ---------  ----------  ----------   -------
U.S. government and federal
agencies                       $ 9,990  $                $ (13)  $ 9,977    $ 9,989  $                $ (84)  $ 9,905

Municipal Securities               225           6                   231        275           9                   284

Mortgage-backed securities       5,846         144         (43)    5,947      7,483         146                 7,629
                             ---------  ----------  -----------  -------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------
Total                          $16,061        $150       $ (56)  $16,155    $17,747        $155       $ (84)  $17,818
                             =========  ==========  ==========   =======  =========  ==========  ==========   =======

                                            December 31, 1996
                              -------------------------------------------
                                           Gross        Gross
                              Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair
                                Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                              ---------  ----------  -----------  -------
U.S. government and federal
agencies                        $ 5,499        $ 14     $    (6)  $ 5,507

Corporate notes

Mortgage-backed securities       37,893         181      (1,074)   37,000
                              ---------  ----------  -----------  -------
Total                           $43,392        $195     $(1,080)  $42,507
                              =========  ==========  ==========   =======

Securities available-for-sale

                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                           December 31, 1996
                              -------------------------------------------
                                           Gross       Gross
                              Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized    Fair
                                Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                              ---------  ----------  ----------   -------
U.S. government and federal
agencies                        $10,988  $              $  (448)  $10,540

Municipal Securities                328          12          (1)      339

Mortgage-backed securities        9,956         140          (3)   10,093
                              ---------  ----------  ----------   -------
Total                           $21,272        $152     $  (452)  $20,972
                              =========  ==========  ==========   =======

F-10

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

The following is a summary of maturities of securities held-to-maturity and available-for-sale:

                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                         June 30, 1998                         December 31, 1997
                            --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
                            Available-for-Sale   Held-to-Maturity   Available-for-Sale   Held-to-maturity
                            ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------------
                                         (Unaudited)
                            Amortized   Fair    Amortized   Fair    Amortized   Fair    Amortized   Fair
                              Cost      Value     Cost      Value     Cost      Value     Cost      Value
                            ---------  -------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------  ---------  -------
One year or less              $   100  $   102   $         $         $   100   $   102   $   992   $   992
After one year through
 five years                       125      129      1,497    1,511       175       182     2,497     2,515
After ten years                 9,990    9,977                         9,989     9,905
Mortgage-backed
 securities                     5,846    5,947     34,076   33,588     7,483     7,629    27,987    28,118
                              -------  -------    -------  -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
                              $16,061  $16,155    $35,573  $35,099   $17,747   $17,818   $31,476   $31,625
                              =======  =======    =======  =======   =======   =======   =======   =======

The amortized cost and fair value of mortgage-backed securities are presented in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale category by contractual maturity in the preceding table. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties.

During the six months ended June 30, 1998 and the year ended December 31, 1996, the Association sold securities available-for-sale for total proceeds of approximately $184,000 and $1,509,000 resulting in gross realized gains of approximately $4,000 and gross realized losses of approximately $9,000. During the six months ended June 30, 1997 and years ended December 31, 1997 and 1995 the Association did not sell any securities available-for-sale.

There were no securities transferred between classifications during 1998 and 1997. Securities with a carrying amount of approximately $19,233,000, $20,510,000 and $22,554,000 were pledged to secure deposits as required or permitted by law at June 30, 1998, December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

NOTE C -- LOANS

Loans are summarized as follows:

                                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                June 30,        December 31,
                                                                  1998        1997        1996
                                                                -------   ------------   -------
Loans secured by real estate:                                (Unaudited)
 Construction loans on one-to-four family residences            $ 1,607        $ 1,017   $   612
 Secured by 1-4 family residential properties                    41,897         40,659    35,891
 Secured by multifamily residential properties                       16             17        99
 Secured by nonresidential properties                               942            989     1,349
Commercial loans                                                    394            308       290
Consumer loans                                                   15,392         13,522     9,057
                                                                -------   ------------   -------
                                                                 60,248         56,512    47,298

Allowance for loan losses                                          (375)          (231)     (229)
                                                                -------   ------------   -------

 Total                                                          $59,873        $56,281   $47,069
                                                                =======   ============   =======

F-11

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses is as follows:

                                              (Dollars in thousands)
                                 Six months
                                ended June 30,      Years ended December 31,
                                -------------    ------------------------------
                                 1998    1997     1997        1996         1995
                                -----   -----    -----       -----        -----
                             (Unaudited)
Balance, beginning of period    $ 231   $ 229    $ 229       $ 249        $ 211
Loans charged off                  (7)              (4)        (20)          (4)
Recoveries                          1       2        6
Provision for losses              150                                        42
                                -----   -----    -----       -----        -----

Balance, end of period          $ 375   $ 231    $ 231       $ 229        $ 249
                                =====   =====    =====       =====        =====

At June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 and 1996, the total recorded investment in impaired loans, all of which had allowances determined in accordance with SFAS No. 114 and No. 118, amounted to approximately $55,000, $5,000 and $0, respectively. The average recorded investment in impaired loans amounted to approximately $55,000, $2,000 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. No interest income on impaired loans was recognized for cash payments received for the six months ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.

The Association has no commitments to loan additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been modified.

In the ordinary course of business, the Association has and expects to continue to have transactions, including borrowings, with its officers, directors, and their affiliates. In the opinion of management, such transactions were on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time of comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than a normal risk of collectibility or present any other unfavorable features to the Association. Loans to such borrowers are summarized as follows:

                                                     (Dollars in thousands)
                                                   Six Months
                                                      Ended       Year Ended
                                                     June 30,     December 31,
                                                      1998           1997
                                                      -----          -----
                                                   (Unaudited)

Balance, beginning of period                          $ 280          $ 240
New loans                                               170            164
Payments                                               (176)          (124)
                                                      -----          -----

Balance, end of period                                $ 274          $ 280
                                                      =====          =====

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Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE D -- MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES

The components of mortgage banking non-interest income is presented below:

                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
                                           June 30,                  December 31,
                                        -------------          -----------------------
                                         1998    1997           1997     1996     1995
                                        -----   -----          -----    -----    -----
                                          (Unaudited)
Loan servicing fees                     $   7   $   4          $   9    $   8    $   8
Net gain on sales of mortgage              33                      5        4        2
                                        -----   -----          -----    -----    -----

Totals                                  $  40   $   4          $  14    $  12    $  10
                                        =====   =====          =====    =====    =====

Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying balance sheets. The outstanding balances of serviced loans were $7,511,000, $3,453,000 and $3,264,000 at June 30, 1998, December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Changes in capitalized mortgage loan servicing rights included in other assets were:

                                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                       June 30,              December 31,
                                -------------------  ---------------------------
                                   1998       1997    1997       1996      1995
                                -----------  ------  ------  ------------  -----
                                     (Unaudited)

Balance at beginning of year          $  11   $   4   $   4         $   0  $   0
Originations                             18       2      10             4      0
Amortization                             (4)     (1)     (3)            0      0
                                      -----   -----   -----         -----  -----

Totals                                $  25   $   5   $  11         $   4  $   0
                                      =====   =====   =====         =====  =====

NOTE E -- ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE

Accrued interest receivable consists of the following:

                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                 June 30,       December 31,
                                                   1998        1997      1996
                                                -----------  --------  --------

Loans                                               $   291   $   286   $   238
Mortgage-backed securities                              258       235       318
Investments and other                                   319       356       417
                                                    -------   -------   -------

Totals                                              $   868   $   877   $   973
                                                    =======   =======   =======

F-13

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE F -- PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of premises and equipment follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
                                                   June 30,        December 31,
                                                    1998        1997         1996
                                                   -------     -------      -------
                                                 (Unaudited)
Land                                               $    63     $    63      $    63
Buildings and improvements                           1,449       1,449        1,449
Furniture, fixtures and equipment                    1,095         926          880
Leasehold improvements                                 727         334          223
Construction in process                                            150
                                                   -------     -------      -------
                                                     3,334       2,922        2,615
Accumulated depreciation and amortization           (1,381)     (1,311)      (1,175)
                                                   -------     -------      -------
Total                                              $ 1,953     $ 1,611      $ 1,440
                                                   =======     =======      =======

Certain Association facilities and equipment are leased under various operating leases. Rental expense was $37,000 and $20,000 for six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 and $42,000, $23,000 and $0 for years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. Future minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases are:

                          (Dollars in thousands)
     June 30, 1998                                 December 31, 1997
-----------------------------                -----------------------------
        (Unaudited)
1999                  $   123                1998                  $    80
2000                      128                1999                       73
2001                      129                2000                       68
2002                      133                2001                       73
After 2003              1,600                After 2003                811
                      -------                                      -------
Total                 $ 2,113                Total                 $ 1,105
                      =======                                      =======

F-14

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE G -- DEPOSITS

Deposit account balances are summarized as follows:

                                           (Dollars in thousands)
                               June 30,                  December 31,
                            ---------------    ---------------------------------
                                 1998               1997             1996
                            ---------------    ---------------   ---------------
                            Amount     %       Amount     %      Amount     %
                            -------  ------    -------  ------   -------  ------
                              (Unaudited)
Noninterest-bearing
  accounts                  $   977    1.2%     $ 1,091    1.4%  $   390     .5%
Interest-bearing checking
  account                    10,538   13.3       10,379   13.5    11,452   15.1
Savings accounts             23,945   30.4       23,266   30.2    23,972   31.6
Certificates of deposit      43,449   55.1       42,247   54.9    40,014   52.8
                            -------  -----      -------  -----   -------  -----
                            $78,909  100.0%     $76,983  100.0%  $75,828  100.0%
                            =======  =====      =======  =====   =======  =====

The aggregate amount of short-term jumbo certificates of deposit with a minimum denomination of $100,000 was approximately $3,344,000, $2,427,000 and $1,363,000 at June 30, 1998, December 31, 1998 and 1997.

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit are as follows:

                           (Dollars in thousands)
        June 30, 1998                             December 31, 1997
-------------------------------              ---------------------------
         (Unaudited)
1999                 $   25,585              1998              $  25,851
2000                     16,483              1999                 15,293
2001                      1,065              2000                    720
2002                        227              2001                    284
After 2003                   89              After 2003               99
                       --------                                 --------
Total                  $ 43,449              Total              $ 42,247
                       ========                                 ========

The Association held deposits of approximately $1,229,000 for related parties at June 30, 1998.

F-15

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE H -- FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances are comprised of the following:

                                                Current
                                               Interest    June 30,      December 31,
                                                 Rate        1998       1997     1996
                                               ---------  -----------  -------  -------
                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Variable rate advances:
  Due in ninety (90) days                          6.02%     $10,988   $14,988  $ 3,000
  Due in one (1) year                                                            14,988

Fixed rate advances, with monthly interest
  payments:
  Advance due in 1997                                                             4,750
  Advance due in 1998                                                    3,000    2,000
  Advances due in 1999                             5.07        1,500
  Advances due in 2000                             5.21        2,500
  Advances due in2003                              5.59        6,000

Fixed rate advances, with monthly principal
and interest payments:
  Advance due 2002                                 6.04        1,980     2,513    3,020
  Advance due 2003                                 5.76        3,738     4,486    5,181
  Advance due 2005                                 6.93          153       153      173
  Advance due 2006                                 6.31           53        60       67
  Advance due 2007                                 6.52          768       961    1,098
                                                -------      -------   -------  -------

Total Federal Home Loan Bank
  Advances                                         5.86%     $27,680   $26,161  $34,277
                                                =======      =======   =======  =======

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances are collateralized by all shares of FHLB stock (totaling $2,605,000 at June 30, 1998 and $2,514,000 at December 31, 1997), securities owned by the Association (totaling $18,712,000 at June 30, 1998 and $17,879,000 at December 31, 1997) and by 100% of the Association's qualified mortgage loan portfolio (totaling approximately $41,018,000 at June 30, 1998 and $40,659,000 at December 31, 1997). Based on the carrying amount of FHLB stock owned by the Association, total FHLB advances are limited to approximately $52,100,000 at June 30, 1998 and $50,276,000 at December 31, 1997.

The aggregate minimum future annual principal payments on FHLB advances at June 30, 1998 are $12,487,000 in 1999, $2,500,000 in 2000, $0 in 2001, $0 in 2002 and $12,693,000 after 2002. The aggregate minimum future annual principal payments on FHLB advances at December 31, 1997 are $19,317,000 in 1998, $1,409,000 in 1999, $1,493,000 in 2000, $1,574,000 in 2001 and $2,368,000 after 2001.

F-16

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE I -- FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

                                                           (Dollars in thousands)
                                               Six months
                                              ended June 30,           Years ending December 31,
                                         -----------------------  ----------------------------------
                                            1998         1997       1997          1996       1995
                                         ---------    ----------  ---------    ----------  ---------
                                               (Unaudited)

Current federal tax                      $     124    $      172  $     262    $       34  $     316
Deferred federal tax expense                   (79)          (16)       (55)           12         (9)
                                         ---------    ----------  ---------    ----------  ---------

                                         $      45    $      156  $     207    $       46  $     307
                                         =========    ==========  =========    ==========  =========

The provision for federal income taxes differs from that computed by applying federal statutory rates to income before federal income tax expense, as indicated in the following analysis:

                                                           (Dollars in thousands)
                                               Six months
                                              ended June 30,           Years ending December 31,
                                         -----------------------  ----------------------------------
                                            1998         1997       1997          1996       1995
                                         ---------    ----------  ---------    ----------  ---------
                                               (Unaudited)

Expected tax provision at a
 34% rate                                $      67    $      181  $     302    $      113  $     332
Effect of tax-exempt income                     (9)           (9)       (67)          (62)       (54)
Other                                          (13)          (16)       (28)           (5)        29
                                         ---------    ----------  ---------    ----------  ---------

                                         $      45    $      156  $     207    $       46  $     307
                                         =========    ==========  =========    ==========  =========

Deferred tax liabilities have been provided for taxable temporary differences related to unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, deferred loan costs, and the allowance for loan loss. Deferred tax assets have been provided for deductible temporary differences related to the accumulated depreciation and deferred loan fees.

F-17

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

The net deferred tax assets in the balance sheets include the following components:

                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                           Six months
                                         ended June 30,        Years ending December 31,
                                              1998                 1997         1996
                                         ---------------       ------------  -----------
                                           (Unaudited)
Deferred tax assets
  Bad debt                                        $  86               $  30        $  19
  Deferred loan fees and costs                      206                 188          151
  Unrealized loss on securities
    available for sale                                                               100
  Other                                               6                   8            1
                                                  -----               -----        -----
Total deferred tax assets                         $ 298               $ 226        $ 271

Deferred tax liabilities
  Fixed assets                                    $ (86)              $  98        $  96
  Unrealized gain on securities
    available for sale                              (31)                 24
  Other                                             (10)                  5            1
                                                  -----               -----        -----
Total deferred tax liabilities                    $(127)              $ 127        $  97
                                                  -----               -----        -----

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)             $ 171               $  99        $ 174
                                                  =====               =====        =====

NOTE J -- PENSION PLAN

The Association maintains a contributory trusted pension plan for all eligible employees. The benefits contemplated by the plan are funded as accrued through the purchase of individual life insurance policies. The cost of funding is charged directly to operations. No funded liability exist for past service costs. The Association's contributions to the plan charged to earnings for six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 amounted to $0, $9,000, $9,000, $36,000 and $44,000.

NOTE K -- REGULATORY MATTERS

The Association is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by its primary federal regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct affect on the Association and the financial statements. Under the regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Association must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Association's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Association's capital amounts and classification under the prompt corrective action guidelines are also subject to qualitative judgements by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

F-18

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

Qualitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Association to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of : total risk- based capital and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), Tier I capital to adjusted total assets (as defined), and tangible capital to total assets (as defined). As discussed in greater detail below, as of June 30, 1998, the Association meets all of the capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

As of June 30, 1998, the most recent notifications from the OTS, the Association was categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as adequately capitalized, the Association would have to maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, Teri I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since the most recent notification that management believes have changed the Association's prompt corrective action category.

                                                   (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                               To Be Well
                                                                            Capitalized Under
                                                         For Capital        Prompt Corrective
                                       Actual         Adequacy Purposes     Action Provisions
                                   ---------------    ------------------    ------------------
                                   Amount   Ratio      Amount    Ratio       Amount    Ratio
                                   -------  ------    --------  --------    --------  --------
As of June 30, 1998 (Unaudited)
    Total Risk-Based
    Capital (to Risk
      Weighted Assets)             $14,620   23.2%     $5,037     8.0%      $6,296     10.0%
    Tier I Capital
      (to Risk Weighted
      Assets)                       14,245   22.6       2,519     4.0        3,778      6.0
    Tier I Capital
      (to Adjusted Assets)          14,245   11.7       4,863     4.0        6,079      5.0

As of December 31, 1997:
    Total Risk-Based               $14,388   27.5%     $4,193     8.0%      $5,242     10.0%
    Capital
      (to Risk Weighted Assets)
    Tier I Capital                  14,158   27.0       2,097     4.0        3,145      6.0
      (to Risk Weighted
      Assets)
    Tier I Capital                  14,158   12.0       4,729     4.0        5,911      5.0
      (to Adjusted Assets)

As of December 31, 1996:
    Total Risk-Based               $13,667   28.4%     $3,853     8.0%      $4,816     10.0%
    Capital
      (to Risk Weighted Assets)
    Tier I Capital                  13,438   27.9       1,927     4.0        2,889      6.0
      (to Risk Weighted
      Assets)
    Tier I Capital                  13,438   10.8       4,968     4.0        6,211      5.0
      (to Adjusted Assets)

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Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE L -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Association has various outstanding commitments and contingent liabilities that are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The principal commitments of the Association are as follows:

The Association had outstanding commitments to originate loans as follows:

                                                     (Dollars in thousands)
                                                     June 30,    December 31,
                                                       1998          1997
                                                    -----------  ------------
                                                    (Unaudited)

First mortgages                                         $2,087         $  574
Consumer lines                                           1,236          1,332
Commercial lines                                         1,410          1,481
                                                        ------         ------

                                                        $4,733         $3,387
                                                        ======         ======

In addition, the Association periodically is a defendant in various legal proceedings arising in connection with its business. It is the best judgment of management that neither the financial position nor results of operations of the Association will be materially affected by the final outcome of these legal proceedings.

NOTE M -- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

The Association is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets.

The Association's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Association uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Association evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount and type of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Association upon extension of credit, varies and is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty.

F-20

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

NOTE L -- FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the statement of financial condition. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. Statement No. 107 excluded certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Association.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Association in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximate those assets' fair values.

Investment securities: Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments.

Loans: For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying amounts. The fair values for other loans (for example, fixed rate commercial real estate and rental property mortgage loans and commercial and industrial loans) are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. Loan fair value estimates include judgments regarding future expected loss experience and risk characteristics. Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or underlying collateral values, where applicable. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

Deposits: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (that is, their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts of variable-rate, fixed-term money- market accounts and certificates of deposit approximate their fair values. Fair values for fixed rate certificates of deposit are using a estimated discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated contractual expected monthly maturities on time deposits. The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances: Fair value for FHLB advances are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis that applies interest rates currently being offered on FHLB advances to a schedule of aggregated contractual maturities on such borrowings.

F-21

Notes to financial statements (Cont.)

The estimated fair values of the Association's financial instruments are as follows:

                                       June 30,                    December 31,
                                        1998                  1997              1996
                                      -----------           --------          --------
                                      (Unaudited)
                                  Carrying     Fair    Carrying    Fair   Carrying   Fair
                                   Amount      Value    Amount    Value    Amount   Amount
                                 -----------  -------  --------  -------  --------  -------
Financial assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents         $ 3,433   $ 3,433   $ 5,846  $ 5,846   $ 5,238  $ 5,238
  Investment securities              51,728    51,254    49,294   49,443    64,364   63,482
  Loans, net of allowance            59,873    59,873    56,281   57,651    47,069   47,830
  Loans held for sale                   689       689     1,605    1,611     2,448    2,451
  Accrued interest receivable           868       868       877      877       973      973

Financial liabilities:
  Deposits                           78,909    78,970    76,983   76,995    75,828   76,523
  Federal Home Loan Bank
   advances                          27,680    27,598    26,161   26,043    34,277   34,020
  Accrued interest payable              150       150       154      154       186      186
  Advance payments by
   borrowers for taxes
   and insurance                        463       463       665      665       575      575

The carrying amounts in the preceding table are included in the balance sheets under the applicable captions. The contract or notional amounts of the Association's financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk are disclosed in NOTE L. No derivatives were held by the Association for trading purposes. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock because it is not marketable. The carrying amount of these investment is reported in the balance sheets.

F-22


NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE HEREBY, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION SHALL NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY, THE ASSOCIATION OR CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY OR THE ASSOCIATION SINCE ANY OF THE DATES AS OF WHICH INFORMATION IS FURNISHED HEREIN OR SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.


UNTIL _________________ OR 25 DAYS AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF THE SYNDICATED COMMUNITY OFFERING, IF ANY, WHICHEVER IS LATER, ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE REGISTERED SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.

_________ Shares

[GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.]
(Proposed Holding Company for

Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville)

COMMON STOCK


PROSPECTUS

CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY
A Division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

_________________, 1998



PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

In accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (being Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code), Articles 10 and 11 of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provide as follows:

TENTH: Indemnification.

A. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director or an Officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an "indemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director, Officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a Director, Officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by Such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section C hereof with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

B. The right to indemnification conferred in Section A of this Article TENTH shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, services to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an "undertaking"), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a "final adjudication") that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections A and B of this Article TENTH shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director, Officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators.

C. If a claim under Section A or B of this Article TENTH is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the


case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to receive the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expenses of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article TENTH or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

D. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article TENTH shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise.

E. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Director Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or Subsidiary or Affiliate or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

F. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article TENTH with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of Directors and Officers of the Corporation.

ELEVENTH: Limitations of Director's Liability. A Director of this Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability: (i) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal

liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.


ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The estimated expenses of the conversion are as follows:

SEC filing fee(1).................................  $  7,803
OTS filing fee....................................     8,400
NASD filing fee(1)................................     3,195
Stock Market listing fee(1).......................    48,750
Printing, postage and mailing.....................   150,000
Legal fees and expenses (including underwriter's
    counsel)......................................   200,000
Accounting fees and expenses......................    70,500
Appraisers' fees and expenses (including
    business plan)................................    28,500
Marketing fees and selling commissions............   326,000
Underwriter's expenses............................         0
Conversion agent fees and expenses................    14,000
Transfer agent fees and expenses..................    10,000
Certificate printing..............................     5,000
Telephone, temporary help and other equipment.....    10,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses........................    10,000
Miscellaneous.....................................    27,852

TOTAL.............................................  $920,000
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(1) Unless otherwise noted, based upon the registration and issuance of 2,645,000 shares at $10.00 per share.

ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

None.


ITEM 27. EXHIBITS.

The exhibits filed as a part of this Registration Statement are as follows:

(a) List of Exhibits (filed herewith unless otherwise noted)

1.1     Engagement Letter between Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
        of Wellsville and Charles Webb & Company, a Division of Keefe, Bruyette
        and Woods, Inc.
1.2     Draft Form of Agency Agreement*
2.1     Plan of Conversion (including the Stock Charter and Bylaws of Central
        Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville)
3.1     Certificate of Incorporation of Grand Central Financial Corp.
3.2     Bylaws of Grand Central Financial Corp.
3.3     Stock Charter and Bylaws of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
        of Wellsville (See Exhibit 2.1 hereto)
4.0     Draft Stock Certificate of Grand Central Financial Corp.
5.0     Draft Opinion of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette re: legality
5.1     Draft Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell re: legality
8.0     Draft Opinion of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette re:  Federal Tax Matters
8.1     Draft Opinion of Crowe Chizek and Company LLP re:  State Tax Matters
10.1    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employee Stock Ownership Plan
10.2    Draft ESOP Loan Commitment Letter and ESOP Loan Documents
10.3    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employment Agreement
10.4    Form of Grand Central Financial Corp. Employment Agreement
10.5    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
10.6    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employee Severance Compensation Plan
23.1    Consent of Robb, Dixon, Francis, Oneson & Company
23.2    Consent of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette
23.3    Consent of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
23.4    Consent and Subscription Rights Opinion of Keller & Company, Inc.
24.1    Powers of Attorney
27.0    Financial Data Schedule
99.1    Appraisal Report of Keller & Company, Inc.(P)


*To be filed by amendment
(P) Filed pursuant to Rule 202 of Regulation S-T.

ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS.

The small business issuer will:

(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:

(i) Include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and

(iii) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.

(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post- effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.

(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.

The small business issuer will provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the small business issuer of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the small business issuer in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the small business issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


CONFORMED

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the Village of Wellsville, State of Ohio, on September 23, 1998.

Grand Central Financial Corp.

By:  /s/ William R. Williams
     --------------------------------------
     William R. Williams
     President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.

           Name                         Title                              Date
           ----                         -----                              ----

/s/ William R. Williams          President, Chief Executive     September 23, 1998
-------------------------        Officer and Director
William R. Williams              (principal executive
                                 officer)


/s/ John A. Rife                 Executive Vice President       September 23, 1998
-------------------------        and Treasurer
John A. Rife                     (principal accounting and
                                 financial officer)


/s/ Gerry W. Grace               Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
Gerry W. Grace


/s/ Jeffrey W. Aldrich           Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
Jeffrey W. Aldrich


/s/ Thomas P. Ash                Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
Thomas P. Ash


/s/ Fred C. Jackson              Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
Fred C. Jackson


/s/ William R. Porter            Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
William R. Porter


/s/ Joseph M. Wells, Jr.         Director                       September 23, 1998
-------------------------
Joseph M. Wells, Jr.


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 1998

Registration No. 333-_______________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


EXHIBITS

TO THE

FORM SB-2

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its certificate of incorporation)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF EXHIBITS (FILED HEREWITH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

The exhibits filed as a part of this Registration Statement are as follows:

1.1     Engagement Letter between Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
        of Wellsville and Charles Webb & Company, a Division of Keefe, Bruyette
        and Woods, Inc.
1.2     Draft Form of Agency Agreement*
2.1     Plan of Conversion (including the Stock Charter and Bylaws of Central
        Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville)
3.1     Certificate of Incorporation of Grand Central Financial Corp.
3.2     Bylaws of Grand Central Financial Corp.
3.3     Stock Charter and Bylaws of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
        of Wellsville  (See Exhibit 2.1 hereto)
4.0     Draft Stock Certificate of Grand Central Financial Corp.
5.0     Draft Opinion of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette re: legality
5.1     Draft Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell re: legality
8.0     Draft Opinion of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette re:  Federal Tax Matters
8.1     Draft Opinion of Crowe Chizek and Company LLP re:  State Tax Matters
10.1    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employee Stock Ownership Plan
10.2    Draft ESOP Loan Commitment Letter and ESOP Loan Documents
10.3    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employment Agreement
10.4    Form of Grand Central Financial Corp. Employment Agreement
10.5    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
10.6    Form of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville
        Employee Severance Compensation Plan
23.1    Consent of Robb, Dixon, Francis, Oneson & Company
23.2    Consent of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette
23.3    Consent of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
23.4    Consent and Subscription Rights Opinion of Keller & Company, Inc.
24.1    Powers of Attorney
27.0    Financial Data Schedule
99.1    Appraisal Report of Keller & Company, Inc.(P)


*To be filed by amendment
(P) Filed pursuant to Rule 202 of Regulation S-T.

EXHIBIT 1.1 ENGAGEMENT LETTER BETWEEN CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE AND CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY, A DIVISION

OF KEEFE, BRUYETTE AND WOODS, INC.


Exhibit 1.1

[LOGO] [LETTERHEAD OF CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY APPEARS HERE]

June 11, 1998

Mr. William R.Williams
President and Chief Executive Officer
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

Dear Mr. Williams:

This proposal is in connection with Central Federal Savings and Loan Association's (the "Association") intention to convert from a mutual to a capital stock form of organization (the "Conversion"). In order to effect the Conversion, it is contemplated that all of the Association's common stock to be outstanding pursuant to the Conversion will be issued to a holding company (the "Company") to be formed by the Association, and that the Company will offer and sell shares of its common stock first to eligible persons (pursuant to the Association's Plan of Conversion) in a Subscription and Community Offering.

Charles Webb & Company ("Webb"), a Division of Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, Inc. ("KBW"), will act as the Association's and the Company's exclusive financial advisor and marketing agent in connection with the Conversion. This letter sets forth selected terms and conditions of our engagement.

1. Advisory/Conversion Services. As the Association's and Company's financial advisor and marketing agent, Webb will provide the Association and the Company with a comprehensive program of conversion services designed to promote an orderly, efficient, cost-effective and long-term stock distribution. Webb will provide financial and logistical advice to the Association and the Company concerning the offering and related issues. Webb will assist in providing conversion enhancement services intended to maximize stock sales in the Subscription Offering and to residents of the Association's market area, if necessary, in the Community Offering.

Webb shall provide financial advisory services to the Association which are typical in connection with an equity offering and include, but are not limited to, overall financial analysis of the client with a focus on identifying factors which impact the valuation of the common stock and provide the appropriate recommendations for the betterment of the equity valuation.


Additionally, post conversion financial advisory services will include advice on shareholder relations, NASDAQ listing, dividend policy (for both regular and special dividends), stock repurchase strategy and communication with market makers. Prior to the closing of the offering, Webb shall furnish to client a Post-Conversion reference manual which will include specifics relative to these items. (The nature of the services to be provided by Webb as the Association's and the Company's financial advisor and marketing agent are further described in Exhibit A attached hereto.)

2. Preparation of Offering Documents. The Association, the Company and their counsel will draft the Registration Statement, Application for Conversion, Prospectus and other documents to be used in connection with the Conversion. Webb will attend meetings to review these documents and advise you on their form and content. Webb and its counsel will draft appropriate agency agreement and related documents as well as marketing materials other than the Prospectus.

3. Due Diligence Review. Prior to filing the Registration Statement, Application for Conversion or any offering or other documents naming Webb as the Association's and the Company's financial advisor and marketing agent, Webb and its representatives will undertake substantial investigations to learn about the Association's business and operations ("due diligence review") in order to confirm information provided to us and to evaluate information to be contained in the Association's and/or the Company's offering documents. The Association agrees that it will make available to Webb all relevant information, whether or not publicly available, which Webb reasonably requests, and will permit Webb to discuss with management the operations and prospects of the Association. Webb will treat all material non-public information as confidential. The Association acknowledges that Webb will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of all information received from the Association, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, accountants and counsel including this letter to serve as the Association's and the Company's financial advisor and marketing agent.

4. Regulatory Filings. The Association and/or the Company will cause appropriate offering documents to be filed with all regulatory agencies including, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") and such state securities commissioners as may be determined by the Association.

5. Agency Agreement. The specific terms of the conversion services, conversion offering enhancement and syndicated offering services contemplated in this letter shall be set forth in an Agency Agreement between Webb and the Association and the Company to be executed prior to commencement of the offering, and dated the date that the Company's Prospectus is declared effective and/or authorized to be disseminated by the appropriate regulatory agencies, the SEC, the NASD, the OTS and such state securities commissioners and other regulatory agencies as required by applicable law.

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6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Agency Agreement will provide for customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Association and Webb, and for the Company to indemnify Webb and their controlling persons (and, if applicable, the members of the selling group and their controlling persons), and for Webb to indemnify the Association and the Company against certain liabilities, including, without limitation, liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

7. Fees. For the services hereunder, the Association and/or Company shall pay

the following fees to Webb at closing unless stated otherwise:

(a) A Management Fee of $25,000 payable in four consecutive monthly installments of $6,250 commencing with the signing of this letter. Such fees shall be deemed to have been earned when due. Should the Conversion be terminated for any reason not attributable to the action or inaction of Webb, Webb shall have earned and be entitled to be paid fees accruing through the stage at which point the termination occurred.

(b) A Success Fee of 1.30% shall be charged based on the aggregate Purchase Price of Common Stock sold in the Subscription Offering and Community Offering excluding shares purchased by the Association's officers, directors, or employees (or members of their immediate families) plus any ESOP, tax-qualified or stock based compensation plans (except IRA's) or similar plan created by the Association for some or all of its directors or employees. The Management Fee described in 7(a) will be applied against the Success Fee.

(c) If any shares of the Company's stock remain available after the subscription offering, at the request of the Association, Webb will seek to form a syndicate of registered broker-dealers to assist in the sale of such common stock on a best efforts basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the selected dealers agreement. Webb will endeavor to distribute the common stock among dealers in a fashion which best meets the distribution objectives of the Association and the Plan of Conversion. Webb will be paid a fee not to exceed 5.5% of the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares of common stock sold by them. Webb will pass onto selected broker-dealers, who assist in the syndicated community, an amount competitive with gross underwriting discounts charged at such time for comparable amounts of stock sold at a comparable price per share in a similar market environment. Fees with respect to purchases affected with the assistance of a broker/dealer other than Webb shall be transmitted by Webb to such broker/dealer. The decision to utilize selected broker- dealers will be made by the Association upon consultation with Webb. In the event, with respect to any stock purchases, fees are paid pursuant to this subparagraph 7(c), such fees shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, payment pursuant to subparagraph 7(a) and 7(b).

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8. Additional Services. Webb further agrees to provide financial advisory assistance to the Company and the Association for a period of one year following completion of the Conversion, including formation of a dividend policy and share repurchase program, assistance with shareholder reporting and shareholder relations matters, general advice on mergers and acquisitions and other related financial matters, without the payment by the Company and the Association of any fees in addition to those set forth in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company and the Association to obtain such services from Webb. Following this initial one year term, if both parties wish to continue the relationship, a fee will be negotiated and an agreement entered into at that time.

9. Expenses. The Association will bear those expenses of the proposed offering customarily borne by issuers, including, without limitation, regulatory filing fees, SEC, "Blue Sky," and NASD filing and registration fees; the fees of the Association's accountants, attorneys, appraiser, transfer agent and registrar, printing, mailing and marketing and syndicate expenses associated with the Conversion; the fees set forth in Section 7; and fees for "Blue Sky" legal work. If Webb incurs expenses on behalf of Client, Client will reimburse Webb for such expenses.

The Association will reimburse Webb for any out-of-pocket expenses related to travel, meals lodging, photocopying, etc. up to $10,000. Additionally, the Association will reimburse Webb for the reasonable fees and expenses of Webb's counsel up to $30,000.

10. Conditions. Webb's willingness and obligation to proceed hereunder shall be subject to, among other things, satisfaction of the following conditions in Webb's opinion, which opinion shall have been formed in good faith by Webb after reasonable determination and consideration of all relevant factors: (a) full and satisfactory disclosure of all relevant material, financial and other information in the disclosure documents and a determination by Webb, in its sole discretion, that the sale of stock on the terms proposed is reasonable given such disclosures; (b) no material adverse change in the condition or operations of the Association subsequent to the execution of the agreement; and (c) no adverse market conditions at the time of offering which in Webb's opinion make the sale of the shares by the Company inadvisable.

12. Benefit. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and to the parties indemnified pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agency Agreement and their successors, and the obligations and liabilities assumed hereunder by the parties hereto shall be binding upon their respective successors provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by Webb.

13. Definitive Agreement. This letter reflects Webb's present intention of proceeding to work with the Association on its proposed conversion. It does not create a binding obligation on the part of the Association, the Company or Webb except as to the agreement to maintain the confidentiality of non-public information set forth in Section 3, the payment of certain fees as set

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forth in Section 7(a) and 7(b) and the assumption of expenses as set forth in
Section 9, all of which shall constitute the binding obligations of the parties hereto and which shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the completion of the services furnished hereunder and shall remain operative and in full force and effect. The Association further acknowledges that any report or analysis rendered by Webb pursuant to this engagement is rendered for use solely by the management of the Association and its agents in connection with the Conversion. Accordingly, the Association agrees that it will not provide any such information to any other person without Webb's prior written consent.

Webb acknowledges that in offering the Company's stock no person will be authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in the offering prospectus and related offering materials filed as part of a registration statement to be declared effective in connection with the offering. Accordingly, Webb agrees that in connection with the offering it will not give any unauthorized information or make any unauthorized representation. We will be pleased to elaborate on any of the matters discussed in this letter at your convenience.

If the foregoing correctly sets forth our mutual understanding, please so indicate by signing and returning the original copy of this letter to the undersigned.

Very truly yours,

CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY,
A DIVISION OF KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.

By: /s/ John Bruno
   -------------------------
   John Bruno
   Senior Vice President

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

By: /s/ William R. Williams               Date: June 16 1998
   -------------------------------
    William R. Williams
    President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT A

CONVERSION SERVICES PROPOSAL
TO CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

Charles Webb & Company provides thrift institutions converting from mutual to stock form of ownership with a comprehensive program of conversion services designed to promote an orderly, efficient, cost-effective and long-term stock distribution. The following list is representative of the conversion services, if appropriate, we propose to perform on behalf of the Association.

General Services

Assist management and legal counsel with the design of the transaction structure.

Analyze and make recommendations on bids from printing, transfer agent and appraisal firms.

Assist officers and directors in obtaining bank loans to purchase stock, if requested.

Assist in drafting and distribution of press releases as required or appropriate.

Conversion Offering Enhancement Services

Establish and manage Stock Information Center at the Association. Stock Information Center personnel will track prospective investors; record stock orders; mail order confirmations; provide the Association's senior management with daily reports; answer customer inquiries; and handle special situations as they arise.

Assign Webb's personnel to be at the Association through completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings to manage the Stock Information Center, meet with prospective shareholders at individual and community information meetings, solicit local investor interest through a tele-marketing campaign, answer inquiries, and otherwise assist in the sale of stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings. This effort will be lead by a Principal of Webb/KBW.

Create target investor list based upon review of the Association's depositor base.

Provide intensive financial and marketing input for drafting of the prospectus.

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Conversion Offering Enhancement Services- Continued

Prepare other marketing materials, including prospecting letters and brochures, and media advertisements.

Arrange logistics of community information meeting(s) as required.

Prepare audio-visual presentation by senior management for community information meeting(s).

Prepare management for question-and-answer period at community information meeting(s).

Attend and address community information meeting(s) and be available to answer questions.

Broker-Assisted Sales Services.

Arrange for broker information meeting(s) as required.

Prepare audio-visual presentation for broker information meeting(s).

Prepare script for presentation by senior management at broker information meeting(s).

Prepare management for question-and-answer period at broker information meeting(s).

Attend and address broker information meeting(s) and be available to answer questions.

Produce confidential broker memorandum to assist participating brokers in selling the Association's common stock.

Aftermarket Support Services.

Webb will use their best efforts to secure market making and on-going research commitment from at least two NASD firms, one of which will be Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

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EXHIBIT 2.1 PLAN OF CONVERSION (INCLUDING THE STOCK CHARTER AND BYLAWS OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE)


EXHIBIT 2.1

PLAN OF CONVERSION
FOR
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
OF WELLSVILLE
AS ADOPTED ON:

JUNE 11, 1998


PLAN OF CONVERSION

FOR

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

1. INTRODUCTION

This Plan of Conversion ("Plan") provides for the conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association ("BANK") from a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association to be named Central Federal Savings and Loan Association. The Board of Directors of the BANK currently contemplates that all of the stock of the BANK shall be held by a corporation (the "Holding Company"). The Board of Directors has carefully considered the alternatives available to the BANK with respect to its corporate structure and has determined that a mutual to stock conversion as described in this Plan is in the best interests of the BANK, its depositors and the community served by the BANK. The Board of Directors believes that the decline in mutuality is placing mutual savings associations, such as the BANK, at a disadvantage to the increasing base of stock thrift and commercial bank institutions. The restructuring of the BANK into the capital stock form of organization will enable the BANK to compete more effectively with commercial banks and other financial institutions for new business opportunities, and as a stock institution, to increase its equity capital base and access the capital markets when needed and to enhance the BANK'S ability to expand its franchise and the products it offers. The use of the Holding Company, if so utilized, would also provide greater organizational and operating flexibility. Shares of capital stock of the BANK will be sold to the Holding Company and the Holding Company will offer the Conversion Stock upon the terms and


conditions set forth herein to the Eligible Account Holders, the Employee Plans established by the BANK or Holding Company, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members in the respective priorities set forth in this Plan. Any shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for by the foregoing classes of persons will be offered for sale to certain members of the public either directly by the BANK and the Holding Company through a Community Offering or a Syndicated Community Offering or through an underwritten firm commitment public offering or through a combination thereof. In the event that the BANK decides not to utilize the Holding Company in the conversion, Conversion Stock of the BANK, in lieu of the Holding Company, will be sold as set forth above and in the respective priorities set forth in this Plan. In addition to the foregoing, the BANK and the Holding Company, as part of this Plan, intend to implement stock option plans and other stock benefit plans and will provide employment or severance agreements to certain management employees and certain other compensation to the directors, officers and employees of the BANK as described in the prospectus for the Conversion Stock.

This Plan, which has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the BANK, must also be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of outstanding votes entitled to be cast by Voting Members of the BANK at a special meeting to be called for that purpose. Prior to the submission of this Plan to the Voting Members for consideration, the Plan must be approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS").

2. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:

Account Holder - The term Account Holder means any Person holding a Savings Account in the BANK.

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Acting in Concert - The term "Acting in Concert" means (i) knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement; (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise; or
(iii) a person or company which acts in concert with another person or company ("other party") shall also be deemed to be acting in concert with any person or company who is also acting in concert with that other party, except that any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan will not be deemed to be acting in concert with its trustee or a person who serves in a similar capacity solely for the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by the plan will be aggregated.

Actual Purchase Price - The term Actual Purchase Price means the per share

price at which the Conversion Stock is ultimately sold in accordance with the terms hereof.

Associate - The term Associate when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means (i) any corporation or organization (other than the BANK or a majority-owned subsidiary of the BANK) of which such person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities, (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity except that for the purposes of Sections 9 and 14 hereof, the term "Associate" does not include any Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan or any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan in which a person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity, and except that, for purposes of aggregating total shares that may be held by Officers and Directors the term "Associate" does not

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include any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan, and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same home as such person or who is a Director or Officer of the BANK or the Holding Company, if utilized, or any of its parents or subsidiaries.

Bank - The term BANK means Central Federal Savings and Loan Association,

Wellsville, Ohio, and after its conversion to stock form, Central Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Community Offering - The term Community Offering means the offering for sale to certain members of the general public directly by the BANK or the Holding Company, if utilized, of any shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering.

Conversion Stock - The term Conversion Stock means the common stock offered and issued by the Holding Company or the $1.00 par value Common Stock offered and issued by the BANK, if the Holding Company form of organization is not utilized, upon conversion.

Director - The term Director means a member of the Board of Directors of the BANK and, where applicable, a member of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company.

Eligible Account Holder - The term Eligible Account Holder means any person holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Eligibility Record Date.

Eligibility Record Date - The term Eligibility Record Date means the date

for determining Eligible Account Holders in the BANK and is December 31, 1996.

Employees - The term Employees means all Persons who are employed by the BANK but does not include an Officer or Director.

Employee Plans - The term Employee Plans means the Tax Qualified Employee

Stock Benefit Plans approved by the Board of Directors of the BANK.

