The average balance of money market accounts decreased by $16.4 million, or 14.7% to $95.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $111.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The average cost of money market accounts increased 74 basis points to 2.84% for the year ended June 30, 2007 from 2.10% for the year ended June 30, 2006. The average balance of savings accounts increased by $21.4 million, or 22.5% to $116.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $94.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The average cost of savings accounts increased 124 basis points to 1.66% for the year ended June 30, 2007 from 0.42% for the year ended June 30, 2006. The average balance of certificate of deposit accounts increased by $6.3 million, or 2.8%, to $228.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $222.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The average cost of certificate of deposits increased 62 basis points to 4.48% for the year ended June 30, 2007 from 3.86% for the year ended June 30, 2006.
The average balance of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco increased $40.8 million, or 27.5%, to $189.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $148.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2007. The average cost of advances increased 23 basis points to 4.37% for the year ended June 30, 2007 from 4.14% for the year ended June 30, 2006.
The primary factor for the increase in the average balance and average interest rates on deposits and advances was to fund real estate loan purchases to better match our debt maturity schedule with the maturities and repricing terms of our interest-earning assets.
Our provision for loan losses decreased $123,000 to $529,000 for the year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $652,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans was 0.40% at June 30, 2007 as compared to 0.43% at June 30, 2006. The decrease in the provision was primarily attributable to reduced loan concentrations to higher-risk automobile loan borrowers coupled with a continued history of no losses in our real estate loan portfolio. We used the
same methodology and generally similar assumptions in assessing the adequacy of the allowance for consumer and real estate loans for both years.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased $833,000, or 24.3%, to $4.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $3.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily the result of a $489,000 reduction in the loss on our equity investment in a California Affordable Housing Program tax credit fund, an $186,000 increase in service charges and fees from deposit accounts and a $131,000 increase in fee and transaction income related to the deployment of additional ATMs.
We account for our equity investment in the California Affordable Housing program in accordance with Accounting Principles Bulletin 18 using the equity method of accounting. The reduction in loss attributable to our equity investment was based upon the most recent financial statement information of the program.
Non-interest Expense. Our non-interest expense increased $1.0 million, or 7.7% to $14.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $13.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily due to a $321,000 increase in salaries and benefits, a $316,000 increase in occupancy and equipment, a $162,000 increase in professional services and a $102,000 increase in other operating expenses.
Salaries and benefits represented 52.5% and 54.2% of total non-interest expense for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total salaries and benefits increased $321,000, or 4.4%, to $7.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $7.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily due to compensation expense arising from general salary increases, increased staffing for new financial service centers and an increase in costs related to our employee stock ownership plan as a result of an increase in our average stock price.
Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $316,000, or 17.8% to $2.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $1.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily due to costs associated with the relocation of our Pasadena Branch and increased costs related to build-outs of financial service centers in Los Angeles and Riverside in addition to increased equipment maintenance expense.
Professional services increased $162,000, or 21.6% to $913,000 for the year ended June 30, 2007 compared to $751,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase in professional services was primarily due to increased external and internal audit services as a result of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 audit requirements.
Other operating expenses increased $102,000, or 7.0% to $1.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2007 from $1.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. The increase in other expense was primarily due to increased operational costs to support our continued growth.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the year ended June 30, 2007 was $2.5 million as compared to $2.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2006. This decrease was primarily the result of a decline in pre-tax income of $417,000 for the year ended June 30, 2007. The effective tax rate was 35.0% and 35.6% for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
General.Net income for the year ended June 30, 2006 was $4.9 million, a decrease of $68,000, or 1.4%, from net income of $5.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005.
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Interest Income. Interest income increased $7.7 million, or 27.2%, to $35.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $28.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary factor for the increase in interest income was an increase in the average loans receivable balance of $99.6 million, or 19.5%, to $610.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $510.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily due to purchases of one- to four-family and multi-family real estate loans. The average yield on loans receivable increased 39 basis points to 5.39% for the year ended June 30, 2006 from 5.00% for the year ended June 30, 2005.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $6.7 million, or 61.7%, to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $10.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The average interest rates on interest-bearing liabilities increased 76 basis points to 3.03% for the year ended June 30, 2006 from 2.27% for the year ended June 30, 2005. This increase was primarily attributable to the increased volume of average deposits, specifically certificates of deposit, and an increase in the average balance and interest rate on advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
The average balance of money market accounts increased by $4.2 million, or 3.9%, to $111.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $107.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The average balance of savings accounts decreased by $1.9 million, or 2.0% to $94.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $96.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The average balance of certificates of deposit increased by $10.8 million, or 5.1%, to $222.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $211.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2005.
The average balance of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco increased $88.0 million, or 145.9%, to $148.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $60.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The average cost of advances increased 79 basis points to 4.14% for the year ended June 30, 2006 from 3.35% for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary factor for the increase in the average balance and average interest rates on advances was due to new borrowings used to fund real estate loan purchases in order to better match our debt maturity schedule with the maturities and repricing terms of our interest-earning assets and other interest-bearing liabilities.
Provision for Loan Losses. We maintain an allowance for loan losses to absorb probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on ongoing, quarterly assessments of the probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio.
Our provision for loan losses increased $246,000 to $652,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006 as compared to $406,000 for the year ended June 30, 2005. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans was 0.43% at June 30, 2006 as compared to 0.45% at June 30, 2005. The increase in the provision was primarily attributable to an increase in real estate loans. We used the same methodology and generally similar assumptions in assessing the adequacy of the allowance for consumer and real estate loans for both years.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased $370,000, or 12.1%, to $3.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $3.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily the result of an increase of $337,000 from bank-owned life insurance purchased in April 2005 and a $126,000 increase in ATM fees and charges due to increased usage and deployment of additional ATMs partially offset by an increase in the loss of $83,000 recognized from our investment in an affordable housing tax credit limited liability partnership.
Non-interest Expense. Our non-interest expense increased $1.5 million, or 11.9% to $13.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $12.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The
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increase was primarily due to a $736,000 increase in salaries and benefits, a $316,000 increase in occupancy and equipment, and a $235,000 increase in other operating expenses.
Salaries and benefits represented 54.2% and 54.5% of total non-interest expense for the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Total salaries and benefits increased $736,000, or 11.2%, to $7.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $6.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $257,000 in compensation expense arising from general salary increases and additional full-time employees, an increase of $151,000 in stock award expense and the addition of $370,000 in stock option expense related to the to the adoption of SFAS-123(R) partially offset by a reduction in fair market value costs related to our employee stock ownership plan.
Occupancy and equipment expenses increased $316,000, or 21.7% to $1.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $1.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily due to costs associated with the relocation of our Pasadena Branch and increased costs related to build-outs of financial service centers in Bellflower and Harbor City in addition to increased equipment maintenance expense.
Other operating expenses increased $235,000, or 19.3% to $1.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $1.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase in other expense was primarily due to increased operational costs to support our continued growth.
Income Tax Expense.Income tax expense for the year ended June 30, 2006 was $2.7 million as compared to $3.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. This decrease was primarily the result of a decline in pre-tax income of $322,000, combined with an increase in non-taxable income from our bank-owned life insurance and tax credits from our affordable housing investment for the year ended June 30, 2006. The effective tax rate was 35.6% and 37.4% for the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Commitments
Liquidity may increase or decrease depending upon the availability of funds and comparative yields on investments in relation to the return on loans. Historically, we have maintained liquid assets at levels above the minimum requirements previously imposed by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations and above levels believed to be adequate to meet the requirements of normal operations, including potential deposit outflows. Cash flow projections are regularly reviewed and updated to assure that adequate liquidity is maintained.
Our liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents and mortgage-backed and related securities, is a product of our operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, amortization, prepayments and maturities of outstanding loans and mortgage-backed and related securities, and other short-term investments and funds provided from operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed related securities and maturing investment securities and short-term investments are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. In addition, we invest excess funds in short-term interest-earning assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements. We also generate cash through borrowings. We utilize Federal Home Loan Bank advances to leverage our capital base and provide funds for our lending and investment activities, and enhance our interest rate risk management.
Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. Excess liquidity is generally invested in short-term investments such as overnight deposits. On a longer-term
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basis, we maintain a strategy of investing in various lending products as described in greater detail under “Business of Kaiser Federal Bank – Lending Activities.” We use our sources of funds primarily to meet ongoing commitments, including loan commitments, to pay maturing certificate of deposits and savings withdrawals and to maintain our portfolio of mortgage-backed and related securities. At June 30, 2007, total approved loan commitments amounted to $13.9 million, which includes the unadvanced portion of loans of $6.4 million. Certificates of deposit and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco scheduled to mature in one year or less at June 30, 2007, totaled $174.7 million and $20.0 million, respectively. Based on historical experience, management believes that a significant portion of maturing deposits will remain with Kaiser Federal Bank and we anticipate that we will continue to have sufficient funds, through deposits and borrowings, to meet our current commitments.
At June 30, 2007, we had available additional advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco in the amount of $101.4 million.
Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of business, we enter into contractual obligations that meet various business needs. These contractual obligations include deposit account obligations to customers, borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank, lease obligations for facilities, and commitments to purchase and/or originate loans. The following table summarizes our long-term contractual obligations at June 30, 2007.
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Operating lease obligations | | | 3,441 | | | 845 | | | 1,645 | | | 528 | | | 423 | |
Loan commitments to purchase residential mortgage loans | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Loan commitments to originate residential mortgage loans | | | 7,475 | | | 7,475 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Available home equity and unadvanced lines of credit | | | 6,415 | | | 6,415 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Time deposits | | | 238,717 | | | 174,738 | | | 40,505 | | | 23,474 | | | — | |
Commitments to fund equity investment in tax credit fund | | | 193 | | | 129 | | | 64 | | | — | | | — | |
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As a financial services provider, we routinely are a party to various financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risks, such as commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit. While these contractual obligations represent our future cash requirements, a significant portion of commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans we make. For additional information, see Note 14 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
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Capital
Consistent with our goal to operate a sound and profitable financial organization, we actively seek to maintain a “well capitalized” institution in accordance with regulatory standards. Total stockholders’ equity was $92.3 million at June 30, 2007 or 11.5%, of total assets on that date. As of June 30, 2007, we exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. Kaiser Federal Bank’s regulatory capital ratios at June 30, 2007 were as follows: core capital 8.32%; Tier I risk-based capital 12.76%; and total risk-based capital 13.30%. The regulatory capital requirements to be considered well capitalized are 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. See “Supervision and Regulation–Capital Requirements.”
For the year ended June 30, 2007, we repurchased 279,845 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $17.67.
Impact of Inflation
The consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. These principles require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.
Our primary assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on our performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates, however, do not necessarily move in the same direction or with the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation. In a period of rapidly rising interest rates, the liquidity and maturity structure of our assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of acceptable performance levels.
The principal effect of inflation, as distinct from levels of interest rates, on earnings, is in the area of non-interest expense. Such expense items as employee compensation, employee benefits and occupancy and equipment costs may be subject to increases as a result of inflation. An additional effect of inflation is the possible increase in the dollar value of the collateral securing loans that we have made. We are unable to determine the extent, if any, to which properties securing our loans have appreciated in dollar value due to inflation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Please refer to Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements.
Management of Market Risk
As part of our attempt to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and comply with applicable regulations, we monitor our interest rate risk. In monitoring interest rate risk, we continually analyze and manage assets and liabilities based on their payment streams and interest rates, the timing of their maturities, and their sensitivity to actual or potential changes in market interest rates.
In order to minimize the potential for adverse effects of material and prolonged increases in interest rates on our results of operations, we have adopted investment/asset and liability management policies to better match the maturities and repricing terms of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Board of Directors sets and recommends the asset and liability policies of Kaiser Federal Bank, which are implemented by the asset/liability management committee.
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The purpose of the asset/liability management committee is to communicate, coordinate and control asset/liability management consistent with our business plan and board approved policies. The committee establishes and monitors the volume and mix of assets and funding sources taking into account relative costs and spreads, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity needs. The objectives are to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk and profitability goals.
The asset/liability management committee generally meets on a weekly basis to review, among other things, economic conditions and interest rate outlook, current and projected liquidity needs and capital position, anticipated changes in the volume and mix of assets and liabilities and interest rate risk exposure limits versus current projections pursuant to net present value of portfolio equity analysis and income simulations. The asset/liability management committee recommends appropriate strategy changes based on this review. The chairman or his designee is responsible for reviewing and reporting on the effects of the policy implementations and strategies to the Board of Directors at least monthly.
In order to manage our assets and liabilities and achieve the desired liquidity, credit quality, interest rate risk, profitability and capital targets, we have focused our strategies on:
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At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long- and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the asset/liability management committee may determine to increase our interest rate risk position somewhat in order to maintain our net interest margin.
The asset/liability management committee regularly reviews interest rate risk by forecasting the impact of alternative interest rate environments on net interest income and market value of portfolio equity, which is defined as the net present value of an institution’s existing assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, and evaluating such impacts against the maximum potential changes in net interest income and market value of portfolio equity that are authorized by the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Bank.
The Office of Thrift Supervision provides Kaiser Federal Bank with the information presented in the following tables, which is based on information provided to the Office of Thrift Supervision by Kaiser Federal Bank. It presents the change in Kaiser Federal Bank’s net portfolio value at June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 that would occur upon an immediate change in interest rates based on Office of Thrift Supervision assumptions but without giving effect to any steps that management might take to counteract that change.
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+200 bp | | | 54,079 | | | (24,106 | ) | | (31 | ) | | 7.22 | | | (272 | ) |
+100 bp | | | 67,237 | | | (10,498 | ) | | (14 | ) | | 8.75 | | | (119 | ) |
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-100 bp | | | 85,981 | | | 7,796 | | | 10 | | | 10.72 | | | 78 | |
-200 bp | | | 88,745 | | | 10,560 | | | 14 | | | 10.92 | | | 98 | |
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+200 bp | | | 62,793 | | | (20,716 | ) | | (25 | ) | | 9.15 | | | (241 | ) |
+100 bp | | | 73,459 | | | (10,050 | ) | | (12 | ) | | 10.43 | | | (113 | ) |
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-200 bp | | | 89,698 | | | 6,189 | | | 7 | | | 12.03 | | | 47 | |
The Office of Thrift Supervision uses certain assumptions in assessing the interest rate risk of savings associations. These assumptions relate to interest rates, loan prepayment rates, deposit decay rates, and the market values of certain assets under differing interest rate scenarios, among others.
As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing tables. For example, although assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in the market interest rates. Also, 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. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgage loans, have features, that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, if interest rates change, expected rates of prepayments on loans and early withdrawals from certificates of deposit could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the tables.
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BUSINESS OF KAISER FEDERAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
AND K-FED BANCORP
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is a Maryland corporation, organized on September 24, 2007. Upon completion of the conversion and offering, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will serve as the holding company for Kaiser Federal Bank and will succeed to all of the business and operations of K-Fed Bancorp, and each of K-Fed Bancorp and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will cease to exist.
Initially following the completion of the conversion and offering, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will have no significant assets other than owning 100% of the outstanding common stock of Kaiser Federal Bank, the net proceeds it retains from the offering, part of which will be used to make a loan to the Kaiser Federal Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and will have no significant liabilities. See “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds From the Offering.” Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. intends to utilize the support staff and offices of Kaiser Federal Bank and will pay Kaiser Federal Bank for these services. If Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. expands or changes its business in the future, it may hire its own employees.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. intends to invest the net proceeds of the offering as discussed under “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds From the Offering.” In the future, it may pursue other business activities, including mergers and acquisitions, investment alternatives and diversification of operations. There are, however, no current understandings or agreements for these activities.
K-Fed Bancorp
K-Fed Bancorp is a federally-chartered stock holding company that was formed in July 2003 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, a federally-chartered mutual holding company, in connection with the mutual holding company reorganization of Kaiser Federal Bank, a federally chartered stock savings association. Upon completion of the mutual holding company reorganization in July 2003, K-Fed Bancorp acquired all of the capital stock of Kaiser Federal Bank. On March 30, 2004, K-Fed Bancorp completed a minority stock offering in which it sold 5,686,750 shares, or 39.09%, of its outstanding common stock to eligible depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank and the Kaiser Federal Bank employee stock ownership plan in a subscription offering. The remaining 8,861,750 outstanding shares of K-Fed Bancorp’s common stock are owned by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. At June 30, 2007, K-Fed Mutual Holding Company owned 63.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp, with the remaining 36.5%, or 5,087,195 shares held by public stockholders. K-Fed Bancorp owns 100% of Kaiser Federal Bank’s outstanding common stock.
At June 30, 2007, K-Fed Bancorp had consolidated assets of $799.6 million, deposits of $494.1 million and stockholders’ equity of $92.3 million. K-Fed Bancorp has not engaged in any significant business to date. Its primary activity is holding all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Bank. K-Fed Bancorp does not maintain offices separate from those of Kaiser Federal Bank or utilize persons other than certain of Kaiser Federal Bank’s officers. Our executive offices are located at 1359 North Grand Avenue, Covina, California 91724 and our telephone number is (626) 339-9663.
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BUSINESS OF KAISER FEDERAL BANK
General
Kaiser Federal Bank is a community oriented financial institution offering a variety of financial services to meet the needs of the communities it serves. We are headquartered in Covina, California, with branches in Pasadena and Panorama City to serve Los Angeles County. We also have financial service centers in Fontana, Riverside and Santa Clara to serve the California Counties of San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara, respectively. We also have financial service centers in Los Angeles, Bellflower and Harbor City in Los Angeles County, California. We have a network of 54 ATMs located in Southern California and the San Francisco Metropolitan Area, primarily located at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers. We utilize financial service centers, ATMs and purchases of residential mortgage loans to more efficiently use our resources.
We enjoy a strong and positive reputation with our customer base and the local market area. Dating back to our days as a credit union, we have a strong bond with our customers. As a personal-service focused community financial institution, we focus on enhancing customer satisfaction with products and services that address customer needs and are consistent with our charter and risk profile. We strive to offer high quality customer service in the most efficient way. We consistently evaluate ways to broaden the products and services we offer which we expext will enhance our market penetration in the communities we serve.
Kaiser Federal Bank began operations as a credit union in 1953 to serve the employees of the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Los Angeles, California. On November 1, 1999, the credit union converted to a federal mutual savings association known as Kaiser Federal Bank, which serves the general public as well as Kaiser Permanente employees. On July 1, 2003, we completed our conversion from a federal mutual savings association to a federal stock savings association in conjunction with the mutual holding company reorganization. On March 30, 2004, K-Fed Bancorp completed its initial minority stock offering.
Our principal business consists of attracting retail deposits from the general public and investing those funds primarily in permanent loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one- to four-family residences and, to a lesser extent, multi-family residential loans and commercial real estate loans. We also originate automobile and other consumer loans. Historically, we have not made or purchased commercial business loans or commercial or residential real estate construction loans and have no current plans to do so.
Our revenues are derived principally from interest on loans and mortgage-backed and related securities. We also generate revenue from service charges and other income.
We offer a variety of deposit accounts having a wide range of interest rates and terms, which generally include savings accounts, money market accounts, demand deposit accounts and certificate of deposit accounts with varied terms ranging from 90 days to five years. We solicit deposits in our primary market area of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Santa Clara Counties, California.
Our website address iswww.k-fed.com. Information on our website is not and should not be considered a part of this prospectus.
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Market Area
Our California market area provides a large, increasing base of potential customers with per capita income levels favorable to the national average. Los Angeles County is one of the largest counties, by area, in the United States and has the largest population of any county in the United States and is exceeded in population by only by eight states. Historically, Los Angeles County’s economy was tied to the aerospace, entertainment and tourism industries. In the early 1990s, the area suffered recessionary conditions due to the downsizing of the United States military and the economic downturn affecting the national economy. Los Angeles County’s economy has improved dramatically since the mid-1990s as a result of extensive overhauling and restructuring of the region’s basic economic sectors from one formerly dominated by the aerospace, tourism and entertainment industries to a more diversified mix of high-technology commercial endeavors and by-products of the defense related industries, which capitalized on the highly educated and skilled labor force. The largest employers consist of the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles United School District and the City of Los Angeles. Emerging growth areas include telecommunications, electronics, computers, software and biomedical technologies as well as international trade.
The Counties of Riverside and San Bernadino are commonly referred to as the “Inland Empire.” While the Inland Empire covers a vast geographic area extending to the Nevada border, Kaiser Federal Bank’s operations are concentrated in the western portion of these counties. This area was also affected by the economic downtown of the early 1990s, but has since recovered. Many firms have moved from the congested and high priced regions of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties to the Inland Empire, a trend that is expected to continue. The Pacific portion of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are adjacent to higher housing cost areas of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties and are a magnet for new residents seeking affordable housing. Manufacturing, transportation and distribution companies provide thousands of jobs in this area.
Santa Clara County is home to a number of leading technology and telecommunication companies and is located in the “Silicon Valley” where the per capita income well exceeds the state and national averages.
The sales of new and existing one- to four-family homes in Southern California is at a 15-year low. A decrease in home sales decreases lending opportunities and may negatively affect our income since a substantial portion of our loan portfolio consists of one- to four-family residential loans. In addition, default rates statewide in California on one- to four-family loans in the second quarter of 2007 were also at the highest levels in a decade. Despite these trends, real estate values have remained relatively stable through the second calendar quarter of 2007.
Competition
We face strong competition in originating real estate and other loans and in attracting deposits. Competition in originating real estate loans comes primarily from other savings institutions, commercial banks, credit unions and mortgage bankers. Other savings institutions, commercial banks, credit unions and finance companies provide vigorous competition in consumer lending. We also face competition from other lenders and investors with respect to loans that we purchase.
We attract all of our deposits through our branch and ATM network. Competition for those deposits is principally from other savings institutions, commercial banks and credit unions, as well as mutual funds and other alternative investments. We compete for these deposits by offering superior service and a variety of deposit accounts at competitive rates. We have less than a 1% market share of deposits in each of the markets in which we compete.
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Lending Activities
General.We originate and purchase one- to four-family and multi-family residential loans, and to a lesser extent we originate commercial real estate loans. We do not originate or purchase residential or commercial construction loans. We do not offer adjustable rate loans where the initial rate is below the otherwise applicable index rate (known as “teaser rates”). We also originate consumer loans, primarily automobile loans. Our loans carry either a fixed or an adjustable rate of interest. Consumer loans are generally short term and amortize monthly or have interest payable monthly. Mortgage loans generally have a longer term amortization, with maturities up to 30 years, depending upon the type of property with principal and interest due each month. We also have loans in our portfolio that only require interest payments on a monthly basis. At June 30, 2007, our net loan portfolio totaled $699.1 million, which constituted 87.4% of our total assets. We generally underwrite each purchased loan individually in accordance with our underwriting standards. We utilize loan purchases to more efficiently use our resources by reducing operating costs such as staff and marketing. In the Southern California market for an institution of our size, we have found it more efficient to purchase, rather than to originate, loans in order to supplement our lending platform. The majority of the loans that we purchase are acquired with servicing released to allow us to build our portfolio without having to significantly increase our servicing and operations costs. We generally purchase these loans without recourse against the seller.
At June 30, 2007, the maximum amount which we could have loaned to any one borrower and the borrower’s related entities under applicable regulations was $9.7 million, or 15% of Kaiser Federal Bank’s unimpaired capital. At June 30, 2007, we had no loans or group of loans to related borrowers with outstanding balances in excess of this amount. Our five largest lending relationships at June 30, 2007 were as follows: (1) one loan to a limited partnership totaling $5.2 million, secured by an industrial facility located in Riverside County; (2) two loans to an individual totaling $4.8 million, secured by a 38 unit multi-family property located in Orange County and a medical office building located in Los Angeles County; (3) one loan to a limited partnership totaling $4.4 million, secured by six industrial buildings located in Los Angeles County; (4) one loan to a corporation totaling $4.0 million, secured by an office building located in Orange County; and (5) two loans to an individual totaling $3.8 million, secured by a 10 unit multi-family property and a 33 unit multi-family property located in Los Angeles County. At June 30, 2007, these loans were performing in accordance with these terms.
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The following table presents information concerning the composition of Kaiser Federal Bank’s loan portfolio in dollar amounts and in percentages as of the dates indicated.
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One- to four-family | | $ | 469,459 | | 66.88 | % | $ | 437,024 | | 68.63 | % | $ | 372,134 | | 69.04 | % | $ | 341,776 | | 68.82 | % | $ | 259,563 | | 66.64 | % |
Commercial | | | 77,821 | | 11.09 | | | 58,845 | | 9.24 | | | 32,383 | | 6.01 | | | 26,879 | | 5.41 | | | 21,266 | | 5.46 | |
Multi-family | | | 88,112 | | 12.55 | | | 89,220 | | 14.01 | | | 87,650 | | 16.26 | | | 72,519 | | 14.60 | | | 42,275 | | 10.85 | |
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Total real estate loans | | | 635,392 | | 90.52 | | | 585,089 | | 91.88 | | | 492,167 | | 91.31 | | | 441,174 | | 88.83 | | | 323,104 | | 82.95 | |
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Automobile | | | 53,100 | | 7.56 | | | 41,572 | | 6.53 | | | 38,613 | | 7.16 | | | 47,359 | | 9.54 | | | 56,872 | | 14.60 | |
Home equity | | | 1,446 | | 0.21 | | | 1,787 | | 0.28 | | | 601 | | 0.11 | | | 437 | | 0.08 | | | 664 | | 0.17 | |
Other | | | 12,024 | | 1.71 | | | 8,374 | | 1.31 | | | 7,644 | | 1.42 | | | 7,675 | | 1.55 | | | 8,878 | | 2.28 | |
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Total other loans | | | 66,570 | | 9.48 | | | 51,733 | | 8.12 | | | 46,858 | | 8.69 | | | 55,471 | | 11.17 | | | 66,414 | | 17.05 | |
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Total loans | | $ | 701,962 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 636,822 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 539,025 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 496,645 | | 100.00 | % | $ | 389,518 | | 100.00 | % |
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Net deferred loan originations fees | | | (134 | ) | | | | (202 | ) | | | | (32 | ) | | | | (332 | ) | | | | (354 | ) | | |
Net premiums on purchased loans | | | 120 | | | | | 195 | | | | | 982 | | | | | 2,221 | | | | | 2,757 | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (2,805 | ) | | | | (2,722 | ) | | | | (2,408 | ) | | | | (2,328 | ) | | | | (2,281 | ) | | |
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Total loans receivable, net | | $ | 699,143 | | | | $ | 634,093 | | | | $ | 537,567 | | | | $ | 496,206 | | | | $ | 389,640 | | | |
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Loan Maturity. The following schedule illustrates certain information at June 30, 2007 regarding the scheduled repayment of loans maturing in Kaiser Federal Bank’s portfolio based on their contractual terms-to-maturity, but does not include scheduled payments or potential prepayments. Demand loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity are reported as due in one year or less. Loan balances do not include undisbursed loan proceeds, unearned discounts, unearned income and allowance for loan losses.
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Within (1) year | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 37 | | $ | 647 | | $ | 1,446 | | $ | 3,869 | | $ | 5,999 | |
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After 1 year through 3 years | | | 156 | | | — | | | — | | | 9,609 | | | — | | | 422 | | | 10,187 | |
After 3 years through 5 years | | | 568 | | | 1,167 | | | — | | | 41,831 | | | — | | | 512 | | | 44,078 | |
After 5 years through 10 years | | | 5,711 | | | 70,045 | | | 2,332 | | | 1,013 | | | — | | | 7,221 | | | 86,322 | |
After 10 years through 15 years | | | 65,775 | | | 6,609 | | | 57,502 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 129,886 | |
After 15 years | | | 397,249 | | | — | | | 28,241 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 425,490 | |
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Total due after 1 year | | | 469,459 | | | 77,821 | | | 88,075 | | | 52,453 | | | — | | | 8,155 | | | 695,963 | |
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Total | | $ | 469,459 | | $ | 77,821 | | $ | 88,112 | | $ | 53,100 | | $ | 1,446 | | $ | 12,024 | | $ | 701,962 | |
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The following tables set forth the scheduled repayments of fixed and adjustable rate loans at June 30, 2007, that are contractually due after June 30, 2008.
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One- to four-family | | $ | 348,798 | | $ | 120,661 | | $ | 469,459 | |
Commercial | | | — | | | 77,821 | | | 77,821 | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | 88,075 | | | 88,075 | |
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Total real estate loans | | | 348,798 | | | 286,557 | | | 635,355 | |
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Automobile | | | 52,453 | | | — | | | 52,453 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans | | | 8,155 | | | — | | | 8,155 | |
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Total other loans | | | 60,608 | | | — | | | 60,608 | |
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Total loans | | $ | 409,406 | | $ | 286,557 | | $ | 695,963 | |
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One- to Four-Family Residential Lending. At June 30, 2007, our first lien one- to four-family residential mortgage loans totaled $469.5 million, or 66.9%, of our gross loan portfolio, of which $391.9 million, or 83.5%, were purchased from large mortgage originators. We generally underwrite our one- to four-family loans based on the applicant’s employment and credit history and the appraised value of the subject property. With respect to purchased loans, we underwrite each loan based upon our underwriting standards prior to making the purchase. Presently, we lend up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or purchase price for one- to four-family residential loans. Should we grant a loan with a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 80%, we require private mortgage insurance in order to reduce our exposure below 80%. Properties securing our one- to four-family loans are generally appraised by independent state licensed fee appraisers approved by our Board of Directors. We require our borrowers to obtain title and hazard insurance, and flood insurance, if necessary, in an amount not less than the value of the property improvements. We currently retain in our portfolio all single-family loans we originate. We purchased $109.8 million in one- to four-family residential mortgage loans within the past fiscal year.
We currently originate one- to four-family mortgage loans on a fixed rate and adjustable rate basis. Our pricing strategy for mortgage loans includes setting interest rates that are competitive with other local financial institutions and consistent with our internal needs. Adjustable rate loans are tied to indices based on the one year London InterBank Offering Rate or U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year. A majority of our adjustable rate loans carry an initial fixed rate of interest for either three or five years which then converts to an interest rate that is adjusted annually based upon the applicable index. At June 30, 2007, $18.2 million, $63.0 million and $18.0 million of our adjustable rate one- to four-family loans will initially reprice during fiscal years ending 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. Our home mortgages are structured with a five to 30 year maturity, with amortization periods up to a 30-year period. All of our one- to four-family loans originated or purchased are secured by properties located in California. At June 30, 2007, $154.5 million or 32.9% of the outstanding principal balance of our one- to four-family residential mortgage loans was secured by properties in Los Angeles County, $78.3 million or 16.7% of the outstanding principal balance was secured by properties in Orange County, $43.8 million or 9.3% of the outstanding principal balance was secured by properties in San Diego County and $35.7 million or 7.6% of the outstanding principal balance was secured by properties in Santa Clara County. All other counties represented less than five percent of our loan portfolio calculated by principal balance.
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All our real estate loans contain a “due on sale” clause allowing us to declare the unpaid principal balance due and payable upon the sale of the security property. The loans originated or purchased by us are underwritten and documented pursuant to our underwriting guidelines. See “—Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments.” See “—Asset Quality—Non-Performing Assets” and “Asset Quality—Classified Assets.”
Adjustable rate mortgage loans generally pose different credit risks than fixed rate loan mortgages, primarily because as interest rates rise, the borrower’s payment rises, increasing the potential for default. We have not experienced significant delinquencies for these loans. However, the majority of these loans have been purchased or originated within the past three years. See “—Asset Quality—Non-Performing Assets” and “—Classified Assets.” At June 30, 2007, our one- to four-family adjustable rate mortgage loan portfolio totaled $120.7 million, or 17.2% of our gross loan portfolio. At that date, the fixed rate one- to four-family mortgage loan portfolio totaled $348.8 million, or 49.7% of our gross loan portfolio.
In addition, we have purchased interest-only one- to four-family mortgage loans. As of June 30, 2007, our one- to four-family interest-only mortgage loans totaled $100.4 million, or 14.3% of our gross loan portfolio, with $55.2 million of that amount consisting of adjustable rate loans. We have no plans to significantly increase the number of interest-only loans held in our loan portfolio at this time.
In late 2005, we began to underwrite interest-only loans assuming a fully amortized payment and for adjustable rate loans we qualify the borrower based upon the rate that would apply upon the first interest rate adjustment. An interest-only loan typically provides for the payment of interest (rather than both principal and interest) for a fixed period of three, five or seven years, thereafter the loan payments adjust to include both principal and interest for the remaining term. We believe those loans purchased under these additional underwriting standards should not present greater risk than other loans in our one-to four-family loan portfolio.
The following table describes certain risk characteristics of our one-to four-family non-conforming mortgage loans held for investment as of June 30, 2007:
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Stated income(4) | | | 118,842 | | | 741 | | | 66.42 | | | 2.06 | | |
Credit score less than or equal to 660 | | | 32,850 | | | 642 | | | 68.99 | | | 2.03 | | |
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(2) | LTV (loan-to-value) is the ratio calculated by dividing the original loan balance by the appraised value of the real estate collateral. |
(3) | Seasoning describes the number of years since the funding date of the loan. |
(4) | Stated income is defined as a borrower provided level of income which is not subject to verification during the loan origination process through the borrower’s application, but the reasonableness of the borrower’s income is verified through other sources. Included in interest-only loans are $42.4 million in stated-income loans. |
Multi-Family Residential Lending. We also offer multi-family residential loans. These loans are secured by real estate located in our primary market area. At June 30, 2007, multi-family residential loans totaled $88.1 million, or 12.6%, of our gross loan portfolio.
Our multi-family residential loans are originated primarily with adjustable interest rates. We use a number of indices to set the interest rate, including a rate based on the constant maturity of one year U.S.
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Treasury securities. Our adjustable rate loans carry an initial fixed rate of interest for either three or five years, which then converts to an interest rate that is adjusted annually based upon the applicable index. Loan-to-value ratios on our multi-family residential loans do not exceed 75% of the appraised value of the property securing the loan. These loans require monthly payments, amortize over a period of up to 30 years and have maximum maturity of 30 years. These loans are secured by properties located in California. We originate these loans through our staff. We retain some of the multi-family loans we originate, while selling participations in others to manage our exposure to any one borrower.
