================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- FORM 11-K (Mark One) [x] Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934 [Fee Required] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 OR [ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [No Fee Required] For the transition period from to ----- ----- Commission File Number 1-13578 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: DOWNEY FINANCIAL CORP. 3501 Jamboree Road Newport Beach, CA 92660 ================================================================================ REQUIRED INFORMATION I. Financial Statements. Financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, together with independent auditors' report thereon. II. Exhibits: Consent of Independent Auditors. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Date: June 26, 1998 By: /s/ THOMAS E. PRINCE ------------------------- ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Prince Member, Administrative Committee DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules December 31, 1997 and 1996 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules Page Independent Auditors' Report..................................... 1 Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits - December 31, 1997 and 1996...................................... 2 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits - Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.......................... 3 Notes to Financial Statements.................................... 4 Schedule Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes - December 31, 1997............................................... 1 Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions - Year ended December 31, 1997............................................... 2 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Administrative Committee Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan: We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for plan benefits of the Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 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, 1997 and 1996 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 performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes and schedule of reportable transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are 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. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick Los Angeles, California June 26, 1998 1 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits December 31, 1997 and 1996 ASSETS 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Cash ............................................ $ -- 5,961 ------------ ------------ Investments, at fair value: Mutual funds ................................... 10,060,539 6,803,984 Money market funds ............................. 3,901,857 3,253,991 Downey Financial Corp. common stock ............ 3,587,931 1,917,726 Participant loans .............................. 586,675 439,034 ------------ ------------ 18,137,002 12,414,735 ------------ ------------ Receivables: Employer's contribution ........................ 1,266,521 1,174,191 Employees' contributions ....................... 73,028 54,556 Investment income .............................. 930 3,183 Other .......................................... 1,998 6,202 ------------ ------------ 1,342,477 1,238,132 ------------ ------------ Total assets ............................... 19,479,479 13,658,828 ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES Other ........................................... (19,958) (1,348) ------------ ------------ Total liabilities ......................... (19,958) (1,348) ------------ ------------ Net assets available for Plan benefits..... $ 19,459,521 13,657,480 ============ ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 2 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Additions to net assets attributed to: Dividends ............................ $ 38,117 29,518 Interest and realized and unrealized gains and losses .................... 3,318,069 1,373,202 ------------ ------------ 3,356,186 1,402,720 Contributions: Employer ............................. 1,507,150 1,336,683 Employee ............................. 1,920,928 1,556,387 ------------ ------------ Total additions .................... 6,784,264 4,295,790 ------------ ------------ Deductions from net assets attributed to benefits paid to participants ..... (982,223) (1,110,007) ------------ ------------ Total deductions .................. (982,223) (1,110,007) ------------ ------------ Net increase ...................... 5,802,041 3,185,783 Net assets available for Plan benefits: Beginning of year .................... 13,657,480 10,471,697 ------------ ------------ End of year .......................... $ 19,459,521 13,657,480 ============ ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. 3 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1997 and 1996 (1) DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN GENERAL The Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) was established as a profit sharing plan on January 1, 1978 and was originally called the Employees' Profit Sharing Plan of Downey Savings and Loan Association. The Plan was amended and restated in its entirety as of October 1, 1997, and continues to qualify as both a profit sharing plan and a qualified cash or deferred arrangement under Internal Revenue Code Sections 401(a) and 401(k). The following description provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. The Plan is a defined contribution plan which provides retirement benefits for eligible employees of Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A., its affiliates and subsidiaries (Downey). It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN The Plan is administered by Downey (the Plan Administrator). Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Administrative Committee (the Committee) also administers the Plan and consists of at least three members and has the authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan. The assets of the Plan are held in a nondiscretionary trust by Fidelity Management Trust Company as trustee and are administered under a trust agreement which requires that the trustee hold, administer and distribute the funds of the Plan in accordance with the text of the Plan and the instructions of the Plan Administrator, the Committee or its designees. CONTRIBUTIONS All employees of Downey are eligible to participate in the Plan provided they are 21 years of age and have completed one year of service. Each year, participants may contribute up to 15% of their compensation, as defined in the Plan. Participants may roll over into the Plan amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans. Downey makes a matching contribution equal to 25% of the participant's pretax contributions which do not exceed 4% of the participant's compensation. In addition, Downey makes annual contributions based upon the participant's annual compensation and a participant age weighted factor. Contributions are subject to certain limitations. PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and allocations of Downey's matching and discretionary contributions and the Plan's earnings and losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. Forfeitures reduce the amount of employer contributions. For the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, participant forfeitures totaled $53,483 and $30,646, respectively. 4 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued VESTING Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in Downey's matching and discretionary contributions plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. A participant vests at the rate of 20% after one year of credited service and 20% each year thereafter until 100% vesting is reached after five years of credited service. INVESTMENT OPTIONS As part of the amended and restated Plan as of October 1, 1997, the investment options available to the Plan's participants changed whereby contributions may be invested at the participant's direction as follows: Stock Fund - The fund provides Plan participants with an opportunity to invest in Downey Financial Corp. stock. Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund - The fund seeks to preserve capital and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing income. The fund invests in high quality, short-term U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments of domestic and foreign issuers. PIMCO Low Duration Inst. Fund - The fund seeks total return - both income and capital appreciation - consistent with prudent investment management. Templeton Foreign Fund - The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Fidelity Puritan Fund - The fund seeks income consistent with preservation of capital Fidelity Growth & Income Fund - The fund seeks long term growth, current income and growth of income, consistent with reasonable investment risk. Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - The fund seeks capital appreciation. PARTICIPANT LOANS From the beginning of the Plan and through September 30, 1997, participants could borrow from their fund accounts in the event of financial hardship, as defined within the Plan. Beginning October 1, 1997 and thereafter, based on the amended and restated Plan, participants may borrow from their fund accounts for general purposes, as defined within the Plan. Participant loans are limited to 50% of the participant's current vested fund balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment funds. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear a fixed rate of interest equal to prime plus 2% at the time the loan is originated. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS Upon termination of service, a participant may elect to receive either a single sum payment in cash or Downey Stock equal to the value of the vested interest in his or her account, or a series of substantially equal annual or more frequent installments over a period not to exceed five years. 5 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued PLAN TERMINATION Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, Downey has the right under the Plan to discontinue contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts. (2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. INVESTMENTS Publicly traded securities are carried at fair value based on published market quotations. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. PARTICIPANT LOANS Participant loans are included in the statements of net assets available for Plan benefits at cost, which approximates fair value of the notes. The notes are payable through payroll deductions. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES All administrative costs of the Plan, excluding investment management fees, are paid by Downey. USE OF ESTIMATES The Plan Administrator has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates. RECLASSIFICATION Certain reclassifications of the prior year's reported amounts have been made to conform to the current year's reporting format. 