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MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
119 East Main Street
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
(765) 362-4710
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on October 17, 2000
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting")
of Montgomery Financial Corporation (the "Company") will be held at the
Company's office located at 119 East Main Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana at
2:00 p.m., Crawfordsville, Indiana time, on Tuesday, October 17, 2000.
A Proxy Card and a Proxy Statement for the Meeting are enclosed.
The Meeting is for the purpose of considering and acting upon:
1. The election of three directors of the Company to serve for
three year terms expiring in 2003;
2. The ratification of the appointment of Olive LLP as the
auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2001;
and such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting, or any
adjournments thereof. The Board of Directors is not aware of any other business
to come before the Meeting.
Any action may be taken on the foregoing proposals at the Meeting on the date
specified above, or on any date or dates to which the Meeting may be adjourned.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2000 are the
shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
You are requested to complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy, which is
solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors, and to mail it promptly in the
enclosed envelope. The proxy will not be used if you attend and vote at the
Meeting in person.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Earl F. Elliott
Earl F. Elliott
Chief Executive Officer and President
Crawfordsville, Indiana
September 15, 2000
IMPORTANT: THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL SAVE THE COMPANY THE EXPENSE OF
FURTHER REQUESTS FOR PROXIES TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING. A SELF-
ADDRESSED ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF
MAILED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
PROXY STATEMENT
MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
119 East Main Street
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
(765) 362-4710
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
October 17, 2000
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation on behalf
of the Board of Directors of Montgomery Financial Corporation (the "Company"),
the parent company of Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association ("Montgomery
Savings" or the "Association"), of proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting") which will be held at the Company's
office located at 119 East Main Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana on Tuesday,
October 17, 2000, at 2:00 p.m., Crawfordsville, Indiana time, and all
adjournments of the Meeting. The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting, a proxy
card and this Proxy Statement are first being mailed to shareholders on or about
September 15, 2000.
At the Meeting, shareholders of the Company are being asked to consider and vote
upon the election of three directors and the ratification of the appointment of
Olive LLP as auditors for the Company.
Vote Required and Proxy Information
All shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), represented at the Meeting by properly executed proxies received prior
to or at the Meeting, and not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in
accordance with the instructions thereon. If no instructions are indicated,
properly executed proxies will be voted for the director nominees and the other
proposal set forth in this Proxy Statement. The Company does not know of any
matters, other than as described in the Notice of Annual Meeting, that are to
come before the Meeting. If any other matters are properly presented at the
Meeting for action, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy and acting
thereunder will have the discretion to vote on such matters in accordance with
their best judgment.
A proxy given pursuant to the solicitation may be revoked at any time before it
is voted. Proxies may be revoked by: (i) filing with the Secretary of the
Company at or before the Meeting a written notice of revocation bearing a later
date than the proxy, (ii) duly executing a subsequent proxy relating to the same
shares and delivering it to the Secretary of the Company at or before the
Meeting, or (iii) attending the Meeting and voting in person (although
attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation of a
proxy). Any written notice revoking a proxy should be delivered to the
Secretary, Montgomery Financial Corporation, 119 East Main Street,
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933.
Voting Securities and Certain Holders Thereof
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 31, 2000 (the
"Voting Record Date") will be entitled to one vote for each share of Common
Stock then held. As of that date, the Company had 1,244,790 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding. The holders of over 50% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock as of the Voting Record Date must be present in person or by
proxy at the Annual Meeting to constitute a quorum. In determining whether a
quorum is present, shareholders who abstain, cast broker non-votes, or withhold
authority to vote on one or more director nominees will be deemed present at the
Annual Meeting.
The following table sets forth information regarding share ownership of
those persons or entities known by management to own beneficially more than five
percent of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Shares
Beneficially Percent
Beneficial Owner Owned of Class
- -------------------------------------------- ------------ -----------
Community Trust & Investment Company, Trustee
Montgomery Financial Corporation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
119 East Main Street
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 132,250 (1) 10.6%
(1) The amount reported represents shares held by the Employee Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), 26,702 of which have been allocated to
accounts of participants. Community Trust & Investment Company, the
trustee of the ESOP, may be deemed to own beneficially the shares held
by the ESOP which have not been allocated to accounts of participants.