Loans secured by multi-family residential real estate are underwritten based on the income producing potential of the property and the financial strength of the borrower. The net operating income, which is the income derived from the operation of the property less all operating expenses, must be sufficient to cover the payments related to the outstanding debt. We may require an assignment of rents or leases in order to be assured that the cash flow from the project will be used to repay the debt. Appraisals on properties securing multi-family residential loans are performed by independent state licensed fee appraisers approved by our Board of Directors. See “—Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments.”
Loans secured by multi-family residential properties are generally larger and involve a greater degree of credit risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured by multi-family residential properties are often dependent on the successful operation or management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be subject to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. If the cash flow from the project is reduced, or if leases are not obtained or renewed, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. In order to monitor the adequacy of cash flows on income-producing properties, the borrowers are required to provide periodic financial information. In addition, many of our multi-family real estate loans are not fully amortizing and contain large balloon payments upon maturity. These balloon payments may require the borrower to either sell or refinance the underlying property in order to make the balloon payment. If we foreclose on a multi-family real estate loan, our holding period for the collateral typically is longer than for one- to four-family residential mortgage loans because there are fewer potential purchasers of the collateral. Further, our multi-family real estate loans generally have relatively large balances to single borrowers or related groups of borrowers. Accordingly, if we make any errors in judgment in the collectibility of our multi-family real estate loans, any resulting charge-offs may be larger on a per loan basis than those incurred with our residential or consumer loan portfolios. See “—Asset Quality—Non-Performing Assets.”
Commercial Real Estate Lending. We offer commercial real estate loans. These loans are secured primarily by small retail establishments, rental properties and small office buildings located in our primary market area and are both owner and non-owner occupied. We originate commercial real estate loans through our own staff. We generally do not purchase commercial real estate loans. At June 30, 2007, commercial real estate loans totaled $77.8 million, or 11.1% of our gross loan portfolio, of which $28.3 million or 36.4% of our commercial real estate loan portfolio, were to borrowers occupying the underlying collateral. Our largest commercial real estate loan at June 30, 2007 was a $5.2 million loan secured by an industrial facility located in Riverside County performing in accordance with its terms. We do not originate commercial construction loans.
We originate only adjustable rate commercial real estate loans. The interest rate on these loans is tied to a rate based on the constant maturity of one-year U.S. Treasury securities. A majority of our adjustable rate loans carry an initial fixed rate of interest for either three or five years which then converts to an interest rate that is adjusted annually based upon the index. Loan-to-value ratios on our commercial real estate loans generally do not exceed 75% of the appraised value of the property securing the loan. These loans require monthly payments, amortize up to 30 years, have maturities of up to 15 years and carry prepayment penalties.
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Loans secured by commercial real estate are underwritten based on the income producing potential of the property, the financial strength of the borrower and any guarantors. The net operating income, which is the income derived from the operation of the property less all operating expenses, must be sufficient to cover the payments related to the outstanding debt. We may require an assignment of rents or leases in order to be assured that the cash flow from the project will be used to repay the debt. Appraisals on properties securing commercial real estate loans are performed by independent state licensed fee appraisers approved by the Board of Directors. All the properties securing our commercial real estate loans are located in California. In order to monitor the adequacy of cash flows on income producing properties, the borrowers are required to provide periodic financial information. See “—Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments.”
Loans secured by commercial real estate properties are generally larger and involve a greater degree of credit risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured by commercial real estate properties are often dependent on the successful operation or management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be subject to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. If the cash flow from the project is reduced, or if leases are not obtained or renewed, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. In addition, many of our commercial real estate loans are not fully amortizing and contain large balloon payments upon maturity. These balloon payments may require the borrower to either sell or refinance the underlying property in order to make the balloon payment. If we foreclose on a commercial real estate loan, our holding period for the collateral typically is longer than for one- to four-family residential mortgage loans because there are fewer potential purchasers of the collateral. Further, our commercial real estate loans generally have relatively large balances to single borrowers or related groups of borrowers. Accordingly, if we make any errors in judgment in the collectibility of our commercial real estate loans, any resulting charge-offs may be larger on a per loan basis than those incurred with our residential or consumer loan portfolios. See “—Asset Quality—Non-Performing Loans.”
Consumer Loans. We offer a variety of secured consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit, new and used automobile loans, and loans secured by savings deposits. We also offer a limited amount of unsecured loans. Consumer loans generally have shorter terms to maturity, which reduces our exposure to changes in interest rates, and carry higher rates of interest than do one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. At June 30, 2007, our consumer loan portfolio, exclusive of automobile loans, totaled $13.5 million, or 1.9%, of our gross loan portfolio.
The most significant component of our consumer lending is automobile loans. We originate automobile loans only on a direct basis with the borrower. Loans secured by automobiles totaled $53.1 million, or 7.6%, of our gross loan portfolio at June 30, 2007. Automobile loans may be written for up to seven years for new automobiles and a maximum of five years for used automobiles (with an age limit of five years) and have fixed rates of interest. Loan-to-value ratios for automobile loans are up to 100% of the sales price for new automobiles and up to 100% of value on used cars, based on valuations from official used car guides.
Each automobile loan requires the borrower to keep the financed vehicle fully insured against loss or damage by fire, theft and collision. In addition, we have the right to force place insurance coverage in the event the required physical damage insurance on the vehicle is not maintained by the borrower. Our primary focus when originating automobile loans is on the ability of the borrower to repay the loan rather than the value of the underlying collateral. The amount financed by us is generally up to the full sales price of the financed vehicle plus sales tax, dealer preparation, license, and title fees, plus the cost of a vehicle and warranty contract.
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Consumer loans may entail greater risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as automobiles. In these cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance. As a result, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability and, thus, are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount that can be recovered on these loans.
Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments
We originate loans through employees located at our offices. Walk-in customers and referrals from our current customer base, advertisements, real estate brokers and mortgage loan brokers are also important sources of loan originations.
While we originate adjustable rate and fixed rate loans, our ability to originate loans is dependent upon customer demand for loans in our market area. Demand is affected by local competition and the interest rate environment. We also purchase real estate whole loans as well as participation interests in real estate loans. From time to time, we have sold participation interests in some of our larger real estate loans. At June 30, 2007, our real estate loan portfolio totaled $635.4 million or 90.5% of the gross loan portfolio. Purchased real estate loans at June 30, 2007 totaled $406.5 million, or 64.0% of the real estate loan portfolio. At June 30, 2006, our real estate loan portfolio totaled $585.1 million or 91.9% of the gross loan portfolio. Purchased real estate loans at June 30, 2006 totaled $386.9 million or 66.1% of the real estate loan portfolio.
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The following table shows the loan origination, purchase, sale and repayment activities of Kaiser Federal Bank for the periods indicated, and includes loans originated for both our own portfolio and for sale of participating interests.
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Real estate-one to four-family | | $ | 2,399 | | $ | — | | $ | 3,942 | |
-commercial | | | 23,432 | | | 32,154 | | | 6,200 | |
-multi-family | | | 13,740 | | | 14,771 | | | 17,750 | |
Non-real estate – other consumer | | | 3,542 | | | 5,694 | | | 4,445 | |
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Real estate-one to four-family | | $ | 20,574 | | $ | 14,238 | | $ | 10,446 | |
Non-real estate - consumer automobile | | | 35,654 | | | 26,318 | | | 18,453 | |
- other consumer | | | 11,841 | | | 8,591 | | | 8,617 | |
Total fixed rate | | | 68,069 | | | 49,147 | | | 37,516 | |
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Total loans originated | | | 111,182 | | | 101,766 | | | 69,853 | |
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Real estate- one to four-family | | $ | — | | $ | 13,074 | | $ | 73,740 | |
-commercial | | | — | | | — | | | 3,993 | |
-multi-family | | | — | | | 2,430 | | | 10,152 | |
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Total adjustable rate | | | — | | | 15,504 | | | 87,885 | |
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Real estate- one to four-family | | $ | 109,830 | | $ | 145,771 | | $ | 62,825 | |
Total fixed rate | | | 109,830 | | | 145,771 | | | 62,825 | |
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Total loans purchased | | | 109,830 | | | 161,275 | | | 150,710 | |
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Sales and loan participations sold | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Principal repayments | | | 155,872 | | | 165,244 | | | 178,183 | |
Total reductions | | | 155,872 | | | 165,244 | | | 178,183 | |
Decrease in other items, net | | | (90 | ) | | (1,271 | ) | | (1,019 | ) |
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Net increase | | $ | 65,050 | | $ | 96,526 | | $ | 41,361 | |
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Asset Quality
We do not originate, purchase or hold in our loan portfolio teaser option-adjustable rate mortgage loans or negative amortizing loans. We underwrite all real estate loans based on an applicant’s employment history, credit history and an appraised value of the subject property. At June 30, 2007, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans totaled $469.5 million, or 66.9%, of our gross loan portfolio, of which $348.8 million were fixed rate and $120.7 million were adjustable rate loans. Adjustable rate mortgage loans generally pose different credit risks than fixed rate mortgages, primarily because as interest rates rise, the borrower’s payment rises, increasing the potential for default. Beginning in 2005, we originated and purchased for portfolio more fixed rate loans than adjustable rate loans. At June 30, 2005, one- to four-family fixed rate loans totaled $133.9 million compared to $238.3 million in adjustable rate loans. At June 30, 2006, one- to four-family fixed rate loans totaled $258.9 million compared to $178.1 million in adjustable rate loans. Although we have reduced the amount of adjustable rate loans held in our portfolio, we have not experienced significant delinquencies for these loans.
For one- to four-family residential, multi-family and commercial real estate loans serviced by us, a delinquency notice is sent to the borrower when the loan is eight days past due. When the loan is 20 days past due, we mail a subsequent delinquency notice to the borrower. Typically, before the loan becomes 30 days past due, contact with the borrower is made requesting payment of the delinquent
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amount in full, or the establishment of an acceptable repayment plan to bring the loan current. If an acceptable repayment plan has not been agreed upon, loan personnel will generally prepare a notice of intent to foreclose. The notice of intent to foreclose allows the borrower up to 10 days to bring the account current. Once the loan becomes 60 days delinquent, and an acceptable repayment plan has not been agreed upon, the servicing officer will turn over the account to the deed of trust trustee with instructions to initiate foreclosure.
Real estate loans serviced by a third party are subject to the servicing institution’s collection policies. However, we track each purchased loan individually to ensure full payments are received as scheduled. Each month, third party servicers are required to provide delinquent loan status reports to our servicing officer, which are included in the month-end delinquent real estate report to management.
When a borrower fails to make a timely payment on a consumer loan, a delinquency notice is sent when the loan is 10 days past due. When the loan is 20 days past due, we mail a subsequent delinquency notice to the borrower. Once a loan is 30 days past due, our staff contacts the borrower by telephone to determine the reason for delinquency and to request payment of the delinquent amount in full or the establishment of an acceptable repayment plan to bring the loan current. If the borrower is unable to make or keep payment arrangements, additional collection action is taken in the form of repossession of collateral for secured loans and small claims or legal action for unsecured loans.
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Delinquent Loans. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our loan portfolio delinquencies at the dates indicated.
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Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | $ | — | | | 2 | | $ | 1,115 | | | 2 | | $ | 1,115 | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 7 | | | 111 | | | 2 | | | 19 | | | 9 | | | 130 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 5 | | | 8 | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | 9 | | | 15 | |
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Total loans | | | 12 | | $ | 119 | | | 8 | | $ | 1,141 | | | 20 | | $ | 1,260 | |
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Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | 2 | | $ | 383 | | | — | | $ | — | | | 2 | | $ | 383 | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 8 | | | 108 | | | 7 | | | 57 | | | 15 | | | 165 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 6 | | | 10 | | | 9 | | | 13 | |
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Total loans | | | 13 | | $ | 494 | | | 13 | | $ | 67 | | | 26 | | $ | 561 | |
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At June 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | $ | — | | | 2 | | $ | 757 | | | 2 | | $ | 757 | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 6 | | | 50 | | | 2 | | | 28 | | | 8 | | | 78 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 11 | | | 12 | |
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Total loans | | | 16 | | $ | 60 | | | 5 | | $ | 787 | | | 21 | | $ | 847 | |
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Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | $ | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 40 | | | 502 | | | 9 | | | 79 | | | 49 | | | 581 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 97 | | | 93 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 99 | | | 96 | |
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Total loans | | | 137 | | $ | 595 | | | 11 | | $ | 82 | | | 148 | | $ | 677 | |
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Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | $ | — | | | — | | $ | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 7 | | | 129 | | | 1 | | | 13 | | | 8 | | | 142 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 60 | | | 92 | | | 3 | | | 13 | | | 63 | | | 105 | |
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Total loans | | | 67 | | $ | 221 | | | 4 | | $ | 26 | | | 71 | | $ | 247 | |
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Non-Performing Assets.The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of non-performing assets in our loan portfolio. Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans, and foreclosed assets. Loans to a customer whose financial condition has deteriorated are considered for non-accrual status whether or not the loan is 90 days and over past due. All loans past due 90 days and over are classified as non-accrual. On non-accrual loans, interest income is not recognized until actually
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collected. At the time the loan is placed on non-accrual status, interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current income. Interest is not accrued on loans greater than 90 days delinquent. At each date presented we had no troubled debt restructurings (loans for which a portion of interest or principal has been forgiven and loans modified at an interest rate materially less than current market rate).
Foreclosed assets consist of real estate and other assets which have been acquired through foreclosure on loans. At the time of foreclosure, assets are recorded at the lower of their estimated fair value less selling costs or the loan balance, with any write-down charged against the allowance for loan losses.
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Non-accrual loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | $ | 1,115 | | $ | — | | $ | 757 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 19 | | | 57 | | | 28 | | | 79 | | | 13 | |
Home Equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | 7 | | | 10 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 13 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,141 | | $ | 67 | | $ | 787 | | $ | 82 | | $ | 26 | |
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Real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | $ | 238 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 74 | | | 69 | | | 35 | | | 62 | | | 26 | |
Home equity | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 312 | | $ | 69 | | $ | 35 | | $ | 62 | | $ | 26 | |
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Total non-performing assets | | $ | 1,453 | | $ | 136 | | $ | 822 | | $ | 144 | | $ | 52 | |
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Non-performing loans to total loans(1) | | | 0.16 | % | | 0.01 | % | | 0.15 | % | | 0.02 | % | | 0.01 | % |
Non-performing assets to total assets | | | 0.18 | % | | 0.02 | % | | 0.13 | % | | 0.02 | % | | 0.01 | % |
Non-accrued interest(2) | | $ | 17 | | $ | 1 | | $ | 25 | | $ | 4 | | $ | 1 | |
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(2) | If interest on the loans classified as non-performing had been accrued, interest income in these amounts would have been accrued. |
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Classified Assets. Federal regulations provide for the classification of loans and other assets, such as debt and equity securities considered by regulators to be of lesser quality, as “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss.” 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 that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted.
When an insured institution classifies problem assets as either substandard or doubtful, it may establish general allowances for loan losses in an amount deemed prudent by management and approved by the Board of Directors. General allowances represent loss allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent risk associated with lending activities, but which, unlike specific allowances, have not been allocated to particular problem assets. When an insured institution classifies problem assets as “loss,” it is required either to establish a specific allowance for losses equal to 100% of that portion of the asset so classified or to charge off such amount. An institution’s determination as to the classification of its assets and the amount of its valuation allowances is subject to review by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which may order the establishment of additional general or specific loss allowances.
In connection with the filing of our periodic reports with the Office of Thrift Supervision and in accordance with our classification of assets policy, we regularly review the problem assets in our portfolio to determine whether any assets require classification in accordance with applicable regulations. The total amount of classified assets represented 6.8% of our equity capital and 0.8% of our total assets at June 30, 2007.
The aggregate amount of our classified and special mention assets at the dates indicated were as follows:
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Loss | | $ | 58 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 45 | |
Doubtful | | | 670 | | | 1,321 | | | 1,375 | |
Substandard | | | 2,010 | | | 1,134 | | | 1,459 | |
Special Mention | | | 3,495 | | | 2,497 | | | 1,793 | |
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Total | | $ | 6,233 | | $ | 5,042 | | $ | 4,672 | |
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With the exception of these classified and special mention loans, management is not aware of any loans as of June 30, 2007, where the known credit problems of the borrower would cause us to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with their present loan repayment terms.
Allowance for Loan Losses. We maintain an allowance for loan losses to absorb probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on ongoing, quarterly assessments of the probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several key elements, which include loss ratio analysis by type of loan and specific allowances for identified problem loans, including the results of measuring impaired loans as provided in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” and SFAS No. 118, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan –
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Income Recognition and Disclosures.” These accounting standards prescribe the measurement methods, income recognition and disclosures related to impaired loans.
The loss ratio analysis component of the allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans based on the internal risk evaluation of the loans or pools of loans. Changes in risk evaluations of both performing and nonperforming loans affect the amount of the allowance. Loss factors are based both on our historical loss experience as well as on significant factors that, in management’s judgment, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.
The appropriateness of the allowance is reviewed and established by management based upon its evaluation of then-existing economic and business conditions affecting our key lending areas and other conditions, such as credit quality trends (including trends in nonperforming loans expected to result from existing conditions), collateral values, loan volumes and concentrations, specific industry conditions within portfolio segments and recent loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio that existed as of the balance sheet date and the impact that such conditions were believed to have had on the collectibility of the loan. Senior management reviews these conditions quarterly in discussions with our senior credit officers. To the extent that any of these conditions is evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s estimate of the effect of such conditions may be reflected as a specific allowance applicable to such credit or portfolio segment. Where any of these conditions is not evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s evaluation of the loss related to this condition is reflected in the general allowance. The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they are not identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments.
Management also evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses based on a review of individual loans, historical loan loss experience, the value and adequacy of collateral, and economic conditions in our market area. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. For all specifically reviewed loans for which it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the terms of the loan agreement, we determine impairment by computing a fair value either based on discounted cash flows using the loan’s initial interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and are excluded from specific impairment evaluation, and their allowance for loan losses is calculated in accordance with the allowance for loan losses policy described above.
Because the allowance for loan losses is based on estimates of losses inherent in the loan portfolio, actual losses can vary significantly from the estimated amounts. Our methodology as described permits adjustments to any loss factor used in the computation of the formula allowance in the event that, in management’s judgment, significant factors which affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date are not reflected in the loss factors. By assessing the estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis, we are able to adjust specific and inherent loss estimates based upon any more recent information that has become available.
At June 30, 2007, our allowance for loan losses was $2.8 million or 0.4% of the total loan portfolio and 245.8% of total non-performing loans. Assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective as it requires making material estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans, which may be susceptible to significant change. In the opinion of management, the allowance, when taken as a whole, is at an amount that will absorb probable incurred loan losses inherent in our loan portfolios.
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The following sets forth an analysis of our allowance for loan losses.
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Balance at beginning of year | | $ | 2,722 | | $ | 2,408 | | $ | 2,328 | | $ | 2,281 | | $ | 1,744 | |
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Charge-offs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Consumer – automobile | | | 676 | | | 547 | | | 500 | | | 675 | | | 842 | |
Consumer – other | | | 92 | | | 33 | | | 48 | | | 62 | | | 58 | |
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Total charge-offs | | | 768 | | | 580 | | | 548 | | | 737 | | | 900 | |
Recoveries: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Commercial | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Multi-family | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Consumer – automobile | | | 312 | | | 234 | | | 203 | | | 279 | | | 296 | |
Consumer – other | | | 10 | | | 8 | | | 19 | | | 22 | | | 17 | |
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Total recoveries | | | 322 | | | 242 | | | 222 | | | 301 | | | 313 | |
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Net charge-offs | | | 446 | | | 338 | | | 326 | | | 436 | | | 587 | |
Provision for losses | | | 529 | | | 652 | | | 406 | | | 483 | | | 1,124 | |
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Balance at end of year | | $ | 2,805 | | $ | 2,722 | | $ | 2,408 | | $ | 2,328 | | $ | 2,281 | |
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Net charge-offs to average loans during the year(1) | | | 0.07 | % | | 0.06 | % | | 0.06 | % | | 0.11 | % | | 0.19 | % |
Net charge-offs to average non-performing loans during the year | | | 47.90 | % | | 73.04 | % | | 112.37 | % | | 807.41 | % | | 715.85 | % |
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans | | | 245.84 | % | | 4,062.69 | % | | 305.97 | % | | 2,839.02 | % | | 8,773.08 | % |
Allowance as a percent of total loans (end of year)(1) | | | 0.40 | % | | 0.43 | % | | 0.45 | % | | 0.47 | % | | 0.58 | % |
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Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses. The distribution of the allowance for losses on loans at the dates indicated is summarized as follows.
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One- to four-family | | $ | 1,626 | | | 66.88 | % | $ | 1,322 | | | 68.3 | % | $ | 1,037 | | | 69.04 | % | $ | 932 | | | 68.82 | % | $ | 703 | | | 66.64 | % |
Commercial | | | 73 | | | 11.09 | | | 54 | | | 9.24 | | | 40 | | | 6.01 | | | 99 | | | 5.41 | | | 82 | | | 5.46 | |
Multi-family | | | 114 | | | 12.55 | | | 123 | | | 14.01 | | | 155 | | | 16.26 | | | 232 | | | 14.60 | | | 132 | | | 10.85 | |
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Automobile | | | 922 | | | 7.56 | | | 1,184 | | | 6.53 | | | 1,143 | | | 7.16 | | | 1,008 | | | 9.54 | | | 1,289 | | | 14.60 | |
Home equity | | | 1 | | | 0.21 | | | 2 | | | 0.28 | | | 1 | | | 0.11 | | | 1 | | | 0.08 | | | 2 | | | 0.17 | |
Other | | | 69 | | | 1.71 | | | 37 | | | 1.31 | | | 32 | | | 1.42 | | | 56 | | | 1.55 | | | 73 | | | 2.28 | |
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Total allowance for loan losses | | $ | 2,805 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 2,722 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 2,408 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 2,328 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 2,281 | | | 100.00 | % |
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Investment Activities
General. We are required by federal regulations to maintain an amount of liquid assets in order to meet our liquidity needs. These assets consist of certain specified securities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity, Capital Resources and Commitments.” Cash flow projections are regularly reviewed and updated to assure that adequate liquidity is provided.
We are authorized to invest in various types of liquid assets, including U.S. Treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies, certain certificates of deposit of insured banks and savings institutions, certain bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements and federal funds. Subject to various restrictions, federal savings associations may also invest their assets in investment grade commercial paper and corporate debt securities and mutual funds whose assets conform to the investments that a federally chartered savings association is otherwise authorized to make directly. See “Supervision and Regulation” for a discussion of additional restrictions on our investment activities.
Under the direction and guidance of the Asset/Liability Management committee and board policy, our president has the basic responsibility for the management of our investment portfolio. Various factors are considered when making decisions, including the marketability, maturity and tax consequences of the proposed investment. The maturity structure of investments will be affected by various market conditions, including the current and anticipated short and long term interest rates, the level of interest rates, the trend of new deposit inflows, and the anticipated demand for funds via deposit withdrawals and loan originations and purchases.
The current structure of our investment portfolio provides liquidity when loan demand is high, assists in maintaining earnings when loan demand is low and maximizes earnings while satisfactorily managing risk, including credit risk, reinvestment risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation–Management of Market Risk.”
At June 30, 2007, our investment portfolio totaled $34.7 million and consisted principally of collateralized mortgage obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds. From time to time, investment levels may increase or decrease depending upon yields available on investment alternatives and management’s projected demand for funds for loan originations, deposits, and other activities. Our investment policy only permits us to buy investment grade securities.
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The following table sets forth the composition of our investment portfolio at the dates indicated.
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U.S. government and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 2,994 | | | 8.63 | % | $ | 5,392 | | | 14.96 | % | $ | 10,864 | | | 21.87 | % |
Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 4,827 | | | 13.92 | | | 5,897 | | | 16.37 | | | 7,984 | | | 16.07 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 5,758 | | | 16.61 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Total securities available-for-sale | | $ | 13,579 | | | 39.16 | % | $ | 11,289 | | | 31.33 | % | $ | 18,848 | | | 37.94 | % |
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U.S. government and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 12,000 | | | 34.61 | % | $ | 12,000 | | | 33.31 | % | $ | 10,000 | | | 20.13 | % |
Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 303 | | | 0.87 | | | 408 | | | 1.13 | | | 541 | | | 1.09 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 217 | | | 0.63 | | | 269 | | | 0.75 | | | 335 | | | 0.67 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 146 | | | 0.42 | | | 168 | | | 0.47 | | | 250 | | | 0.50 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 2,747 | | | 7.92 | | | 3,372 | | | 9.36 | | | 4,617 | | | 9.29 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 4,926 | | | 14.21 | | | 7,197 | | | 19.98 | | | 12,570 | | | 25.30 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 757 | | | 2.18 | | | 1,324 | | | 3.67 | | | 2,521 | | | 5.08 | |
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Total securities held-to-maturity | | $ | 21,096 | | | 60.84 | % | $ | 24,738 | | | 68.67 | % | $ | 30,834 | | | 62.06 | % |
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Total securities | | $ | 34,675 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 36,027 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 49,682 | | | 100.00 | % |
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Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | | $ | 2,970 | | | 10.39 | % | $ | 9,010 | | | 24.97 | % | | 9,010 | | | 38.57 | % |
Fed Funds | | | 15,750 | | | 55.09 | | | 18,335 | | | 50.80 | | | 10,325 | | | 44.20 | |
FHLB stock | | | 9,870 | | | 34.52 | | | 8,746 | | | 24.23 | | | 4,027 | | | 17.23 | |
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Total other earning assets | | $ | 28,590 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 36,091 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 23,362 | | | 100.00 | % |
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Total securities and other earning assets | | $ | 63,265 | | | | | $ | 72,118 | | | | | $ | 73,044 | | | | |
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While our collateralized mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities carry a reduced credit risk as compared to whole loans due to their issuance under government agency sponsored programs, they remain subject to the risk that a fluctuating interest rate environment, along with other factors like the geographic distribution of the underlying mortgage loans, may alter the prepayment rate of the mortgage loans and so affect both the prepayment speed, and value, of the investment securities. As a result of these factors, the estimated average lives of these securities will be shorter than the contractual maturities as shown on the following table.
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Portfolio Maturities and Yields. The composition and maturities of the investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2007 are summarized in the following table. Maturities are based on the final contractual payment dates, and do not reflect the impact of prepayments or early redemptions that may occur.
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U.S. government and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | 3,000 | | | 5.30 | % | | — | | | — | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 2,994 | | | 5.30 | % |
Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | — | | | — | | | 3,836 | | | 3.26 | | | 1,130 | | | 3.86 | | | — | | | — | | | 4,966 | | | 4,827 | | | 3.40 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,827 | | | 5.37 | | | 5,827 | | | 5,758 | | | 5.37 | |
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Total securities available-for-sale | | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | 6,836 | | | 4.16 | % | $ | 1,130 | | | 3.86 | % | $ | 5,827 | | | 5.37 | % | $ | 13,793 | | $ | 13,579 | | | 4.65 | % |
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U.S. government and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 12,000 | | | 3.83 | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | 12,000 | | $ | 11,930 | | | 3.83 | % |
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Fannie Mae | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 303 | | | 6.44 | | | 303 | | | 304 | | | 6.44 | |
Freddie Mac | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 217 | | | 5.65 | | | 217 | | | 216 | | | 5.65 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 146 | | | 6.05 | | | 146 | | | 146 | | | 6.05 | |
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Fannie Mae | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,747 | | | 4.56 | | | 2,747 | | | 2,621 | | | 4.56 | |
Freddie Mac | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,926 | | | 4.72 | | | 4,926 | | | 4,570 | | | 4.72 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 757 | | | 3.45 | | | 757 | | | 727 | | | 3.45 | |
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Total securities held-to-maturity | | $ | 12,000 | | | 3.83 | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | — | | | — | % | $ | 9,096 | | | 4.67 | % | $ | 21,096 | | $ | 20,514 | | | 4.19 | % |
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Total securities | | $ | 12,000 | | | 3.83 | % | $ | 6,836 | | | 4.16 | % | $ | 1,130 | | | 3.86 | % | $ | 14,923 | | | 4.94 | % | $ | 34,889 | | $ | 34,093 | | | 4.37 | % |
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Interest Earning Deposits in Other Financial Institutions.Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions consists of certificates of deposit placed with multiple federally insured financial institutions in amounts that do not exceed the insurable limit of $100,000. These deposits are used as short-term investments as part of our overall asset/liability management. These certificates of deposit had a weighted-average yield of 3.4% and an average remaining life of four months at June 30, 2007.
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock.As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, we are required to own capital stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. The amount of stock we hold is based on percentages specified by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco on our outstanding advances and the requirements of their Mortgage Purchase Program. The redemption of any excess stock we hold is at the discretion of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. The carrying value of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco stock totaled $9.9 million and had a weighted-average-yield of 5.3% for the year ended June 30, 2007. The yield on the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco stock is produced by stock dividends that are subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
Equity Investment.At June 30, 2007, we also had an investment in an affordable housing fund totaling $2.1 million with a commitment to fund an additional $193,000 for the purposes of obtaining tax credits and for Community Reinvestment Act purposes. The investment is being accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The investment is evaluated regularly for impairment based on the remaining allocable tax credits.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance.In April 2005, we purchased $10.0 million in bank-owned life insurance, which covers certain key employees, to provide tax-exempt income to assist in offsetting costs associated with employee benefit plans offered by Kaiser Federal Bank. The bank-owned life insurance is recorded at its cash surrender value, or the amount that can be realized. At June 30, 2007, the cash surrender value was $11.0 million.
Sources of Funds
General.Our sources of funds are deposits, payment of principal and interest on loans, interest earned on or maturation of other investment securities, borrowings, and funds provided from operations.
Deposits.We offer a variety of deposit accounts with a wide range of interest rates and terms. Our deposits consist of certificate of deposit accounts, savings, money market and demand deposit accounts. We have historically paid competitive rates on our deposit accounts. We primarily rely on competitive pricing policies, marketing and customer service to attract and retain these deposits. At June 30, 2007, 39.5% of the dollar amount of our deposits were from customers who are employed by the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, one of the largest employers in Southern California. Our ATMs are located in branches and near Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers. We currently do not accept brokered deposits.
The flow of deposits is influenced significantly by general economic conditions, changes in money market accounts and prevailing interest rates and bi-weekly direct deposits from Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program payrolls. The variety of deposit accounts we offer has allowed us to be competitive in obtaining funds and to respond with flexibility to changes in consumer demand. We have become more susceptible to short-term fluctuations in deposit flows, as customers have become more interest rate conscious. We try to manage the pricing of our deposits
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in keeping with our asset/liability management, liquidity and profitability objectives, subject to competitive factors. Based on our experience, we believe that our deposits are a relatively stable sources of funds. Despite this stability, our ability to attract and maintain these deposits and the rates paid on them has been and will continue to be significantly affected by market conditions.
The following table shows the distribution of various types of deposits and certain other information relating to as of the dates indicated.
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Non-interest-bearing demand | | $ | 43,169 | | | 8.74 | % | $ | 43,137 | | | 9.31 | % | $ | 43,744 | | | 9.19 | % |
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Savings | | | 136,643 | | | 27.65 | | | 91,199 | | | 19.68 | | | 99,730 | | | 20.96 | |
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Money market | | | 75,599 | | | 15.30 | | | 110,987 | | | 23.95 | | | 107,080 | | | 22.51 | |
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1.00% - 1.99% | | | 13 | | | 0.01 | | | 55 | | | 0.01 | | | 7,139 | | | 1.50 | |
2.00% - 2.99% | | | 939 | | | 0.19 | | | 4,911 | | | 1.06 | | | 49,332 | | | 10.37 | |
3.00% - 3.99% | | | 21,256 | | | 4.30 | | | 54,679 | | | 11.80 | | | 93,291 | | | 19.61 | |
4.00% - 4.99% | | | 119,952 | | | 24.27 | | | 150,843 | | | 32.54 | | | 55,168 | | | 11.59 | |
5.00% - 5.99% | | | 96,557 | | | 19.54 | | | 7,643 | | | 1.65 | | | 9,148 | | | 1.92 | |
6.00% - 6.99% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,021 | | | 1.06 | |
7.00% - 7.99% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,139 | | | 1.29 | |
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Total certificates of deposit | | $ | 238,717 | | | 48.31 | % | $ | 218,131 | | | 47.06 | % | $ | 225,238 | | | 47.34 | % |
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Total | | $ | 494,128 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 463,454 | | | 100.00 | % | $ | 475,792 | | | 100.00 | % |
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The following table sets forth our deposit flows during the year indicated.
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Opening balance | | $ | 463,454 | | $ | 475,792 | | $ | 422,953 | |
Acquired deposits | | | — | | | — | | | 61,177 | (1) |
Deposits, net of withdrawals | | | 15,752 | | | (23,721 | ) | | (17,204 | ) |
Interest credited | | | 14,922 | | | 11,383 | | | 8,866 | |
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Ending balance | | $ | 494,128 | | $ | 463,454 | | $ | 475,792 | |
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Net increase (decrease) | | $ | 30,674 | | $ | (12,338 | ) | $ | 52,839 | |
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Percent increase (decrease) | | | 6.6 | % | | (2.6 | )% | | 12.5 | % |
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The following table indicates the amount of Kaiser Federal Bank’s certificates of deposit by time remaining until maturity as of June 30, 2007.
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2.00% - 2.99% | | | 913 | | | 26 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 939 | |
3.00% - 3.99% | | | 9,256 | | | 9,308 | | | 2,061 | | | 522 | | | 109 | | | 21,256 | |
4.00% - 4.99% | | | 74,834 | | | 10,811 | | | 17,886 | | | 12,883 | | | 3,538 | | | 119,952 | |
5.00% - 5.99% | | | 89,722 | | | 321 | | | 92 | | | 300 | | | 6,122 | | | 96,557 | |
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Total | | $ | 174,738 | | $ | 20,466 | | $ | 20,039 | | $ | 13,705 | | $ | 9,769 | | $ | 238,717 | |
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As of June 30, 2007, the aggregate amount of outstanding certificates of deposit in amounts greater than or equal to $100,000 was $93.5 million. At June 30, 2006, the amount of such deposits was $74.7 million. The following table sets forth the maturity of those certificates as of June 30, 2007.
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Over three through six months | | | 28,285 | |
Over six through twelve months | | | 22,270 | |
Over twelve months | | | 26,831 | |
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Borrowings.Although deposits are our primary source of funds, we may utilize borrowings when they are a less costly source of funds, and can be invested at a positive interest rate spread, when we desire additional capacity to purchase loans or to fund loan demand or when they meet our asset/liability management goals. Our borrowings historically have consisted of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
We may obtain advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco upon the security of our mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. These advances may be made pursuant to several different credit programs, each of which has its own interest rate, range of maturities and call features. At June 30, 2007, we had $210.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding.