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Estimated Price Range - The term Estimated Price Range means the range of

minimum and maximum aggregate values determined by the Board of Directors of the BANK within which the aggregate amount of Common Stock sold in the Conversion will fall. The Estimated Price Range will be within the estimated pro forma market value of the Conversion Stock as determined by the Independent Appraiser prior to the Subscription Offering and as it may be amended from time to time thereafter.

FDIC - The term FDIC means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Holding Company - The term Holding Company means the corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring all of the shares of capital stock of the BANK to be issued upon its conversion to stock form unless the Holding Company form of organization is not utilized. Shares of common stock of the Holding Company will be issued in the conversion to Participants and others in a Subscription, Community, Syndicated Community, or underwritten firm commitment public offering, or through a combination thereof.

Independent Appraiser - The term Independent Appraiser means an appraiser retained by the BANK to prepare an appraisal of the pro forma market value of the Conversion Stock.

Local Community - The term Local Community means all counties in which the Bank has its home office or a branch office.

Member - The term Member means any Person or entity who qualifies as a member of the BANK pursuant to its charter and bylaws.

OTS - The term OTS means Office of Thrift Supervision of the Department of

the Treasury and its successors.

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Officer - The term Officer means an executive officer of the BANK which includes the Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents in charge of principal business functions, Secretary, Treasurer and Controller and any person performing functions similar to those performed by the foregoing persons.

Order Form - The term Order Form means any form together with attached cover letter, sent by the BANK to any Participant or Person containing among other things a description of the alternatives available to such Person under the Plan and by which any such Person may make elections regarding subscriptions for Conversion Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings.

Other Member - The term Other Member means any person who is a Member of the BANK (other than an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder) at the close of business on the Voting Record Date.

Participants - The term Participants means the Eligible Account Holders, Employee Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members.

Person - The term Person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust (including Individual Retirement Accounts and KEOGH Accounts), any unincorporated organization, a government or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Plan - The term Plan means this Plan of Conversion of the BANK as it exists

on the date hereof and as it may hereafter be amended in accordance with its terms.

Preferred Subscribers - The term Preferred Subscribers means those members of the general public which are natural persons residing in the Bank's Local Community.

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Qualifying Deposit - The term Qualifying Deposit means the balance of each Savings Account of $50 or more in the BANK at the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date or the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, whichever may be the case. Savings Accounts with total deposit balances of less than $50 shall not constitute a Qualifying Deposit.

SEC - The term SEC refers to the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission.

Savings Account - The term Savings Account has the same meaning as in Section 561.42 of the Rules and Regulations of the OTS and includes certificates of deposit.

Special Meeting of Members - The term Special Meeting of Members means the

special meeting and any adjournments thereof held to consider and vote upon this Plan.

Subscription Offering - The term Subscription Offering means the offering of Conversion Stock for purchase through Order Forms to Participants.

Subscription Price - The term Subscription Price means the amount per share of Conversion Stock to be paid initially by Participants in the Subscription Offering and persons in the Community Offering.

Supplemental Eligibility Record Date - The term Supplemental Eligibility

Record Date means the supplemental record date for determining Supplemental Eligible Account Holders of the BANK. The Supplemental Eligibility Record Date shall be the last day of the calendar quarter preceding the OTS' approval of the application for conversion.

Supplemental Eligible Account Holder - The term Supplemental Eligible

Account Holder means any person (other than an Eligible Account Holder) holding a Qualifying Deposit, except officers, directors and their associates, as of the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date.

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Syndicated Community Offering - The term Syndicated Community Offering

means the offering of Conversion Stock following the Subscription and Community Offerings through a syndicate of broker-dealers.

Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan - The term Tax-Qualified Employee

Stock Benefit Plan means any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan, such as an employee stock ownership plan, stock bonus plan, profit-sharing plan or other plan, which, with its related trust, meets the requirements to be "qualified" under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. A "Non-Tax- Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan" is any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan which is not so qualified.

Voting Members - The term Voting Members means those persons qualifying as voting members of the BANK pursuant to its charter and bylaws.

Voting Record Date - The term Voting Record Date means the date fixed by

the Directors in accordance with OTS regulations for determining eligibility to vote at the Special Meeting of Members.

3. PROCEDURE FOR CONVERSION

After approval of the Plan by a vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the Board of Directors of the BANK, the Plan shall be submitted together with all other requisite material to the OTS for approval. Notice of the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors of the BANK and the submission of the Plan to the OTS for approval will be published in a newspaper having general circulation in each community in which an office of the BANK is located and copies of the Plan will be made available at each office of the BANK for inspection by the Members. Upon receipt of notice from the OTS to do so, the BANK also will cause to be published a notice of the

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filing with the OTS of an application to convert in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. Following approval by the OTS, the Plan will be submitted to a vote of the Voting Members at the Special Meeting of Members called for that purpose. Upon approval of the Plan by a majority of the total outstanding votes of the Voting Members, the BANK will take all other necessary steps pursuant to applicable laws and regulations to convert the BANK to stock form. The conversion must be completed within 24 months of the approval of the Plan by the Voting Members, unless a longer time period is permitted by governing laws and regulations.

The Board of Directors of the BANK intends to take all necessary steps to form the Holding Company, including the filing of an Application on Form H-(e)1 or H-(e)1-S, if available to the Holding Company, with the OTS. In the event that the Holding Company is utilized, upon conversion the BANK will issue capital stock to the Holding Company and the Holding Company will issue and sell the Conversion Stock in accordance with this Plan.

The Board of Directors of the BANK may determine for any reason at any time prior to the issuance of the Conversion Stock not to utilize a holding company form of organization in the Conversion, in which case, the Holding Company's registration statement on Form S-1 will be withdrawn from the SEC, the BANK will take all steps necessary to complete the conversion from the mutual to the stock form of organization, including filing any necessary documents with the OTS, and will issue and sell the Conversion Stock in accordance with this Plan. In such event, any subscriptions or orders received for Conversion Stock of the Holding Company shall be deemed to be subscriptions or orders for Conversion Stock of the BANK without any further action by the BANK or the subscribers for the Conversion Stock, unless any such further action is required by the SEC and the OTS, in which case the BANK shall take such necessary action to

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complete the Conversion. Any references to the Holding Company in this Plan shall mean the BANK in the event the Holding Company is eliminated in the Conversion.

The Conversion Stock will not be insured by the FDIC. The BANK will not knowingly lend funds or otherwise extend credit to any Person to purchase shares of the Conversion Stock.

4. HOLDING COMPANY APPLICATIONS AND APPROVALS

The Holding Company shall make timely applications for any requisite regulatory approvals, including an Application on Form H-(e)1 or an H-(e)1-S, if available to the Holding Company, to be filed with the OTS and a Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the SEC. The BANK shall be a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Holding Company unless the Holding Company is eliminated in the Conversion.

5. SALE OF CONVERSION STOCK

The Conversion Stock will be offered simultaneously in the Subscription Offering to the Eligible Account Holders, Employee Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members in the respective priorities set forth in Sections 8 through 11 of this Plan. The Subscription Offering may be commenced as early as the mailing of the Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Members and must be commenced in time to complete the Conversion within the time period specified in Section 3.

Any shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering will be offered for sale in the Community Offering as provided in
Section 12 of this Plan. The Subscription Offering may be commenced prior to the Special Meeting of Members and, in that event, the Community Offering may also be commenced prior to the Special Meeting of Members.

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The offer and sale of Conversion Stock prior to the Special Meeting of Members shall, however, be conditioned upon approval of the Plan by the Voting Members.

If feasible, any shares of Conversion Stock remaining after the Subscription and Community Offerings may be sold in a Syndicated Community Offering, as provided in Section 13 of this Plan in a manner that will achieve the widest distribution of the Conversion Stock as determined by the BANK. The sale of all Conversion Stock subscribed for in the Subscription and Community Offerings will be consummated simultaneously on the date the sale of Conversion Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering is consummated and only if all unsubscribed for Conversion Stock is sold.

The BANK may elect to offer to pay fees on a per share basis to brokers who assist Persons in determining to purchase shares in the Subscription and Community Offerings.

6. NUMBER OF SHARES AND PURCHASE PRICE OF CONVERSION STOCK

The total number of shares (or a range thereof) of Conversion Stock to be issued and offered for sale will be determined jointly by the Board of Directors of the BANK and the Board of Directors of the Holding Company, if the holding company form of organization is utilized, immediately prior to the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, subject to adjustment thereafter if necessitated by market or financial conditions, with the approval of the OTS, if necessary. In particular, the total number of shares may be increased by up to 15% of the number of shares offered in the Subscription and Community Offering if the Estimated Price Range is increased subsequent to the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offering to reflect changes in market and financial conditions.

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All shares sold in the Conversion will be sold at a uniform price per share referred to in this Plan as the Actual Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for all shares of Conversion Stock will not be inconsistent with the estimated consolidated pro forma market value of the BANK or the Holding Company, if utilized. The estimated consolidated pro forma market value of the BANK or the Holding Company, if utilized, will be determined for such purpose by the Independent Appraiser. Prior to the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, an Estimated Price Range will be established, which range will vary within 15% above to 15% below the midpoint of such range. The number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued and the purchase price per share may be increased or decreased by the BANK. In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Conversion Stock is below the minimum of the Estimated Price Range, or materially above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, resolicitation of purchasers may be required provided that up to a 15% increase above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range will not be deemed material so as to require a resolicitation. Up to a 15% increase in the number of shares to be issued which is supported by an appropriate change in the estimated pro forma market value of the BANK or the Holding Company, if utilized, will not be deemed to be material so as to require a resolicitation of subscriptions. In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Conversion Stock is below the minimum of the Estimated Price Range or in excess of 15% above the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, and a resolicitation is required, such resolicitation shall be effected in such manner and within such time as the BANK shall establish, with the approval of the OTS, if required.

Based upon the independent valuation as updated prior to the commencement of the Subscription and Community Offerings, the Board of Directors of the Holding Company, (if a

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holding company form of organization is utilized) and the Board of Directors of the BANK will fix the Subscription Price and the range of the number of shares to be offered. If upon completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings all of the Conversion Stock is subscribed for, or if because of a limited number of unsubscribed shares or otherwise a Syndicated Community Offering cannot be effected, the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued and sold will be jointly determined by the BANK and Holding Company (if a holding company form of organization is utilized) as follows: (a) the estimated aggregate pro forma market value of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, immediately after conversion as determined by the Independent Appraiser, expressed in terms of a specific aggregate dollar amount rather than as a range, upon completion of the Subscription and Community Offerings or other sale of all of the Conversion Stock shall be divided by (b) the Actual Purchase Price.

If there is a Syndicated Community Offering of shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription and Community Offerings, the price per share at which the Conversion Stock is sold in such Syndicated Community Offering shall be the Subscription Price.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no sale of Conversion Stock may be consummated unless, prior to such consummation, the Independent Appraiser confirms to the BANK and Holding Company, if utilized, and to the OTS that, to the best knowledge of the Independent Appraiser, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors, would cause the Independent Appraiser to conclude that the aggregate value of the Conversion Stock at the Actual Purchase Price is incompatible with its estimate of the aggregate consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company or the BANK if no Holding Company is utilized. If such confirmation is not received, the BANK may cancel the Subscription and Community Offerings

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and/or the Syndicated Community Offering, extend the Conversion, establish a new Subscription Price Range and/or Estimated Price Range, extend, reopen or hold new Subscription and Community Offerings and/or Syndicated Community Offering or take such other action as the OTS may permit.

The Conversion Stock to be issued in the Conversion shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

7. PURCHASE BY THE HOLDING COMPANY OF THE STOCK OF THE BANK

Upon the consummation of the sale of all of the Conversion Stock, and in the event that a holding company form of organization is utilized, the Holding Company will purchase from the BANK all of the capital stock of the BANK to be issued by the BANK in the Conversion in exchange for the Conversion proceeds that are not permitted to be retained by the Holding Company.

The Holding Company will apply to the OTS to retain up to 50% of the proceeds of the Conversion. Assuming the Holding Company is not eliminated, a lesser percentage may be acceptable. The BANK believes that the Conversion proceeds will provide economic strength to the Holding Company and the BANK for the future in a highly competitive and regulated environment and would facilitate expansion through acquisitions, diversification into other related businesses and for other business and investment purposes, including the payment of dividends and future repurchases of Conversion Stock as permitted by the OTS. If during the Conversion process the Board of Directors of the BANK determines not to complete the Conversion utilizing a holding company form of organization, capital stock of the BANK will be issued and sold in accordance with the Plan. The above activities may also be engaged in by the BANK if the Holding Company is eliminated.

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8. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (FIRST PRIORITY)

A. Each Eligible Account Holder shall receive, as first priority and without payment, nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Conversion Stock equal to an amount up to the greater of: the amount permitted to be subscribed for in the Community Offering which amount, pursuant to Section 12, currently is $200,000 of the Conversion Stock offered, but which may be increased to 5% or decreased to less than $200,000 without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers; one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Conversion Stock; or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of the Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Eligibility Record Date, subject to the maximum purchase limitation specified in Section 14A and the minimum purchase limitation specified in Section 14C and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%.

B. In the event that Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Conversion Stock in excess of the total number of shares eligible for subscription, the shares of Conversion Stock shall be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Conversion Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Eligible Account Holders. Any

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shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied in the proportion that the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of each Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

C. Subscription rights as Eligible Account Holders received by Directors and Officers and their Associates which are based on deposits made by such persons during the twelve (12) months preceding the Eligibility Record Date shall be subordinated to the Subscription Rights of all other Eligible Account Holders.

9. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYEE PLANS (SECOND PRIORITY)

The Employee Plans shall receive, without payment, as a second priority after the filling of subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase in the Subscription Offering the number of shares of Conversion Stock requested by such Employee Plans. If, after the filling of subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, a sufficient number of shares are not available to fill the subscriptions by such Employee Plans, the subscription by such Employee Plans shall be filled to the maximum extent possible; provided, however, that in the event of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%, the additional shares may be sold to the Employee Plans subject to the provisions of Section 14.

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The Employee Plans shall not be deemed to be an associate or affiliate of or Person Acting in Concert with any Director or Officer of the Holding Company or the BANK.

10. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT HOLDERS (THIRD PRIORITY)

A. Each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall receive, as third priority and without payment, nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Conversion Stock equal to an amount up to the greater of: the amount permitted to be subscribed for in the Community Offering which amount, pursuant to Section 12, currently is $200,000 of the Conversion Stock offered, but which may be increased to 5% or decreased to less than $200,000 without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers; one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of Conversion Stock; or fifteen times the product (rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be issued by a fraction of which the numerator is the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in the BANK on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, subject to the maximum purchase limitation specified in Section 14A and the minimum purchase limitation specified in Section 14C and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%.

B. In the event that Supplemental Eligible Account Holders exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Conversion Stock in excess of the total number of shares eligible for subscription, the remaining shares of Conversion Stock shall be allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Supplemental

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Eligible Account Holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Conversion Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder. Any shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied in the proportion that the amount of the Qualifying Deposit of each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

C. Subscription rights received by an Eligible Account Holder pursuant to
Section 8 shall be applied in partial satisfaction of the subscription rights to be received as a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder pursuant to this Section 10.

11. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OF OTHER MEMBERS (FOURTH PRIORITY)

A. Each Other Member shall receive, without payment, as a fourth priority after the filling of subscriptions of the Eligible Account Holders, the Employee Plans, and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Conversion Stock equal to an amount up to the greater of: the amount permitted to be subscribed for in the Community Offering which amount, pursuant to Section 12, currently is $200,000 of the Conversion Stock offered, but which may be increased to 5% or decreased to less than

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$200,000 without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers; or one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total offering of shares of Conversion Stock, subject to the maximum purchase limitation specified in
Section 14A and the minimum purchase limitation specified in Section 14C and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%.

B. In the event that Other Members exercise subscription rights for a number of shares of Conversion Stock in excess of the total number of shares eligible for subscription, the remaining shares of Conversion Stock shall be allocated among the subscribing Other Members so as to permit each subscribing Other Member, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation of Conversion Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by the Other Member. Any shares remaining after that allocation will be allocated among the subscribing Other Members whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied pro rata in the same proportion that the number of votes of a subscribing Other Member on the Voting Record Date bears to the total votes on the Voting Record Date of all subscribing Other Members. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more remaining Other Members, the excess shall be reallocated (one or more times as necessary) among those remaining Other Members whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied.

12. COMMUNITY OFFERING (FIFTH PRIORITY)

If less than the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to be subscribed for in the Conversion are sold in the Subscription Offering, it is expected that shares remaining unsubscribed for will be made available for purchase in the Community Offering to certain members of the

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general public, which may subscribe together with any Associate or group of persons Acting in Concert for up to $200,000 of the shares of Conversion Stock offered subject to the Maximum Overall Purchase Limitation as specified in
Section 14A and the minimum purchase limitation specified in Section 14C and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%; provided, however, that the amount permitted to be purchased in the Community Offering may be increased to 5% of the Conversion Stock; or decreased to less than $200,000 without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers. The shares may be made available in the Community Offering through a direct community marketing program which may provide for utilization of a broker, dealer, consultant or investment banking firm, experienced and expert in the sale of savings institution securities. Such entities may be compensated on a fixed fee basis or on a commission basis, or a combination thereof. Any excess of shares will be available for purchase by the general public with preference given to Preferred Subscribers. The BANK shall make distribution of the Conversion Stock to be sold in the Community Offering in such a manner as to promote the widest distribution of Conversion Stock. The BANK reserves the right to reject any or all orders, in whole or in part, which are received in the Community Offering.

If the subscribers in the Community Offering, whose orders would otherwise be accepted, subscribe for more shares than are available for purchase, the shares available to them will be allocated among the subscribers in the manner which permits each such person to the extent possible, to purchase the number of shares necessary to make his total allocation of Conversion Stock equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by such persons. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among the subscribers whose subscriptions remain

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unsatisfied on a 100 shares per order basis until all such orders have been filled or the remaining shares have been allocated. The BANK may establish all other terms and conditions of such offer. It is expected that the Community Offering will commence concurrently with the Subscription Offering. The Community Offering must be completed within 45 days after the completion of the Subscription Offering unless otherwise extended by the OTS.

13. SYNDICATED COMMUNITY OFFERING

If feasible, all shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription and Community Offerings may be sold in a Syndicated Community Offering, subject to such terms, conditions and procedures as may be determined by the BANK, in a manner that will achieve the widest distribution of the Conversion Stock subject to the right of the BANK to accept or reject in whole or in part all subscriptions in the Syndicated Community Offering. In the Syndicated Community Offering, any person together with any Associate or group of persons Acting in Concert may purchase up to $200,000 of the total number of shares of Conversion Stock offered subject to the maximum purchase limitation specified in Section 14A and the minimum purchase limitation specified in
Section 14C and exclusive of an increase in the total number of shares issued due to an increase in the Estimated Price Range of up to 15%; provided, however, that this amount may be increased to 5% or decreased to less than $200,000 without the further approval of members or resolicitation of subscribers. The shares purchased by any Person together with any Associate or group of persons Acting in Concert pursuant to Section 12 shall be counted toward meeting the maximum percentage of shares permitted to be purchased pursuant to this Section. Provided that the Subscription Offering has commenced, the BANK may commence the Syndicated Community Offering at any time after the mailing to the Members of the Proxy

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Statement to be used in connection with the Special Meeting of Members, provided that the completion of the offer and sale of the Conversion Stock shall be conditioned upon the approval of this Plan by the Voting Members. If the Syndicated Community Offering is not sooner commenced pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sentence, the Syndicated Community Offering will be commenced as soon as practicable following the date upon which the Subscription and Community Offerings terminate.

Alternatively, if a Syndicated Community Offering is not held, the BANK shall have the right to sell any shares of Conversion Stock remaining following the Subscription and Community Offerings in an underwritten firm commitment public offering. The provisions of Section 14 hereof shall not be applicable to sales to underwriters for purposes of such an offering but shall be applicable to the sales by the underwriters to the public. The price to be paid by the underwriters in such an offering shall be equal to the Actual Purchase Price less an underwriting discount to be negotiated among such underwriters and the BANK, which will in no event exceed an amount deemed to be acceptable by the OTS.

If for any reason a Syndicated Community Offering or an underwritten firm commitment public offering of shares of Conversion Stock not sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings can not be effected, or in the event that any insignificant residue of shares of Conversion Stock is not sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings or in the Syndicated Community Offering or an underwritten firm commitment public offering, other purchase arrangements will be made for the sale of unsubscribed shares by the BANK, if possible. Such other purchase arrangements will be subject to the approval of the OTS.

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14. LIMITATION ON PURCHASES

In addition to the maximum amount of Conversion Stock that may be subscribed for as set forth in Sections 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13, the following limitations shall apply to all purchases of shares of Conversion Stock:

A. The maximum number of shares of Conversion Stock which may be subscribed for or purchased in all categories in the conversion by any Person or Participant together with any Associate or group or persons Acting in Concert shall not exceed 1.0% of the Conversion Stock offered (the "Maximum Overall Purchase Limitation"), except for the Employee Plans which may subscribe for up to 10% of the Conversion Stock issued and except for certain Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders which may subscribe for or purchase shares in accordance with Sections 8 and 10 herein, respectively; provided, however, in the event that the Maximum Overall Purchase Limitation is increased to more than 2.0% of the shares of Conversion Stock offered, orders for Conversion Stock in the Community Offering and in the Syndicated Community Offering (or, alternatively an underwritten firm commitment public offering), if any, shall, as determined by the BANK, first be filled to a maximum of 2.0% of the total number of shares of Conversion Stock offered and thereafter remaining shares shall be allocated on an equal number of shares basis per order until all orders have been filled.

B. The maximum number of shares of Conversion Stock which may be purchased in all categories in the Conversion by Officers and Directors of the BANK and their Associates in the aggregate shall not exceed 25% of the total number of shares of Conversion Stock issued.

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C. A minimum of 25 shares of Conversion Stock must be purchased by each Person purchasing shares in the Conversion to the extent those shares are available; provided, however, that in the event the minimum number of shares of Conversion Stock purchased times the price per share exceeds $500, then such minimum purchase requirement shall be reduced to such number of shares of Conversion Stock which when multiplied by the price per share shall not exceed $500, as determined by the Board.

If the number of shares of Conversion Stock otherwise allocable pursuant to Sections 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13, to any Person or that Person's Associates would be in excess of the maximum number of shares permitted as set forth above, the number of shares of Conversion Stock allocated to each such person shall be reduced to the lowest limitation applicable to that Person, and then the number of shares allocated to each group consisting of a Person and that Person's Associates shall be reduced so that the aggregate allocation to that Person and his or her Associates complies with the above maximums, and such maximum number of shares shall be reallocated among that Person and his or her Associates as they may agree, or in the absence of an agreement, in proportion to the shares subscribed by each (after first applying the maximums applicable to each Person, separately).

Depending upon market or financial conditions, the Board of Directors of the BANK and the Holding Company, without further approval of the Members, may decrease or increase the purchase limitations in this Plan, provided that the maximum purchase limitations may not be increased to a percentage in excess of 5%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maximum Overall Purchase Limitation may be increased up to 9.99% provided that orders for Conversion Stock exceeding 5% of the shares being offered shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the total

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offering. If the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, increases the maximum purchase limitations, the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, is only required to resolicit Persons who subscribed for the maximum purchase amount and may, in the sole discretion of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, resolicit certain other large subscribers.

In the event shares of Conversion stock are sold in excess of the maximum of the Estimated Price Range, (the "Adjusted Maximum") such shares will be allocated in the following order of priority: (i) to fill the Employee Plans' subscription to the Adjusted Maximum; (ii) in the event that there is an over subscription at the Eligible Account Holder level, to fill unfulfilled subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum in accordance with Section 8; (iii) in the event there is an over subscription at the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder level, to fill unfulfilled subscriptions of Supplemental Eligible Account Holders exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum in accordance with Section 10; (iv) in the event that there is an over subscription at the Other Member level, to fill unfulfilled subscriptions of Other Members exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum in accordance with Section 11; and (v) to fill unfulfilled Subscriptions in the Community Offering exclusive of the Adjusted Maximum in accordance with Section 12.

For purposes of this Section 14, the Directors and Officers of the BANK and the Holding Company shall not be deemed to be Associates or a group affiliated with each other or otherwise Acting in Concert solely as a result of their being Directors or Officers of the BANK or the Holding Company.

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Each Person purchasing Conversion Stock in the Conversion shall be deemed to confirm that such purchase does not conflict with the above purchase limitations contained in this Plan.

For a period of three years following the Conversion, no Officer, Director or their Associates shall purchase, without the prior written approval of the OTS, any outstanding shares of common stock of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, except from a broker-dealer registered with the SEC. This provision shall not apply to negotiated transactions involving more than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, the exercise of any options pursuant to a stock option plan or purchases of common stock of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, made by or held by any Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan or Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plan of the BANK or the Holding Company (including the Employee Plans) which may be attributable to any Officer or Director. As used herein, the term "negotiated transaction" means a transaction in which the securities are offered and the terms and arrangements relating to any sale are arrived at through direct communications between the seller or any person acting on its behalf and the purchaser or his investment representative. The term "investment representative" shall mean a professional investment advisor acting as agent for the purchaser and independent of the seller and not acting on behalf of the seller in connection with the transaction.

15. PAYMENT FOR CONVERSION STOCK

All payments for Conversion Stock subscribed for in the Subscription, Community and Syndicated Community Offerings must be delivered in full to the BANK, together with a properly completed and executed Order Form, or purchase order in the case of the Syndicated Community Offering, on or prior to the expiration date specified on the Order Form or purchase order, as the

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case may be, unless such date is extended by the BANK; provided, however, that if the Employee Plans subscribe for shares during the Subscription Offering, such plans will not be required to pay for the shares at the time they subscribe but rather may pay for such shares of Conversion Stock subscribed for by such plans at the Actual Purchase Price upon consummation of the Conversion, provided that, in the case of the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") there is in force from the time of its subscription until the consummation of the Conversion, a loan commitment from the Holding Company or an unrelated financial institution to lend to the ESOP, at such time, the aggregate Subscription Price of the shares for which it subscribed. The BANK may make scheduled discretionary contributions to an Employee Plan provided such contributions do not cause the BANK to fail to meet its regulatory capital requirement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the BANK and the Holding Company, if utilized, shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to permit institutional investors to submit contractually irrevocable orders in the Community Offering and to thereafter submit payment for the Conversion Stock for which they are subscribing in the Community Offering at any time prior to 48 hours before the completion of the Conversion, unless such 48 hour period is waived by the BANK and the Holding Company, in their sole discretion.

Payment for Conversion Stock subscribed for shall be made either in cash (if delivered in person), check or money order. Alternatively, subscribers in the Subscription and Community Offerings may pay for the shares subscribed for by authorizing the BANK on the Order Form to make a withdrawal from the subscriber's Savings Account at the BANK in an amount equal to the purchase price of such shares. Such authorized withdrawal, whether from a savings passbook or certificate account, shall be without penalty as to premature withdrawal. If the authorized

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withdrawal is from a certificate account, and the remaining balance does not meet the applicable minimum balance requirement, the certificate shall be cancelled at the time of withdrawal, without penalty, and the remaining balance will earn interest at the passbook rate. Funds for which a withdrawal is authorized will remain in the subscriber's Savings Account but may not be used by the subscriber until the Conversion Stock has been sold or the 45-day period (or such longer period as may be approved by the OTS) following the Subscription and Community Offering has expired, whichever occurs first. Thereafter, the withdrawal will be given effect only to the extent necessary to satisfy the subscription (to the extent it can be filled) at the purchase price per share. Interest will continue to be earned on any amounts authorized for withdrawal until such withdrawal is given effect. Interest will be paid by the BANK at not less than the passbook annual rate on payments for Conversion Stock received in cash or by check or money order. Such interest will be paid from the date payment is received by the BANK until consummation or termination of the Conversion. If for any reason the Conversion is not consummated, all payments made by subscribers in the Subscription, Community and Syndicated Community Offerings will be refunded to them with interest. In case of amounts authorized for withdrawal from Savings Accounts, refunds will be made by cancelling the authorization for withdrawal. The BANK is prohibited by regulation from knowingly making any loans or granting any lines of credit for the purchase of stock in the Conversion, and therefore, will not do so.

16. MANNER OF EXERCISING SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS THROUGH ORDER FORMS

As soon as practicable after the Prospectus prepared by the Holding Company and BANK has been declared effective by the OTS and the SEC, if the holding company form of organization

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is utilized, Order Forms will be distributed to all Eligible Account Holders, the Employee Plans, the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members at their last known addresses appearing on the records of the BANK for the purpose of subscribing to shares of Conversion Stock in the Subscription Offering and will be made available for use by those Persons entitled to purchase in the Community Offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the BANK may elect to send Order Forms only to those Persons who request them after such notice as is approved by the OTS and is adequate to apprise all Eligible Account Holders, the Employee Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members of the pendency of the Subscription Offering has been given. Such notice may be included with the proxy statement for the Special Meeting of Members and may also be included in a notice of the pendency of the Conversion and the Special Meeting of Members sent to all Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in accordance with regulations of the OTS.

Each Order Form will be preceded or accompanied by the Prospectus (if a holding company form of organization is utilized) or the Offering Circular (if the holding company form of organization is not utilized) describing the Holding Company, if utilized, the BANK, the Conversion Stock and the Subscription and Community Offerings. Each Order Form will contain, among other things, the following:

A. A specified date by which all Order Forms must be received by the BANK, which date shall be not less than twenty (20), nor more than forty-five
(45) days, following the date on which the Order Forms are mailed by the BANK, and which date will constitute the termination of the Subscription Offering;

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B. The Subscription Price per share for shares of Conversion Stock to be sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings;

C. A description of the minimum and maximum number of shares of Conversion Stock which may be subscribed for pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights or otherwise purchased in the Community Offering;

D. Instructions as to how the recipient of the Order Form is to indicate thereon the number of shares of Conversion Stock for which such person elects to subscribe and the available alternative methods of payment therefor;

E. An acknowledgment that the recipient of the Order Form has received a final copy of the Prospectus or Offering Circular, as the case may be, prior to execution of the Order Form;

F. A statement to the effect that all subscription rights are nontransferable, will be void at the end of the Subscription Offering, and can only be exercised by delivering within the subscription period such properly completed and executed Order Form, together with cash (if delivered in person), check or money order in the full amount of the purchase price as specified in the Order Form for the shares of Conversion Stock for which the recipient elects to subscribe in the Subscription Offering (or by authorizing on the Order Form that the BANK withdraw said amount from the subscriber's Savings Account at the BANK) to the BANK; and

G. A statement to the effect that the executed Order Form, once received by the BANK, may not be modified or amended by the subscriber without the consent of the BANK.

Notwithstanding the above, the BANK and the Holding Company will not accept orders received on photocopied or facsimilied order forms.

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17. UNDELIVERED, DEFECTIVE OR LATE ORDER FORMS: INSUFFICIENT PAYMENT

In the event Order Forms (a) are not delivered and are returned to the BANK by the United States Postal Service or the BANK is unable to locate the addressee, (b) are not received back by the BANK or are received by the BANK after the expiration date specified thereon, (c) are defectively filled out or executed, (d) are not accompanied by the full required payment, except in the case of institutional investors in the Community Offering, by delivering irrevocable orders together with a legally binding commitment to pay in cash, check, money order or wire transfer the full amount of the purchase price prior to 48 hours before the completion of the Conversion for the shares of Conversion Stock subscribed for (including cases in which savings accounts from which withdrawals are authorized are insufficient to cover the amount of the required payment), or (e) are not mailed pursuant to a "no mail" order placed in effect by the account holder, the subscription rights of the person to whom such rights have been granted will lapse as though such person failed to return the contemplated Order Form within the time period specified thereon; provided, however, that the BANK may, but will not be required to, waive any immaterial irregularity on any Order Form or require the submission of corrected Order Forms or the remittance of full payment for subscribed shares by such date as the BANK may specify. The interpretation of the BANK of terms and conditions of the Plan and of the Order Forms will be final, subject to the authority of the OTS.

18. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION

A. All shares of Conversion Stock purchased by Directors or Officers of the BANK or the Holding Company in the Conversion shall be subject to the restriction that, except as

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provided in Section 18B, below, or as may be approved by the OTS, no interest in such shares may be sold or otherwise disposed of for value for a period of one
(l) year following the date of purchase.

B. The restriction on disposition of shares of Conversion Stock set forth in Section 18A above shall not apply to the following:

(i) Any exchange of such shares in connection with a merger or acquisition involving the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, which has been approved by the OTS; and

(ii) Any disposition of such shares following the death of the person to whom such shares were initially sold under the terms of the Plan.

C. With respect to all shares of Conversion Stock subject to restrictions on resale or subsequent disposition, each of the following provisions shall apply:
(i) Each certificate representing shares restricted within the meaning of Section 18A, above, shall bear a legend prominently stamped on its face giving notice of the restriction;

(ii) Instructions shall be issued to the stock transfer agent for the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, not to recognize or effect any transfer of any certificate or record of ownership of any such shares in violation of the restriction on transfer; and

(iii) Any shares of capital stock of the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, issued with respect to a stock dividend, stock split, or otherwise with respect to ownership of outstanding shares of Conversion Stock subject to the restriction on transfer hereunder shall be subject to the same restriction as is applicable to such Conversion Stock.

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19. VOTING RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Upon conversion, the holders of the capital stock of the BANK shall have the exclusive voting rights with respect to the BANK as specified in its charter. The holders of the common stock of the Holding Company (if a holding company form of organization is utilized) shall have the exclusive voting rights with respect to the Holding Company.

20. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT

The BANK shall establish at the time of conversion a liquidation account in an amount equal to its net worth as of the latest practicable date prior to conversion ("Liquidation Account"). The liquidation account will be maintained by the BANK for the benefit of the Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who continue to maintain their Savings Accounts at the BANK. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall, with respect to his Savings Account, hold a related inchoate interest in a portion of the Liquidation Account balance, in relation to his Savings Account balance at the Eligibility Record Date and/or Supplemental Eligibility Record Date or to such balance as it may be subsequently reduced, as hereinafter provided.

In the unlikely event of a complete liquidation of the BANK (and only in such event), following all liquidation payments to creditors (including those to Account Holders to the extent of their Savings Accounts) each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be entitled to receive a liquidating distribution from the Liquidation Account, in the amount of the then adjusted subaccount balance for his Savings Account then held, before any liquidation distribution may be made to any holders of the BANK's capital stock. No merger, consolidation, bulk purchase of assets with assumption of Savings Accounts and other liabilities,

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or similar transactions with an FDIC-insured institution, in which the BANK is not the surviving institution, shall be deemed to be a complete liquidation for this purpose. In such transactions, the Liquidation Account shall be assumed by the surviving institution.

The initial subaccount balance for a Savings Account held by an Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be determined by multiplying the opening balance in the Liquidation Account by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of such Eligible Account Holder's and/or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder's Qualifying Deposit and the denominator of which is the total amount of all Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in the BANK. Such initial subaccount balance shall not be increased, but shall be subject to downward adjustment as described below. For Savings Accounts in existence at both dates, separate subaccounts shall be determined on the basis of the Qualifying Deposits in such Savings Account on such record dates. Such initial subaccount balances shall not be increased but shall be subject to downward adjustment as described below.

If, at the close of business on any annual closing date, commencing on or after the effective date of Conversion, the deposit balance in the Savings Account of an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder is less than the lesser of (i) the balance in the Savings Account at the close of business on any other annual closing date subsequent to the Eligibility Record Date or Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, or (ii) the amount of the Qualifying Deposit in such Savings Account, the subaccount balance for such Savings Account shall be adjusted by reducing such subaccount balance in an amount proportionate to the reduction in such deposit balance. In the event of such downward adjustment, the subaccount balance shall not be

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subsequently increased, notwithstanding any subsequent increase in the deposit balance of the related Savings Account. If any such Savings Account is closed, the related subaccount shall be reduced to zero.

The creation and maintenance of the Liquidation Account shall not operate to restrict the use or application of any of the net worth accounts of the BANK.

21. TRANSFER OF SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND CONTINUITY OF THE BANK

Upon Conversion, each Savings Account Holder having a Savings Account at the BANK prior to the Conversion will continue to have a Savings Account, without payment therefor, in the same amount and subject to the same terms and conditions (except for voting and liquidation rights) as in effect prior to the Conversion.

After the Conversion, the BANK will succeed to all the rights, interests, duties and obligations of the BANK before the Conversion, including but not limited to all rights and interests of the BANK in and to its assets and properties, whether real, personal or mixed. The BANK will continue to be a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and all its insured savings deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by applicable law.

22. RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF THE BANK AND HOLDING COMPANY

A. In accordance with OTS regulations, for a period of three years from the date of consummation of the Conversion, no Person, other than the Holding Company (if a holding company form of organization is utilized), shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of an equity security of the BANK without the prior written consent of the OTS.

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B. 1. The charter of the BANK contains a provision stipulating that no person, except the Holding Company (if a holding company form of organization is utilized), for a period of five years following the date of the Conversion shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of an equity security of the BANK, without the prior written approval of the OTS. In addition, such charter may also provide that for a period of five years following the Conversion, shares beneficially owned in violation of the above-described charter provision shall not be entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting stock in connection with any matter submitted to stockholders for a vote. In addition, special meetings of the stockholders relating to changes in control or amendment of the charter may only be called by the Board of Directors, and shareholders shall not be permitted to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.

2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Holding Company, if a holding company form of organization is utilized, will contain a provision stipulating that in no event shall any record owner of any outstanding shares of the Holding Company's common stock who beneficially owns in excess of 10% of such outstanding shares be entitled or permitted to any vote in respect to any shares held in excess of 10%. In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Holding Company provide for staggered terms of the directors, noncumulative voting for directors, limitations on the calling of special meetings, a fair price provision for certain business combinations and certain notice requirements.

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C. For the purposes of this Section 22:

(i) The term "person" includes an individual, a group acting in concert, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or similar company, a syndicate or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of an insured institution;

(ii) The term "offer" includes every offer to buy or acquire, solicitation of an offer to sell, tender offer for, or request or invitation for tenders of, a security or interest in a security for value;

(iii) The term "acquire" includes every type of acquisition, whether effected by purchase, exchange, operation of law or otherwise; and

(iv) The term "security" includes non-transferable subscription rights issued pursuant to a plan of conversion as well as a "security" as defined in 15 U.S.C. (S)78c(a)(10).

23. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND REPURCHASE OF STOCK

The BANK shall not declare or pay a cash dividend on, or repurchase any of, its capital stock if the effect thereof would cause its regulatory capital to be reduced below (i) the amount required for the Liquidation Account or (ii) the federal regulatory capital requirement in Section 567.2 of the Rules and Regulations of the OTS. Otherwise, the BANK may declare dividends, make capital distributions or repurchase its capital stock in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

24. AMENDMENT OF PLAN

If deemed necessary or desirable, the Plan may be substantively amended at any time prior to solicitation of proxies from Members to vote on the Plan by a two-thirds vote of the BANK's

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Board of Directors, and at any time thereafter by such vote of such Board of Directors with the concurrence of the OTS. Any amendment to the Plan made after approval by the Members with the approval of the OTS shall not necessitate further approval by the Members unless otherwise required by the OTS. The Plan may be terminated by majority vote of the BANK's Board of Directors at any time prior to the Special Meeting of Members to vote on the Plan, and at any time thereafter with the concurrence of the OTS.

By adoption of the Plan, the Members of the BANK authorize the Board of Directors to amend or terminate the Plan under the circumstances set forth in this Section.

25. CHARTER AND BYLAWS

By voting to adopt the Plan, members of the BANK will be voting to adopt a Federal Stock Savings Bank Charter and Bylaws for a Federal Stock Savings Association attached as Exhibits I and II to this Plan. The effective date of the BANK's stock charter and bylaws shall be the date of issuance and sale of the Conversion Stock as specified by the OTS.

26. CONSUMMATION OF CONVERSION

The Conversion of the BANK shall be deemed to take place and be effective upon the completion of all requisite organizational procedures for obtaining a Federal Stock Savings Association Charter for the BANK and sale of all Conversion Stock.

27. REGISTRATION AND MARKETING

Within the time period required by applicable laws and regulations, the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, will register the securities issued in connection with the Conversion pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not deregister such securities for a period of at least three years thereafter, except that the maintenance of registration for three

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years requirement may be fulfilled by any successor to the BANK or any holding company of the BANK. In addition, the BANK or Holding Company, as the case may be, will use its best efforts to encourage and assist a market-maker to establish and maintain a market for the Conversion Stock and to list those securities on a national or regional securities exchange or the NASDAQ system.

28. RESIDENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND CERTAIN STATES

The BANK will make reasonable efforts to comply with the securities laws of all States in the United States in which Persons entitled to subscribe for shares of Conversion Stock pursuant to the Plan reside. However, no such Person will be issued subscription rights or be permitted to purchase shares of Conversion Stock in the Subscription Offering if such Person resides in a foreign country or in a state of the United States with respect to which both of the following apply: A. a small number of Persons otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares under the Plan reside in such state and; B. the issuance of subscription rights or the offer or sale of shares of Conversion Stock to such Persons would require the BANK or the Holding Company, as the case may be, under the securities laws of such state, to register as a broker, dealer, salesman or agent or to register or otherwise qualify its securities for sale in such state and such registration or qualification would be impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise.

29. EXPENSES OF CONVERSION

The BANK shall use its best efforts to assure that expenses incurred by it in connection with the Conversion shall be reasonable.

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30. CONDITIONS TO CONVERSION

The Conversion of the BANK pursuant to this Plan is expressly conditioned upon the following:

(a) Prior receipt by the BANK of rulings of the United States Internal Revenue Service and any applicable state taxing authority, or opinions of counsel, substantially to the effect that the Conversion will not result in any adverse federal or state tax consequences to Eligible Account Holders or to the BANK and the Holding Company before or after the Conversion;

(b) The sale of all of the Conversion Stock offered in the Conversion; and

(c) The completion of the Conversion within the time period specified in
Section 3 of this Plan.

31. INTERPRETATION

All interpretations of this Plan and application of its provisions to particular circumstances by a majority of the Board of Directors of the BANK shall be final, subject to the authority of the OTS.

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EXHIBIT I

FEDERAL STOCK CHARTER
FOR
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

Section 1. Corporate Title.

The full corporate title of the institution is Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "ASSOCIATION").

Section 2. Office.

The home office shall be located in the Village of Wellsville, in the County of Columbiana, State of Ohio.

Section 3. Duration.

The duration of the ASSOCIATION is perpetual.

Section 4. Purpose and Powers.

The purpose of the ASSOCIATION is to pursue any or all of the lawful objectives of a Federal savings association chartered under Section 5 of the Home Owners' Loan Act and to exercise all the express, implied, and incidental powers conferred thereby and by all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, subject to the Constitution and laws of the United States as they are now in effect, or as they may hereafter be amended, and subject to all lawful and applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Office of Thrift Supervision ("Office").

Section 5. Capital Stock.

