SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996. [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] For the transition period to --------------- --------------- Commission File No.: 0-17286 ---------- PRIME BANCORP, INC. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 23-2860688 ---------------------- --------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 7111 Valley Green Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034-2209 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Prime Bancorp, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan --------------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plan) REQUIRED INFORMATION Prime Bancorp, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Therefore in lieu of items 1-3 on Form 11-K, the amended financial statements and schedules of the plan for the two years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, which have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are attached hereto as Appendix 1 and incorporated herein by this reference. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: April 10, 1998 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan By: /s/ Harry E. Dingler, Jr. ----------------------------- Harry E. Dingler, Jr. Plan Administrator APPENDIX 1 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Financial Statements December 31, 1996 and 1995 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Table of Contents December 31, 1996 and 1995 ____________________________________________________________________________ 												Page Independent Auditors' Report......................................... 1 Financial Statements Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995................... 2 - 3 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995................... 4 - 5 Notes to Financial Statements........................................ 6 - 11 Schedule 1	Item 27(a) - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes... 13 	 2	Item 27(d) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions............... 14 Independent Auditors' Report The Trustees and Administrator Prime Bancorp, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Prime Bancorp, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as whole. The supplementary information included in Schedules 1 and 2 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Such supplementary information and fund information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly presented in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Philadelphia, PA April 6, 1998 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN								 								 Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits								 								 December 31, 1996 and 1995								 December 31, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Growth Money and Prime Market Growth Income Certificates Common Bond Participant Fund Fund Fund of Deposit Stock Fund Loans Total - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets:								 Investments at fair value Benham GNMA Income Fund $ - - - - - 41,259 - 41,259 Dreyfus Short Interest Government Fund - - - - - 57,642 - 57,642 Kaufmann Fund - 94,291 - - - - - 94,291 Money Market Fund 1,567 - - - - - - 1,567 Neuberger & Berman: 								 Focus Fund - 104,705 - - - - - 104,705 Guardian Fund - - 41,213 - - - - 41,213 Participant Loans - - - - - - 23,971 23,971 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock - - - - 1,906,755 - - 1,906,755 Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit - - - 778,656 - - - 778,656 Vanguard Wellington Fund - 195,707 - - - - 195,707 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total investments 1,567 198,996 236,920 778,656 1,906,755 98,901 23,971 3,245,766 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net assets available for plan benefits $ 1,567 198,996 236,920 778,656 1,906,755 98,901 23,971 3,245,766 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 								 								 (continued) Page 2 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN											 											 Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, continued				 								 													 December 31, 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Growth and Prime Growth Income Certificates Common Bond Participant Fund Fund of Deposit Stock Fund Loans Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assets: Investments at fair value AIM Value Fund $ 144,647 - - - - - 144,647 Dreyfus Short Int. Govt. Fund - - - - 50,371 - 50,371 Participant Loans - - - - - 4,977 4,977 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock - - - 2,020,294 - - 2,020,294 Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit - - 791,702 - - - 791,702 Vanguard Wellington Fund 140,324 - - - - 140,324 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total investments 144,647 140,324 791,702 2,020,294 50,371 4,977 3,152,315 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Receivables: Employer's contributions 1,810 1,853 6,280 10,485 1,124 21,552 Participants' contributions 2,708 2,772 9,395 15,685 1,681 32,241 Other 289 296 1,002 1,674 179 3,440 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total receivables 4,807 4,921 16,677 27,844 2,984 57,233 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net assets available for plan benefits $149,454 145,245 808,379 2,048,138 53,355 4,977 3,209,548 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See accompanying notes to financial statements. Page 3 