The following table sets forth information as to our Federal Home Loan Bank advances for the years indicated.
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Balance at end of year | | $ | 210,016 | | $ | 179,948 | | $ | 70,777 | |
Average balance outstanding | | $ | 189,217 | | $ | 148,408 | | $ | 60,354 | |
Maximum month-end balance | | $ | 210,016 | | $ | 179,948 | | $ | 90,444 | |
Weighted average interest rate during the year | | | 4.37 | % | | 4.14 | % | | 3.35 | % |
Weighted average interest rate at end of year | | | 4.44 | % | | 4.20 | % | | 3.40 | % |
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Properties
At June 30, 2007, we had three full service offices and six financial service centers. Our financial service centers provide all the same services as a full service office except they do not dispense cash, but cash is available from an ATM located on site. The net book value of our investment in premises, equipment and fixtures, excluding computer equipment, was approximately $2.7 million at June 30, 2007.
The following table provides a list of our main and branch offices, all of which are leased with the exception of our Riverside branch.
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Home and Executive Office | | | | | | | |
1359 North Grand Avenue | | Leased | | April 2010 | | $ | 65,645 |
Covina, CA 91724 | | | | | | | |
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252 South Lake Avenue | | Leased | | May 2015 | | $ | 46,396 |
Pasadena, CA 91101 | | | | | | | |
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3375 Scott Boulevard, Suite 312 | | Leased | | May 2009 | | $ | 55,455 |
Santa Clara, CA 95054 | | | | | | | |
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9844 Sierra Avenue, Suite A | | Leased | | September 2011 | | $ | 41,041 |
Fontana, CA 92335 | | | | | | | |
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8501 Van Nuys Boulevard | | Leased | | March 2011 | | $ | 116,009 |
Panorama City, CA 91402 | | | | | | | |
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10105 Rosecrans Avenue | | Leased | | March 2011 | | $ | 46,698 |
Bellflower, CA 90706 | | | | | | | |
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26640 Western Avenue, Suite N | | Leased | | February 2011 | | $ | 22,047 |
Harbor City, CA 90170 | | | | | | | |
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1110 N. Virgil Avenue | | Leased | | March 2011 | | $ | 66,480 |
Los Angeles, CA 90029 | | | | | | | |
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11810 Pierce Street, Suite 150 | | Owned | | N/A | | $ | 34,357 |
Riverside, CA 92505 | | | | | | | |
We believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet the present and immediately foreseeable needs of Kaiser Federal Bank.
We use an in-house system with support provided by a third-party vendor to maintain our data base of depositors and borrowers information. The net book value of our data processing and computer equipment at June 30, 2007 was approximately $743,000.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We do not anticipate incurring any material liability as a result of this litigation or any material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In March 2007, U.S. Mortgage converted its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding to a Chapter 7 in the District Court of Nevada. U.S. Mortgage was responsible for servicing various commercial real estate participation loans totaling approximately $1.0 million that Kaiser Federal Bank purchased from the company. Through this transition period, all servicing functions of U.S. Mortgage are being handled by the Bankruptcy Trustee.
During the course of these proceedings, U.S. Bank has asserted a claim against $1.0 million in loan principal being serviced by U.S. Mortgage on the basis that U.S. Bank has a priority right to the funds. Kaiser Federal Bank is vigorously contesting this claim and believes it has the priority ownership interest in these loans.
Employees
At June 30, 2007, we had a total of 83 employees, and 15 part-time employees. Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining group. Management believes that we have good working relations with our employees.
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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
General
As a federally chartered savings association, Kaiser Federal Bank is regulated and supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This regulation and supervision establishes a comprehensive framework of activities in which we may engage, and is intended primarily for the protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s deposit insurance fund and depositors. Under this system of federal regulation, financial institutions are periodically examined to ensure that they satisfy applicable standards with respect to their capital adequacy, assets, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market interest rates. After completing an examination, the federal agency critiques the financial institution’s operations and assigns its rating (known as an institution’s CAMELS). Under federal law, an institution may not disclose its CAMELS rating to the public. Kaiser Federal Bank also is a member of, and owns stock in, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, which is one of the 12 regional banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Kaiser Federal Bank also is regulated, to a lesser extent, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, governing reserves to be maintained against deposits and other matters. The Office of Thrift Supervision examines Kaiser Federal Bank and prepares reports for consideration by our Board of Directors on any operating deficiencies. Kaiser Federal Bank’s relationship with our depositors and borrowers also is regulated to a great extent by both federal and state laws, especially in matters concerning the ownership of deposit accounts and the form and content of our loan documents.
There can be no assurance that changes to existing laws, rules and regulations, or any other new laws, rules or regulations, will not be adopted in the future, which could make compliance more difficult or expensive or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition or prospects. Any change in these laws or regulations, or in regulatory policy, whether by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision or Congress, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or operations.
Federal Banking Regulation
Business Activities.A federal savings association derives its lending and investment powers from the Home Owners’ Loan Act, and the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Under these laws and regulations, Kaiser Federal Bank may invest in mortgage loans secured by residential and commercial real estate, commercial business and consumer loans, certain types of debt securities and certain other loans and assets subject to applicable limits. Kaiser Federal Bank also may establish subsidiaries that may engage in activities not otherwise permissible for Kaiser Federal Bank directly, including real estate investment, securities brokerage and insurance agency services subject to applicable registration and licensing requirements.
Loans to One Borrower.A federal savings association generally may not make a loan or extend credit to a single or related group of borrowers in excess of 15% of unimpaired capital and surplus. An additional amount may be loaned, not in excess of 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus, if the loan is secured by readily marketable collateral, which generally does not include real estate. As of June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank was in compliance with the loans-to-one-borrower limitations.
Qualified Thrift Lender Test.As a federal savings association, Kaiser Federal Bank is subject to the qualified thrift lender, or “QTL,” test. Under the QTL test, Kaiser Federal Bank must maintain at least 65% of its “portfolio assets” in “qualified thrift investments” in at least nine months of the most recent 12-month period. “Portfolio assets” generally means total assets of a savings institution, less the
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sum of specified liquid assets up to 20% of total assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, and the value of property used in the conduct of the institution’s business.
“Qualified thrift investments” include various types of loans made for residential and housing purposes, investments related to such purposes, including certain mortgage-backed and related securities, and loans for personal, family, household and certain other purposes up to a limit of 20% of portfolio assets. “Qualified thrift investments” also include 100% of an institution’s credit card loans, education loans and small business loans. Kaiser Federal Bank also may satisfy the QTL test by qualifying as a “domestic building and loan association” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
A savings association that fails the QTL test must either convert to a bank charter or operate under specified restrictions. At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank maintained approximately 87.4% of its portfolio assets in qualified thrift investments, and therefore satisfied the QTL test.
Capital Distributions.Office of Thrift Supervision regulations govern capital distributions by a federal savings association, which include cash dividends, stock repurchases and other transactions charged to the institution’s capital account. A savings association must file an application with the Office of Thrift Supervision for approval of a capital distribution if:
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| • | the total capital distributions for the applicable calendar year exceed the sum of the savings association’s net income for that year to date plus the savings association’s retained net income for the preceding two years; |
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| • | the savings association would not be at least adequately capitalized following the distribution; |
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| • | the distribution would violate any applicable statute, regulation, agreement or Office of Thrift Supervision-imposed condition; or |
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Even if an application is not otherwise required, every savings association that is a subsidiary of a holding company must still file a notice with the Office of Thrift Supervision at least 30 days before the Board of Directors declares a dividend or approves a capital distribution.
The Office of Thrift Supervision may disapprove a notice or application if:
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Liquidity. A federal savings association is required to maintain a sufficient amount of liquid assets to ensure its safe and sound operation.
Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Laws. All savings associations have a continuing responsibility under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision to help meet the credit needs of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. In connection with its examination of a federal savings association, the Office of
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Thrift Supervision is required to assess the savings association’s record of compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. In addition, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act prohibit lenders from discriminating in their lending practices on the basis of characteristics specified in those statutes. A savings association’s failure to comply with the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act could, at a minimum, result in regulatory restrictions on its activities. The failure to comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act could result in enforcement actions by the Office of Thrift Supervision, as well as other federal regulatory agencies and the Department of Justice. Kaiser Federal Bank received a “Satisfactory” Community Reinvestment Act rating in its most recent federal examination. The Community Reinvestment Act requires all Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured institutions to publicly disclose their rating.
Transactions with Related Parties. A federal savings association’s authority to engage in transactions with its “affiliates” is limited by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations and Regulation W of the Federal Reserve Board, which implements Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. The term “affiliates” for these purposes generally means any company that controls or is under common control with an institution. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its non-savings institution subsidiaries will be affiliates of Kaiser Federal Bank. In general, transactions with affiliates must be on terms that are as favorable to the savings association as comparable transactions with non-affiliates. In addition, certain types of these transactions are restricted to an aggregate percentage of the savings association’s capital. Collateral in specified amounts must usually be provided by affiliates in order to receive loans from the savings association. In addition, Office of Thrift Supervision regulations prohibit a savings association from lending to any of its affiliates that are engaged in activities that are not permissible for bank holding companies and from purchasing the securities of any affiliate, other than a subsidiary.
Kaiser Federal Bank’s authority to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and 10% or greater stockholders, as well as to entities controlled by such persons, is currently governed by the requirements of Sections 22(g) and 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation O of the Federal Reserve Board and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Among other things, these provisions require that extensions of credit to insiders (i) be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons and that do not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features, and (ii) not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons, individually and in the aggregate, which limits are based, in part, on the amount of Kaiser Federal Bank’s capital. In addition, extensions of credit in excess of certain limits must be approved by Kaiser Federal Bank’s Board of Directors.
Enforcement. The Office of Thrift Supervision has primary enforcement responsibility over federal savings associations and has the authority to bring enforcement actions against all “institution-affiliated parties,” including stockholders, attorneys, appraisers and accountants who knowingly or recklessly participate in wrongful action likely to have an adverse effect on an institution. Formal enforcement action may range from the issuance of a capital directive or cease and desist order to removal of officers and/or directors of the savings association, receivership, conservatorship or the termination of deposit insurance. Civil penalties cover a wide range of violations and actions, and range up to $25,000 per day, unless a finding of reckless disregard is made, in which case penalties may be as high as $1.0 million per day. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation also has the authority to recommend to the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision that enforcement action be taken with respect to a particular savings association. If action is not taken by the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has authority to take action under specified circumstances.
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Standards for Safety and Soundness. Federal law requires each federal banking agency to prescribe certain standards for all insured depository institutions. These standards relate to, among other things, internal controls, information systems and audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate risk exposure, asset growth, compensation, and other operational and managerial standards as the agency deems appropriate. The federal banking agencies have adopted Interagency Guidelines Prescribing Standards for Safety and Soundness. 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 systems, credit underwriting, loan documentation, interest rate risk exposure, asset growth, 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. If the institution fails to submit an acceptable plan or implement an accepted compliance plan, the agency may take further enforcement action against the institution, including the issuance of a cease and desist order or the imposition of civil money penalties.
Capital Requirements. Office of Thrift Supervision regulations require savings banks to meet three minimum capital standards: a 1.5% tangible capital ratio, a 4% leverage ratio (3% for institutions receiving the highest CAMELS rating) and an 8% risk-based capital ratio.
The risk-based capital standard for savings associations requires the maintenance of Tier 1 (core) and total capital (which is defined as core capital and supplementary capital) to risk-weighted assets of at least 4% and 8%, respectively. In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets, are multiplied by a risk-weight factor of 0% to 100%, assigned by the Office of Thrift Supervision capital regulation based on the risks inherent in the type of asset. Core capital is defined as common stockholders’ equity (including retained earnings), certain noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less intangibles other than certain mortgage servicing rights and credit card relationships. The components of supplementary capital currently include cumulative preferred stock, long-term perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and intermediate preferred stock, allowance for loan and lease losses up to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets, and up to 45% of net unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity securities with readily determinable fair market values. Overall, the amount of supplementary capital included as part of total capital cannot exceed 100% of core capital.
In assessing an association’s capital adequacy, the Office of Thrift Supervision takes into consideration not only these numeric factors but also qualitative factors as well, and has the authority to establish higher capital requirements for individual associations where necessary. Kaiser Federal Bank, as a matter of prudent management, targets as its goal the maintenance of capital ratios which exceed these minimum requirements and that are consistent with Kaiser Federal Bank’s risk profile. At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank exceeded each of its capital requirements.
The Office of Thrift Supervision and other federal banking agencies risk-based capital standards also take into account interest rate risk, concentration of risk and the risks of non-traditional activities. The Office of Thrift Supervision monitors the interest rate risk of individual institutions through the Office of Thrift Supervision requirements for interest rate risk management, the ability of the Office of Thrift Supervision to impose individual minimum capital requirements on institutions that exhibit a high degree of interest rate risk, and the requirements of Thrift Bulletin 13a, which provides guidance on the management of interest rate risk and the responsibility of boards of directors in that area.
The Office of Thrift Supervision continues to monitor the interest rate risk of individual institutions through analysis of the change in net portfolio value. Net portfolio value is defined as the net
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present value of the expected future cash flows of an entity’s assets and liabilities and, therefore, hypothetically represents the value of an institution’s net worth. The Office of Thrift Supervision has also used this net portfolio value analysis as part of its evaluation of certain applications or notices submitted by savings banks. The Office of Thrift Supervision, through its general oversight of the safety and soundness of savings associations, retains the right to impose minimum capital requirements on individual institutions to the extent the institution is not in compliance with certain written guidelines established by the Office of Thrift Supervision regarding net portfolio value analysis. The Office of Thrift Supervision has not imposed any such requirements on Kaiser Federal Bank.
At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank’s capital exceeded all applicable requirements. See “Historical and Pro Forma Regulatory Capital Compliance.”
Prompt Corrective Action Regulations. Under the prompt corrective action regulations, the Office of Thrift Supervision is authorized and, under certain circumstances, required to take supervisory actions against undercapitalized savings associations. For this purpose, a savings association is placed in one of the following five categories based on the savings association’s capital:
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| • | adequately capitalized (at least 4% leverage capital, 4% tier 1 risk-based capital and 8% total risk-based capital); |
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| • | undercapitalized (less than 3% leverage capital, 4% tier 1 risk-based capital or 8% total risk-based capital); |
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| • | significantly undercapitalized (less than 3% leverage capital, 3% tier 1 risk-based capital or 6% total risk-based capital); or |
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Generally, the Office of Thrift Supervision is required to appoint a receiver or conservator for a savings association that is “critically undercapitalized.” The regulation also provides that a capital restoration plan must be filed with the Office of Thrift Supervision within 45 days of the date a savings association receives notice that it is “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized” or is deemed to have notice and the plan must be guaranteed by any parent holding company. The aggregate liability of a parent holding company is limited to the lesser of:
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If a savings association fails to submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it were “significantly undercapitalized.” In addition, numerous mandatory supervisory restrictions become immediately applicable to the savings association, including, but not limited to, restrictions on growth, investment activities, capital distributions and affiliate transactions. The Office of Thrift Supervision may also take any one of a number of discretionary supervisory actions against undercapitalized savings associations, including the issuance of a capital directive and the replacement of senior executive officers and directors.
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At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank met the criteria for being considered “well-capitalized.”
Deposit Insurance. Kaiser Federal Bank is a member of the Deposit Insurance Fund, maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Kaiser Federal Bank pays its deposit insurance assessments to the Deposit Insurance Fund. The Deposit Insurance Fund was formed on March 31, 2006 following the merger of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund in accordance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (the “Deposit Insurance Fund Act”). In addition to merging the insurance funds, the Deposit Insurance Fund Act established a statutory minimum and maximum designated reserve ratio for the Deposit Insurance Fund and granted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation greater flexibility in establishing the required reserve ratio. In its regulations implementing the Deposit Insurance Fund Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has set the current annual designated reserve ratio for the Deposit Insurance Fund at 1.25%.
In order to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund, member institutions are assessed an insurance premium. The amount of each institution’s premium is currently based on the balance of insured deposits and the degree of risk the institution poses to the Deposit Insurance Fund. Under the assessment system, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assigns an institution to one of nine risk categories using a two-step process based first on capital ratios (the capital group assignment) and then on other relevant information (the supervisory subgroup assignment). Each risk category is assigned an assessment rate. Assessment rates currently range from .05% of deposits for an institution in the highest category (i.e., well-capitalized and financially sound, with no more than a few minor weaknesses) to 0.43% of deposits for an institution in the lowest category (i.e., undercapitalized and substantial supervisory concerns). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is authorized to raise the assessment rates as necessary to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund. The Kaiser Federal Bank assessment rate at June 30, 2007 was .05% per $100 of deposits. Any increase in insurance assessments could have an adverse effect on the earnings of insured institutions, including Kaiser Federal Bank.
In addition, all Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -insured institutions are required to pay a pro rata portion of the interest due on obligations issued by the Financing Corporation to fund the closing and disposal of failed thrift institutions by the Resolution Trust Corporation. At June 30, 2007, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessed Deposit Insurance Fund-insured deposits 1.22 basis points (0.122%) per $100 of deposits to cover those obligations. The Financing Corporation rate is adjusted quarterly to reflect changes in assessment bases of the Deposit Insurance Fund. This obligation will continue until the Financing Corporation bonds mature in 2017.
Assessments. The Office of Thrift Supervision charges assessments to recover the cost of examining federal savings associations and their affiliates. These assessments are based on three components: (i) the size of the institution on which the basic assessment is based; (ii) the institution’s supervisory condition, which results in an additional assessment based on a percentage of the basic assessment for any savings institution with a composite rating of 3, 4 or 5 in its most recent safety and soundness examination; and (iii) the complexity of the institution’s operations, which results in an additional assessment based on a percentage of the basic assessment for any savings institution that managed over $1 billion in trust assets, serviced for others loans aggregating more than $1 billion, or had certain off-balance sheet assets aggregating more than $1 billion.
The Office of Thrift Supervision also assesses fees against savings and loan holding companies, such as Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. The Office of Thrift Supervision semi-annual assessment for savings and loan holding companies includes a $3,000 base assessment with an additional assessment based on the holding company’s risk or complexity, organizational form and condition.
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Prohibitions Against Tying Arrangements. Federal savings associations are prohibited, subject to some exceptions, from extending credit to or offering any other service, or fixing or varying the consideration for such extension of credit or service, on the condition that the customer obtain some additional service from the savings association or its affiliates or not obtain services of a competitor of the savings association.
Federal Home Loan Bank System. Kaiser Federal Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which consists of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks each of which is subject to regulation and supervision of the Federal Housing Finance Board. The Federal Home Loan Bank System provides a central credit facility primarily for member institutions as well as other entities involved in home mortgage lending. It is funded primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the Federal Home Loan Banks. It makes loans or advances to members in accordance with policies and procedures, including collateral requirements, established by the respective boards of directors of the Federal Home Loan Banks. These policies and procedures are subject to the regulation and oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Board. All long-term advances are required to provide funds for residential home financing. The Federal Housing Finance Board has also established standards of community or investment service that members must meet to maintain access to such long-term advances. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Kaiser Federal Bank is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank. As of June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank was in compliance with this requirement.
Federal Reserve System. Institutions must maintain a reserve of 3% against aggregate transaction accounts between $7.8 million and $48.3 million (subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board) plus a reserve of 10% (subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve Board between 8% and 14%) against that portion of total transaction accounts in excess of $48.3 million. The first $7.8 million of otherwise reservable balances is exempt from the reserve requirements. Kaiser Federal Bank 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 Kaiser Federal Bank’s interest-earning assets. At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank was in compliance with these reserve requirements. The balances maintained to meet the reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve Board may be used to satisfy liquidity requirements imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
The USA PATRIOT Act.The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 or the USA PATRIOT Act gives the federal government new powers to address terrorist threats through enhanced domestic security measures, expanded surveillance powers, increased information sharing and broadened anti-money laundering requirements. Certain provisions of the Act impose affirmative obligations on a broad range of financial institutions, including federal savings associations, like Kaiser Federal Bank. These obligations include enhanced anti-money laundering programs, customer identification programs and regulations relating to private banking accounts or correspondence accounts in the United States for non-United States persons or their representatives (including foreign individuals visiting the United States).
Kaiser Federal Bank has established policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act’s provisions, and the impact of the USA PATRIOT Act on our operations has not been material.
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Privacy Requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 provided for sweeping financial modernization for commercial banks, savings banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial institutions operating in the United States. Among other provisions, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act places limitations on the sharing of consumer financial information with unaffiliated third parties. Specifically, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires all financial institutions offering financial products or services to retail customers to provide such customers with the financial institution’s privacy policy and provide such customers the opportunity to “opt out” of the sharing of personal financial information with unaffiliated third parties.
Holding Company Regulation.Upon completion of the conversion, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be a unitary savings and loan holding company, subject to regulation and supervision by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The Office of Thrift Supervision will have enforcement authority over Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its non-savings institution subsidiaries. Among other things, this authority permits the Office of Thrift Supervision to restrict or prohibit activities that are determined to be a risk to Kaiser Federal Bank.
Under federal law, unitary savings and loan holding companies not existing on, or applied for before, May 4, 1999, such as Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., are limited to those activities permissible for financial holding companies or for multiple savings and loan holding companies. A financial holding company may engage in activities that are financial in nature, including underwriting equity securities and insurance, incidental to financial activities or complementary to a financial activity. A multiple savings and loan holding company is generally limited to activities permissible for bank holding companies under Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act, subject to the prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and certain additional activities authorized by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations.
Federal law prohibits a savings and loan holding company, directly or indirectly, or through one or more subsidiaries, from acquiring control of another savings institution or holding company thereof, without prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. It also prohibits the acquisition or retention of, with specified exceptions, more than 5% of the equity securities of a company engaged in activities that are not closely related to banking or financial in nature or acquiring or retaining control of an institution that is not federally insured. In evaluating applications by holding companies to acquire savings institutions, the Office of Thrift Supervision must consider the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the savings institution involved, the effect of the acquisition on the risk to the insurance fund, the convenience and needs of the community and competitive factors.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
As a public company, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which implements a broad range of corporate governance and accounting measures for public companies designed to promote honesty and transparency in corporate America and better protect investors from corporate wrongdoing. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s principal legislation and the derivative regulation and rule making promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission includes:
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| • | auditor independence provisions which restrict non-audit services that accountants may provide to their audit clients; |
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| • | additional corporate governance and responsibility measures, including the requirement that the chief executive officer and chief financial officer certify financial statements; |
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| • | a requirement that companies establish and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting and that a company’s management provide an annual report regarding its assessment of the effectiveness of such internal control over financial reporting to the company’s independent accountants and that such accountants provide an attestation report with respect to management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting; |
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| • | the forfeiture of bonuses or other incentive-based compensation and profits from the sale of an issuer’s securities by directors and senior officers in the twelve month period following initial publication of any financial statements that later require restatement; |
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| • | an increase in the oversight of, and enhancement of certain requirements relating to audit committees of public companies and how they interact with the company’s independent auditors; |
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| • | a requirement that audit committee members must be independent and are absolutely barred from accepting consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from the issuer; |
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| • | a requirement that companies disclose whether at least one member of the committee is a “financial expert” (as such term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and if not, why not; |
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| • | expanded disclosure requirements for corporate insiders, including accelerated reporting of stock transactions by insiders and a prohibition on insider trading during pension blackout periods; |
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| • | a prohibition on personal loans to directors and officers, except certain loans made by insured financial institutions; |
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| • | disclosure of a code of ethics and filing a Form 8-K for a change or waiver of such code; |
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| • | mandatory disclosure by analysts of potential conflicts of interest; and |
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| • | a range of enhanced penalties for fraud and other violations. |
Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act prohibits the extension of personal loans to directors and executive officers of issuers (as defined in Sarbanes-Oxley). The prohibition, however, does not apply to loans made by an insured depository institution, such as Kaiser Federal Bank, that are subject to the insider lending restrictions of Regulation O of the Federal Reserve Board.
Federal Securities Laws
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the registration of the shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion and the offering. Upon completion of the conversion, shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading restrictions and other requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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The registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of common stock to be issued in the offering does not cover the resale of those shares. Shares of common stock purchased by persons who are not affiliates of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may be resold without registration. Shares purchased by an affiliate of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be subject to the resale restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. If Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. meets the current public information reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, each affiliate of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. that complies with the other conditions of Rule 144, including those that require the affiliate’s sale to be aggregated with those of 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 1% of the outstanding shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., or the average weekly volume of trading in the shares during the preceding four calendar weeks. In the future, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may permit affiliates to have their shares registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933.
TAXATION
Federal Taxation
General. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and Kaiser Federal Bank are subject to federal income taxation in the same general manner as other corporations, with some exceptions discussed below. The following discussion of taxation is intended only to summarize pertinent federal income tax matters and is not a comprehensive description of the tax rules applicable to K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. has not yet filed a federal income tax return due to its recent organization. Kaiser Federal Bank’s federal income tax returns have never been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. It is anticipated that Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and Kaiser Federal Bank will file consolidated federal and state income tax returns after completion of the offering.
Method of Accounting. For federal income tax purposes, Kaiser Federal Bank currently reports its income and expenses on the accrual method of accounting and uses a fiscal year ending on June 30, for filing its federal income tax return.
Minimum Tax. The Internal Revenue Code imposes an alternative minimum tax at a rate of 20% on a base of regular taxable income plus certain tax preferences, called alternative minimum taxable income. The alternative minimum tax is payable to the extent such alternative minimum taxable income is in excess of an exemption amount. Net operating losses can offset no more than 90% of alternative minimum taxable income. Certain payments of alternative minimum tax may be used as credits against regular tax liabilities in future years. Kaiser Federal Bank has not been subject to the alternative minimum tax, nor do we have any such amounts available as credits for carryover.
Net Operating Loss Carryovers. A financial institution may carryback net operating losses to the preceding two taxable years and forward to the succeeding 20 taxable years. This provision applies to losses incurred in taxable years beginning after August 6, 1997. At June 30, 2007, Kaiser Federal Bank had no net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.
Corporate Dividends-Received Deduction. K-Fed Bancorp may eliminate from its income dividends received from Kaiser Federal Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary of K-Fed Bancorp if it elects to file a consolidated return with Kaiser Federal Bank. The corporate dividends-received deduction is 100% or 80%, in the case of dividends received from corporations with which a corporate recipient does not file a consolidated tax return, depending on the level of stock ownership of the payor of the dividend. Corporations which own less than 20% of the stock of a corporation distributing a dividend may deduct 70% of dividends received or accrued on their behalf.
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State Taxation
K-Fed Bancorp and Kaiser Federal Bank are subject to the California Corporate (Franchise) tax which is assessed at the rate of 10.84%. For this purpose, taxable income generally means federal taxable income subject to certain modifications provided for in California law.
As a Maryland business corporation, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be required to file annual returns with the State of Maryland.
MANAGEMENT
Management of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
The Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will consist of six individuals who currently serve as directors of K-Fed Bancorp and Kaiser Federal Bank. The Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be divided into three classes, as nearly equal as possible, with approximately one-third of the directors elected each year. The directors will be elected by the stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for three year terms, and until their successors are elected and have qualified. The terms of the directors of each of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and Kaiser Federal Bank are identical. The executive officers of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. are also executive officers of K-Fed Bancorp. We expect that Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and Kaiser Federal Bank will continue to have common directors until there is a business reason to establish separate management structures.
The following individuals will serve as the executive officers of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and hold the offices set forth below opposite their name.
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| Dustin Luton | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Executive officers of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. are elected annually and hold office until their respective successors have been elected or until death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors.
Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. initially will not be compensated by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. but will serve for and be compensated by Kaiser Federal Bank. It is not anticipated that separate compensation will be paid to directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. until such time as these persons devote significant time to the separate management of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. affairs, which is not expected to occur until Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. becomes actively engaged in additional businesses other than holding the stock of Kaiser Federal Bank. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may determine that such compensation is appropriate in the future.
The Business Background of K-Fed Bancorp’s Directors and Executive Officers
The business experience for the past five years of each of our directors and executive officers is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, directors and executive officers have held their positions for the past five years.
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Directors
James L. Breeden. Mr. Breeden has served as chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2000. He is a retired hospital administrator for the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals where he worked for 27 years.
Laura G. Weisshar.Ms. Weisshar was appointed to the Board of Directors on October 31, 2007. She has been employed by the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan since 1992, serving in a number of management positions until her appointment in 2002 as the Vice President and Controller of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region. Ms. Weisshar is licensed as a certified public accountant in the State of California.
Kay M. Hoveland.Ms. Hoveland has served as president and chief executive officer of Kaiser Federal Bank, including service with Kaiser Permanente Federal Credit Union, since 1987. Ms. Hoveland has served as president and chief executive officer of K-Fed Bancorp since its formation in July 2003.
Rita H. Zwern. Ms. Zwern has been employed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan since 1984 and currently is the manager of State Programs, located in Pasadena, California. Ms. Zwern has served as secretary of K-Fed Bancorp since its formation in July 2003.
Gerald A. Murbach.Mr. Murbach is a retired human resources consultant who worked for the Universal Music Group during 2001 and the Times Mirror newspapers from 1992 to 2001.
Robert C. Steinbach.Mr. Steinbach has served as a manager for the Department of Building and Safety of the City of Los Angeles since 2002 and has been with the Department since 1985.
Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors
Dustin Luton.Mr. Luton became chief financial officer in November of 2006. Previously, he was the Partner in Charge of the Southern California office of the National Credit Union Division of the accounting firm, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, which served as the former registered public accounting firm of K-Fed Bancorp until 2004. He was employed by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP since 2000 and was responsible for supervising the professional staff and professional services provided to clients in the Southern California region. In addition, he was the National Assurance Leader of the National Credit Union Division.
Nancy J. Huber. Ms. Huber has served as chief credit officer of Kaiser Federal Bank since 1999 and Community Reinvestment Act officer since 2002. From 1995 until 1999, she served as vice president of credit.
Jeanne R. Thompson. Ms. Thompson has served as chief operating officer of Kaiser Federal Bank since 2001. She served as senior vice president for branch operations of Indy Mac Bank, located in Pasadena, California, from 1983 until 2001.
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Board Independence
The Board of Directors consists of a majority of “independent directors” within the meaning of the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. The Board of Directors has determined that directors Breeden, Murbach, Weisshar and Zwern are each “independent” within the meaning of the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy that the independent directors of the board shall meet in executive sessions periodically, which meetings may be held in conjunction with regularly scheduled board meetings.
Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors
Our business is conducted at regular and special meetings of the full Board of Directors and its standing committees. The standing committees consist of the executive, audit, compensation and governance/nominating committees. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp held four regular meetings and one special meeting and the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Bank held 12 regular meetings and no special meetings. No director attended fewer than 75% in the aggregate of the total number of board meetings held and the total number of committee meetings on which he or she served during fiscal 2007.
Executive Committee. The executive committee consists of directors Breeden, who serves as chairman, Hoveland, Zwern and Steinbach. The executive committee meets as needed. The executive committee is generally authorized to act on behalf of the full Board of Directors when certain business matters require prompt action. The executive committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Audit Committee. The audit committee consists of directors Breeden, who serves as chairman, Weisshar (appointed on October 31, 2007) and Zwern. The audit committee meets as needed. The audit committee meets with the internal auditor to review audit programs and the results of audits of specific areas as well as other regulatory compliance issues. In addition, the audit committee meets with the independent registered public accounting firm on a quarterly basis to discuss the results of operations and on an annual basis to review the results of the annual audit and other related matters. Each member of the audit committee is “independent” as defined in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board of Directors has determined that director Weisshar qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is used in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The audit committee met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Compensation Committee. The compensation committee is responsible for recommending to the full board the compensation of the chief executive officer and senior management, reviewing and administering overall compensation policy, including setting performance measures and goals, approving benefit programs, establishing compensation of the Board of Directors and other matters of personnel policy and practice and coordinating such actions with the human resources committee of Kaiser Federal Bank. The compensation committee of K-Fed Bancorp is comprised of directors Breeden, who serves as Chairman, Murbach, Weisshar (appointed on October 31, 2007) and Zwern. Each member of the compensation committee is considered “independent” as defined in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. The compensation committee met twice during fiscal 2007.
The role of the compensation committee is to review annually the compensation levels of the executive officers and recommend compensation changes to the Board of Directors. The compensation
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committee is composed entirely of outside, non-employee directors. It is intended that the executive compensation program will enable us to attract, motivate and retain talented executive officers who are capable of achieving our growth strategy and enhancing long-term stockholder value. The compensation committee has adopted a compensation strategy that seeks to provide competitive, performance-based compensation strongly aligned with the financial and stock performance of K-Fed Bancorp. The key elements of our compensation program for executives are: base salary, annual incentive compensation and stock based award compensation. For a discussion of how the compensation committee evaluates compensation components in making its decisions, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
Governance/Nominating Committee. The governance/nominating committee consists of directors Murbach and Zwern. Each member of the governance/nominating committee is considered “independent” as defined in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. The governance/nominating committee met one time during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.
Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis. We believe the most effective executive compensation program is one that is aligned with achievement of our long-term strategic goals and we intend for our compensation program to align executives’ interests with those of the stockholders by rewarding performance for implementing our various strategies with the ultimate objective of improving stockholder value. We evaluate both performance and compensation to ensure that we maintain our ability to attract and retain employees in key positions and to ensure that compensation provided to key employees keeps these employees focused on value creation.
In this regard, we provide what we consider to be a competitive compensation package for the named executive officers comprised of a base salary, an annual incentive plan, a stock option plan, a recognition and retention plan, an employee stock ownership plan, a 401(k) Plan, and a deferred compensation program as well as health and welfare benefits. See “Management—Summary Compensation.”
The compensation committee is responsible for all compensation and benefit matters relating to the executive officers, including the evaluation and compensation of our president and chief executive officer. The president and chief executive officer evaluates the performance of the other named executive officers and recommends to the compensation committee the named executive officers’ compensation levels for approval. The compensation committee regularly evaluates and approves all compensation practices applicable to the named executive officers, including the president and chief executive officer.