The total number of shares of all classes of the capital stock which the ASSOCIATION has authority to issue is seven million (7,000,000), of which six million (6,000,000) shall be common stock, par value $1.00 per share and of which one million (1,000,000) shall be preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. The shares may be issued from time to time as authorized by the Board of Directors without further approval of shareholders except as otherwise provided in this Section 5 or to the extent that such approval is required by governing law, rule, or regulation. The consideration for the issuance of the shares shall be paid in full before their issuance and shall not be less than the par value. Neither promissory notes nor future services shall constitute payment or part payment for the issuance of shares of the ASSOCIATION. The consideration for the shares shall be cash, tangible or intangible property (to the extent direct investment in such property would be permitted),


labor or services actually performed for the ASSOCIATION, or any combination of the foregoing. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the value of such property, labor, or services, as determined by the Board of Directors of the ASSOCIATION, shall be conclusive. Upon payment of such consideration, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable. In the case of a stock dividend, that part of the surplus of the ASSOCIATION which is transferred to stated capital upon the issuance of shares as a share dividend shall be deemed to be the consideration for their issuance.

Except for shares issuable in connection with the conversion of the ASSOCIATION from the mutual to the stock form of capitalization, no shares of capital stock (including shares issuable upon conversion, exchange, or exercise of other securities) shall be issued, directly or indirectly, to officers, directors, or controlling persons of the ASSOCIATION other than as part of a general public offering or as qualifying shares to a director, unless their issuance or the plan under which they would be issued has been approved by a majority of the total votes eligible to be cast at a legal meeting.

Nothing contained in this Section 5 (or in any supplementary sections hereto) shall entitle the holders of any class or series of capital stock to vote as a separate class or series or to more than one vote per share, except as to the cumulation of votes for the election of directors; provided, however, that this restriction on voting separately by class or series shall not apply:

(i) To any provision which would authorize the holders of preferred stock, voting as a class or series, to elect some members of the Board of Directors, less than a majority thereof, in the event of default in the payment of dividends on any class or series of preferred stock;

(ii) To any provision which would require the holders of preferred stock, voting as a class or series, to approve the merger or consolidation of the ASSOCIATION with another corporation or the sale, lease, or conveyance (other than by mortgage or pledge) of properties or business in exchange for securities of a corporation other than the ASSOCIATION if the preferred stock is exchanged for securities of such other corporation; provided, however, that no provision may require such approval for transactions undertaken with the assistance or pursuant to the direction of the Office, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Resolution Trust Corporation; or

(iii) To any amendment which would adversely change the specific terms of any class or series of capital stock as set forth in this Section 5 (or in any supplementary sections hereto), including any amendment which would create or enlarge any class or series ranking prior thereto in rights and preferences. An amendment which increases the number of authorized shares of any class or series of capital stock, or substitutes the surviving ASSOCIATION in a merger or consolidation for the ASSOCIATION, shall not be considered to be such an adverse change.

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A description of the different classes and series (if any) of the ASSOCIATION's capital stock and a statement of the designations, and the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of each class of and series (if any) of capital stock are as follows:

A. Common Stock. Except as provided in this Section 5 (or in any supplementary sections hereto) the holders of the common stock shall exclusively possess all voting power. Each holder of shares of common stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share held by such holder, except as to the cumulation of votes for the election of directors.

Whenever there shall have been paid, or declared and set aside for payment, to the holders of the outstanding shares of any class of stock having preference over the common stock as to the payment of dividends, the full amount of dividends and of sinking fund, or retirement fund, or other retirement payments, if any, to which such holders are respectively entitled in preference to the common stock, then dividends may be paid on the common stock and on any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith as to dividends out of any assets legally available for the payment of dividends.

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the ASSOCIATION, the holders of the common stock (and the holders of any class or series of stock entitled to participate with the common stock in the distribution of assets) shall be entitled to receive, in cash or in kind, the assets of the ASSOCIATION available for distribution remaining after:
(i) payment or provision for payment of the ASSOCIATION's debts and liabilities; (ii) distributions or provision for distributions in settlement of its liquidation account; and (iii) distributions or provision for distributions to holders of any class or series of stock having preference over the common stock in the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the ASSOCIATION. Each share of common stock shall have the same relative rights as and be identical in all respects with all the other shares of common stock.

B. Preferred Stock. The ASSOCIATION may provide in supplementary sections to its charter for one or more classes of preferred stock, which shall be separately identified. The shares of any class may be divided into and issued in series, with each series separately designated so as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other series and classes. The terms of each series shall be set forth in a supplementary section to the charter. All shares of the same class shall be identical except as to the following relative rights and preferences, as to which there may be variations between different series:

(i) The distinctive serial designation and the number of shares constituting such series;

(ii) The dividend rate or the amount of dividends to be paid on the shares of such series, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date(s), the payment date(s) for dividends, and the participating or other special rights, if any, with respect to dividends;

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(iii) The voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series;

(iv) Whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable and, if so, the price(s) at which, and the terms and conditions on which, such shares may be redeemed;

(v) The amount(s) payable upon the shares of such series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the ASSOCIATION;

(vi) Whether the shares of such series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking or retirement fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares, and if so entitled, the amount of such fund and the manner of its application, including the price(s) at which such shares may be redeemed or purchased through the application of such fund;

(vii) Whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of stock of the ASSOCIATION and, if so, the conversion price(s) or the rate(s) of exchange, and the adjustments thereof, if any, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(viii) The price or other consideration for which the shares of such series shall be issued; and

(ix) Whether the shares of such series which are redeemed or converted shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of serial preferred stock and whether such shares may be reissued as shares of the same or any other series of serial preferred stock.

Each share of each series of serial preferred stock shall have the same relative rights as and be identical in all respects with all the other shares of the same series.

The Board of Directors shall have authority to divide, by the adoption of supplementary charter sections, any authorized class of preferred stock into series, and, within the limitations set forth in this section and the remainder of this charter, fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any series so established.

Prior to the issuance of any preferred shares of a series established by a supplementary charter section adopted by the Board of Directors, the ASSOCIATION shall file with the Secretary of the Office a dated copy of that supplementary section of this charter establishing and designating the series and fixing and determining the relative rights and preferences thereof.

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Section 6. Preemptive Rights.

Holders of the capital stock of the ASSOCIATION shall not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares of the ASSOCIATION which may be issued.

Section 7. Liquidation Account.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Office's regulations (12 C.F.R. 563b.3), the ASSOCIATION shall establish and maintain a liquidation account for the benefit of its savings account holders as of December 31, 1996 and _____________ ("eligible savers"). In the event of a complete liquidation of the ASSOCIATION, it shall comply with such regulations with respect to the amount and the priorities on liquidation of each of the ASSOCIATION's eligible saver's inchoate interest in the liquidation account, to the extent it is still in existence; provided, however, that an eligible saver's inchoate interest in the liquidation account shall not entitle such eligible saver to any voting rights at meetings of the ASSOCIATION's shareholders.

Section 8. Certain Provisions Applicable for Five Years.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the ASSOCIATION's charter or bylaws to the contrary, for a period of five years from the date of consummation of the conversion of the ASSOCIATION from mutual to stock form, the following provisions shall apply:

A. Beneficial Ownership Limitation. No person shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10 percent of any class of any equity security of the ASSOCIATION. This limitation shall not apply to a transaction in which the ASSOCIATION forms a holding company in conjunction with conversion, or thereafter, if such formation is without change in the respective beneficial ownership interests of the ASSOCIATION's shareholders other than pursuant to the exercise of any dissenter and appraisal rights, the purchase of shares by underwriters in connection with a public offering, or the purchase of shares by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan which is exempt from the approval requirements under Section 574.3(c)(1)(vi) of the Office Regulations.

In the event shares are acquired in violation of this Section 8, all shares beneficially owned by any person in excess of 10% shall be considered "excess shares" and shall not be counted as shares entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting shares in connection with any matters submitted to the shareholders for a vote.

For the purposes of this Section 8, the following definitions apply:

(i) The term "person" includes an individual, a group acting in concert, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization or similar company, a syndicate or any other group

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formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of the equity securities of the ASSOCIATION.

(ii) The term "offer" includes every offer to buy or otherwise acquire, solicitation of an offer to sell, tender offer for, or request or invitation for tenders of, a security or interest in a security for value.

(iii) The term "acquire" includes every type of acquisition, whether effected by purchase, exchange, operation of law or otherwise.

(iv) The term "acting in concert" means (a) knowing participation in a joint activity or conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement, or (b) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise.

B. Cumulative Voting Limitation. Shareholders shall not be permitted to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.

C. Call for Special Meetings. Special meetings of shareholders relating to changes in control of the ASSOCIATION or amendments to its charter shall be called only at the direction of the Board of Directors.

Section 9. Directors.

The ASSOCIATION shall be under the direction of a Board of Directors. The authorized number of directors, as stated in the ASSOCIATION's bylaws, shall be not be less than five nor more than fifteen except when a greater or lesser number is approved by the Office or its delegates.

Section 10. Amendment of Charter.

Except as provided in Section 5, no amendment, addition, alteration, change, or repeal of this charter shall be made, unless such is first proposed by the Board of Directors of the ASSOCIATION, then preliminarily approved by the Office, which preliminary approval may be granted by the Office pursuant to regulations specifying preapproved charter amendments, and thereafter approved by the shareholders by a majority of the total votes eligible to be cast at a legal meeting. Any amendment, addition, alteration, change or repeal so acted upon shall be effective upon filing with the Office in accordance with the regulatory procedures or on such other date as the Office may specify in its preliminary approval.

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As adopted by the ASSOCIATION's members on ________________, to be effective on the date the ASSOCIATION converts from mutual to stock form of organization.

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF WELLSVILLE

Attest:____________________         By:__________________________
       Allan Dingey                    William R. Williams
       Secretary                       President and Chief Executive Officer


                                    OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION


Attest:____________                 By:________________
       Secretary to the Office

Declared effective on
the _______ day of ___________, 1998

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EXHIBIT II

BYLAWS
OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

ARTICLE I. HOME OFFICE

The home office of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville ("ASSOCIATION") is 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968.

ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Place of Meetings. All annual and special meetings of shareholders shall be held at the home office of the ASSOCIATION or at such other place in the State in which the principal place of business of the ASSOCIATION is located as the board of directors may determine.

Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders of the ASSOCIATION for the election of directors and for the transaction of any other business of the ASSOCIATION shall be held annually within 150 days after the end of the ASSOCIATION's fiscal year as the board of directors may determine.

Section 3. Special Meetings. For a period of five years from the date of the completion of the conversion of the ASSOCIATION from mutual to stock form, special meetings of the shareholders relating to a change in control of the ASSOCIATION or to an amendment of the Charter of the ASSOCIATION may be called only by the board of directors. Thereafter, special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS"), may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, or a majority of the board of directors, and shall be called by the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary upon the written request of the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding capital stock of the ASSOCIATION entitled to vote at the meeting. Such written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and shall be delivered at the home office of the ASSOCIATION addressed to the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary.

Section 4. Conduct of Meetings. Annual and special meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the most current edition of Robert's Rules of Order unless otherwise prescribed by regulations of the OTS or these bylaws. The board of directors shall designate, when present, either the chairman of the board or president to preside at such meetings.

Section 5. Notice of Meetings. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and the purpose(s) for which the meeting is called shall be delivered not fewer than 20 nor more than

50 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary, or the directors calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the mail, addressed to the shareholder at the address as it appears on the stock transfer books or records of the ASSOCIATION as of the record date prescribed in Section 6 of this Article II, with postage prepaid. When any shareholders' meeting, either annual or special, is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the time and place of any meeting adjourned for less than 30 days or of the business to be transacted at the meeting, other than an announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken.

Section 6. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders. Such date in any case shall be not more than 60 days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not fewer than 10 days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of shareholders, is to be taken. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment.

Section 7. Voting Lists. At least 20 days before each meeting of the shareholders, the officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the ASSOCIATION shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address and the number of shares held by each. This list of shareholders shall be kept on file at the home office of the ASSOCIATION and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours, for a period of 20 days prior to such meeting. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection by any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting. The original stock transfer book shall constitute prima facie evidence of the shareholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.

In lieu of making the shareholder list available for inspection by shareholders as provided in the preceding paragraph, the board of directors may elect to follow the procedures prescribed in (S)552.6(d) of the OTS's Regulations as now or hereafter in effect.

Section 8. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of the ASSOCIATION entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares is represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to constitute less than a quorum.

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Section 9. Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Proxies solicited on behalf of the management shall be voted as directed by the shareholder or, in the absence of such direction, as determined by a majority of the board of directors. No proxy shall be valid more than eleven months from the date of its execution except for a proxy coupled with an interest.

Section 10. Voting of Shares in the Name of Two or More Persons. When
ownership stands in the name of two or more persons, in the absence of written directions to the ASSOCIATION to the contrary, at any meeting of the shareholders of the ASSOCIATION any one or more of such shareholders may cast, in person or by proxy, all votes to which such ownership is entitled. In the event an attempt is made to cast conflicting votes, in person or by proxy, by the several persons in whose names shares of stock stand, the vote or votes to which those persons are entitled shall be cast as directed by a majority of those holding such and present in person or by proxy at such meeting, but no votes shall be cast for such stock if a majority cannot agree.

Section 11. Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by any officer, agent or proxy as the bylaws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer into his name if authority to do so is contained in an appropriate order of the court or other public authority by which such receiver was appointed.

A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee and thereafter the pledgee, shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

Neither treasury shares of its own stock held by the ASSOCIATION, nor shares held by another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors of such other corporation are held by the ASSOCIATION, shall be voted at any meeting or counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time for purposes of any meeting.

Section 12. Cumulative Voting. Except as otherwise provided in the Association's charter, every shareholder entitled to vote at an election for directors shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by the shareholder for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the shareholder has a right to vote, or to cumulate the votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors to be elected multiplied by the number of shares shall equal or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates.

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Section 13. Inspectors of Election. In advance of any meeting of shareholders, the board of directors may appoint any persons other than nominees for office as inspectors of election to act at such meeting or any adjournment. The number of inspectors shall be either one or three. Any such appointment shall not be altered at the meeting. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, the chairman of the board or the president may, or on the request of not fewer than 10 percent of the votes represented at the meeting shall, make such appointment at the meeting. If appointed at the meeting, the majority of the votes present shall determine whether one or three inspectors are to be appointed. In case any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board of directors in advance of the meeting, or at the meeting by the chairman of the board or the president.

Unless otherwise prescribed by regulations of the OTS, the duties of such inspectors shall include: determining the number of shares and the voting power of each share, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies; receiving votes, ballots, or consents; hearing and determining all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the rights to vote; counting and tabulating all votes or consents; determining the result; and such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders.

Section 14. Nominating Committee. The board of directors shall act as a nominating committee for selecting the management nominees for election as directors. Except in the case of a nominee substituted as a result of the death or other incapacity of a management nominee, the nominating committee shall deliver written nominations to the secretary at least 20 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Upon delivery, such nominations shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each office of the ASSOCIATION. No nominations for directors except those made by the nominating committee shall be voted upon at the annual meeting unless other nominations by shareholders are made in writing and delivered to the secretary of the ASSOCIATION at least five days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Upon delivery, such nominations shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each office of the ASSOCIATION. Ballots bearing the names of all persons nominated by the nominating committee and by shareholders shall be provided for use at the annual meeting. However, if the nominating committee shall fail or refuse to act at least 20 days prior to the annual meeting, nominations for directors may be made at the annual meeting by any shareholder entitled to vote and shall be voted upon.

Section 15. New Business. Any new business to be taken up at the annual meeting shall be stated in writing and filed with the secretary of the ASSOCIATION at least 5 days before the date of the annual meeting, and all business so stated, proposed, and filed shall be considered at the annual meeting, but no other proposal shall be acted upon at the annual meeting. Any shareholder may make any other proposal at the annual meeting and the same may be discussed and considered, but unless stated in writing and filed with the secretary at least 5 days before the meeting, such proposal shall be laid over for action at an adjourned, special, or annual meeting of the shareholders taking place 30 days or more thereafter. This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at the annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees; but in connection with such reports no new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated and filed as herein provided.

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Section 16. Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be given by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter.

ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section l. General Powers. The business and affairs of the ASSOCIATION shall be under the direction of its board of directors. The board of directors shall annually elect a chairman of the board and a president from among its members and shall designate, when present, either the chairman of the board or the president to preside at its meetings.

Section 2. Number and Term. The board of directors shall consist of seven members and shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The members of each class shall be elected for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. One class shall be elected by ballot annually.

Section 3. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the board of directors shall be held without other notice than this bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders. The board of directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, within the ASSOCIATION's normal lending territory, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.

Section 4. Qualification. Each director shall at all times be the beneficial owner of not less than 100 shares of capital stock of the ASSOCIATION unless the ASSOCIATION is a wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of the chairman of the board, the president or one-third of the directors. The persons authorized to call special meetings of the board of directors may fix any place, within the ASSOCIATION's normal lending territory, as the place for holding any special meeting of the board of directors called by such persons.

Members of the board of directors may participate in special meetings by means of conference telephone, or by means of similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Such participation shall constitute presence in person but shall not constitute attendance for the purpose of compensation pursuant to Section 12 of this Article.

Section 6. Notice. Written notice of any special meeting shall be given to each director at least 24 hours prior thereto when delivered personally or by telegram, or at least five days prior thereto when delivered by mail at the address at which the director is most likely to be reached. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the mail so addressed, with postage prepaid if mailed, or when delivered to the telegraph company if sent by telegram. Any director may waive notice of any meeting by a writing filed with the secretary. The attendance of a director at a

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meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the board of directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 7. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors fixed by Section 2 of this Article III shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors, but if less than such majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as prescribed by Section 6 of this Article III.

Section 8. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless a greater number is prescribed by regulation of the OTS or by these bylaws.

Section 9. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors.

Section 10. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by sending a written notice of such resignation to the home office of the ASSOCIATION addressed to the chairman of the board or president. Unless otherwise specified such resignation shall take effect upon receipt by the chairman of the board or president. More than three consecutive absences from regular meetings of the board of directors, unless excused by resolution of the board of directors, shall automatically constitute a resignation, effective when such resignation is accepted by the board of directors.

Section 11. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum of the board of directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next election of directors by the shareholders. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by election by the board of directors for a term of office continuing only until the next election of directors by the shareholders.

Section 12. Compensation. Directors, as such, may receive a stated salary for their services. By resolution of the board of directors, a reasonable fixed sum, and reasonable expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for actual attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board of directors. Members of either standing or special committees may be allowed such compensation for actual attendance at committee meetings as the board of directors may determine.

Section 13. Presumption of Assent. A director of the ASSOCIATION who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action on any ASSOCIATION matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent or abstention shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file a written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the secretary of the ASSOCIATION within five days after the date a copy of the

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minutes of the meeting is received. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

Section 14. Removal of Directors. At a meeting of shareholders called expressly for that purpose, any director may be removed for cause by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of the shares of any class are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Charter or supplemental sections thereto, the provisions of this section shall apply, in respect to the removal of a director or directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class and not to the vote of the outstanding shares as a whole.

ARTICLE IV. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

Section l. Appointment. The board of directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full board, may designate the chief executive officer and two or more of the other directors to constitute an executive committee. The designation of any committee pursuant to this Article IV and the delegation of authority shall not operate to relieve the board of directors, or any director, of any responsibility imposed by law or regulation.

Section 2. Authority. The executive committee, when the board of directors is not in session, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the board of directors except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by the resolution appointing the executive committee; and except also that the executive committee shall not have the authority of the board of directors with reference to: the declaration of dividends; the amendment of the Charter or bylaws of the ASSOCIATION, or recommending to the shareholders a plan of merger, consolidation, or conversion; the sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the ASSOCIATION otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its business; a voluntary dissolution of the ASSOCIATION; a revocation of any of the foregoing; or the approval of a transaction in which any member of the executive committee, directly or indirectly, has any material beneficial interest.

Section 3. Tenure. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Article IV, each member of the executive committee shall hold office until the next regular annual meeting of the board of directors following his or her designation and until a successor is designated as a member of the executive committee.

Section 4. Meetings. Regular meetings of the executive committee may be held without notice at such times and places as the executive committee may fix from time to time by resolution. Special meetings of the executive committee may be called by any member thereof upon not less than one day's notice stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, which notice may be written or oral. Any member of the executive committee may waive notice of any meeting and no notice of any meeting need be given to any member thereof who attends in person. The notice of a meeting of the executive committee need not state the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

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Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting thereof, and action of the executive committee must be authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

Section 6. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the executive committee at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the members of the executive committee.

Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the executive committee may be filled by a resolution adopted by a majority of the full board of directors.

Section 8. Resignations and Removal. Any member of the executive committee may be removed at any time with or without cause by resolution adopted by a majority of the full board of directors. Any member of the executive committee may resign from the executive committee at any time by giving written notice to the president or secretary of the ASSOCIATION. Unless otherwise specified, such resignation shall take effect upon its receipt; the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 9. Procedure. The executive committee shall elect a presiding officer from its members and may fix its own rules of procedure which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. It shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the board of directors for its information at the meeting held next after the proceedings shall have occurred.

Section 10. Other Committees. The board of directors may by resolution establish an audit, loan, or other committees composed of directors as they may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the ASSOCIATION and may prescribe the duties, constitution and procedures thereof.

ARTICLE V. OFFICERS

Section l. Positions. The officers of the ASSOCIATION shall be a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the board of directors. The board of directors may also designate the chairman of the board as an officer. The president may also be designated by the board of directors as the chief executive officer. The president shall be a director of the ASSOCIATION. The offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person and a vice president may also be either the secretary or the treasurer. The board of directors may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice president or senior vice president. The board of directors may also elect or authorize the appointment of such other officers as the business of the ASSOCIATION may require. The officers shall have such authority and perform such duties as the board of directors may from time to time authorize or determine. In the absence of action by the board of directors, the officers shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices.

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Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the ASSOCIATION shall be elected annually at the first meeting of the board of directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as possible. Each officer shall hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer's death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Election or appointment of an officer, employee or agent shall not of itself create contractual rights. The board of directors may authorize the ASSOCIATION to enter into an employment contract with any officer in accordance with regulations of the OTS; but no such contract shall impair the right of the board of directors to remove any officer at any time in accordance with Section 3 of this Article V.

Section 3. Removal. Any officer may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the ASSOCIATION will be served thereby, but such removal, other than for cause, shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed.

Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

Section 5. Remuneration. The remuneration of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors.

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

Section l. Contracts. To the extent permitted by regulations of the OTS, and except as otherwise prescribed by these bylaws with respect to certificates for shares, the board of directors may authorize any officer, employee, or agent of the ASSOCIATION to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the ASSOCIATION. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the ASSOCIATION and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the board of directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 3. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the ASSOCIATION shall be signed by one or more officers, employees or agents of the ASSOCIATION in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the board of directors.

Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the ASSOCIATION not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the ASSOCIATION in any duly authorized depositories as the board of directors may select.

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ARTICLE VII. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
AND THEIR TRANSFER

Section l. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of capital stock of the ASSOCIATION shall be in such form as shall be determined by the board of directors and approved by the OTS. Such certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer or by any other officer of the ASSOCIATION authorized by the board of directors, attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary, and sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of such officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is manually signed on behalf of a transfer agent or a registrar, other than the ASSOCIATION itself or one of its employees. Each certificate for shares of capital stock shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the ASSOCIATION. All certificates surrendered to the ASSOCIATION for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares has been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost or destroyed certificate, a new certificate may be issued upon such terms and indemnity to the ASSOCIATION as the board of directors may prescribe.

Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of capital stock of the ASSOCIATION shall be made only on its stock transfer books. Authority for such transfer shall be given only by the holder of record or by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of such authority, or by his attorney authorized by a duly executed power of attorney and filed with the ASSOCIATION. Such transfer shall be made only on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares of capital stock stand on the books of the ASSOCIATION shall be deemed by the ASSOCIATION to be the owner for all purposes.

ARTICLE VIII. FISCAL YEAR; ANNUAL AUDIT

The fiscal year of the ASSOCIATION shall end on December 31 of each year. The ASSOCIATION shall be subject to an annual audit as of the end of its fiscal year by independent public accountants appointed by and responsible to the board of directors. The appointment of such accountants shall be subject to annual ratification by the shareholders.

ARTICLE IX. DIVIDENDS

Subject to the terms of the ASSOCIATION's Charter and the regulations and orders of the OTS, the board of directors may, from time to time, declare, and the ASSOCIATION may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock.

ARTICLE X. CORPORATE SEAL

The board of directors shall provide an ASSOCIATION seal, which shall be two concentric circles between which shall be the name of the ASSOCIATION. The year of incorporation or an emblem may appear in the center.

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ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS

These bylaws may be amended in a manner consistent with regulations of the OTS at any time by a majority vote of the full board of directors, or by a majority vote of the votes cast by the shareholders of the ASSOCIATION at any legal meeting.

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EXHIBIT 3.1 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.


EXHIBIT 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Grand Central Financial Corp. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Corporation").

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH:

A. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is seven million (7,000,000) consisting of:

1. One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value one cent ($.01) per share (the "Preferred Stock"); and

2. Six million (6,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value one cent ($.01) per share (the "Common Stock").

B. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a "Preferred Stock Designation"), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Common Stock, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation.

C. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, in no event shall any record owner of any outstanding Common Stock which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a person who, as of any record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote on any matter, beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (the


"Limit"), be entitled, or permitted to any vote in respect of the shares held in excess of the Limit. The number of votes which may be cast by any record owner by virtue of the provisions hereof in respect of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person beneficially owning shares in excess of the Limit shall be a number equal to the total number of votes which a single record owner of all Common Stock beneficially owned by such person would be entitled to cast, (subject to the provisions of this Article FOURTH) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of such class or series which are both beneficially owned by such person and owned of record by such record owner and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person owning shares in excess of the Limit.

2. The following definitions shall apply to this Section C of this Article FOURTH:

a. "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as in effect on the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation.

b. "Beneficial ownership" shall be determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (or any successor rule or statutory provision), or, if said Rule 13d-3 shall be rescinded and there shall be no successor rule or provision thereto, pursuant to said Rule 13d-3 as in effect on the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however, that a person shall, in any event, also be deemed the "beneficial owner" of any Common Stock:

(1) which such person or any of its affiliates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly; or

(2) which such person or any of its affiliates has: (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (but shall not be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any voting shares solely by reason of an agreement, contract, or other arrangement with this Corporation to effect any transaction which is

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described in any one or more of clauses 1 through 5 of
Section A of Article EIGHTH of this Certificate of Incorporation ("Article EIGHTH")), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants, or options or otherwise, or (ii) sole or shared voting or investment power with respect thereto pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise (but shall not be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any voting shares solely by reason of a revocable proxy granted for a particular meeting of stockholders, pursuant to a public solicitation of proxies for such meeting, with respect to shares of which neither such person nor any such Affiliate is otherwise deemed the beneficial owner); or

(3) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such first mentioned person or any of its Affiliates acts as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of capital stock of this Corporation; and provided further, however, that: (1) no Director or Officer of this Corporation (or any Affiliate of any such Director or Officer) shall, solely by reason of any or all of such Directors or Officers acting in their capacities as such, be deemed, for any purposes hereof, to beneficially own any Common Stock beneficially owned by any other such Director or Officer (or any Affiliate thereof); and (2) neither any employee stock ownership or similar plan of this Corporation or any subsidiary of this Corporation, nor any trustee with respect thereto or any Affiliate of such trustee (solely by reason of such capacity of such trustee), shall be deemed, for any purposes hereof, to beneficially own any Common Stock held under any such plan. For purposes only of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership of Common Stock of a person, the outstanding Common Stock shall include shares deemed owned by such person through application of this subsection but shall not include any other Common Stock which may be issuable by this

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Corporation pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise. For all other purposes, the outstanding Common Stock shall include only Common Stock then outstanding and shall not include any Common Stock which may be issuable by this Corporation pursuant to any agreement, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

c. The "Limit" shall mean 10% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock.

d. A "person" shall include an individual, a firm, a group acting in concert, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint venture, a pool, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or similar company, a syndicate or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities or any other entity.

3. The Board of Directors shall have the power to construe and apply the provisions of this section and to make all determinations necessary or desirable to implement such provisions, including but not limited to matters with respect to: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any person; (ii) whether a person is an affiliate of another; (iii) whether a person has an agreement, arrangement, or understanding with another as to the matters referred to in the definition of beneficial ownership; (iv) the application of any other definition or operative provision of the section to the given facts; or
(v) any other matter relating to the applicability or effect of this section.

4. The Board of Directors shall have the right to demand that any person who is reasonably believed to beneficially own Common Stock in excess of the Limit (or holds of record Common Stock beneficially owned by any person in excess of the Limit) supply the Corporation with complete information as to: (i) the record owner(s) of all shares beneficially owned by such person who is reasonably believed to own shares in excess of the Limit; and (ii) any other factual matter relating to the applicability or effect of this section as may reasonably be requested of such person.

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record of shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitling the holders thereof to cast a majority of the votes (after giving effect, if required, to the provisions of this Section C) entitled to be cast by the holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, and every reference in this Certificate of Incorporation to a majority or other proportion of capital stock (or the holders thereof) for purposes of determining any quorum requirement or any requirement for stockholder consent or approval shall be deemed to refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes (or the holders thereof) then entitled to be cast in respect of such capital stock.

6. Any constructions, applications, or determinations made by the Board of Directors pursuant to this section in good faith and on the basis of such information and assistance as was then reasonably available for such purpose shall be conclusive and binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders.

7. In the event any provision (or portion thereof) of this
Section C shall be found to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions (or portions thereof) of this Section shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable provision had been stricken herefrom or otherwise rendered inapplicable, it being the intent of this Corporation and its stockholders that each such remaining provision (or portion thereof) of this
Section C remain, to the fullest extent permitted by law, applicable and enforceable as to all stockholders, including stockholders owning an amount of stock over the Limit, notwithstanding any such finding.

FIFTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its Directors and stockholders:

A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the Directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

B. The Directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

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C. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

D. Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. The term "Whole Board" shall mean the total number of authorized directorships (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption).

SIXTH:

A. The number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board. The Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the annual meeting of stockholders one year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to expire at the annual meeting of stockholders two years thereafter with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of stockholders following such initial classification and election, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

B. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock outstanding, the newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of Directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and Directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been chosen expires. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

C. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of Directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

D. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any Director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80

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percent of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH of this Certificate of Incorporation ("Article FOURTH")), voting together as a single class.

SEVENTH: The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the Whole Board. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of this Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80 percent of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH), voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provisions of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:

A. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article EIGHTH:

1. any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with: (i) any Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) any other corporation (whether or not itself an Interested Stockholder) which is, or after such merger or consolidation would be, an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of an Interested Stockholder; or

2. any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) to or with any Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder, of any assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) equaling or exceeding 25% or more of the combined assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; or

3. the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash, securities or other property (or a combination thereof) having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) equaling or exceeding 25% of the combined Fair Market Value of the outstanding

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common stock of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, except for any issuance or transfer pursuant to an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof; or

4. the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation proposed by or on behalf of an Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder; or

5. any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity or convertible securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly owned by any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder;

shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of Directors (the "Voting Stock") (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH), voting together as a single class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage may be specified, by law or by any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation in any agreement with any national securities exchange or otherwise.

The term "Business Combination" as used in this Article EIGHTH shall mean any transaction which is referred to in any one or more of paragraphs 1 through 5 of Section A of this Article EIGHTH.

B. The provisions of Section A of this Article EIGHTH shall not be applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH, or such vote (if any), as is required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, if, in the case of any Business Combination that does not involve any cash or other consideration being received by the stockholders of the Corporation solely in their capacity as stockholders of the Corporation, the condition specified in the following paragraph 1 is met or, in the case of any other Business Combination, all of the conditions specified in either of the following paragraphs 1 or 2 are met:

1. The Business Combination shall have been approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined).

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2. All of the following conditions shall have been met:

a. The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination of consideration other than cash to be received per share by the holders of Common Stock in such Business Combination shall at least be equal to the higher of the following:

(1) (if applicable) the Highest Per Share Price (as hereinafter defined), including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees, paid by the Interested Stockholder or any of its Affiliates for any shares of Common Stock acquired by it: (i) within the two-year period immediately prior to the first public announcement of the proposal of the Business Combination (the "Announcement Date"); or (ii) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is higher; or

(2) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Announcement Date or on the date on which the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder (such latter date is referred to in this Article EIGHTH as the "Determination Date"), whichever is higher.

b. The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of shares of any class of outstanding Voting Stock other than Common Stock shall be at least equal to the highest of the following (it being intended that the requirements of this subparagraph (b) shall be required to be met with respect to every such class of outstanding Voting Stock, whether or not the Interested Stockholder has previously acquired any shares of a particular class of Voting Stock):

(1) (if applicable) the Highest Per Share Price (as hereinafter defined), including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees, paid by the Interested Stockholder for any shares

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of such class of Voting Stock acquired by it: (i) within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date; or (ii) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is higher; or

(2) (if applicable) the highest preferential amount per share to which the holders of shares of such class of Voting Stock are entitled in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; or

(3) the Fair Market Value per share of such class of Voting Stock on the Announcement Date or on the Determination Date, whichever is higher.

c. The consideration to be received by holders of a particular class of outstanding Voting Stock (including Common Stock) shall be in cash or in the same form as the Interested Stockholder has previously paid for shares of such class of Voting Stock. If the Interested Stockholder has paid for shares of any class of Voting Stock with varying forms of consideration, the form of consideration to be received per share by holders of shares of such class of Voting Stock shall be either cash or the form used to acquire the largest number of shares of such class of Voting Stock previously acquired by the Interested Stockholder. The price determined in accordance with subparagraph B.2 of this Article EIGHTH shall be subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or similar event.

d. After such Interested Stockholder has become an Interested Stockholder and prior to the consummation of such Business Combination: (1) except as approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), there shall have been no failure to declare and pay at the regular date therefor any full quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) on any outstanding stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or liquidation; (2) there shall have been: (i) no reduction in the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock (except as necessary to reflect any subdivision of the Common Stock), except as

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approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors; and (ii) an increase in such annual rate of dividends as necessary to reflect any reclassification (including any reverse stock split), recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction which has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, unless the failure to so increase such annual rate is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors, and (3) neither such Interested Stockholder or any of its Affiliates shall have become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock except as part of the transaction which results in such Interested Stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder.

e. After such Interested Stockholder has become an Interested Stockholder, such Interested Stockholder shall not have received the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages provided, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, whether in anticipation of or in connection with such Business Combination or otherwise.

f. A proxy or information statement describing the proposed Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, and the rules or regulations thereunder) shall be mailed to stockholders of the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or subsequent provisions).

C. For the purposes of this Article EIGHTH:

1. A "Person" shall include an individual, a firm, a group acting in concert, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint venture, a pool, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or similar company, a syndicate or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities or any other entity.

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2. "Interested Stockholder" shall mean any person (other than the Corporation or any Holding Company or Subsidiary thereof) who or which:

a. is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 10% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock; or

b. is an Affiliate of the Corporation and at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock; or

c. is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded to any shares of Voting Stock which were at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder, if such assignment or succession shall have occurred in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

3. For purposes of this Article EIGHTH, "beneficial ownership" shall be determined in the manner provided in Section C of Article FOURTH hereof.

4. "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation.

5. "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which a majority of any class of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested Stockholder set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Section C, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.

6. "Disinterested Director" means any member of the Board of Directors who is unaffiliated with the Interested Stockholder and was a member of the Board of Directors prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, and any Director who is thereafter chosen to fill any vacancy of the Board of Directors or who is elected and who, in either event, is unaffiliated with the

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Interested Stockholder and in connection with his or her initial assumption of office is recommended for appointment or election by a majority of Disinterested Directors then on the Board of Directors.

7. "Fair Market Value" means:

a. in the case of stock, the highest closing sales price of the stock during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or any system then in use, or, if such stock is admitted to trading on a principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Fair Market Value shall be the highest sale price reported during the 30-day period preceding the date in question, or, if no such quotations are available, the Fair Market Value on the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, in each case with respect to any class of stock, appropriately adjusted for any dividend or distribution in shares of such stock or any stock split or reclassification of outstanding shares of such stock into a greater number of shares of such stock or any combination or reclassification of outstanding shares of such stock into a smaller number of shares of such stock; and

b. in the case of property other than cash or stock, the Fair Market Value of such property on the date in question as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.

8. Reference to "Highest Per Share Price" shall in each case with respect to any class of stock reflect an appropriate adjustment for any dividend or distribution in shares of such stock or any stock split or reclassification of outstanding shares of such stock into a greater number of shares of such stock or any combination or reclassification of outstanding shares of such stock into a smaller number of shares of such stock.

9. In the event of any Business Combination in which the Corporation survives, the phrase "consideration other than cash to be received" as used in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of Paragraph 2 of Section B of this Article EIGHTH shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other class of outstanding Voting Stock retained by the holders of such shares.

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D. A majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Corporation shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes of this Article EIGHTH, on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry:
(a) whether a person is an Interested Stockholder; (b) the number of shares of Voting Stock beneficially owned by any person; (c) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another; and (d) whether the assets which are the subject of any Business Combination have, or the consideration to be received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the Corporation or any Subsidiary in any Business Combination has an aggregate Fair Market Value equaling or exceeding 25% of the combined Fair Market Value of the Common Stock of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. A majority of the Disinterested Directors shall have the further power to interpret all of the terms and provisions of this Article EIGHTH.

E. Nothing contained in this Article EIGHTH shall be construed to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.

F. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Voting Stock required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80 percent of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH), voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article EIGHTH.

NINTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, when evaluating any offer of another Person (as defined in Article EIGHTH hereof) to: (A) make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Corporation; (B) merge or consolidate the Corporation with another corporation or entity; or (C) purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Corporation, may, in connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interest of the Corporation and its stockholders, give due consideration to all relevant factors, including, without limitation, those factors that Directors of any subsidiary of the Corporation may consider in evaluating any action that may result in a change or potential change in the control of the subsidiary, and the social and economic effect of acceptance of such offer: on the Corporation's present and future customers and employees and those of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Article EIGHTH hereof); on the communities in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate or are located; on the ability of the Corporation to fulfill its corporate objective as a savings and loan holding company under applicable laws and regulations; and on the ability of its subsidiary savings and loan association to fulfill the objectives of a stock form savings and loan association under applicable statutes and regulations.

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TENTH:

A. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director or an Officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an "indemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director, Officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a Director, Officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section C hereof with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

B. The right to indemnification conferred in Section A of this Article TENTH shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, services to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an "undertaking"), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a "final adjudication") that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections A and B of this Article TENTH shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director, Officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators.

C. If a claim under Section A or B of this Article TENTH is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable

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period shall be twenty days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expenses of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article TENTH or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

D. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article TENTH shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise.

E. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or subsidiary or Affiliate or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

F. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article TENTH with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of Directors and Officers of the Corporation.

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ELEVENTH: A Director of this Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability: (i) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

TWELFTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of the stock of this Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80 percent of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH), voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal this Article TWELFTH, Section C of Article FOURTH, Sections C or D of Article FIFTH, Article SIXTH, Article SEVENTH, Article EIGHTH or Article TENTH.

THIRTEENTH: The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator are as follows:

    Name                Mailing Address
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Mia Sunmee Kim      Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette
                    5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
                    Washington, D.C.  20016

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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, does make, file and record this Certificate of Incorporation and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly, have hereto set my hand this 10th day of September, 1998.

/s/ Mia Sunmee Kim
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Mia Sunmee Kim
Incorporator

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EXHIBIT 3.2 BYLAWS OF GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.


EXHIBIT 3.2

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of Directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix, which date shall be within thirteen (13) months subsequent to the later of the date of incorporation or the last annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 2. Special Meetings.

Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of Directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors (hereinafter the "Whole Board").

Section 3. Notice of Meetings.

Written notice of the place, date, and time of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation).

When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 4. Quorum.

At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation), shall constitute a quorum for


all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of the shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy (after giving effect to the provisions of Article FOURTH of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation) shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time.

If a notice of any adjourned special meeting of stockholders is sent to all stockholders entitled to vote thereat, stating that it will be held with those present in person or by proxy constituting a quorum, then except as otherwise required by law, those present in person or by proxy at such adjourned meeting shall constitute a quorum, and all matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting.

Section 5. Organization.

Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation or, in his absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman appoints.

Section 6. Conduct of Business.

(a) The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedures at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem to him in order. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.

(b) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting: (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote with respect thereto and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 6(b). For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the business must relate to a proper subject matter for stockholder action and the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered or mailed to and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than one hundred (100) days' notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to

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stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of the stockholder proposing such business; (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation's capital stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder; and
(iv) any material interest of such stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be brought before or conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(b). The Officer of the Corporation or other person presiding over the annual meeting shall, if the facts so warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(b) and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business so determined to be not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

At any special meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.

(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only: (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of Directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section
6(c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made by timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered or mailed to and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than one hundred (100) days' notice or prior disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth: (i) as to each person whom such stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice (x) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of such stockholder and (y) the class and number of shares of the Corporation's capital stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder. At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a Director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation that information required to be set forth in a stockholder's notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible

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for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). The Officer of the Corporation or other person presiding at the meeting shall, if the facts so warrant, determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with such provisions and, if he or she shall so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

Section 7. Proxies and Voting.

At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. Any facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

All voting, including on the election of Directors but excepting where otherwise required by law or by the governing documents of the Corporation, may be made by a voice vote; provided, however, that upon demand therefor by a stockholder entitled to vote or his or her proxy, a stock vote shall be taken. Every stock vote shall be taken by ballot, each of which shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as may be required under the procedures established for the meeting. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.

All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast.

Section 8. Stock List.

A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in his or her name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.

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The stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

Section 9. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.

Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. General Powers, Number, Term of Office and Limitations.

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be under the direction of its Board of Directors. The number of Directors who shall constitute the Whole Board shall be such number as the Board of Directors shall from time to time have designated, except that in the absence of such designation shall be seven. The Board of Directors shall annually elect a Chairman of the Board from among its members who shall, when present, preside at its meetings.

The Directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the annual meeting of stockholders one year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to expire at the annual meeting of stockholders two years thereafter, with each Director to hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of stockholders, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each Director to hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 2. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships.

Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and Directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires and until such Director's successor shall have

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been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

Section 3. Regular Meetings.

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all Directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.

Section 4. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by one-third (1/3) of the Directors then in office (rounded up to the nearest whole number), by the Chairman of the Board or the President or, in the event that the Chairman of the Board or President are incapacitated or otherwise unable to call such meeting, by the Secretary, and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they, or he or she, shall fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be given each Director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than five (5) days before the meeting or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile transmission of the same not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 5. Quorum.

At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof.

Section 6. Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone.

Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 7. Conduct of Business.

At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board may from time to time determine, and all matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the Directors present, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Action may be taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

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Section 8. Powers.

The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the unqualified power:

(1) To declare dividends from time to time in accordance with law;

(2) To purchase or otherwise acquire any property, rights or privileges on such terms as it shall determine;

(3) To authorize the creation, making and issuance, in such form as it may determine, of written obligations of every kind, negotiable or non- negotiable, secured or unsecured, and to do all things necessary in connection therewith;

(4) To remove any Officer of the Corporation with or without cause, and from time to time to devolve the powers and duties of any Officer upon any other person for the time being;

(5) To confer upon any Officer of the Corporation the power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate Officers, employees and agents;

(6) To adopt from time to time such stock, option, stock purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for Directors, Officers, employees and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;

(7) To adopt from time to time such insurance, retirement, and other benefit plans for Directors, Officers, employees and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;

(8) To adopt from time to time regulations, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, for the management of the Corporation's business and affairs; and

(9) To fix the Compensation of officers and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine.

