Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Plan Administrator
Willow Grove Bank 401(k)/Employee Stock Ownership Plan
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for plan benefits of Willow Grove Bank 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis of designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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 our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2005, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplementary schedule of assets (held at end of year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplementary schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplementary schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Beard Miller Company LLP
Paoli, Pennsylvania
June 27, 2006
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WILLOW GROVE BANK 401(k)/EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
1. Description of the Plan
The Willow Grove Bank 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan), initially called the Willow Grove Bank 401(k) Plan and Trust, was established effective January 1, 1993 by Willow Grove Bank (the Bank) to recognize the contribution made to its operation by its employees. Effective December 31, 1998, the Bank adopted the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which was subsequently merged into the Plan.
After the close of business on August 31, 2005, Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”), the parent holding company for the Bank, completed its acquisition of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. (“Chester Valley”). As a result of this acquisition, the Plan was amended such that employees of Chester Valley who remain as employees of the Corporation immediately following the merger were credited with years of service, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in an the vesting of benefits under the Plan equal to the amount of credited service they earned, and to which they were credited, immediately before the merger date under the terms of the Chester Valley 401(k) Plan. In addition, the Plan was amended such that the Corporation make provisions to accept on behalf of the Plan, and deposit to the Plan trust, the assets of the Chester Valley 401(k) Plan on a trust-to-trust basis. On January 4, 2006, assets of the Chester Valley 401(k) Plan of approximately $2.2 million were transferred into the Plan
The following description of the Plan provides only general information and relates to the 401(k) provisions of the Plan unless otherwise indicated. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
(a) General
The Plan is a defined contribution profit sharing 401(k) plan and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
(b) Participation
Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan at age 21, after completing one year of service and being credited with 1,000 hours of service. However, for purposes of salary reduction contributions, an employee is eligible to participate in the Plan after completion of 90 days of service.
(c) Contributions
The Plan provides for elective employee contributions up to 25% and 15% of compensation for 2005 and 2004, respectively, and a matching Bank contribution of 50% of up to 6% of employee contributions in 2005 and 2004.
The Plan also provides for a non-elective employer contribution, which is determined as a percentage of eligible participant’s salary. The exact percentage contributed is determined by the employer. The Bank contributed 61,459 shares of its common stock in 2005 and 2004 as its non-elective contribution.
In addition, the Bank may elect to contribute a discretionary amount to the Plan through a resolution of the Board of Directors. No discretionary contributions were made for the years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.
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(d) Participant Accounts
Participants can elect to invest their account balances in any or all of the investment funds available.
Each participant’s account is credited with their contribution, an allocation of the Bank’s contribution, and an allocation of fund earnings. The allocations of earnings is based on participant account balances, as defined in the Plan agreement. The allocation of the Bank’s qualified non-elective and discretionary contribution is based on participant compensation and their election regarding the investment funds available.
(e) Vesting and Forfeitures
If a participant attains age 65, or becomes permanently and totally disabled or dies, then the full value of the Bank’s contributions allocated to his or her account becomes vested in the participant (or in their successor interest in the event of death) and is nonforfeitable. Prior to the occurrence of such an event, the value of the Bank’s contributions will vest in a participant, based on years of services, as defined. A participant is 100% vested after six years of service.
Notwithstanding the event that gives rise to a participant’s termination of employment, the balance of the participant’s contributions plus actual earnings thereon are always 100% vested and nonforfeitable.
If a participant permanently terminates his or her employment for reasons other than death, total disability, or retirement and is not fully vested, then he or she will forfeit the nonvested balance in his or her account that is derived from Bank contributions. All sums forfeited are used to reduce the Bank’s contribution. Forfeited amounts used to reduce employer contributions for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $62,808 and $33,201, respectively. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $52,730 and $55,341, respectively. These accounts will be used to reduce future employer contributions.
(f) Payment of Benefits
Benefits are paid according to the vested interest to which participants are entitled upon retirement, termination, death, or disability. Benefits are distributed to the participant or beneficiary in installments or in a lump-sum payment as provided in the Plan.
(g) Participant Loans
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates that range from 5.0% to 10.5%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
2. Summary of Accounting Policies
A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows:
(a) Basis of Accounting
The Plan’s financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.
(b) Investment Valuation
Investments are stated at fair value as reported by the Trustee as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, based on quoted market prices for the Vanguard Mutual Funds and the Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. common stock. The Willow Grove Bank Fixed account is valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Participant loans are valued at cost which approximates fair value.
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(c) Investment Income
Investment income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis. Purchases and sales of investments are reflected on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on an average-cost basis.
The Plan presents in the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits the net appreciation in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation on those investments.
(d) Plan Expenses
All administrative costs associated with the operation of the Plan and of record keeping are paid by the Bank in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Expenses associated with the mutual funds are paid by the Plan.
(e) Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets available for plan benefits and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(f) Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan provides for investment options in various mutual funds, Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. common stock, and a Bank savings account.
Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits.
(g) Payment of Benefits
Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.
3. Investments
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31:
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Investments at fair value: | | | | | |
*Willow Grove Bank Money Market | | 3,215,862 | | $ | 3,226,337 | |
*Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. common stock | | 7,829,161 | | 8,890,173 | |
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* Party-in-interest
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During 2005 and 2004, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) changed in value by ($1,435,244) and $1,221,378, respectively, as follows:
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Mutual funds | | $ | 33,763 | | $ | 207,784 | |
Common stock | | (1,469,007 | ) | 1,013,594 | |
Total Investments | | $ | (1,435,244 | ) | $ | 1,221,378 | |
4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments
Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:
| | December 31 | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Net assets: | | | | | |
*Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. common stock Employee Stock Ownership Plan | | $ | 4,060,893 | | $ | 4,349,823 | |
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* Party-in-interest
| | Years Ended December 31 | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
*Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. common stock | | | | | |
Employee Stock Ownership Plan: | | | | | |
Changes in net assets: | | | | | |
Contributions | | $ | 614,590 | | $ | 610,009 | |
Net(depreciation)/appreciation | | $ | (542,896 | ) | 733,708 | |
Benefits paid to participants | | $ | (307,788 | ) | (241,551 | ) |
Forfeitures | | $ | (47,339 | ) | (16,750 | ) |
Transfer to participant-directed investments | | $ | (5,497 | ) | (40,799 | ) |
| | $ | (288,930 | ) | $ | 1,044,617 | |
* Party-in-interest
5. Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Bank has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of the Plan’s termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.
6. Party-in-Interest Transactions
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by the custodian of the Plan. Additionally, certain plan investments are shares of stock and the money market fund of the Plan sponsor, Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest.
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7. Tax Status
On August 17, 2002, the Bank received a favorable determination from the Internal Revenue Service that the Plan is currently designed in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan’s administrator believes that the Plan is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was exempt from federal income taxes.
8. Excess Contributions
In order to satisfy the relevant nondiscrimination provisions of the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Plan reimbursed excess contributions to its participants during 2006. Excess contributions are recorded as a liability as of December 31, 2005 and as a reduction of participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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