Participants in the ESOP are entitled to instruct the trustee as to the
voting of shares allocated to their accounts under the ESOP.
Unallocated shares held in the ESOP's suspense account or allocated
shares for which no voting instructions are received are voted by the
trustee in the same proportion as allocated shares voted by
participants.
PROPOSAL I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Board of Directors is presently composed of seven members, each of
whom is also a director of the Association. Directors of the Company are
generally elected to serve for a three-year term or until their respective
successors shall have been elected and shall qualify. Approximately one-third of
the directors are elected annually.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company's Board
of Directors, including their terms of office and nominees for election as
directors. It is intended that the proxies solicited on behalf of the Board of
Directors (other than proxies in which the vote is withheld as to one or more
nominees) will be voted at the Meeting for the election of the nominees
identified in the following table. If any nominee is unable to serve, the shares
represented by all such proxies will be voted for the election of such
substitute as the Board of Directors may recommend. At this time, the Board of
Directors knows of no reason why any of the nominees might be unable to serve,
if elected. There are no arrangements or understandings between any director or
nominee and any other person pursuant to which such director or nominee was
selected. Unless otherwise indicated, each nominee has sole investment and/or
voting power with respect to the shares shown as beneficially owned by him. No
nominee for director is related to any other nominee for director or executive
officer of the Company by blood, marriage or adoption. C. Rex Henthorn, a
director of the Company, is the brother of Thomas J. Henthorn, one of the
Association's First Vice Presidents.
Shares of
Director Director Common
of the of the Term Stock Percent
Position(s) Association Company to Beneficially of
Name Age Held Since Since Expire Owned(1) Class
- --------------- ---- -------------- ------------- -------- ------ ------------ -------
NOMINEES
Earl F. Elliott 67 Director, 1973 1997 2003 20,223(2) 1.6%
Chief Executive
Officer and
President
Mark E. Foster 47 Director 1990 1997 2003 5,808(3) *
Robert C. Wright 55 Director 1996 1997 2003 8,943(3) *
DIRECTORS
CONTINUING
IN OFFICE
C. Rex Henthorn 62 Chairman of
the Board 1981 1997 2002 18,084(3) 1.5%
Joseph M. Malott 63 Director 1978 1997 2001 13,084(3) 1.1%
J. Lee Walden 52 Director, 1995 1997 2001 13,027(4) 1.0%
Vice President,
Chief Operating
Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
John E. Woodward 72 Director 1975 1997 2002 13,084(3) 1.1%
All directors and executive
officers as a group (10 persons) 126,760(5) 10.1%
* Less than 1%.
(1) Based upon information furnished by the respective directors, executive
officers and director nominees. Under applicable regulations, shares are
deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if he or she directly or
indirectly has or shares the power to vote or dispose of the shares,
whether or not he or she has any economic power with respect to the shares.
Includes shares beneficially owned by members of the immediate families of
the directors residing in their homes.
(2) Includes 1,650 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options
granted under the Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association Stock Option
Plan (the "Option Plan"), 5,298 shares held under the Montgomery Savings, A
Federal Association Management Recognition Plan and Trust (the "MRP") and
the Montgomery Financial Corporation 1997 Recognition and Retention Plan
(the "RRP"), 2,994 shares allocated to Mr. Elliott's account as of June 30,
2000, under the ESOP, and 255 shares held by Mr. Elliott's spouse for his
descendants. Does not include stock options for 1,102 shares granted to the
director under the Option Plan, which are not exercisable within 60 days of
the Voting Record Date.
(3) Includes 1,257 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options
granted under the Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association Directors'
Stock Option Plan (the "Directors' Option Plan") and 2,500 shares held
under the RRP. Does not include stock options for 841 shares granted to the
director under the Directors' Option Plan which are not exercisable within
60 days of the Voting Record Date.