Base Salary.It is our philosophy to maintain base salaries at levels comparable to the salaries paid by similar organizations. In establishing base salaries, we take into account each executive officer’s ability and experience as well as past and potential performance. On an annual basis, each executive officer is evaluated and their base salary may be adjusted based on market data as well as taking into account the above factors.
Annual Incentive Plan.The Annual Incentive Plan is an integral part of an executive’s total compensation package that recognizes the executive’s annual contribution to our success. The Plan is designed to: 1) support a business change to community-based banking; 2) support a culture change to pay-for-performance; 3) focus the executive team on annual goals to meet long-term goals; 4) reward executives for their effort; and 5) align compensation with the goals of the organization and marketplace practices. The award is achieved only if Kaiser Federal Bank achieves a minimum return on average assets (ROA) which is set each year. If our return on assets goal is achieved, each individual executive must also achieve certain personal performance objectives set by the president and chief executive officer
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or the Board of Directors. One of these goals must address expense management. The president and chief executive officer is eligible to receive up to 30% of her annual base salary and the remaining named executive officers are eligible to receive up to 20% of their annual base salaries under this plan. In addition, the dollar amount of an award may be further increased over such maximums up to an additional 20% of the award to recognize achievement significantly in excess of performance objectives.
Equity Compensation. The compensation committee uses the award of stock options and restricted stock under the recognition and retention plan to align the interests of the named executive officers with those of our stockholders. At the annual meeting of stockholders in 2004, stockholders approved our stock option plan and recognition and retention plan. Ms. Hoveland, Ms. Huber, and Ms. Thompson received both stock options and awards from the compensation committee under each of those equity compensation plans during 2004. Mr. Luton received his stock options and stock awards when he became chief financial officer in November 2006. Both the stock options and the stock awards vest at a rate of 20% per year over five years commencing on the first anniversary of the award. The compensation committee believes that the five year vesting of stock options and restricted stock awards will focus senior management on long-term performance and stock appreciation. Except for Mr. Luton, no additional options or awards were granted to any of the named executive officers in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2007.
Information regarding the outstanding stock option grants and unvested recognition and retention plan awards is included in the section titled “— Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End.” For information regarding our expense related to the portion of each stock option and restricted stock plan award that vested during fiscal 2007, as calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), see “–Summary Compensation.”
Benefit Plans. The compensation committee annually reviews the expense and appropriateness of all benefit plans for the named executive officers and all other employees. The benefit plans include a 401(k) plan, deferred compensation plan, employee stock ownership plan, and other benefit plans such as medical, dental, life and disability insurance.
The named executive officers are eligible to participate in a 401(k) Plan, which includes a match of up to 50% of the participant’s eligible contributions up to 10% of the participant’s salary. The match and the investment options are identical to those available to all other participants. Under the terms of our employee stock ownership plan, all named executive officers receive an annual allocation of our common stock based upon the participant’s eligible compensation up to $210,000. Participation levels for named executive officers are identical to those of all other employee stock ownership plan participants.
The named executive officers are eligible to participate in the nonqualified deferred retirement plan, which allows them to defer a portion of their compensation earned during the plan year. At our discretion, we have the ability to match the elective deferrals of the participants. However, we have not made any matching contributions to this plan since inception.
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Summary Compensation
The following table sets forth for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, certain information as to the total remuneration paid by Kaiser Federal Bank to Ms. Hoveland, who serves as president and chief executive officer, Mr. Luton, who serves as chief financial officer and certain information as to the total remuneration paid by Kaiser Federal Bank to the other most highly compensated executive officers of Kaiser Federal Bank, other than Ms. Hoveland or Mr. Luton, who received total annual compensation in excess of $100,000. Each of the individuals listed in the table below are referred to as a named executive officer.
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Kay M. Hoveland, | | | 2007 | | $ | 280,851 | | $ | — | | $ | 112,800 | | $ | 102,000 | | $ | 100,800 | | $ | 40,835 | | $ | 105,734 | | $ | 743,020 | |
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Dustin Luton,(6) | | | 2007 | | | 130,308 | | | — | | | 43,950 | | | 21,300 | | | 30,250 | | | — | | | 6,000 | | | 231,808 | |
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Jeanne R. Thompson, | | | 2007 | | | 145,830 | | | — | | | 28,200 | | | 22,440 | | | 5,000 | | | — | | | 55,949 | | | 257,419 | |
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Nancy J. Huber, | | | 2007 | | | 159,835 | | | — | | | 28,200 | | | 22,440 | | | 28,122 | | | — | | | 62,182 | | | 300,779 | |
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(2) | The amounts in this column reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, in accordance with SFAS 123(R), of stock option awards pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan and thus include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are included in footnote 10 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus. Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based conditions. |
(3) | All cash incentive plan awards are reported for the fiscal year for which they were earned. These awards are traditionally paid during the first quarter of the following fiscal year. |
(4) | Kaiser Federal Bank maintains an executive deferral program for the benefit of senior executive officers. Ms. Hoveland is currently the only executive officer who has chosen to participate. The amount represents the change in net present value of accrued benefits under the plan during fiscal 2007. |
(5) | Amounts shown include (a) the market value as of June 30, 2007 of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan awards allocated to each named executive officer for fiscal 2007; (b) the amount of dividends earned on the unvested portion of previously awarded shares of common stock under our 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan; and (c) the matching contributions made to the 401(k) Plan on behalf of the named executive officers. The following table lists all the amounts included in “All Other Compensation” column for each named executive officer. |
(6) | Mr. Luton joined Kaiser Federal Bank effective November 15, 2006. |
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Dustin Luton | | | — | | | — | | | 6,000 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,000 | |
Jeanne R. Thompson | | | — | | | 6,373 | | | 2,720 | | | 46,856 | | | — | | | 55,949 | |
Nancy J. Huber | | | — | | | 4,295 | | | 2,720 | | | 55,167 | | | — | | | 62,182 | |
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(2) | Represents dividends on unearned restricted stock awards. |
(3) | Market value of shares granted under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. See Note 11 - Employee Stock Ownership Plan to our financial statements in this prospectus. |
(4) | Ms. Hoveland, the president and chief executive officer, is also a director. |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End. The following table sets forth information with respect to our outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2007 for our named executive officers.
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(2) | This amount is based on the fair market value of K-Fed Bancorp common stock on June 29, 2007 of $15.69. |
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Benefits
General. Kaiser Federal Bank currently provides health and welfare benefits to its employees, including hospitalization and comprehensive medical insurance, life insurance, subject to deductibles and co-payments by employees.
401(k) Plan. Kaiser Federal Bank provides its employees with a qualified profit sharing plan under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Employees who are age 21 or older are eligible to begin making salary deferral contributions beginning in the first calendar quarter on or after they become an employee. This is their earliest entry date. Employees are eligible to receive contributions other than salary deferral contributions beginning in the first calendar quarter on or after they are an employee, are age 21 or older, and have completed one year of entry service.
Eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their compensation each pay period to the 401(k) Plan on a pre-tax basis, not to exceed $15,500 for the calendar year 2007. The maximum deferral percentage and/or dollar amount may also be limited by Internal Revenue Service regulations. For eligible employees, we currently match 50% of the first 10% of the compensation an employee defers each pay period.
Employees are always 100% vested in the contributions they choose to defer, whereas vesting in Kaiser Federal Bank contributions is based on years of vesting service in which an employee works at least 1,000 hours. Vesting in Kaiser Federal Bank contributions begins after two years of vesting service and increases for each year of vesting service until an employee becomes fully vested after six years of vesting service.
Employees may receive money from their vested accounts at retirement (age 65), early retirement (age 55 and ten years of vesting service), age 59 ½ and still working, death, disability, or termination of employment. Employees may obtain loans from their vested account balances or withdraw all or part of their vested accounts (not earnings) if they can prove financial hardship and are unable to meet their financial needs another way.
Kaiser Federal Bank may amend the 401(k) Plan at any time, except that no amendment may be made which would reduce the interest of any participant in or beneficiary of the 401(k) Plan trust fund or divert any of the assets of the 401(k) Plan trust fund to purposes other than the benefit of participants or their beneficiaries unless necessary to comply with any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which the 401(k) Plan is subject.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In connection with our minority stock offering, we adopted the K-Fed Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan or Employee Stock Ownership Plan for eligible employees of K-Fed Bancorp and any subsidiary, including Kaiser Federal Bank. Employees of K-Fed Bancorp and Kaiser Federal Bank who have been credited with at least 1,000 hours of service during a twelve-month period are eligible to participate in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
The Employee Stock Ownership Plan borrowed funds from K-Fed Bancorp to purchase 454,940 shares of the common stock sold in our stock offering. The shares of common stock were purchased with proceeds of a $4.5 million loan from K-Fed Bancorp. The loan to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan bears interest at 4.0% and will be repaid principally from Kaiser Federal Bank’s contributions to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan over a period of ten years. The collateral for the loan is the shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp purchased by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Shares purchased
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by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan are held in a suspense account and are released to participants’ accounts as debt service payments are made. Shares released from the Employee Stock Ownership Plan are allocated to each eligible participant’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan account based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation to the total compensation of all eligible participants. Forfeitures are reallocated among remaining participating employees and may reduce any amount K-Fed Bancorp might otherwise have contributed to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. A participant vests in 100% of his or her account balance after six years of credited service. In the case of a “change in control,” as defined in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which triggers a termination of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, participants will become immediately fully vested in their account balances. Benefits are payable upon retirement or other separation from service. K-Fed Bancorp’s contributions to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan are not fixed, so benefits payable under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan cannot be estimated.
K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Stock Benefit Plans
Outside directors and key employees of Kaiser Federal Bank, K-Fed Bancorp or their affiliates are eligible to participate in and receive awards of stock options and restricted stock under the K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Stock Option Plan, and the K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan, respectively. A total of 568,675 shares of our common stock is reserved for the 2004 Stock Option Plan and 227,470 shares of our common stock is reserved for the 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan. On November 16, 2004, directors Murbach, Nicewicz (who resigned on September 18, 2007), Steinbach and Zwern each were granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 14,000 shares of our common stock. Chairman Breeden was granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 28,000 shares of our common stock. Additionally, incentive stock options to purchase 100,000, 22,000 and 22,000 shares of our common stock were each granted to Ms. Hoveland, Ms. Huber and Ms. Thompson, respectively. On November 16, 2004, a total of 373,600 stock options were granted to directors and employees. All of the stock options granted to the directors and key employees on November 16, 2004 were granted at an exercise price of $14.50 per share, the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. On November 15, 2006, incentive stock options to purchase 40,000 shares of our common stock was granted to Mr. Luton, the chief financial officer, with an exercise price of $17.40 per share, the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date.
On November 16, 2004, directors Murbach, Nicewicz, Steinbach and Zwern were granted a restricted stock award of 7,200 shares of our common stock. Chairman Breeden was granted a restricted stock award of 11,300 shares of our common stock. Additionally, restricted stock awards of 40,000, 10,000 and 10,000 shares of our common stock were granted to Ms. Hoveland, Ms. Huber and Ms. Thompson, respectively. On November 16, 2006, Mr. Luton was granted a restricted stock award of 20,000 shares of our common stock.
All stock options and restricted stock awards vest in 20% increments over a five-year period, beginning on the first anniversary of the award date. Stock options will vest and become immediately exercisable and restricted stock awards will vest upon the grantee’s death, disability or following a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp.
Effect on Existing Compensation Plans
Under the plan of conversion and reorganization, the existing 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan of K-Fed Bancorp will become stock benefit plans of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will be issued (or reserved for issuance) pursuant to such benefit plans and not shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock. Upon consummation of the conversion, the common stock currently reserved for or held by these benefit
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plans will be converted into options or Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock based upon the exchange ratio. Upon completion of the conversion: (i) all rights to purchase, sell or receive K-Fed Bancorp common stock currently under any agreement between K-Fed Bancorp and Kaiser Federal Bank and any director, officer or employee of Kaiser Federal Bank or under any plan or program of K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank (including, without limitation, the 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan), shall automatically, by operation of law, be converted into and shall become an identical right to purchase, sell or receive Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock and an identical right to make payment in common stock under any such agreement between K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank and any director, officer or employee or under such plan or program of K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank; and (ii) rights outstanding under the 2004 Stock Option Plan shall be assumed by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and thereafter shall be rights only for shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock, with each such right being for a number of shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock based upon the exchange ratio and the number of shares of K-Fed Bancorp that were available thereunder immediately prior to consummation of the conversion, with the price adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio but with no change in any other term or condition of such right.
Options Exercised and Stock Vested. The following table sets forth information with respect to option exercises and common stock awards that have vested during the year ended June 30, 2007.
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Kay M. Hoveland, President and Chief Executive Officer | | | — | | $ | — | | | 8,000 | | $ | 140,640 | |
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Nancy H. Huber, Chief Credit Officer | | | — | | | — | | | 2,000 | | | 35,160 | |
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation. The following table sets forth information with respect to the Executive Nonqualified Retirement Plan at and for the year ended June 30, 2007 for the named executive officers.
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Nancy H. Huber, Chief Credit Officer | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Kaiser Federal Bank Executive Non-Qualified Retirement Plan. Kaiser Federal Bank also maintains an executive deferral program for the benefit of certain senior executives that have been designated to participate in the program. The program allows an additional opportunity for key executives to defer a portion of their compensation into a non-qualified deferral program to supplement their retirement earnings. Ms. Hoveland, currently the only participant in the program, had $1.0 million in compensation deferred pursuant to this program as of June 30, 2007.
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control. The following table shows, as of June 30, 2007, in all cases, potential payments following a termination of employment or a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp.
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2004 Stock Option Plan(1) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 119,000 | | $ | 119,000 | | $ | 119,000 | |
2004 Recognition and Retention Plan(1) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 376,560 | | $ | 376,560 | | $ | 376,560 | |
Executive Nonqualified Retirement Plan(2) | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | | $ | 1,013,464 | |
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2004 Stock Option Plan(3) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
2004 Recognition and Retention Plan(3) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 313,800 | | $ | 313,800 | | $ | 313,800 | |
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2004 Stock Option Plan(4) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 26,180 | | $ | 26,180 | | $ | 26,180 | |
2004 Recognition and Retention Plan(4) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 94,140 | | $ | 94,140 | | $ | 94,140 | |
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2004 Stock Option Plan(5) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 26,180 | | $ | 26,180 | | $ | 26,180 | |
2004 Recognition and Retention Plan(5) | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 94,140 | | $ | 94,140 | | $ | 94,140 | |
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(1) | As of June 30, 2007, 16,000 restricted shares have vested and 40,000 stock options have vested and not been exercised. At June 30, 2007, the restricted shares of common stock granted under the plan were valued at $15.69 per share. At the same date, the “in-the-money” value of 40,000 vested and unexercised stock options granted on November 16, 2004 was $1.19 per share, based on an exercise price of $14.50 per option and a share value of $15.69. As of June 30, 2007, 24,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and 60,000 unvested stock options granted to the executive will vest in the event of a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp, or the executive’s death or disability. |
(2) | Represents the amount of Ms. Hoveland’s deferred compensation plan as of June 30, 2007. |
(3) | As of June 30, 2007, no restricted shares have vested and no stock options have vested or been exercised. At June 30, 2007, the restricted shares of common stock granted under the plan were valued at $15.69 per share. As of June 30, 2007, 20,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and 40,000 unvested stock options granted to the executive will vest in the event of a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp, or the executive’s death or disability. As of June 30, 2007, none of Mr. Luton’s stock options were in the money. |
(4) | As of June 30, 2007, 4,000 restricted shares have vested and 8,800 stock options have vested and not been exercised. At June 30, 2007, the restricted shares of common stock granted under the plan were valued at $15.69 per share. At the same date, the “in-the-money” value of 8,800 vested and unexercised stock options granted on November 16, 2004 was $1.19 per share, based on an exercise price of $14.50 per option and a share value of $15.69. As of June 30, 2007, 6,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and 13,200 unvested stock options granted to the executive will vest in the event of a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp, or the executive’s death or disability. |
(5) | As of June 30, 2007, 4,000 restricted shares have vested and 8,800 stock options have vested and not been exercised. At June 30, 2007, the restricted shares of common stock granted under the plan were valued at $15.69 per share. At the same date, the “in-the-money” value of 8,800 vested and unexercised stock options granted on November 16, 2004 was $1.19 per share, based on an exercise price of $14.50 per option and a share value of $15.69. As of June 30, 2007, 6,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and 13,200 unvested stock options granted to the executive will vest in the event of a change in control of K-Fed Bancorp, or the executive’s death or disability. |
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Directors Compensation
Members of the Board of Directors and the committees of K-Fed Bancorp do not receive separate compensation for their service on the Board of Directors or the committees of K-Fed Bancorp.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, members of the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Bank received an annual stipend of $10,000 plus an annual fee of $7,500 for Board of Directors meetings. The chairman of the Board of Directors received an annual stipend of $25,000 plus an annual fee of $7,500 for Board of Directors meetings. Each member of Kaiser Federal Bank’s executive committee received an annual fee of $4,800. Each member of Kaiser Federal Bank’s other committees received an annual fee of $1,200 with the committee chairman receiving $1,600. The Board Chairman received annual fees of $15,000 for attending weekly credit committee and asset/liability management committee meetings.
Set forth below is summary compensation for each of our non-employee directors.
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James C. Breeden | | $ | 67,300 | | $ | 31,866 | | $ | 28,560 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3,074 | | $ | 130,800 | |
Frank G. Nicewicz(5) | | | 19,100 | | | 20,304 | | | 14,280 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,958 | | | 55,642 | |
Rita H. Zwern | | | 23,500 | | | 20,304 | | | 14,280 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,958 | | | 60,042 | |
Gerald A. Murbach | | | 19,100 | | | 20,304 | | | 14,280 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,958 | | | 55,642 | |
Robert C. Steinbach | | | 23,500 | | | 20,304 | | | 14,280 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,958 | | | 60,042 | |
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(2) | The amounts in this column reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, in accordance with FAS 123(R), of restricted stock awards pursuant to the 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan and thus may include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 included in this prospectus. |
(3) | The amounts in this column reflect the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, in accordance with FAS 123(R), of stock option awards pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan and thus include amounts from awards granted in and prior to 2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are included in footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 included in this prospectus. Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based conditions. |
(4) | This amount represents dividends received on unvested stock awards in 2007. For the year ended June 30, 2007, no director received perquisites or personal benefits, which exceeded $10,000. |
(5) | Mr. Nicewicz resigned from the Board of Directors effective September 18, 2007. |
Transactions with Certain Related Persons
Kaiser Federal Bank has a policy of granting loans to officers and directors, which fully complies with all applicable federal regulations. Loans to directors and executive officers are made in the ordinary course of business and on the same terms and conditions as those of comparable transactions with unaffiliated third parties prevailing at the time, in accordance with our underwriting guidelines, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. In addition, all loans to directors and executive officers are approved by at least a majority of the independent, disinterested members of the board.
All loans Kaiser Federal Bank makes to its directors and executive officers are subject to regulations restricting loans and other transactions with affiliated persons of Kaiser Federal Bank. Loans to all directors and executive officers and their associates totaled approximately $813,000 at June 30,
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2007, which was 0.9% of our stockholders’ equity at that date. All loans to directors and executive officers were performing in accordance with their terms at June 30, 2007.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The officers, directors, agents and employees of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. are indemnified with respect to certain actions pursuant to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and Maryland law. Maryland law allows Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. to indemnify any person for expenses, liabilities, settlements, judgments and fines in suits in which such person has been made a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. No such indemnification may be given: (i) to the extent that it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; (ii) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated; or (iii) to the extent otherwise provided by Maryland law. The right to indemnification includes the right to be paid the expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of a proceeding.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons by our bylaws or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Benefits to be Considered Following Completion of the Conversion
Stock-Based Incentive Plan. Following the stock offering, we intend to adopt a new stock-based incentive plan that will provide for grants of stock options and restricted common stock awards. The number of options granted or shares awarded under the plan may not exceed 3.7% and 9.3%, respectively, of the shares sold in the stock offering if the stock-based incentive plan is adopted within one year after the stock offering, in accordance with Office of Thrift Supervision regulations.
The stock-based incentive plan will not be established sooner than six months following the stock offering and if adopted within one year after the stock offering would require the approval by stockholders owning a majority of the outstanding shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock eligible to be cast. If the stock-based incentive plan is established after one year following the stock offering, it would require the approval of our stockholders by a majority of votes cast. The following additional restrictions would apply to our stock-based incentive plan if the plan is adopted within one year after the stock offering:
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In the event either federal or state regulators change their regulations or policies regarding stock-based incentive plans, including any regulations or policies restricting the size of awards and vesting of benefits as described above, the restrictions described above may not be applicable.
Employment Agreements. Following completion of the conversion and offering, Kaiser Federal Bank plans to enter into an employment agreement with Ms. Hoveland for a three-year term with an initial salary of $350,000. In addition to the base salary, the agreement provides for, among other things, participation in bonus programs and other employee pension benefit and fringe benefit plans applicable to executive employees. At least 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the agreement, the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Bank must conduct a comprehensive performance evaluation and affirmatively approve any extension of the employment agreement for an additional year or determine not to extend the term of the employment agreement. If the Board of Directors determines not to extend the term it must notify Ms. Hoveland at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior to such date. Under the agreement, Ms. Hoveland’s employment may be terminated for cause at a time, in which event she would have no right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after termination.
Certain events resulting in Ms. Hoveland’s termination or resignation will entitle her to payments of severance benefits following termination of employment. Ms. Hoveland will be entitled to severance benefits under the employment agreement in the event (A) her employment is involuntarily terminated (for reasons other than cause, death, disability or retirement) or (B) she resigns during the term of the agreement within two years after any of the following events (i) a requirement that she report to a corporate officer instead of the Board of Directors, (ii) a material change in her functions, duties or responsibilities, which change would cause her position to become of lesser responsibility, importance or scope of authority, (iii) a material reduction in her base salary, or the budget over which she has authority (iv) a relocation of her principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from the location as of the date of the agreement, or (v) a material breach of the agreement by Federal Kaiser Bank, then she would be entitled to a severance payment equal to three times her highest annual rate of base salary at any time during the term of the agreement and three times her highest annual bonus received during the latest three calendar years prior to the termination. In addition, she would be entitled, at no expense to her, to the continuation of substantially comparable life, medical and disability coverage for such period. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the agreement, payments under the agreement following a change in control are limited so that they will not constitute an excess parachute payment under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
In addition, Kaiser Federal Bank plans to enter into employment agreements with Mr. Luton, Ms. Thompson and Ms. Huber upon completion of the conversion that contain similar terms as the agreement
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for Ms. Hoveland. The agreement for each of Mr. Luton, Ms. Thompson and Ms. Huber provide for a term of two years with an initial salary of $226,600, $144,664 and $156,000, respectively. In addition, the agreement for each of Mr. Luton, Ms. Thompson and Ms. Huber provide for a severance payment equal to two times their highest annual rate of base salary at any time during the term of the agreement and two times their highest annual bonus received during the latest three calendar years prior to the termination.
Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock
The following table provides the positions, ages and terms of office as applicable to our directors and executive officers along with the beneficial ownership of our common stock held by our directors and executive officers, individually and as a group, and all individuals known to management to own more than 5% of our common stock as of October 26, 2007.
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James L. Breeden | | 64 | | Chairman of the Board | | 1987 | | 2007 | | 61,237 | (6) | | * | | |
Laura G. Weisshar | | 56 | | Director | | 2007 | | 2007 | | 7,000 | (7) | | * | | |
Kay M. Hoveland | | 60 | | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | | 2000 | | 2008 | | 171,154 | (8) | | * | | |
Rita H. Zwern | | 59 | | Director and Secretary | | 1987 | | 2008 | | 30,600 | (9) | | * | | |
Gerald A. Murbach | | 59 | | Director | | 2000 | | 2009 | | 45,600 | (10) | | * | | |
Robert C. Steinbach | | 54 | | Director | | 2000 | | 2009 | | 49,000 | (11) | | * | | |
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Dustin Luton | | 37 | | Chief Financial Officer | | N/A | | N/A | | 28,227 | (12) | | * | | |
Nancy J. Huber** | | 44 | | Chief Credit Officer | | N/A | | N/A | | 47,165 | (13) | | * | | |
Jeanne R. Thompson** | | 60 | | Chief Operating Officer | | N/A | | N/A | | 43,011 | (14) | | * | | |
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K-Fed Mutual Holding Company 1359 North Grand Avenue Covina, California 91724 | | | | | | | | 8,861,750 | | | 63.5 | % | |
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Hovde Capital Advisors LLC 1826 Jefferson Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036(15) | | | | | | | | 910,611 | | | 6.5 | % | |
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** | Ms. Huber and Ms. Thompson are officers of Kaiser Federal Bank only. |
(1) | The mailing address for each person listed is 1359 North Grand Avenue, Covina, California 91724. |
(2) | As of October 26, 2007. |
(3) | Reflects initial appointment to the Board of Directors of Kaiser Permanente Federal Credit Union, the predecessor to Kaiser Federal Bank, with the exception of Directors Steinbach, Murbach and Hoveland. Each director of K-Fed Bancorp is also a director of Kaiser Federal Bank and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, which owns the majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp. |
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(4) | In accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner for purposes of this table, of any shares of common stock if he has shared voting or investment power with respect to such security, or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days from the dates as of which beneficial ownership is being determining. As used herein, “voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and “investment power” is the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares, and includes all shares held directly as well as by spouses and minor children, in trust and other indirect ownership, over which shares the named individuals effectively exercise sole or shared voting or investment power. |
(5) | Includes 4,320 unvested shares of restricted stock for each of directors Murbach, Steinbach and Zwern, 6,780 unvested shares of restricted stock for Chairman Breeden, and 24,000, 20,000, 6,000 and 6,000 unvested shares of restricted stock for Ms. Hoveland, Mr. Luton, Ms. Huber and Ms. Thompson, respectively, granted under the K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Recognition and Retention Plan. Includes 10,610, 0, 8,965 and 8,362 shares of common stock allocated to the accounts of Ms. Hoveland, Mr. Luton, Ms. Huber and Ms. Thompson, respectively, under the K-Fed Bancorp employee stock ownership plan. |
(6) | Includes 2,637 shares of common stock held by Mr. Breeden’s spouse and 15,500 shares of common stock held in an IRA for Mr. Breeden. Includes 16,800 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. |
(7) | Includes 7,000 shares of common stock held in a living trust. |
(8) | Includes 56,000 shares of common stock held in a trust for Ms. Hoveland, 1,100 shares of common stock held in a Keogh plan for Ms. Hoveland’s spouse and 19,444 shares of common stock held in the Kaiser Federal Bank 401(k) Plan. Includes 60,000 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. |
(9) | Includes 8,400 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. Ms. Zwern has pledged 10,000 shares of our common stock as security for a loan. |
(10) | Includes 15,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Murbach’s spouse. Includes 8,400 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. |
(11) | Includes 15,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Steinbach’s spouse. Includes 8,400 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. |
(12) | Includes 227 shares of common stock held in the Kaiser Federal Bank 401(k) Plan. Includes 8,000 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. |
(13) | Includes 13,200 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. Ms. Huber has pledged 15,000 shares of our common stock as security for a loan. |
(14) | Includes 1,172 shares of common stock held by Ms. Thompson’s spouse, 1,400 shares of common stock held in a trust for Ms. Thompson and 4,483 shares of common stock held in the Kaiser Federal Bank 401(k) Plan. Includes 13,200 shares that can be acquired pursuant to stock options within 60 days of October 26, 2007. Ms. Thompson has pledged 15,000 shares of our common stock as security for a loan. |
(15) | Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2007, Hovde Capital Advisors LLC claims shared voting and dispositive ownership over all shares reported. Hovde Capital Advisors LLC is an investment manager whose managed accounts are the direct owners of the shares of common stock. This reported amount of shares of common stock does not reflect any changes in those shareholdings that may have occurred since the date of such filing. |
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SUBSCRIPTIONS BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The table below sets forth, for each of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s directors and executive officers and for all of the directors and executive officers as a group, the following information:
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| (ii) | the proposed purchases of subscription shares, assuming sufficient shares of common stock are available to satisfy their subscriptions; and |
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| (iii) | the total amount of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock to be held upon consummation of the conversion. |
In each case, it is assumed that subscription shares are sold at the maximum of the offering range. See “The Conversion and Offering—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.” Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision prohibit our directors and officers from selling the shares they purchase in the offering for one year after the date of purchase.
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James L. Breeden | | 103,306 | | 5,000 | | $ | 50,000 | | 108,306 | | * | |
Kay M. Hoveland | | 288,736 | | 20,000 | | | 200,000 | | 308,736 | | 1.3 | % |
Rita H. Zwern | | 51,622 | | 100 | | | 1,000 | | 51,722 | | * | |
Gerald A. Murbach | | 76,927 | | — | | | — | | 76,927 | | * | |
Robert C. Steinbach | | 82,663 | | 1,000 | | | 10,000 | | 83,663 | | * | |
Laura G. Weisshar | | 11,809 | | — | | | — | | 11,809 | | * | |
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Dustin Luton | | 47,618 | | 5,000 | | | 50,000 | | 52,618 | | * | |
Nancy J. Huber | | 79,567 | | 5,000 | | | 50,000 | | 84,567 | | * | |
Jeanne R. Thompson | | 72,559 | | 10,500 | | | 105,000 | | 83,059 | | * | |
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Total for Directors and Executive Officers | | 814,807 | | 46,600 | | $ | 466,000 | | 861,407 | | 3.6 | % |
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(1) | Includes proposed subscriptions, if any, by associates. |
(2) | Based on information presented in “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock” and assumes an exchange ratio of 1.6870 shares for each share of K-Fed Bancorp. |
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THE CONVERSION AND OFFERING
The Boards of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company have approved the plan of conversion and reorganization. The plan of conversion and reorganization must also be approved by the members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company (depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank) and the stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp. A special meeting of members and an annual meeting of stockholders have been called for this purpose. The Office of Thrift Supervision has conditionally approved the plan of conversion and reorganization; however, such approval does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the plan of conversion and reorganization by that agency.
General
The respective Boards of Directors of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and K-Fed Bancorp adopted the plan of conversion and reorganization on June 26, 2007. Pursuant to the plan of conversion and reorganization, our organization will convert from the mutual holding company form of organization to the fully stock form. K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, the mutual holding company parent of K-Fed Bancorp will be merged into Kaiser Federal Bank, and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will no longer exist. K-Fed Bancorp, which owns 100% of Kaiser Federal Bank, will be succeeded by a new Maryland corporation named Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. As part of the conversion, the ownership interest in K-Fed Bancorp of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will be offered for sale in the offering by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. When the conversion is completed, all of the outstanding common stock of Kaiser Federal Bank will be owned by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., and all of the outstanding common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be owned by public stockholders. A diagram of our corporate structure before and after the conversion is set forth in the “Summary” section of this prospectus.
Under the plan of conversion and reorganization, at the conclusion of the conversion and offering, each share of K-Fed Bancorp common stock owned by persons other than K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will be canceled and converted automatically into new shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock determined pursuant to an exchange ratio. The exchange ratio will ensure that immediately after the exchange of existing shares of K-Fed Bancorp for new shares, the public stockholders will own the same percentage of shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. that they owned in K-Fed Bancorp immediately prior to the conversion, excluding any shares they purchased in the offering and cash paid in lieu of fractional shares.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. intends to retain between $46.5 million and $62.6 million of the net proceeds, or $71.9 million if the offering range is increased by 15% (excluding the portion of the net proceeds loaned to our employee stock ownership plan), and to contribute the balance of the net proceeds to Kaiser Federal Bank. The conversion will be consummated only upon the issuance of at least the minimum number of shares of our common stock offered pursuant to the plan of conversion and reorganization.
The plan of conversion and reorganization provides that we will offer shares of common stock in a “subscription offering” in the following descending order of priority:
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| (i) | First, to depositors with accounts at Kaiser Federal Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50.00 at the close of business on March 31, 2006. |
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| (ii) | Second, to our tax-qualified employee benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan and 401(k) plan which will receive nontransferable subscription rights to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering. |
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| (iii) | Third, to depositors with accounts at Kaiser Federal Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50.00 at the close of business on September 30, 2007. |
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| (iv) | Fourth, to depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank at the close of business on October 31, 2007. |
If all shares are not subscribed for in the subscription offering, we may, at our discretion, offer shares of common stock for sale in a community offering to members of the general public, with a preference given in the following order:
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| (i) | Natural persons residing in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara Counties, California; and |
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| (ii) | K-Fed Bancorp’s public stockholders as of November 14, 2007. |
We have 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. The community offering, if any, may begin at the same time as, during, or after the subscription offering and must be completed within 45 days after the completion of the subscription offering unless otherwise extended by the Office of Thrift Supervision. See “—Community Offering.”
We determined the number of shares of common stock to be offered in the offering based upon an independent valuation appraisal of the estimated pro forma market value of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. All shares of common stock to be sold in the offering will be sold at $10.00 per share. Investors will not be charged a commission to purchase shares of common stock in the offering. The independent valuation will be updated and the final number of the shares of common stock to be issued in the offering will be determined at the completion of the offering. See “—Stock Pricing and Number of Shares to be Issued” for more information as to the determination of the estimated pro forma market value of the common stock.
The following is a brief summary of the conversion and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the plan of conversion and reorganization. A copy of the plan of conversion and reorganization is available for inspection at each branch office of Kaiser Federal Bank and at the West Regional and the Washington, D.C. offices of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The plan of conversion and reorganization is also filed as an exhibit to K-Fed Mutual Holding Company’s application to convert from mutual to stock form, of which this prospectus is a part, copies of which may be obtained from the Office of Thrift Supervision. The plan of conversion and reorganization is also an exhibit to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, which is accessible on the Securities and Exchange Commission website,www.sec.gov. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Reasons for the Conversion and Offering
The primary reasons for the conversion and offering are to:
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| • | build or lease new branch facilities or acquire branches from other financial institutions although we do not currently have any understandings or agreements regarding any specific branch; |
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| • | finance the acquisition of financial institutions, or other financial service companies primarily in Southern California, although we do not currently have any understandings or agreements regarding any specific acquisition transaction; |
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| • | improve the liquidity of our shares of common stock and enhance stockholder returns through higher earnings and more flexible capital management strategies; and |
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As a fully converted stock holding company, we will have greater flexibility in structuring mergers and acquisitions, including the form of consideration that we can use to pay for an acquisition. Our current mutual holding company structure limits our ability to offer shares of our common stock as consideration for a merger or acquisition since K-Fed Mutual Holding Company is required to own a majority of our shares of common stock. Potential sellers often want stock for at least part of the purchase price. Our new stock holding company structure will enable us to offer stock or cash consideration, or a combination of stock and cash, and will therefore enhance our ability to compete with other bidders when acquisition opportunities arise. We do not currently have any agreement or understanding as to any specific acquisition.