Section 9. Compensation of Directors.

Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as Directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Board of Directors.

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ARTICLE III - COMMITTEES

Section 1. Committees of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, may from time to time designate committees of the Board, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall, for these committees and any others provided for herein, elect a Director or Directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other Directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any committee so designated may exercise the power and authority of the Board of Directors to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law if the resolution which designates the committee or a supplemental resolution of the Board of Directors shall so provide. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.

Section 2. Conduct of Business.

Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings. The quorum requirements for each such committee shall be a majority of the members of such committee unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the Board of Directors which such quorum determined by a majority of the Board may be one- third of such members and all matters considered by such committees shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of such committee.

Section 3. Nominating Committee.

The Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominating Committee of the Board, consisting of not less than three (3) members. The Nominating Committee shall have authority: (a) to review any nominations for election to the Board of Directors made by a stockholder of the Corporation pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii) of Article I of these Bylaws in order to determine compliance with such Bylaw; and (b) to recommend to the Whole Board nominees for election to the Board of Directors to replace those Directors whose terms expire at the annual meeting of stockholders next ensuing.

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ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS

Section 1. Generally.

(a) The Board of Directors as soon as may be practicable after the annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer and from time to time may choose such other officers as it may deem proper. The Chairman of the Board shall be chosen from among the Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

(b) The term of office of all Officers shall be until the next annual election of Officers and until their respective successors are chosen but any Officer may be removed from office at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized number of Directors then constituting the Board of Directors.

(c) All Officers chosen by the Board of Directors shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective Offices, subject to the specific provisions of this ARTICLE IV. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof.

Section 2. Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Chairman of the Board, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, when present shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall perform such duties designated to him by the Board of Directors and which are delegated to him by the Board of Directors by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 3. President and Chief Executive Officer.

The President and Chief Executive Officer shall have general responsibility for the management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of President and Chief Executive Officer or which are delegated to him by the Board of Directors. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision of all of the other Officers (other than the Chairman of the Board), employees and agents of the Corporation.

Section 4. Vice President.

The Vice President or Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of the President in his absence or during his inability to act. In addition, the Vice Presidents shall perform the duties and exercise

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the powers usually incident to their respective offices and/or such other duties and powers as may be properly assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President. A Vice President or Vice Presidents may be designated as Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President.

Section 5. Secretary.

The Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall issue notices of meetings, shall keep their minutes, shall have charge of the seal and the corporate books, shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as are usually incident to such office and/or such other duties and powers as are properly assigned thereto by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, the Secretary shall have the power to sign all stock certificates.

Section 6. Treasurer.

The Treasurer shall be the Comptroller of the Corporation and shall have the responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the Corporation. He or she shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall have the power to sign all stock certificates.

Section 7. Assistant Secretaries and Other Officers.

The Board of Directors may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and such other Officers who shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.

Section 8. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations.

Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or any Officer of the Corporation authorized by the President shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other corporation.

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ARTICLE V - STOCK

Section 1. Certificates of Stock.

Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board or the President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or any Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile.

Section 2. Transfers of Stock.

Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of Article V of these Bylaws, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefor.

Section 3. Record Date.

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for such other action as hereinbefore described; provided, however, that if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or rights or to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

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Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.

In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.

Section 5. Regulations.

The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.

ARTICLE VI - NOTICES

Section 1. Notices.

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, Director, Officer, employee or agent shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by sending such notice by prepaid telegram or mailgram or other courier. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, Director, Officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered, or dispatched, if delivered through the mails or by telegram or mailgram or other courier, shall be the time of the giving of the notice.

Section 2. Waivers.

A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder, Director, Officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such stockholder, Director, Officer, employee or agent. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.

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ARTICLE VII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. Facsimile Signatures.

In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

Section 2. Corporate Seal.

The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or an assistant to the Treasurer.

Section 3. Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records.

Each Director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each Officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its Officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such Director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 4. Fiscal Year.

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Time Periods.

In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

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ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS

The Board of Directors may amend, alter or repeal these Bylaws at any meeting of the Board, provided notice of the proposed change was given not less than two (2) days prior to the meeting. The stockholders shall also have power to amend, alter or repeal these Bylaws at any meeting of stockholders provided notice of the proposed change was given in the notice of the meeting; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Bylaws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the voting stock required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, any Preferred Stock Designation or these Bylaws, the affirmative votes of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal any provisions of these Bylaws.

The above Bylaws are effective as of September 10, 1998, the date of incorporation of Grand Central Financial Corp.

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EXHIBIT 4.0 DRAFT STOCK CERTIFICATE OF GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.


EXHIBIT 4.0

COMMON STOCK                                            COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $.01                               SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
                                                        CUSIP __________

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

S P E C I M E N

is the owner of:

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE OF

GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

The shares represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record hereof, or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and any amendments thereto (copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent), to all of which provisions the holder by acceptance hereof, assents.

This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. The shares represented by this Certificate are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, Grand Central Financial Corp. has caused this certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.

Dated:                                       [SEAL]
                      President and                         Secretary
                      Chief Executive Officer


GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

The shares represented by this certificate are subject to a limitation contained in the Certificate of Incorporation to the effect that in no event shall any record owner of any outstanding common stock which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a person who beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the "Limit") be entitled or permitted to any vote in respect of shares held in excess of the Limit.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized by resolution(s), from time to time adopted, to provide for the issuance of serial preferred stock in series and to fix and state the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge a full description of each class of stock and any series thereof.

The shares represented by this certificate may not be cumulatively voted on any matter. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting stock of the Corporation, voting together as a single class, shall be required to approve certain business combinations and other transactions, pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or to amend certain provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM - as tenants UNIF GIFTS MIN ACT - ________ custodian________ in common (Cust) (Minor)

TEN ENT - as tenants                          under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
          by the entireties                           ____________________
                                                             (State)


JT TEN - as joint tenants
         with right of
         survivorship and
         not as tenants
         in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received, __________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE


Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee

_______________________________________________ shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
___________________________________________________________________________, Attorney, to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

DATED ___________                  _________________________________________
                                   NOTICE:  THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
                                   MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN
                                   UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY
                                   PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT
                                   OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15


EXHIBIT 5.0 DRAFT OPINION OF MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE RE: LEGALITY


Exhibit 5.0
DRAFT

September __, 1998

Board of Directors
Grand Central Financial Corp.
601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

Re: The offering of up to 2,645,000 shares of Grand Central Financial Corp. Common Stock

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion concerning certain matters of Delaware law in connection with the conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association"), a federally-chartered savings and loan association, from the mutual form of ownership to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association (the "Conversion"), and the related subscription offering, community offering and syndicated community offering (the "Offerings") by Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), of up to 2,300,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock") (2,645,000 shares if the Estimated Valuation Range is increased up to 15% to reflect changes in market and financial conditions following commencement of the Offerings).

In connection with your request for our opinion, you have provided to us and we have reviewed the Company's certificate of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on September 10, 1998 (the "Certificate of Incorporation"); the Company's Bylaws; the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission initially on September __, 1998 (the "Registration Statement"); a consent of the sole incorporator of the Company; the ESOP trust agreement and the ESOP loan agreement; resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") concerning the organization of the Company, the Offerings and designation of a Pricing Committee of the Board, and the form of stock certificate approved by the Board to represent shares of Common Stock. We have also been furnished a certificate of the Delaware Secretary of State certifying the Company's good standing as a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Incorporation.


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In rendering this opinion, we have relied upon the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell as to matters of Delaware law, upon which opinion we believe you are justified in relying. We have examined the opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, which opinion is in form satisfactory to us.

We understand that the Company will loan to the trust for the Bank's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP") the funds the ESOP Trust will use to purchase shares of Common Stock for which the ESOP Trust subscribes pursuant to the Offerings and for purposes of rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 2 below, we assume that: (a) the Board of Directors of the Company has duly authorized the loan to the ESOP Trust (the "Loan"); (b) the ESOP serves a valid corporate purpose for the Company; (c) the Loan will be made at an interest rate and on other terms that are fair to the Company; (d) the terms of the Loan will be set forth in customary and appropriate documents including, without limitation, a promissory note representing the indebtedness of the ESOP Trust to the Company as a result of the Loan; and (e) the closing for the Loan and for the sale of Common Stock to the ESOP Trust will be held after the closing for the sale of the other shares of Common Stock sold in the Offerings and the receipt by the Company of the proceeds thereof.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and limited in all respects to matters of Delaware law, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2. Upon the due adoption by the Pricing Committee of a resolution fixing the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold in the Offerings, the Common Stock to be issued in the Offerings (including the shares to be issued to the ESOP Trust) will be duly authorized and, when such shares are sold and paid for or granted in accordance with the terms set forth in the Prospectus and such resolution of the Pricing Committee, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The following provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation may not be given effect by a court applying Delaware law, but in our opinion the failure to give effect to such provisions will not affect the duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable status of the Common Stock:

1. (a) Subsections C.3 and C.6 of Article FOURTH and Section D of Article EIGHTH, which grant the Board the authority to construe and apply the provisions of those Articles, subsection C.4 of Article FOURTH, to the extent that subsection obligates any person to provide to the Board the information such subsection authorizes the Board to demand, and the


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provision of Subsection C.7 of Article EIGHTH empowering the Board to determine the Fair Market Value of property offered or paid for the Company's stock by an Interested Stockholder, in each case to the extent, if any, that a court applying Delaware law were to impose equitable limitations upon such authority; and

(b) Article NINTH, which authorizes the Board to consider the effect of any offer to acquire the Company on constituencies other than stockholders in evaluating any such offer.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 and the Form AC and to the use of the name of our firm where it appears in the Registration Statement, Form AC and Prospectus.

Very truly yours,

MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE


EXHIBIT 5.1 DRAFT OPINION OF MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL RE: LEGALITY


EXHIBIT 5.1

SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 DRAFT

[Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell Letterhead]

[Date]

Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette
5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion concerning certain matters of Delaware law in connection with the conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally chartered savings and loan association (the "Association"), from the mutual form of ownership to stock form of ownership (the "Conversion"), and the subscription and community offering (the "Offering"), in connection with the Conversion, by Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), of up to ________ shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

In connection with your request for our opinion, you have provided to us, and we have reviewed, the Company's certificate of incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), its bylaws, the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Offering (the "Registration Statement"), including the prospectus constituting a part thereof (the "Prospectus"), a consent of the sole incorporator of the Company, resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") concerning, inter alia, the organization of the Company, the Offering and the designation of a Pricing Committee of the Board (the "Pricing Committee"), and the form of stock certificate approved by the Board to represent shares of Common Stock. We have also obtained a certificate of the Delaware Secretary of State as to the

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Company's good standing as a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Certificate of Incorporation.

We understand that the Company will loan to the Association's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP") the funds the ESOP will use to purchase the shares of Common Stock for which the ESOP has subscribed as part of the Offering. In this regard, we have assumed, for purposes of rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 2 below, that: (a) the Board has duly authorized the loan to the ESOP (the "Loan"); (b) the Loan serves a valid corporate purpose; (c) the Loan will be made at an interest rate and on other terms that are fair to the Company; (d) the terms of the Loan will be set forth in customary and appropriate documents including, without limitation, a promissory note representing the indebtedness of the ESOP to the Company as a result of the Loan; and (e) the closing for the Loan and for the sale of Common Stock to the ESOP will be held after the closing for the sale of the other shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering and the receipt by the Company of the proceeds thereof.

We call your attention to the fact that the opinions expressed herein are limited in all respects to matters of Delaware corporate law. We express no opinion concerning the requirements of any other law, rule or regulation, state or federal, applicable to the Association, the Company, the Offering, or the Conversion, including, without limitation, those applicable to federally chartered savings and loan associations or their holding companies.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted as described in the Prospectus.


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2. Upon the due adoption by the Pricing Committee of a resolution fixing the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold in the Offering, the Common Stock to be issued in the Offering (including the shares to be issued to the ESOP) will be duly authorized and, when such shares are sold and paid for in accordance with the terms set forth in the Prospectus and such resolution of the Pricing Committee, and certificates representing such shares in the form provided to us are duly and properly issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability for the payment of the Company's debts arising solely by virtue of the ownership thereof; such issuance and sale will not be in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights provided for by Delaware law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

The following provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation may not be given effect by a court applying Delaware law, but in our opinion the failure to give effect to such provisions will not affect the duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable status of the Common Stock:

(a) Subsections C.3 and C.6 of Article FOURTH and Section D of Article EIGHTH, which grant the Board the authority to construe and apply the provisions of those Articles, subsection C.4 of Article FOURTH, to the extent that provision obligates any person to provide to the Board the information such subsection authorizes the Board to demand, and the provision of Section C.7 of Article EIGHTH empowering the Board to determine the Fair Market Value of property offered or paid for the Company's stock by an Interested Stockholder, to the extent, if any, that a court applying Delaware law were to impose equitable limitations upon the authority of the directors of the Company under such provisions.


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(b) Article NINTH of the Certificate of Incorporation, which purports to permit the Board to consider the effect of any offer to acquire the Company on constituencies other than stockholders in evaluating any such offer.

Very truly yours,


EXHIBIT 8.0 DRAFT OPINION OF MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE RE: FEDERAL TAX
MATTERS


EXHIBIT 8.0
DRAFT

_____________, 1998

Board of Directors
Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968-1662

Board of Directors
Grand Central Financial Corp.
601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968-1662

Re: Certain Federal Tax Consequences of the Conversion of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville from a Federally-chartered Mutual Savings and Loan Association to a Federally-chartered Capital Stock Savings Association and the Offer and Sale of Common Stock of Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Conversion")

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested an opinion on certain federal income tax consequences of the proposed conversion of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association") from a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association and the acquisition of the Association's capital stock by Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Holding Company"), pursuant to the plan of conversion adopted by the Board of Directors on June 11, 1998 (the "Plan of Conversion").

The proposed transaction is described in the Prospectus and the Plan of Conversion, and the tax consequences of the proposed transaction will be as set forth in the section of this letter entitled "FEDERAL TAX OPINION."


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We have made such inquiries and have examined such documents and records as we have deemed appropriate for the purpose of this opinion. In rendering this opinion, we have received certain standard representations of the Holding Company and the Association concerning the Holding Company and the Association as well as the transaction ("Representations"). These Representations are required to be furnished prior to the execution of this letter and again prior to the closing of the Conversion. We will rely upon the accuracy of the Representations of the Holding Company and the Association and the statements of facts contained in the examined documents, particularly the Plan of Conversion. We have also assumed the authenticity of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. Each capitalized term used herein, unless otherwise defined, has the meaning set forth in the Plan of Conversion. We have assumed that the Conversion will be consummated strictly in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Conversion.

The Plan of Conversion and the Prospectus contain a detailed description of the Conversion. These documents as well as the Representations to be provided by the Holding Company and the Association are incorporated in this letter as part of the statement of the facts.

Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville, with its headquarters office in Wellsville, Ohio, is a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association. As a mutual savings and loan association, the Association has never been authorized to issue stock. Instead, the proprietary interest in the reserves and undivided profits of the Association belong to the deposit account holders of the Association, hereinafter sometimes referred to as "depositors." A depositor of the Association has a right to share, pro rata, with respect to the withdrawal value of his respective deposit account in any liquidation proceeds distributed in the event the Association is ever liquidated. In addition, a depositor of the Association is entitled to interest on his account balance as fixed and paid by the Association.

In order to provide organizational and economic strength to the Association, the Board of Directors has adopted the Plan of Conversion whereby the Association will convert itself into a federally-chartered capital stock savings Association (the "Converted Association"), the stock of which will be held entirely by the Holding Company. Assuming that the Holding Company form of organization is utilized, the Holding Company will acquire the stock of the Association by purchase, in exchange for the Conversion proceeds that are not permitted to be retained by the Holding Company. The Holding Company will apply to the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") to retain up to 50% of the proceeds received from the Conversion. The aggregate sales price of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion will be based on an independent appraiser's valuation of the estimated pro forma market value of the Common Stock of the Converted Association. The Conversion and sale of the Common Stock will be subject to approval by the OTS and the approval of the Voting Members.


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ESTABLISHMENT OF LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT. The Association shall establish at the time of Conversion a liquidation account in an amount equal to its net worth as of the latest practicable date prior to Conversion. The liquidation account will be maintained by the Association for the benefit of the Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who continue to maintain their Savings Accounts at the Association. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall, with respect to his Savings Account, hold a related inchoate interest in a portion of the liquidation account balance, in relation to his Savings Account balance on the Eligibility Record Date and/or Supplemental Eligibility Record Date or to such balance as it may be subsequently reduced, as provided in the Plan of Conversion.

In the unlikely event of a complete liquidation of the Association (and only in such event), following all liquidation payments to creditors (including those to Account Holders to the extent of their Savings Accounts) each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be entitled to receive a liquidating distribution from the liquidation account, in the amount of the then adjusted subaccount balance for his Savings Account then held, before any liquidation distribution may be made to any holders of the Association's capital stock. No merger, consolidation, purchase of bulk assets with assumption of Savings Accounts and other liabilities, or similar transaction with an FDIC institution, in which the Association is not the surviving institution, shall be deemed to be a complete liquidation for this purpose. In such transactions, the liquidation account shall be assumed by the surviving institution.

* * *

You have provided the following Representations concerning this transaction:

(a) The fair market value of the withdrawable deposit accounts plus interests in the liquidation account of the Converted Association to be constructively received under the Plan of Conversion will, in each instance, be equal to the fair market value of the withdrawable deposit accounts (plus the related interest in the residual equity of the Association) deemed to be surrendered in exchange therefor.

(b) If an individual's total deposits in the Association equal or exceed $50 as of the Eligibility Record Date or the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, then no amount of that individual's total deposits will be excluded from participating in the liquidation account. The fair market value of the deposit accounts of the Association which have a balance of less than $50 on the Eligibility Record Date or the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date will be less than 1% of the total fair market value of all deposit accounts of the Association.


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(c) Immediately following the Conversion, the Eligible Account Holders and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders of the Association will own all of the outstanding interests in the liquidation account and will own such interest solely by reason of their ownership of deposits in the Association immediately before the Conversion.

(d) After the Conversion, the Converted Association will continue the business of the Association in the same manner as prior to the Conversion. The Converted Association has no plan or intention and the Holding Company has no plan or intention to cause the Converted Association to sell its assets other than in the ordinary course of business.

(e) The Holding Company has no plan or intention to sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of the stock of the Converted Association other than in the ordinary course of business.

(f) The Holding Company and the Converted Association have no current plan or intention to redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion transaction.

(g) Immediately after the Conversion, the assets and liabilities of the Converted Association will be identical to the assets and liabilities of the Association immediately prior to the Conversion, plus the net proceeds from the sale of the Converted Association's common stock to the Holding Company and any liability associated with indebtedness incurred by the Employee Plans in the acquisition of Common Stock by the Employee Plans.

(h) The Association, Converted Association and the Holding Company are corporations within the meaning of section 7701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(i) None of the shares of the Common Stock to be purchased by the depositor-employees of the Association in the Conversion will be issued or acquired at a discount. However, shares may be given to certain Directors and employees as compensation by means of the Employee Plans. Compensation to be paid to such Directors and depositor-employees will be commensurate with amounts paid to third parties bargaining at arm's length for similar services.


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(j) The fair market value of the assets of the Association, which will be transferred to the Converted Association in the Conversion, will equal or exceed the sum of the liabilities of the Association which will be assumed by the Converted Association and any liabilities to which the transferred assets are subject.

(k) The Association is not under the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy or similar court in any Title 11 or similar case within the meaning of section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Code.

(l) Upon the completion of the Conversion, the Holding Company will own and hold 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Converted Association and no other shares of capital stock of the Converted Association will be issued and/or outstanding. At the time of the Conversion, the Converted Association does not have any plan or intention to issue additional shares of its stock following the transaction. Further, no shares of preferred stock of the Converted Association will be issued and/or outstanding.

(m) Upon the completion of the Conversion, there will be no rights, warrants, contracts, agreements, commitments or understandings with respect to the capital stock of the Converted Association, nor will there be any securities outstanding which are convertible into the capital stock of the Converted Association.

(n) No cash or property will be given to Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, or others in lieu of (a) nontransferable subscription rights, or (b) an interest in the liquidation account of the Converted Association.

(o) The Association has utilized a reserve for bad debts in accordance with section 593 and, following the Conversion, to the extent allowed under the Code, the Converted Association shall maintain a reserve for bad debts in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code.

(p) The Association currently satisfies the 60% "qualified assets" test of section 7701(a)(19) of the Code. Management expects the Converted Association to be able to continue to satisfy the test in the future. The Converted Association will also satisfy the "qualified thrift lender" tests set out in sections 301 and 303 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

(q) Depositors will pay the expenses of the Conversion solely applicable to them, if any. The Holding Company and the Association will each pay expenses of the transaction attributable to them and will not pay any expenses solely attributable to the depositors or to the Holding Company shareholders.


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(r) The exercise price of the subscription rights received by the Association's Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, and other holders of subscription rights to purchase Holding Company Common Stock will be equal to the fair market value of the stock of the Holding Company at the time of the completion of the Conversion as determined by an independent appraisal.

(s) The liquidation account will be maintained by the Association for the benefit of the Eligible Account Holders and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who continue to maintain their Savings Accounts at the Association.

(t) There is no plan or intention for the Converted Association to be liquidated or merged with another corporation following this proposed transaction.

(u) The liabilities of the Association assumed by the Converted Association plus the liabilities, if any, to which the transferred assets are subject were incurred by the Association in the ordinary course of its business and are associated with the assets transferred.

(v) The Association currently has no net operating losses for federal tax purposes, and has no such losses available for carryover to future tax years. The Association has neither generated nor carried forward a net operating loss for federal tax purposes in the past ten tax years.

(w) The proprietary interests of the Eligible Account Holders and the Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in the Association arise solely by virtue of the fact that they are account holders in the Association.

LIMITATIONS ON OPINION

Our opinions expressed herein are based solely upon current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including applicable regulations thereunder and current judicial and administrative authority. Any future amendments to the Code or applicable regulations, or new judicial decisions or administrative interpretations, any of which could be retroactive in effect, could cause us to modify our opinion. No opinion is expressed herein with regard to the federal, state, or city tax consequences of the Conversion under any section of the Code except if and to the extent specifically addressed.


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FEDERAL TAX OPINION

Based solely upon the foregoing Representations and information and assuming the transaction occurs in accordance with the Plan of Conversion, and taking into consideration the limitations noted throughout this opinion, it is our opinion that under current federal income tax law:

(1) Pursuant to the Conversion, the changes at the corporate level other than changes in the form of organization will be insubstantial. Based upon that fact and the fact that the equity interest of a depositor in a mutual savings and loan association is more nominal than real, unlike that of a shareholder of a corporation, the Conversion of the Association from a mutual savings and loan association to a stock savings Association is a tax-free reorganization since it is a mere change in identity, form or place of organization within the meaning of section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code (see Rev. Rul. 80-105, 1980-1 C.B. 78). Neither the Association nor the Converted Association shall recognize gain or loss as a result of the Conversion. The Association and the Converted Association shall each be "a party to a reorganization" within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code.

(2) No gain or loss shall be recognized by the Converted Association or the Holding Company on the receipt by the Converted Association of money from the Holding Company in exchange for shares of the Converted Association's capital stock or by the Holding Company upon the receipt of money from the sale of its Common Stock (Section 1032(a) of the Code).

(3) The basis of the assets of the Association in the hands of the Converted Association shall be the same as the basis of such assets in the hands of the Association immediately prior to the Conversion (Section 362(b) of the Code).

(4) The holding period of the assets of the Association in the hands of the Converted Association shall include the period during which the Association held the assets (Section 1223(2) of the Code).

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them of withdrawable deposit accounts in the Converted Association plus interests in the liquidation account of the Converted Association in exchange for their deposit accounts in the Association or to the other depositors on the issuance to them of withdrawable deposit accounts (Section 354(a) of the Code).

(6) Provided that the amount to be paid for such stock pursuant to the subscription rights is equal to the fair market value of the stock, no gain or loss will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders upon the distribution to them of the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase shares of stock in the Holding Company (Section 356(a)). Gain realized, if any, by the Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders on the distribution to them of nontransferable subscription rights to purchase shares of Common Stock will be recognized but only in an amount not in excess of the fair market value of such subscription rights (Section 356(a)). Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders will not realize any taxable income as a result of the exercise by them of the nontransferable subscription rights (Rev. Rul. 56-572, 1956-2 C.B. 182).

(7) The basis of the deposit accounts in the Converted Association to be received by the Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and other depositors of the Association will be the same as the basis of their deposit accounts in the Association surrendered in exchange therefor (Section 358(a)(1) of the Code). The basis of the interests in the liquidation account of the Converted Association to be received by the Eligible Account Holders of the Association shall be zero (Rev. Rul. 71-233, 1971-1 C.B. 113). The basis of the Holding Company Common Stock to its stockholders will be the purchase price thereof plus the basis, if any, of nontransferable subscription rights (Section 1012 of the Code). Accordingly, assuming the nontransferable subscription rights have no value, the basis of the Common Stock to the Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders will be the amount paid therefor. The holding period of the Common Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights shall commence on the date on which the right to acquire such stock was exercised (Section 1223(6) of the Code).

Our opinion under paragraph (6) above is predicated on the Representation that no person shall receive any payment, whether in money or property, in lieu of the issuance of subscription rights. Our opinion under paragraphs (6) and
(7) above assumes that the subscription rights to purchase shares of Common Stock received by Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members have a fair market value of zero. We understand that you


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have received a letter from Keller & Company, Inc. that the subscription rights do not have any value. We express no view regarding the valuation of the subscription rights.

If the subscription rights are subsequently found to have a fair market value, income may be recognized by various recipients of the subscription rights (in certain cases, whether or not the rights are exercised) and Holding Company and/or the Converted Association may be taxable on the distribution of the subscription rights.

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Since this letter is rendered in advance of the closing of this transaction, we have assumed that the transaction will be consummated in accordance with the Plan of Conversion as well as all the information and Representations referred to herein. Any change in the transaction could cause us to modify our opinion.

We consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form AC and Form SB-2 Registration Statement of Grand Central Financial Corp. and the references to and summary of this opinion in such Form AC and Form SB-2 Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE


EXHIBIT 8.1 DRAFT OPINION OF CROWE CHIZEK AND COMPANY LLP

RE: STATE TAX MATTERS


DRAFT
EXHIBIT 8.1

September 16, 1998

Board of Directors
Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968-1662

Board of Directors
Grand Central Financial Corp.
601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968-1662

RE: Ohio business franchise tax and Ohio personal income tax opinion relating to the proposed Conversion of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association, to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association and the concurrent acquisition of 100% of the newly-issued stock of such corporation by Grand Central Financial Corp., a newly-formed Delaware holding company.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to your request, our opinion concerning certain Ohio business franchise tax and Ohio personal income tax consequences of the proposed Conversion of Central Federal Savings & Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association ("Association") to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association ("Converted Association") and the concurrent acquisition of 100% of the newly-issued stock of such corporation by Grand Central Financial Corp., a newly-formed Delaware corporation operating exclusively within the State of Ohio ("Holding Company"), is set forth below.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The facts and circumstances surrounding the proposed reorganization are quite detailed and are described at length in the Plan of Conversion dated June 11, 1998. A summary of the proposed Conversion and the related assumptions regarding such Conversion are documented in the federal tax opinion letter dated XXXXXXX, 1998, as provided by Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette.

Our opinion is based solely upon our understanding that, pursuant to the Plan of Conversion, Association will, through a series of transactions, convert from a


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federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally-chartered capital stock savings association and issue 100% of its newly-issued stock to Holding Company.

In addition, we have assumed, based solely on the opinion of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, as presented in their letter dated XXXXXXX, 1998, for purposes of this opinion, that the following federal tax consequences will result:

1) The Conversion of Association to Converted Association will constitute a tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

2) No gain or loss will be recognized for federal income tax purposes by Association, Converted Association or Holding Company as a result of the Conversion.

3) Taxable income will be recognized for federal income tax purposes by the Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders of Association only to the extent of the taxable value, if any, of the stock subscription rights received.

OPINION

Based upon our analysis of applicable Ohio tax law and administrative rulings, we have made the following determinations:

A) The income tax liability of a corporation, other than a bank or thrift, conducting business and owning property within Ohio, is calculated by reference to the separate federal taxable income of that corporation, with certain modifications (Section 5733.04(I) of the Ohio Revised Code).

B) Banks and thrifts are not subject to the Ohio income tax (Section 5733.06(D) of the Ohio Revised Code).

C) The net worth tax liability of any corporation, including banks and thrifts, conducting business and owning property within Ohio, is determined by reference to the balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of its fiscal year or, under certain circumstances, as of December 31 of the year preceding the first year such corporation is required to file an Ohio franchise tax return (Sections 5733.056(B), 5733.05(C) and 5733.031(A) of the Ohio Revised Code and Tax Commissioner's Rule 5703-5-03)

D) The income tax liability of an individual subject to the Ohio income tax on personal income is calculated by reference to the federal Adjusted Gross Income of that individual, with certain modifications (Section 5747.02 of the Ohio Revised Code).

Based upon the above facts and the opinions provided in the federal tax opinion letter dated XXXXXXX, 1998, as provided by Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, we are of the opinion that, if the Conversion is effected in accordance with the Plan of Conversion, for Ohio tax purposes:

1) No gain or loss will be recognized by Association upon its Conversion from a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally- chartered capital stock


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savings association because such conversion will have no effect on the federal taxable income of Association and because Association is exempt from the Ohio income tax.

2) No gain or loss will be recognized by Holding Company or Converted Association upon the acquisition of the stock of Converted Association by Holding Company because such acquisition will have no effect on the federal taxable income of either corporation.

3) No gain or loss will be recognized by Holding Company upon the receipt of property in exchange for its newly issued shares of stock because such receipt will have no effect on the federal taxable income of Holding Company.

4) Ohio taxable income will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders of Association only to the extent that taxable income is recognized with respect to the stock subscription rights received in the Eligible Account Holders' and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders' federal Adjusted Gross Income.

Our opinion is based upon legal authorities currently in effect, which authorities are subject to modification or challenge at any time and perhaps with retroactive effect. Further, no opinion is expressed as to the tax treatment of the transaction under the provisions of any of the other sections of the Ohio Revised Code which may also be applicable thereto, or as to the tax treatments of any conditions exiting at the time of, or effects resulting from, the transaction which are not specifically covered by the opinions set forth above.

Respectfully submitted,

Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP


EXHIBIT 10.1 FORM OF CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN


EXHIBIT 10.1

FORM OF

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

EFFECTIVE [____________, 199_]


FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
CERTIFICATION

I, William R. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally-chartered savings and loan association, hereby certify that the attached Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective [_________________, 199_], was adopted at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association.

ATTEST: Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

________________________              By: -------------------------------
                                           William R. Williams
Corporate Secretary                        President and Chief Executive Officer

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Date


FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 - Introduction.....................................................

Section 2 - Definitions......................................................

Section 3 - Eligibility and Participation....................................

Section 4 - Contributions....................................................

Section 5 - Allocation and Valuation.........................................

Section 6 - Vesting and Forfeitures..........................................

Section 7 - Distributions....................................................

Section 8 - Voting of Company Stock and Tender Offers........................

Section 9 - The Committee and Plan Administration............................

Section 10 - Rules Governing Benefit Claims..................................

Section 11 - The Trust.......................................................

Section 12 - Adoption, Amendment and Termination.............................

Section 13 - General Provisions..............................................

Section 14 - Top-Heavy Provisions............................................


FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1.01 NATURE OF THE PLAN.

Effective as of [____________, 199_], (the "Effective Date"), Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally-chartered savings and loan association (the "Association"), hereby establishes the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") to enable Eligible Employees (as defined in Section 2.01(q) of the Plan) to acquire stock ownership interests in Grand Central Financial Corp., the holding company of the Association (the "Company"). The Association intends this Plan to be a tax-qualified stock bonus plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and an employee stock ownership plan within the meaning of Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and Sections 409 and 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The Plan is designed to invest primarily in the common stock of the Company, which stock constitutes "qualifying employer securities" within the meaning of Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA and Sections 409(l) and 4975(e)(8) of the Code. Accordingly, the Plan and Trust Agreement (as defined in Section 2.01(oo) of the Plan) shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the Association's intent for it to be a tax-qualified plan designed to invest primarily in qualifying employer securities.

SECTION 1.02 EMPLOYERS AND AFFILIATES.

The Association and each of its Affiliates (as defined in Section 2.01(c) of the Plan) which, with the consent of the Association, adopt the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.01 of the Plan are collectively referred to as the "Employers" and individually as an "Employer." The Plan shall be treated as a single plan with respect to all participating Employers.


SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS

SECTION 2.01 DEFINITIONS.

In this Plan, whenever the context so indicates, the singular or the plural number and the masculine or feminine gender shall be deemed to include the other, the terms "he," "his," and "him," shall refer to a Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, and, except as otherwise provided, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "ACCOUNT" or "ACCOUNTS" mean a Participant's or Beneficiary's Company Stock Account and/or his Other Investments Account, as the context so requires.

(b) "ACQUISITION LOAN" means a loan (or other extension of credit, including an installment obligation to a "party in interest" (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA)) incurred by the Trustee in connection with the purchase of Company Stock.

(c) "AFFILIATE" means any corporation, trade or business, which, at the time of reference, is together with the Association, a member of a controlled group of corporations, a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, or an affiliated service group, as described in Sections
414(b), 414(c), and 414(m) of the Code, respectively, or any other organization treated as a single employer with the Association under Section 414(o) of the Code; provided, however, that, where the context so requires, the term "Affiliate" shall be construed to give full effect to the provisions of Sections 409(l)(4) and 415(h) of the Code.

(d) "ASSOCIATION" means Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville and any entity which succeeds to the business of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville and which adopts this Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Plan or by written agreement assuming the obligations under the Plan.

(e) "BENEFICIARY" means the person(s) entitled to receive benefits under the Plan following a Participant's death, pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Plan.

(f) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means, with respect to the Association or the Company, an event of a nature that; (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Institution or the Holding Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as the term is used in Sections

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13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Institution or the Holding Company representing 20% or more of the Institution's or the Holding Company's outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any voting securities of the Institution purchased by the Holding Company and any voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries; or (B) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a Nominating Committee solely composed of members which are Incumbent Board members, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Institution or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs or is effectuated in which the Institution or Holding Company is not the resulting entity; provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required federal regulatory approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods; or (D) a proxy statement has been distributed soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Holding Company, by someone other than the current management of the Holding Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Holding Company or Institution with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to such plan or transaction are exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Institution or the Holding Company shall be distributed; or (E) a tender offer is made for 20% or more of the voting securities of the Institution or Holding Company then outstanding.

(g) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(h) "COMMITTEE" means the individual(s) responsible for the administration of the Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan.

(i) "COMPANY" means Grand Central Financial Corp. and any entity which succeeds to the business of Grand Central Financial Corp.

(j) "COMPANY STOCK" means shares of the voting common stock or preferred stock, meeting the requirements of Section 409 of the Code and Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA, issued by the Association or its Affiliates.

(k) "COMPANY STOCK ACCOUNT" means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect his share of the Trust Fund invested in Company Stock.

(l) "COMPENSATION" means

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(i) an Employee's wages as defined in Section 3401(a) of the Code (exclusive of any compensation deferred from a prior year) together with all other compensatory payments to an Employee by the Employer with respect to which the Employer must furnish to the Employee a written statement pursuant to Sections 6041(d) and 6051(a) of the Code, but determined without regard to any rules which limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or services performed, excluding bonuses, overtime, and commissions.

(ii) Notwithstanding the above, Compensation shall include any amount which is contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which is not includible in the gross income of the employee under Sections 125 and 402(e)(3). Further, to the extent compensation, as defined in clause (i) above fails to satisfy Section 414(s) of the Code in connection with the Plan satisfying any other applicable provisions of the Code, then bonuses, overtime, and commissions shall not be excluded for purposes of clause (i).

A Participant's Compensation shall not exceed $150,000 (as periodically adjusted pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (the "Compensation Limit")). If a Participant's Compensation is determined on a basis of a period of less than twelve (12) calendar months, then the Compensation Limit for such Participant shall be the Compensation Limit in effect for the Plan Year in which the period begins multiplied by a ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the period by twelve (12).

(m) "CONVERSION DATE" means the date the Company first issues common stock pursuant to its initial public offering.

(n) "DISABILITY" means a physical or mental impairment, certified by one or more physician(s) designated by the Committee, which prevents him from doing any substantial gainful activity for which he is fitted by education, training or experience, and which is expected to last at least 12 months or to result in death.

(o) "EFFECTIVE DATE" means [___________, 199_].

(p) "ELIGIBILITY COMPUTATION PERIOD" means a twelve (12) consecutive month period. An Employee's first Eligibility Computation Period shall begin on date he first performs an Hour of Service for the Employer ("employment commencement date"). Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods shall be the Plan Year, commencing with the first Plan Year that includes the first anniversary date of the Employee's employment commencement date. To determine an Eligibility Computation Period after a One Year Break in Service, the Plan shall use the twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on the date the Employee again performs an Hour of Service for the Employer.

(q) "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means any Employee who is not precluded from participating in the Plan by reason of the provisions of Section 3.02 of the Plan.

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(r) "EMPLOYEE" means any person who is employed by the Association or an Affiliate in any capacity, any portion of whose income is subject to withholding of income tax and/or for whom Social Security contributions are made by the Association or an Affiliate, as well as any other person qualifying as a common- law employee of the Association or an Affiliate, except that such term shall not include:

(i) Any individual who performs services for the Association or an Affiliate and who is classified and paid as an independent contractor
(regardless of his classification for federal tax or other legal purpose) by the Association or Affiliate and

(ii) Any individual, whether a "leased employee" (within the meaning of
Section 414(n) of the Code) or otherwise, who performs services for the Association or an Affiliate pursuant to an agreement between the Association or Affiliate and any other person, including a leasing organization.

(s) "EMPLOYER" or "EMPLOYERS" means the Association and its Affiliates, which adopt the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.01 of the Plan, and any entity which succeeds to the business of the Association or its Affiliates and which adopts the Plan in accordance with the provisions of
Section 12.02 of the Plan or by written agreement assumes the obligations under the Plan.

(t) "ENTRY DATE" means the first day of each January and July coinciding with or next following the date the Employee satisfies the eligibility requirements under Section 3.01 of the Plan.

(u) "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(v) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(w) "FINANCED SHARES" means shares of Company Stock acquired by the Trustee with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan, which shall constitute "qualifying employer securities" under Section 409(l) of the Code and any shares of Company Stock received upon conversion or exchange of such shares.

(x) "HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" means an Employee who, for a particular Plan Year, satisfies one of the following conditions:

(i) was a "5-percent owner" (as defined in Section 414(q)(2) of the Code) during the year or the preceding year, or

(ii) for the preceding year,

(A) had "compensation" (as defined in Section 414(q)(4) of the Code)
from the Association and its Affiliates exceeding $80,000 (as periodically adjusted pursuant to Section 414(q)(1) of the Code), and

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(B) if the Employer elects, was in the "top-paid group" (as defined in
Section 414(q)(3) of the Code) of Employees for such preceding year.

(y) "HOURS OF SERVICE" means:

(i) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for performing duties for the Employer during the applicable computation period.

(ii) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for a period during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no credit shall be given to the Employee for:

(A) more than 501 hours under this clause (ii) because of any single continuous period in which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period);

(B) an hour for which the Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, because of a period in which no duties are performed if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable worker's or workmen's compensation, or unemployment, or disability insurance laws; or

(C) an hour or a payment which solely reimburses the Employee for medical or medically-related expenses incurred by the Employee.

(iii) Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer; provided, however, that hours credited under either clause (i) or (ii) above shall not also be credited under this clause (iii). Crediting of hours for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in clause (ii) above will be subject to the limitations set forth in that clause.

The crediting of Hours of Service shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 2530.200b-3 of the regulations prescribed by the Department of Labor, which rules shall be consistently applied with respect to all Employees within the same job classification. Hours of Service will be credited for employment with an Affiliate.

For purposes of determining whether an Employee has incurred a One Year Break in Service and for vesting and participation purposes, if an Employee begins a maternity/paternity leave of absence described in Section 411(a)(6)(E)(i) of the Code, his Hours of Service shall include the Hours of

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Service that would have been credited to him if he had not been so absent (or eight (8) Hours of Service for each day of such absence if the actual Hours of Service cannot be determined). An Employee shall be credited for such Hours of Service (up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service) in the Plan Year in which his absence begins (if such crediting will prevent him from incurring a One Year Break in Service in such Plan Year) or, in all other cases, in the following Plan Year. An absence from employment for maternity or paternity reasons means an absence:

(i) by reason of pregnancy of the Employee,

(ii) by reason of a birth of a child of the Employee,

(iii) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or

(iv) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement.

(z) "LOAN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT" means that portion Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock acquired with an Acquisition Loan which has not yet been allocated to the Participants' Accounts.

(aa) "NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE" means the date the Employee attains age sixty-five (65).

(bb) "NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE" means the first day of the month coincident with or next following the Participant's attainment of Normal Retirement Age.

(cc) "ONE YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE" means a twelve (12) consecutive month period during which the Participant does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service.

(dd) "OTHER INVESTMENTS ACCOUNT" means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect his share of the Trust Fund, other than Company Stock.

(ee) "PARTICIPANT" means any active Employee who has become a participant in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Plan or any other person with an Account balance under the Plan.

(ff) "PLAN" means this Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended from time to time.

(gg) "PLAN YEAR" means the calendar year.

(hh) "POSTPONED RETIREMENT DATE" means the first day of the month coincident with or next following a Participant's date of actual retirement which occurs after his Normal Retirement Date.

(ii) "RECOGNIZED ABSENCE" means a period for which:

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(i) an Employer grants an Employee a leave of absence for a limited period of time, but only if an Employer grants such leaves of absence on a nondiscriminatory basis to all Eligible Employees; or

(ii) an Employee is temporarily laid off by an Employer because of a change in the business conditions of the Employer; or

(iii) an Employee is on active military duty, but only to the extent that his employment rights are protected by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (38 U.S.C. sec. 2021).

(jj) "RETIREMENT DATE" means a Participant's Normal Retirement Date or Postponed Retirement Date, whichever is applicable.

(ll) "SERVICE" means employment with the Association or an Affiliate.

(mm) "TREASURY REGULATIONS" means the regulations promulgated by the Department of Treasury under the Code.

(nn) "TRUST" means the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust created in connection with the establishment of the Plan.

(oo) "TRUST AGREEMENT" means the trust agreement establishing the Trust.

(pp) "TRUST FUND" means the assets held in the Trust for the benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries.

(qq) "TRUSTEE" means the trustee or trustees from time to time in office under the Trust Agreement.

(rr) "VALUATION DATE" means the last day of the Plan Year and each other date as of which the Committee shall determine the investment experience of the Trust Fund and adjust the Participants' Accounts accordingly.

(ss) "VALUATION PERIOD" means the period following a Valuation Date and ending with the next Valuation Date.

(tt) "YEAR OF SERVICE" means an Eligibility Computation Period (for eligibility purposes) or any other 12-consecutive month period (for other purposes) in which an Employee completes at least 1,000 Hours of Service.

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SECTION 3 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

SECTION 3.01 INITIAL PARTICIPATION.

(a) Employees Employed at the Conversion Date. Any Eligible Employee who is employed by an Employer at the Conversion Date shall enter the Plan and become a Participant immediately as of the later of the Effective Date or the date he first performs an Hour of Service for the Employer.

(b) Employees Employed After the Conversion Date. An Eligible Employee who becomes employed by an Employer subsequent to the Conversion Date shall become eligible to enter the Plan upon satisfying the following requirements:

(i) He has completed one (1) Year of Service; and

(ii) He has attained 21 years of age.

(c) An Eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 3.01 shall enter the Plan and become a Participant on the Entry Date coincident with or next following the date he satisfies such requirements.

SECTION 3.02 CERTAIN EMPLOYEES INELIGIBLE.

Except as provided for in Section 3.01(a) of the Plan, the following Employees are ineligible to participate in the Plan:

(a) Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employee's collective bargaining representative if:

(i) retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining between the Employer and the representative, and

(ii) the collective bargaining agreement does not expressly provide that Employees of such unit be covered under the Plan;

(b) Employees who are nonresident aliens and who receive no earned income from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States; and

(c) Employees of an Affiliate that has not adopted the Plan pursuant to Sections 12.01 or 12.02 of the Plan.

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SECTION 3.03 TRANSFER TO AND FROM ELIGIBLE EMPLOYMENT.

(a) If an Employee ineligible to participate in the Plan by reason of Section 3.02 of the Plan transfers to employment as an Eligible Employee, he shall enter the Plan as of the later of:

(i) the first Entry Date after the date of transfer, or

(ii) the first Entry Date on which he could have become a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Plan if his prior employment with the Association or Affiliate had been as an Eligible Employee.

(b) If a Participant transfers to a position of employment that is not eligible to participate in the Plan by reason of Section 3.02 of the Plan, he shall cease active participation in the Plan as of the date of such transfer and his transfer shall be treated for all purposes of the Plan as any other termination of Service.

SECTION 3.04 PARTICIPATION AFTER REEMPLOYMENT.

(a) Any Employee re-entering Service with an Employer after a One Year Break in Service who has never satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01(b) of the Plan shall not receive credit for prior Service with an Employer and shall be required to meet the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01(b) of the Plan before becoming a Participant.

(b) An Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01(b) of the Plan but who terminates Service prior to entering the Plan and becoming a Participant in accordance with Section 3.01(c) of the Plan will become a Participant on the later of:

(i) the first Entry Date on which he would have entered the Plan had he not terminated Service, or

(ii) the date he re-commences Service.

(c) A Participant whose Service terminates will re-enter the Plan as a Participant on the date he re-commences Service.

SECTION 3.05 PARTICIPATION NOT GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT.

Participation in the Plan does not constitute a guarantee or contract of employment and will not give any Employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Association or any of its Affiliates nor any right or claim to any benefit under the terms of the Plan unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the Plan.

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SECTION 4 CONTRIBUTIONS

SECTION 4.01 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a) DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS. Each Plan Year, each Employer, in its discretion, may make a contribution to the Trust. Each Employer making a contribution for any Plan Year under this Section 4.01(a) will contribute to the Trustee cash equal to, or Company Stock or other property having an aggregate fair market value equal to, such amount as the Board of Directors of the Employer shall determine by resolution. Notwithstanding the Employer's discretion with respect to the medium of contribution, an Employer shall not make a contribution in any medium which would make such contribution a prohibited transaction (for which no exemption is provided) under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

(b) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACQUISITION LOANS. Each Plan Year, the Employers shall, subject to the provisions of the Association's "Plan of Conversion" (as filed with the appropriate governmental agencies in connection with the Association's conversion from a mutual to stock form of organization) and any related regulatory prohibitions, contribute an amount of cash sufficient to enable to the Trustee to discharge any indebtedness incurred with respect to an Acquisition Loan pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Loan. The Employers' obligation to make contributions under this Section 4.01(b) shall be reduced to the extent of any investment earnings attributable to such contributions and any cash dividends paid with respect to Company Stock held by the Trustee in the Loan Suspense Account. If there is more than one Acquisition Loan, the Employers shall designate the one to which any contribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) is to be applied.

SECTION 4.02 LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.

In no event shall an Employer's contribution(s) made under Section 4.01 of the Plan for any Plan Year exceed the lesser of:

(a) The maximum amount deductible under Section 404 of the Code by that Employer as an expense for Federal income tax purposes; and

(b) The maximum amount which can be credited for that Plan Year in accordance with the allocation limitation provisions of Section 5.05 of the Plan.

SECTION 4.03 ACQUISITION LOANS.

The Trustee may incur Acquisition Loans from time to time to finance the acquisition of Company Stock for the Trust or to repay a prior Acquisition Loan. An Acquisition Loan shall be for a specific term, shall bear a reasonable rate of interest, and shall not be payable on demand except in the event of default, and shall be primarily for the benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries of the Plan. An Acquisition Loan may be secured by a collateral pledge of the Financed Shares so acquired and any

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other Plan assets which are permissible security within the provisions of
Section 54.4975-7(b) of the Treasury Regulations. No other assets of the Plan or Trust may be pledged as collateral for an Acquisition Loan, and no lender shall have recourse against any other Trust assets. Any pledge of Financed Shares must provide for the release of shares so pledged on a basis equal to the principal and interest (or if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), paid by the Trustee on the Acquisition Loan. The released Financed Shares shall be allocated by Participants' Accounts in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.04 or 5.08 of the Plan, whichever is applicable. Payment of principal and interest on any Acquisition Loan shall be made by the Trustee only from the Employer contributions paid in cash to enable the Trustee to repay such loan in accordance with Section 4.01(b) of the Plan, from earnings attributable to such contributions, and any cash dividends received by the Trustee on Financed Shares acquired with the proceeds of the Acquisition Loan (including contributions, earnings and dividends received during or prior to the year of repayment less such payments in prior years), whether or not allocated. Financed Shares shall initially be credited to the Loan Suspense Account and shall be transferred for allocation to the Company Stock Account of Participants only as payments of principal and interest (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975- 7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan are made by the Trustee. The number of Financed Shares to be released from the Loan Suspense Account for allocation to Participants' Company Stock Account for each Plan Year shall be based on the ratio that the payments of principal and interest (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan for that Plan Year bears to the sum of the payments of principal and interest on the Acquisition Loan for that Plan Year plus the total remaining payment of principal and interest projected (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975- 7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan over the duration of the Acquisition Loan repayment period, subject to the provisions of Section 5.05 of the Plan.

SECTION 4.04. CONDITIONS AS TO CONTRIBUTIONS.

In addition to the provisions of Section 12.03 of the Plan for the return of an Employer's contributions in connection with a failure of the Plan to qualify initially under the Code, any amount contributed by an Employer due to a good faith mistake of fact, or based upon a good faith but erroneous determination of its deductibility under Section 404 of the Code, shall be returned to the Employer within one year after the date on which the Employer originally made such contribution, or within one year after its nondeductibility has been finally determined. However, the amount to be returned shall be reduced to take account for any adverse investment experience within the Trust in order that the balance credited to each Participant's Accounts is not less that it would have been if the contribution had never been made by the Employer.

SECTION 4.05 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

Employee contributions are neither required nor permitted under the Plan.

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SECTION 4.06 ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.

Rollover contributions of assets from other tax-qualified retirement plans are not permitted under the Plan.

SECTION 4.07 TRUSTEE-TO-TRUSTEE TRANSFERS.

Trustee-to-trustee transfer of assets from other tax-qualified retirement plans are not permitted under the Plan.

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SECTION 5 PLAN ACCOUNTING

SECTION 5.01 ACCOUNTING FOR ALLOCATIONS.

The Committee shall establish the Accounts (and sub-accounts, if deemed necessary) for each Participant, and the accounting procedures for the purpose of making the allocations to the Participants' Accounts provided for in this
Section 5. The Committee shall maintain adequate records of the cost basis of shares of Company Stock allocated to each Participant's Company Stock Account. The Committee also shall keep separate records of Financed Shares attributable to each Acquisition Loan and of contributions made by the Employers (and any earnings thereon) made for the purpose of enabling the Trustee to repay any Acquisition Loan. From time to time, the Committee may modify its accounting procedures for the purpose of achieving equitable and nondiscriminatory allocations among the Accounts of Participants, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and the applicable requirements of the Code and ERISA. In accordance with Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may delegate the responsibility for maintaining Accounts and records.

SECTION 5.02 MAINTENANCE OF PARTICIPANTS' COMPANY STOCK ACCOUNTS.

As of each Valuation Date, the Committee shall adjust the Company Stock Account of each Participant to reflect activity during the Valuation Period as follows:

(a) First, charge to each Participant's Company Stock Account all distributions and payments made to him that have not been previously charged;

(b) Next, credit to each Participant's Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock, if any, that have been purchased with amounts from his Other Investments Account, and adjust such Other Investments Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Plan; and

(c) Finally, credit to each Participant's Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock representing contributions made by the Employers in the form of Company Stock and the number of Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account under Section 4.03 of the Plan that are to be allocated and credited as of that date in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04 of the Plan.

SECTION 5.03 MAINTENANCE OF PARTICIPANTS' OTHER INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTS.

As of each Valuation Date, the Committee shall adjust the Other Investments Account of each Participant to reflect activity during the Valuation Period as follows:

(a) First, charge to each Participant's Other Investments Account all distributions and payments made to him that have not previously been charged;

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(b) Next, if Company Stock is purchased with assets from a Participant's Other Investments Account, the Participant's Other Investments Account shall be charged accordingly;

(c) Next, subject to the dividend provisions of Section 5.08 of the Plan, credit to the Other Investments Account of each Participant any cash dividends paid to the Trustee on shares of Company Stock held in that Participant's Company Stock Account (as of the record date for such cash dividends) and dividends paid on shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account that have not been used to repay any Acquisition Loan. Cash dividends that have not been used to repay an Acquisition Loan and have been credited to a Participant's Other Investments Account shall be applied by the Trustee to purchase shares of Company Stock, which shares shall then be credited to the Company Stock Account of such Participant. The Participant's Other Investments Account shall then be charged by the amount of cash used to purchase such Company Stock or used to repay any Acquisition Loan. In addition, any earnings on:

(i) Other Investments Accounts, including cash proceeds from the sale or disposition o f Company Stock pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Plan, will be allocated to Participants' Other Investments Account, pro rata, based on such Other Investment Accounts balances as of the first day of the Valuation Period, and

(ii) the Loan Suspense Account, other than dividends used to repay the Acquisition Loan, will be allocated to Participants' Other Investments Accounts, pro rata, based on their Other Investment Account Balances as of the first day of the Valuation Period; provided, however, that shares of Company Stock allocated pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Plan shall be allocated to the Participants' Company Stock Account in accordance with the provisions of the Section 5.09 of the Plan.

(d) Next, allocate and credit the Employer contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.01(b) of the Plan for the purpose of repaying any Acquisition Loan in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Plan. Such amount shall then be used to repay any Acquisition Loan and such Participant's Other Investments Account shall be charged accordingly; and

(e) Finally, allocate and credit the Employer contributions (other than amounts contributed to repay an Acquisition Loan) that are made in cash (or property other than Company Stock) for the Plan Year to the Other Investments Account of each Participant in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Plan.

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SECTION 5.04 ALLOCATION AND CREDITING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a) Except as otherwise provided for in Section 5.08 of the Plan, as of the Valuation Date for each Plan Year:

(i) Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account for that year and shares of Company Stock contributed directly to the Plan by an Employer shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participant's (as defined in paragraph (c) of this Section 5.04) Company Stock Account based on the ratio that each Active Participant's Compensation bears to the aggregate Compensation of all Active Participants for the Plan Year, and then

(ii) The cash contributions not used to repay an Acquisition Loan and any other property (other than shares of Company Stock) contributed for that year shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participant's Other Investments Account based on the ratio determined by comparing each Active Participant's Compensation to the aggregate Compensation of all Active Participants for the Plan Year. .
(b) For purposes of this Section 5.04, the term "Active Participant" means those Employees who:

(i) were employed by that Employer, including Employees on a Recognized Absence, on the last day of the Plan Year and completed 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year, or

(ii) who terminated employment during the Plan Year by reason of death, Disability, or attainment of their Retirement Date.

SECTION 5.05 LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.05, Section 415 of the Code shall be incorporated by reference into the terms of the Plan. No allocation shall be made under Section 5.04 of the Plan that would result in a violation of Section 415 of the Code.

(b) CODE SECTION 415 COMPENSATION. For purposes of this Section 5.05, Compensation shall be adjusted to reflect the general rule of Section 1.415-2(d) of the Treasury Regulations.

(c) LIMITATION YEAR. The "limitation year" (within the meaning of Section 415 of the Code) shall be the calendar year.

(d) MULTIPLE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS. In any case where a Participant also participates in another defined contribution plan of the Association or its Affiliates, the appropriate committee of such other plan shall first reduce the after-tax contributions under any such plan, shall then reduce any elective deferrals under any such plan subject to Section 401(k) of the Code, shall then reduce all other contributions under any other such plan and, if necessary, shall then reduce contributions under this Plan, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 5.05.

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(e) COMBINED PLAN LIMITATIONS. To the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 415(e) of the Code, the plan administration or appropriate committee shall first reduce the annual benefit payable under any defined benefit plan in which the Participant participates and, if necessary, the Committee shall thereafter reduce the contributions under the defined contribution plans in which such Participant participates in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 5.05.

(f) EXCESS ALLOCATIONS. If, after applying the allocation provisions under
Section 5.04 of the Plan, allocations under Section 5.04 of the Plan would otherwise result in a Participant's account being in violation of Section 415 of the Code, the Committee shall reduce the Employer contributions for the next limitation year (and succeeding limitation years, as necessary) for that Participant if that Participant is covered by the Plan as of the end of the limitation year. However, if that Participant is not covered by the Plan as of the end of the limitation year, then the excess amounts shall be held unallocated in a suspense account for the limitation year and allocated and reallocated in the next limitation year to all the remaining Participants in the Plan; furthermore, the excess amounts shall be used to reduce Employer contributions for the next limitation year (and succeeding limitation years, as necessary) for all the remaining Participants in the Plan.

(g) ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.09. For purposes of this Section 5.05, no amount credited to any Participant's Account pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Plan shall be counted as an "annual addition" for purposes of Section 415 of the Code. In the event any amount cannot be allocated to Affected Participants (as defined in Section 5.09 of the Plan) under the Plan pursuant to the Section 5.09 of the Plan in the year of a Change in Control, the amount which may not be so allocated in the year of the Change in Control shall be treated in accordance with paragraph (f) of this Section 5.05.

SECTION 5.06 OTHER LIMITATIONS.

Aside from the limitations set forth in Sections 5.05 of the Plan, in no event shall more than one-third of the Employer contributions to the Plan (including Matching Contributions) be allocated to the Accounts of Highly Compensated Employees. In order to ensure such allocations are not made, the Committee shall, beginning with the Participants whose Compensation exceeds the limit then in effect under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, reduce the amount of Compensation of such Highly Compensated Employees on a pro-rata basis per individual that would otherwise be taken into account for purposes of allocating benefits under Section 5.04 of the Plan. If, in order to satisfy this Section 5.06, any such Participant's Compensation must be reduced to an amount that is lower than the Compensation amount of the next highest paid (based on such Participant's Compensation) Highly Compensated Employee (the "breakpoint amount"), then, for purposes of allocating benefits under Section 5.04 of the Plan, the Compensation of all concerned Participants shall be reduced to an amount not to exceed such breakpoint amount.

SECTION 5.07 LIMITATIONS AS TO CERTAIN SECTION 1042 TRANSACTIONS.

To the extent that a shareholder of Company Stock sell qualifying Company Stock to the Plan and elects (with the consent of the Association) nonrecognition of gain under Section 1042 of the Code,

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no portion of the Company Stock purchased in such nonrecognition transaction (or dividends or other income attributable thereto) may accrue or be allocated during the nonallocation period (the ten (10) year period beginning on the later of the date of the sale of the qualified Company Stock or the date of the Plan allocation attributable to the final payment of an Acquisition Loan incurred in connection with such sale) for the benefit of:

(a) The selling shareholder;

(b) the spouse, brothers or sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), ancestors or lineal descendants of the selling shareholder or descendant referred to in (a) above; or

(c) any other person who owns, after application of Section 318(a) of the Code, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of:

(i) any class of outstanding stock of the Association or any Affiliate, or

(ii) the total value of any class of outstanding stock of the Association or any Affiliate.

For purposes of this Section 5.07, Section 318(a) of the Code shall be applied without regard to the employee trust exception of Section 318(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code.

SECTION 5.08 DIVIDENDS.

(a) STOCK DIVIDENDS. Dividends on Company Stock which are received by the Trustee in the form of additional Company Stock shall be retained in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock, and shall be allocated among the Participant's Accounts and the Loan Suspense Account in accordance with their holdings of the Company Stock on which the dividends have been paid.

(b) CASH DIVIDENDS ON ALLOCATED SHARES. Dividends on Company Stock credited to Participants' Accounts which are received by the Trustee in the form of cash shall, at the direction of the Association, either:

(i) be credited to Participants' Accounts in accordance with Section 5.03 of the Plan and invested as part of the Trust Fund;

(ii) be distributed immediately to the Participants;

(iii) be distributed to the Participants within ninety (90) days of the close of the Plan Year in which paid; or

(iv) be used to repay first principal and then, if available, interest on the Acquisition Loan used to acquire Company Stock on which the dividends were paid.

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(c) CASH DIVIDENDS ON UNALLOCATED SHARES. Dividends on Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account which are received by the Trustee in the form of cash shall be applied as soon as practicable to payments of first principal and then, if available, interest under the Acquisition Loan incurred with the purchase of the Company Stock.

(d) FINANCED SHARES. Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends paid with respect to such Company Stock shall be allocated under Sections 5.03 and 5.04 of the Plan as follows:

(i) First, Financed Shares with a fair market value at least equal to the dividends paid with respect the Company Stock allocated to Participants' Accounts shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of such Participants, pro rata, according to the number of shares of Company Stock held in such accounts on the date such dividend is declared by the Company;

(ii) Then, any remaining Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends paid with respect to Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of all Participants, pro rata, according to each Participant's Compensation.

SECTION 5.09 CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS.

(a) Upon a Change in Control, the Committee shall direct the Trustee to sell or otherwise dispose of a sufficient number of share of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account, and the proceeds of such sale of disposition shall be used to repay in full any outstanding Acquisition Loan of the Plan. After repayment of the Acquisition Loan, all remaining shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account and any cash proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense shall be allocated among the Accounts of all Participants who were employed by an Employer immediately preceding the date on which the Change in Control occurs. Such allocation of shares or cash proceeds shall be credited as of the date on which the Change in Control occurs to the Accounts of each Participant who is either in active Service with an Employer immediately preceding the date on which the Change in Control occurs or is on a Recognized Absence immediately preceding the date on which the Change in Control occurs (each an "Affected Participant"), in proportion to the opening balances in their Company Stock Accounts as of the first day of the current Valuation Period. If any amount cannot be allocated to an Affected Participant's Account in the limitation year during which a Change in Control occurs as a result of the limitations of
Section 415 of the Code, the amounts will be allocated in subsequent years to those persons who were Affected Participants and who continue to be Participants in the Plan until such amounts are finally allocated to Affected Participants.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, this Section 5.09 may not be amended on or after a Change in Control has occurred, unless required by the Internal Revenue Service as a condition of the continued treatment of the Plan as a tax-qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code.

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(c) This Section 5.09 shall have no force and effect unless the price paid for the Company Stock in connection with the Change in Control is greater than the average basis of the unallocated Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account as of the date of the Change in Control.

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SECTION 6 VESTING

SECTION 6.01 DEFERRED VESTING IN ACCOUNTS.

(a) A Participant shall become vested in his Accounts in accordance with the following schedule:

   Years of Service                          Vested Percentage
   ----------------                          -----------------

Less than 1 Year of Service                          0%
1 to 2 Years of Service                             20%
2 to 3 Years of Service                             40%
3 to 4 Years of Service                             60%
4 to 5 Years of Service                             80%
5 or more Years of Service                         100%

(b) For purposes of determining a Participant's Years of Service under this
Section 6.01, employment with the Bank or an Affiliate shall be deemed employment with the Employer. With respect to Employees who enter the Plan pursuant to Section 3.01(a) of the Plan, for purposes of determining a Participant's vested percentage, all Years of Service shall be included. With respect to Employees who enter the Plan pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of the Plan, for purposes of determining a Participant's vested percentage, all Years of Service shall be included, subject to the provisions of Section 6.05 of the Plan.

SECTION 6.02 IMMEDIATE VESTING IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 6.01(a) of the Plan, a Participant shall become fully vested in his Accounts upon the earlier of:

(i) termination of the Plan or upon the permanent and complete discontinuance of contributions by his Employer to the Plan; provided, however, that in the event of a partial termination, the interest of each Participant shall fully vest only with respect to that part of the Plan which is terminated;

(ii) The Participant's Normal Retirement Age;

(iii) A "Change in Control" (as defined below); or

(iv) Termination of employment by reason of death or Disability.

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SECTION 6.03 TREATMENT OF FORFEITURES.

(a) If a Participant who is not fully vested in his Accounts terminates employment, that portion of his Accounts in which he is not vested shall be forfeited upon the earlier of:

(i) The date the Participant receives a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan, or

(ii) The date at which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service.

(b) If a Participant who has terminated employment and has received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is subsequently reemployed by an Employer prior to incurring five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, he shall have the portion of his Accounts which was previously forfeited restored to his Accounts, provided he repays to the Trustee within five (5) years of his subsequent employment date an amount equal to the distribution. The amount restored to the Participant's Account shall be credited to his Account as of the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant repays the distributed amount to the Trustee and the restored amount shall come from other Employees' forfeitures and, if such forfeitures are insufficient, from a special contribution by his Employer for that year. If a Participant's employment terminates prior to his Account having become vested, such Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his entire vested interest as of the Valuation Date next following his termination of employment.

(c) If a Participant who has terminated employment but has not received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is subsequently reemployed by an Employer subsequent to incurring five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, any undistributed balance of his Accounts from his prior participation which was not forfeited shall be maintained as a fully vested subaccount with his Account.

(d) If a portion of a Participant's Account is forfeited, assets other than Company Stock must be forfeited before any Company Stock may be forfeited.

(e) Forfeitures shall be reallocated among the other Participants in the Plan.

SECTION 6.04 ACCOUNTING FOR FORFEITURES.

A forfeiture shall be charged to the Participant's Account as of the first day of the first Valuation Period in which the forfeiture becomes certain pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.03 of the Plan, a forfeiture shall be added to the contributions of the terminated Participant's Employer which are to be credited to other Participants pursuant to Section 4 as of the last day of the Plan Year in which the forfeiture becomes certain.

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SECTION 6.05 VESTING UPON REEMPLOYMENT.

(a) If an Employee is not vested in his Accounts, incurs a One Year Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Employee shall receive credit for his Years of Service prior to his One Year Break in Service only if the number of consecutive One Year Breaks in Service is less than the greater of: (i) five (5) years or (ii) the aggregate number of his Years of Service credited before his One Year Break in Service.

(b) If a Participant is partially vested in his Accounts, incurs a One Year Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Participant shall receive credit for his Years of Service prior to his One Year Break in Service; provided, however, that after five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, a former Participant's vested interest in his Accounts attributable to Years of Service prior to his One Year Break in Service shall not be increased as a result of his Years of Service following his reemployment date.

(c) If a Participant is fully vested in his Accounts, incurs a One Year Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Participant shall receive credit for all his Years of Service prior to his One Year Breaks in Service.

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SECTION 7 DISTRIBUTIONS

SECTION 7.01 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFIT UPON A TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

(a) A Participant whose employment terminates for any reason shall receive the entire vested portion of his Accounts in a single payment on a date selected by the Committee; provided, however, that such date shall be on or before the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant's employment terminated. The benefits from that portion of the Participant's Other Investments Account shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.05 of the Plan, if the Committee so provides, a Participant may elect that his benefits be distributed to him in the form of either Company Stock, cash, or some combination thereof.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section 7.01, if the balance credited to a Participant's Accounts exceeds, or has ever exceeded at the time such benefit was distributable, $5,000, his benefits shall not be paid before the latest of his 65th birthday or the tenth anniversary of the year in which he commenced participation in the Plan, unless he elects an early payment date in a written election filed with the Committee. Such an election is not valid unless it is made after the Participant has received the required notice under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations that provides a general description of the material features of a lump sum distribution and the Participant's right to defer receipt of his benefits under the Plan. The notice shall be provided no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days before the first day on which all events have occurred which entitle the Participant to such benefit. Written consent of the Participant to the distribution generally may not be made within 30 days of the date the Participant receives the notice and shall not be made more than 90 days from the date the Participant receives the notice. However, a distribution may be made less than 30 days after the notice provided under
Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations is given, if:

(i) the Committee clearly informs the Participant that he has a right to period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and if applicable, a particular distribution option), and

(ii) the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.

A Participant may modify such an election at any time, provided any new benefit payment date is at least 30 days after a modified election is delivered to the Committee.

SECTION 7.02 MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.

With respect to all Participants, other than those who are "5% owners" (as defined in Section 416 of the Code), benefits shall be paid no later than the April 1st of the later of:

(i) the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2, or

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(ii) the calendar year in which the Participant retires.

With respect to all Participants who are 5% owners within the meaning of Section 416 of the Code, such Participants benefits shall be paid no later than the April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2.

SECTION 7.03 BENEFITS ON A PARTICIPANT'S DEATH.

(a) If a Participant dies before his benefits are paid pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Plan, the balance credited to his Accounts shall be paid to his Beneficiary in a single distribution on or before the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant died. If the Participant has not named a Beneficiary or if his named Beneficiary should not survive him, then the balance in his Account shall be paid to his estate. The benefits from that portion of the Participant's Other Investments Account shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment.

(b) If a married Participant dies before his benefit payments begin, then, unless he has specifically elected otherwise, the Committee shall cause the balance in his Accounts to be paid to his spouse, as Beneficiary. A married Participant may name an individual other than his spouse as his Beneficiary, provided that such election is accompanied by the spouse's written consent, which must:

(i) acknowledge the effect of the election;

(ii) explicitly provide either that the designated Beneficiary may not subsequently be changed by the Participant without the spouse's further consent or that it may be changed without such consent; and

(iii) must be witnessed by the Committee, its representative, or a notary public.

This requirement shall not apply if the Participant establishes to the Committee's satisfaction that the spouse may not be located.

(c) The Committee shall from time to time take whatever steps it deems appropriate to keep informed of each Participant's marital status. Each Employer shall provide the Committee with the most reliable information in the Employer's possession regarding its Participants' marital status, and the Committee may, in its discretion, require a notarized affidavit from any Participant as to his marital status. The Committee, the Plan, the Trustee, and the Employers shall be fully protected and discharged from any liability to the extent of any benefit payments made as a result of the Committee's good faith and reasonable reliance upon information obtained from a Participant as to the Participant's marital status.

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SECTION 7.04 DELAY IN BENEFIT DETERMINATION.

If the Committee is unable to determine the benefits payable to a Participant or Beneficiary on or before the latest date prescribed for payment pursuant to this
Section 7, the benefits shall in any event be paid within 60 days after they can first be determined, with whatever makeup payments may be appropriate in view of the delay.

SECTION 7.05 OPTIONS TO RECEIVE AND SELL STOCK.

(a) Unless ownership of virtually all Company Stock is restricted to active Employees and qualified retirement plans for the benefit of Employees pursuant to the certificates of incorporation or by-laws of the Employers issuing Company Stock, a terminated Participant or the Beneficiary of a deceased Participant may instruct the Committee to distribute the Participant's entire vested interest in his Accounts in the form of Company Stock. In that event, the Committee shall apply the Participant's vested interest in his Other Investments Account to purchase sufficient Company Stock to make the required distribution.

(b) Any Participant who receives Company Stock pursuant to this Section, and any person who has received Company Stock from the Plan or from such a Participant by reason of the Participant's death or incompetency, by reason of divorce or separation from the Participant, or by reason of a rollover distribution described in Section 402(c) of the Code, shall have the right to require the Employer which issued the Company Stock to purchase the Company Stock for its current fair market value (hereinafter referred to as the "put right"). The put right shall be exercisable by written notice to the Committee during the first 60 days after the Company Stock is distributed by the Plan, and, if not exercised in that period, during the first 60 days in the following Plan Year after the Committee has communicated to the Participant its determination as to the Company Stock's current fair market value. If the put right is exercised, the Trustee may, if so directed by the Committee in its sole discretion, assume the Employer's rights and obligations with respect to purchasing the Stock. However, the put right shall not apply to the extent that the Company Stock, at the time the put right would otherwise be exercisable, may be sold on an established market in accordance with federal and state securities laws and regulations.

(c) With respect to a put right, the Employer or the Trustee, as the case may be, may elect to pay for the Company Stock in equal periodic installments, not less frequently than annually, over a period not longer than five (5) years from the 30th day after the put right is exercised pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section 7.05, with adequate security and interest at a reasonable rate on the unpaid balance, all such terms to be set forth in a promissory note delivered to the seller with normal terms as to acceleration upon any uncured default.

(d) Nothing contained in this Section 7.05 shall be deemed to obligate any Employer to register any Company Stock under any federal or state securities law or to create or maintain a public market to facilitate the transfer or disposition of any Company Stock. The put right described in this Section 7.05 may only be exercised by a person described in the paragraph (b) of this Section 7.05, and may

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not be transferred with any Company Stock to any other person. As to all Company Stock purchased by the Plan in exchange for any Acquisition Loan, the put right be nonterminable. The put right for Company Stock acquired through a Acquisition Loan shall continue with respect to such Company Stock after the Acquisition Loan is repaid or the Plan ceases to be an employee stock ownership plan. Except as provided above, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 54.4975-7(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, no Company Stock acquired with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan may be subject to any put, call or other option or buy-sell or similar arrangement while held by, and when distributed from, the Plan, whether the Plan is then an employee stock ownership plan.

SECTION 7.06 RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION OF STOCK.

Except in the case of Company Stock which is traded on an established market, a Participant who receives Company Stock pursuant to this Section 7, and any person who has received Company Stock from the Plan or from such a Participant by reason of the Participant's death or incompetency, by reason of divorce or separation from the Participant, or by reason of a rollover distribution described in Section 402(c) of the Code, shall, prior to any sale or other transfer of the Company Stock to any other person, first offer the Company Stock to the issuing Employer and to the Plan at its current fair market value. This restriction shall apply to any transfer, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, and whether for consideration or gratuitous. Either the Employer or the Trustee may accept the offer within 14 days after it is delivered. Any Company Stock distributed by the Plan shall bear a conspicuous legend describing the right of first refusal under this Section 7.06, as applicable, as well as any other restrictions upon the transfer of the Company Stock imposed by federal and state securities laws and regulations.

SECTION 7.07 DIRECT TRANSFER OF ELIGIBLE PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.

(a) A Participant or Beneficiary may direct that an "eligible rollover distribution" (as defined below) included in a payment made pursuant to this
Section 7 be paid directly to an "eligible retirement plan" (as defined below).

(b) To effect such a direct transfer, the Participant or Beneficiary must notify the Committee that a direct transfer is desired and provide to the Committee the eligible retirement plan to which the payment is to be made. Such notice shall be made in such form and at such time as the Committee may prescribe. Upon receipt of such notice, the Committee shall direct the Trustee to make a trustee-to-trustee transfer of the eligible rollover distribution to the eligible retirement plan so specified.

(c) For purposes of this Section 7.07, an "eligible rollover distribution" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(4) of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not inconsistent with the above references, an eligible rollover distribution shall mean any distribution of all or any portion of the Participant's Account, except that such term shall not include any distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made
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Participant or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and a designated Beneficiary, or (ii) for a period of ten years or more. Further, the term "eligible rollover distribution" shall not include any distribution required to be made under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code.

(d) For purposes of this Section 7.07, an "eligible retirement plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(8) of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not inconsistent with the above references, an eligible retirement plan shall mean:
(i) an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code;
(ii) an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code (other than an endowment contract), (iii) a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code, and (iv) an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code.

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SECTION 8 VOTING OF COMPANY STOCK AND TENDER OFFERS

SECTION 8.01 VOTING OF COMPANY STOCK.

(a) IN GENERAL. The Trustee shall generally vote all shares of Company Stock held in the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.01.

(b) ALLOCATED SHARES. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants' Accounts shall be voted by the Trustee in accordance with the Participants' written instructions.

(c) UNINSTRUCTED AND UNALLOCATED SHARES. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants' Accounts but for which no written instructions have been received by the Trustee regarding voting shall be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company Stock. Shares of unallocated Company Stock shall also be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, all shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants' Accounts and for which the Trustee has not timely received written instructions regarding voting and all unallocated shares of Company Stock must be voted by the Trustee in a manner determined by the Trustee to be solely in the best interests of the Participants and Beneficiaries.

(d) VOTING PRIOR TO ALLOCATION. In the event no shares of Company Stock have been allocated to Participants' Accounts at the time Company Stock is to be voted, each Participant shall be deemed to have one share of Company Stock allocated to his Accounts for the sole purpose of providing the Trustee with voting instructions.

(e) PROCEDURE AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Whenever such voting rights are to be exercised, the Employers, the Committee, and the Trustee shall see that all Participants and Beneficiaries are provided with the same notices and other materials as are provided to other holders of the Company Stock, and are provided with adequate opportunity to deliver their instructions to the Trustee regarding the voting of Company Stock allocated to their Accounts or deemed allocated to their Accounts for purposes of voting. The instructions of the Participants with respect to the voting of shares of Company Stock shall be confidential.

SECTION 8.02 TENDER OFFERS.

In the event of a tender offer, Company Stock shall be tendered by the Trustee in the same manner set forth in Section 8.01 of the Plan regarding the voting of Company Stock.

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SECTION 9 THE COMMITTEE AND PLAN ADMINISTRATION

SECTION 9.01 IDENTITY OF THE COMMITTEE.

The Committee shall consist of three or more individuals selected by the Association. Any individual, including a director, trustee, shareholder, officer, or Employee of an Employer, shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Committee. The Association shall have the power to remove any individual serving on the Committee at any time without cause upon ten (10) days written notice to such individual and any individual may resign from the Committee at any time without reason upon ten (10) days written notice to the Association. The Association shall notify the Trustee of any change in membership of the Committee.

SECTION 9.02 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE.

(a) The Committee shall be the "plan administrator" within the meaning of ERISA and shall have exclusive responsibility and authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan, including the interpretation and application of its provisions, except to the extent such responsibility and authority are otherwise specifically:

(i) allocated to the Association, the Employers, or the Trustee under the Plan and Trust Agreement;

(ii) delegated in writing to other persons by the Association, the Employers, the Committee, or the Trustee; or

(iii) allocated to other parties by operation of law.

(b) The Committee shall have exclusive responsibility regarding decisions concerning the payment of benefits under the Plan.

(c) The Committee shall have full investment responsibility with respect to the Investment Fund except to the extent, if any, specifically provided in the Trust Agreement.

(d) In the discharge of its duties, the Committee may employ accountants, actuaries, legal counsel, and other agents (who also may be employed by an Employer or the Trustee in the same or some other capacity) and may pay such individuals reasonable compensation and expenses for their services rendered with respect to the operation or administration of the Plan to the extent such payments are not otherwise prohibited by law.

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SECTION 9.03 DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.

(a) The Committee shall keep whatever records may be necessary in connection with the maintenance of the Plan and shall furnish to the Employers whatever reports may be required from time to time by the Employers. The Committee shall furnish to the Trustee whatever information may be necessary to properly administer the Trust. The Committee shall see to the filing with the appropriate government agencies of all reports and returns required with respect to the Plan under ERISA and the Code and other applicable laws.

(b) The Committee shall have exclusive responsibility and authority with respect to the Plan's holdings of Company Stock and shall direct the Trustee in all respects regarding the purchase, retention, sale, exchange, and pledge of Company Stock and the creation and satisfaction of any Acquisition Loan to the extent such responsibilities are not set forth in the Trust Agreement.

(c) The Committee shall at all times act consistently with the Association's long-term intention that the Plan, as an employee stock ownership plan, be invested primarily in Company Stock. Subject to the direction of the Committee with respect to any Acquisition Loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan, and subject to the provisions of Sections 7.05 and 11.04 of the Plan as to Participants' rights under certain circumstances to have their Accounts invested in Company Stock or in assets other than Company Stock, the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the extent to which assets of the Trust shall be used to repay any Acquisition Loan, to purchase Company Stock, or to invest in other assets selected by the Committee or an investment manager. No provision of the Plan relating to the allocation or vesting of any interests in the Company Stock or investments other than Company Stock shall restrict the Committee from changing any holdings of the Trust Fund, whether the changes involve an increase or a decrease in the Company Stock or other assets credited to Participants' Accounts. In determining the proper extent of the Trust Fund's investment in Company Stock, the Committee shall be authorized to employ investment counsel, legal counsel, appraisers, and other agents and to pay their reasonable compensation and expenses to the extent such payments are not prohibited by law.

(d) If the valuation of any Company Stock is not established by reported trading on a generally recognized public market, then the Committee shall have the exclusive authority and responsibility to determine value of the Company Stock for all purposes under the Plan. Such value shall be determined as of each Valuation Date and on any other date as of which the Trustee purchases or sells Company Stock in a manner consistent with Section 4975 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. The Committee shall use generally accepted methods of valuing stock of similar corporations for purposes of arm's length business and investment transactions, and in this connection the Committee shall obtain, and shall be protected in relying upon, the valuation of Company Stock as determined by an independent appraiser experienced in preparing valuations of similar businesses.

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SECTION 9.04 COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA AND THE CODE.

The Committee shall perform all acts necessary to ensure the Plan's compliance with ERISA and the Code. Each individual member of the Committee shall discharge his duties in good faith and in accordance with the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.

SECTION 9.05 ACTION BY COMMITTEE.

All actions of the Committee shall be governed by the affirmative vote of a number of the members of the Committee which is a majority of the total number of the members of the Committee. The members of the Committee may meet informally and may take any action without meeting as a group.

SECTION 9.06 EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS.

Any instrument executed by the Committee may be signed by any member of the Committee.

SECTION 9.07 ADOPTION OF RULES.

The Committee shall adopt such rules and regulations of uniform applicability as it deems necessary or appropriate for the proper operation, administration and interpretation of the Plan.

SECTION 9.08 RESPONSIBILITIES TO PARTICIPANTS.

The Committee shall determine which Employees qualify to participate in the Plan. The Committee shall furnish to each Eligible Employee whatever summary plan descriptions, summary annual reports, and other notices and information may be required under ERISA. The Committee also shall determine when a Participant or his Beneficiary qualifies for the payment of benefits under the Plan. The Committee shall furnish to each such Participant or Beneficiary whatever information is required under ERISA or the Code (or is otherwise appropriate) to enable the Participant or Beneficiary to make whatever elections may be available pursuant to Section 7, and the Committee shall provide for the payment of benefits in the proper form and amount from the Trust. The Committee may decide in its sole discretion to permit modifications of elections and to defer or accelerate benefits to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan, applicable law, and the best interests of the individuals concerned.

SECTION 9.09 ALTERNATIVE PAYEES IN EVENT OF INCAPACITY.

If the Committee finds at any time that an individual qualifying for benefits under this Plan is a minor or is incompetent, the Committee may direct the benefits to be paid, in the case of a minor, to his parents, his legal guardian, a custodian for him under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, or the person having actual custody of him, or, in the case of an incompetent, to his spouse, his legal

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guardian, or the person having actual custody of him. The Committee and the Trustee shall not be obligated to inquire as to the actual use of the funds by the person receiving them under this Section 9.09, and any such payment shall completely discharge the obligations of the Plan, the Trustee, the Committee, and the Employers to the extent of the payment.

SECTION 9.10 INDEMNIFICATION BY EMPLOYERS.

Except as separately agreed in writing, the Committee, and any member or employee of the Committee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Employers, jointly and severally, to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all costs, damages, expenses, and liabilities reasonably incurred by or imposed upon the Committee or such individual in connection with any claim made against the Committee or such individual or in which the Committee or such individual may be involved by reason of being, or having been, the Committee, or a member or employee of the Committee, to the extent such amounts are not paid by insurance.

SECTION 9.11 ABSTENTION BY INTERESTED MEMBER.

Any member of the Committee who also is a Participant in the Plan shall take no part in any determination specifically relating to his own participation or benefits under the Plan, unless his abstention would render the Committee incapable of acting on the matter.

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SECTION 10 RULES GOVERNING BENEFIT CLAIMS

SECTION 10.01 CLAIM FOR BENEFITS.

Any Participant or Beneficiary who qualifies for the payment of benefits shall file a claim for his benefits with the Committee on a form provided by the Committee. The claim, including any election of an alternative benefit form, shall be filed at least 30 days before the date on which the benefits are to begin. If a Participant or Beneficiary fails to file a claim by the 30th day before the date on which benefits become payable, he shall be presumed to have filed a claim for payment for the Participant's benefits in the standard form prescribed by Section 7 of the Plan.

SECTION 10.02 NOTIFICATION BY COMMITTEE.

Within 90 days after receiving a claim for benefits (or within 180 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time and written notice of the extension is given to the Participant or Beneficiary within 90 days after receiving the claim for benefits), the Committee shall notify the Participant or Beneficiary whether the claim has been approved or denied. If the Committee denies a claim in any respect, the Committee shall set forth in a written notice to the Participant or Beneficiary:

(a) each specific reason for the denial;

(b) specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(c) a description of any additional material or information which could be submitted by the Participant or Beneficiary to support his claim, with an explanation of the relevance of such information; and

(d) an explanation of the claims review procedures set forth in Section 10.03 of the Plan.

SECTION 10.03 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE.

Within 60 days after a Participant or Beneficiary receives notice from the Committee that his claim for benefits has been denied in any respect, he may file with the Committee a written notice of appeal setting forth his reasons for disputing the Committee's determination. In connection with his appeal the Participant or Beneficiary or his representative may inspect or purchase copies of pertinent documents and records to the extent not inconsistent with other Participants' and Beneficiaries' rights of privacy. Within 60 days after receiving a notice of appeal from a prior determination (or within 120 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time and written notice of the extension is given to the Participant or Beneficiary and his representative within 60 days after receiving the notice of appeal), the Committee shall furnish to the Participant or Beneficiary and his representative, if any, a written statement of the Committee's final decision with

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respect to his claim, including the reasons for such decision and the particular Plan provisions upon which it is based.

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SECTION 11 THE TRUST

SECTION 11.01 CREATION OF TRUST FUND.

All amounts received under the Plan from an Employer and investments shall be held in a Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of this Plan and the Trust Agreement. The benefits described in this Plan shall be payable only from the assets of the Trust Fund. Neither the Association, any other Employer, its board of directors or trustees, its stockholders, its officers, its employees, the Committee, nor the Trustee shall be liable for payment of any benefit under this Plan except from the Trust Fund.

SECTION 11.02 COMPANY STOCK AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.

Trust Fund held by the Trustee shall be divided into Company Stock and investments other than Company Stock. The Trustee shall have no investment responsibility for the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock, but shall accept any Employer contributions made in the form of Company Stock, and shall acquire, sell, exchange, distribute, and otherwise deal with and dispose of Company Stock in accordance with the instructions of the Committee.

SECTION 11.03 ACQUISITION OF COMPANY STOCK.

From time to time the Committee may, in its sole discretion, direct the Trustee to acquire Company Stock from the issuing Employer or from shareholders, including shareholders who are or have been Employees, Participants, or fiduciaries with respect to the Plan. The Trustee shall pay for such Company Stock no more than its fair market value, which shall be determined conclusively by the Committee pursuant to Section 9.03(d) of the Plan. The Committee may direct the Trustee to finance the acquisition of Company Stock through an Acquisition Loan subject to the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan.

SECTION 11.04 PARTICIPANTS' OPTION TO DIVERSIFY.

The Committee shall provide for a procedure under which each Participant may, during the first five years of a certain six-year period, elect to have up to 25 percent of the value of his Accounts committed to alternative investment options within an "Investment Fund." For the sixth year in this period, the Participant may elect to have up to 50 percent of the value of his Accounts committed to other investments. The six-year period shall begin with the Plan Year following the first Plan Year in which the Participant has both reached aged 55 and completed 10 years of participation in the Plan; a Participant's election to diversify his Accounts must be made within the 90-day period immediately following the last day of each of the six Plan Years. The Committee shall see that the Investment Fund includes a sufficient number of investment options to comply with Section 401(a)(28)(B) of the Code. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit a transfer of a portion of the Participant's Accounts to the Savings Plan in order to satisfy this Section 11.04, provided such

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investments comply with Section 401(a)(28)(B) and such transfer is not otherwise prohibited under the Code or ERISA. The Trustee shall comply with any investment directions received from Participants in accordance with the procedures adopted from time to time by the Committee under this Section 11.04.

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SECTION 12 ADOPTION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 12.01 ADOPTION OF PLAN BY OTHER EMPLOYERS.

With the consent of the Association, any entity may become a participating Employer under the Plan by:

(a) taking such action as shall be necessary to adopt the Plan;

(b) becoming a party to the Trust Agreement establishing the Trust Fund; and

(c) executing and delivering such instruments and taking such other action as may be necessary or desirable to put the Plan into effect with respect to the entity's Employees.

SECTION 12.02 ADOPTION OF PLAN BY SUCCESSOR.

In the event that any Employer shall be reorganized by way of merger, consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, so that an entity other than an Employer shall succeed to all or substantially all of the Employer's business, the successor entity may be substituted for the Employer under the Plan by adopting the Plan and becoming a party to the Trust Agreement. Contributions by the Employer shall be automatically suspended from the effective date of any such reorganization until the date upon which the substitution of the successor entity for the Employer under the Plan becomes effective. If, within 90 days following the effective date of any such reorganization, the successor entity shall not have elected to become a party to the Plan, or if the Employer shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation other than in connection with a reorganization, the Plan shall be automatically terminated with respect to Employees of the Employer as of the close of business on the 90th day following the effective date of the reorganization, or as of the close of business on the date of adoption of a plan of complete liquidation, as the case may be.

SECTION 12.03 PLAN ADOPTION SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the adoption of the Plan and the execution of the Trust Agreement are conditioned upon their being determined initially by the Internal Revenue Service to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, so that the Employers may deduct currently for federal income tax purposes their contributions to the Trust and so that the Participants may exclude the contributions from their gross income and recognize income only when they receive benefits. In the event that this Plan is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under Section 401(a) of the Code, the Plan may be amended retroactively to the earliest date permitted by the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations in order to secure qualification under Section 401(a) of the Code. If this Plan is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under Section 401(a) of the Code either as originally adopted or as amended, each Employer's contributions to the Trust under this Plan (including any earnings thereon) shall be

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returned to it and this Plan shall be terminated. In the event that this Plan is amended after its initial qualification and the Plan as amended is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, the amendment may be modified retroactively to the earliest date permitted by the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations in order to secure approval of the amendment under Section 401(a) of the Code.

SECTION 12.04 RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE.

The Association intends to continue this Plan as a permanent program. However, each participating Employer separately reserves the right to suspend, supersede, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to that Employer's Employees, and the Association reserves the right to amend, suspend, supersede, merge, consolidate, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to the Employees of all Employers. No amendment, suspension, supersession, merger, consolidation, or termination of the Plan shall reduce any Participant's or Beneficiary's proportionate interest in the Trust Fund, or shall divert any portion of the Trust Fund to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan. Except as is required for purposes of compliance with the Code or ERISA, the provisions of Section 4.04 relating to the crediting of contributions, forfeitures and shares of Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account, nor any other provision of the Plan relating to the allocation of benefits to Participants, may be amended more frequently than once every six months. Moreover, there shall not be any transfer of assets to a successor plan or merger or consolidation with another plan unless, in the event of the termination of the successor plan or the surviving plan immediately following such transfer, merger, or consolidation, each participant or beneficiary would be entitled to a benefit equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to if the plan in which he was previously a participant or beneficiary had terminated immediately prior to such transfer, merger, or consolidation. Following a termination of this Plan by the Association, the Trustee shall continue to administer the Trust and pay benefits in accordance with the Plan and the Committee's instructions.

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SECTION 13 GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 13.01 NONASSIGNABILITY OF BENEFITS.

The interests of Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan shall not be subject to the claims of their creditors and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, alienated, pledged, encumbered, sold, or transferred. The prohibitions set forth in this Section 13.01 shall also apply any judgement, decree, or order (including approval of a property or settlement agreement) which relates to the provision of child support, alimony, or property rights to a present or former spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such judgement, decree or order is determined to be a "qualified domestic relations order" as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.

SECTION 13.02 LIMIT OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY.

The liability of the Employers with respect to Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan shall be limited to making contributions to the Trust from time to time, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

SECTION 13.03 PLAN EXPENSES.

All expenses incurred by the Committee or the Trustee in connection with administering the Plan and Trust shall be paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund to the extent the expenses have not been paid or assumed by the Employers or by the Trustee.

SECTION 13.04 NONDIVERSION OF ASSETS.

Except as provided in Sections 5.05 and 12.03 of the Plan, under no circumstances shall any portion of the Trust Fund be diverted to or used for any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan.

SECTION 13.05 SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

SECTION 13.06 SERVICE OF PROCESS.

The agent for the service of process upon the Plan shall be the president of the Association and the Trustee, or such other person as may be designated from time to time by the Association.

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SECTION 13.07 GOVERNING LAW.

The Plan is established under, and its validity, construction and effect shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio to the extent those laws are not preempted by federal law, including the provisions of ERISA.

SECTION 13.08 SPECIAL RULES FOR PERSONS SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(B) REQUIREMENTS.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any former Participant who is subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, who becomes eligible to again participate in the Plan, may not become a Participant prior to the date that is six months from the date such former Participant terminated participation in the Plan. In addition, any person subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act receiving a distribution of Company Stock from the Plan must hold such Company Stock for a period of six months commencing with the date of distribution. However, this restriction will not apply to Company Stock distributions made in connection with death, retirement, disability or termination of employment, or made pursuant to the terms of a qualified domestic relations order.

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SECTION 14 TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

SECTION 14.01 TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS.

If, as of the last day of the first Plan Year, or thereafter, if as of the day next preceding the beginning of any Plan Year (the "Determination Date"), the Plan is a "top-heavy plan" (determined in accordance with the provisions of
Section 416(g) of the Code); that is, the aggregate present value of the accrued benefits and account balances of all "Key Employees" (within the meaning of
Section 416(i) of the Code and for this purpose using the definition of Compensation, as modified under Section 5.5(b) of the Plan) and their Beneficiaries, the provision specified in this Section 14 will automatically become effective as of the first day of the Plan Year. For purposes of the above sentence, the aggregate present value of the accrued benefits and account balances of a Participant who has not performed any services for the Association or any of its Affiliates during the five-year period ending on the Determination Date shall not be taken into account. This calculation shall be made in accordance with Section 416(g) of the Code, taking into consideration plans which are considered part of the Aggregation Group. The term "Aggregation Group" shall include each plan of the Association or any of its Affiliates that includes a Key Employee and each plan of the Association or any of its Affiliates that allows the Plan to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) of the Code or Section 410 of the Code and may include any other plan of the Association or any of its Affiliates, if the Aggregation Group would continue to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.

SECTION 14.02 PLAN MODIFICATIONS UPON BECOMING TOP-HEAVY.

(a) MINIMUM ACCRUALS. Section 5.04 of the Plan will be modified to provide that the aggregate amount of Employer contributions allocated in each Plan Year to the Accounts of each Participant who is a Non-Key Employee (within the meaning of Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), and who is employed by an Employer as of the last day of the Plan Year, may not be less than the lesser of:

(i) three percent of his Compensation for the Plan Year; and

(ii) a percentage of his Compensation equal to the largest percentage obtained by dividing the sum of the amount credited to the Accounts of any key Employee by that key Employee's Compensation; and

(b) SECTION 415(E) OF THE CODE. Section 5.05 of the Plan will be modified to provide that the dollar limitations in the denominators of the "defined benefit plan fraction" and "defined contribution plan fraction" (as such terms are defined in Section 415(e) of the Code) will be multiplied by 1.0 instead of
1.25. However, the above sentence shall not apply if "four percent" is substituted for "three percent" in paragraph (a) of this Section 14.02.

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The preceding provisions will remain in effect for the period in which the Plan is top-heavy. If, for any particular year thereafter, the Plan is no longer top-heavy, the provisions contained in this Section 14 shall cease to apply, except that any previously vested portion of any Account balance shall remain nonforfeitable.

SECTION 14.03 SUPER TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS.

If, as of a Determination Date, the aggregate present value of the accrued benefits and Account balances of all "Key Employees" (within the meaning of
Section 416(i) of the Code) and their Beneficiaries exceed 90% of the aggregate present value of the accrued benefits and Account balances of all Participants and Beneficiaries, paragraph (a) of Section 14.02 will automatically become effective as of the first day of such Plan Year, except that Section 14.02(b) of the Plan will be modified to provide that the dollar limitations in the denominators of the defined benefit plan fraction and defined contribution plan fraction in Section 5.05 of the Plan shall be multiplied by 1.0 instead of 1.25, whether or not the minimum benefit is increased under Section 14.02(a) of the Plan.

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TRUST AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

AND


FOR THE

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST


CONTENTS

                                                  Page No.

Section 1    Creation of Trust                       1

Section 2    Investment of Trust Fund and
             Administrative Powers of the
             Trustee                                 2

Section 3    Compensation and Indemnification
             of Trustee and Payment of Expenses
             and Taxes                               7

Section 4    Records and Valuation                   8

Section 5    Instructions from Committee             9

Section 6    Change of Trustees                     10

Section 7    Miscellaneous                          11


This TRUST AGREEMENT dated March 10, 1998 BETWEEN Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally-chartered savings and loan association with its principal office at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 (hereinafter called the "Company"), AND _____________________, with offices at ______________________ 10005 (hereinafter called the "Trustee"),

W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1998, the Company approved and adopted an employee stock ownership plan for the benefit of its employees, Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan, (hereinafter called the "Plan"); and

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the execution of this Trust Agreement and has appointed _____________________ as Trustee of the Trust Fund created pursuant to the Plan; and

WHEREAS, _____________________ has agreed to act as trustee and to hold and administer the assets of the Plan in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee agree as follows:

Section 1. Creation of Trust.

1.1 Trustee. _____________________ shall be trustee of the Trust Fund created in accordance with and in furtherance of the Plan, and shall serve as Trustee until its removal or resignation in accordance with Section 6.

1.2 Trust Fund. The Trustee hereby agrees to accept contributions from the Employer as defined in the Plan and amounts transferred from other qualified retirement plans from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Plan. All such property and contributions, together with income thereon and increments thereto, shall constitute the "Trust Fund" to be held in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement.

1.3 Incorporation of Plan. An instrument entitled "Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan" is incorporated herein by reference, and this Trust Agreement shall be interpreted consistently with that Plan. All words and phrases defined in that Plan shall have the same meaning when used in this Trust Agreement.

1.4 Name. The name of this trust shall be "Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust."

1.5 Nondiversion of Assets. In no event shall any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan, except to the extent that assets may be returned to the Employer in accordance with the Plan where the

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Plan fails to qualify initially under Section 401(a) of the Code, or where they are attributable to contributions made by mistake of fact or conditioned upon their deductibility.

Section 2. Investment of Trust Fund and Administrative Powers of the Trustee.

2.1 Stock and Other Investments. The basic investment policy of the Plan shall be to invest primarily in Stock of the Employer for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries. The Committee shall have full and complete investment authority and responsibility with respect to the purchase, retention, sale, exchange, and pledge of Stock and the payment of Acquisition Loans, and the Trustee shall not deal in any way with Stock except in accordance with the written instructions of the Committee. The Trustee shall invest, or keep invested, all or a portion of the Trust Fund in Stock, and shall pay Acquisition Loans out of assets of the Trust Fund, as instructed from time to time by the Committee. The Trustee shall invest any balance of the Trust Fund (the "Investment Fund") in such other property as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem advisable, subject to any delegation of such investment responsibility pursuant to Section 2.2. Nothing contained herein shall provide investment discretion authority or any like kind responsibility in regard to the assets of the Trust Fund.

In connection with instructions to acquire Stock, the Trustee may purchase newly issued or outstanding Stock from an Employer or any other holders of Stock, including Participants, Beneficiaries, and Plan fiduciaries. All purchases and sales of Stock shall be made by the Trustee at fair market value as determined by the Committee in good faith and in accordance with any applicable requirement under ERISA. Such purchases may be made with assets of the Trust Fund, with funds borrowed for this purpose (with or without guarantees of repayment to the lender by an Employer), or by any combination of the foregoing.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement or the Plan, neither the Committee nor Trustee shall make any purchase, sale, exchange, investment, pledge, valuation, or loan, or take any other action involving those assets for which it is responsible which (i) is inconsistent with the policy of the Plan and Trust, (ii) is inconsistent with the prudence and diversification requirements set forth in Sections 404(a)(1)(B) and (C) of ERISA (to the extent such requirements apply to an employee stock ownership plan and trust), (iii) is prohibited by Section 406 or 407 of ERISA, or (iv) would impair the qualification of the Plan or the exemption of the Trust under Sections 401 and 501 of the Code.

2.2 Delegation of Investment Responsibility. The Committee may, by written notice, direct the Trustee to segregate any portion or all of the Investment Fund into one or more separate accounts for each of which full investment responsibility will be delegated to an investment manager appointed in such notice pursuant to Section 402(c)(3) of ERISA (hereinafter a "Manager"). For any separate account where the Trustee is to maintain custody of the assets, the Trustee and the Manager shall agree upon procedures for the transmittal of investment instructions from the Manager to the Trustee, and the Trustee may provide the Manager with such documents as may be necessary to authorize the Manager to effect transactions directly on behalf of the segregated account.

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Further, the Committee may, by written notice, direct the Trustee to segregate any portion or all of the Investment Fund into one or more separate accounts for each of which full investment responsibility will be delegated to an insurance company through one or more group annuity contracts, deposit administration contracts, or similar contracts, which may provide for investments in any commingled separate accounts established under such contracts. An insurance company shall be a Manager with respect to any amounts held under such a contract except to the extent the insurer's assets are not deemed assets of the Plan and Trust Fund pursuant to Section 401(b)(2) of ERISA. The allocation of amounts held under such a contract among the insurer's general account and one or more individual or commingled separate accounts shall be determined by the Company except as otherwise agreed by the Company and the insurer.

Any Manager shall have all of the powers given to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.3 with respect to the portion of the Trust Fund committed to its investment discretion and control. The Trustee shall be responsible for the safekeeping of any assets which remain in its custody, but in no event shall the Trustee be under any duty to question or make any inquiry or suggestion regarding the action or inaction of a Manager or an insurer or the advisability of acquiring, retaining, or disposing of any asset of a segregated account. The Employer shall indemnify and hold the Trustee harmless from any and all costs, damages, expenses, and liabilities which the Trustee may incur by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee upon directions from the Committee, a Manager, or an insurer pursuant to this Section 2.2.

2.3 Trustee Powers. In addition to and not by way of limitation upon the fiduciary powers granted to it by law, the Trustee shall have the following specific powers, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.1:

2.3-1 to receive, hold, manage, invest and reinvest the money or other property which constitutes the Trust Fund, without distinction between principal and income;

2.3-2 to hold funds uninvested temporarily without liability for interest thereon, and to deposit funds in one or more savings or similar accounts with any banks and savings and loan associations which are insured by an instrumentality of the federal government, including the Trustee if it is such an institution.

2.3-3 at the direction of the Committee, to invest or reinvest the whole or any portion of the money or other property which constitutes the Trust Fund in such common or preferred stocks, investment trust shares, mutual funds, commingled trust funds, partnership interests, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, and real and personal property as the Trustee in its absolute judgment and discretion may deem to be for the best interests of the Trust Fund, regardless of nondiversification to the extent that such nondiversification is clearly prudent, and regardless of whether any such investment or property is authorized by law regarding the investment of trust funds, of a wasting asset nature, temporarily nonincome producing, or within or without the United States;

2.3-4 to invest in common and preferred stocks, bonds, notes, or other obligations of any corporation or business enterprise in which an Employer or its owners may own an interest;

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2.3-5 at the direction of the Committee, to exchange any investment or property, real or personal, for other investments or properties at such time and upon such terms as the Trustee shall deem proper;

2.3-6 at the direction of the Committee, to sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any investment or property, real or personal, for cash or on credit, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the Trustee shall deem advisable, and no person dealing with the Trustee shall be under any duty to inquire as to the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or as to the application of the purchase money paid to the Trustee;

2.3-7 to hold any investment or property in the name of the Trustee, with or without the designation of any fiduciary capacity, or in name of a nominee, or unregistered, or in such other form that title may pass by delivery; provided, however, that the Trustee's records always show that such investment or property belongs to the Trust Fund and the Trustee shall not be relieved hereby of its responsibility to maintain safe custody of the Trust Fund;

2.3-8 to organize one or more corporations to hold, manage, or liquidate any property, including real estate, owned or acquired by the Trust Fund if in the sole discretion of the Trustee the organization of such corporation or corporations is for the best interest of the Trust;

2.3-9 to extend the time for payment of, to modify, to renew, or to release security from any mortgage, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or to take advantage of or waive any default; to foreclose mortgages and bid in property under foreclosure or to take title to property by conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, either with or without the payment of additional consideration;

2.3-10 to vote in person or by proxy all stocks and other securities having voting privileges; to exercise or refrain from exercising any option or privilege with respect to stocks and other securities, including any right or privilege to subscribe for or otherwise to acquire stocks and other securities; or to sell any such right or privilege; to assent to and join in any plan of refinance, merger, consolidation, reorganization or liquidation of any corporation or other enterprise in which this Trust may have an interest, to deposit stocks and other securities with any committee formed to effectuate the same, to pay any expense incidental thereto, to exchange stocks and other securities for those which may be issued pursuant to any such plan, and to retain as an investment the stocks and other securities received by the Trustee; and to deposit any investment in a voting trust; notwithstanding the preceding, participants and beneficiaries shall be entitled to direct the manner in which stock allocated to their respective accounts are to be voted on all matters. All stock which has been allocated to participant's accounts for which the Trustee has received no written direction and all unallocated Employer securities will be voted by the Trustee in direct proportion to any participant directions received and solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries. Whenever such voting rights are to be exercised, the Employer, the Committee and the Trustee shall see that all participants and beneficiaries are provided with adequate opportunity to deliver their instructions to the Trustee regarding voting of stock allocated to their accounts. The instructions of the participants with respect to the voting of allocated shares hereunder shall be confidential;

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2.3-11 to abandon any property, real or personal, which the Trustee shall consider to be worthless or not of sufficient value to warrant its keeping or protecting; to abstain from the payment of taxes, water rents, assessments, repairs, maintenance, and upkeep of any such property; to permit any such property to be lost by tax sale or other proceedings, and to convey any such property for a nominal consideration or without consideration;

2.3-12 to borrow money from an Employer or from others (including the Trustee), and to enter into installment contracts, for the purchase of Stock upon such terms and conditions and at such reasonable rates of interest as the Committee may deem to be advisable, to issue its promissory notes as Trustee to evidence such debt, to secure the payment of such notes by pledging any property of the Trust Fund, and to authorize the holders of any such notes to pledge them to secure obligations of the holders and in connection therewith to repledge any assets of the Trust as security therefor; provided that, with respect to any extension of credit to the Trust involving, as a lender or guarantor, an Employer or another "disqualified person" within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code --

(a) each loan or installment contract is primarily for the benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries of the Plan;
(b) any interest on a loan or installment contract does not exceed a reasonable rate;
(c) the proceeds of any loan shall be used only to acquire Stock, to repay the loan, or to repay a previous loan meeting these conditions, and the subject of any installment contract shall be only the Trust's purchase of Stock;
(d) any collateral pledged to a creditor by the Trustee shall consist only of the assets purchased with borrowed funds or received in accordance with an installment contract and the creditor shall have no recourse against the Trust Fund except with respect to the collateral (although the creditor may have recourse against an Employer as guarantor);
(e) payments with respect to a loan or installment contract shall be made only from those amounts contributed by the Employer to the Trust Fund, from amounts earned on such contributions, and from cash dividends received on unallocated Stock held by the Trust as collateral for such an obligation; and
(f) upon the payment of any portion of balance due on a loan or upon any installment payment, a proportionate part of any assets originally pledged as collateral for such indebtedness shall be released from encumbrance in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan and the Committee shall at least annually advise the Trustee of the number of shares of Stock so released and the proper allocation of such shares under the terms of the Plan;

2.3-13 to manage and operate any real property which shall at any time constitute an asset of the Trust Fund; to make repairs, alterations, and improvements thereto; to insure such property against loss by fire or other casualty; to lease or grant options for the sale of such property, which lease or option may be for a period of time which may extend beyond the life of this Trust; and to take any other action or enter into any other contract respecting such property which is consistent with the best interests of the Trust;

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2.3-14 to pay any and all reasonable and normal expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any power, right, authority or discretion granted herein, and, upon prior notice to the Company, to employ and compensate agents, investment counsel, custodians, actuaries, attorneys, and accountants in such connection;

2.3-15 to employ and consult with any legal counsel, who also may be counsel to an Employer or the Administrator, with respect to the meaning or construction of this Trust Agreement, the extent of the Trustee's obligations and duties hereunder, and whether the Trustee should take or decline to take a particular action hereunder, and the Trustee shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to such advice;

2.3-16 to defend any action or proceeding instituted against the Trust Fund, to institute any action on behalf of the Trust Fund, and to compromise or submit to arbitration any dispute concerning the Trust Fund;

2.3-17 to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein granted;

2.3-18 to commingle the Trust Fund created pursuant hereto, in whole or in part, in a single trust with all or any portion of any other trust fund, assigning an undivided interest to each such commingled trust fund, provided that such commingled trust is itself exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code, or its successor Section; and provided further that the trust agreement governing such commingled trust shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Plan;

2.3-19 where two or more trusts governed by this Trust Agreement have an undivided interest in any property, to credit the income from such property to such trusts in proportion to their undivided interests, and when non pro rata distributions of property or money are made from such trusts, to make appropriate adjustments to the undivided fractional interests of such trusts;

2.3-20 to invest all or any portion of the Trust Fund in one or more group annuity contracts, deposit administration contracts, and other such contracts with insurance companies, including any commingled separate accounts established under such contracts;

2.3-21 generally, with respect to all cash, stocks and other securities, and property, both real and personal, received or held in the Trust Fund by the Trustee, to exercise all the same rights and powers as are or may be lawfully exercised by persons owning cash, or stocks and other securities, or such property in their own right; and to do all other acts, whether or not expressly authorized, which it may deem necessary or proper for the protection of the Trust Fund; and

2.3-22 whenever more than two persons shall qualify to act as co-trustees, to exercise and perform every power (including discretionary powers), authority or duty by the concurrence

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of a majority of them the same effect as if all had joined therein, except that the unanimous vote of such persons shall be necessary to determine the number (one or more) and identity of persons who may sign checks, make withdrawals from financial institutions, have access to safe deposit boxes, or direct the sale of trust assets and the disposition of the proceeds.

2.4 Brokerage. If permitted in writing by the Committee, the Trustee shall have the power and authority to be exercised in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to issue and place orders for the purchase or sale of securities with qualified brokers and dealers. Such orders may be placed with such qualified brokers and/or dealers who also provide investment information or other research or statistical services to the Trustee in its capacity as a fiduciary or investment manager for other clients.

Section 3. Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Payment of Expenses and Taxes.

3.1 Fees and Expenses from Fund. Compensation of Trustee. In consideration for rendering services pursuant to this Trust Agreement the Trustee shall be paid fees in accordance with the Trustee's fee schedule as in effect from time to time. Fee changes resulting in fee increases shall be effective upon not less than 30 days' notice to the Company. In addition, the Trustee shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in the administration of the Trust created hereby. Fees and expenses shall be allocated to Participant Accounts, if any, unless paid directly by the Employer. All compensation and expenses of the Trustee shall be paid out of the Trust Fund or by the Employer as specified in the Plan. If and to the extent the Trust Fund shall not be sufficient, such compensation and expenses shall be paid by the Employer upon demand. If payment is due but not paid by the Employer, such amount shall be paid from the assets of the Trust Fund. The Trustee is hereby empowered to withdraw all such compensation and expenses which are 60 days past due from the Trust Fund, and, in furtherance thereof, liquidate any assets of the Trust Fund, without further authorization or direction from or by any person.

3.2 Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, any individual designated as a trustee hereunder shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Employer to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all costs, damages, expenses and liabilities including, but not limited to attorneys' fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by or imposed upon such individual in connection with any claim made against him or in which he may be involved by reason of his being, or having been, a trustee hereunder, to the extent such amounts are not satisfied by insurance maintained by the Employer, except liability which is adjudicated to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee by reason of any action so taken. Further, any corporate trustee and its officers, directors and agents may be indemnified and held harmless by the Employer to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all costs, damages, expenses and liabilities including, but not limited to attorneys' fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by or imposed upon such persons and/or corporation in connection with any claim made against it or them or in which it or them may be involved by reason of its being, or having been, a trustee hereunder as may be agreed between

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the Employer and such trustee, except liability which is adjudicated to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee by reason of any action so taken.

3.3 Expenses. All expenses of administering this Trust and the Plan, whether incurred by the Trustee or the Committee, shall be paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund to the extent such expenses shall not have been assumed by the Employer.

3.4 Taxes. All taxes that may be levied or assessed upon or in respect of the Trust Fund shall be paid from the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall notify the Committee of any proposed or final assessments of taxes and may assume that any such taxes are lawfully levied or assessed unless the Committee advises it in writing to the contrary within fifteen days after receiving the above notice from the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee, if requested by the Committee in writing, shall contest the validity of such taxes in any manner deemed appropriate by the Committee; the Employer may itself contest the validity of any such taxes, in which case the Committee shall so notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability respecting such contest. If either party to this Agreement contests any such proposed levy or assessments, the other party shall provide such information and cooperation as the party conducting the contest shall reasonably request.

Section 4. Records and Valuation.

4.1 Records. The Trustee, and any investment manager appointed pursuant to Section 2.2, shall maintain accurate and detailed records and accounts of all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions made by it with respect to the Trust Fund, and all accounts, books and records relating thereto shall be open at all reasonable time to inspection and audit by the Committee and the Employer.

4.2 Valuation. From time to time upon the request of the Committee, but at least annually as of the last day of each Plan Year, the Trustee shall prepare a balance sheet of the Investment Fund in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Plan and shall deliver copies of the balance sheet to the Committee and the Employer.

4.3 Discharge of Trustee. Ninety days after the filing of any balance sheet under Section 4.2 or any accounting under Section 6, the Trustee shall be forever released and discharged from any liability or accountability other than for gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Trustee to anyone with respect to the transactions shown or reflected in such balance sheet or accounting, except with respect to any acts or transactions as to which the Committee, within such ninety-day period, files written objections with the Trustee. The written approval of the Committee of any balance sheet or accounting so filed by the Trustee, or the Committee's failure to file written objections within ninety days, shall be a settlement of such balance sheet or accounting as against all persons, and shall forever release and discharge the Trustee from any liability of accountability to anyone with respect to the transactions shown or reflected in such balance sheet or accounting other than liability arising out of the Trustee's gross negligence or wilful misconduct. If a statement of objections is filed by the Committee and the Committee is satisfied that its objections should be withdrawn or if the balance sheet or accounting is adjusted

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to its satisfaction, the Committee shall indicate its approval of the balance sheet or accounting in a written statement filed with the Trustee and the Trustee shall be forever released and discharged from any liability of accountability to anyone in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. If an objection is not settled by the Committee and the Trustee, the Trustee may start a proceeding for a judicial settlement of the balance sheet or accounting in any court of competent jurisdictions; the only parties that need be joined in such a proceeding are the Trustee, the Committee, the Employer and any other parties whose participation is required by law.

4.4 Right to Judicial Settlement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Trustee from having its account settled by a court of competent jurisdiction at any time. The only parties that need be joined in any such proceeding are the Employer, the Committee, the Trustee and any other parties whose participation is required by law.

Section 5. Instructions from Committee.

5.1 Certification of Members and Employees. From time to time the Company shall certify to the Trustee in writing the names of the individuals comprising the Committee and shall furnish to the Trustee specimens of their signatures and the signatures of their agents, if any. The Trustee shall be entitled to presume that the identities of such individuals and their agents are unchanged until it receives a certification from the Company notifying it of any changes.

5.2 Instructions to Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall pay benefits and administrative expenses under the Plan only when it receives (and in accordance with) written instructions of the Committee indicating the amount of the payment and the name and address of the recipient in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Trustee need not inquire into whether any payment the Committee instructs it to make is consistent with the terms of the Plan or applicable law or otherwise proper. Any payment made by the Trustee in accordance with such instructions shall be a complete discharge and acquittance to the Trustee. If the Committee advises the Trustee that benefits have become payable with respect to a Participant's interest in the Trust Fund but does not instruct the Trustee as to the manner of payment, the Trustee shall hold the Participant's interest in the Trust until it receives written instructions from the Committee as to the manner of payment. The Trustee shall not pay benefits from the Trust Fund without such instructions, even though it may be informed from other sources, including, without limitation, a Participant or Beneficiary, that benefits are payable under the Plan. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine when, to whom or in what amount benefits and expenses are payable under the Plan. Further, the Trustee shall have no power, authority or duty to interpret the Plan or inquire into the decisions or determinations of the Committee, or to question the instructions given to it by the Committee. If the Committee so directs, the Trustee shall segregate amounts payable with respect to the interest in the Plan of any Participant and administer them separately from the rest of the Trust Fund in accordance with the Committee's instructions.

(b) The Trustee may require the Committee to certify in writing that any payment of benefits or expenses it instructs the Trustee to make pursuant to
Section 5.2(a) above is: (i) in

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accordance with the terms of the Plan and/or (ii) one which the Committee is authorized by the Plan and any other applicable instruments to direct and/or
(iii) made for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and Beneficiaries, or defraying reasonable expenses of Plan administration and/or
(iv) not made to a party in interest (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(14)), and/or (v) not a prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Code
Section 4975 and ERISA Section 406). If the Trustee requests, instructions to pay benefits shall be made by the Committee on forms prepared by the Trustee to include any or all of the above representations. The Trustee shall be fully protected in relying on the truth of any such representation by the Committee and shall have no duty to investigate whether such representations are correct or to see to the application of any amounts paid to and received by the recipient.

5.3 Plan Change. In the event of an amendment, merger, division, or termination of the Plan, the Trustee shall continue to disburse funds and to take other proper actions in accordance with the instructions of the Committee.

Section 6. Change of Trustees.

The Company may at any time remove any person or entity serving as a trustee hereunder by giving to such person or entity written notice of removal and, if applicable, the name and address of the successor trustee. Any person or entity serving as a trustee hereunder may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Company. Any such removal or resignation shall take effect within 30 days after notice has been given by the trustee or by the Company, as the case may be. Within those 30 days, the removed or resigned trustee shall transfer, pay over and deliver any portion of the Trust Fund in its possession or control (less an appropriate reserve for any unpaid fees, expenses, and liabilities) and all pertinent records to the successor or remaining trustee; provided, however, that any assets which are invested in a collective fund or in some other manner which prevents their immediate transfer shall be transferred and delivered to the successor trustee as soon as may be practicable. Thereafter, the removed or resigned trustee shall have no liability for the Trust Fund or for its administration by the successor or remaining trustee, but shall render an accounting to the Committee of its administration of the Trust Fund to the date on which its trusteeship shall have been terminated. The Company may also, upon 30 days' notice to each person currently serving as a trustee, appoint one or more persons to serve as co- trustees hereunder.

Section 7. Miscellaneous.

7.1 Right to Amend. This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by an instrument executed by the Company; provided, however, that any amendment affecting the powers, duties or liabilities of the Trustee must be approved by the Trustee, and provided, further, that no amendment may divert any portion of the Trust Fund to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities for benefits. Any amendment shall apply to the Trust Fund as constituted at the time of the amendment as well as to that portion of the Trust Fund which is subsequently acquired.

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7.2 Compliance with ERISA. In the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties, the Trustee shall act in good faith and in accordance with the applicable requirements under ERISA. Except as may be otherwise required by ERISA, the Trustee shall not be required to furnish any bond in any jurisdiction for the performance of its duties and, if a bond is required despite this provision, no surety shall be required on it.

7.3 Nonresponsibility for Funding. The Trustee shall be under no duty to enforce the payment of any contributions and shall not be responsible for the adequacy of the Trust Fund to satisfy any obligations for benefits, expenses, and liabilities under the Plan.

7.4 Reports. The Trustee shall file any report which it is required by law to file with any governmental authority with respect to this Trust, and the Committee shall furnish to the Trustee whatever information is necessary to prepare the report.

7.5 Dealings with Trustee. Persons dealing with the Trustee, including but not limited to banks, brokers, dealers, and insurers, shall be under no obligation to inquire concerning the validity of anything which the Trustee purports to do, nor need any person see to the proper application of any money paid or any property transferred upon the order of the Trustee or to inquire into the Trustee's authority as to any transaction.

7.6 Limitation Upon Responsibilities. The Trustee shall have no responsibilities with respect to the Plan or Trust other than those specifically enumerated or explicitly allocated to it under this Trust Agreement or the provisions of ERISA. All other responsibilities are retained and shall be performed by one or more of the Employer, the Committee, and such advisors or agents as they choose to engage.

The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereof and perform any of its duties by or through attorneys, agents, receivers or employees and shall not be answerable for the conduct of the same if chosen with reasonable care and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters of trust hereof and the duties hereunder, and may in all cases pay such reasonable compensation to all such attorneys, agents, receivers and employees as may reasonably be employed in connection with the trusts hereof. The Trustee may act upon the opinion or advice of any attorney (who may be the attorney for the trustee or attorney for the Committee), approved by the Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any action or non-action in good faith in reliance upon such opinion or advice.

The Trustee shall be protected in acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate, order, affidavit, letter, telegram or other paper or document believed to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons, and the Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation or inquiry as to any statement contained in any such writing but may accept the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of the statements therein contained.

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The Trustee shall not be liable for other than its gross negligence or willful misconduct. Except in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee in its corporate capacity shall not be liable for claims of any persons in any manner regarding the Plan; such claims shall be limited to the Trust Fund. Unless the Trustee participates knowingly in, or knowingly undertakes to conceal, an act or omission of the Committee or any other fiduciary, knowing such act or omission to be a breach of fiduciary responsibility, the Trustee shall be under no liability for any loss of any kind which may result by reason of such act or omission.

Before taking any action hereunder at the request or direction of the Committee, the Trustee may require that indemnity in form and amount satisfactory to the Trustee be furnished for the reimbursement of any and all costs and expenses to which it may be put including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and to protect it against all liability, except liability which is adjudicated to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee by reason of any action so taken.

No provision of this Agreement shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

7.7 Qualification of Plan and Trust. The Trustee shall be fully protected in assuming that the Plan and Trust meet the requirements of Code Section 401 and 501, respectively, and all the applicable provisions of ERISA unless it is advised to the contrary in writing by the Committee or a governmental agency.

7.8 Party in Interest Information. The Employer shall provide the Trustee with such information concerning the relationship between any person or organization and the Plan as the Trustee reasonably requests in order to determine whether such person or organization is a party in interest with respect to the Plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(14).

7.9 Disputes. If a dispute arises as to the payment of any funds or delivery of any assets by the Trustee, the Trustee may withhold such payment or delivery until the dispute is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or finally settled in writing by the parties concerned.

7.10 Successor Trustees. This Trust Agreement shall apply to any person who shall be appointed to succeed the person currently appointed as the Trustee; and any reference herein to the Trustee shall be deemed to include any one or more individuals or corporations or any combination thereof who or which hall at any time act as a co-trustee or as the sole trustee.

7.11 Governing State Law. This Trust Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio to the extent those laws may be applicable under the provisions of ERISA.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

ATTEST: CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN

ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

                                 By:
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Corporate Secretary                  William R. Williams
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:

as TRUSTEE

By:

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EXHIBIT 10.2 DRAFT ESOP LOAN COMMITMENT LETTER AND ESOP LOAN DOCUMENTS


EXHIBIT 10.2

[HOLDING COMPANY LETTERHEAD]

______________, 199__

Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

Dear _____________:

This letter confirms Grand Central Financial Corp.'s commitment to fund a leveraged ESOP in an amount up to $________. The commitment is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Lender: Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Company").

2. Borrower: Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

3. Trustee: ______________________________.

4. Security: Unallocated shares of stock of the Company held in the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

5. Maturity: Up to 12 years from takedown.

6. Amortization: Equal annual principal and interest payments

7. Pricing:

a. [____%] or [the Prime Rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the date of the loan transaction].

8. Interest Payments:

a. Annual on a 360 day basis.


9. Funding: In full by _______________, unless such date is waived by the

Company.

10. Prepayment: Voluntary prepayments are permitted at any time.

11. Conditions Precedent to Closing: Receipt by the Company of all supporting loan documents in a form and with terms and conditions satisfactory to the Company and its counsel. Consummation of the transaction will also be contingent upon no material adverse change occurring in the condition of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville or the Company.

12. Closing Date: Not later than _____________, unless such date is waived

by the Company.

If the terms and conditions are agreeable to you, please indicate your acceptance by signing the enclosed copy and returning it to my attention.

Sincerely,

Lending Officer

Accepted on Behalf of
the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan

By: _________________________________ Date: _____________________

President and Chief Executive Officer


FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP TRUST
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

___________, 199_

Gentlemen:

The undersigned, _____________________ ("Trustee"), not individually but solely as Trustee under the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust (the "Trust") effective ___________, 199_ (the "Borrower"), applies to you, Grand Central Financial Corp. (hereinafter referred to as the "Lender") for your commitment, subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof and on the basis of the representations hereinafter set forth, to make a loan available to the Borrower as hereinafter set forth. The term "Bank" as used herein refers to the sponsoring employer of the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP").

SECTION ONE. THE TERM LOAN.

1.1 AMOUNT AND TERMS. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Lender agrees to lend amounts to the Borrower, (the "Loan") from time to time during the period of this agreement up to but not including the maturity date of December 31, 2010, in an aggregate principal amount (the "Loan Amount") sufficient to permit the Borrower to acquire a number of shares ("Shares") of common stock, par value $0.01 ("Common Stock") of Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, and the Holding Company of the Bank, equal to 8% of the Shares issued in connection with the conversion of the Bank from the mutual to stock form (the "Conversion").

The Loan is intended to be an "exempt loan" as described in Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), as defined in
Section 54.4975-7(b) of the Treasury Regulations (the "Regulations"), as described in Section 408(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and as described in Department of Labor Regulations
Section 2550.408b-3 (collectively, the "Exempt Loan Rules").


1.2 THE NOTE. The disbursement of the Loan pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof shall be made against and evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the "Note"), such Note to bear interest as hereinafter provided, and to mature in twelve (12) equal annual installments consisting of both principal and interest amortized over a twelve (12) year period in an amount sufficient to repay all borrowed amounts plus interest, commencing on December 31, 1998 and on the last day of each and every December each year thereafter, except that the final installment in the amount of all principal and interest not sooner paid shall be due on December 31, 2010, the final maturity thereof.

Without regard to the principal amount of the Note stated on its face, the actual principal amount at any time outstanding and owed by the Borrower on account of the Note shall be the amount of the disbursement of the Loan made by the Lender under Section 1.1 hereof less all payments of principal actually received by the Lender. The amount of such disbursement made by the Lender and any repayments of principal thereof shall be recorded by the Lender on its books or records or, at its option, endorsed on the reverse side of the Note by the Lender and the unpaid principal balance at any time so recorded or endorsed by the Lender shall be prima facie evidence in any court or other proceedings brought to enforce the Note of the principal amount remaining unpaid thereon.

1.3 EXEMPT LOAN RULES. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Loan and Security Agreement (the "Agreement") or in the Note, the Borrower shall be obligated to make repayments of the Loan only to the extent that such repayments when added to the repayments theretofore made during the applicable plan year would not exceed an amount which would cause the limitations of Section 415 of the Code to be exceeded for any ESOP participant.

Except as set forth in the next succeeding sentence and to the extent permitted by applicable law, including, without limitation, the Exempt Loan Rules, the principal amount of the Loan and any interest thereon shall be payable solely from contributions (other than contributions of employer securities) made to the Trust in accordance with the ESOP, and cash dividends received on the Shares, to enable the Borrower to pay its obligations under the Loan and from earnings attributable to the Shares and the investment of such contributions and dividends.

The Lender acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no other recourse against the Borrower for repayment of the Loan and that it shall have no recourse against assets of the ESOP included in the Trust other than pursuant to Sections 3 and 8 hereof.

SECTION TWO. INTEREST AND FEES.

2.1 INTEREST RATE. The Loan shall bear interest (which the Borrower hereby promises to pay) prior to maturity (whether by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum

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equal at all times to the "Interest Rate" defined for purposes of this Agreement to mean the lowest prime rate reported in the Wall Street Journal on the date of the Conversion.

2.2 BASIS AND PAYMENT DATES. All interest accruing on the Note prior to maturity shall be due and payable on an annual basis on the last day of each year (commencing December 31, 1998) and at maturity (unless prepaid in whole prior to such date, then on the date of such prepayment in whole) and interest accruing after maturity shall be due and payable upon demand. All interest on the Note shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days.

SECTION THREE. COLLATERAL.