(4) Includes 858 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options
granted under the Option Plan, 4,739 shares held under the MRP and the RRP,
and 2,208 shares allocated to Mr. Walden's account as of June 30, 2000,
under the ESOP. Does not include stock options for 573 shares granted to
the director under the Option Plan which are not exercisable within 60 days
of the Voting Record Date.
(5) Includes 10,440 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options
granted under the Option Plan and the Directors' Option Plan, 27,574 shares
held under the MRP and the RRP, and 9,893 shares allocated to employees'
accounts as of June 30, 2000, under the ESOP. Does not include stock
options for 6,984 shares granted under the Option Plan and the Directors'
Option Plan which are not exercisable within 60 days of the Voting Record
Date.
The business experience of each director is set forth below. All directors have
held their present positions for at least the past five years, except as
otherwise indicated.
John E. Woodward. Mr. Woodward is retired. He was formerly the President of a
collection agency and credit reporting bureau located in Montgomery County,
Indiana, a position he had held since 1959.
C. Rex Henthorn. Since 1963, Mr. Henthorn has practiced law in the State of
Indiana. He is currently affiliated with the law firm Henthorn, Harris, Taylor &
Weliever, P.C. in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Earl F. Elliott. Mr. Elliott is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
of the Company and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Association. Mr. Elliott first joined the Association in 1973.
Mark E. Foster. Mr. Foster is the General Manager of a retail farm equipment and
automobile dealership located in Warren County, Indiana, a position he has held
since 1983.
Robert C. Wright. Mr. Wright is the owner and manager of a restaurant located in
Vermillion County, Indiana, a position he has held since 1975.
Joseph M. Malott. For the past five years, Mr. Malott has been self-employed as
a consultant to financial institutions.
J. Lee Walden. Mr. Walden is currently the Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Association's
President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Walden first joined the Association
in 1984.
THE DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED UPON RECEIPT OF A PLURALITY OF VOTES CAST AT THE
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING. PLURALITY MEANS THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE THE
LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST ARE ELECTED UP TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
TO BE CHOSEN AT THE MEETING. ABSTENTIONS, BROKER NON-VOTES, AND INSTRUCTIONS ON
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE
NOMINEES WILL RESULT IN THE RESPECTIVE NOMINEE RECEIVING FEWER VOTES. HOWEVER,
THE NUMBER OF VOTES OTHERWISE RECEIVED BY THE NOMINEE WILL NOT BE REDUCED BY
SUCH ACTION.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the executive
officers of the Company who were not also directors of the Company as of June
30, 2000.
Name Age Offices Held
- ------------------ ----- -------------------------------------------------------
Nancy L. McCormick 44 Secretary and Treasurer of the Company and
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Association
Steven V. Brier 47 First Vice President and Treasurer of the Association
Thomas J. Henthorn 46 First Vice President of the Association
Nancy L. McCormick first joined the Association in 1983 and was appointed
Secretary in 1984. Ms. McCormick is the custodian to the Association's records
and assists the Chief Executive Officer in various management duties.
Steven V. Brier joined the Association in 1990 as a branch manager. Mr. Brier
currently is the operations officer of the Association and supervises branch
lending.
Thomas J. Henthorn currently supervises the lending function for the
Association. Mr. Henthorn joined the Association in 1999.
Officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve for a one-year
period and until their successors are elected. There are no family relationships
between or among the persons named. Thomas J. Henthorn is the brother of C. Rex
Henthorn, one of the Company's directors.
Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors
The Company. The Company's Board of Directors meets on a monthly basis.
Directors receive an annual stipend of $1,200 plus $100 for each meeting of the
Board of Directors attended. The Board of Directors met 13 times during the year
ended June 30, 2000. During fiscal year 2000, no director of the Company
attended fewer than 75% of the total number of Board meetings.
The Association. The Association's Board of Directors meets monthly. Additional
special meetings may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors met 13 times during the year ended June 30,
2000. During fiscal year 2000, no director of the Association attended fewer
than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of Board meetings and the total
number of meetings held by the committees of the Board of Directors on which he
served. Directors receive an annual stipend of $6,000 plus $200 for each meeting
of the Board of Directors attended. In addition, directors receive $100 for
attendance at committee meetings lasting one hour or less and $200 per committee
meeting lasting over one hour (except that Messrs. Elliott and Walden receive no
fees for attending committee meetings held during their normal working hours).
The Company has Audit, Nominating, Compensation, and Stock Option and Retention
Plan Committees, among its other Board Committees.
The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Malott, Henthorn, and Wright.
This Committee is responsible for developing and monitoring the Company's audit
program. The Committee selects the Company's outside auditor and meets with such
auditor to discuss the results of the annual audit and any related matters. The
members of the Committee also receive and review all the reports and findings
and other information presented to them by the Company's officers regarding
financial reporting policies and practices. Two members of the Committee meet to
audit all cash items and teller cash and reconcile such items to the general
ledger. The Audit Committee met three times during fiscal 2000.
The entire Board of Directors acts as the Nominating Committee. The Board as
Nominating Committee makes nominations for director candidates for election to
the Board of Directors. The Board met as Nominating Committee one time in fiscal
2000 to nominate the three persons standing for election identified above.
Although the Board of Directors of the Company will consider nominees
recommended by shareholders, it has not actively solicited recommendations for
nominees from shareholders nor has it established procedures for this purpose.
Article X, Section 6 of the Company's By-Laws provides that shareholders
entitled to vote for the election of directors may name nominees for election to
the Board of Directors but there are certain requirements that must be satisfied
in order to do so. Among other things, written notice of a proposed nomination
must be received by the Secretary of the Company not less than 60 days prior to
the anniversary date of the mailing of the Company's proxy materials for the
immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders.
The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Malott, Foster and Wright.
The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all salaries for officers and
employees of Montgomery Savings. The Compensation Committee met three times
during fiscal 2000.
The members of the Stock Option and Retention Plan Committee are Messrs. Malott,
Foster, Wright and Woodward. The Stock Option and Retention Plan Committee met
three times during fiscal 2000.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid or
granted to the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer for each of the
last three fiscal years (the "Named Executive Officer"). No other executive
officer of the Company had aggregate cash compensation exceeding $100,000 during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000.
Summary Compensation Table
Long Term
Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards
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Other Restricted
Name and Annual Stock Options/ All Other
Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Compensation(1) Awards ($) SARs (#) Compensation ($)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earl F. Elliott, 2000 $114,400 $5,000 --- $48,726 (2) -- 29,101(3)
Chief Executive 1999 111,000 10,000 --- -- -- 21,823(4)
Officer and President 1998 100,950 5,000 --- -- -- 33,923(5)
(1) Mr. Elliott receives certain perquisites, but the incremental cost of
providing such perquisites does not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10%
of the officer's salary and bonus.
(2) The value of the restricted stock awards was determined by multiplying
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the shares were
awarded by the number of shares awarded. Of these shares, 3,497 vest
over a 5-year period ended May 16, 2004, and 2,500 vest over a 5-year
period ended May 16, 2005. As of June 30, 2000, the number and
aggregate value of the restricted stock holdings of Mr. Elliott were
5,997 and $50,975, respectively. Dividends paid on restricted shares
are payable to the grantee and are not included in the table.
(3) Represents a contribution by Montgomery Savings on behalf of Mr.
Elliott of $7,532 pursuant to its 401(k) plan, $13,569 to the ESOP, and
$8,000 of deferred compensation payable to Mr. Elliott upon his
retirement.
(4) Represents a contribution by Montgomery Savings of $7,014 on behalf of
Mr. Elliott to its 401(k) plan and $14,809 to the ESOP.
(5) Represents a contribution by Montgomery Savings on behalf of Mr.
Elliott of $6,489 pursuant to its 401(k) plan, $17,434 to the ESOP and
$10,000 of deferred compensation payable to Mr. Elliott upon his
retirement.
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number and
value of in-the-money (when the fair market value of the common stock exceeds
the exercise price of the option) stock options at June 30, 2000, held by the
Named Executive Officer. No stock options were exercised by Mr. Elliott during
fiscal 2000.