Approvals Required
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total eligible votes of the members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company as of October 31, 2007 is required to approve the plan of conversion and reorganization. By their approval of the plan of conversion and reorganization, the members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will also be approving the merger of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company into Kaiser Federal Bank. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp, including shares held by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp held by the public stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp as of November 14, 2007 are also required to approve the plan of conversion and reorganization. The plan of conversion and reorganization also must be approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which has given its conditional approval; however, such approval does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the plan of conversion and reorganization by such agency.
Share Exchange Ratio for Current Stockholders
Office of Thrift Supervision regulations provide that in a conversion of a mutual holding company to fully stock form, the public stockholders will be entitled to exchange their shares for common stock of the new holding company, provided that the mutual holding company demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Office of Thrift Supervision that the basis for the exchange is fair and reasonable. Each publicly held share of K-Fed Bancorp common stock will, on the effective date of the conversion, be automatically converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock. The number of shares of common stock will be determined pursuant to the exchange ratio, which ensures that the public stockholders will own approximately the same percentage of common stock in Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. after the conversion as they held in K-Fed Bancorp immediately prior to the conversion, exclusive of their purchase of additional shares of common stock in the offering and their receipt of cash in lieu of fractional exchange shares. The exchange ratio is not
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dependent on the market value of our currently outstanding K-Fed Bancorp common stock. The exchange ratio is based on the percentage of K-Fed Bancorp common stock held by the public, the independent valuation of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. prepared by RP Financial, LC. and the number of shares of common stock issued in the offering. The exchange ratio is expected to range from approximately 1.2469 exchange shares for each publicly held share of K-Fed Bancorp at the minimum of the offering range to 1.9401 exchange shares for each publicly held share of K-Fed Bancorp at the adjusted maximum of the offering range.
If you are a stockholder of K-Fed Bancorp, at the conclusion of the conversion and offering, your shares will be exchanged for shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. The number of shares you receive will be based on the number of shares of common stock you own and the final exchange ratio determined as of the conclusion of the conversion.
The following table shows how the exchange ratio will adjust, based on the number of shares of common stock issued in the offering. The table also shows how many whole shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. a hypothetical owner of K-Fed Bancorp common stock would receive in the exchange for 100 shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock owned at the consummation of the conversion, depending on the number of shares issued in the offering.
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Midpoint | | | 13,000,000 | | | 63.5 | % | | 7,462,808 | | | 36.5 | % | | 20,462,808 | | | 1.4670 | | | 14.67 | | | 146 | |
Maximum | | | 14,950,000 | | | 63.5 | % | | 8,582,229 | | | 36.5 | % | | 23,532,229 | | | 1.6870 | | | 16.87 | | | 168 | |
Maximum, as adjusted | | | 17,192,500 | | | 63.5 | % | | 9,869,563 | | | 36.5 | % | | 27,062,063 | | | 1.9401 | | | 19.40 | | | 194 | |
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Effects of Conversion on Depositors, Borrowers and Members
Continuity. While the conversion is being accomplished, the normal business of Kaiser Federal Bank of accepting deposits and making loans will continue without interruption. Kaiser Federal Bank will continue to be a federally chartered savings association and will continue to be regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision. After the conversion, Kaiser Federal Bank will continue to offer existing services to depositors, borrowers and other customers. The directors serving K-Fed Bancorp at the time of the conversion will be the directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. after the conversion.
Effect on Deposit Accounts. Pursuant to the plan of conversion and reorganization, each depositor of Kaiser Federal Bank at the time of the conversion will automatically continue as a depositor after the conversion, and the deposit balance, interest rate and other terms of such deposit accounts will not change as a result of the conversion. Each such account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the same extent as before the conversion. Depositors will continue to hold their existing certificates, passbooks and other evidences of their accounts.
Effect on Loans. No loan outstanding from Kaiser Federal Bank will be affected by the conversion, and the amount, interest rate, maturity and security for each loan will remain as it was contractually fixed prior to the conversion.
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Effect on Voting Rights of Members. At present, all depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank are members of, and have voting rights in, K-Fed Mutual Holding Company as to all matters requiring membership action. Upon completion of the conversion, depositors will cease to be members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and will no longer have voting rights, unless they purchase shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s common stock. Upon completion of the conversion, all voting rights in Kaiser Federal Bank will be vested in Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. as the sole stockholder of Kaiser Federal Bank. The stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will possess exclusive voting rights with respect to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock.
Tax Effects. We have received an opinion of counsel or tax advisor with regard to the federal and state income tax consequences of the conversion to the effect that the conversion will not be a taxable transaction for federal or state income tax purposes to K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, K-Fed Bancorp, the public stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp (except for cash paid for fractional shares), members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders, or Kaiser Federal Bank. See “—Material Income Tax Consequences.”
Effect on Liquidation Rights. Each depositor in Kaiser Federal Bank has both a deposit account in Kaiser Federal Bank and a pro rata ownership interest in the net worth of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company based upon the deposit balance in his or her account. This ownership interest is tied to the depositor’s account and has no tangible market value separate from the deposit account. This interest may only be realized in the event of a complete liquidation of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and Kaiser Federal Bank. Any depositor who opens a deposit account obtains a pro rata ownership interest in K-Fed Mutual Holding Company without any additional payment beyond the amount of the deposit. A depositor who reduces or closes his or her account receives a portion or all of the balance in the deposit account but nothing for his or her ownership interest in the net worth of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, which is lost to the extent that the balance in the account is reduced or closed.
Consequently, depositors in a stock subsidiary of a mutual holding company normally have no way of realizing the value of their ownership interest, which has realizable value only in the unlikely event that K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and Kaiser Federal Bank are liquidated. If this occurs, the depositors of record at that time, as owners, would share pro rata in any residual surplus and reserves of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company after other claims, including claims of depositors to the amounts of their deposits, are paid.
In the unlikely event that Kaiser Federal Bank were to liquidate after the conversion, all claims of creditors, including those of depositors, would be paid first, followed by distribution of the “liquidation account” to depositors as of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 who continue to maintain their deposit accounts as of the date of liquidation, with any assets remaining thereafter distributed to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. as the holder of Kaiser Federal Bank’s capital stock. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision, a post-conversion merger, consolidation, sale of bulk assets or similar combination or transaction with another insured savings institution would not be considered a liquidation and, in such a transaction, the liquidation account would be assumed by the surviving institution. See “—Liquidation Rights.”
Stock Pricing and Number of Shares to be Issued
The plan of conversion and reorganization and federal regulations require that the aggregate purchase price of the common stock sold in the offering must be based on the appraised pro forma market value of the common stock, as determined by an independent valuation. Kaiser Federal Bank and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company have retained RP Financial, LC. to prepare an independent valuation appraisal. For its services in preparing the initial valuation, RP Financial, LC. will receive a fee of $110,000 and
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$10,000 for expenses. Kaiser Federal Bank and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company have agreed to indemnify RP Financial, LC. and its employees and affiliates against specified losses, including any losses in connection with claims under the federal securities laws, arising out of its services as independent appraiser, except where such liability results from its negligence or bad faith.
The independent valuation appraisal considered the pro forma impact of the offering. Consistent with the Office of Thrift Supervision appraisal guidelines, the appraisal applied three primary methodologies: the pro forma price-to-book value approach applied to both reported book value and tangible book value; the pro forma price-to-earnings approach applied to reported and core earnings; and the pro forma price-to-assets approach. The market value ratios applied in the three methodologies were based upon the current market valuations of the peer group companies, subject to valuation adjustments applied by RP Financial, LC. to account for differences between K-Fed Bancorp and the peer group. RP Financial, LC. placed the greatest emphasis on the price-to-earnings and price-to-book approaches in estimating pro forma market value.
The independent valuation was prepared by RP Financial, LC. in reliance upon the information contained in this prospectus, including the consolidated financial statements of K-Fed Bancorp. RP Financial, LC. also considered the following factors, among others:
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| • | the present results and financial condition of K-Fed Bancorp and the projected results and financial condition of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.; |
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| • | the economic and demographic conditions in K-Fed Bancorp’s existing market area; |
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| • | certain historical, financial and other information relating to K-Fed Bancorp; |
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| • | a comparative evaluation of the operating and financial characteristics of K-Fed Bancorp with those of other similarly situated publicly traded savings institutions located in its market area and the western regions of the United States; |
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| • | the impact of the conversion and offering on Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity and earnings potential; |
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Included in RP Financial, LC.’s independent valuation were certain assumptions as to the pro forma earnings of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. after the conversion that were utilized in determining the appraised value. These assumptions included estimated expenses, an assumed after-tax rate of return on the net offering proceeds and purchases in the open market of 2.9% of the common stock issued in the offering by the stock-based incentive plan at the $10.00 per share purchase price. See “Pro Forma Data” for additional information concerning these assumptions. The use of different assumptions may yield different results.
The independent valuation states that as of August 31, 2007, the estimated pro forma market value, or valuation range, of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. ranged from a minimum of $173.9 million to a maximum of $235.3 million, with a midpoint of $204.6 million and an adjusted maximum of $270.6 million. The Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. decided to offer the
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shares of common stock for a price of $10.00 per share. The aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock will be equal to the valuation range multiplied by the percentage of K-Fed Bancorp common stock owned by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. The number of shares offered will be equal to the aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock divided by the price per share. Based on the valuation range, the percentage of K-Fed Bancorp common stock owned by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and the $10.00 price per share, the minimum of the offering range will be 11,050,000 shares, the midpoint of the offering range will be 13,000,000 shares and the maximum of the offering range will be 14,950,000 shares of common stock, with an adjusted maximum of 17,192,500 shares.
The Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. reviewed the independent valuation and, in particular, considered the following:
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All of these factors are set forth in the independent valuation. The Board of Directors also reviewed the methodology and the assumptions used by RP Financial, LC. in preparing the independent valuation and believes that such assumptions were reasonable. The offering range may be amended with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, if required, as a result of subsequent developments in the financial condition of K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank or market conditions generally. In the event the independent valuation is updated to amend the pro forma market value of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. to less than $173.9 million or more than $270.6 million the appraisal will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by a post-effective amendment to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s registration statement.
The independent valuation is not intended, and must not be construed, as a recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing our shares of common stock. RP Financial, LC. did not independently verify our consolidated financial statements and other information that we provided to them, nor did RP Financial, LC. independently value our assets or liabilities. The independent valuation considers Kaiser Federal Bank as a going concern and should not be considered as an indication of the liquidation value of Kaiser Federal Bank. Moreover, because the independent valuation is necessarily based upon estimates and projections of a number of matters, all of which may change from time to time, no assurance can be given that persons purchasing our common stock in the offering will thereafter be able to sell their shares of common stock at prices at or above the $10.00 price per share.
Following commencement of the subscription offering, the maximum of the valuation range may be increased by up to 15%, or up to $270.6 million, without resoliciting purchasers, which will result in a corresponding increase of up to 15% in the maximum of the offering range to up to 17,192,500 shares, to reflect changes in the market and financial conditions, demand for the shares of common stock or regulatory considerations. We will not decrease the minimum of the valuation range and the minimum of the offering range without a resolicitation of purchasers. The subscription price of $10.00 per share of common stock will remain fixed. See “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases” as to the method of distribution of additional shares of common stock to be issued in the event of an increase in the offering range of up to 17,192,500 shares.
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If the update to the independent valuation at the conclusion of the offering results in an increase in the maximum of the valuation range to more than $171.9 million and a corresponding increase in the offering range to more than 17,192,500 shares, or a decrease in the minimum of the valuation range to less than $110.5 million and a corresponding decrease in the offering range to fewer than 11,050,000 shares, then, after consulting with the Office of Thrift Supervision, we may terminate the plan of conversion and reorganization, cancel deposit account withdrawal authorizations and promptly return by check all funds received with interest at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook savings rate of interest. Alternatively, we may hold a new offering, establish a new offering range, extend the offering period and commence a resolicitation of purchasers or take other actions as permitted by the Office of Thrift Supervision in order to complete the conversion and offering. In the event that we extend the offering and conduct a resolicitation, purchasers would have the opportunity to maintain, change or cancel their stock orders within a specified period. If a purchaser does not respond during the period, his or her stock order will be cancelled and payment will be returned promptly, with interest at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook savings rate, and deposit account withdrawal authorizations will be cancelled. Any single offering extension will not exceed 90 days; aggregate extensions may not conclude beyond December 18, 2009, two years after the special meeting of members to vote on the conversion.
An increase in the number of shares of common stock to be issued in the offering would decrease both a purchaser’s ownership interest and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on a per share basis while increasing pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on an aggregate basis. A decrease in the number of shares to be issued in the offering would increase both a purchaser’s ownership interest and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on a per share basis, while decreasing pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on an aggregate basis. For a presentation of the effects of these changes, see “Pro Forma Data.”
Copies of the independent valuation appraisal report prepared by RP Financial, LC. and the detailed memorandum setting forth the method and assumptions used in the appraisal report are available for inspection at the main office of Kaiser Federal Bank and as specified under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Exchange of Existing Stockholders’ Stock Certificates
The conversion of existing outstanding shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock into the right to receive shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will occur automatically on the effective date of the conversion. As soon as practicable after the effective date of the conversion, our exchange agent, will send a transmittal form to each public stockholder of K-Fed Bancorp who holds stock certificates. The transmittal forms are expected to be mailed within five business days after the effective date of the conversion and will contain instructions on how to exchange stock certificates of K-Fed Bancorp common stock for stock certificates of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock. We expect that stock certificates evidencing shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will be distributed within five business days after the exchange agent receives properly executed transmittal forms, K-Fed Bancorp stock certificates and other required documents.You should not forward your stock certificates until you have received transmittal forms, which will include forwarding instructions.Shares held by public stockholders through a brokerage account in “street name” will be exchanged automatically upon the conclusion of the conversion; no transmittal forms will be mailed relating to these shares.
No fractional shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will be issued to any public stockholder of K-Fed Bancorp when the conversion is completed. For each fractional share that would otherwise be issued to a stockholder who holds a stock certificate, we will pay by check an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the fractional share interest to which the holder would
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otherwise be entitled by the $10.00 offering purchase price per share. Payment for fractional shares will be made as soon as practicable after the receipt by the exchange agent of the transmittal forms and the surrendered K-Fed Bancorp stock certificates. If your shares of common stock are held in street name (such as a brokerage account), you will automatically receive cash in lieu of fractional shares in your brokerage account.
After the conversion, K-Fed Bancorp stockholders who hold stock certificates will not receive shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock and will not be paid dividends on the shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock until existing certificates representing shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock are surrendered for exchange in compliance with the terms of the transmittal form. When stockholders surrender their certificates, any unpaid dividends will be paid without interest. For all other purposes, however, each certificate that represents shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock outstanding at the effective date of the conversion will be considered to evidence ownership of shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock into which those shares have been converted by virtue of the conversion.
If a certificate for K-Fed Bancorp common stock has been lost, stolen or destroyed, our exchange agent will issue a new stock certificate upon receipt of appropriate evidence as to the loss, theft or destruction of the certificate, appropriate evidence as to the ownership of the certificate by the claimant, and appropriate and customary indemnification, which is normally effected by the purchase of a bond from a surety company at the stockholder’s expense.
All shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock that we issue in exchange for existing shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock will be considered to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of common stock, subject, however, to our obligation to pay any dividends or make any other distributions with a record date prior to the effective date of the conversion that may have been declared by us on or prior to the effective date, and which remain unpaid at the effective date.
Subscription Offering and Subscription Rights
In accordance with the plan of conversion and reorganization, rights to subscribe for shares of common stock in the subscription offering have been granted in the following descending order of priority. The filling of all subscriptions that we receive will depend on the availability of common stock after satisfaction of all subscriptions of all persons having prior rights in the subscription offering and subject to the minimum, maximum and overall purchase and ownership limitations set forth in the plan of conversion and reorganization and as described below under “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.”
Priority 1: Eligible Account Holders. Each Kaiser Federal Bank depositor with aggregate deposit account balances of $50.00 or more (a “Qualifying Deposit”) at the close of business on March 31, 2006 (an “Eligible Account Holder”) will receive, without payment therefor, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase up to the greater of (i) five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of common stock; or (iii) 15 times the product, rounded down to the nearest whole number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common stock to be sold by a fraction, the numerator of which 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 subject to the overall purchase and ownership limitations. See “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.” If there are not sufficient shares available to satisfy all subscriptions, shares will first be allocated so as to permit each Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for
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which he or she subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated to each Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unfilled in the proportion that the amount of his or her Qualifying Deposit bears to the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled. If an amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more Eligible Account Holders, the excess shall be reallocated among those Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions are not fully satisfied until all available shares have been allocated.
To ensure proper allocation of our shares of common stock, each Eligible Account Holder must list on his or her stock order form all deposit accounts in which he or she had an ownership interest on March 31, 2006. In the event of oversubscription, failure to list an account could result in fewer shares being allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed. In the event of an oversubscription, the subscription rights of Eligible Account Holders who are also directors or executive officers of K-Fed Bancorp or their associates will be subordinated to the subscription rights of other Eligible Account Holders to the extent attributable to increased deposits in the twelve months preceding March 31, 2006.
Priority 2: Tax-Qualified Plans. Our tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, consisting of our employee benefit plans, will receive, without payment therefor, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase up to 10% of the shares of common stock issued in the offering, although our employee benefit plans intends to purchase 6.0% of the shares of common stock issued in the offering. If market conditions warrant, in the judgment of its trustees, the employee benefit plans may elect to fill its subscription rights, in whole or in part, through open-market purchases.
Priority 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. To the extent that there are sufficient shares of common stock remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders and our tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, each Kaiser Federal Bank depositor with a Qualifying Deposit at the close of business on September 30, 2007 who is not an Eligible Account Holder (“Supplemental Eligible Account Holder”) will receive, without payment therefore, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase up to the greater of (i) five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of common stock; or (iii) 15 times the product, rounded down to the nearest whole number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common stock to be sold by a fraction, the numerator of which 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 subject to the overall purchase and ownership limitations. See “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.” If there are not sufficient shares available to satisfy all subscriptions, shares will be allocated so as to permit each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares of common stock or the number of shares for which he or she subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated to each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unfilled in the proportion that the amount of his or her Qualifying Deposit bears to the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled.
To ensure proper allocation of common stock, each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder must list on the stock order form all deposit accounts in which he or she had an ownership interest at September 30, 2007. In the event of oversubscription, failure to list an account could result in fewer shares being allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed.
Priority 4: Other Members. To the extent that there are shares of common stock remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders, our tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, each depositor of Kaiser Federal Bank as of the close of business on the voting record date of October 31, 2007 who is not an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder (“Other Members”) will receive, without payment therefor,
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nontransferable subscription rights to purchase up to five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, subject to the overall purchase and ownership limitations. See “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.” If there are not sufficient shares available to satisfy all subscriptions, available shares will be allocated in the proportion that the amount of the subscription of each Other Member whose subscription remains unsatisfied bears to the total amount of the subscriptions of all Other Members whose subscriptions remain unsatisfied. To ensure proper allocation of common stock, each Other Member must list on the stock order form all deposit accounts in which he or she had an ownership interest at October 31, 2007. In the event of oversubscription, failure to list an account could result in fewer shares being allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed.
Expiration Date. The subscription offering will expire at 12:00 Noon, Pacific Time, on December 11, 2007, unless extended by us for up to 45 days. Such extension may be made without notice to you. Extensions beyond January 25, 2008 will require the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision and a resolicitation of subscribers in the offering. Subscription rights will expire whether or not each eligible depositor can be located. We may decide to extend the expiration date of the subscription offering for any reason, whether or not subscriptions have been received for shares at the minimum, midpoint or maximum of the offering range. Subscription rights which have not been exercised prior to the expiration date will become void.
Community Offering
To the extent that shares of common stock remain available for purchase after satisfaction of all subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, our tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members, we may offer shares pursuant to the plan of conversion and reorganization to members of the general public in a community offering. Shares may be offered with the following preferences:
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Purchasers in the community offering may purchase up to five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, subject to the overall purchase and ownership limitations. See “—Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.” The minimum purchase is 25 shares.The opportunity to purchase shares of common stock in the community offering category is subject to our right, in our 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 of the offering.
If we do not have sufficient shares of common stock available to fill the orders of natural persons residing in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara Counties, California, we will allocate the available shares among those persons in a manner that permits each of them, to the extent possible, to purchase the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by such person. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among natural persons residing in those counties whose orders remain unsatisfied on an equal number of shares basis per order. If an oversubscription occurs due to the orders of public stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp as of November 14, 2007, the allocation procedures described above will apply to the stock orders of such persons. In the event of an oversubscription among members of the general public, these same allocation procedures will also apply. In addition, orders received for Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock in the community offering will first be filled up to a
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maximum of two percent (2%) of the shares sold in the offering, and thereafter any remaining shares will be allocated on an equal number of shares basis per order until all shares have been allocated.
The term “residing” or “resident” as used in this prospectus means any person who occupies a dwelling within Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara Counties, California has a present intent to remain within this community for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the community, together with an indication that this presence within the community is something other than merely transitory in nature. We may utilize deposit or loan records or other evidence provided to us to decide whether a person is a resident. In all cases, however, the determination shall be in our sole discretion.
Expiration Date.The community offering, if any, may begin during or after the subscription offering, and is currently expected to terminate at the same time as the subscription offering. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may decide to extend the community offering for any reason and is not required to give purchasers notice of any such extension unless such period extends beyond January 25, 2008, in which case we will resolicit purchasers in the offering.
Syndicated Community Offering
As a final step in the conversion, the plan of conversion and reorganization provides that, if feasible, all shares of common stock not purchased in the subscription offering and direct community offering may be offered for sale to selected members of the general public in a syndicated community offering through a syndicate of registered broker-dealers managed by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. as agent of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. We call this the syndicated community offering. We expect that the syndicated community offering will begin as soon as practicable after termination of the subscription offering and the direct community offering, if any. We, in our sole discretion, have the right to reject orders in whole or in part received in the syndicated community offering. Neither Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. nor any registered broker-dealer shall have any obligation to take or purchase any shares of common stock in the syndicated community offering; however, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. has agreed to use its best efforts in the sale of shares in any syndicated community offering.
The price at which common stock is sold in the syndicated community offering will be the same price at which shares are offered and sold in the subscription offering and direct community offering. No person, acting alone, or with an associate or group of persons acting in concert, may purchase more than five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock in the syndicated community offering, subject to the overall purchase and ownership limitations. See “—Limitations on Stock Purchases.”
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. may enter into agreements with broker-dealers to assist in the sale of the shares in the syndicated community offering, although no such agreements currently exist. No orders may be placed or filled by or for a selected dealer during the subscription offering. After the close of the subscription offering, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will instruct selected dealers as to the number of shares to be allocated to each dealer. Only after the close of the subscription offering and upon allocation of shares to selected dealers may selected dealers take orders from their customers. During the subscription offering and direct community offering, selected dealers may only solicit indications of interest from their customers to place orders as of a certain order date for the purchase of shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock. When, and if, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. believe that enough indications of interest and orders have not been received in the subscription offering and direct community offering to consummate the conversion, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will request, as of the order date, selected dealers to submit orders to purchase shares for which they have previously received indications of interest from their customers. The dealers will send confirmations of the orders to their customers on the next business day after the order
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date. The dealers will debit the accounts of their customers on the settlement date, which will be three business days from the order date. Customers who authorize selected dealers to debit their brokerage accounts are required to have the funds for payment in their account on but not before the settlement date. On the settlement date, the dealers will deposit funds to the account established by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for each dealer. Each customer’s funds forwarded to Kaiser Federal Bank, along with all other accounts held in the same title, will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000 in accordance with applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations. After payment has been received by Kaiser Federal Bank from the dealers, funds will earn interest at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook (statement savings) account rate until the completion or termination of the conversion. Funds will be promptly returned, with interest, in the event the conversion is not consummated as described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any checks received by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. or any selected dealer specifically for payment for the shares will be forwarded to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. by noon of the day following receipt for deposit to the account established by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for each dealer. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. shall also have the right, in its sole discretion, to permit investors to submit irrevocable orders together with legally binding commitments for payment for shares for which they subscribe at any time prior to the closing of the offering.
The syndicated community offering will be completed within 45 days after the termination of the subscription offering, unless extended by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The syndicated community offering may not be extended past December 18, 2009. See “—How We Determined Our Price and the Number of Shares to Be Issued in the Stock Offering” above for a discussion of rights of subscribers, if any, in the event an extension is granted.
Limitations on Common Stock Purchases
The plan of conversion and reorganization includes the following limitations on the number of shares of common stock that may be purchased in the offering:
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| (i) | No person may purchase fewer than 25 shares of common stock or more than five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering; |
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| (ii) | No person exercising subscription rights through one deposit account may purchase more than five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering. No person exercising subscription rights through one or more similarly titled individual deposit accounts, and no group of persons exercising subscription rights though one deposit account, may purchase more than five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering; |
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| (iii) | Tax qualified employee benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan and 401(k) plan, may purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, including shares issued in the event of an increase in the offering range of up to 15%; |
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| (iv) | Except for tax qualified employee benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan, as described above, no person or entity, together with associates or persons acting in concert with such person or entity, may purchase more than five percent (5%) of the shares of common stock sold in the offering in all categories of the offering combined; |
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| | Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock in exchange for their existing shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock at the conclusion of the conversion and offering. The number of shares of common stock that a stockholder may purchase in the offering, together with associates or persons acting in concert with such stockholder, when combined with the shares that the stockholder and his or her associates will receive in exchange for existing K-Fed Bancorp common stock, may not exceed 5% of the shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. to be issued and outstanding at the completion of the conversion; and |
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| (vi) | The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be purchased in all categories of the offering by executive officers and directors of Kaiser Federal Bank and their associates, in the aggregate, when combined with shares of common stock issued in exchange for existing shares, may not exceed 25% of the shares issued in the conversion. |
Depending upon market or financial conditions, our Board of Directors, with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision and without further approval of members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, may decrease or increase the purchase and ownership limitations. If a purchase limitation is increased, subscribers in the subscription offering who ordered the maximum amount will be given, and, in our sole discretion, some other large subscribers who through their subscriptions evidence a desire to purchase the maximum allowable number of shares may be given, the opportunity to increase their subscriptions up to the then applicable limit. The effect of this type of resolicitation will be an increase in the number of shares of common stock owned by subscribers who choose to increase their subscriptions. The maximum purchase limitation of five percent (5%) of the shares sold in the offering may be further increased to 9.99%, provided that orders for Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock exceeding five percent (5%) of the shares sold in the offering shall not exceed in the aggregate ten (10%) of the total shares sold in the offering.
In the event of an increase in the offering range of up to 17,192,500 shares of common stock, shares will be allocated in the following order of priority in accordance with the plan of conversion and reorganization:
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| (i) | to fill the tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, including the employee stock ownership plan’s, subscription for up to 10% of the total number of shares of common stock issued in the offering; |
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| (ii) | in the event that there is an oversubscription at the Eligible Account Holder, Supplemental Eligible Account Holder or Other Member levels, to fill unfulfilled subscriptions of these subscribers according to their respective priorities; and |
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| (iii) | to fill unfulfilled subscriptions in the community offering, with preference given first to natural persons residing in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Clara Counties, California, then to K-Fed Bancorp’s public stockholders as of November 14, 2007 and then to members of the general public. |
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| (i) | any corporation or organization, other than K-Fed Bancorp, Kaiser Federal Bank or a majority-owned subsidiary of Kaiser Federal Bank, of which the person is a senior officer, partner or 10% beneficial stockholder; |
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| (ii) | any trust or other estate in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; provided, however, it does not include any employee stock benefit plan of Kaiser Federal Bank in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and |
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| (iii) | any blood or marriage relative of the person, who either has the same home as the person or who is a director or officer of K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank. |
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A person or company which acts in concert with another person or company 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 common stock held by the trustee and common stock held by the employee stock benefit plan will be aggregated.
We have the sole discretion to determine whether prospective purchasers are “associates” or “acting in concert.” Persons having the same address, and persons exercising subscription rights through qualifying deposits registered at the same address, whether or not related, will be deemed to be acting in concert unless we determine otherwise.
Our directors are not treated as associates of each other solely because of their membership on the Board of Directors. Common stock purchased in the offering will be freely transferable except for shares purchased by executive officers and directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or Kaiser Federal Bank and except as described below. Any purchases made by any associate of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or Kaiser Federal Bank for the explicit purpose of meeting the minimum number of shares of common stock required to be sold in order to complete the offering shall be made for investment purposes only and not with a view toward redistribution. In addition, under Financial Industry Regulatory Authority guidelines, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and their associates are subject to certain restrictions on transfer of securities purchased in accordance with subscription rights and to certain reporting requirements upon purchase of these securities. For a further discussion of limitations on purchases of our shares of common stock at the time of conversion and thereafter, see “—Certain Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Our Shares after Conversion” and “Restrictions on Acquisition of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.”
Marketing Arrangements
To assist in the marketing of our common stock, we have retained Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., which is a broker-dealer registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will assist us on a best efforts basis in the offering by, among other things:
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| (ii) | managing the Stock Information Center; |
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| (iii) | providing administrative services; |
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| (iv) | targeting our sales efforts, including assisting in the preparation of marketing materials; |
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For these services, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will receive an advisory and administrative fee of $50,000 and a sales fee equal to 1.0% of the dollar amount of all shares of common stock sold in the subscription and community offering. The sales fee will be reduced by the advisory and administrative fee. No sales fee will be payable to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. with respect to shares purchased by officers, directors and employees or their immediate families, shares purchased by our tax-qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans. In the event that Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. sells common stock through a group of broker-dealers in a syndicated community offering, it will be paid a fee equal to 5.5% of the dollar amount of total shares sold in the syndicated community offering, which fee along with the fee payable to selected dealers (which may include Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.). Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. also will be reimbursed for allocable expenses in an amount not to exceed $30,000, and for attorneys’ fees and allocable expenses in an amount not to exceed $55,000.
We will indemnify Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. against liabilities and expenses, including legal fees, incurred in connection with certain claims or litigation arising out of or based upon untrue statements or omissions contained in the offering materials for the common stock, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and will contribute to payments Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. may be required to make in connection with any such claims or liabilities.
Some of our directors and executive officers may participate in the solicitation of offers to purchase common stock. These persons will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation. Other regular employees of Kaiser Federal Bank may assist in the offering, but only in ministerial capacities, and may provide clerical work in effecting a sales transaction. No offers or sales may be made by tellers or at the teller counters. All sales activity will be conducted in a segregated or separately identifiable area of Kaiser Federal Bank’s main office apart from the area accessible to the general public. Other questions of prospective purchasers will be directed to executive officers or registered representatives of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Our other employees have been instructed not to solicit offers to purchase shares of common stock or provide advice regarding the purchase of common stock. We will rely on Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and sales 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. None of our officers, directors or employees will be compensated in connection with their participation in the offering.
Offering Deadline
The offering will expire at 12:00 Noon, Pacific Time, on December 11, 2007, unless we extend it, without notice to you, for up to 45 days. Any extension of the subscription and/or community offering beyond January 25, 2008 would require the Office of Thrift Supervision’s approval. In such event, we would conduct a resolicitation. Purchasers would have the opportunity to maintain, change or cancel their stock orders within a specified period. If a purchaser does not respond during the resolicitation period, his or her stock order will be cancelled and payment will be returned promptly, with interest calculated at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook savings rate, and deposit account withdrawal authorizations will be
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cancelled. We will not execute orders until at least the minimum number of shares offered has been sold. If we have not sold the minimum by the expiration date or any extension thereof, we will terminate the offering and cancel all orders, as described above. Any single offering extension will not exceed 90 days; aggregate extensions may not conclude beyond December 18, 2009, which is two years after the special meeting of depositors to vote on the conversion. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to terminate the offering at any time and for any reason, in which case we will cancel any deposit account withdrawal orders and promptly return all funds submitted, with interest calculated at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook savings rate from the date of receipt.
Prospectus Delivery
To ensure that each purchaser receives a prospectus at least 48 hours before the expiration date of the offering in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we may not mail a prospectus any later than five days prior to the expiration date or hand deliver any later than two days prior to the expiration date. Execution of an order form will confirm receipt of delivery in accordance with Rule 15c2-8. Order forms will only be distributed with or preceded by a prospectus.
We have the right to reject any order submitted in the offering by a person who we believe is making false representations or who we otherwise believe, either alone or acting in concert with others, is violating, evading, circumventing, or intends to violate, evade or circumvent the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion.
Procedure for Purchasing Shares in the Subscription and Community Offerings
Use of Stock Order Forms. In order to purchase shares of common stock in the subscription offering and community offering, you must submit a properly completed original stock order form and remit full payment. Incomplete stock order forms or stock order forms that are not signed are not required to be accepted. We are not required to accept stock orders submitted on photocopied or facsimiled stock order forms. All stock order forms must be received (not postmarked) prior to 12:00 Noon Pacific Time, on December 11, 2007 at our Stock Information Center. We are not required to accept stock order forms that are not received by that time, are executed defectively or are received without full payment or without appropriate withdrawal instructions. We are not required to notify purchasers of incomplete or improperly executed stock order forms, and we have the right to waive or permit the correction of incomplete or improperly executed stock order forms. We do not represent, however, that we will do so, and we have no affirmative duty to notify any prospective purchaser of any such defects. You may submit your stock order form and payment by mail using the stock order reply envelope provided, by bringing your stock order form to our Stock Information Center, or by overnight delivery to the indicated address on the order form. Our Stock Information Center is located in our main office at 1359 North Grand Avenue, Covina, California. Stock order forms may not be delivered to our other Kaiser Federal Bank offices. Once tendered, a stock order form cannot be modified or revoked without our consent. We reserve the absolute right, in our sole discretion, to reject orders received in the community offering, in whole or in part, at the time of receipt or at any time prior to completion of the offering.
If you are ordering shares in the subscription offering, by signing the stock order form you are representing that you are purchasing shares for your own account and that you have no agreement or understanding with any person for the sale or transfer of the shares. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion and reorganization and of the acceptability of the stock order forms will be final.