6 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued (3) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS The following presents net assets available for Plan benefits for each fund as of December 31, 1997: RETIREMENT FIDELITY MONEY PIMCO LOW TEMPLETON FIDELITY GROWTH FIDELITY STOCK MARKET DURATION FOREIGN PURITAN & INCOME LOW-PRICED LOAN FUND FUND INST. FUND FUND FUND FUND STOCK FUND FUND TOTAL ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- ASSETS: Investments at fair value: Mutual funds ... $ -- -- 967,968 252,402 2,871,334 4,994,272 974,563 -- 10,060,539 Money market funds ......... 209,620 3,692,237 -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,901,857 Downey Financial Corp.common stock ......... 3,587,931 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,587,931 Participant loans ......... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 586,675 586,675 ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- 3,797,551 3,692,237 967,968 252,402 2,871,334 4,994,272 974,563 586,675 18,137,002 ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- Receivables: Employer's contribution .... 198,859 237,594 61,348 71,778 180,957 371,618 144,367 -- 1,266,521 Employees' contributions ... 12,726 11,005 3,402 4,735 8,900 21,200 11,060 -- 73,028 Investment income 930 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 930 Other ............ 356 329 155 136 207 617 198 -- 1,998 ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- 212,871 248,928 64,905 76,649 190,064 393,435 155,625 -- 1,342,477 ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- Total assets .. 4,010,422 3,941,165 1,032,873 329,051 3,061,398 5,387,707 1,130,188 586,675 19,479,479 Liabilities - other (19,958) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (19,958) ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- Net assets available for Plan benefits ......... $3,990,464 3,941,165 1,032,873 329,051 3,061,398 5,387,707 1,130,188 586,675 19,459,521 ========== ========== ========== ======== ========== ========== ========== ======== =========== 7 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued The following presents net assets available for Plan benefits for each fund as of December 31, 1996: SCHWAB NEUBERGER DODGE & WASATCH MONEY PIMCO LOW FIDELITY & BERMAN COX AGGRESSIVE STOCK MARKET DURATION BALANCED GUARDIAN LOAN BALANCED EQUITY FUND FUND INST. FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- ASSETS: Cash .............. $ 4,385 1,386 -- -- 38 -- 152 -- 5,961 ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- Investments at fair value: Mutual funds ... -- -- 958,470 105,393 2,927,325 -- 2,221,422 591,374 6,803,984 Money market funds ......... 53,575 3,200,416 -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,253,991 Downey Financial Corp. common stock ......... 1,917,726 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,917,726 Participant loans ......... -- -- -- -- -- 439,034 -- -- 439,034 ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- ----------- 1,971,301 3,200,416 958,470 105,393 2,927,325 439,034 2,221,422 591,374 12,414,735 ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- Receivables: Employer's contribution .... 147,531 309,270 91,763 10,188 277,325 -- 240,635 97,479 1,174,191 Employees' contributions ... 6,168 13,182 4,023 963 14,548 -- 9,753 5,919 54,556 Investments sold (purchased) ..... 17,842 -- -- -- (13,392) -- -- (4,450) -- Investment income (loss) ... 3,009 -- 9 10 86 -- (21) 90 3,183 Other ............ 660 1,225 336 45 2,109 -- 1,513 314 6,202 ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- 175,210 323,677 96,131 11,206 280,676 -- 251,880 99,352 1,238,132 ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- Total assets .. 2,150,896 3,525,479 1,054,601 116,599 3,208,039 439,034 2,473,454 690,726 13,658,828 Liabilities - other (835) (257) (50) -- (203) -- (3) -- (1,348) ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------- Net assets available for Plan benefits $ 2,150,061 3,525,222 1,054,551 116,599 3,207,836 439,034 2,473,451 690,726 13,657,480 =========== ========== ========== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== =========== 8 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued (4) CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS The following presents changes in net assets available for Plan benefits for each fund as of December 31, 1997: NEUBERGER & SCHWAB PIMCO LOW TEMPLETON BERMAN DODGE & COX WASATCH STOCK MONEY MARKET DURATION FOREIGN GUARDIAN BALANCED AGGRESSIVE FUND FUND INST. FUND FUND FUND FUND EQUITY FUND ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Dividends .................. $ 38,117 -- -- -- -- -- -- Interest and realized and unrealized gains and losses 1,188,051 129,604 76,368 394 959,504 524,795 141,917 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 1,226,168 129,604 76,368 394 959,504 524,795 141,917 Contributions: Employer .................... 237,339 43,552 74,441 80,461 47,772 32,433 16,575 Employee .................... 303,002 297,994 101,892 74,042 382,399 257,434 143,217 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total additions .......... 1,766,509 471,150 252,701 154,897 1,389,675 814,662 301,709 Deductions from net assets attributed to benefits paid to participants ............. (141,939) (231,443) (117,141) (9,839) (113,739) (204,035) (32,138) Interfund transfers .......... 215,833 (3,764,929) (157,238) 67,394 (4,483,772) (3,084,078) (960,297) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) .. 1,840,403 (3,525,222) (21,678) 212,452 (3,207,836) (2,473,451) (690,726) Net assets available for Plan benefits: Beginning of year .......... 2,150,061 3,525,222 1,054,551 116,599 3,207,836 2,473,451 690,726 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year ................ $ 3,990,464 -- 1,032,873 329,051 -- -- -- =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== FIDELITY FIDELITY PIMCO LOW RETIREMENT FIDELITY GROWTH & LOW-PRICED DURATION MONEY PURITAN INCOME STOCK ADMIN. FUND MARKET FUND FUND FUND FUND LOAN FUND TOTAL ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Dividends .................. $ -- -- -- -- -- -- 38,117 Interest and realized and unrealized gains and losses 4 56,109 47,741 144,772 749 48,061 3,318,069 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 4 56,109 47,741 144,772 749 48,061 3,356,186 Contributions: Employer .................... 527 247,419 187,375 387,007 152,249 -- 1,507,150 Employee .................... 3,735 84,397 57,668 142,028 73,120 -- 1,920,928 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total additions .......... 4,266 387,925 292,784 673,807 226,118 48,061 6,784,264 Deductions from net assets attributed to benefits paid to participants ............. -- (68,058) (5,134) (3,283) (6,031) (49,443) (982,223) Interfund transfers .......... (4,266) 3,621,298 2,773,748 4,717,183 910,101 149,023 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) .. -- 3,941,165 3,061,398 5,387,707 1,130,188 147,641 5,802,041 Net assets available for Plan benefits: Beginning of year .......... -- -- -- -- -- 439,034 13,657,480 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year ................ $ -- 3,941,165 3,061,398 5,387,707 1,130,188 586,675 19,459,521 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== 9 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued The following presents changes in net assets available for Plan benefits for each fund as of December 31, 1996: SCHWAB NEUBERGER DODGE & MONEY PIMCO LOW TEMPLETON FIDELITY & BERGER COX MARKET DURATION FOREIGN BALANCED GUARDIAN BALANCED STOCK FUND FUND INST. FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Dividends .................. $ 29,518 -- -- -- -- -- -- Interest and realized and unrealized gains and losses 474,033 156,878 50,324 8,411 (26,926) 431,941 36,973 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 503,551 156,878 50,324 8,411 (26,926) 431,941 36,973 Contributions: Employer .................... 163,672 349,465 106,814 10,880 9,854 318,736 -- Employee .................... 168,754 354,893 103,103 12,580 89,342 402,002 -- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total additions .......... 835,977 861,236 287,241 31,871 72,270 1,152,679 36,973 Deductions from net assets attributed to benefits paid to participants ............. (270,092) (305,756) (89,610) -- (35,751) (184,383) (24,708) Interfund transfers .......... 171,645 (99,071) (82,654) 84,728 (1,725,849) (74,530) 115,464 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) .. 737,530 456,409 114,977 116,599 (1,689,330) 893,766 127,729 Net assets available for Plan benefits: Beginning of year .......... 1,412,531 3,068,813 939,574 -- 1,689,330 2,314,070 311,305 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- End of year ................ $ 2,150,061 3,525,222 1,054,551 116,599 -- 3,207,836 439,034 =========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== WASATCH AGGRESSIVE LOAN FUND EQUITY FUND TOTAL ----------- ----------- ----------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Dividends .................. $ -- -- 29,518 Interest and realized and unrealized gains and losses 223,580 17,988 1,373,202 ----------- ----------- ----------- 223,580 17,988 1,402,720 Contributions: Employer .................... 264,045 113,217 1,336,683 Employee .................... 228,549 170,164 1,556,387 ----------- ----------- ----------- Total additions .......... 716,174 301,369 4,295,790 Deductions from net assets attributed to benefits paid to participants ............. (162,217) (37,490) (1,110,007) Interfund transfers .......... 1,590,265 20,002 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) .. 2,144,222 283,881 3,185,783 Net assets available for Plan benefits: Beginning of year .......... 329,229 406,845 10,471,697 ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year ................ $ 2,473,451 690,726 13,657,480 =========== =========== =========== 10 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued (5) INVESTMENTS In accordance with the terms of the Plan's Investment Policies, Guidelines and Objectives, the Plan will offer a minimum of five investment options. Plan participants select the options they prefer and allocate their contributions between options as they deem appropriate. The fair value of investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets consisted of: INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT 1997 1996 - -------------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------- ----------- Schwab Institutional Advantage Money Fund Open-Ended Money Market Fund $ -- 3,253,991 Downey Financial Corp. Common stock ............... 3,587,931 1,917,726 PIMCO Low Duration Inst. Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... 967,968 958,470 Neuberger & Berman Guardian Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... -- 2,927,325 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... -- 2,221,422 Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund Open-Ended Money Market Fund 3,901,857 -- Fidelity Puritan Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... 2,871,334 -- Fidelity Growth & Income Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... 4,994,272 -- Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund Open-Ended Mutual Fund ..... 974,563 -- ----------- ----------- $17,297,925 11,278,934 =========== =========== The following table presents the cost and fair value of Plan investments as of December 31, 1997: COST FAIR VALUE ----------- ----------- Mutual funds ...................... $10,080,335 10,060,539 Money Market Funds ................ 