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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DutchFork Bancshares, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DutchFork Bancshares, Inc.
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Newberry Federal Savings Bank Letterhead
Dear ESOP Participant:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. (the
"Company"), I am forwarding to you a green vote authorization form for the
matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of DutchFork
Bancshares, Inc. on February 8, 2001, along with a Notice and Proxy Statement
for the Company's Annual Meeting and a Company Annual Report. As a participant
in the Newberry Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP")
you are entitled to instruct the trustee of the ESOP how to vote the shares of
Company common stock allocated to your account in the ESOP.
As of December 11, 2000, the record date for stockholders entitled to vote
at the Annual Meeting, no shares of Common Stock held in the ESOP Trust had been
allocated to participant accounts. Therefore, for purposes of this vote only,
you will be deemed to have one share of Common Stock in the ESOP allocated to
you for the sole purpose of providing the ESOP trustee with voting instructions.
The remaining unallocated shares in the ESOP Trust will be voted by the ESOP
trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions the
ESOP trustee has received from participants regarding the shares of Common Stock
deemed allocated to their accounts, so long as such vote is in accordance with
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
At this time, in order to direct the voting of the share of Common Stock
deemed allocated to your account under the ESOP, please complete and sign the
enclosed green vote authorization form and return it in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope no later than February 1, 2001. Your vote will not be
revealed, directly or indirectly, to any officer, employee or director of the
Company or Newberry Federal Savings Bank. The votes will be tallied by the ESOP
trustee and the ESOP Trustee will use the voting instructions it receives to
vote the shares of Common Stock in the ESOP Trust.
Sincerely,
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Name:____________________
Shares: 1 share
VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM
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I, the undersigned, understand that First BankersTrust Company, the ESOP
Trustee, is the holder of record and custodian of all shares attributable to me
of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") common stock under the Newberry
Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan. I understand that my voting
instructions are solicited on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 8, 2001.
Accordingly, you are to vote my share as follows:
1. The election as Directors of all nominees listed (unless the "FOR ALL
EXCEPT" box is marked and the instructions below are complied with).
Keitt Purcell and James E. Wiseman, Jr.
FOR ALL
FOR VOTE WITHHELD EXCEPT
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold your vote for any individual nominee, mark "FOR ALL
EXCEPT" and write that nominee's name on the line provided below.
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2. The approval of the DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based
Incentive Plan.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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3. The ratification of the appointment of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA as
independent auditors of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE LISTED
PROPOSALS.
The ESOP Trustee is hereby authorized to vote any shares attributable to
me in his or her trust capacity as indicated above.
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Date Signature
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE NO
LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1, 2001.
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Newberry Federal Savings Bank Letterhead
Dear 401(k) Plan Participant:
In connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of DutchFork
Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") which is the parent holding company for
Newberry Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), you may vote the shares of Company
common stock ("Common Stock") held in the DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Fund
("Employer Stock Fund") and credited to your account under the Newberry Federal
Savings Bank Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan Trust ("401(k) Plan").
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am forwarding to you the attached
yellow vote authorization form, provided for the purpose of conveying your
voting instructions to the Bank of New York, an unrelated corporate trustee for
the Employer Stock Fund (the "Employer Stock Fund Trustee"). The Employer Stock
Fund Trustee will vote those shares of Company common stock held in the 401(k)
Plan Trust. Also enclosed is a Notice and Proxy Statement for the Company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 8, 2001 and a DutchFork
Bancshares, Inc. Annual Report to Stockholders.
As a 401(k) Plan participant investing in the Employer Stock Fund you are
entitled to direct the Employer Stock Fund Trustee as to the voting of Common
Stock credited to your account as of December 11,2000, the record date for
stockholders entitled to vote. The Employer Stock Fund Trustee will vote all
shares of Common Stock for which no directions are given or for which timely
instructions were not received in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect
the instructions the Employer Stock Fund Trustee received from participants
regarding shares of Common Stock in their 401(k) Plan accounts.
At this time, in order to direct the voting of your shares of Common Stock
held in the Employer Stock Fund, you must complete and sign the enclosed yellow
vote authorization form and return it in the accompanying postage-paid envelope
by February 1, 2001. Your vote will not be revealed, directly or indirectly, to
any other officer or other employee or director of the Company or the Bank.
Sincerely,
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Name:____________________
Shares:___________________
VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM
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I understand that my voting instructions are solicited on behalf of the
Company's Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held
on February 8, 2001.
Accordingly, the Employer Stock Fund Trustee is to vote my shares of
Common Stock as follows:
1. The election as Directors of all nominees listed (unless the "FOR ALL
EXCEPT" box is marked and the instructions below are complied with).
Keitt Purcell and James E. Wiseman, Jr.
FOR ALL
FOR VOTE WITHHELD EXCEPT
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold your vote for any individual nominee, mark "FOR ALL
EXCEPT" and write that nominee's name on the line provided below.
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2. The approval of the DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based
Incentive Plan.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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3. The ratification of the appointment of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA as
independent auditors of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE LISTED
PROPOSALS.
The Employer Stock Fund Trustee is hereby authorized to vote any shares
attributable to me in his or her trust capacity as indicated above.
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Date Signature
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1, 2001.