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By signing the stock order form, you will be acknowledging that the common stock is not a deposit or savings account and is not federally insured or otherwise guaranteed by Kaiser Federal Bank or the federal government, and that you received a copy of this prospectus. However, signing the stock order form will not result in you waiving your rights under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Payment for Shares. Payment for all shares of common stock will be required to accompany all completed order forms for the purchase to be valid. You may not submit cash or wire transfers. Payment for shares may be made by:
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Appropriate means for designating withdrawals from deposit accounts at Kaiser Federal Bank are provided on the order forms. The funds designated must be available in the account(s) at the time the stock order form is received. A hold will be placed on these funds, making them unavailable to the depositor. Funds authorized for withdrawal will continue to earn interest within the account at the contract rate until the offering is completed, at which time the designated withdrawal will be made. Interest penalties for early withdrawal applicable to certificate accounts will not apply to withdrawals authorized for the purchase of shares of common stock; however, if a withdrawal results in a certificate account with a balance less than the applicable minimum balance requirement, the certificate will be canceled at the time of withdrawal without penalty and the remaining balance will earn interest calculated at the current passbook savings rate subsequent to the withdrawal. In the case of payments made by check or money order, these funds must be available in the account(s) and will be immediately cashed and placed in a segregated account at Kaiser Federal Bank or another depository institution and will earn interest calculated at Kaiser Federal Bank’s passbook savings rate from the date payment is received until the offering is completed or terminated.
You may not remit Kaiser Federal Bank line of credit checks, and we will not accept third-party checks, including those payable to you and endorsed over to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. You may not designate on your stock order form a direct withdrawal from an Kaiser Federal Bank individual retirement account. See “–Using Individual Retirement Funds to Purchase Shares” for information on using such funds. Additionally, you may not designate on your stock order form a direct withdrawal from Kaiser Federal Bank deposit accounts with check-writing privileges. Please provide a check instead. Once we receive your executed order form, it may not be modified, amended or rescinded without our consent, unless the offering is not completed by the expiration date, in which event purchasers may be given the opportunity to increase, decrease or rescind their orders for a specified period of time.
Regulations prohibit Kaiser Federal Bank from lending funds or extending credit to any persons to purchase shares of common stock in the offering.
We shall have the right, in our sole discretion, to permit institutional investors to submit irrevocable orders together with the legally binding commitment for payment and to thereafter pay for the shares of common stock for which they subscribe in the community or syndicated community offering at any time prior to the completion of the conversion. This payment may be made by wire transfer.
If our employee stock ownership plan purchases shares in the offering, it will not be required to pay for such shares until consummation of the offering, provided that there is a loan commitment from an
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unrelated financial institution or Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. to lend to the employee stock ownership plan the necessary amount to fund the purchase.
Using Individual Retirement Account Funds to Purchase Shares
If you are interested in using your individual retirement account funds to purchase shares of common stock, you must do so through a self-directed individual retirement account such as a brokerage firm individual retirement account. By regulation, Kaiser Federal Bank’s individual retirement accounts are not self-directed, so they cannot be invested in our shares of common stock. Therefore, if you wish to use your funds that are currently in a Kaiser Federal Bank individual retirement account, you may not designate on the stock order form that you wish funds to be withdrawn from the account for the purchase of common stock. The funds you wish to use for the purchase of common stock will have to be transferred to a brokerage account before you place your stock order. There will be no early withdrawal or interest penalties for these transfers. The new trustee will hold the shares of common stock in a self-directed account in the same manner as we now hold the depositor’s individual retirement account funds. An annual administrative fee may be payable to the new trustee. Assistance on how to transfer individual retirement accounts maintained at Kaiser Federal Bank can be obtained from the Stock Information Center. Depositors interested in using funds in an individual retirement account or any other retirement account at Kaiser Federal Bank or elsewhere to purchase shares of common stock should contact our Stock Information Center as soon as possible, preferably at least two weeks prior to the December 11, 2007 offering deadline, because processing such transactions takes additional time, and whether such funds can be used may depend on limitations imposed by the institutions where such funds are currently held. We cannot guarantee that you will be able to use such funds.
Delivery of Stock Certificates
Certificates representing shares of common stock issued in the offering will be mailed to the persons entitled thereto at the certificate registration address noted by them on the stock order form, as soon as practicable following consummation of the conversion. Any certificates returned as undeliverable will be held by our transfer agent until claimed by persons legally entitled thereto or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable law.Until certificates for the shares of common stock are available and delivered to purchasers, purchasers may not be able to sell the shares of common stock which they ordered, even though the common stock will have begun trading.
Other Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provision of the plan of conversion and reorganization, no person is entitled to purchase any shares of common stock to the extent the purchase would be illegal under any federal or state law or regulation, including state “blue sky” regulations, or would violate regulations or policies of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. We may ask for an acceptable legal opinion from any purchaser as to the legality of his or her purchase and we may refuse to honor any purchase order if an opinion is not timely furnished. In addition, we are not required to offer shares of common stock to any person who resides in a foreign country, or in a State of the United States with respect to which any of the following apply: (a) a small number of persons otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares under the plan of conversion reside in such state; (b) the issuance of subscription rights or the offer or sale of shares of common stock to such persons would require us, under the securities laws of such state, to register as a broker, dealer, salesman or agent or to register or otherwise qualify our securities for sale in such state; (c) such registration or qualification would be impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise.
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Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and Shares
Office of Thrift Supervision regulations prohibit any person with subscription rights, including the Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members, from transferring or entering into any agreement or understanding to transfer the legal or beneficial ownership of the subscription rights issued under the plan of conversion and reorganization or the shares of common stock to be issued upon their exercise. These rights may be exercised only by the person to whom they are granted and only for his or her account. When registering your stock purchase on the stock order form, you should not add the name(s) of persons who do not have subscription rights or who qualify only in a lower purchase priority than you do. Doing so may jeopardize your subscription rights. Each person exercising subscription rights will be required to certify that he or she is purchasing shares solely for his or her own account and that he or she 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 subscription rights or shares of common stock to be issued upon their exercise prior to completion of the offering.
We will pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies in the event we become aware of the transfer of subscription rights, and we will not honor orders that we believe involve the transfer of subscription rights.
Stock Information Center
Our banking office personnel may not, by law, assist with investment-related questions about the offering. If you have any questions regarding the conversion or offering, please call or visit our Stock Information Center, located in our main office at 1359 North Grand Avenue, Covina, California. The Stock Information Center is open Monday 12:00 Noon until 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 Noon, Pacific Time. The Stock Information Center will be closed weekends and bank holidays. Employees of other Kaiser Federal Bank branch offices will not accept stock order forms or proxy cards.
Liquidation Rights
In the unlikely event of a complete liquidation of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company or K-Fed Bancorp prior to the conversion, all claims of creditors of K-Fed Bancorp, including those of depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank (to the extent of their deposit balances), would be paid first. Thereafter, if there were any assets of K-Fed Bancorp remaining, these assets would be distributed to stockholders, including K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. In the unlikely event that K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and K-Fed Bancorp liquidated prior to the conversion, all claims of creditors would be paid first. Then, if there were any assets of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company remaining, members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company would receive those remaining assets, pro rata, based upon the deposit balances in their deposit account in Kaiser Federal Bank immediately prior to liquidation. In the unlikely event that Kaiser Federal Bank were to liquidate after the conversion, all claims of creditors, including those of depositors, would be paid first, followed by distribution of the “liquidation account” to certain depositors, with any assets remaining thereafter distributed to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. as the holder of Kaiser Federal Bank capital stock. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision, a post-conversion merger, consolidation, sale of bulk assets or similar combination or transaction with another insured savings institution would not be considered a liquidation and, in these types of transactions, the liquidation account would be assumed by the surviving institution.
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The plan of conversion and reorganization 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 greater of:
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The purpose of the liquidation account is to provide Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders who maintain their deposit accounts with Kaiser Federal Bank after the conversion with a liquidation interest in the unlikely event of the complete liquidation of Kaiser Federal Bank after the conversion. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder who continues to maintain his or her deposit account at Kaiser Federal Bank, would be entitled, on a complete liquidation of Kaiser Federal Bank after the conversion, to an interest in the liquidation account prior to any payment to the stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder would have an initial interest in the liquidation account for each deposit account, including savings accounts, transaction accounts such as negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, with a balance of $50 or more held in Kaiser Federal Bank on March 31, 2006, or September 30, 2007. Each Eligible Account Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder would have a pro rata interest in the total liquidation account for each such deposit account, based on the proportion that the balance of each such deposit account on March 31, 2006, or September 30, 2007 bears to the balance of all deposit accounts in Kaiser Federal Bank on such dates.
If, however, on any December 31 annual closing date commencing after the effective date of the conversion, the amount in any such deposit account is less than the amount in the deposit account on March 31, 2006 or September 30, 2007 or any other 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. Payment pursuant to liquidation rights of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders would be separate and apart from the payment of any insured deposit accounts to such depositor. Any assets remaining after the above liquidation rights of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders are satisfied would be distributed to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. as the sole stockholder of Kaiser Federal Bank.
Material Income Tax Consequences
Consummation of the conversion is subject to the prior receipt of an opinion of counsel or tax advisor with respect to federal and state income taxation that the conversion will not be a taxable transaction to K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, K-Fed Bancorp, Kaiser Federal Bank, Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, Other Members of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp. Unlike private letter rulings, opinions of counsel or tax advisors are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or any state taxing authority, and such authorities may disagree with such opinions. In the event of such disagreement, there can be no assurance that K-Fed Bancorp or Kaiser Federal Bank would prevail in a judicial proceeding.
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K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and K-Fed Bancorp have received an opinion of counsel, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., regarding all of the material federal income tax consequences of the conversion, which includes the following:
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| 1. | The conversion of K-Fed Bancorp to a federally chartered interim stock savings bank will qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the merger of K-Fed Bancorp with and into Kaiser Federal Bank qualifies as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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| 2. | Neither K-Fed Bancorp, Kaiser Federal Bank, nor the stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp will recognize any gain or loss upon the transfer of assets of K-Fed Bancorp to Kaiser Federal Bank in exchange for shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Bank, which will be constructively received by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s stockholders. (Sections 361 and 1032(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.) |
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| 3. | The basis of the assets of K-Fed Bancorp and the holding period of such assets to be received by Kaiser Federal Bank will be the same as the basis and holding period in such assets in the hands of K-Fed Bancorp immediately before the exchange. (Sections 362(b) and 1223(2) of the Internal Revenue Code). |
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| 4. | The conversion of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, to a federally chartered interim stock savings bank will qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code and the merger of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company with and into Kaiser Federal Bank qualifies as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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| 5. | The exchange of Eligible Account Holders’ and Supplemental Account Holders’ interests in K-Fed Mutual Holding Company for interests in a liquidation account established in Kaiser Federal Bank will satisfy the continuity of interest requirement of Section 1.368-1(b) of the Federal Income Tax regulations. |
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| 6. | None of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, K-Fed Bancorp, Kaiser Federal Bank, nor Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Members, will recognize any gain or loss on the transfer of the assets of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company to Kaiser Federal Bank in exchange for an interest in a liquidation account established in Kaiser Federal Bank for the benefit of eligible account holders and supplemental eligible account holders who remain depositors of Kaiser Federal Bank. |
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| 7. | Current stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp will not recognize any gain or loss upon their constructive exchange of K-Fed Bancorp common stock for shares of Kaiser Federal Bank which will in turn be exchanged for new shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock. |
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| 8. | Each stockholder’s aggregate basis in shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock (including fractional share interests) received in the exchange will be the same as the aggregate basis of K-Fed Bancorp common stock surrendered in exchange therefore. |
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| 10. | Cash received by any current stockholder of K-Fed Bancorp in lieu of a fractional share interest in shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will be treated as having been received as a distribution in full payment in exchange for a fractional share interest of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock, which such stockholder would otherwise be entitled to receive. Accordingly, a stockholder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the cash received and the basis of the fractional share. If the common stock is held by the stockholder as a capital asset, the gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. |
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| 11. | It is more likely than not that the fair market value of the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock is zero. Accordingly, no gain or loss will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Members upon distribution to them of nontransferable subscription rights to purchase shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock. Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members will not realize any taxable income as the result of the exercise by them of the nontransferable subscriptions rights. |
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| 12. | It is more likely than not that the basis of the shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock purchased in the offering by the exercise of nontransferable subscription rights will be the purchase price. The holding period of the Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of nontransferable subscription rights will commence on the date on which the right to acquire such stock was exercised. |
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| 13. | No gain or loss will be recognized by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. on the receipt of money in exchange for Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock sold in the offering. |
The opinion addresses all material federal income tax consequences of the conversion and reorganization. The tax opinion as to items 11 and 12 above is based on the position that subscription rights to be received by Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members do not have any economic value at the time of distribution or the time the subscription rights are exercised. In this regard, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. noted that the subscription rights will be granted at no cost to the recipients, are legally non-transferable and of short duration, and will provide the recipient with the right only to purchase shares of common stock at the same price to be paid by members of the general public in any community offering. The firm also noted that the Internal Revenue Service has not in the past concluded that subscription rights have value. Based on the foregoing, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. believes that it is more likely than not that the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock have no value. However, the issue of whether or not the nontransferable subscription rights have value is based on all the facts and circumstances. If the nontransferable subscription rights granted to eligible subscribers are subsequently found to have an ascertainable value greater than zero, income may be recognized by various recipients of the nontransferable subscription rights (in certain cases, whether or not the rights are exercised) and we could recognize gain on the distribution of the nontransferable subscription rights.
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The opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., unlike a letter ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service, are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service and the conclusions expressed therein may be challenged at a future date. The Internal Revenue Service has issued favorable rulings for transactions substantially similar to the proposed reorganization and stock offering, but any such ruling may not be cited as precedent by any taxpayer other than the taxpayer to whom the ruling is addressed. We do not plan to apply for a letter ruling concerning the transactions described herein.
The federal tax opinion has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s registration statement. Advice regarding the California state income tax consequences consistent with the federal tax opinion has been issued by Crowe Chizek and Company LLP, tax advisors to K-Fed Mutual Holding Company and K-Fed Bancorp.
We also have received a letter from RP Financial, LC. stating its belief that the subscription rights do not have any ascertainable fair market value and that 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. This position is based on the fact that these rights are acquired by the recipients without cost, are nontransferable and of short duration, and afford the recipients the right only to purchase the common stock at the same price as will be paid by members of the general public in any community offering.
If the subscription rights granted to Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members are deemed to have an ascertainable value, receipt of these rights could result in taxable gain to those Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members who exercise the subscription rights in an amount equal to the ascertainable value, and we could recognize gain on a distribution. Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Members are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences in the event that subscription rights are deemed to have an ascertainable value.
Certain Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Our Shares after the Conversion
All shares of common stock purchased in the offering by a director or an executive officer of Kaiser Federal Bank generally may not be sold for a period of one year following the closing of the conversion, except in the event of the death of the director or executive officer. Each certificate for restricted shares will bear a legend giving notice of this restriction on transfer, and instructions will be issued to the effect that any transfer within this time period of any certificate or record ownership of the 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 the restricted stock will be similarly restricted. The directors and executive officers of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. also will be restricted by the insider trading rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Purchases of shares of our common stock by any of our directors, executive officers and their associates, during the three-year period following the closing of the conversion may be made only through a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except with the prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. This restriction does not apply, however, to negotiated transactions involving more than 1% of our outstanding common stock or to purchases of our common stock by our stock-based incentive plan or any of our tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans or non-tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans.
Office of Thrift Supervision regulations prohibit Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. from repurchasing its shares of common stock during the first year following the conversion unless compelling business reasons exist for such repurchases. After one year, the Office of Thrift Supervision does not impose any repurchase restrictions.
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COMPARISON OF STOCKHOLDERS’ RIGHTS FOR EXISTING
STOCKHOLDERS OF K-FED BANCORP
General. As a result of the conversion, existing stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp will become stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. There are differences in the rights of stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp and stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. caused by differences between federal and Maryland law and regulations and differences in K-Fed Bancorp’s federal stock charter and bylaws and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Maryland articles of incorporation and bylaws.
This discussion is not intended to be a complete statement of the differences affecting the rights of stockholders, but rather summarizes the material differences and similarities affecting the rights of stockholders. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and the Maryland General Corporation Law. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” for procedures for obtaining a copy of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws.
Authorized Capital Stock. K-Fed Bancorp’s authorized capital stock currently consists of 18,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock. After the conversion, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s authorized capital stock will consist of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. We authorized more capital stock than that which will be issued in the conversion in order to provide our Board of Directors with flexibility to effect, among other transactions, financings, acquisitions, stock dividends, stock splits and stock option grants. These additional authorized shares may also be used by our Board of Directors, consistent with its fiduciary duty, to deter future attempts to gain control of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. Our 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, our Board of Directors 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 hostile tender offer, merger or other transaction by which a third party seeks control, and thereby assist management to retain its position. We currently have no plans for the issuance of additional shares, other than the issuance of additional shares through our stock benefit plans.
Issuance of Capital Stock. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, K-Fed Mutual Holding Company is required to own not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock. K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will no longer exist following consummation of the conversion.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation do not contain restrictions on the issuance of shares of capital stock to directors, officers or controlling persons, whereas K-Fed Bancorp’s stock charter restricts such issuances to general public offerings, or to directors for qualifying shares, unless the share 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 stockholders’ meeting. However, stock-based compensation plans, such as stock option plans and restricted stock plans, would have to be submitted for approval by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. stockholders due to requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market and in order to qualify stock options for favorable federal income tax treatment. The Office of Thrift Supervision regulations also require stockholder approval of stock-based compensation plans adopted within one year of the completion of the conversion.
Voting Rights.Neither K-Fed Bancorp’s stock charter or bylaws nor Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for cumulative voting for the election of
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directors. For additional information regarding voting rights, see “—Limitations on Voting Rights of Greater-than-10% Stockholders” below.
Payment of Dividends.The ability of K-Fed Bancorp to pay dividends on its capital stock is affected by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations and by federal income tax considerations related to federal savings associations such as Kaiser Federal Bank. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Distributions.” Although Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is not subject to these restrictions as a Maryland corporation, such restrictions will indirectly affect Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. because dividends from Kaiser Federal Bank will be the primary source of funds of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for the payment of dividends to its stockholders.
Certain restrictions generally imposed on Maryland corporations may also have an impact on Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s ability to pay dividends. Maryland law generally provides that Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is limited to paying dividends in an amount equal to our capital surplus over payments that would be owed upon dissolution to stockholders whose preferential rights upon dissolution are superior to those receiving the dividend, and to an amount that would not make us insolvent.
Board of Directors. K-Fed Bancorp’s stock charter and bylaws and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws each require the Board of Directors to be divided into three classes and that the members of each class shall be elected for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified, with one class being elected annually.
Under K-Fed Bancorp’s bylaws, any vacancies on the Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors although less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. Persons elected by the Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp to fill vacancies may only serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Under Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation, any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the term to which the director has been elected and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Under K-Fed Bancorp’s bylaws, any director may be removed for cause by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation provide that any director may be removed for cause by the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding voting shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
Limitations on Liability. The charter and bylaws of K-Fed Bancorp do not limit the personal liability of directors.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation provide that directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for certain actions as directors, except for (i) receipt of an improper personal benefit from their positions as directors, (ii) actions or omissions that are determined to have involved active and deliberate dishonesty, or (iii) to the extent allowed by Maryland law. These provisions might, in certain instances, discourage or deter stockholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for a breach of their duties even though such an action, if successful, might benefit Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents. K-Fed Bancorp’s bylaws provide indemnification to directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent allowed by law. Under current Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, K-Fed Bancorp shall indemnify its directors, officers and
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employees for any costs incurred in connection with any litigation involving such person’s activities as a director, officer or employee if such person obtains a final judgment on the merits in his or her favor. In addition, indemnification is permitted in the case of a settlement, a final judgment against such person, or final judgment other than on the merits, if a majority of disinterested directors determines that such person was acting in good faith within the scope of his or her employment as he or she could reasonably have perceived it under the circumstances and for a purpose he or she could reasonably have believed under the circumstances was in the best interests of K-Fed Bancorp or its stockholders. K-Fed Bancorp also is permitted to pay ongoing expenses incurred by a director, officer or employee if a majority of disinterested directors concludes that such person may ultimately be entitled to indemnification. Before making any indemnification payment, K-Fed Bancorp is required to notify the Office of Thrift Supervision of its intention, and such payment cannot be made if the Office of Thrift Supervision objects to such payment.
The officers, directors, agents and employees of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. are indemnified with respect to certain actions pursuant to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and Maryland law. Maryland law allows Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. to indemnify any person for expenses, liabilities, settlements, judgments and fines in suits in which such person has been made a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. No such indemnification may be given if the acts or omissions of the person are adjudged to be in bad faith and material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding, if such person is liable to the corporation for an unlawful distribution, or if such person personally received a benefit to which he or she was not entitled. The right to indemnification includes the right to be paid the expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of a proceeding.
Special Meetings of Stockholders. K-Fed Bancorp’s bylaws provide that special meetings of K-Fed Bancorp’s stockholders may be called by the Chairman, the president, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or the holders of not less than one-tenth of the outstanding capital stock of K-Fed Bancorp entitled to vote at the meeting. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may be called by the president, by a majority vote of the total authorized directors, or upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all votes entitled to vote at the meeting.
Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. K-Fed Bancorp’s bylaws generally provide that stockholders may submit nominations for election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders and may propose any new business to be taken up at such a meeting by filing the proposal in writing with K-Fed Bancorp at least five days before the date of any such meeting.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws generally provide that any stockholder desiring to make a nomination for the election of directors or a proposal for new business at a meeting of stockholders must submit written notice to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. at least 90 days prior and not earlier than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing of proxy materials by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. in connection with the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. However, if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 20 days prior to or delayed by more than 60 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, stockholders must submit such written notice no earlier than the 120th day, and not later than the 90th day, prior to the annual meeting, or alternatively, not later than the 10th day following the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed to stockholders or such public disclosure was made. Failure to comply with these advance notice requirements will preclude such nominations or new business from being considered at the meeting.
Management believes that it is in the best interests of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its stockholders to provide sufficient time to enable management to disclose to stockholders information
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about a dissident slate of nominations for directors. This advance notice requirement may also give management time to solicit its own proxies in an attempt to defeat any dissident slate of nominations, should management determine that doing so is in the best interests of stockholders generally. Similarly, adequate advance notice of stockholder proposals will give management time to study such proposals and to determine whether to recommend to the stockholders that such proposals be adopted. In certain instances, such provisions could make it more difficult to oppose management’s nominees or proposals, even if stockholders believe such nominees or proposals are in their best interests.
Stockholder Action Without a Meeting. The bylaws of K-Fed Bancorp provide that any action to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken if a consent in writing, setting forth the actions so taken, is given by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws provide similar authority of stockholders to act without a meeting.
Stockholder’s Right to Examine Books and Records. A federal regulation, which is applicable to K-Fed Bancorp, provides that stockholders may inspect and copy specified books and records after proper written notice for a proper purpose. Maryland law provides that a stockholder may inspect a company’s bylaws, stockholder minutes, annual statement of affairs and any voting trust agreements. However, only a stockholder or group of stockholders who together, for at least six months, hold at least 5% of the company’s total shares, have the right to inspect a company’s stock ledger, list of stockholders and books of accounts.
Limitations on Voting Rights of Greater-than-10% Stockholders.K-Fed Bancorp’s charter provides that no record or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock will be permitted to vote any shares in excess of such 10% limit. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation also have a similar provision.
Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. A federal regulation applicable to K-Fed Bancorp generally requires the approval of two-thirds of the Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp and the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding stock of K-Fed Bancorp entitled to vote thereon for mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of K-Fed Bancorp’s assets. Such regulation permits K-Fed Bancorp to merge with another corporation without obtaining the approval of its stockholders if:
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Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation require the approval of the holders of at least 80% of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s outstanding shares of voting stock to approve certain “Business Combinations” involving an “Interested Stockholder” except where:
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The term “Interested Stockholder” includes any person or entity, other than Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or its subsidiary, which owns beneficially or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
This provision of the articles of incorporation applies to any “Business Combination,” which is defined to include, among other things, any merger or consolidation of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or transfer, or other disposition of 25% or more of the assets of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. with an Interested Stockholder;
Under Maryland law, absent this provision, business combinations, including mergers, consolidations and sales of substantially all of the assets of a corporation must, subject to certain exceptions, be approved by the vote of the holders of two-thirds of the corporation’s outstanding shares of common stock and any other affected class of stock. One exception under Maryland law to the two-thirds approval requirement applies to stockholders owning 10% or more of the common stock of a corporation for a period of less than five years. Such 10% stockholder, in order to obtain approval of a business combination, must obtain the approval of 80% of all outstanding stock and two-thirds of the outstanding stock excluding the stock owned by such 10% stockholder, or satisfy other requirements under Maryland law relating to Board of director approval of his or her acquisition of the shares of the corporation. The increased stockholder vote required to approve a business combination may have the effect of preventing mergers and other business combinations which a majority of stockholders deem desirable and placing the power to prevent such a merger or combination in the hands of a minority of stockholders.
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation provide that the Board of Directors may consider certain factors in addition to the amount of consideration to be paid when evaluating certain business combinations or a tender or exchange offer. These additional factors include the social and economic effects of the transaction on its customers and employees and the communities served by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.
Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal.Office of Thrift Supervision regulations generally provide that a stockholder of a federally chartered corporation that engages in a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its assets shall have the right to demand from such institution payment of the fair or appraised value of his or her stock in the corporation, subject to specified procedural requirements. The regulations also provide, however, that a stockholder of a federally chartered corporation whose shares are listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq stock market are not entitled to dissenters’ rights in connection with a merger if the stockholder is required to accept only “qualified consideration” for his or her stock, which is defined to include cash, shares of stock of any institution or corporation that at the effective date of the merger will be listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq stock market, or any combination of such shares of stock and cash.
Under Maryland law, stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will not have dissenters’ appraisal rights in connection with a plan of merger or consolidation to which Kaiser Federal
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Financial Group, Inc. is a party as long as the common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Amendment of Governing Instruments. No amendment of K-Fed Bancorp’s stock charter may be made unless it is first proposed by the Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp, then preliminarily approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and thereafter approved by the holders of a majority of the total votes eligible to be cast at a legal meeting. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation may be amended by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock if at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors approves such amendment, except that the provisions of the articles of incorporation governing preferred stock, no cumulative voting, stockholder nominations and proposals, limitations on voting rights of 10% stockholders, the number and staggered terms of directors, vacancies on the Board of Directors and removal of directors, approval of certain business combinations, indemnification of officers and directors, limitations on the liability of directors and officers and the manner of amending the articles of incorporation and bylaws, may not be repealed, altered, amended or rescinded except by the vote of the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding shares common stock.
The bylaws of K-Fed Bancorp may be amended by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors of K-Fed Bancorp or by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp at any legal meeting. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws may be amended only by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or by the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding common stock.
Residency Requirement for Directors. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s bylaws provide that only persons who reside or work in California will be qualified to be appointed or elected to the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. K-Fed Bancorp’s federal bylaws have no similar provision.
Purpose and Anti-Takeover Effects of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Our Board of Directors believes that the provisions described above or below are prudent and will reduce our vulnerability to takeover attempts and certain other transactions that have not been negotiated with and approved by our Board of Directors. These provisions also will assist us in the orderly deployment of the offering proceeds into productive assets during the initial period after the conversion. Our Board of Directors believes these provisions are in the best interests of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its stockholders. Our Board of Directors believes that it will be in the best position to determine the true value of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and to negotiate more effectively for what may be in the best interests of its stockholders. Accordingly, our Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its stockholders to encourage potential acquirers to negotiate directly with the Board of Directors and that these provisions will encourage such negotiations and discourage hostile takeover attempts. It is also the view of our Board of Directors that these provisions should not discourage persons from proposing a merger or other transaction at a price reflective of the true value of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and that is in the best interests of all stockholders.
Takeover attempts that have not been negotiated with and approved by our Board of Directors present the risk of a takeover on terms that may be less favorable than might otherwise be available. A transaction that is negotiated and approved by our Board of Directors, on the other hand, can be carefully planned and undertaken at an opportune time in order to obtain maximum value of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. for our stockholders, with due consideration given to matters such as the management and business of the acquiring corporation and maximum strategic development of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s assets.
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Although a tender offer or other takeover attempt may be made at a price substantially above the current market price, such offers are sometimes made for less than all of the outstanding shares of a target company. As a result, stockholders may be presented with the alternative of partially liquidating their investment at a time that may be disadvantageous, or retaining their investment in an enterprise that is under different management and whose objectives may not be similar to those of the remaining stockholders.
Despite our belief as to the benefits to stockholders of these provisions of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, these provisions may also have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt that would not be approved by our Board of Directors, but pursuant to which stockholders 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 any opportunity to do so. Such provisions will also make it more difficult to remove our Board of Directors and management. Our Board of Directors, however, has concluded that the potential benefits outweigh the possible disadvantages.
Following the conversion, pursuant to applicable law and, if required, following the approval by stockholders, we may adopt additional anti-takeover provisions in our articles of incorporation or other devices regarding the acquisition of our equity securities that would be permitted for a Maryland business corporation.
The cumulative effect of the restrictions on acquisition of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws and in Maryland law may be to discourage potential takeover attempts and perpetuate incumbent management, even though certain stockholders of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may deem a potential acquisition to be in their best interests, or deem existing management not to be acting in their best interests.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF KAISER FEDERAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Although the Board of Directors of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is not aware of any effort that might be made to obtain control of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. after the conversion, the Board of Directors believes that it is appropriate to include certain provisions as part of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation to protect the interests of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and its stockholders from takeovers which our Board of Directors might conclude are not in the best interests of Kaiser Federal Bank, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s stockholders.
The following discussion is a general summary of the material provisions of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, Kaiser Federal Bank’s charter and bylaws and certain other regulatory provisions that may be deemed to have an “anti-takeover” effect. The following description of certain of these provisions is necessarily general and, with respect to provisions contained in Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and Kaiser Federal Bank’s stock charter and bylaws, reference should be made in each case to the document in question, each of which is part of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company’s application for conversion with the Office of Thrift Supervision and Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s articles of incorporation and bylaws contain a number of provisions relating to corporate governance and rights of stockholders that might discourage future
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takeover attempts. As a result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such transactions may not have an opportunity to do so. In addition, these provisions will also render the removal of the Board of Directors or management of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. more difficult.
Directors. The Board of Directors will be divided into three classes. The members of each class will be elected for a term of three years and only one class of directors will be elected annually. Thus, it would take at least two annual elections to replace a majority of our Board of Directors. Further, the bylaws impose notice and information requirements in connection with the nomination by stockholders of candidates for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal by stockholders of business to be acted upon at an annual meeting of stockholders.
Restrictions on Call of Special Meetings. The articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders can be called by the president, by a majority of the whole Board or upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all votes entitled to vote at the meeting.
Prohibition of Cumulative Voting. The articles of incorporation prohibit cumulative voting for the election of directors.
Limitation of Voting Rights. The articles of incorporation provide that in no event will any person who beneficially owns more than 10% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock, be entitled or permitted to vote any of the shares of common stock held in excess of the 10% limit.
Restrictions on Removing Directors from Office. The articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed only for cause, and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding common stock entitled to vote (after giving effect to the limitation on voting rights discussed above in “—Limitation of Voting Rights.”)
Authorized but Unissued Shares. After the conversion, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will have authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock. See “Description of Capital Stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. Following the Conversion.” The articles of incorporation authorize 25 million shares of serial preferred stock. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is authorized to issue preferred stock from time to time in one or more series subject to applicable provisions of law, and the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the designations, and relative preferences, limitations, voting rights, if any, including without limitation, offering rights of such shares (which could be multiple or as a separate class). In the event of a proposed merger, tender offer or other attempt to gain control of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. that the Board of Directors does not approve, it might be possible for the Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock with rights and preferences that would impede the completion of the transaction. An effect of the possible issuance of preferred stock therefore may be to deter a future attempt to gain control of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. The Board of Directors has no present plan or understanding to issue any preferred stock.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Amendments to the articles of incorporation must be approved by our Board of Directors and also by at least a majority of the outstanding shares of our voting stock; provided, however, that approval by at least 80% of the outstanding voting stock is generally required to amend the following provisions:
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The bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of a majority of our directors or the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the total votes eligible to be voted at a duly constituted meeting of stockholders.
Conversion Regulations
Office of Thrift Supervision regulations prohibit any person from making an offer, announcing an intent to make an offer or participating in any other arrangement to purchase stock or acquiring stock or subscription rights in a converting institution or its holding company from another person prior to completion of its conversion. Further, without the prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, no person may make an offer or announcement of an offer to purchase shares or actually acquire shares of a converted institution or its holding company for a period of three years from the date of the completion of the conversion if, upon the completion of such offer, announcement or acquisition, the person would become the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the outstanding stock of the institution or its holding company. The Office of Thrift Supervision has defined “person” to include any individual, group acting in concert, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, 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. However, offers made exclusively to a bank or its holding company, or an underwriter or member of a selling group acting on the converting institution’s or its holding company’s behalf for resale to the general public are excepted. The regulation also provides civil penalties for willful violation or assistance in any such violation of the regulation by any person connected with the management of the converting institution or its holding company or who controls more than 10% of the outstanding shares or voting rights of a converted institution or its holding company.
Change in Control Regulations
Under the Change in Bank Control Act, no person may acquire control of an insured federal savings bank or its parent holding company unless the Office of Thrift Supervision has been given 60 days’ prior written notice and has not issued a notice disapproving the proposed acquisition. In addition, Office of Thrift Supervision regulations provide that no company may acquire control of a savings bank without the prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Any company that acquires such control becomes a “savings and loan holding company” subject to registration, examination and regulation by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
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Control, as defined under federal law, means ownership, control of or holding irrevocable proxies representing more than 25% of any class of voting stock, control in any manner of the election of a majority of the institution’s directors, or a determination by the Office of Thrift Supervision that the acquiror has the power to direct, or directly or indirectly to exercise a controlling influence over, the management or policies of the institution. Acquisition of more than 10% of any class of a savings bank’s voting stock, if the acquiror is also subject to any one of eight “control factors,” constitutes a rebuttable determination of control under the regulations. Such control factors include the acquiror being one of the two largest stockholders. The determination of control may be rebutted by submission to the Office of Thrift Supervision, prior to the acquisition of stock or the occurrence of any other circumstances giving rise to such determination, of a statement setting forth facts and circumstances which would support a finding that no control relationship will exist and containing certain undertakings. The regulations provide that persons or companies which acquire beneficial ownership exceeding 10% or more of any class of a savings bank’s stock who do not intend to participate in or seek to exercise control over a savings bank’s management or policies may qualify for a safe harbor by filing with the Office of Thrift Supervision a certification form that states, among other things, that the holder is not in control of such institution, is not subject to a rebuttable determination of control and will take no action which would result in a determination or rebuttable determination of control without prior notice to or approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, as applicable. There are also rebuttable presumptions in the regulations concerning whether a group “acting in concert” exists, including presumed action in concert among members of an “immediate family.”
The Office of Thrift Supervision may prohibit an acquisition of control if it finds, among other things, that:
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF KAISER FEDERAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION
General
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is authorized to issue 100 million shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, and 25 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. currently expects to issue in the offering up to 14,950,000 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment, and up to 8,582,229 shares, subject to adjustment, in exchange for the publicly held shares of K-Fed Bancorp. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will not issue shares of preferred stock in the conversion. Each share of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. common stock will have the same relative rights as, and will be identical in all respects to, each other share of common stock. Upon payment of the subscription price for the common stock, in accordance with the plan of conversion and reorganization, all of the shares of common stock will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable.
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The shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will represent nonwithdrawable capital, will not be an account of an insurable type, and will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Common Stock
Dividends. Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. may pay dividends to an amount equal to the excess of our capital surplus over payments that would be owed upon dissolution to stockholders whose preferential rights upon dissolution are superior to those receiving the dividend, and to an amount that would not make us insolvent, as and when declared by our Board of Directors. The payment of dividends by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. is subject to limitations that are imposed by law and applicable regulation. The holders of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will be entitled to receive and share equally in dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. If Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. issues shares of preferred stock, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the common stock with respect to dividends.
Voting Rights. Upon consummation of the conversion, the holders of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will have exclusive voting rights in Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. They will elect Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Board of Directors and act on other matters as are required to be presented to them under Maryland law or as are otherwise presented to them by the Board of Directors. Generally, 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. Any person who beneficially owns more than 10% of the then-outstanding shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s common stock, however, will not be entitled or permitted to vote any shares of common stock held in excess of the 10% limit. If Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. issues shares of preferred stock, holders of the preferred stock may also possess voting rights. Certain matters require an 80% stockholder vote.
As a federal stock savings association, corporate powers and control of Kaiser Federal Bank are vested in its Board of Directors, who elect the officers of Kaiser Federal Bank and who fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors. Voting rights of Kaiser Federal Bank are vested exclusively in the owners of the shares of capital stock of Kaiser Federal Bank, which will be Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., and voted at the direction of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s Board of Directors. Consequently, the holders of the common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will not have direct control of Kaiser Federal Bank.
Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Kaiser Federal Bank, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., as the holder of 100% of Kaiser Federal Bank’s capital stock, would be entitled to receive all assets of Kaiser Federal Bank available for distribution, after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of Kaiser Federal Bank, including all deposit accounts and accrued interest thereon, and after distribution of the balance in the liquidation account to Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., 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 Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. 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 of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares that may be issued. The common stock is not subject to redemption.
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Preferred Stock
None of the shares of Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s authorized preferred stock will be issued as part of the offering or the conversion. Preferred stock may be issued with preferences and designations as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Our Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue shares of preferred stock with voting, dividend, liquidation and conversion rights that 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.
TRANSFER AGENT
The transfer agent and registrar for Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.’s common stock is Registrar and Transfer Company, Cranford, New Jersey.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of K-Fed Bancorp as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2007 included in this registration statement, have been audited by Crowe Chizek and Company, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included and has been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
RP Financial, LC. has consented to the publication herein of the summary of its report to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. setting forth its opinion as to the estimated pro forma market value of the shares of common stock upon completion of the conversion and offering and its letter with respect to subscription rights.
LEGAL MATTERS
Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., Washington, D.C., counsel to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc., K-Fed Mutual Holding Company, K-Fed Bancorp and Kaiser Federal Bank, will issue to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. its opinion regarding the legality of the common stock and the federal income tax consequences of the conversion. Certain matters relating to state taxation will be passed upon for us by Crowe Chizek and Company LLP. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. by Breyer & Associates PC, McLean, Virginia.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the shares of common stock offered hereby. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. Such information, including the appraisal report which is an exhibit to the registration statement, can be examined without charge at the public reference facilities of the Securities and Exchange Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of such material can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission at prescribed rates. The Securities and Exchange Commission telephone number is 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. The statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any
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contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are, of necessity, brief descriptions of the material terms of, and should be read in conjunction with, such contract or document.
K-Fed Mutual Holding Company has filed with the Office of Thrift Supervision an Application on Form AC with respect to the conversion. This prospectus omits certain information contained in the application. The application may be examined at the principal office of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552, and at the West Regional Office of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Suite 650, Daly City, California 94014. Our plan of conversion and reorganization is available, upon request, at each of our banking offices.
In connection with the offering, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. will register its common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, upon such registration, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. and the holders of its common stock will become subject to the proxy solicitation rules, reporting requirements and restrictions on common stock purchases and sales by directors, officers and greater than 10% stockholders, the annual and periodic reporting and certain other requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the plan of conversion and reorganization, Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. has undertaken that it will not terminate such registration for a period of at least three years following the offering.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The consolidated financial statements of Kaiser Federal Financial Group Inc. have been omitted because Kaiser Federal Financial Group Inc. has not conducted any business other than that of an organizational nature. All financial statement schedules have been omitted as the required information either is not applicable or is included in the financial statements or related notes.
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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
The management of K-Fed Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention of overriding controls. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based on the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on that assessment, management concluded that, as of June 30, 2007, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, has been audited by Crowe Chizek and Company LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. As stated in their attestation report, they express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007. See “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
K-Fed Bancorp
Covina, California
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of K-Fed Bancorp as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2007. We also have audited K-Fed Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based oncriteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).” K-Fed Bancorp’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for it’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
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reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of K-Fed Bancorp as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, K-Fed Bancorp maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based oncriteria established in InternalControl—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Cash and due from banks | | $ | 10,982 | | $ | 7,244 | |
Federal funds sold | | | 15,750 | | | 18,335 | |
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Total cash and cash equivalents | | | 26,732 | | | 25,579 | |
Interest earning deposits in other financial institutions | | | 2,970 | | | 9,010 | |
Securities available-for-sale | | | 13,579 | | | 11,289 | |
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value of $20,514 and $23,939 at June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively | | | 21,096 | | | 24,738 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost | | | 9,870 | | | 8,746 | |
Loans receivable | | | 701,962 | | | 636,822 | |
Deferred net loan origination fees | | | (134 | ) | | (202 | ) |
Net premium on purchased loans | | | 120 | | | 195 | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (2,805 | ) | | (2,722 | ) |
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Loans receivable, net | | | 699,143 | | | 634,093 | |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 3,259 | | | 2,767 | |
Premises and equipment, net | | | 3,484 | | | 3,416 | |
Core deposit intangible | | | 323 | | | 437 | |
Goodwill | | | 3,950 | | | 3,950 | |
Bank-owned life insurance | | | 10,954 | | | 10,514 | |
Other assets | | | 4,265 | | | 4,360 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 799,625 | | $ | 738,899 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | | | | | |
Noninterest bearing | | $ | 43,169 | | $ | 43,137 | |
Interest bearing | | | 450,959 | | | 420,317 | |
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Total deposits | | | 494,128 | | | 463,454 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, short-term | | | 20,000 | | | 10,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, long-term | | | 190,016 | | | 169,948 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 3,164 | | | 2,840 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 707,308 | | | 646,242 | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | — | | | — | |
Stockholders’ equity | | | | | | | |
Nonredeemable serial preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding — none | | | — | | | — | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 18,000,000 authorized; | | | | | | | |
June 30, 2007 — 14,724,760 shares issued. | | | | | | | |
June 30, 2006 — 14,702,040 shares issued. | | | 147 | | | 147 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 57,626 | | | 56,456 | |
Retained earnings | | | 49,084 | | | 46,224 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | | (126 | ) | | (247 | ) |
Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares | | | (3,071 | ) | | (3,526 | ) |
Treasury stock, at cost (June 30, 2007 — 775,815 shares; June 30, 2006 — 495,970 shares) | | | (11,343 | ) | | (6,397 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 92,317 | | | 92,657 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 799,625 | | $ | 738,899 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Interest income | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest and fees on loans | | $ | 37,379 | | $ | 32,918 | | $ | 25,519 | |
Interest on securities, taxable | | | 1,365 | | | 1,611 | | | 1,935 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank dividends | | | 480 | | | 280 | | | 151 | |
Other interest | | | 1,942 | | | 1,012 | | | 563 | |
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Total interest income | | | 41,166 | | | 35,821 | | | 28,168 | |
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Interest Expense | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 8,261 | | | 6,140 | | | 2,022 | |
Interest on deposits | | | 14,879 | | | 11,324 | | | 8,778 | |
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Total interest expense | | | 23,140 | | | 17,464 | | | 10,800 | |
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Net interest income | | | 18,026 | | | 18,357 | | | 17,368 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 529 | | | 652 | | | 406 | |
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 17,497 | | | 17,705 | | | 16,962 | |
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Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | |
Service charges and fees | | | 2,013 | | | 1,827 | | | 1,845 | |
ATM fees and charges | | | 1,612 | | | 1,481 | | | 1,355 | |
Referral commissions | | | 259 | | | 238 | | | 207 | |
Loss on equity investment | | | (99 | ) | | (588 | ) | | (505 | ) |
Bank-owned life insurance | | | 439 | | | 426 | | | 89 | |
Other noninterest income | | | 35 | | | 42 | | | 65 | |
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Total noninterest income | | | 4,259 | | | 3,426 | | | 3,056 | |
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Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | |
Salaries and benefits | | | 7,619 | | | 7,298 | | | 6,562 | |
Occupancy and equipment | | | 2,091 | | | 1,775 | | | 1,459 | |
ATM expense | | | 1,249 | | | 1,135 | | | 1,049 | |
Advertising and promotional | | | 316 | | | 407 | | | 401 | |
Professional services | | | 913 | | | 751 | | | 754 | |
Postage | | | 315 | | | 295 | | | 268 | |
Telephone | | | 461 | | | 363 | | | 331 | |
Other operating expense | | | 1,554 | | | 1,452 | | | 1,217 | |
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Total noninterest expense | | | 14,518 | | | 13,476 | | | 12,041 | |
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Income before income tax expense | | | 7,238 | | | 7,655 | | | 7,977 | |
Income tax expense | | | 2,534 | | | 2,726 | | | 2,980 | |
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Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | |
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Earnings per common share: | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.35 | | $ | 0.36 | | $ | 0.36 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.34 | | $ | 0.36 | | $ | 0.36 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Balance, June 30, 2004 | | | | | | 14,548,500 | | | 146 | | | 55,083 | | | 38,513 | | | (190 | ) | | (4,436 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 89,116 | |
Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income for the year ended June 30, 2005 | | $ | 4,997 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,997 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,997 | |
Other comprehensive income – unrealized gain on securities, net of tax | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 22 | |
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Total comprehensive income | | $ | 5,019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Dividends declared ($0.16 per share)* | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (821 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (821 | ) |
Issuance of stock awards | | | | | | 166,300 | | | 1 | | | 2,344 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2,345 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (278,470 | ) | | (3,453 | ) | | (3,453 | ) |
Allocation of stock awards | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 288 | | | — | | | — | | | 288 | |
Forfeiture of stock awards | | | | | | (3,000 | ) | | — | | | (42 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 42 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Allocation of ESOP common stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 156 | | | — | | | — | | | 455 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 611 | |
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Balance, June 30, 2005 | | | | | | 14,711,800 | | | 147 | | | 57,541 | | | 42,689 | | | (168 | ) | | (3,981 | ) | | (2,015 | ) | | (278,470 | ) | | (3,453 | ) | $ | 90,760 | |
Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income for the year ended June 30, 2006 | | $ | 4,929 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,929 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,929 | |
Other comprehensive income – unrealized loss on securities, net of tax | | | (79 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (79 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (79 | ) |
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Total comprehensive income | | $ | 4,850 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Dividends declared ($0.28 per share)* | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,394 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,394 | ) |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (217,500 | ) | | (2,944 | ) | | (2,944 | ) |
Stock options earned | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 370 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 370 | |
Allocation of stock awards | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 439 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 439 | |
Forfeiture of stock awards | | | | | | (9,760 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Transfer due to adoption of SFAS 123R | | | | | | — | | | — | | | (2,015 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,015 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Allocation of ESOP common stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 121 | | | — | | | — | | | 455 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 576 | |
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Balance, June 30, 2006 | | | | | | 14,702,040 | | $ | 147 | | $ | 56,456 | | $ | 46,224 | | $ | (247 | ) | $ | (3,526 | ) | $ | — | | | (495,970 | ) | $ | (6,397 | ) | $ | 92,657 | |
Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income for the year ended June 30, 2007 | | $ | 4,704 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,704 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,704 | |
Other comprehensive income – unrealized gain on securities, net of tax | | | 121 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 121 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 121 | |
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Total comprehensive income | | $ | 4,825 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Dividends declared ($0.39 per share)* | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,844 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,844 | ) |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (279,845 | ) | | (4,946 | ) | | (4,946 | ) |
Stock options earned | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 259 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 259 | |
Allocation of stock awards | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 366 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 366 | |
Issuance of stock awards | | | | | | 35,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Forfeiture of stock awards | | | | | | (24,000 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Exercise of stock options | | | | | | 11,720 | | | — | | | 170 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 170 | |
Tax benefit of stock awards and options | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 40 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 40 | |
Allocation of ESOP common stock | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 335 | | | — | | | — | | | 455 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 790 | |
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Balance, June 30, 2007 | | | | | | 14,724,760 | | $ | 147 | | $ | 57,626 | | $ | 49,084 | | $ | (126 | ) | $ | (3,071 | ) | $ | — | | | (775,815 | ) | $ | (11,343 | ) | $ | 92,317 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization of net premium on securities | | | 248 | | | 94 | | | 164 | | |
Amortization of net premiums on loan purchases | | | 39 | | | 547 | | | 1,357 | | |
Accretion of net loan origination fees | | | (51 | ) | | (29 | ) | | (53 | ) | |
Accretion of net premiums on purchased certificates of deposit | | | (43 | ) | | (63 | ) | | (99 | ) | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 529 | | | 652 | | | 406 | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividend | | | (480 | ) | | (280 | ) | | (151 | ) | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 742 | | | 507 | | | 459 | | |
Amortization of core deposit intangible | | | 114 | | | 131 | | | 108 | | |
Loss on equity investment | | | 99 | | | 588 | | | 505 | | |
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance | | | (439 | ) | | (426 | ) | | (89 | ) | |
Amortization of debt exchange costs | | | 68 | | | 171 | | | 250 | | |
Allocation of ESOP common stock | | | 790 | | | 576 | | | 611 | | |
Allocation of stock awards | | | 366 | | | 439 | | | 288 | | |
Stock options earned | | | 259 | | | 370 | | | — | | |
Provision for deferred income taxes | | | 85 | | | 54 | | | (258 | ) | |
Net change in accrued interest receivable | | | (492 | ) | | (457 | ) | | (267 | ) | |
Net change in other assets | | | 191 | | | (519 | ) | | (19 | ) | |
Net change in accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 324 | | | (34 | ) | | 198 | | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 7,053 | | | 7,250 | | | 8,407 | | |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities | | | — | | | (2,000 | ) | | (5,000 | ) | |
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities | | | 3,425 | | | 8,051 | | | 15,428 | | |
Purchases of available-for-sale securities | | | (8,860 | ) | | — | | | — | | |
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities | | | 6,745 | | | 7,375 | | | 2,127 | | |
Net change in interest bearing deposits with other financial institutions | | | 6,040 | | | — | | | (6,040 | ) | |
Purchases of loans | | | (109,794 | ) | | (161,071 | ) | | (151,145 | ) | |
Net change in loans, excluding loan purchases | | | 43,989 | | | 63,375 | | | 108,098 | | |
Purchase of FHLB stock | | | (644 | ) | | (4,439 | ) | | (1,547 | ) | |
Redemption of FHLB stock | | | — | | | — | | | 961 | | |
Purchase of equity investment | | | (128 | ) | | (232 | ) | | (229 | ) | |
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance | | | — | | | — | | | (10,000 | ) | |
Net cash received from branch acquisition | | | — | | | — | | | 56,491 | | |
Purchases of premises and equipment | | | (810 | ) | | (2,432 | ) | | (408 | ) | |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | | | (60,037 | ) | | (91,373 | ) | | 8,736 | | |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from FHLB advances | | | 40,000 | | | 128,000 | | | 208,416 | | |
Repayment of FHLB advances | | | (10,000 | ) | | (19,000 | ) | | (207,416 | ) | |
Debt exchange costs | | | — | | | — | | | (473 | ) | |
Net change in deposits | | | 30,717 | | | (12,275 | ) | | (8,239 | ) | |
Exercise of stock options | | | 170 | | | — | | | — | | |
Tax benefit of stock awards and options | | | 40 | | | — | | | — | | |
Dividends paid on common stock | | | (1,844 | ) | | (1,394 | ) | | (821 | ) | |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | (4,946 | ) | | (2,944 | ) | | (3,453 | ) | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 54,137 | | | 92,387 | | | (11,986 | ) | |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | 1,153 | | | 8,264 | | | 5,157 | | |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | | | 25,579 | | | 17,315 | | | 12,158 | | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | 26,732 | | $ | 25,579 | | $ | 17,315 | | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest paid on deposits and FHLB advances | | $ | 23,115 | | $ | 17,352 | | $ | 10,638 | | |
Income taxes paid | | | 2,760 | | | 3,271 | | | 2,942 | | |
SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH DISCLOSURES | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transfers from loans to real estate owned | | $ | 238 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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1. | NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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| Nature of Business: K-Fed Bancorp (the Company) is a majority-owned subsidiary of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company (the Parent). The Company and its Parent are holding companies. The Company’s sole subsidiary, Kaiser Federal Bank (the Bank), is a federally chartered stock savings association, which provides retail and commercial banking services to individual and business customers from its nine branches throughout California. While the Bank originates many types of retail, and commercial real estate loans, the majority of its residential real estate loans have been purchased from other financial institutions. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company and the Bank conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and general industry practices. |
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| The Company’s business activities generally are limited to passive investment activities and oversight of its investment in the Bank. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Company include the Bank and the Company on a consolidated basis. |
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| Change in Reporting Entity: On July 1, 2003, the Bank consummated its reorganization into a federally chartered mutual holding company form of organization, whereby the Bank became the wholly owned subsidiary of the newly formed Company with the Company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the newly formed Parent. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, “Business Combinations,” when accounting for a transfer of assets or exchange of shares between entities under common control, the entity that receives the net assets or the equity interests shall initially recognize the assets and liabilities transferred at their carrying amounts in the accounts of the transferring entity at the date of transfer. Therefore, K-Fed Bancorp recorded the acquisition of the Bank at historical cost. |
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| Execution of Plan of Stock Issuance: On November 22, 2003, and amended on February 9, 2004, the Board of Directors adopted a plan of stock issuance to sell a minority interest of its common stock to eligible depositors of the Bank in a subscription offering, with the majority of the common stock owned by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. The plan was accomplished through the sale to eligible depositors on March 30, 2004 of 5,686,750 shares (including shares allocated to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan), representing 39.09% of the Company’s stock. |
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| The issued shares resulted in gross proceeds of $56.9 million. In connection with the offering, the Company loaned $4.5 million to the Bank’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan to purchase stock and incurred $1.7 million of expenses associated with the offering resulting in net proceeds of $50.7 million to the Company. The aggregate purchase price was determined by an independent appraisal. Consistent with the Company’s stated intent for use of the stock offering proceeds, one-half of the total proceeds less offering expenses ($27.6 million) was invested in the Bank and placed in the Bank’s general funds for general corporate purposes. In addition to the 5,686,750 shares issued to eligible depositors, the Company issued 8,861,750 additional shares to K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. As a result of the offering, purchasers in the offering owned 39.09% of K-Fed Bancorp’s common stock, and K-Fed Mutual Holding Company owned 60.91%. |
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| Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Changes in these estimates and assumptions are considered reasonably possible and may have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and thus actual results could differ from the amounts reported and disclosed herein. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of financial instruments, and mortgage-loan prepayment assumptions used to determine the effective interest amortization of loan premiums and discounts. |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of vault and ATM cash, daily federal funds sold, demand deposits due from other banks, and other certificates of deposit that have an original maturity of less than 90 days. For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the Company reports net cash flows for customer loan transactions (excluding loan purchases) and deposit transactions, as well as transactions involving interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions. |
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| Interest Bearing Deposits in Other Financial Institutions: Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions consist of interest-bearing time deposits in depository institutions with an original maturity equal to or greater than 90 days and are carried at cost and have a weighted average life of less than one year. |
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| Securities: Securities available-for-sale represent securities that may be sold prior to maturity. These securities are stated at fair value, and any unrealized net gains and losses are reported as a separate component of equity until realized, net of any tax effect. Estimated fair values for investments are obtained from quoted market prices where available. Where quoted market prices are not available, estimated fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. Premiums or discounts are recognized in interest income using the effective interest method over the estimated life of the investment. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method. |
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| Securities available-for-sale may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, repayment rates, the need for liquidity, and changes in the availability and the yield on alternative investments. Declines in the fair value of securities below their cost that are other than temporary are reflected as realized losses. In estimating other-than temporary losses, management considers: (1) the length of time and extent that fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near term prospectus of the issuer, and (3) the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. |
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| Securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as securities held-to-maturity and are recorded at cost, adjusted for unamortized premiums or discounts. |
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| Federal Home Loan Bank Stock: The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB) system, is required to maintain an investment in capital stock of the FHLB in an amount equal to the greater of 1% of its outstanding mortgage loans or 4.7% of advances from the FHLB. No ready market exists for the FHLB stock, and it has no quoted market value. The Bank carries FHLB stock at cost. Cash and stock dividends are reported as income. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Loans: Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal, reduced by an allowance for loan losses and deferred net loan origination fees, and increased by net premiums on purchased loans. Interest on loans is recognized over the terms of the loans and is accrued as earned, using the effective interest method. Net premiums on purchased loans are recognized in interest income as a yield adjustment over the estimated lives of the loan pools using the effective interest method. The estimated lives of these loan pools are re-evaluated periodically based on actual prepayments. The current estimated lives of these loan pools range from two to eight years. Loan fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred, and the net fee or cost is recognized as an adjustment to interest income using the effective interest method over the estimated lives of the related loans. |
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| We underwrite purchased loans in accordance with our underwriting standards. The majority of the loans that we purchase are acquired with servicing released to allow for greater investments in real-estate lending without having to significantly increase our servicing and operations costs. |
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| A loan is considered to be delinquent when payments have not been made according to contractual terms, typically evidenced by non-payment of a monthly installment by the due date. Accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when the loan becomes past due 90 days as to either principal or interest. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual status or subsequently charged off is reversed against interest income. Income is subsequently recognized on the cash basis until, in management’s judgment, the borrower’s ability to make periodic interest and principal payments is back to normal and future payments are reasonably assured, in which case the loan is returned to accrual status. |
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| Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loans are charged off against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that collectibility of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. |
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| The allowance is an amount that management believes will absorb probable incurred losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable incurred credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio, based on an evaluation of the collectibility of existing loans and prior loss experience. This evaluation also takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay. This evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future events or expected changes in economic conditions. While management uses the best information available to make its evaluation, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if there are significant changes in economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses, and may require adjustments to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examinations. |
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| The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as doubtful, substandard, or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience for consumer loans and peer group loss experience for real estate loans adjusted for qualitative factors. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| A loan is impaired when it is probable, based on current information and events, the Bank will be unable to collect all contractual principal and interest payments due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. Commercial real estate loans are evaluated for impairment based on their past due status and are measured on an individual basis based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The amount of impairment, if any, and any subsequent changes are included in the allowance for loan losses. |
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| Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Bank does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures. |
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| Transfers of Financial Assets: Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity. |
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| Premises and Equipment: Leasehold improvements and furniture and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Buildings are depreciated using the straight-line method with a useful live of 25 years. Furniture and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is usually 3 to 5 years. The cost of leasehold improvements is amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the terms of the related leases or their useful life, which is usually 5 to 10 years. |
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| Real Estate Owned: Real estate acquired in settlement of loans (“REO”) consists of property acquired through foreclosure proceedings or by deed in lieu of foreclosure. Generally, all loans greater than 90 days delinquent are processed for foreclosure and, if necessary, a specific valuation allowance is established. The Bank acquires title to the property in most foreclosure actions that are not reinstated by the borrower. Once real estate is acquired in settlement of a loan, the property is recorded as REO at the lower of carrying value or fair market value, less estimated selling costs. Fair value is determined by an appraisal obtained at the of time foreclosure. The REO balance is reduced for any subsequent declines in fair value. |
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| Bank-Owned Life Insurance: The Bank has purchased life insurance policies on certain key employees. Bank-owned life insurance is recorded at its cash surrender value, or the amount that can be realized. |
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| Investment in Limited Liability Partnership: The Company has an investment in an affordable housing fund totaling $2,087,000 and $2,187,000 at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, with a commitment to fund an additional $193,000 at June 30, 2007, for the purposes of obtaining tax credits and for Community Reinvestment Act purposes. The investment is recorded in other assets on the balance sheet and is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company recognizes its ownership share of the profits and losses of the fund. This investment is regularly evaluated for impairment by comparing the carrying value to the remaining tax credits and future tax benefit expected to be received. Tax credits received from the fund are accounted for in the period earned (the flow-through method) and are included in income as a reduction of income tax expense. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: Goodwill results from business acquisitions and represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of acquired tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is assessed at least annually for impairment and any such impairment will be recognized in the period identified. |
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| Other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangible assets arising from a branch acquisition. They are initially measured at fair value and then are amortized on an accelerated method over their estimated useful lives, which was determined to be 8 years. |
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| Long-Term Assets: Premises and equipment, core deposit and other long-term assets are reviewed for impairment when events indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value. |
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| Loan Commitments and Related Financial Instruments: Financial instruments include off-balance-sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to make or purchase loans. The face amount for these items represents the exposure to loss, before considering customer collateral or ability to repay. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded. |
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| Stock-Based Compensation: In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (FAS-123R),Share-Based Payment, which is a revision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (FAS-123), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. |
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| FAS-123R eliminates accounting for share-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB-25),Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. FAS-123R is effective as of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted FAS-123R effective July 1, 2005 applying the modified prospective transition method. Under the modified prospective transition method, the financial statements will not reflect restated amounts. The options become exercisable in equal installments over a five-year period beginning one year from the date of grant. The options expire ten years from the date of grant and are subject to certain restrictions and limitations. The Company assumes 10% on ISO stock options and 5% on NQSO options in forfeitures as a component for determining expense related to the Stock Option Plan. The effect of this pronouncement on future operations will depend on the fair value of future options issued and accordingly, cannot be determined at this time. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| The following table illustrates the pro forma effect on net income and net income per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 and SFAS 148 to stock-based employee compensation for the year ended June 30, 2005 prior to the Company’s adoption of SFAS 123(R) (Dollars in thousands): |
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Net income as reported | | $ | 4,997 | |
Add: Stock-based compensation recorded, net of tax | | | — | |
Less: Total stock-based compensation costs determined under the fair value based method, net of tax | | | (206 | ) |
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Net income, pro forma | | $ | 4,791 | |
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Earnings per share – as reported | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.36 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.36 | |
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Earnings per share – pro forma | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.34 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.34 | |
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| Income Taxes: Deferred taxes are provided on an asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. |
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| Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): The cost of shares issued to the ESOP but not yet allocated to participants is shown as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. Compensation expense is based on the market price of shares as they are committed to be released to participant accounts. Dividends on allocated ESOP shares reduce retained earnings; dividends on unearned ESOP shares are used to service the debt. |
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| Earnings per Common Share: Basic earnings per common share is net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. ESOP shares are considered outstanding for this calculation unless unearned. Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under stock options and stock awards. |
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| Comprehensive Income: Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income includes unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale which are also recognized as separate components of equity. |
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| Newly Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards: In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes(“FIN 48”) which supplements SFAS No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. The Interpretation requires that the |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. The more-likely-than-not threshold represents a positive assertion by management that a company is entitled to economic benefits of a tax position. If a tax position is not considered more-likely-than-not to be sustained based solely on its technical merits, no benefits of the position are to be recognized. Moreover, the more-likely-than-not threshold must continue to be met in each reporting period to support continued recognition of a benefit. At adoption, companies must adjust their financial statements to reflect only those tax positions that are more-likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Any necessary adjustment would be recorded directly to retained earnings in the period of adoption and reported as a change in accounting principle. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard on July 1, 2007 did not have a significant impact on our financial condition or results of operations. |
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| In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” which clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurement would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (July 1, 2008 for us), and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this standard will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. |
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| In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires the evaluation of prior-year misstatements using both the balance sheet approach and the income statement approach. In the initial year of adoption should either approach result in quantifying an error that is material in light of quantitative and qualitative factors, SAB 108 guidance allows for a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. In years subsequent to adoption, previously undetected misstatements deemed material shall result in the restatement of previously issued financial statements in accordance with FAS 154. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard on July 1, 2007 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. |
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| Under Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 06-4: Accounting for deferred compensation and postretirement benefit aspects of endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements, the EITF reached a consensus that requires the recognition of a liability related to the postretirement benefits covered by an endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangement. The consensus highlights that the employer who is the policy holder has a liability for the benefit it is providing to the employee. If the employer has agreed to maintain the insurance policy in force for the employee’s benefit during retirement, then the liability recognized during the employee’s active service period should be based on the future cost of insurance to be incurred during the employee’s retirement. Also, if the employer has agreed to provide the employee with a death benefit, then the liability for the future death benefit should be recognized under SFAS 106. As of September 20, 2006, this FASB board ratified the above. It is applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We do not expect the adoption of this standard will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. |
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| Under EITF 06-5: Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance - Determining the Amount That Could be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, “Accounting for Purchases of |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Life Insurance”, the Task Force reached a consensus that a policyholder should consider any additional amounts included in the contractual terms of the policy in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. The task forces agreed that contractual limitations should be considered when determining the realizable amounts. Those amounts that are recoverable by the policyholder at the discretion of the insurance company should be excluded from the amount that could be realized. The task force also agreed that fixed amounts that are recoverable by the policyholder in future periods in excess of one year from the surrender of the policy should be recognized at their present value. The task force also reached a consensus that a policyholder should determine the amount that could be realized under the life insurance contract assuming the surrender of an individual life by individual life policy. The Task force also noted that any amount that is ultimately realized by the policyholder upon the assumed surrender of the final policy shall be included in the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. The issue is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, but early adoption is permitted. This was ratified at the Task Force, September 20, 2006 meeting. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. |
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| In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”, (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 provide companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Most of the provisions of this statement apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. However, the amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. FAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity makes that election within the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. We do not believe adoption of this Statement will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |
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| Loss Contingencies: Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there now are such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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| Restrictions on Cash: The Company is required to maintain reserve balances in cash or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank, based on a percentage of deposits. The total of those reserve balances was $1,174,000 and $1,101,000 at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. |
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in a separate note. 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. |
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| Operating Segments: While the chief decision-makers monitor the revenue streams of the various products and services, the identifiable segments are not material and operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the financial service operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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2. | INVESTMENTS |
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| The fair value of available for sale securities and the related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows: |
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June 30, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 2,994 | | $ | — | | $ | (6 | ) |
Mortgage-backed: | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 4,827 | | | — | | | (139 | ) |
Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 5,758 | | | — | | | (69 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 13,579 | | $ | — | | $ | (214 | ) |
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June 30, 2006 | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 5,392 | | $ | — | | $ | (108 | ) |
Mortgage-backed: | | | | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 5,897 | | | — | | | (313 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 11,289 | | $ | — | | $ | (421 | ) |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| The carrying amount, unrecognized gains and losses, and fair value of securities held to maturity were as follows: |
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June 30, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 12,000 | | $ | — | | $ | (70 | ) | $ | 11,930 | |
Mortgage-backed | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 303 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 304 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 217 | | | — | | | (1 | ) | | 216 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 146 | | | — | | | — | | | 146 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 2,747 | | | — | | | (126 | ) | | 2,621 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 4,926 | | | — | | | (356 | ) | | 4,570 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 757 | | | — | | | (30 | ) | | 727 | |
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Total | | $ | 21,096 | | $ | 1 | | $ | (583 | ) | $ | 20,514 | |
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U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds | | $ | 12,000 | | $ | — | | $ | (267 | ) | $ | 11,733 | |
Mortgage-backed | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 408 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 410 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 269 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 270 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 168 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 169 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 3,372 | | | 1 | | | (162 | ) | | 3,211 | |