3,901,857 3,901,857 Downey Financial Corp. common stock 2,056,837 3,587,931 Participant loans ................. 586,675 586,675 ----------- ----------- Total investments ........ $16,625,704 18,137,002 =========== =========== 11 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued The following table presents the cost and fair value of Plan investments as of December 31, 1996: COST FAIR VALUE ----------- ----------- Mutual funds ...................... $ 6,171,014 6,803,984 Money Market Funds ................ 3,253,991 3,253,991 Downey Financial Corp. common stock 1,230,755 1,917,726 Participant loans ................. 439,034 439,034 ----------- ----------- Total investments ........ $11,094,794 12,414,735 =========== =========== (6) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES Downey received a favorable tax determination letter on May 4, 1998 from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the Plan, as amended and adopted on September 29, 1997, is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and is exempt from Federal income taxes under provisions of Section 401(a). The Plan has been subsequently amended since September 29, 1997. The subsequent amendment of the Plan was adopted on February 1, 1998. In the opinion of management, the Plan continues to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. (7) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management Research, which is affiliated with Fidelity Management Trust Company, which is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. Fees for the trust management services are paid by Downey. 12 Schedule 1 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1997 DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT INCLUDING MATURITY DATE, RATE IDENTITY OF ISSUE BORROWER, OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL,PAR, CURRENT LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY OR MATURITY VALUE COST VALUE ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------- ---------- * Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund Money Market Fund $3,901,857 3,901,857 * Downey Financial Corp. 126,169 shares common stock 2,056,837 3,587,931 PIMCO Low Duration Inst. Fund 94,991 shares mutual fund 969,001 967,968 Templeton Foreign Fund 25,367 shares mutual fund 297,201 252,402 * Fidelity Puritan Fund 148,160 shares mutual fund 2,914,035 2,871,334 * Fidelity Growth & Income Fund 131,083 shares mutual fund 4,903,631 4,994,272 * Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund 38,781 shares mutual fund 996,467 974,563 * Participant loans Participant loans -- 586,675 ========== ========== * Denotes a party-in-interest. See accompanying independent auditors' report. Schedule 2 DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year ended December 31, 1997 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) CURRENT EXPENSE VALUE OF INCURRED ASSET ON IDENTITY OF PARTY DESCRIPTION PURCHASE SELLING LEASE WITH COST OF TRANSACTION NET GAIN INVOLVED OF ASSETS PRICE PRICE RENTAL TRANSACTION ASSETS DATE OR (LOSS) - ------------------ ------------------ ---------- ---------- ------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Templeton Foreign Mutual fund series Fund of 92 purchases $ 576,704 -- -- -- 576,704 576,704 -- Templeton Foreign Mutual fund series Fund of 38 sales -- 132,720 -- -- 131,615 132,720 1,105 Neuberger & Berman Mutual fund series Guardian Fund of 110 purchases 1,723,288 -- -- -- 1,723,288 1,723,288 -- Neuberger & Berman Mutual fund series Guardian Fund of 70 sales -- 885,711 -- -- 663,906 885,711 221,805 PIMCO Low Duration Mutual fund series Inst. Fund of 89 purchases 1,270,171 -- -- -- 1,270,171 1,270,171 -- PIMCO Low Duration Mutual fund series Inst. Fund of 70 sales -- 352,192 -- -- 350,596 352,192 1,596 Dodge & Cox Mutual fund series Balanced Fund of 93 purchases 958,181 -- -- -- 958,181 958,181 -- Dodge & Cox Mutual fund series Balanced Fund of 71 sales -- 828,734 -- -- 718,086 828,734 110,648 Downey Financial Common Stock series Corp of 80 purchases 2,799,879 -- -- 62 2,799,879 2,799,879 -- Downey Financial Common Stock series Corp of 41 sales -- 422,691 -- 82 259,134 422,773 163,557 Wasatch Aggressive Mutual fund series Equity Fund of 73 purchases 535,591 -- -- -- 535,591 535,591 -- Wasatch Aggressive Mutual fund series Equity Fund of 59 sales -- 459,163 -- -- 433,829 459,163 25,334 Schwab Institutional Advantage Mutual fund series Money Fund of 136 purchases 1,554,133 -- -- -- 1,554,133 1,554,133 -- Schwab Institutional Money Market Fund Advantage series of Money Fund 111 sales -- 964,348 -- -- 964,348 964,348 -- Fidelity Money Money Market Fund Market Fund series of 20 purchases 324,330 -- -- -- 324,330 324,330 -- Fidelity Money Money Market Fund Market Fund series of 10 sales -- 114,709 -- -- 114,709 114,709 -- Puritan Fund Mutual fund series of 22 purchases 2,990,482 -- -- -- 2,990,482 2,990,482 -- Puritan Fund Mutual fund series of 10 sales -- 76,851 -- -- 76,511 76,851 340 Growth and Income Mutual fund series Fund of 21 purchases 4,961,873 -- -- -- 4,961,873 4,961,873 -- Growth and Income Mutual fund series Fund of 10 sales -- 58,730 -- -- 58,041 58,730 689 Low-Priced Stock Mutual fund series Fund of 20 purchases 1,008,738 -- -- -- 1,008,738 1,008,738 -- Low-Priced Stock Mutual fund series Fund of sales -- 12,227 -- -- 12,326 12,227 (99) Retirement Money Money Market Fund Market 6 series of 25 purchases 3,927,333 -- -- -- 3,927,333 3,927,333 -- Retirement Money Money Market Fund Market series of 13 purchases -- 235,096 -- -- 235,096 235,096 -- ========== ========== ====== =========== ========== =========== ========== See accompanying independent auditors' report.