3.1 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST-PLEDGED SHARES. The Borrower hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Lender all Shares of the issued and outstanding common stock, par value $.01 per share all of which were either (i) purchased by the Borrower from the proceeds of the disbursement of the Loan;
(ii) acquired by the Borrower with the proceeds of a prior exempt loan within the meaning of Section 54.4975-7(b) of the Regulations, and pledged as collateral for such prior exempt loan, where the balance of such prior exempt loan has been repaid with the proceeds of the disbursement of the Loan (the "Pledged Shares" being hereinafter referred to as the "Collateral"). The Pledged Shares shall be evidenced by a stock certificate. The assignment and pledge herein granted and provided for is made and given to secure and shall secure the prompt payment of principal of and interest on the Note as and when the same becomes due and payable and the payment, observance and performance of any and all obligations and liabilities arising under or provided for in this Agreement or the Note or any of them in each instance as the same may be amended or modified and whether now existing or hereafter arising.

3.2 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will at any time and from time to time as requested by the Lender execute and deliver such further instruments and perform such other acts as the Lender may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to provide for or perfect the lien of the Lender in the Collateral hereunder.

3.3 VOTING. Upon the occurrence of a Default as defined in Section 9 hereunder, the Lender shall have the right to transfer the Collateral or any part thereof into its name or into the name of its nominee. The Lender shall not be entitled to vote the Pledged Shares unless and until an Event of Default has occurred and so long as the same shall not have been waived by the Lender.

3.4 PARTIAL RELEASES. The Lender agrees, provided always that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as is practicable after December 31 in each year (the period commencing the date hereof and ending December 31 and each subsequent 12-month period ending on December 31 being hereinafter referred to as a "Plan Year"), to release that number of Pledged Shares then being held to secure the Loan which is equal to the number of

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such Pledged Shares held as of the last day of the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all principal and interest payments made on the Note during the Plan Year and the denominator of which is the sum of the numerator plus the unpaid principal and interest of the Note as of the last day of such Plan Year.

SECTION FOUR. PAYMENTS.

4.1 PLACE AND APPLICATION. All payments of principal, interest, fees and all other amounts payable hereunder shall be made to the Lender at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 for the account of the Lender (or at such other place for the account of the Lender as the Lender may from time to time in writing specify to the Borrower) in immediately available and freely transferable funds at the place of payment. All payments shall be paid in full without setoff or counterclaim and without reduction for and free from any and all taxes, levies, duties, fees, charges, deductions, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature imposed by any government or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof.

4.2 PREPAYMENTS. The Borrower shall have the privilege of prepaying in whole or in part the Note at any time upon giving three (3) Business Days' prior notice to the Lender, each such prepayment to be made by the payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for prepayment. The term "Business Day" shall mean any day on which savings institutions are generally open for business in Ohio, other than Saturday and Sunday. All such prepayments shall be made without premium or penalty. Prepayments shall first be applied to the several installments of the Note in the inverse order of their respective maturities.

SECTION FIVE. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

The Borrower, to the best of its knowledge, represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:

5.1 The Trust is a duly organized, validly existing employee stock ownership trust.

5.2 The proceeds of the disbursement of the Loan shall be applied in their entirety to the payment of the purchase price for the Pledged Shares.

5.3 The Borrower has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to make the borrowings hereunder provided for, to issue the Note in evidence thereof and to perform each and all of the matters and things herein and therein provided for and this Agreement does not, and the Note when issued will not, nor will the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the matters or things herein or therein provided, contravene any provision of law or the Trust or any other covenant or agreement affecting the Trust or any of its assets. Once acquired by the Trust, the Pledged Shares will be fully paid and non-assessable and

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will be owned by the Borrower free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances whatsoever, except for any lien of Lender provided for herein.

5.4 Except as disclosed to the Lender in writing, there is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened, against the ESOP and Trust.

5.5 The ESOP and Trust have no material liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, except for those heretofore disclosed to the Lender.

SECTION SIX. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER.

The Lender represents and warrants that:

6.1 The Lender is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Lender has full power and authority and legal right to make and perform this Agreement.

6.2 The execution, delivery and performance by the Lender of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action by the Lender, and is not in violation of, and will not violate, any provisions of law applicable to the Lender, any rules, regulations or orders applicable to the Lender or any judgments or decrees binding upon the Lender. This Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Lender enforceable against the Lender in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting credits' rights generally and the general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

6.3 No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any governmental regulatory authority or agency are required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Lender of this Agreement, or any transaction contemplated hereby, or for the validity or enforceability against the Lender hereof except as have already been received or accomplished.

6.4 The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) any of the provisions of the Lender's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) any provision of any agreement, instrument, order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which the Lender is a party or by which it is or its assets are bound (iii) any statute, rule or regulation of any federal, state or local government or agency applicable to the Lender, except in any such case described in (i), (ii), (iii) above, for any such conflicts, violations, defaults which either individually or in the aggregate do not have a material adverse effect on the business properties of the Lender and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

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6.5 The Bank has taken such actions as are required by applicable law to be taken by it to establish the ESOP and the Trust.

6.6 There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending, or to the best knowledge of the Holding Company or the Bank, threatened against or affecting the ESOP before any court or governmental department, agency or instrumentality.

6.7 The Loan will be an "exempt loan" as that term is defined under
Section 54.4975-7(b)(1)(iii) of the Regulations, provided the ESOP Committee determines that the interest rate is not more than reasonable; and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which are "prohibited transactions" within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406(a) of ERISA are subject to exemption pursuant to Section 4975(d)(3) of the Code and Section 408 of ERISA.

6.8 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Shares are not subject to any restriction on transfer under applicable Federal securities law and may be freely traded over-the-counter.

6.9 DETERMINATION LETTER. The Bank shall apply for a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service that the Plan and the Trust, taken together, qualify as an employee stock ownership plan for purposes of Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder.

6.10 The Bank or its affiliates shall make contributions to the ESOP sufficient to enable the Trustee to make payments on the Loan as prescribed by
Section 4.01(b) and related provisions of the ESOP document.

SECTION SEVEN. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

The obligation of the Lender to make the Loan shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

7.1 The Lender shall have received executed originals of this Agreement and the Note duly signed and properly completed.

7.2 The Lender shall have received either (i) the certificate evidencing all the Pledged Shares together with duly executed blank stock power therefore or (ii) if such Pledged Shares are not yet available, a duly executed agreement to pledge such stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (in which event such certificate and stock power will be delivered within 6 days of the date of the Lender makes the Loan).

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7.3 The Lender shall have received copies (executed or certified, as may be appropriate) of all legal documents or proceedings taken in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note.

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SECTION EIGHT. COVENANTS.

Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any amount remains unpaid on the Note or the Commitment is outstanding, except to the extent compliance in any case or cases is waived in writing by the Lender:

8.1 COMPLIANCE. The Borrower will comply with all requirements of the Code, ERISA and any other law, rule or regulation applicable to it as such laws, rules or regulations affect the ESOP or the Trust.

8.2 REPORTS.

(a) The Borrower will maintain a system of accounting for the ESOP and the Trust in accordance with sound accounting practice and will, from time to time, furnish to the Lender and its duly authorized representatives, such information and data with respect to the financial condition of the ESOP and the Trust as the Lender may reasonably request.

(b) Without any request the Borrower will furnish to the Lender promptly after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of the Borrower, written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder or of any threatened or pending litigation or governmental proceeding against the Plan or the Trust.

SECTION NINE. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

9.1 DEFAULT. Any one or more of the following shall constitute Default hereunder:

(a) As of the date when due, the Borrower fails to make payment of principal and/or interest with respect to the Note or any other amounts payable under this Agreement within five (5) business days of the date when due;

(b) As of the date proven false, the Borrower makes any representation, warranty or statement herein or in connection with the making of the Loan which proves to be incorrect in any material respect;

(c) As of the date the Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in subparts (a) and
(b), inclusive, of this Section 9.1) contained in this Agreement and such failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower by the Lender or any other holder of the Note;

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(d) As of the date of termination of the ESOP if such termination is prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement.

9.2 LIMITATIONS ON USE OF TRUST ASSETS. When any Default described in subsections (a) to (c), of Section 9.1 has occurred and is continuing, the Lender or the holder of the Note shall have no rights to assets of the Trust other than (i) contributions (other than contributions of employer securities) that are made by the Lender to enable the Borrower to meet its obligations pursuant to the Loan, cash dividends received by the Borrower on the Pledged Shares and earnings attributable to the investment of such contributions and dividends and (ii) the Pledged Stock; provided further, however, that the value of Trust assets transferred to the Lender as a result of a Default shall not exceed the amount of the repayment then in default, and, provided further, that so long as the Lender is a "party in interest" within the meaning of ERISA
Section 3(14) or a "disqualified person" within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code, a transfer of Trust assets upon default shall be made only if, and to the extent of, the Borrower's failure to meet the loan's payment schedule.

9.3 RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT. When Default has occurred and is continuing the Lender may, in addition to such other rights or remedies as it may have, then or at any time or times thereafter exercise with respect to the Collateral any and all of the rights, options and remedies of a secured party under the ________________ including without limitation the sale of all or any part of the Collateral at any brokers' board or any public or private sale, provided, however that the Lender shall only be able to exercise such rights and remedies to the extent of all interest and principal payments which are due and payable as of the date of the Default and provided further that prior to such exercise the Lender shall release from the Collateral so much thereof as it would have been required to release under Section 3.4 hereof if the period from the previous December 31 to the date of such release constituted a Plan Year and no Default had occurred. The net proceeds of any such sale, after deducting all costs and expenses incurred in the collection, protection, sale and delivery of the Collateral (which expenses Borrower promises to pay) shall be applied first to the payment of any costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in selling or otherwise disposing of the Collateral, second, to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Note, and, third, ratably as among any other items of the indebtedness hereby secured. Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the foregoing shall be returned to the Borrower or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto. Any requirement of said _______________ as to reasonable notice shall be met by the Lender personally delivering or mailing notice (by certified mail
- return receipt requested) to the Borrower at its address as provided in
Section 10.6 hereof at least ten (10) days prior to the event giving rise to the requirement of such notice. In connection with any offer, solicitation or sale of the Collateral, the Lender may restrict bidders and otherwise proceed in whatever manner it reasonably believes appropriate in order to comply or assure compliance with applicable legal requirements pertaining to the offer and sale of securities of the same type as the Collateral.

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9.4 ERISA RESTRICTIONS. The number of shares of Pledged Stock as to which the Lender may exercise the rights set forth in this Section 9 may not exceed that number of shares (then remaining subject to pledge hereunder) which is then equal in current value to the amount in default under the Note. The remedies set forth in this Section 9 may only be exercised to the extent consistent with the restrictions on remedies set forth in Section 408(b)(3) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder and Section 4975(d)(3) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

SECTION TEN. MISCELLANEOUS.

10.1 HOLIDAYS. If any principal of the Note shall fall due on Saturday, Sunday or on another day which is a legal holiday for savings institutions in the State of Ohio interest at the rate the Note bears for the period prior to maturity shall continue to accrue on such principal from the stated due date thereof to and including the next succeeding Business Day on which the same is payable.

10.2 NO WAIVER, CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. No delay or failure on the part of the Lender or the part of the holder of the Note in the exercise of any power or right shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or right, and the rights and remedies hereunder of the Lender and of any holder of the Note are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies which any of them would otherwise have.

10.3 AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Note nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender, and then such consent, modification or waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

10.4 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS. All representations and warranties made herein or in certificates given in connection with the Loan shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the date as of which they were made as long as any credit is in use or available hereunder.

10.5 PAYMENTS. So long as the Lender is the holder of the Note, the Borrower will promptly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Note without presentment of the Note and without any notation of any such payment being made on the Note.

10.6 ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES. All communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made when served personally or when deposited in the United States mail addressed, if to the Borrower at _____________________, __________________, Attn.: _______________, with a copy to __________________,

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_________________, Attn: _______________; if to the Lender at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968, Attn: William R. Williams, with a copy to Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, 5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016, Attn:
John R. Hall, Esq. or at such other address as shall be designated by any party hereto in a written notice to each other party pursuant to this Section 10.6.

10.7 HEADINGS. Article and Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience or reference only and are not a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

10.8 SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Any provision of this Agreement which is unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such unenforceability without impairing the enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof affecting the enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.9 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

10.10 BINDING NATURE, GOVERNING LAW, ETC. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and the benefit of its successors and assigns, including any subsequent holder of the Note. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and any prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto are superseded hereby.

10.11 CONCERNING THE BORROWER. The term "Borrower" as used herein shall mean and include the undersigned as Trustee of the Trust and its successors in trust not individually but solely as Trustee under that certain Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust effective ___________, 199_, by and between the undersigned and Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville and this Agreement shall be binding upon the undersigned and its successors and assigns and upon the trust estate. The undersigned assumes no personal or individual liability or responsibility for payment of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or for observance or performance of the covenants and agreements herein contained or for the truthfulness of the representations and warranties herein contained, the undersigned having executed this Agreement and the Note solely in its capacity as trustee as aforesaid to bind the undersigned, its successors in trust and the trust estates.

10.12 LIMITED LIABILITY. Anything contained herein or in the Note to contrary notwithstanding, the sole and only recourse of the Lender and any other holder of the Note for payment of the obligations hereunder and under the Note , as against the Borrower for the

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payment of the obligations hereunder and under the Note shall be to (i) the Collateral, (ii) contributions, other than employer securities not constituting Collateral hereunder, made to the ESOP and the Trust by sponsoring employers to enable the Borrower to meet its obligations hereunder and under the Note, and
(iii) earnings attributable to the Pledged Shares and to the investment of such employer contributions, but only to the extent of the failure of the Borrower to meet the payment schedule of the Loan provided for herein. The Trust assets may be transferred to Lender upon the occurrence of a Default hereunder only upon and to the extent of the failure of the Plan to meet the payment schedule of the Loan. In no event may the value of the Trust assets so transferred exceed the amount of the Default.

10.13 LENDER'S DUTY OF CARE. It is agreed and understood that the Lender's duty with respect to the Collateral shall be solely to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in the Lender's possession, which shall not include any steps necessary to preserve rights against prior parties.

All provisions in this Agreement shall be construed so as to maintain (i) the ESOP as a qualified leveraged employee stock ownership plan under Sections 401(a) and 4975(e)(7) of the Code, (ii) the Trust as exempt from taxation under
Section 501(a) of the Code, and (iii) the Loan as an "exempt loan" under the Exempt Loan Rules.

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Upon your acceptance hereof in the manner hereinafter set forth, this Agreement shall constitute a contract between us for the uses and purposes hereinabove set forth.

Dated as of this ____ day of _________, 199_

_____________________, and its successors in trust, as Trustee under that certain Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust effective __________, 199_, by and between the undersigned and Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

By: ______________________________

Accepted and agreed to at Wellsville, Ohio as of the date last above written.

Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

By:_________________________________

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EXHIBIT A

PROMISSORY NOTE

Amount sufficient to satisfy the Loan Amount __________, 199_ Wellsville, Ohio

For VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, _____________________, not individually but solely as Trustee under that certain Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust effective ___________, 199_, by and between the undersigned ("Borrower") and Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville promises to pay to the order of Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Lender") at its office at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all loan amounts or advances under the loan made to the Borrower under Section 1.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement hereinafter referred to in twelve (12) consecutive annual equal installments, consisting of both principal and interest, amortized over a twelve (12) year period in an amount sufficient to repay all borrowed amounts plus interest, payable annually on December 31, and on the last day of each and every December in each year thereafter, except that the final installment in the amount of all principal and interest not sooner paid shall be due on December 31, 2010, the final maturity hereof.

The Borrower promises to pay interest (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days) at said office on the balance of principal from time to time remaining outstanding and unpaid hereon at the rate per annum equal at all times to the Interest Rate as defined in Section 2.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement (as defined below) on the last business day of each and every December, commencing December 31, 199_, and in each year thereafter and on the final maturity date of this Note. On demand, the Borrower promises to pay interest on any overdue principal hereof (whether by lapse of time, acceleration, or otherwise) until paid at the stated rate.

This Note is issued under the terms and provisions of that certain Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust Loan and Security Agreement bearing even date herewith by and between the Borrower and the Lender (the "Loan and Security Agreement") and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security provided for by or referred to in such Loan and Security Agreement.

This Note may be declared due prior to its express maturity and voluntary prepayments may be made hereon, all in the events, on the terms and in the manner as provided in such Loan and Security Agreement.

Recourse for the payment of this Note has been limited by the provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement and this Note is expressly made subject to such provisions. This Note shall


be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ohio without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment and demand.

Upon the occurrence of Default as such term is defined in the Loan and Security Agreement at the option of the Lender, all amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lender under the terms of this Note may immediately become due and payable by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.3 of the Loan and Security Agreement, and the Lender shall have all of the rights, powers, and remedies available under the terms of this Note, any of the other documents evidencing and securing this Loan and all applicable laws. The Borrower and all endorsers, guarantors, and other parties who may now or in the future be primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note hereby severally waive presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest, notice of demand and of dishonor and non-payment of this Note and expressly agree that this Note and any payment hereunder may be extended from time to time without in any way affecting the liability of the Borrower, guarantors and endorsers.

_____________________ and its successors in trust, as Trustee under that certain Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Trust effective ___________, 199_ by and between the undersigned and Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

By:________________________________________


EXHIBIT B
SECURITY AGREEMENT
INSTRUMENTS OR NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS TO BE DEPOSITED

For new value contemporaneously given by Grand Central Financial Corp., ("Lender") to the undersigned ("Borrower"), the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and subject to the terms and provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement described below, the Borrower does hereby grant a security interest to said Lender in the instruments or negotiable documents hereafter described ("Collateral"), in all of which Collateral the Borrower warrants that the Borrower has good, valid and effective rights to the ownership and possession thereof and to the grant of the security interest hereby made:

All Shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, acquired with the proceeds of the Loan Amount.

Borrower agrees to deliver said collateral to said Lender as soon as practicable after Borrower's receipt of one or more certificates therefor.

Said security interest secures the payment of all indebtedness and liabilities as undertaken in the Loan and Security Agreement to which this is a part, now existing or hereafter arising, and the Lender has all the rights with respect to said Collateral and said security interest as more fully set forth in the form of secured note or notes executed and delivered by the undersigned to said Lender prior hereto or contemporaneously herewith.

This agreement, including matters of interpretation and construction, and the rights of the Lender and the duties and obligations of the debt hereunder are to be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, particularly the Uniform Commercial Code, except where preempted by federal law.

Dated at Wellsville, Ohio on the _____ day of ______, 199_.

_____________________, and its
successors in trust, as Trustee
under that certain Central Federal
Savings and Loan Association of
Wellsville Employee Stock
Ownership Trust effective
___________, 199_, by and between
the undersigned and Central
Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Wellsville

By:_______________________________


EXHIBIT 10.3 FORM OF CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF

WELLSVILLE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT 10.3

FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AGREEMENT is made effective as of_____________, 199__, by and among Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association"), a federally-chartered financial institution, with its principal administrative office at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio, 43968, Grand Central Financial Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the holding company for the Association (the "Holding Company"), and_______________ ("Executive").

WHEREAS, the Association wishes to assure itself of the services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Association for said period.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

During the period of his employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve as _________ and _________________ of the Association. Executive shall render administrative and management services to the Association such as are customarily performed by persons situated in a similar executive capacity. During said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer and director of the Holding Company or any subsidiary of the Association.

2. TERMS AND DUTIES.

(a) The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be deemed to have commenced as of the date first above written and shall continue for a period of thirty-six (36) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on the first anniversary date of this Agreement, and continuing on each anniversary thereafter, the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Association ("Board") may extend the Agreement an additional year such that the remaining term of the Agreement shall be three (3) years unless the Executive elects not to extend the term of this Agreement by giving written notice in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. The Board will review the Agreement and Executive's performance annually for purposes of determining whether to extend the Agreement and the rationale and results thereof shall be included in the minutes of the Board's meeting. The Board shall give notice to the Executive as soon as possible after such review as to whether the Agreement is to be extended.

(b) During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder including activities and services related to the organization,


operation and management of the Association and participation in community and civic organizations; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve, or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, companies or organizations, which, in such Board's judgment, will not present any conflict of interest with the Association, or materially affect the performance of Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive's employment with the Association may be terminated by the Association or the Executive during the term of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

(a) The Association shall pay Executive as compensation a salary of $_______ per year ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall include any amounts of compensation deferred by Executive under any qualified or non-qualified plan maintained by the Association. Such Base Salary shall be payable bi-weekly. During the period of this Agreement, Executive's Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually; the first such review will be made no later than one year from the date of this Agreement. Such review shall be conducted by the Board or by a Committee of the Board, delegated such responsibility by the Board. The Committee or the Board may increase Executive's Base Salary. Any increase in Base Salary shall become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement. In addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the Association shall also provide Executive, at no premium cost to Executive, with all such other benefits as are provided uniformly to permanent full-time employees of the Association.

(b) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Association will not, without Executive's prior written consent, make any changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites which would materially adversely affect Executive's rights or benefits thereunder; except to the extent such changes are made applicable to all Association employees on a non-discriminatory basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Subsection (b), Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans including but not limited to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, health-and- accident plans, medical coverage or any other employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Association in the future to its senior executives and key management employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. Executive shall be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses as provided in any plan of the Association in which Executive is eligible to participate. Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement.

(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3 and other compensation provided for by paragraph (b) of this Section 3, the Association shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in the

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performance of Executive's obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine.

4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined) during the Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall apply. As used in this Agreement, an "Event of Termination" shall mean and include any one or more of the following: (i) the termination by the Association of Executive's full-time employment hereunder for any reason other than a termination governed by Section 5(a) hereof, or Termination for Cause, as defined in Section 7 hereof; (ii) Executive's resignation from the Association's employ upon any (A) failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as __________ and _______________, unless consented to by the Executive, (B) a material change in Executive's function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause Executive's position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1, above, unless consented to by Executive, (C) a relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (D) a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to the Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, or (E) a liquidation or dissolution of the Association or Holding Company, or (F) breach of this Agreement by the Association. Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F), above, Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this Agreement by resignation upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice given within six full months after the event giving rise to said right to elect.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of Termination, as defined in Section 8, the Association shall be obligated to pay Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be an amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the amount of the remaining payments that the Executive would have earned if he had continued his employment with the Association during the remaining term of this Agreement at the Executive's Base Salary at the Date of Termination; and
(ii) the amount equal to the annual contributions that would have been made on Executive's behalf to any employee benefit plans of the Association or the Holding Company during the remaining term of this Agreement based on contributions made (on an annualized basis) at the Date of Termination; provided, however, that any payments pursuant to this subsection and subsection 4(c) below, shall not, in the aggregate, exceed three (3) times Executive's average annual compensation for the five most recent taxable years that Executive has been employed by the Association or such lesser number of years in the event that Executive shall have been employed by the Association for less than five years. In the event the Association is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments pursuant to this subsection (b) would cause the Association's capital to be reduced below its minimum regulatory capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred until such time as the Association or successor thereto is in capital compliance. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made prior to an Event of Termination, such payments shall be made in a lump sum as of the Executive's Date of Termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the remaining

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term of the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event the Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Association will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Association or the Holding Company for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to the Executive, except to the extent such coverage may be changed in its application to all Association or Holding Company employees. Such coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement.

5. CHANGE IN CONTROL.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Association or Holding Company shall mean an event of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1 of the current report on Form 8 -K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Association or the Holding Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Association or the Holding Company representing 25% or more of the Association's or the Holding Company's outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any voting securities of the Association purchased by the Holding Company and any voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Association or the Holding Company, or (B) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Holding Company's stockholders was approved by the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board, or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Association or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs in which the Association or Holding Company is not the resulting entity; provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required regulatory approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods.

(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) or the Board has determined that a Change in Control has occurred, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs (c), and (d) of this Section 5 upon his subsequent termination of employment at any time during the term of this Agreement due to: (1) Executive's dismissal or (2) Executive's voluntary resignation following any demotion, loss of title, office or significant authority or

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responsibility, material reduction in annual compensation or benefits or relocation of his principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location immediately prior to the Change in Control, unless such termination is because of his death or Termination for Cause (as defined herein).

(c) Upon Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the Association shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal to the greater of: (1) the payments due for the remaining term of the Agreement; or 2) three (3) times Executive's average annual compensation for the five (5) most recent taxable years that Executive has been employed by the Association or such lesser number of years in the event that Executive shall have been employed by the Association for less than five (5) years. Such average annual compensation shall include Base Salary, commissions, bonuses, contributions on Executive's behalf to any pension and/or profit sharing plan, severance payments, retirement payments, directors or committee fees, fringe benefits paid or to be paid to the Executive in any such year, and payment of expense items without accountability or business purpose or that do not meet the IRS requirements for deductibility by the Institution; provided however, that any payment under this provision and subsection 5(d) below shall not exceed three
(3) times the Executive's average annual compensation. In the event the Association is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments would cause the Association's capital to be reduced below its minimum regulatory capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred until such time as the Association or successor thereto is in capital compliance. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made prior to a Change in Control, such payment shall be made in a lump sum as of the Executive's Date of Termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to the Executive will be made in approximately equal installments on a monthly basis over a period of thirty-six (36) months following the Executive's termination. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(d) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the Association will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Association for Executive prior to his severance at no premium cost to the Executive, except to the extent that such coverage may be changed in its application for all Association employees on a non-discriminatory basis. Such coverage and payments shall cease upon the expiration of thirty-six (36) months following the Date of Termination.

6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, in no event shall the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive under said paragraphs (the "Termination Benefits") constitute an "excess parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto, and in order to avoid such a result, Termination Benefits will be reduced, if necessary, to an amount (the "Non-Triggering Amount"), the value of which is one dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to three (3) times Executive's "base amount", as determined in accordance with said Section 280G. The allocation of the reduction required hereby among the Termination Benefits provided by Section 5 shall be determined by Executive.

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7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of Executive's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, any breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order or material breach of any provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a Notice of Termination which shall include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive's conduct justified a finding of Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination for Cause. During the period beginning on the date of the Notice of Termination for Cause pursuant to Section 8 hereof through the Date of Termination for Cause, stock options and related limited rights granted to Executive under any stock option plan shall not be exercisable, nor shall any unvested awards granted to Executive under any stock benefit plan of the Association, the Holding Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, vest. At the Date of Termination for Cause, such stock options and related limited rights and such unvested awards shall become null and void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any time subsequent to such Termination for Cause.

8. NOTICE.

(a) Any purported termination by the Association or by Executive shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.

(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall not be less than thirty days from the date such Notice of Termination is given.).

(c) If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time for appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected) and provided further that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, in the event the Executive is terminated for reasons other than Termination for Cause the Association will continue to pay Executive his Base Salary in effect when the notice

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giving rise to the dispute was given until the earlier of: 1) the resolution of the dispute in accordance with this Agreement or 2) the expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement as determined as of the Date of Termination. Amounts paid under this Section are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this Agreement.

9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS.

All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 9 for one (1) full year after the earlier of the expiration of this Agreement or termination of Executive's employment with the Association. Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Association as may reasonably be required by the Association in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party.

10. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE.

(a) Upon any termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to
Section 4 hereof, Executive agrees not to compete with the Association for a period of one (1) year following such termination in any city, town or county in which the Executive's normal business office is located and the Association has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office and any county adjacent to such city, town or county, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository, lending or other business activities of the Association. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Association, its business and property in the event of Executive's breach of this Subsection 10(a) agree that in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Association will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive's partners, agents, servants, employees and all persons acting for or under the direction of Executive. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Association from pursuing any other remedies available to the Association for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Association and affiliates thereof, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Association. Executive will not, during or after the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Association or affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Association. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business activities of the Association to the OTS and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") pursuant to a formal regulatory request. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section,

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the Association will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Association or affiliates thereof, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Association from pursuing any other remedies available to the Association for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.

(a) All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or check from the general funds of the Association. The Holding Company, however, unconditionally guarantees payment and provision of all amounts and benefits due hereunder to Executive and, if such amounts and benefits due from the Association are not timely paid or provided by the Association, such amounts and benefits shall be paid or provided by the Holding Company.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent that payments and benefits, as provided by this Agreement, are paid to or received by Executive under the Employment Agreement dated ___________, 199___, between Executive and the Holding Company, such compensation payments and benefits paid by the Holding Company will be subtracted from any amounts due simultaneously to Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments pursuant to this Agreement and the Holding Company Agreement shall be allocated in proportion to the services rendered and time expended on such activities by Executive as determined by the Holding Company and the Association on a quarterly basis.

12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Association or any predecessor of the Association and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement.

13. NO ATTACHMENT.

(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Executive and the Association and their respective successors, heirs, and assigns.

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14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

15. REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

(a) The Association may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but any termination by the Association, other than Termination for Cause, shall not prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination for Cause as defined in Section 7 hereinabove.

(b) If Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(3) or (g)(1); the Association's obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Association may in its discretion: (i) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended; and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

(c) If Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Association under this contract shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(d) If the Association is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1813(x)(1) all obligations of the Association under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

(e) All obligations of the Association under this contract shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the institution: (i) by the Director of the OTS (or her designee), the FDIC or the Resolution Trust Corporation, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Association under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1823(c); or (ii) by the Director of the OTS (or her designee) at the time the Director (or

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her designee) approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operations of the Association or when the Association is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

(f) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C. (S)1828(k) and 12 C.F.R. (S)545.121 and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

16. REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 15(b).

In the event Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice described in Section 15(b) hereof (the "Notice") during the term of this Agreement and a Change in Control, as defined herein, occurs, the Association will assume its obligation to pay and Executive will be entitled to receive all of the termination benefits provided for under Section 5 of this Agreement upon the Association's receipt of a dismissal of charges in the Notice.

17. SEVERABILITY.

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

18. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neutor gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender in all cases where they would so apply.

19. GOVERNING LAW.

The validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

20. ARBITRATION.

Notwithstanding any right to enforcement under Section 10(a), any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by Executive within fifty (50) miles from the location of the Association, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any

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court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement, other than in the case of a Termination for Cause.

In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with Executive's termination is resolved in favor of Executive, whether by judgment, arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment of all back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive under this Agreement.

21. PAYMENT OF COSTS AND LEGAL FEES.

All reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Association if Executive is successful on the merits pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.

22. INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 15 hereof, the Association shall provide Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Pennsylvania law against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of him having been a director or officer of the Association (whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys' fees and the cost of reasonable settlements.

23. SUCCESSOR TO THE ASSOCIATION.

The Association shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Association or the Holding Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Association's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Association would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville and ______________ have caused this Agreement to be executed and their seals to be affixed hereunto by their duly authorized officers and directors, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the ___ day of ________, 199__.

ATTEST: CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN

ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

__________________________    By: ______________________________________
                                    For the Entire Board of Directors

     [SEAL]


ATTEST:                       GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

                                       (Guarantor)

__________________________ By: _____________________________________ For the Entire Board of Directors

[SEAL]

WITNESS:


Executive

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EXHIBIT 10.4 FORM OF GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT 10.4

FORM OF
GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made effective as of _______________, 199___, by and between Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Holding Company"), a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal administrative office at 601 Main Street, Wellsville, Ohio 43968 and______________ (the "Executive"). Any reference to "Institution" herein shall mean Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville for any successor thereto.

WHEREAS, the Holding Company wishes to assure itself of the services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Holding Company for said period.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve as __________ and ________________ of the Holding Company. The Executive shall render administrative and management services to the Holding Company such as are customarily performed by persons in a similar executive capacity. During said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer and director of any subsidiary of the Holding Company.

2. TERMS.

(a) The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be deemed to have commenced as of the date first above written and shall continue for a period of thirty six (36) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on the date of the execution of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be extended for one day each day until such time as the board of directors of the Holding Company (the "Board") or Executive elects not to extend the term of the Agreement by giving written notice to the other party in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement, in which case the term of this Agreement shall be fixed and shall end on the third anniversary of the date of such written notice.

(b) During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder including activities and services related to the organization, operation and management of the Holding Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries


("Subsidiaries") and participation in community and civic organizations; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve, or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, companies or organizations, which, in such Board's judgment, will not present any conflict of interest with the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, or materially affect the performance of Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, Executive's employment with the Holding Company may be terminated by the Holding Company or Executive during the term of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Moreover, in the event the Executive is terminated or suspended from his position with the Institution, Executive shall not perform, in any respect, directly or indirectly, during the pendency of his temporary or permanent suspension or termination from the Institution, duties and responsibilities formerly performed at the Institution as part of his duties and responsibilities as ___________ and ________________ of the Holding Company.

3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

(a) The Executive shall be entitled to a salary from the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries of $________ per year ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall include any amounts of compensation deferred by Executive under any qualified or non-qualified plan maintained by the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries. Such Base Salary shall be payable bi-weekly. During the period of this Agreement, Executive's Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually; the first such review will be made no later than one year from the date of this Agreement. Such review shall be conducted by the Board or by a Committee of the Board delegated such responsibility by the Board. The Committee or the Board may increase Executive's Base Salary. Any increase in Base Salary shall become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement. In addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the Holding Company shall also provide Executive, at no premium cost to Executive, with all such other benefits as provided uniformly to permanent full-time employees of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries will not, without Executive's prior written consent, make any changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites which would materially adversely affect Executive's rights or benefits thereunder, except to the extent that such changes are made applicable to all Holding Company and Institution employees eligible to participate in such plans, arrangements and perquisites on a non-discriminatory basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Subsection (b), Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans including, but not limited to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans, profit- sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries in the future to its senior executives and key management employees,

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subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. Executive shall be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses as provided in any plan of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries in which Executive is eligible to participate. Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement.

(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3 and other compensation provided for by paragraph (b) of this Section 3, the Holding Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel, including reasonable expenses for spouse's travel, and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of Executive's obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine.

4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined) during the Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall apply. As used in this Agreement, an "Event of Termination" shall mean and include any one or more of the following: (i) the termination by the Holding Company of Executive's full-time employment hereunder for any reason other than termination governed by Section 5(a) hereof, or for Cause, as defined in Section 7 hereof; (ii) Executive's resignation from the Holding Company's employ, upon, any (A) failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as ___________ and __________, unless consented to by the Executive, (B) a material change in Executive's function, duties, or responsibilities with the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, which change would cause Executive's position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes thereof described in
Section 1, above, unless consented to by the Executive, (C) a relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (D) a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to the Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (E) a liquidation or dissolution of the Holding Company or the Institution, or (F) breach of this Agreement by the Holding Company. Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) or (F), above, Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this Agreement by resignation upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice given within six full calendar months after the event giving rise to said right to elect.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of Termination, as defined in Section 8, the Holding Company shall be obligated to pay Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal to the sum of:
(i) the amount of the remaining payments that the Executive would have earned if he had continued his employment with the Institution during the remaining term of this Agreement at the Executive's Base Salary at the Date of Termination; and
(ii) the amount equal to the annual contributions that would have been made on Executive's behalf to any employee benefit plans of the Institution or the Holding Company during the remaining term of this Agreement based on

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contributions made (on an annualized basis) at the Date of Termination. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made prior to an Event of Termination, such payments shall be made in a lump sum. In the event that no election is made, payment to the Executive will be made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the remaining term of the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event the Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Holding Company will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to the Executive. Such coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement.

5. CHANGE IN CONTROL.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Holding Company or the Institution shall mean an event of a nature that; (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Institution or the Holding Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Institution or the Holding Company representing 20% or more of the Institution's or the Holding Company's outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any voting securities of the Institution purchased by the Holding Company and any voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries; or (B) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a Nominating Committee solely composed of members which are Incumbent Board members, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Institution or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs or is effectuated in which the Institution or Holding Company is not the resulting entity; provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required federal regulatory approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods; or (D) a proxy statement has been distributed soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Holding Company, by someone other than the current management

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of the Holding Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Holding Company or Institution with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to such plan or transaction are exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Institution or the Holding Company shall be distributed; or (E) a tender offer is made for 20% or more of the voting securities of the Institution or Holding Company then outstanding.

(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) or the Board has determined that a Change in Control has occurred, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs (c) and, (d), of this Section 5 upon his subsequent termination of employment at any time during the term of this Agreement due to (i) Executive's dismissal, or (ii) Executive's voluntary resignation following any demotion, loss of title, office or significant authority or responsibility, reduction in the annual compensation or material reduction in benefits or relocation of his principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location immediately prior to the change in control, unless such termination is because of his death or Termination for Cause (as defined herein).

(c) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the Holding Company shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a sum equal to the greater of: (i) the payments due for the remaining term of the Agreement; or (ii) three (3) times Executive's average annual compensation for the five (5) preceding taxable years. Such annual compensation shall include Base Salary, commissions, bonuses, contributions on behalf of Executive to any pension and profit sharing plan, severance payments, directors or committee fees and fringe benefits paid or to be paid to the Executive during such years. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made prior to a Change in Control, such payment shall be made in a lump sum. In the event that no election is made, payment to the Executive will be made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the remaining term of the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(d) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the Company will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Institution for Executive at no premium cost to Executive prior to his severance. Such coverage and payments shall cease upon the expiration of thirty-six (36) months following the Change in Control.

6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, in the event that:

(i) the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive, which are deemed to be parachute payments as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any

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successor thereof, (the "Termination Benefits") would be deemed to include an "excess parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code; and

(ii) if such Termination Benefits were reduced to an amount (the "Non- Triggering Amount"), the value of which is one dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to three (3) times Executive's "base amount," as determined in accordance with said Section 280G and the Non-Triggering Amount less the product of the marginal rate of any applicable state and federal income tax and the Non Triggering Amount would be greater than the aggregate value of the Termination Benefits (without such reduction) minus (i) the amount of tax required to be paid by the Executive thereon by
Section 4999 of the Code and further minus (ii) the product of the Termination Benefits and the marginal rate of any applicable state and federal income tax,

then the Termination Benefits shall be reduced to the Non-Triggering Amount. The allocation of the reduction required hereby among the Termination Benefits shall be determined by the Executive.

7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of a material loss to the Holding Company or one of its Subsidiaries caused by the Executive's intentional failure to perform stated duties, personal dishonesty, willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), final cease and desist order or material breach of any provision of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section, no act, or the failure to act, on Executive's part shall be "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a Notice of Termination which shall include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. The Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination for Cause. During the period beginning on the date of the Notice of Termination for Cause pursuant to Section 8 hereof through the Date of Termination, stock options and related limited rights granted to Executive under any stock option plan shall not be exercisable nor shall any unvested awards granted to Executive under any stock benefit plan of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries vest. At the Date of Termination, such stock options and related limited rights and such unvested awards shall become null and void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any time subsequent to such Date of Termination for Cause.

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8. NOTICE.

(a) Any purported termination by the Holding Company or by Executive shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.

(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

(c) If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning the termination, except upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and voluntary termination by the Executive in which case the Date of Termination shall be the date specified in the Notice, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time for appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected) and provided further that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Holding Company will continue to pay Executive his full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, Base Salary) and continue him as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which he was participating when the notice of dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with this Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this Agreement.

9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS.

All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 9 for one (1) full year after the earlier of the expiration of this Agreement or termination of Executive's employment with the Holding Company. Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Holding Company as may reasonably be required by the Holding Company in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party.

10. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE.

(a) Upon any termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to
Section 4 hereof, Executive agrees not to compete with the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries for a period of one (1) year following such termination in any city, town or county in which the Executive's

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normal business office is located and the Holding Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office and any county adjacent to such city, town or county, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository, lending or other business activities of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, its business and property in the event of Executive's breach of this Subsection 10(a) agree that in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive's partners, agents, servants, employees and all persons acting for or under the direction of Executive. Executive represents and admits that in the event of the termination of his employment pursuant to Section 7 hereof, Executive's experience and capabilities are such that Executive can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines and/or of a different nature than the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries from pursuing any other remedies available to the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries. Executive will not, during or after the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board of Directors or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Holding Company. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Holding Company will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Holding Company from pursuing any other remedies available to the Holding Company for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.

(a) All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or check from the general funds of the Holding Company subject to Section 11(b).

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(b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent that payments and benefits, as provided by this Agreement, are paid to or received by Executive under the Employment Agreement dated ___________, 199__, between Executive and the Institution, such compensation payments and benefits paid by the Institution will be subtracted from any amount due simultaneously to Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments pursuant to this Agreement and the Institution Agreement shall be allocated in proportion to the level of activity and the time expended on such activities by the Executive as determined by the Holding Company and the Institution on a quarterly basis.

12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Holding Company or any predecessor of the Holding Company and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to the Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement.

13. NO ATTACHMENT.

(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Executive and the Holding Company and their respective successors, heirs and assigns.

14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

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15. SEVERABILITY.

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

16. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender in all cases where they would so apply.

17. GOVERNING LAW.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law of this state, unless otherwise specified herein.

18. ARBITRATION.

Notwithstanding any right to enforcement under Section 10(a), any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by the Executive within fifty (50) miles from the location of the Institution, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with Executive's termination is resolved in favor of the Executive, whether by judgment, arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment of all back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive under this Agreement.

19. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES.

All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Holding Company, if Executive is successful pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.

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20. INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) The Holding Company shall provide Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of him having been a director or officer of the Holding Company (whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys' fees and the cost of reasonable settlements.

(b) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Section are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and 12 C.F.R. Part 359 and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

21. SUCCESSOR TO THE HOLDING COMPANY.

The Holding Company shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Institution or the Holding Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Holding Company's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Holding Company would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ___________________ has caused this Agreement to be executed and its seal to be affixed hereunto by its duly authorized officer and its directors, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the _____ day of _________, 199__.

ATTEST:                             GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.

________________________            By: _________________________


          [SEAL]

WITNESS:


________________________            By: _________________________

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EXHIBIT 10.5 FORM OF CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN


EXHIBIT 10.5

FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN


FORM OF
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article I - Introduction........................................

Article II - Definitions........................................

Article III - Eligibility and Participation.....................

Article IV - Benefits...........................................

Article V - Accounts............................................

Article VI - Supplemental Benefit Payments......................

Article VII - Claims Procedures.................................

Article VIII - Amendment and Termination........................

Article IX - General Provisions.................................

Article X - Required Regulatory Provisions......................

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ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1.01 PURPOSE, DESIGN AND INTENT.

(a) The purpose of the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Plan") is to assist Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association") and its affiliates in retaining the services of key employees until their retirement, to induce such employees to use their best efforts to enhance the business of the Association and its affiliates, and to provide certain supplemental retirement benefits to such employees.

(b) The Plan, in relevant part, is intended to constitute an unfunded "excess benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(36) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Plan is specifically designed to provide certain key employees with retirement benefits that would have been payable under the various tax-qualified retirement plans sponsored by the Association but for the limitations placed on the benefits and contribution under such plans by various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS

SECTION 2.01 DEFINITIONS. In this Plan, whenever the context so indicates, the singular or the plural number and the masculine or feminine gender shall be deemed to include the other, the terms "he," "his," and "him," shall refer to a Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, and, except as otherwise provided, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "AFFILIATE" means any "parent corporation" or any "subsidiary corporation" of the Association, as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f), respectively, of the Code.

(b) "APPLICABLE LIMITATIONS" means one of the following:

(i) the maximum limitation on annual benefits payable by a qualified defined benefit plan under Section 415(b) of the Code;

(ii) the maximum limitations on annual additions to a qualified defined contribution plan under Section 415(c) of the Code;

(iii) the maximum limitation on the aggregate projected annual benefits payable by qualified defined benefit plans and the annual additions to qualified defined contribution plans under
Section 415(e) of the Code; and

(iv) the maximum limitation on the annual amount of compensation that may, under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, be taken into account in determining contributions to and benefits under qualified plans.