Outstanding Stock Option Grants
and Value Realized as of 6/30/2000
Number of Value of Unexercised
Securities Underlying In-the-Money
Unexercised Options at Options at
Fiscal Year End (#) Fiscal Year End ($) (1)
----------------------------- -----------------------------
Name Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
- --------------- ----------- ------------- ---------- -------------
Earl F. Elliott 1,650 1,102 $2,525 $1,686
(1) Represents the aggregate market value (market price of the Common Stock
less the exercise price) of the option granted based on the average
between the high and low prices for the shares as reported on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market on July 3, 2000, which was $8.50.
Employment Agreements. The Association has entered into employment agreements
with Chief Executive Officer Elliott and President Walden providing for an
initial term of three years. The employment agreements provide for an annual
base salary in an amount not less than each individual's respective current
salary and provide for an annual extension subject to the performance of an
annual formal evaluation by disinterested members of the Board of Directors of
the Association. The agreements also provide for termination upon the employee's
death, for cause or in certain events specified by OTS regulations. The
employment agreements are also terminable by the employee upon 90 days' notice
to the Association.
The employment agreements each provide for payment in an amount equal to 299% of
the five-year annual average base compensation, in the event there is a "change
in control" of the Association and employment involuntarily terminates in
connection with such change in control or within twelve months thereafter. For
the purposes of the employment agreements, a "change in control" is defined as
any event which would require the filing of an application for acquisition of
control or notice of change in control pursuant to 12 C.F.R. ss.ss. 574.3 or 4.
Such events are generally triggered prior to the acquisition of control of 10%
of the Company's Common Stock. If the employment of Chief Executive Officer
Elliott or President Walden had been terminated as of June 30, 2000 under
circumstances entitling them to severance pay as described above, they would
have been entitled to receive a lump such cash payment of approximately $302,000
and $218,000, respectively. The agreements also provide for the continued
payment to each employee of health benefits for the remainder of the term of
their contract in the event such individual is involuntarily terminated in the
event of a change in control.
Supplemental Retirement Benefit
The Association provides for a Supplemental Retirement Benefit to Mr. Elliott.
The benefit consists of life insurance on Mr. Elliott's life equal in amount to
twice his annual salary in the event of his death prior to retirement. In
addition, the Association has agreed to pay Mr. Elliott a cash retirement
payment of $100,000, plus accrued interest at a rate not to exceed 8% per annum,
payable either in a lump sum within 30 days after his date of retirement or, at
his election, in equal annual installments over such period of time as he shall
elect, not to exceed five years. As a condition to his receiving the
above-indicated cash retirement payments, Mr. Elliott will be required to enter
into a written consulting agreement with the Association obligating him, during
the remainder of his lifetime but subject to such limitation as his physical
condition might impose, to render such reasonable business consulting and
advisory services to the Association as the Board might request, and further
obligating him not to enter into or engage in any activity or enterprise that
would directly or indirectly involve substantial competition with the
Association.
Certain Transactions
The Association has followed a policy of granting loans to eligible directors,
officers, employees and members of their immediate families for the financing of
their personal residences and for consumer purposes. Under the Association's
current policy, all such loans to directors and senior officers are required to
be made in the ordinary course of business and on the same terms, including
collateral and interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility. The
Association has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions in
the ordinary course of its business with directors, officers, and their
associates. These transactions have been on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates, collateral, and repayment terms on extensions of
credit, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with
others and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or
present other unfavorable features. At June 30, 2000, the Association's loans to
directors, officers and employees totalled approximately $1,757,000 or 10.3% of
shareholders' equity.
From time to time the Company has paid fees to Henthorn, Harris,Taylor &
Weliever, P.C., a law firm in which Chairman Henthorn is a principal, for legal
services performed for Montgomery. For the year ended June 30, 2000, Montgomery
paid fees totaling $3,226 to such law firm for services provided to Montgomery.
