FORM 11-K U.S SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 0-23333 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: Timberland Bank 401 (k) Profit Sharing Plan B: Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive Office: Timberland Bank 624 Simpson Avenue Hoquiam, Washington 98550 Financial Statements and Exhibits - --------------------------------- (a) Financial Statements The Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan became effective as of December 4, 1970, and was restated effective October 1, 2000. Filed as a part of this report on Form 11-K are the audited financial statements of the Plan as of and for the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2002. (b) Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Auditors Signatures The Plan: Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer employees benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ---------------------------------------------------------- Administrator, Timberland Bank 401 (k) Profit Sharing Plan /s/ Dean J. Brydon By: ------------------------------------ Dean J. Brydon (name) ------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer (title) ------------------------------------ Timberland Bank (bank) ------------------------------------ Date: March 29, 2004 2 Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Financial Report September 30 2003 Contents - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Independent Auditor's Report..............................................1 Financial Statements Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits...........................2 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.................3 Notes to Financial Statements...........................................4-6 Supplemental Schedule Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year....................................7 Independent Auditor's Report To the Administrative Committee of the Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Hoquiam, Washington We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (Plan) as of September 30, 2003 and 2002, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended September 30, 2003. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 benefits of the Plan as of September 30, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended September 30, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule as of September 30, 2003 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the United States Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to those basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Tacoma, Washington December 18, 2003 Financial Statements Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan September 30, 2003 and 2002 2003 2002 Assets Investments $6,500,372 $4,510,790 Employer contributions receivable 496,776 384,700 Cash 5,805 - - Accrued income 400 4,741 Total assets 7,003,353 4,900,231 Liabilities - - - - Net assets available for benefits $7,003,353 $4,900,231 See notes to financial statements. 2 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Year Ended September 30, 2003 Additions to Net Assets Investment income: Net appreciation in fair value of investments $1,572,589 Dividends 98,877 Total investment income 1,671,466 Contributions: Employer 497,386 Participant 164,725 Total contributions 662,111 Total additions 2,333,577 Deductions from Net Assets Benefits paid to participants 215,102 Administrative expenses 15,353 Total deductions 230,455 Net increase 2,103,122 Net Assets Available for Benefits Beginning of year 4,900,231 End of year $7,003,353 See notes to financial statements. 3 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan September 30, 2003 and 2002 Note 1 - Description of Plan The following description of the Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. General The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all full-time employees of Timberland Bank (Company) who have one year of service and are age twenty-one or older. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Contributions and Participant Investment Options Participants of the Plan may contribute up to the maximum of pretax annual compensation as set by law. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. The Company may contribute additional amounts at the option of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company makes an annual safe harbor contribution of 3% of eligible compensation. Additional amounts are contributed at the option of the Company's Board of Directors. For the year ended September 30, 2003, the Company contributed 10% of total eligible participant compensation. Participants must direct their salary deferral contributions and their allocated share of the safe harbor contribution and of the employer contributions, if any, into a variety of investment choices as made available and determined by the Plan Administrator, which are more fully described in the Plan's literature. Participant Accounts Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and allocations of (a) the Company's contributions, (b) Plan earnings, and (c) forfeitures of terminated participants' nonvested accounts and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account. Vesting Participants are immediately vested in all deferral, rollover and safe harbor contributions plus actual earnings. Vesting in the Company's discretionary contribution portion of accounts plus earnings is based on years of continuous service. Participants are fully vested after six years of credited service. A participant's accrued benefit derived from employer contributions is also 100% non-forfeitable upon attaining age 65, or if the participant's separation from service is a result of death or disability. Payment of Benefits On termination of service, a participant with an accrued benefit of $5,000 or less will receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the vested interest in his or her account. The distribution date will be the earliest administratively feasible date determined by the Trustee. Participants with an accrued benefit in excess of $5,000 may leave the funds in the Plan or elect to receive a lump-sum distribution. (continued) 4 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan September 30, 2003 and 2002 Note 1 - Description of Plan (concluded) Forfeitures Forfeitures of participant non-vested account balances are reallocated to remaining participants, in the year the balances are forfeited, in the same manner as employer contributions. For the year ended September 30, 2003, $14,495 was reallocated to participants. Note 2 - Summary of Accounting Policies Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. Payment of Benefits Benefits are recorded when paid. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Investment Valuation and Income Recognition The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Quoted market prices are used to value investments. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Note 3 - Investments The following presents separately investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at September 30: 2003 2002 Timberland Bancorp common stock $4,799,885 $3,115,180 First American Prime Obligations Fund - Mutual Fund 708,239 766,615 First American Strategy Growth Allocation Fund - Mutual Fund - - 306,193 Other - Mutual Funds 992,248 322,802 $6,500,372 $4,510,790 (continued) 5 Notes to Financial Statements - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan September 30, 2003 and 2002 Note 3 - Investments (concluded) During 2003, the Plan's investments, including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year, appreciated in value as follows: Mutual funds $ 157,587 Common stock 1,415,002 Net appreciation in fair value of investments $1,572,589 During 2003, the Plan's investments generated $98,877 in dividend earnings. Note 4 - Plan Termination Although they have not expressed any intent to do so, the Company 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. Note 5 - Tax Status/Non-Standardized Prototype Plan Effective October 1, 1997, the Plan adopted a non-standardized form of a prototype plan sponsored by Actuarial Planning Group, Inc. The prototype plan has received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service concerning its qualified status; however, adopters of a non-standardized version of the prototype plan cannot rely on this opinion letter. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Note 6 - Administration of Plan Assets Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by US Bank. US Bank is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services amounted to $15,353 for the year ended September 30, 2003. Certain administrative functions of the Plan are performed by officers or employees of the Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan. Other administrative and management fees of the Plan are paid directly by the Company. 6 Supplemental Schedule Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan September 30, 2003 EIN: 91-0260220 Plan Number: 001 (a) and (b) (c) (d) (e) Identity of Issue, Description of Investment Including Cost Current Borrower, Lessor, Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Value or Similar Party Collateral, Par or Maturity Value (pv or mv) ** US Bank First American Strategy Aggressive Allocation Fund * $ 215,748 ** US Bank First American Small Cap Growth Fund * 238,382 ** US Bank First American Equity Index Fund * 226,270 ** US Bank First American Strategy Growth Allocation Fund * 311,848 ** US Bank First American Prime Obligations Fund * 708,239 ** Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock, $0.01 par value * 4,799,885 $6,500,372 * Historical cost not required for participant directed accounts. ** Represents a party-in-interest. 7 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-32386 of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report, dated December 18, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Timberland Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended September 30, 2003. /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Tacoma, Washington March 29, 2004