(c) "ASSOCIATION" means Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, and its successors.

(d) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors of the Association.

(e) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means with respect to the Association or the Company, an event of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1 of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or (ii) results in a "change in control" of the Association or the Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of "change in control" as set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Committee shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or

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becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Association or the Company representing 20% or more of the Association's or the Company's outstanding voting securities except for any voting securities of the Association purchased by the Company in connection with the conversion of the Association to the stock form and any securities purchased by any tax-qualified employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries; or (B) individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of either the Association or the Company on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination, in the case of the Company, for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Association or the Company or similar transaction occurs or is effectuated in which the Association or Company is not the resulting entity; provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required regulatory approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods; or (D) a proxy statement has been distributed soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Company, by someone other than the current management of the Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or Association with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to such plan or transaction are exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Association or the Company shall be distributed; or (E) a tender offer is made for 20% or more of the voting securities of the Association or the Company then outstanding.

(f) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(g) "COMMITTEE" means the person(s) designated by the Board of Directors, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Plan, to administer the Plan.

(h) "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

(i) "COMPANY" means Grand Central Financial Corp., and its successors.

(j) "ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL" means any Employee of the Association or an Affiliate who participates in the ESOP or the Pension Plan, as the case may be, and whom the Board of Directors determines is one of a "select group of management or highly compensated employees," as such phrase is used for purposes of Sections 101, 201, and 301 of ERISA.

(k) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Association or an Affiliate.

(l) "EMPLOYER" means the Association or Affiliate that employs the Employee.

(m) "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(n) "ESOP" means the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended from time to time.

(o) "ESOP ACQUISITION LOAN" means a loan or other extension of credit incurred by the trustee of the ESOP in connection with the purchase of Common Stock on behalf of the ESOP.

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(p) "ESOP VALUATION DATE" means any day as of which the investment experience of the trust fund of the ESOP is determined and individuals' accounts under the ESOP are adjusted accordingly.

(q) "EFFECTIVE DATE" means [________, 199__].

(r) "PARTICIPANT" means an Eligible Employee who is entitled to benefits under the Plan.

(s) "PENSION PLAN" means the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, as adopted by Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, as amended from time to time.

(t) "PLAN" means this Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

(u) "RETIREMENT" means termination of employment at any time following the satisfaction the requirements for early or normal retirement under either the ESOP or the Pension Plan, as appropriate.

(v) "SUPPLEMENTAL ESOP ACCOUNT" means an account established by an Employer, pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Plan, with respect to a Participant's Supplemental ESOP Benefit.

(w) "SUPPLEMENTAL ESOP BENEFIT" means the benefit credited to a Participant pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Plan.

(x) "SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION ACCOUNT" means an account established by an Employer, pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Plan, with respect to a Participant's Supplemental Pension Benefit.

(y) "SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION BENEFIT" means the benefit earned by a Participant pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Plan.

(z) "SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OWNERSHIP ACCOUNT" means an account established by an Employer, pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Plan, with respect to a Participant's Supplemental Stock Ownership Benefit.

(aa) "SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OWNERSHIP BENEFIT" means the benefit credited to a Participant pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Plan.

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ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

SECTION 3.01 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.

(a) Each Eligible Employee may participate in the Plan. An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan upon designation as such by the Board of Directors. An Eligible Employee whom the Board of Directors designates as a Participant in the Plan shall commence participation as of the date established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall establish an Eligible Employee's date of participation at the same time it designates the Eligible Employee as a Participant in the Plan.

(b) The Board of Directors may, at any time, designate an Eligible Employee as a Participant for any or all supplemental benefits provided for under Article IV of the Plan.

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ARTICLE IV
BENEFITS

SECTION 4.01 SUPPLEMENTAL ESOP BENEFIT.

As of the last day of each plan year of the ESOP, the Employer shall credit the Participant's Supplemental ESOP Account with a Supplemental ESOP Benefit equal to the excess of (a) over (b), where:

(a) Equals the annual contributions made by the Employer and/or the number of shares of Common Stock released for allocation in connection with the repayment of an ESOP Acquisition Loan that would otherwise be allocated to the accounts of the Participant under the ESOP for the applicable plan year if the provisions of the ESOP were administered without regard to and of the Applicable Limitations; and

(b) Equals the annual contributions made by the Employer and for the number of shares of common stock released for allocation in connection with the repayment of an ESOP Acquisition Loan that are actually allocated to the accounts of the Participant under the provisions of the ESOP for that particular plan year after giving effect to any reduction of such allocation required by the limitations imposed by any of the Applicable Limitations.

SECTION 4.02 SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OWNERSHIP BENEFIT.

(a) Upon a Participant's Retirement from the Employer, the Employer shall credit to the Participant's Supplemental Stock Ownership Account a Supplemental Stock Ownership Benefit equal to (i) less (ii), the result of which is multiplied by (iii), where:

(i) Equals the total number of shares of Common Stock acquired with the proceeds of all ESOP Acquisition Loans (together with any dividends, cash proceeds, or other medium related to such ESOP Acquisition Loans) that would have been allocated or credited for the benefit of the Participant under the ESOP and/or this Plan, as the case may be, had the Participant continued in the employ of the Employer through the first ESOP Valuation Date following the last scheduled payment of principal and interest on all ESOP Acquisition Loans outstanding at the time of the Participant's Retirement; and

(ii) Equals the total number of shares of Common Stock acquired with the proceeds of all ESOP Acquisition Loans (together with any dividends, cash proceeds, or other medium related to such ESOP acquisition Loans) and allocated for the benefit of the Participant under the ESOP as of the first ESOP Valuation Date following the Participant's Retirement; and

(iii) Equals the higher of the closing price of the Common Stock as of:

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(A) The first ESOP Valuation Date following the Participant's Retirement, or

(B) The last day of the Participant's employment with the Employer.

(b) For purposes of clause

(i) of subsection (a) of this Section 4.02, the total number of shares of Common Stock shall be determined by multiplying the sum of (i) and (ii) by (iii), where: (i) equals the average of the total shares of Common Stock acquired with the proceeds of an ESOP Acquisition Loan and allocated for the benefit of the Participant under the ESOP as of three most recent ESOP Valuation Dates preceding the Participant's Retirement (or lesser number if the Participant has not participated in the ESOP for three full years),

(ii) equals the average number of shares of Common Stock credited to the Participant's Supplemental ESOP Account for the three most recent plan years of the ESOP (such that the three recent plan years coincide with the three most recent ESOP Valuation Dates referred to in (i) above); and

(iii) equals the total number of scheduled annual payments remaining on the ESOP Acquisition Loans as of the Participant's Retirement.

(c) In the event of a Change in Control:

(i) A Participant's Retirement shall be deemed to have occurred as of the effective date of the Change in Control, as determined by the Board of Directors, regardless of whether the Participant continues in the employ of the Employer following the Change in Control; and

(ii) The determination of fair market value of the Common Stock shall be made as the effective date of the Change in Control.

SECTION 4.03 SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION BENEFIT.

A Participant or, in the event of his death, his beneficiary, whose retirement or survivor benefits under the Pension Plan are limited by one or more of the Applicable Limitations shall be entitled to a supplemental retirement benefit or survivor benefit (Supplemental Pension Benefit) under this Plan in an amount equal to the excess of:

(i) the benefit to which he would be entitled under the Pension Plan in the absence of the Applicable Limitations, computed as of the day the Participant separates from service with the Employer on the basis of the benefit form elected under the Pension Plan; over

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(ii) the actual benefit to which he is entitled under the Pension Plan, computed as of the day the Participant separates from service with the Employer on the basis of the benefit form elected under the Pension Plan;

provided, however, that, if the Plan is terminated with respect to a Participant prior to his separation from service with the Employer, such Supplemental Pension Benefit shall not exceed the Supplemental Pension Benefit that would have been payable under this Section 4.03, on the basis of the benefit form elected under the Pension Plan, if his separation from service had occurred as of the date of the termination of the Plan.

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ARTICLE V
ACCOUNTS

SECTION 5.01 SUPPLEMENTAL ESOP BENEFIT ACCOUNT.

For each Participant who is credited with a benefit pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Plan, the Employer shall establish, as a memorandum account on its books, a Supplemental ESOP Account. Each year, the Committee shall credit to the Participant's Supplemental ESOP Account the amount of benefits determined under
Section 4.01 of the Plan for that year. The Committee shall credit the account with an amount equal to the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock or other medium of contribution that would have otherwise been made to the Participant's accounts under the ESOP but for the limitations imposed by the Code. Shares of Common Stock shall be valued under this Plan in the same manner as under the ESOP. Cash contributions credited to a Participant's Supplemental ESOP Account shall be credited annually with interest at a rate equal to the combined weighted return provided to the Participant's non-stock accounts under the ESOP.

SECTION 5.02 SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OWNERSHIP ACCOUNT.

The Employer shall establish, as a memorandum account on its books, a Supplemental Stock Ownership Account. Upon a Participant's Retirement or in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall credit to the Participant's Supplemental Stock Ownership Account the amount of benefits determined under
Section 4.02 of the Plan. The Committee shall credit the account with an amount equal to the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock or other medium of contribution that would have otherwise been made to the Participant's accounts under the ESOP but for the Participant's Retirement. Shares of Common Stock shall be valued under this Plan in the same manner as under the ESOP. Cash contributions credited to a Participant's Supplemental ESOP Account shall be credited annually with interest at a rate equal to the combined weighted return provided to the Participant's non-stock accounts under the ESOP.

SECTION 5.03 SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION ACCOUNT.

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ARTICLE VI
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS

SECTION 6.01 PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL ESOP BENEFIT.

(a) A Participant's Supplemental ESOP Benefit shall be paid to the Participant or in the event of the Participant's death, to his beneficiary in the same form, time and medium (i.e., cash and/or shares of Common Stock) as his benefits are paid under the ESOP.

(b) A Participant shall have a non-forfeitable right to the Supplemental ESOP Benefit credited to him under this Plan in the same percentage as he has to benefits allocated to him under the ESOP at the time the benefits become distributable to him under the ESOP.

SECTION 6.02 PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OWNERSHIP BENEFIT.

(a) A Participant's Supplemental Stock Ownership Benefit shall be paid to the Participant or in the event of the Participant's death, to his beneficiary in the same form, time and medium (i.e., cash and/or shares of Common Stock) as his benefits are paid under the ESOP.

(b) A Participant shall always have a fully non-forfeitable right to the Supplemental Stock Ownership Benefit credited to him under this Plan.

SECTION 6.03 PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION BENEFIT.

(a) A Participant's Supplemental Pension Benefit shall be paid to the Participant or in the event of the Participant's death, to his beneficiary in the same form, and at the same time as his benefits are paid under the Pension Plan.

(b) A Participant shall have a non-forfeitable right to his Supplemental Pension Benefit under this Plan in the same percentage as he has to his accrued benefits under the Pension Plan at the time the benefits become distributable to him under the Pension Plan.

SECTION 6.04 ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article VI, a Participant may, with prior written consent of the Committee and upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may impose, request that the Supplemental ESOP Benefit and/or the Supplemental Stock Ownership Benefit and/or the Supplemental Pension Benefit to which he is entitled, and the survivor benefit to which his beneficiary under the Pension Plan may be entitled under Section 4.03 be paid commencing at a different time, over a different period, in a different form, or to different persons, than the benefit to which he or his beneficiary may be entitled under the ESOP or the Pension Plan; provided, however, that in the event of any difference with respect to his Supplemental Pension Benefit, the benefit actually paid under this Section 6.04 shall be the actuarial equivalent (as determined based

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on applicable tables, factors, and assumption set forth in the Pension Plan) of the benefit that would be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.03 of the Plan.

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ARTICLE VII
CLAIMS PROCEDURES

SECTION 7.01 CLAIMS REVIEWER.

For purposes of handling claims with respect to this Plan, the "Claims Reviewer" shall be the Committee, unless the Committee designates another person or group of persons as Claims Reviewer.

SECTION 7.02 CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

(a) An initial claim for benefits under the Plan must be made by the Participant or his or her beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.02.

(b) Not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of such a claim, the Claims Reviewer will render a written decision on the claim to the claimant, unless special circumstances require the extension of such 90-day period. If such extension is necessary, the Claims Reviewer shall provide the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary or beneficiaries with written notification of such extension before the expiration of the initial 90-day period. Such notice shall specify the reason or reasons for the extension and the date by which a final decision can be expected. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the end of the initial 90-day period.

(c) In the event the Claims Reviewer denies the claim of a Participant or any beneficiary in whole or in part, the Claims Reviewer's written notification shall specify, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, the reason for the denial; a reference to the Plan or other document or form that is the basis for the denial; a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim; an explanation as to why such information or material is necessary; and an explanation of the applicable claims procedure.

(d) Should the claim be denied in whole or in part and should the claimant be dissatisfied with the Claims Reviewer's disposition of the claimant's claim, the claimant may have a full and fair review of the claim by the Committee upon written request submitted by the claimant or the claimant's duly authorized representative and received by the Committee within sixty
(60) days after the claimant receives written notification that the claimant's claim has been denied. In connection with such review, the claimant or the claimant's duly authorized representative shall be entitled to review pertinent documents and submit the claimant's views as to the issues, in writing. The Committee shall act to deny or accept the claim within sixty (60) days after receipt of the claimant's written request for review unless special circumstances require the extension of such 60-day period. If such extension is necessary, the Committee shall provide the claimant with written notification of such extension before the expiration of such initial 60-day period. In all events, the Committee shall act to deny or accept the claim within 120 days of the receipt of the claimant's written request for review. The action of the

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Committee shall be in the form of a written notice to the claimant and its contents shall include all of the requirements for action on the original claim.

(e) In no event may a claimant commence legal action for benefits the claimant believes are due the claimant until the claimant has exhausted all of the remedies and procedures afforded the claimant by this Article VII.

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ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 8.01 AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.

The Association may from time to time and at any time amend the Plan; provided, however, that such amendment may not adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary with respect to any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant or beneficiary may have previously become entitled prior to the effective date of such amendment without the consent of the Participant or beneficiary. The Committee shall be authorized to make minor or administrative changes to the Plan, as well as amendments required by applicable federal or state law (or authorized or made desirable by such statutes); provided, however, that such amendments must subsequently be ratified by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 8.02 TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

The Association may at any time terminate the Plan; provided, however, that such termination may not adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary with respect to any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant or beneficiary may have previously become entitled prior to the effective date of such termination without the consent of the Participant or beneficiary. Any amounts credited to the supplemental accounts of any Participant shall remain subject to the provisions of the Plan and no distribution of benefits shall be accelerated because of termination of the Plan.

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ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 9.01 UNFUNDED, UNSECURED PROMISE TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN THE FUTURE.

The right of a Participant or any beneficiary to receive a distribution under this Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Association or its Affiliates and neither a Participant nor his designated beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have any rights in or against any amount credited to any account under this Plan or any other assets of the Association or an Affiliate. The Plan at all times shall be considered entirely unfunded both for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. Any funds invested hereunder shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of the Association or an Affiliate and available to its general creditors in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency. Accounts under this Plan and any benefits which may be payable pursuant to this Plan are not subject in any manner to anticipation, sale, alienation, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of a Participant or a Participant's beneficiary. The Plan constitute a mere promise by the Association or Affiliate to make benefit payments in the future. No interest or right to receive a benefit may be taken, either voluntarily or involuntarily, for the satisfaction of the debts of, or other obligations or claims against, such Participant or beneficiary, including claims for alimony, support, separate maintenance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings.

SECTION 9.02 COMMITTEE AS PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee designated by the Board of Directors.

(b) The Committee shall have the authority, duty and power to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan as it deems appropriate. The Committee shall have the duty and responsibility of maintaining records, making the requisite calculations and disbursing the payments hereunder. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority and power to delegate any of its administrative duties to employees of the Association or Affiliate, as they may deem appropriate. The Committee shall be entitled to rely on all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions, data and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or retained by the Association with respect to the Plan. The interpretations, determination, regulations and calculations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all persons and parties concerned.

SECTION 9.03 EXPENSES.

Expenses of administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Association or an Affiliate.

SECTION 9.04 STATEMENTS.

The Committee shall furnish individual annual statements of accrued benefits to each Participant, or current beneficiary, in such form as determined by the Committee or as required by law.

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SECTION 9.05 RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES.

(a) The sole rights of a Participant or beneficiary under this Plan shall be to have this Plan administered according to its provisions, to receive whatever benefits he or she may be entitled to hereunder.

(b) Nothing in the Plan shall be interpreted as a guaranty that any funds in any trust which may be established in connection with the Plan or assets of the Association or an Affiliate will be sufficient to pay any benefit hereunder.

(c) The adoption and maintenance of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any contract of employment or service between the Association or an Affiliate and any Participant or other individual. The Plan shall not affect the right of the Association or an Affiliate to deal with any Participants in employment or service respects, including their hiring, discharge, compensation, and conditions of employment or other service.

SECTION 9.06 INCOMPETENT INDIVIDUALS.

The Committee may from time to time establish rules and procedures which it determines to be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and the benefits payable to a Participant or beneficiary in the event that such Participant or beneficiary is declared incompetent and a conservator or other person legally charged with that Participant's or beneficiary's care is appointed. Except as otherwise provided herein, when the Committee determines that such Participant or beneficiary is unable to manage his or her financial affairs, the Committee may pay such Participant's or beneficiary's benefits to such conservator, person legally charged with such Participant's or beneficiary's care, or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of such Participant or beneficiary. Any such payment shall constitute a complete discharge of any liability of the Association or an Affiliate and the Plan for such Participant or beneficiary.

SECTION 9.07 SALE, MERGER, OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION.

The Plan may be continued after a sale of assets of the Association, or a merger or consolidation of the Association into or with another corporation or entity only if and to the extent that the transferee, purchaser or successor entity agrees to continue the Plan. Additionally, upon a merger, consolidation or other change in control any amounts credited to Participant's deferral accounts shall be placed in a grantor trust to the extent not already in such a trust. In the event that the Plan is not continued by the transferee, purchaser or successor entity, then the Plan shall be terminated subject to the provisions of
Section 7.2 of the Plan. Any legal fees incurred by a Participant in determining benefits to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan following a sale, merger, or consolidation of the Association or an Affiliate of which the Participant is an Employee or, if applicable, a member of the Board of Directors, shall be paid by the resulting or succeeding entity.

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SECTION 9.08 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANTS.

Each Participant shall keep the Association informed of his or her current address and the current address of his or her designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. The Association shall not be obligated to search for any person. If such person is not located within three (3) years after the date on which payment of the Participant's benefits payable under this Plan may first be made, payment may be made as though the Participant or his or her beneficiary had died at the end of such three-year period.

SECTION 9.09 LIABILITY OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS AFFILIATES.

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, neither the Association nor any individual acting as an employee or agent of the Association shall be liable to any Participant, former Participant, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, unless attributable to fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Association or any such employee or agent of the Association.

SECTION 9.10 GOVERNING LAW.

All questions pertaining to the construction, validity and effect of the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the United States and to the extent not preempted by such laws, by the laws of Ohio.

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ARTICLE X
REQUIRED REGULATORY PROVISIONS

SECTION 10.01 REQUIRED REGULATORY PROVISIONS.

(a) The Employer may terminate an Employee's employment at any time, but any termination by the Employer, other than termination for cause, shall not prejudice the Employee's right to compensation or other benefits under this Plan. An Employee shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after a termination for cause as otherwise provided hereunder.

(b) If the Employee is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(3) or (g)(1), the Association's obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Association may in its discretion (i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

(c) If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Association under this Plan shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(d) If the Association is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1813(x)(1) all obligations of the Association under this Plan shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the Participants.

(e) All obligations of the Association under this Plan shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the institution: (i) by the Director of the OTS (or her designee), the FDIC or the Resolution Trust Corporation, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Association under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1823(c); or (ii) by the Director of the OTS (or her designee) at the time the Director (or her designee) approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operations of the Association or when the Association is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

(f) Any payments made to Participants pursuant to this Plan, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k), 12 C.F.R. Part 359 and 12 C.F.R. Section 545.121 and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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This Plan has been duly adopted this _________ day of _________________ 199____.

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EXHIBIT 10.6 FORM OF CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE COMPENSATION PLAN


EXHIBIT 10.6

CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE COMPENSATION PLAN

PLAN PURPOSE

The purpose of the Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Severance Compensation Plan is to assure for Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association") the services of Employees of the Association in the event of a Change in Control (capitalized terms are defined in section 2.1) of Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Holding Company") or the Association. The benefits contemplated by the Plan recognize the value to the Association of the services and contributions of the Employees of the Association and the effect upon the Association resulting from the uncertainties of continued employment, reduced Employee benefits, management changes and relocations that may arise in the event of a Change in Control of the Association or the Holding Company. The Association's and the Holding Company's Boards of Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Association and the Holding Company to provide Employees of the Association who have been with the Association for a minimum of one (1) year with such benefits in order to defray the costs and changes in Employee status that could follow a Change in Control. The Board of Directors believes that the Plan will also aid the Association in attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who are essential to its success and the Plan's assurance of fair treatment of the Association's Employees will reduce the distractions and other adverse effects on Employees' performance in the event of a Change in Control.

ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN

1.1 Establishment of Plan

As of the Effective Date of the Plan as defined herein, the Association hereby establishes an employee severance compensation plan to be known as the "Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Employee Severance Compensation Plan."

1.2 Applicability of Plan

The benefits provided by this Plan shall be available to all Employees of the Association, who, at or after the Effective Date, meet the eligibility requirements of Article III, except for those executive officers who have entered into, or who enter into in the future, and continue to be subject to an employment or change in control agreement with the Employer.

1.3 Contractual Right to Benefits

This Plan establishes and vests in each Participant a contractual right to the benefits to which each Participant is entitled hereunder, enforceable by the Participant against the Employer.


ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

2.1 Definitions

Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.

(a) "Annual Compensation" of a Participant means and includes all wages, salary, bonus, and cash compensation, if any, paid (including accrued amounts) by an Employer as consideration for the Participant's service during the 12 months ended the date as of which Annual Compensation is to be determined, which are or would be includable in the gross income of the Participant receiving the same for federal income tax purposes.

(b) "Association" means Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville or any successor as provided for in Article VII hereof.

(c) "Change in Control" shall mean an event of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Association or the Holding Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") (or its predecessor agency) as in effect on the date hereof (provided that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Association or the Holding Company representing 20% or more of the Association's or the Holding Company's outstanding securities except for any securities of the Association purchased by the Holding Company in connection with the conversion of the Association to the stock form and any securities purchased by any tax qualified employee benefit plan of the Association; or (B) individuals who constitute the Board of Directors on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Holding Company's stockholders was approved by the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Association or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs in which the Association or Holding Company is not the resulting entity.

(d) "Disability" means the permanent and total inability by reason of mental or physical infirmity, or both, of an employee to perform the work customarily assigned to him.

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Additionally, a medical doctor selected or approved by the Board of Directors must advise the Board that it is either not possible to determine if or when such Disability will terminate or that it appears probable that such Disability will be permanent during the remainder of said employees lifetime.

(e) "Effective Date" means the date the Plan is approved by the Board of Directors of the Association, or such other date as the Board of Directors of the Association shall designate in its resolution approving the Plan.

(f) "Employee" means any Employee of the Association or any subsidiary of the Association or any parent of the Association who has completed at least one Year of Service with the Association, or any subsidiary thereof, provided, however, that any Employee who is covered or hereinafter becomes covered by an employment contract or change in control agreement with the Employer shall not be considered to be an "Employee" for purposes of this Plan.

(g) "Employer" means the Association or a subsidiary of the Association or a parent of the Association which has adopted the Plan pursuant to Article VI hereof.

(h) "ERISA" means Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(i) "Expiration Date" means the date ten (10) years from the Effective Date, unless the Plan is earlier terminated pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Plan or extended pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan.

(j) "Termination for Cause" shall include termination because of a Participant's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or violation of any final cease-and desist order, or material breach of any provision of the plan. In determining incompetence, the acts or omissions shall be measured against standards generally prevailing in the savings institutions industry.

(k) "Leave of Absence" and "LOA" mean (i) the taking of an authorized or approved leave of absence under the provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), (ii) any state law providing qualitatively similar benefits as the FMLA, or (iii) a leave of absence authorized under the policies of the Association. "Leave of Absence" and "LOA" are defined in this paragraph for the exclusive purposes of this Plan.

(l) "Payment" means the payment of severance compensation as provided for in Article IV hereof.

(m) "Participant" means an Employee who meets the eligibility requirements of Article III.

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(n) "Plan Year" means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31 and the 12 consecutive-month period ending each year thereafter.

(o) "Plan" means this Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsvile Employee Severance Compensation Plan.

(p) "Year of Service" means each consecutive 12 month period, beginning with an Employee's date of hire in which an Employee is credited with at least one hour of service in each of the 12 calendar months in such period. The taking of a LOA shall not eliminate a period of time from being a Year of Service if such period of time otherwise qualifies as such. Further if a particular 12 month period of time would not otherwise qualify under the Plan as a Year of Service because one hour of service is not credited during each month of such period due to the taking of a LOA, then such period of time shall be deemed to be a Year of Service for all other purposes of this Plan.

2.2 Applicable Law

The laws of the State of Ohio shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to the Plan to the extent not preempted by Federal law.

2.3 Severability

If a provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY

3.1 Participation

The term Participant shall include all Employees of the Employer who have completed at least one (1) Year of Service with the Employer at the time of any termination pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons who have entered into and continue to be covered by an employment contract or change in control agreement with the Employer shall not be entitled to participate in this Plan.

3.2 Duration of Participation

A Participant shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan when the Participant ceases to be an Employee of an Employer, unless such Participant is entitled to a Payment as provided in the Plan. A Participant entitled to receipt of a Payment shall remain a Participant in this Plan until the full amount of such Payment has been paid to the Participant.

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ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS

4.1 Right to Payment

A Participant shall be entitled to receive from his respective Employer a Payment in the amount provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan if there has been a Change in Control of the Association or the Holding Company and if, within one
(1) year thereafter, the Participant's employment by an Employer shall terminate for any reason specified in Section 4.2 of the Plan, whether the termination of employment is voluntary or involuntary. A Participant shall not be entitled to a Payment if termination occurs by reason of death, voluntary retirement, voluntary termination other than for reasons specified in Section 4.2 of the Plan, Disability, or as a result of Termination for Cause.

4.2 Reasons for Termination

Following a Change in Control, a Participant shall be entitled to a Payment if employment by an Employer is terminated, voluntarily or involuntarily, for any one or more of the following reasons:

(a) The Employer reduces the Participant's base salary or rate of compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control.

(b) The Employer materially changes the Participant's function, duties or responsibilities which would cause the Participant's position to be one of lesser responsibility, importance or scope with the Employer than immediately prior to the change in control.

(c) The Employer requires the Participant to change the location of the Participant's job or office, so that such Participant will be based at a location more than twenty-five (25) miles from the location of the Participant's job or office immediately prior to the Change in Control provided that such new location is not closer to the Participant's home.

(d) The Employer materially reduces the benefits and perquisites available to the Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided, however, that a material reduction in benefits and perquisites generally provided to all Employees of the Employer on a nondiscriminatory basis would not trigger a payment pursuant to this Plan.

(e) A successor to the Association fails or refuses to assume the Employer's obligations under this Plan, as required by Article VII.

(f) The Association or any successor to the Association breaches any other provisions of this Plan.

(g) The Employer terminates the employment of a Participant at or after a Change in Control other than for Termination for Cause.

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4.3 Amount of Payment

(a) Each Participant entitled to a Payment under this Plan shall receive from the Association, a lump sum cash payment equal to one-twelfth of his Annual Compensation for each year of service up to a maximum of 199% of Annual Compensation.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) above, if a Payment to a Participant who is a "Disqualified Individual" shall be in an amount which includes an "Excess Parachute Payment," the Payment hereunder to that Participant shall be reduced to the maximum amount which does not include an Excess Parachute Payment. The terms "Disqualified Individual" and "Excess Parachute Payment" shall have the same meanings as under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision thereto.

The Participant shall not be required to mitigate damages on the amount of the Payment by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of such Payment be reduced by any compensation earned by the Participant as a result of employment after termination of employment hereunder.

4.4 Time of Payment

The Payment to which a Participant is entitled shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer or the successor to the Employer, in cash and in full, not later than twenty (20) business days after the termination of the Participant's employment. If any Participant should die after termination of the employment but before all amounts have been paid, such unpaid amounts shall be paid to the Participant's named beneficiary, if living, otherwise to the personal representative on behalf of or for the benefit of the Participant's estate.

ARTICLE V
OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED

5.1 Other Benefits

Neither the provisions of this Plan nor the Payment provided for hereunder shall reduce any amounts otherwise payable, or in any way diminish the Participant's rights as an Employee of an Employer, whether existing now or hereafter, under any benefit, incentive, retirement, stock option, stock bonus, stock ownership or any employment agreement or other plan or arrangement.

5.2 Employment Status

This Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Participant or the Participant's Employer any obligation to retain the Participant as an Employee, to change the status of the Participant's employment, or to change the Employer's policies regarding termination of employment.

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ARTICLE VI
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

6.1 Upon approval by the Board of Directors of the Association, this Plan may be adopted by any "Subsidiary" or "Parent" of the Association. Upon such adoption, the Subsidiary or Parent shall become an Employer hereunder and the provisions of the Plan shall be fully applicable to the Employees of that Subsidiary or Parent. The term "Subsidiary" means any corporation in which the Association, directly or indirectly, holds a majority of the voting power of its outstanding shares of capital stock. The term "Parent" means any corporation which holds a majority of the voting power of the Association's outstanding shares of capital stock.

ARTICLE VII
SUCCESSOR TO THE ASSOCIATION

7.1 The Employer shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Employer, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Employer's obligations under this plan, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

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ARTICLE VIII
DURATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.1 Duration

If a Change in Control has not occurred, this Plan shall expire as of the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 8.2 of the Plan, or unless extended for an additional period or periods by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control occurs this Plan shall continue in full force and effect, and shall not terminate or expire until such date as all Participants who become entitled to Payments hereunder shall have received such Payments in full.

8.2 Amendment and Termination

The Plan may be terminated or amended in any respect by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Association, unless a Change in Control has previously occurred. If a Change in Control occurs, the Plan no longer shall be subject to amendment, change, substitution, deletion, revocation or termination in any respect whatsoever.

8.3 Form of Amendment

The form of any proper amendment or termination of the Plan shall be a written instrument signed by a duly authorized officer or officers of the Association, certifying that the amendment or termination has been approved by the Board of Directors. A proper amendment of the Plan automatically shall effect a corresponding amendment to each Participant's rights hereunder. A proper termination of the Plan automatically shall effect a termination of all Participants' rights and benefits hereunder.

8.4 No Attachment

(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Plan shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

(b) This Plan shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Employee and the Association and their respective successors and assigns.

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ARTICLE IX
LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES

9.1 All reasonable legal fees and other expenses paid or incurred by a party hereto pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Plan shall be paid or reimbursed by the prevailing party in any legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.

ARTICLE X
REQUIRED PROVISIONS

10.1 The Employer may terminate an Employee's employment at any time, but any termination by the Employer, other than Termination for Cause, shall not prejudice the Employee's right to compensation or other benefits under this Plan. Employee shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination for Cause as otherwise provided hereunder.

10.2 If the Employee is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(3) or (g)(1), the Association's obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Association may in its discretion (i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

10.3 If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Association under this contract shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

10.4 If the Association is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. (S)1813(x)(1), all obligations of the Association under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

10.5 All obligations under the Plan shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the Plan is necessary for the continued operation of the Association:

(a) by the Director or her designee, at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Resolution Trust Corporation enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Association under the authority contained in section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or

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(b) by the Director or her designee, at the time the Director or her designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Association or when the Association is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition.

Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

10.6 Any payments made to a Participant pursuant to this Plan, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 U.S.C. (S)1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

ARTICLE XI
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11.1 Plan Administrator. The administrator of the Plan shall be under the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Association or a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association (the "Board"). It shall be a principal duty of the Board to see that the Plan is carried out in accordance with its terms, for the exclusive benefit of persons entitled to participate in the Plan without discrimination among them. The Board will have full power to administer the Plan in all of its details subject, however, to the requirements of ERISA if the Plan is subject to such requirements. For this purpose, the Board's powers will include, but will not be limited to, the following authority, in addition to all other powers provided by this Plan: (a) to make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of the Plan; (b) to interpret the Plan, its interpretation thereof in good faith to be final and conclusive on all persons claiming benefits under the Plan; (c) to decide all questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan; (d) to compute the amount of Payment that will be payable to any Participant or other person in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and to determine the person or persons to whom such benefits will be paid; (e) to authorize Payments; (f) to appoint such agents, counsel, accountants, consultants and actuaries as may be required to assist in administering the Plan; and (g) to allocate and delegate its responsibilities under the Plan and to designate other persons to carry out any of its responsibilities under the Plan, any such allocation, delegation or designation to be by written instrument and in accordance with Section 405 of ERISA if applicable.

11.2 Named fiduciary. The Board will be a "named fiduciary" for purposes of Section 402(a)(1) of ERISA with authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan, and will be responsible for complying with all, if any, of the reporting and disclosure requirements of Part 1 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA.

11.3 Claims and review procedures.

(a) Claims procedure. If any person believes he is being denied any rights or benefits under the Plan, such person may file a claim in writing with the Board. If any such claim is wholly or partially denied, the Board will notify such person of its decision in writing. Such notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by such person and will contain
(i) specific reasons for the denial, (ii) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions,

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(iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for such person to perfect such claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary and (iv) information as to the steps to be taken if the person wishes to submit a request for review. Such notification will be given within 90 days after the claim is received by the Board (or within 180 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and if written notice of such extension and circumstances is given to such person within the initial 90 day period). If such notification is not given within such period, the claim will be considered denied as of the last day of such period and such person may request a review of his claim.

(b) Review procedure. Within 60 days after the date on which a person receives a written notice of a denied claim (or, if applicable, within 60 days after the date on which such denial is considered to have occurred) such person (or his duly authorized representative) may (i) file a written request with the Board for a review of his denied claim and of pertinent documents and
(ii) submit written issues and comments to the Board. The Board will notify such person of its decision in writing. Such notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by such person and will contain specific reasons for the decision as well as specific references to pertinent Plan provisions. The decision on review will be made within 60 days after the request for review is received by the Board (or within 120 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the requests such as an election by the Board to hold a hearing, and if written notice of such extension and circumstances is given to such person within the initial 60 day period). If the decision on review is not made within such period, the claim will be considered denied.

11.4 Nondiscriminatory exercise of authority. Whenever, in the administration of the Plan, any discretionary action by the Board is required, the Board shall exercise its authority in a nondiscriminatory manner so that all persons similarly situated will receive substantially the same treatment.

11.5 Indemnification of Board. The Association will indemnify and defend to the fullest extent permitted by law any person serving on the Board or as a member of a committee designated as Board (including any person who formerly served as a Board member or as a member of such committee) against all liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and amounts paid in settlement of any claims approved by the Association) occasioned by any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan, if such act or omission is in good faith.

11.6 Benefits solely from general assets. The benefits provided hereunder will be paid solely from the general assets of the Employer. Nothing herein will be construed to require the Employer or the Board to maintain any fund or segregate any amount for the benefit of any Participant, and no Participant or other person shall have any claim against, right to, or security or other interest in, any fund, account or asset of the Employer from which any payment under the Plan may be made.

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Having been adopted by its Board of Directors on __________________, this Plan is executed by its duly authorized officers this __th day of __________, 199__.

Attest CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN

ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE

______________________________ By: ___________________________ Secretary

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EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF ROBB, DIXON, FRANCIS, ONESON & COMPANY


[LETTERHEAD OF ROBB, DIXON, FRANCIS, DAVIS, ONESON & COMPANY APPEARS HERE]

The Board of Directors
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association Wellsville, Ohio

We consent to the use in the registration statement on Form S-1 of Grand Central Financial Corp. and the application for conversion on Form AC of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association, of our report dated March 18, 1998, with respect to the financial statements of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997 included herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Expert" in the prospectus.

                               /s/ Robb, Dixon, Francis, Davis, Oneson & Company
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Robb, Dixon, Francis, Davis, Oneson & Company

Granville, Ohio
September 22, 1998


EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE


EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT

We hereby consent to the references to this firm and our opinions in: the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed by Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Company"), Wellsville, Ohio, and all amendments thereto; in the Form H-(e)1 for the Company, and all amendments thereto; and in the Application for Conversion on Form AC filed by Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville (the "Association"), and all amendments thereto, relating to the conversion of the Association from a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federally-chartered stock savings bank, the concurrent issuance of the Association's outstanding capital stock to the Company, a holding company formed for such purpose, and the offering of the Company's common stock.

MULDOON, MURPHY & FAUCETTE

                              /s/ Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette


Dated this 23rd day of
September, 1998


EXHIBIT 23.3 CONSENT OF MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL


[LETTERHEAD OF MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL]

September 22, 1998

Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette
5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We hereby consent to the filing of our opinion to you concerning certain matters of Delaware law in connection with the subscription and community offering (the "Offering") by Grand Central Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), of shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share, in draft or final form, as an exhibit to (i) to the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company in connection with the Offering, and all amendments thereto, and (ii) the Application for Conversion filed with the Office of Thrift Supervision in connection with the conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville, a federally chartered savings and loan association, from the mutual form of ownership to stock form of ownership, and all amendments thereto, and to the reference to this firm in the "Legal Matters" section of the Prospectus relating to the Offering.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
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Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell


EXHIBIT 23.4 CONSENT AND SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OPINION OF KELLER & COMPANY,

INC.


Exhibit 23.4
[LETTERHEAD OF KELLER & COMPANY, INC. APPEARS HERE]

September 22, 1998

Re: Valuation Appraisal of Grand Central Financial Corp.
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville Wellsville, Ohio

We hereby consent to the use of our firm's name, Keller & Company, Inc. ("Keller"), and the reference to our firm as experts in the Application for Conversion on Form AC to be filed by Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville and any amendments thereto and references to our opinion regarding subscription rights filed as an exhibit to the applications referred to hereafter. We also consent to the use of our firm's name in the Form S-1 to be filed by Grand Central Finanial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any amendments thereto, and to the statements with respect to us and the references to our Valuation Appraisal Report and in the said Form AC and any amendments thereto and in the notice and Application for Conversion filed by Central Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Very truly yours,

KELLER & COMPANY, INC.

by: /s/ Michael R. Keller
   --------------------------
     Michael R. Keller
     President


[LETTERHEAD OF KELLER & COMPANY, INC. APPEARS HERE]

September 22, 1998

The Board of Directors
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association 601 Main Street
Wellsville, Ohio 43968

Re: Subscription Rights - Conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville

Gentlemen:

The purpose of this letter is to provide an opinion of the value of the subscription rights of the "to be issued" common stock of Grand Central Financial Corp. (the "Corporation"), Wellsville, Ohio, in regard to the conversion of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wellsville ("Central Federal" or the "Association") from a federal-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a federal-chartered stock savings and loan association.

Because the Subscription Rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in the Corporation, which are to be issued to the depositors of Central Federal, and the other members of the Association and will be acquired by such recipients without cost, will be nontransferable and of short duration and will afford the recipients the right only to purchase shares of Common Stock at the same price as will be paid by members of the general public in a Direct Community Offering, we are of the opinion that:

(1) The Subscription Rights will have no ascertainable fair market value, and;

(2) The price at which the Subscription Rights are exercisable will not be more or less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of the exercise.

Further, it is our opinion that the Subscription Rights will have no economic value on the date of distribution or at the time of exercise, whether or not a community offering takes place.

Sincerely,

KELLER & COMPANY, INC.

/s/ Michael R. Keller
Michael R. Keller
President


EXHIBIT 24.1 POWERS OF ATTORNEY


EXHIBIT 24.1

CONFORMED

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William R. Williams and Jay Rife, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for them and in their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments to the Application for Conversion on Form AC and the Registration Statement on Form SB-2, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Office of Thrift Supervision of the Department of the Treasury ("OTS") or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, respectively, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents ot their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of Part 563b of the OTS Rules and Regulations and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the foregoing Powers of Attorney prepared in conjunction with the Application for Conversion on Form AC and the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 have been duly signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     NAME                                       DATE
     ----                                       ----

/s/ William R. Williams                         September 23, 1998
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William R. Williams
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(principal executive officer)
Grand Central Financial Corp.

President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(principal executive officer)
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


/s/ John A. Rife                                September 23, 1998
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John A. Rife
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Executive Vice President and Treasurer
(principal accounting and financial officer)
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville

/s/ Gerry W. Grace                              September 23, 1998
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Gerry W. Grace
Chairman of the Board
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Chairman of the Board
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


/s/ Jeffrey W. Aldrich                          September 23, 1998
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Jeffrey W. Aldrich
Director
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Director
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


/s/ Thomas P. Ash                               September 23, 1998
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Thomas P. Ash
Director
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Director
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


/s/ Fred C. Jackson                             September 23, 1998
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Fred C. Jackson
Director
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Director
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


/s/ William R. Porter                           September 23, 1998
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William R. Porter
Director
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Director
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville

/s/ Joseph M. Wells, Jr.                        September 23, 1998
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Joseph M. Wells, Jr.
Director
Grand Central Financial Corp.

Director
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
of Wellsville


ARTICLE 9
MULTIPLIER: 1,000
CURRENCY: U.S. DOLLARS


PERIOD TYPE 6 MOS
FISCAL YEAR END JUN 30 1998
PERIOD START JAN 01 1998
PERIOD END JUN 30 1998
EXCHANGE RATE 1
CASH 2,216
INT BEARING DEPOSITS 1,217
FED FUNDS SOLD 0
TRADING ASSETS 0
INVESTMENTS HELD FOR SALE 0
INVESTMENTS CARRYING 35,573
INVESTMENTS MARKET 16,155
LOANS 59,873
ALLOWANCE 375
TOTAL ASSETS 121,641
DEPOSITS 78,909
SHORT TERM 0
LIABILITIES OTHER 721
LONG TERM 27,680
PREFERRED MANDATORY 0
PREFERRED 0
COMMON 0
OTHER SE 14,331
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 121,641
INTEREST LOAN 2,434
INTEREST INVEST 1,914
INTEREST OTHER 64
INTEREST TOTAL 4,412
INTEREST DEPOSIT 1,718
INTEREST EXPENSE 2,536
INTEREST INCOME NET 1,876
LOAN LOSSES 150
SECURITIES GAINS 4
EXPENSE OTHER 1,692
INCOME PRETAX 196
INCOME PRE EXTRAORDINARY 151
EXTRAORDINARY 0
CHANGES 0
NET INCOME 151
EPS PRIMARY 0
EPS DILUTED 0
YIELD ACTUAL 3.19
LOANS NON 138
LOANS PAST 5
LOANS TROUBLED 0
LOANS PROBLEM 170
ALLOWANCE OPEN 231
CHARGE OFFS (7)
RECOVERIES 1
ALLOWANCE CLOSE 375
ALLOWANCE DOMESTIC 375
ALLOWANCE FOREIGN 0
ALLOWANCE UNALLOCATED 0