In addition, Henthorn, Harris, Taylor, & Weliever P.C. provides legal services
from time to time in connection with loans made by Montgomery Savings, for which
services such law firm is compensated by the borrowers.
PROPOSAL II - RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
At the Meeting, the shareholders will consider and vote on the ratification of
the appointment of Olive LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the
Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
The Board of Directors of the Company has heretofore renewed the Company's
arrangement for Olive LLP to be the Company's auditors for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2001, subject to ratification by the Company's shareholders.
Representatives of Olive LLP are expected to attend the Meeting to respond to
appropriate questions and to make a statement if they so desire.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OLIVE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2001.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials for its
2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, any shareholder proposal to take action at
the 2000 Annual Meeting must be received at the Company's executive office at
119 East Main Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933, no later than 120 days in
advance of September 15, 2001. Any proposal submitted will be subject to the
requirements of the proxy rules adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and, as with any shareholder proposal
(regardless of whether included in the Company's proxy materials), the Company's
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and Indiana law. Under the proxy rules, in
the event that the Company receives notice of a shareholder proposal to take
action at the 2001 Annual Meeting that is not submitted for inclusion in the
Company's proxy materials, or is submitted for inclusion but is properly
excluded from the Company's proxy materials, the persons named in the form of
proxy sent by the Company to its shareholders intend to exercise their
discretion to vote on the proposal in accordance with their best judgment if
notice of the proposal is not received at the main office of the Company before
60 days in advance of September 15, 2001. In addition to the provision of the
proxy rules regarding discretionary voting authority described in the preceding
sentence, the Company's Bylaws provide that if notice of a shareholder proposal
to take action at the 2001 Annual Meeting is not received at the main office of
the Company by 60 days in advance of September 15, 2001, the proposal will not
be recognized as a matter proper for submission to the Company's shareholders
and will not be eligible for presentation at the 2001 Annual Meeting.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors is not aware of any business to come before the Meeting
other than those matters described above in this Proxy Statement. However, if
any other matter should properly come before the Meeting, it is intended that
holders of the proxies will act in accordance with their best judgment.
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. The Company
will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the
beneficial owners of Common Stock. In addition to solicitation by mail,
directors, officers and regular employees of the Company and/or the Association
may solicit proxies personally or by telegraph or telephone without additional
compensation.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
September 15, 2000
REVOCABLE PROXY
MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
[ X ] PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
October 17, 2000
The undersigned hereby appoints the Board of Directors of Montgomery
Financial Corporation (the "Company") with full powers of substitution, to act
as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock
of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the "Meeting"), to be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, at the
Company's main office, located at 119 East Main Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana,
at 2:00 P.M. local time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, as follows:
I. The election of the following directors for the terms specified:
EARL F. ELLIOTT MARK E. FOSTER ROBERT C. WRIGHT
(3-year term) (3-year term) (3-year term)
For Withheld Except
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark
"Except" and write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
II. The ratification of the appointment of Olive LLP as auditors for the
Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
For Against Abstain
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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote on any other
business that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE LISTED PROPOSALS.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE
SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS STATED. IF ANY OTHER
BUSINESS IS PRESENTED AT SUCH MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY THOSE NAMED
IN THIS PROXY IN THEIR BEST JUDGMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS KNOWS OF NO OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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Please be sure to sign and date
this Proxy in the box below. Date
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Shareholder sign above Co-holder (if any) sign above
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Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope provided.
MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
This proxy may be revoked at any time before it is voted by: (i) filing
with the Secretary of the Company at or before the Meeting a written notice of
revocation bearing a later date than the proxy; (ii) duly executing a subsequent
proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to the Secretary of the
Company at or before the Meeting; or (iii) attending the Meeting and voting in
person (although attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute
revocation of a proxy). If this proxy is properly revoked as described above,
then the power of such attorneys and proxies shall be deemed terminated and of
no further force and effect.
The person(s) signing above acknowledge receipt from the Company, prior
to the execution of this Proxy, of a Notice of the Annual Meeting, a Proxy
Statement and the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2000.
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full
title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.
PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETELY DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY IN
THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
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