Registration No. 333-_____ Filed October 8, 1996 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Life Bancorp, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Articles of Incorporation) Virginia 54-1711207 - ------------------------- ------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 109 East Main Street Norfolk, Virginia 23510 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Life Savings Bank, FSB Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plan) Copies to: Edward E. Cunningham Timothy B. Matz, Esq. Chairman of the Board, President and Hugh T. Wilkinson, Esq. Chief Executive Officer Patricia J. Wohl, Esq. Life Bancorp, Inc. Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P. 109 East Main Street 734 15th Street, N.W. Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Washington, D.C. 20005 - --------------------------------------- (202) 347-0300 (Name and Address of Agent For Service) (757) 858-1000 - --------------------------------------- (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Securities Amount Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of to be to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration Registered Registered Per Share(2) Offering Price(2) Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.01 25,000(1) $16.125 $403,125 $122.16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Represents an estimate of such presently undeterminable number of shares as may be purchased with employee contributions pursuant to the Life Savings Bank, FSB Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan is the successor to the Life Savings Bank, FSB Financial Institutions Thrift Plan (the "Thrift Plan"), effective May 1, 1995. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, which has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h). The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is the average of the high and low prices of the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of Life Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") on the Nasdaq National Market on October 2, 1996. -------------------------- This Registration Statement shall become effective automatically upon the date of filing in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 17 C.F.R. ss. 230.462. -------------------------- This Registration Statement registers shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan in addition to shares which were previously registered by the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-91836) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on May 2, 1995. The contents of the prior Form S-8 are incorporated by reference. 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (numbering corresponds to Exhibit Table in Item 601 of Regulation S-K): No. Exhibit Page 4 Specimen Common Stock Certificate. * 23 Consent of Edmondson, LedBetter & Ballard, L.L.P. E-1 24 Power of attorney for any subsequent amendments (located in the signature pages of this Registration Statement). -- 99 Life Savings Bank, FSB Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan * - ---------------- * Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-91836) filed with the Commission on May 2, 1995. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Norfolk, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 8th day of October, 1996. LIFE BANCORP, INC. By: /s/ Edward E. Cunningham ------------------------------------- Edward E. Cunningham, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Edward E. Cunningham his or her true and lawful attorney, with full power to sign for such person and in such person's name and capacity indicated below, and with full power of substitution any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming such person's signature as it may be signed by said attorney to any and all amendments. /s/ Edward E. Cunningham October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Edward E. Cunningham Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Emory J. Dunning, Jr. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Emory J. Dunning, Jr. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Joseph C. Addington, Jr. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Joseph C. Addington, Jr. Director /s/ Charles M. Earley, Jr., M.D. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Charles M. Earley, Jr., M.D. Director /s/ William J. Fanney October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- William J. Fanney Director /s/ E. Saunders Early, Jr. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- E. Saunders Early, Jr. Director /s/ Donald I. Fentress October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Donald I. Fentress Director /s/ William J. Jonak, Jr. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- William J. Jonak, Jr. Director /s/ Frederick V. Martin October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Frederick V. Martin Director /s/ Tollie W. Rich, Jr. October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Tollie W. Rich, Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director /s/ Braden Vandeventer October 8, 1996 - ---------------------------------------- Braden Vandeventer Director Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee who administers the employee benefit plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Norfolk, Commonwealth of Virginia, on October 8, 1996. LIFE SAVINGS BANK, FSB EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN LIFE SAVINGS BANK, FSB TRUSTEE By: /s/ Edward E. Cunningham ------------------------------------- Edward E. Cunningham, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer