SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 1998 Alliance Bancorp ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-20082 36-3811768 - ---------------------------- --------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 323-1776 -------------- Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. ------------- On June 30, 1998, the merger of Southwest Bancshares, Inc. with and into Alliance Bancorp was completed. Alliance Bancorp was the surviving entity in the merger. The merger was accounted for under the pooling-of-interest method of accounting, and 1.1981 shares of Alliance Bancorp common stock were exchanged for each outstanding share of Southwest Bancshares common stock. A total of 3,411,500 shares of Alliance Bancorp common stock were issued for the 2,847,585 shares of Southwest Bancshares common stock outstanding. The following is selected consolidated financial information as of and for the month ended July 31, 1998, which period covers thirty one (31) days of combined operations of Alliance Bancorp, taking into account the merger of Southwest Bancshares, Inc. with and into Alliance Bancorp. Total Assets $ 2,079,091,000 =============== Total Loans $ 1,350,689,000 =============== Total Deposits $ 1,318,058,000 =============== Total Stockholders' Equity $ 181,952,000 =============== Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding 11,434,437 ========== Interest Income $ 11,976,000 Interest Expense 7,593,000 --------------- Net Income Interest 4,383,000 Non-Interest Income 1,731,000 Non-Interest Expense 3,825,000 --------------- Income Before Income Tax 2,289,000 Income Tax Expense 969,000 --------------- Net Income $ 1,320,000 =============== 2 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. ALLIANCE BANCORP DATE: August 26, 1998 By: /s/ Richard A. Hojnicki --------------------------- Richard A. Hojnicki Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3