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits Years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 Year ended December 31, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Growth Money and Prime Market Growth Income Certificates Common Bond Participant Fund Fund Fund of Deposit Stock Fund Loans Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additions to net assets attributable to: Net realized and unrealized appreciation $ - 3,806 8,571 - 181,867 515 - 194,759 Dividend Income - 1,799 3,468 - 65,545 - - 70,812 Interest income - - - 44,692 - 1,358 1,011 47,061 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net investment income - 5,605 12,039 44,692 247,412 1,873 1,011 312,632 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contributions: Employer 33,511 47,803 46,976 47,149 77,069 23,646 - 276,154 Participants 64,699 52,069 51,127 39,348 49,276 25,001 - 281,520 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total contributions 98,210 99,872 98,103 86,497 126,345 48,647 - 557,674 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rollovers 11,505 - 19,536 - 14,342 - - 45,383 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total additions 109,715 105,477 129,678 131,189 388,099 50,520 1,011 915,689 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reductions in net assets attributable to: Withdrawals (353) (61,480) (58,153)(118,992) (624,415) (16,078) - (879,471) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total interfund transfers, including new loans and loan repayments (107,795) 5,545 20,150 (41,920) 94,933 11,104 17,983 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) 1,567 49,542 91,675 (29,723) (141,383) 45,546 18,994 36,218 Net assets available for plan benefits Beginning of year - 149,454 145,245 808,379 2,048,138 53,355 4,977 3,209,548 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ End of year $ 1,567 198,996 236,920 778,656 1,906,755 98,901 23,971 3,245,766 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (continued) Page 4 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, continued Year ended December 31, 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Growth and Prime Growth Income Certificates Common Bond Participant Fund Fund of Deposit Stock Fund Loans Total - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributable to: Net realized and unrealized appreciation $ 14,141 16,285 - 434,589 1,323 - 466,338 Dividend Income 7,145 4,871 - 58,170 - - 70,186 Interest income - - 50,699 - 1,732 - 52,431 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net investment income 21,286 21,156 50,699 492,759 3,055 - 588,955 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contributions: Employer 28,961 30,818 70,493 160,523 14,586 - 305,381 Participants 23,378 24,084 56,205 118,251 11,811 - 233,729 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total contributions 52,339 54,902 126,698 278,774 26,397 - 539,110 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rollovers 819 3,270 3,277 4,913 - - 12,279 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total additions 74,444 79,328 180,674 776,446 29,452 - 1,140,344 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reductions in net assets attributable to: Withdrawals (3,333) (2,723) (116,437) (106,590) (1,469) - (230,552) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total reductions (3,333) (2,723) (116,437) (106,590) (1,469) - (230,552) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total interfund transfers, including new loans 46,479 35,044 (17,724) (81,276) 12,500 4,977 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) 117,590 111,649 46,513 588,580 40,483 4,977 909,792 Net assets available for plan benefits Beginning of year 31,864 33,596 761,866 1,459,558 12,872 - 2,299,756 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ End of year $ 149,454 145,245 808,379 2,048,138 53,355 4,977 3,209,548 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See accompanying notes to financial statements. Page 5 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN December 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)	Description of Plan The following description provides only general information of the Prime Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) which became effective July 1, 1984. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. The Company merged with First Sterling Bank on December 31, 1996. As a result, on December 31, 1996 all First Sterling employees became employees of the Company and adopted the Plan. Assets of the former First Sterling Bank Plan are expected to be merged into to the Plan in 1998. General The Plan is a salary reduction plan, also called a "401 (k) plan", covering full and part-time employees of the Company who have completed one year of service and attained age twenty-one. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 	Contributions Each year, participants may contribute up to 15% of pretax annual compensation up to a maximum of $9,500, as defined in the Plan. The Company may contribute a matching contribution based on the amount of the participant's elected salary reduction. Currently the Company matches 66 2/3% on the first 6% of the participants elected compensation. Additional amounts may be contributed at the option of the Company's board of directors. Discretionary contributions amounted to $176,000 in 1996 and $241,000 in 1995. 	Participant Accounts Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and allocation of (i) the Company's contribution and (ii) Plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account. 	Vesting Participant's are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company's matching and discretionary contribution plus actual earnings are based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100% vested after five years of credited service. (Continued) Page 6 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN December 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)	Continued 	 	Investment Options Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions in any of the following investment options: Growth Funds - The growth funds include the Kaufmann Fund and the Neuberger & Berman Focus Fund which aim for capital appreciation by investing in a broad range of companies that are perceived to be undervalued and undergoing positive changes or turnarounds. Growth & Income Funds - The growth & income funds include the Vanguard Wellington Fund and the Neuberger & Berman Guardian Fund which seek long-term capital growth, current income and growth of income. The funds typically invest in securities (stocks and bonds) of dividend-paying companies with the potential for earnings growth. Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit - Interest bearing certificate issued by the bank at terms and rates ranging from 6 months to 60 months. Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock - Seeks long-term capital growth, current income and growth of income. If monies available from contributions are insufficient to purchase a whole share of Prime Bancorp, Inc. common stock, such amount is invested on a short-term basis in a money market fund, which emphasizes liquidity and preservation of capital by investing in short-term debt instruments (maturing in one year or less). The money market fund is not a direct participant investment option. Bond Funds - The bond funds include the Benham GNMA Income Fund and the Dreyfus Short Interest Government Fund which seek high income consistent with a high degree of principal stability by investing primarily in short-term, high quality bonds (rated AAA or AA). Participants may change their investment options quarterly. (Continued) Page 7 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN December 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Continued 	Loan Fund Participants may borrow from their fund accounts any amount up to a maximum equal to the lessor of (i) $50,000 or (ii) 50% of their vested account balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the various investment funds from (to) the participants' Loan Fund. Loan terms range from 1-5 years unless for the purchase of a primary residence, the range is 1-25 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined quarterly by the Loan Committee. Principal and interest is paid ratably through bi-weekly payroll deductions. 	Payment of Benefits On termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, a beneficiary or participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant's vested interest in his or her account, or annual installments over 5 years, 10 years or life. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. 	Forfeited Accounts Forfeited non-vested accounts may be used to reduce future employer contributions. There were no material forfeited non-vested accounts in 1996 or 1995. 	Rollovers Participants are permitted to deposit into the Plan, distributions received from other qualified plans (i.e., rollovers). Rollovers from other plans are allocated to the various funds based on the participant's direction. Participants are 100% vested in these rollovers. Administrative Fees All administrative expenses incurred by the Plan are paid for by the Company. (Continued) Page 8 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN December 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2)	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 	Basis of Presentation The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 	Investment Valuation and Income Recognition Investments in non-dollar mutual funds are carried at fair value, measured by net asset value reported by the respective mutual funds. The value of units of the mutual fund is based on the underlying fair value of the investments within the funds. The money market fund is valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock is stated at fair value based on quoted market price. The certificates of deposit are carried at par which approximates fair value. Employee loans are stated at their unpaid principal balance which approximates fair value. Securities transactions are recognized on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined by the weighted average method. Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are included in investment income. Payment of Benefits Benefits are recorded when paid. Page 9 (3) Investments Investments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows: 1996 1995 Historical Fair Historical Fair cost value cost value AIM Value Fund, 0 shares at 12/31/96; 5,395 shares at 12/31/95 $ - - 125,761 144,647 Benham GNMA Income Fund, 3,933 shares at 12/31/96; 0 shares at 12/31/95 40,838 41,259 - - Dreyfus Short Interest Government Fund, 5,303 shares at 12/31/96; 4,538 shares at 12/31/95 58,155 57,642 48,768 50,371 Kaufmann Fund, 16,146 shares at 12/31/96; 0 shares at 12/31/95 93,076 94,291 - - Neuberger & Berman Focus Fund, 3,397 shares at 12/31/96; 0 shares at 12/31/95 107,381 104,705 - - Guardian Fund, 1,608 shares at 12/31/96; 0 shares at 12/31/95 38,815 41,213 - - Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock, 93,012 shares at 12/31/96 99,768 shares at 12/31/95 1,140,431 1,906,755 1,121,638 2,020,294 Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit, $778,656 par value at 12/31/96; $791,702 par value at 12/31/95 778,656 778,656 791,702 791,702 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Stock Money Market Fund, 1,567 shares at 12/31/96; 0 shares at 12/31/95 1,567 1,567 - - Vanguard Wellington Fund, 7,484 shares at 12/31/96; 5,744 shares at 12/31/95 189,590 195,707 122,205 140,324 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant loans, with interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%, and maturity dates ranging from 2/14/97 to 7/30/23 23,971 23,971 4,977 4,977 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investments 2,472,480 3,245,766 2,215,051 3,152,315 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities for 1996 and 1995 was: Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1996 $ 773,286 Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1995 937,264 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change in unrealized appreciation for 1996 $ (163,978) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1995 937,264 Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1994 538,303 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change in unrealized appreciation for 1995 $ 398,961 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listed below is the aggregate historical cost, aggregate proceeds and the net gain or loss arising from transactions, excluding money market account for years ended 1996 and 1995: - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Aggregate historical Aggregate cost proceeds Net gain - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sales of investment securities including Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock 462,081 820,818 358,737 1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate historical Aggregate cost proceeds Net gain - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sales of investment securities including Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock 121,640 189,017 67,377 (Continued) Page 11 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN December 31, 1996 and 1995 Notes to Financial Statements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following table shows the participation in each of the respective funds as of December 31, 1996, and includes participants who elect more than one investment option: Kaufmann Fund 73 Neuberger & Berman Focus Fund 65 Vanguard Wellington Fund 99 Neuberger & Berman Guardian Fund 36 Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit 126 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock 145 Benhan GNMA Fund 35 Dreyfus Short Interst Government Fund 44 (4) Income Tax Status The Plan administrator and the Plan sponsor believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for income tax is included in the accompanying financial statements. (5) Description of Priorities Upon Plan Termination Although the Company has not expressed any intention of terminating the Plan, it may do so at any time. Upon termination, all amounts credited to the participant accounts will become 100% vested. A reduction in the value of the participant account would occur if market value losses, surrender charges or deferred sales charges are incurred when Plan investments are liquidated for distribution. (Continued) Page 12 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN	 		 Schedule 1 			 Item 27a -- Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes			 			 December 31, 1996			 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Historical Fair cost value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benham GNMA Income Fund, 3,933 units $ 40,838 $ 41,259 Dreyfus Short Interest Government Fund, 5,303 units 58,155 57,642 Kaufmann Fund, 16,146 units 93,076 94,291 Prime Bank Stock Money Market Fund, 1,567 units 1,567 1,567 Neuberger & Berman 			 Focus Fund, 3,397 units 107,381 104,705 Guardian Fund, 1,608 units 38,815 41,213 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock, 93,012 units 1,140,431 1,906,755 Prime Bank Certificates of Deposit, 778,656 units 778,656 778,656 Vanguard Wellington Fund, 7,484 units 189,590 195,707 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Participant loans, with interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%, and maturity dates ranging from 2/14/97 to 7/30/23 23,971 23,971 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 		 Total Investments 2,472,480 3,245,766 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 PRIME BANCORP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Schedule 2 				 Item 27d -- Schedule of Reportable Transactions				 				 Year ended December 31, 1996				 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reportable transactions during the year ended December 31, 1996 were:				 				 Purchases				 Shares Amount - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neuberger & Berman Focus Fund 5,995 180,445 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock 15,590 292,780 Vanguard Wellington Fund 10,683 270,078 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------				 Sales				 Realized Shares Cost Proceeds Gain - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------				 Prime Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock 22,346 273,987 588,186 314,199 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 14 /TEXT>