Freddie Mac | | | 7,197 | | | — | | | (374 | ) | | 6,823 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | 1,324 | | | — | | | (1 | ) | | 1,323 | |
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Total | | $ | 24,738 | | $ | 5 | | $ | (804 | ) | $ | 23,939 | |
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| There were no sales of securities during the years ending June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005. |
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| The fair value of debt securities and carrying amount, if different, at June 30, 2007 by contractual maturity were as follows: |
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Due within one year | | $ | 12,000 | | $ | 11,930 | | $ | — | |
Due from one year to five years | | | — | | | — | | | 2,994 | |
Due from five years to ten years | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Due after ten years | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Mortgage-backed securities and Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 9,096 | | | 8,584 | | | 10,585 | |
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| | $ | 21,096 | | $ | 20,514 | | $ | 13,579 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Securities not due at a single maturity date, primarily mortgage-backed securities, are shown separately. |
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| Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. |
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| Securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2007 and 2006, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows: |
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| | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or more | | Total | |
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| | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | |
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June 30, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description of Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. government agency | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 14,924 | | $ | (76 | ) | $ | 14,924 | | $ | (76 | ) |
Mortgage-backed | | | 216 | | | (1 | ) | | 4,827 | | | (139 | ) | | 5,043 | | | (140 | ) |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 972 | | | (2 | ) | | 12,163 | | | (579 | ) | | 13,135 | | | (581 | ) |
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Total temporarily impaired | | $ | 1,188 | | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 31,914 | | $ | (794 | ) | $ | 33,102 | | $ | (797 | ) |
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June 30, 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description of Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. government agency | | $ | 1,982 | | $ | (18 | ) | $ | 15,143 | | $ | (357 | ) | $ | 17,125 | | $ | (375 | ) |
Mortgage-backed | | | — | | | — | | | 5,898 | | | (312 | ) | | 5,898 | | | (312 | ) |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 2,914 | | | (114 | ) | | 8,402 | | | (424 | ) | | 11,316 | | | (538 | ) |
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Total temporarily impaired | | $ | 4,896 | | $ | (132 | ) | $ | 29,443 | | $ | (1,093 | ) | $ | 34,339 | | $ | (1,225 | ) |
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| The Company evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment-at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, the Company may consider whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred, and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition. |
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| At June 30, 2007, fifteen debt securities had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of 2.3% for the Company’s amortized cost basis. At June 30, 2006, thirteen debt securities had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of 3.4% for the Company’s amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| relate principally to the general change in interest rate levels that has occurred since the securities purchase dates, and such unrecognized losses or gains will continue to vary with general interest rate level fluctuations in the future. As management has the ability to hold debt securities until maturity, or for the foreseeable future if classified as available for sale, and fully expects to recover their value, no declines are deemed to be other than temporary. |
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3. | LOANS |
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| The composition of loans consists of the following: |
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Real Estate: | | | | | | | |
One- to four-family residential, fixed rate | | $ | 348,798 | | $ | 258,918 | |
One- to four-family residential, variable rate | | | 120,661 | | | 178,106 | |
Multi-family residential, variable rate | | | 88,112 | | | 89,220 | |
Commercial real estate, variable rate | | | 77,821 | | | 58,845 | |
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| | | 635,392 | | | 585,089 | |
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Consumer: | | | | | | | |
Automobile | | | 53,100 | | | 41,572 | |
Home equity | | | 1,446 | | | 1,787 | |
Other consumer loans, primarily unsecured | | | 12,024 | | | 8,374 | |
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| | | 66,570 | | | 51,733 | |
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Total loans | | | 701,962 | | | 636,822 | |
Deferred net loan origination fees | | | (134 | ) | | (202 | ) |
Net premiums on purchased loans | | | 120 | | | 195 | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (2,805 | ) | | (2,722 | ) |
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| | $ | 699,143 | | $ | 634,093 | |
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| In addition to the above, the Company participates with other financial institutions in certain loans they have originated. The Company continues to service the participants’ balance, which at June 30, 2007 totaled $1.3 million and represented 2 loans. The Company receives a servicing fee of 25 basis points on these participated loans. |
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| The Company has purchased real-estate loan participations originated by other financial institutions. All of these loan participations were purchased without recourse and are secured by real property. The originating financial institution performs all servicing functions on these loans. The Company does not service loans for the benefit of others. |
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| The Company’s one- to four-family interest-only mortgages loans totaled $100,424,000 and $90,327,000 at June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| The following is an analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses: |
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| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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Balance, beginning of year | | $ | 2,722 | | $ | 2,408 | | $ | 2,328 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 529 | | | 652 | | | 406 | |
Recoveries | | | 322 | | | 242 | | | 222 | |
Loans charged off | | | (768 | ) | | (580 | ) | | (548 | ) |
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Balance, end of year | | $ | 2,805 | | $ | 2,722 | | $ | 2,408 | |
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| There were no loans individually classified as impaired during the periods or as of June 30, 2007 and 2006. |
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| Loans on which accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced amounted to $1,141,000, $67,000 and $787,000 at June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively. If interest on those loans had been accrued, such income would have been $17,000, $1,000, and $25,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively. The effects of troubled debt restructurings are not considered material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations. |
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4. | CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK |
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| The Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program employs a large percentage of the Bank’s account holders. Further, a significant concentration of the Bank’s borrowers resides in California. Although the Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, borrowers’ ability to repay loans may be affected by the economic climate of either the health care industry or the overall geographic region in which borrowers reside. |
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5. | PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT |
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| Premises and equipment are summarized as follows: |
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Building | | $ | 1,214 | | $ | 998 | |
Leasehold improvements | | | 915 | | | 827 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 4,505 | | | 4,034 | |
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| | | 6,634 | | | 5,859 | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (3,150 | ) | | (2,443 | ) |
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| | $ | 3,484 | | $ | 3,416 | |
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| Depreciation expense on premises and equipment totaled $742,000, $507,000, and $459,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. |
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| The Company leases office space in eight buildings. The operating leases contain renewal options and provisions requiring the Company to pay property taxes and operating expenses over base period amounts. All rental payments are dependent only upon the lapse of time. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Minimum rental payments under operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at June 30, 2007 are as follows (in thousands): |
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Years ended June 30, | | | |
2008 | | $ | 845 | |
2009 | | | 861 | |
2010 | | | 784 | |
2011 | | | 381 | |
2012 | | | 147 | |
Thereafter | | | 423 | |
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| | $ | 3,441 | |
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| Rental expense, including property taxes and common area maintenance for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 for all facilities leased under operating leases totaled $967,000, $874,000, and $683,000, respectively. |
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6. | GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
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| Goodwill |
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| The activity in balance for goodwill during the year is as follows (in thousands): |
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| | Year Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended June 30, 2006 | |
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Beginning of year | | $ | 3,950 | | $ | 3,950 | |
Acquired goodwill | | | — | | | — | |
Impairment | | | — | | | — | |
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End of year | | $ | 3,950 | | $ | 3,950 | |
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| Acquired Intangible Assets |
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| Acquired intangible assets were as follows as of year end (in thousands): |
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| | Year Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended June 30, 2006 | |
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| | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | |
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Core deposit intangibles | | $ | 676 | | $ | 353 | | $ | 676 | | $ | 239 | |
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| Aggregate amortization expense was $114,000, $131,000 and $108,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands): |
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Years ended June 30, | | | |
2008 | | $ | 97 | |
2009 | | | 80 | |
2010 | | | 62 | |
2011 | | | 45 | |
2012 | | | 27 | |
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| The following table shows the distribution of, and certain other information relating to, deposits by type of deposit, as of the dates indicated. |
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| | June 30, | |
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Noninterest-bearing demand | | $ | 43,169 | | $ | 43,137 | |
Savings | | | 136,643 | | | 91,199 | |
Money Market | | | 75,599 | | | 110,987 | |
Certificates of deposit | | | 238,717 | | | 218,131 | |
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Total deposits | | $ | 494,128 | | $ | 463,454 | |
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| Deposits by maturity are summarized as follows: |
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| | June 30, | |
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No contractual maturity | | $ | 255,411 | | $ | 245,323 | |
0-1 year maturity | | | 174,738 | | | 122,766 | |
Over 1-2 year maturity | | | 20,466 | | | 32,169 | |
Over 2-3 year maturity | | | 20,039 | | | 18,861 | |
Over 3-4 year maturity | | | 13,705 | | | 23,252 | |
Over 4-5 year maturity | | | 9,769 | | | 21,083 | |
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Total deposits | | $ | 494,128 | | $ | 463,454 | |
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| The aggregate amount of certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $93,547,000 and $74,697,000, respectively. Deposits that are greater than $100,000 are generally not federally insured. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| Interest expense by major category is summarized as follows: |
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| | | Years Ended June 30 | |
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| | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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| Savings | | $ | 1,925 | | $ | 395 | | $ | 405 | |
| Money Market | | | 2,700 | | | 2,343 | | | 1,396 | |
| Certificates of deposit | | | 10,254 | | | 8,586 | | | 6,977 | |
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| Total | | $ | 14,879 | | $ | 11,324 | | $ | 8,778 | |
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8. | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES |
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| At June 30, 2007, the stated interest rates on the Bank’s advances from the FHLB ranged from 3.18% to 5.28%, with a weighted average stated rate of 4.44%. At June 30, 2006, the stated interest rates on the Bank’s advances from the FHLB ranged from 2.74% to 4.77%, with a weighted average stated rate of 4.20%. The contractual maturities by year of the Bank’s advances are as follows: |
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| | | June 30, | | |
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| | | 2007 | | 2006 | | |
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| | | (In thousands) | | |
| Years ended June 30, | | | | |
| 2007 | | $ | — | | $ | 10,000 | | |
| 2008 | | | 20,000 | | | 20,000 | | |
| 2009 | | | 28,000 | | | 28,000 | | |
| 2010 | | | 70,000 | | | 70,000 | | |
| 2011 | | | 52,000 | | | 52,000 | | |
| 2012 | | | 40,000 | | | — | | |
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| Total advances | | | 210,000 | | | 180,000 | | |
| Deferred debt exchange costs | | | 16 | | | (52 | ) | |
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| Total | | $ | 210,016 | | $ | 179,948 | | |
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| The Bank’s advances from the FHLB were collateralized by certain real estate loans of an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $623,792,000 and $597,051,000 as of the most recent notification date for June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the amount available to borrow under this agreement was $101,407,000 and $109,455,000, respectively. Each advance is payable at its maturity date. At June 30, 2007, the Bank had a $20,000,000 FHLB putable advance scheduled to mature on June 28, 2012. The advance has a below-market, fixed initial coupon rate of 4.93% in exchange for the Bank selling FHLB the option to require repayment of the advance quarterly after June 28, 2009. FHLB advances are subject to a prepayment penalty if repaid before the maturity date. |
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| The average balance of FHLB advances for the years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 were $189,217,000 and $148,408,000 with average costs of 4.37% and 4.14%, respectively. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| In August 2004, the Bank paid-off and replaced a $50 million advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco with five $10 million advances. The prepayment penalty of $473,000 assessed by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is being amortized over the life of the new advances using the interest method in accordance with EITF 96-19, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in 1996. |
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9. | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS |
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| 401(k) Plan: The Company has a 401(k) pension plan that allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their salary into the 401(k) plan. The Company matches 50% of the first 10% of employees’ wage reductions. The Company contributed $120,000, $145,000, and $136,000 respectively, to the plan for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005. |
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| Deferred Compensation Plan: The Company has an executive salary deferral program for the benefit of certain senior executives that have been designated to participate in the program. The program allows an additional opportunity for key executives to defer a portion of their compensation into a non-qualified deferral program to supplement their retirement earnings. At June 30, 2007 and 2006 the Company has accrued a liability for executive deferrals of $1,013,000 and $973,000, respectively. |
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| Incentive Plan: The Company maintains an Annual Incentive Plan for key employees. Participants are awarded a percentage of their base salary for attaining certain personal performance goals. The compensation expense related to these plans for the year ended June 2007, 2006, and 2005 totaled $71,000, $227,000 and $191,000 respectively. |
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10. | EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION |
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| Recognition and Retention Plan (“RRP”): The Company’s RRP provides for issue of shares to directors, officers, and employees. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the shares based on the market value at date of grant. These shares vest over a five year period. Pursuant to the Company’s 2004 RRP, 227,470 shares of the Company’s common stock may be awarded. There were 107,660 restricted shares outstanding and the Company had an aggregate of 62,930 restricted shares available for future issuance under the RRP at June 30, 2007. |
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| A summary of changes in the Company’s RRP shares for the year follows: |
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| | | Shares | | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
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| RRP shares at July 1, 2006 | | | 120,880 | | $ | 14.10 | |
| Granted | | | 35,000 | | | 17.58 | |
| Vested | | | (24,220 | ) | | 14.10 | |
| Forfeited | | | (24,000 | ) | | 14.10 | |
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| RRP shares at June 30, 2007 | | | 107,660 | | $ | 15.23 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| As of June 30, 2007, there was $1,349,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares under the plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.1 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $342,000, $461,000 and $0. |
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| Stock Option Plan (“SOP”): The Company’s SOP provides for issue of options to directors, officers and employees. Pursuant to the Company’s 2004 SOP, 568,675 shares of the Company’s common stock may be awarded. The Company implemented the SOP to promote the long-term interest of the Company and its shareholders by providing an incentive to those key employees who contribute to the operational success of the Company. The options become exercisable in equal installments over a five-year period beginning one year from the date of grant. The options expire ten years from the date of grant and are subject to certain restrictions and limitations. Compensation expense, net of tax effects related to the SOP was $228,000 and $329,000 for years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively. A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plan and changes is presented below: |
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| | June 30, 2007 | | | | | |
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| | Shares | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
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Outstanding at beginning of period | | | 350,720 | | $ | 14.50 | | | | | | | |
Granted | | | 62,000 | | | 16.77 | | | | | | | |
Exercised | | | (11,720 | ) | | 14.50 | | | | | | | |
Forfeited or expired | | | (52,600 | ) | | 14.50 | | | | | | | |
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Outstanding at end of period | | | 348,400 | | $ | 14.90 | | | 7.72 years | | $ | 342,136 | |
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Options exercisable at end of period | | | 114,560 | | $ | 14.50 | | | 7.38 years | | $ | 136,326 | |
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| Information related to the stock option plan during each year follows: |
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| | June 30, 2007 | | June 30, 2006 | |
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| | (In thousands) | |
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised | | $ | 28 | | $ | — | |
Cash received from options exercised | | | 170 | | | — | |
Tax benefit realized from option exercises | | | 5 | | | — | |
Weighted average fair value of stock options granted | | $ | 4.25 | | $ | — | |
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| There were no options granted in the year ended June 30, 2006. Stock options granted during the years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2005 were computed using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options with the following assumptions as of the date of grant: |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| | June 30, 2007 | | June 30, 2006 | | June 30, 2005 | |
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Risk-free interest rate | | | 4.67 | % | | — | % | | 3.54 | % |
Expected option life | | | 6.52 years | | | — | | | 5 Years | |
Expected price volatility | | | 23.35 | % | | — | % | | 39.18 | % |
Expected dividend yield | | | 2.33 | % | | — | % | | 1.33 | % |
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Estimated fair value of stock options granted | | $ | 4.25 | | $ | — | | | 5.10 | |
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| At June 30, 2007, the Company had an aggregate of 208,555 options available for future issuance under the SOP. |
| |
| As of June 30, 2007, there was $878,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock options. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 7.7 years. Expense will vary based on actual forfeitures. |
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11. | EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ESOP) |
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| During 2004, the Company implemented the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which covers substantially all of its employees. In connection with the stock offering, the Company issued 454,940 shares of common stock for allocation under the ESOP in exchange for a ten-year note in the amount of $4.5 million. The $4.5 million for the ESOP purchase was borrowed from the Company. The ESOP shares initially were pledged as collateral for the loan. |
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| The loan is secured by shares purchased with the loan proceeds and will be repaid by the ESOP with funds from the Company’s contributions to the ESOP and earnings on ESOP assets. Shares issued to the ESOP are allocated to ESOP participants based on the proportion of debt service paid in the year. Principal and interest payments are scheduled to occur over a ten-year period. Contributions to the ESOP were $417,000, $442,000, and $481,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. |
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| During the year ended June 30, 2007, 45,494 shares of stock with an average fair value of $17.36 per share were committed to be released, resulting in ESOP compensation expense of $790,000. During the year ended 2006, 45,494 shares of stock with an average fair value of $12.66 per share were committed to be released, resulting in ESOP compensation expense of $576,000. Shares held by the ESOP at June 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows: |
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| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
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Allocated shares | | | 147,856 | | | 102,362 | |
Unearned shares | | | 307,084 | | | 352,578 | |
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Total ESOP shares | | | 454,940 | | | 454,940 | |
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Fair value of unearned shares (in thousands) | | $ | 4,818 | | $ | 5,109 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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12. | INCOME TAXES |
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| The components of income tax expense are as follows: |
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| | June 30 | |
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| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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| | (In thousands) | |
Current | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal | | $ | 1,674 | | $ | 1,941 | | $ | 2,375 | |
State | | | 775 | | | 731 | | | 863 | |
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| | | 2,449 | | | 2,672 | | | 3,238 | |
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Deferred | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal | | | 62 | | | 49 | | | (210 | ) |
State | | | 23 | | | 5 | | | (48 | ) |
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| | | 85 | | | 54 | | | (258 | ) |
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Income tax expense | | $ | 2,534 | | $ | 2,726 | | $ | 2,980 | |
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| The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the federal income tax determined by applying the federal income tax rate of 34% for all periods presented due to the following: |
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| | June 30 | |
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| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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| | (Dollars in thousands) | |
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Federal income tax at statutory rate | | $ | 2,460 | | $ | 2,603 | | $ | 2,712 | |
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit | | | 525 | | | 487 | | | 532 | |
Bank-owned life insurance | | | (149 | ) | | (145 | ) | | (30 | ) |
ESOP expenses | | | 117 | | | 41 | | | 53 | |
General business credit | | | (311 | ) | | (335 | ) | | (295 | ) |
Stock options | | | 63 | | | 93 | | | — | |
RRP expenses | | | — | | | (26 | ) | | — | |
Other, net | | | (171 | ) | | 8 | | | 8 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,534 | | $ | 2,726 | | $ | 2,980 | |
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Tax expense as a percentage of income before tax | | | 35.0 | % | | 35.6 | % | | 37.4 | % |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| The Company’s total net deferred tax assets are as follows: |
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| | June 30 | |
| |
| |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
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| | (In thousands) | |
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Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | $ | 1,051 | | $ | 913 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 436 | | | 429 | |
Accrued state income tax | | | 276 | | | 268 | |
Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale | | | 88 | | | 173 | |
RRP Plan | | | 85 | | | 110 | |
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Total deferred tax assets | | | 1,936 | | | 1,893 | |
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Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Premises and equipment | | | (174 | ) | | (221 | ) |
Goodwill and other intangibles | | | (204 | ) | | (124 | ) |
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock dividends | | | (487 | ) | | (290 | ) |
Other | | | (34 | ) | | (51 | ) |
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| |
Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (899 | ) | | (686 | ) |
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Net deferred tax asset, included in other assets | | $ | 1,037 | | $ | 1,207 | |
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13. | CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON RETAINED EARNINGS |
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| The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. The regulations require the Bank to meet specific capital adequacy guidelines that involve quantitative measures of Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital classification is also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. |
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| Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined) and Tier 1 capital to total assets (as defined). Management’s opinion, as of June 30, 2007, is that the Bank meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| As of June 30, 2007 and 2006, the most recent notification from the Office of Thrift Supervision, categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since the notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table. |
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| | Actual | | Minimum Capital Adequacy Requirements | | Minimum Required to be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Actions Provisions | |
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| | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | |
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| | (Dollars in thousands) | |
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June 30, 2007: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | $ | 67,622 | | | 13.30 | % | $ | 40,660 | | | 8.00 | % | $ | 50,825 | | | 10.00 | % |
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 64,875 | | | 12.76 | | | 20,330 | | | 4.00 | | | 30,495 | | | 6.00 | |
Tier 1 (core) capital (to adjusted tangible assets) | | | 64,875 | | | 8.32 | | | 31,191 | | | 4.00 | | | 38,989 | | | 5.00 | |
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June 30, 2006: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | $ | 71,632 | | | 16.03 | % | $ | 35,741 | | | 8.00 | % | $ | 44,676 | | | 10.00 | % |
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | | 68,910 | | | 15.42 | | | 17,870 | | | 4.00 | | | 26,806 | | | 6.00 | |
Tier 1 (core) capital (to adjusted tangible assets) | | | 68,910 | | | 9.58 | | | 28,771 | | | 4.00 | | | 35,964 | | | 5.00 | |
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| The following is a reconciliation of the Bank’s equity under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) to regulatory capital. |
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| | June 30 | |
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| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
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| | (In thousands) | |
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GAAP Equity | | $ | 69,148 | | $ | 73,297 | |
Goodwill and other intangibles | | | (4,273 | ) | | (4,387 | ) |
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Tier 1 Capital | | | 64,875 | | | 68,910 | |
General allowance for loan losses | | | 2,747 | | | 2,722 | |
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Total regulatory capital | | $ | 67,622 | | $ | 71,632 | |
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| Office of Thrift Supervision regulations impose various restrictions on savings institutions with respect to their ability to make distributions of capital, which include dividends, stock redemptions or repurchases, cash-out mergers and other transactions charged to the capital account. |
| |
| Generally, savings institutions, such as Kaiser Federal Bank, that before and after the proposed distribution are well-capitalized, may make capital distributions during any calendar year up to 100% of net income for the year-to-date plus retained net income for the two preceding years. However, an institution deemed to be in need of more than normal supervision by the Office of Thrift Supervision |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| may have its dividend authority restricted by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The amount of retained earnings available for dividends was $3.8 million at June 30, 2007. Kaiser Federal Bank may pay dividends to K-Fed Bancorp in accordance with this general authority. |
| |
| K-Fed Bancorp is not currently subject to prompt corrective action regulations. |
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14. | LOAN COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES |
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| The Company is a party to various legal actions normally associated with collections of loans and other business activities of financial institutions, the aggregate effect of which, in management’s opinion, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company. |
| |
| At June 30, 2007 and 2006, there were was $14,285,000 and $15,466,000, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents with balances in excess of insured limits. |
| |
| Outstanding mortgage loan commitments at June 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $7.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2007, $595,000 of commitments were issued at a fixed rate of 6.375%. There were no commitments to purchase mortgage loans at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. |
| |
| Available credit on home equity and unsecured lines of credit is summarized as follows: |
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| | June 30 | |
| |
| |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
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| | (In thousands) | |
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Home equity | | $ | 1,930 | | $ | 2,372 | |
Other consumer | | | 4,485 | | | 4,693 | |
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| |
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| | $ | 6,415 | | $ | 7,065 | |
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| |
| Commitments for home equity and unsecured lines of credit may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company. These commitments are not reflected in the financial statements. |
| |
15. | FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
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| The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is necessarily required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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| The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate fair value: |
| | |
| | Investments |
| | |
| | Estimated fair values for investments are obtained from quoted market prices where available. Where quoted market prices are not available, estimated fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. |
| | |
| | Loans |
| | |
| | The estimated fair value for all fixed rate loans and variable rate loans with an initial fixed rate feature is determined by discounting the estimated cash flows using the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and maturities. |
| | |
| | The estimated fair value for variable rate loans with no initial fixed rate feature is the carrying amount. |
| | |
| | Deposits |
| | |
| | The estimated fair value of deposit accounts (savings, non interest bearing demand and money market accounts) is the carrying amount. The fair value of fixed-maturity time certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the estimated cash flows using the current rate at which similar certificates would be issued. |
| | |
| | FHLB Advances |
| | |
| | The fair values of the FHLB advances are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. |
| | |
| | Other On-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments |
| | |
| | Other on-balance-sheet financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accrued interest receivable, FHLB stock and accrued expenses and other liabilities. The carrying value of each of these financial instruments is a reasonable estimation of fair value. |
| | |
| | Off-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments |
| | |
| | The fair values for the Company’s off-balance sheet loan commitments are estimated based on fees charged to others to enter into similar agreements taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and credit standing of the Company’s customers. The estimated fair value of these commitments is not significant. |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
| |
| The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are summarized as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2007 | | June 30, 2006 | |
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| |
| |
| | Carrying Amount | | Fair Value | | Carrying Amount | | Fair Value | |
| |
| |
| |
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| | (In thousands) | |
Financial assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 26,732 | | $ | 26,732 | | $ | 25,579 | | $ | 25,579 | |
Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions | | | 2,970 | | | 2,954 | | | 9,010 | | | 8,865 | |
Securities available-for-sale | | | 13,579 | | | 13,579 | | | 11,289 | | | 11,289 | |
Securities held-to-maturity | | | 21,096 | | | 20,514 | | | 24,738 | | | 23,939 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | | | 9,870 | | | 9,870 | | | 8,746 | | | 8,746 | |
Loans, net | | | 699,143 | | | 680,196 | | | 634,093 | | | 613,105 | |
Accrued interest receivable | | | 3,259 | | | 3,259 | | | 2,767 | | | 2,767 | |
Financial liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | 494,128 | | | 493,329 | | | 463,454 | | | 459,917 | |
FHLB advances | | | 210,016 | | | 204,745 | | | 179,948 | | | 172,372 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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16. | BUSINESS COMBINATION |
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| On September 24, 2004, the Bank acquired the Panorama City branch of Pan American Bank. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase and accordingly was included in the results of operations from the date of acquisition. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands). |
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Assets acquired: | | | | |
Teller and vault cash | | $ | 128 | |
Loans | | | 23 | |
Other assets / prepayment credits | | | 38 | |
Core deposit intangible | | | 676 | |
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| |
Total assets acquired | | | 865 | |
Liabilities assumed: | | | | |
Deposit accounts | | | 60,971 | |
Discount on certificates of deposit | | | 206 | |
Accrued interest payable | | | 1 | |
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|
| |
Total liabilities assumed (net of assets acquired) | | | 60,313 | |
Cash received from Pan American Bank | | | 56,363 | |
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| |
Goodwill | | $ | 3,950 | |
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| |
The core deposit intangible is being amortized over 8 years on an accelerated basis and is deducted for tax purposes over 15 years using the straight line method. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill is not amortizable but is subject to annual impairment testing and is deducted for tax purposes over 15 years using the straight line method.
The Bank acquired the branch at this premium to further solidify its market share in the Los Angeles County market, expand its customer base to enhance deposit fee income, provide an opportunity to market additional products and services to new customers, and improve customer convenience by adding a new location.
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
| |
17. | EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE |
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| The factors used in the earnings per share computation follow (dollars in thousands). |
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| | June 30 | |
| |
| |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) | |
Basic | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | |
| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 13,627,566 | | | 13,867,645 | | | 14,071,992 | |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Basic earnings per share | | $ | 0.35 | | $ | 0.36 | | $ | 0.36 | |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Diluted | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | |
| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share | | | 13,627,566 | | | 13,867,645 | | | 14,071,992 | |
Add: Dilutive effects of stock awards | | | 23,028 | | | — | | | — | |
Add: Dilutive effects of stock options | | | 1,657 | | | — | | | — | |
Average shares and dilutive potential common shares | | | 13,652,251 | | | 13,867,645 | | | 14,071,992 | |
| |
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| |
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| |
Diluted earnings per common share | | $ | 0.34 | | $ | 0.36 | | $ | 0.36 | |
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| The effect of stock awards and stock options was not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. For the years ended June 30, 2007, there were no antidilutive options or awards. |
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18. | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (INCOME) |
| |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income components and related taxes were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | June 30 | |
| |
| |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | (In thousands) | |
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale | | $ | 207 | | $ | (135 | ) | $ | 37 | |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Tax effect | | | (86 | ) | | 56 | | | (15 | ) |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | $ | 121 | | $ | (79 | ) | $ | 22 | |
| |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
| |
19. | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
| |
| The following table sets forth our Company’s unaudited results of operations for the four quarters ended 2007 and 2006. The sum of the quarterly data may not be equal to the annual data. |
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| | Three months ended | |
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| |
| | September 30 | | December 31 | | March 31 | | June 30 | |
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| |
| |
| |
| |
| | (In thousands, except share data) | |
Fiscal Year 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 9,725 | | $ | 10,245 | | $ | 10,468 | | $ | 10,728 | |
Interest expense | | | 5,153 | | | 5,859 | | | 5,938 | | | 6,190 | |
| |
|
| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net interest income | | | 4,572 | | | 4,386 | | | 4,530 | | | 4,538 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 122 | | | 180 | | | 116 | | | 111 | |
Noninterest income | | | 1,076 | | | 1,009 | | | 1,093 | | | 1,081 | |
Noninterest expense | | | 3,427 | | | 3,533 | | | 3,851 | | | 3,707 | |
| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Income before income tax | | | 2,099 | | | 1,682 | | | 1,656 | | | 1,801 | |
Income tax expense | | | 784 | | | 537 | | | 543 | | | 670 | |
| |
|
| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net income | | $ | 1,315 | | $ | 1,145 | | $ | 1,113 | | $ | 1,131 | |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 0.10 | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.08 | |
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Fiscal Year 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 7,686 | | $ | 9,013 | | $ | 9,474 | | $ | 9,648 | |
Interest expense | | | 3,316 | | | 4,429 | | | 4,772 | | | 4,947 | |
| |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net interest income | | | 4,370 | | | 4,584 | | | 4,702 | | | 4,701 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 165 | | | 195 | | | 128 | | | 164 | |
Noninterest income | | | 745 | | | 951 | | | 873 | | | 857 | |
Noninterest expense | | | 3,307 | | | 3,251 | | | 3,369 | | | 3,549 | |
| |
|
| |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
Income before income tax | | | 1,643 | | | 2,089 | | | 2,078 | | | 1,845 | |
Income tax expense | | | 589 | | | 767 | | | 723 | | | 647 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Net income | | $ | 1,054 | | $ | 1,322 | | $ | 1,355 | | $ | 1,198 | |
| |
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| |
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|
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|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.10 | | $ | 0.10 | | $ | 0.09 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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20. PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
|
Condensed financial information of K-Fed Bancorp follows: |
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands)
| | | | | | | |
| | June 30 2007 | | June 30 2006 | |
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| |
Assets | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 6,036 | | $ | 4,087 | |
Securities available for sale | | | 13,579 | | | 11,289 | |
ESOP Loan | | | 3,264 | | | 3,678 | |
Investment in bank subsidiary | | | 69,148 | | | 73,297 | |
Accrued income receivable | | | 78 | | | 50 | |
Other assets | | | 226 | | | 308 | |
| |
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| |
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| |
| | $ | 92,331 | | $ | 92,709 | |
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| |
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | $ | 14 | | $ | 52 | |
Stockholders’ equity | | | 92,317 | | | 92,657 | |
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| | $ | 92,331 | | $ | 92,709 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | June 30 | |
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| |
| | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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| | | (In thousands) | |
| Income | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest on ESOP Loan | | $ | 3 | | $ | 46 | | $ | 102 | |
| Dividend from subsidiary | | | 10,000 | | | — | | | — | |
| Interest on investment securities, taxable | | | 405 | | | 513 | | | 604 | |
| Other interest and dividend income | | | 351 | | | 44 | | | 39 | |
| | |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
| Total income | | | 10,759 | | | 603 | | | 745 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other operating expenses | | | 291 | | | 250 | | | 276 | |
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| Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary | | | 10,468 | | | 353 | | | 469 | |
| Income taxes | | | 160 | | | 145 | | | 182 | |
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| Income before equity in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary | | | 10,308 | | | 208 | | | 287 | |
| Equity in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary (dividends in excess of earnings) | | | (5,604 | ) | | 4,721 | | | 4,710 | |
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| Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 4,704 | | $ | 4,929 | | $ | 4,997 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary | | | 5,604 | | | (4,721 | ) | | (4,710 | ) |
Amortization of net premiums on investments | | | 31 | | | 49 | | | 65 | |
Net change in accrued income receivable | | | (28 | ) | | 26 | | | 7 | |
Net change in other assets | | | (3 | ) | | (74 | ) | | (45 | ) |
Net change in accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | (38 | ) | | 37 | | | (90 | ) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 10,270 | | | 246 | | | 224 | |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of securities available-for-sale | | | (8,860 | ) | | — | | | — | |
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investments | | | 6,745 | | | 7,375 | | | 2,127 | |
Net change in ESOP loan receivable | | | 414 | | | 397 | | | 382 | |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | | | (1,701 | ) | | 7,772 | | | 2,509 | |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends paid on common stock | | | (1,844 | ) | | (1,394 | ) | | (821 | ) |
Exercise of stock options | | | 170 | | | — | | | — | |
Purchase of treasury stock | | | (4,946 | ) | | (2,944 | ) | | (3,453 | ) |
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Net cash used in financing activities | | | (6,620 | ) | | (4,338 | ) | | (4,274 | ) |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | 1,949 | | | 3,680 | | | (1,541 | ) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | | | 4,087 | | | 407 | | | 1,948 | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | | $ | 6,036 | | $ | 4,087 | | $ | 407 | |
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K-FED BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
21. STOCK CONVERSION
On June 26, 2007, the Board of Directors of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company approved a plan to convert the Mutual Holding Company from the mutual to stock form of organization. The Mutual Holding Company is a federally chartered mutual holding company and currently owns approximately 63.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of K-Fed Bancorp, which owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Kaiser Federal Bank (the “Bank”). Pursuant to the terms of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company’s plan of conversion and reorganization, K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will convert from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company corporate structure. As part of the conversion, we are offering for sale in a subscription offering, and possibly in a community and/or a syndicated community offering, the majority ownership interest of K-Fed Bancorp that is currently owned by K-Fed Mutual Holding Company. Upon the completion of the conversion and offering, K-Fed Mutual Holding Company will cease to exist, and we will complete the transition from partial to full public stock ownership. Upon completion of the conversion, existing public stockholders of K-Fed Bancorp will receive shares of common stock of Kaiser Federal Financial Group in exchange for their shares of K-Fed Bancorp common stock in order to maintain the public stockholders’ existing percentage ownership in our organization (excluding any new shares purchased by them in the offering).
In connection with the conversion, shares of common stock of a new successor holding company, representing the ownership interest of the Mutual Holding Company, will be offered for sale to depositors of the Bank. The following persons and employee benefit plan have subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock of the new holding company in the following order of priority: (1) depositors of record as of March 31, 2006; (2) the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan; (3) depositors of record as of the end of the calendar quarter preceding the commencement of the offering; and (4) depositors entitled to vote on the conversion proposal. If necessary, shares will be offered to the general public. In addition, upon completion of the conversion of the Mutual Holding Company, shares of the Company’s common stock held by public stockholders will be exchanged for shares of a new corporation, which will become the Bank’s new parent holding company. As a result of the conversion and offering, the Mutual Holding Company and Company will cease to exist.
The conversion is subject to approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision as well as the approval of the Mutual Holding Company’s members (depositors of the Bank) and the Company’s stockholders. Proxy materials setting forth information relating to the conversion and offering will be sent to the members of the Mutual Holding Company and stockholders of the Company for their consideration. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus in accordance with federal law and all applicable state securities laws. The conversion and offering are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Offering costs have been deferred and will be deducted from the proceeds of the shares sold in the offering. If the offering is not completed, all costs will be charged to expense. At June 30, 2007, $26,000 of offering costs had been incurred and deferred.
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No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, such other information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or Kaiser Federal Bank. 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 Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. or Kaiser Federal Bank since any of the dates as of which information is furnished herein or since the date hereof.
Up to 14,950,000 Shares
(Subject to Increase to up to 17,192,500 Shares)
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(Proposed Holding Company for
Kaiser Federal Bank)
COMMON STOCK
par value $0.01 per share
PROSPECTUS
November 9, 2007
These securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not federally insured or guaranteed.
Until December 14, 2007, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, 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.