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June 21, 1996
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend the Company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on July 16, 1996 at the University
of South Carolina-Aiken, in Room 125 of the Etherredge Center, Aiken, South
Carolina at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time. This meeting will include management's
report to you on the Company's financial and operating performance during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, as well as an update on the progress we've
made in achieving our longer term corporate goals.
A critical aspect of the annual meeting is the stockholder vote on
corporate business items. I urge you to exercise your voting rights as a
stockholder and participate. All the materials you need to vote via the mail
are enclosed in this package. Please look them over carefully. Then MARK,
DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN YOUR PROXY in the envelope provided so that
your shares can be voted at the meeting in accordance with your instructions.
Your Board of Directors and management are committed to the continued
success of the Company and to the enhancement of your investment. As your
Chairman, I want to express my appreciation for your confidence and support.
Sincerely,
/s/ T. Clifton Weeks
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T. CLIFTON WEEKS
CHAIRMAN
SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION
1705 Whiskey Road South
Aiken, South Carolina 29803
(803) 641-3000
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on July 16, 1996
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
("Meeting") of Security Federal Corporation ("Company") will be held at the
University of South Carolina-Aiken, in Room 125 of the Etherredge Center,
Aiken, South Carolina, on July 16, 1996, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time.
A Proxy Card and a Proxy Statement for the Meeting are enclosed.
The Meeting is for the purpose of considering and acting upon the
election of three directors of the Company; and such other matters as may
properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournments thereof. The Board of
Directors is not aware of any other business to come before the Meeting.
Any action may be taken on any one of the foregoing proposals at the
Meeting on the date specified above, or on any date or dates to which, by
original or later adjournment, the Meeting may be adjourned. Stockholders of
record at the close of business on June 14, 1996 are the stockholders entitled
to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting, and any adjournments thereof.
A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting is
available for the examination by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to
the Meeting, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday, at the main office of the Company located at 1705 Whiskey Road South,
Aiken, South Carolina, for a period of 10 days prior to the Meeting.
You are requested to fill in and sign the enclosed form of Proxy, which
is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors, and to mail it promptly in
the enclosed envelope. The Proxy will not be used if you attend the Meeting
and vote in person.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Robert E. Johnson
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ROBERT E. JOHNSON
SECRETARY
Aiken, South Carolina
June 21, 1996
IMPORTANT: THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL SAVE THE COMPANY THE EXPENSE
OF FURTHER REQUESTS FOR PROXIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING.
A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. NO POSTAGE IS
REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
PROXY STATEMENT
SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION
1705 Whiskey Road South
Aiken, South Carolina 29803
(803) 641-3000
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
July 16, 1996
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Security Federal Corporation
("Company"), to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company
("Meeting"), which will be held at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, in
Room 125 of the Etherredge Center, Aiken, South Carolina, on July 16, 1996, at
2:00 p.m., Eastern time, and all adjournments of the Meeting. The
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and this Proxy Statement
are first being mailed to stockholders on or about June 21, 1996. Certain of
the information provided herein relates to Security Federal Bank ("Bank"), a
wholly owned subsidiary and the predecessor of the Company.
At the Meeting, stockholders of the Company are being asked to consider
and vote upon the election of three directors of the Company. Stockholders
are not entitled to cumulate their votes in the election of directors.
VOTE REQUIRED AND PROXY INFORMATION
All shares of the common stock ("Common Stock") of the Company
represented at the Meeting by properly executed proxies received prior to or
at the Meeting, and not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in accordance
with the instructions thereon. If no instructions are indicated, properly
executed proxies will be voted for the nominees set forth in this Proxy
Statement. The Company does not know of any matters, other than as described
in the Notice of Annual Meeting, that are to come before the Meeting. If any
other matters are properly presented at the Meeting for action, the persons
named in the enclosed form of proxy and acting thereunder will have the
discretion to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgement.
If a stockholder is a participant in the Security Federal Corporation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"), the proxy card represents a voting
instruction to the trustees of the ESOP as to the number of shares in the
participant's plan account. Each participant in the ESOP may direct the
trustees as to the manner in which shares of Common Stock allocated to the
participant's plan account are to be voted.
Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes present in person
or represented by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of
directors. Broker non-votes have no effect on the vote. A majorit of the
shares of the Company's Common Stock, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for purposes of the Meeting.
A proxy given pursuant to the solicitation may be revoked at any time
before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by: (i) filing with the Secretary
of the Company at or before the Meeting a written notice of revocation bearing
a later date than the proxy; (ii) duly executing a subsequent proxy relating
to the same shares and delivering it to the Secretary of the Company at or
before the Meeting; or (iii) attending the Meeting and voting in person
(although attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute
revocation of a proxy). Any written notice revoking a proxy should be
delivered to Robert E. Johnson, Secretary, Security Federal Corporation, 1705
Whiskey Road South, Aiken, South Carolina 29803.
VOTING SECURITIES AND SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
Stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 14, 1996
("Record Date"), will be entitled to one vote for each share of Company Common
Stock then held. As of the Record Date, the Company had 413,184 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding.
The following table sets forth certain information as to (i) those
persons who were known by management to beneficially own as the Record Date,
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) as
to shares beneficially owned by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
the Bank and (iii) as to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by all
executive officers and directors of the Company as a group.
Shares
Beneficially Percent
Beneficial Owners Owned(1) of Class
____________________ ___________ ________
T. Clifton Weeks(2) 50,737 12.28%
P.O. Box 941
Aiken, SC 29802
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Scott, Sr.(3) 35,000 8.47
4 Inverness West
Aiken, SC 29803
Thomas W. Weeks(4) 32,886 7.96
P.O. Box 365
Barnwell, SC 29812
Timothy W. Simmons(5) 22,384 5.37
P.O. Box 277
Aiken, SC 29802
All directors and executive
officers as a group (10 persons) 114,299(6) 27.40
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(1) Includes shares held directly, as well as shares held by spouses and
minor children, and corporations owned by such individuals, shares held
in retirement accounts of such individuals' family members over which
shares the respective individuals may be deemed to have sole voting and
investment power.
(2) T. Clifton Weeks, the Chairman of the Board of the Company and the Bank,
is the father-in-law of Timothy W. Simmons. Includes 9,497 shares held
directly and 29,313 held indirectly through a partnership over which Mr.
Weeks has sole voting and dispositive power and 11,927 shares allocated
to Mr. Weeks' account under the Company's ESOP.
(3) Mr. and Mrs. Scott have shared voting and dispositive power with respect
to the shares they hold jointly.
(4) Thomas W. Weeks is the brother of H. O. Weeks, Jr., a Director of the
Company. The amount disclosed includes 7,600 shares held by his wife.
(5) Mr. Simmons is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
the Bank. Includes 5,875 shares held directly, 10,991 shares held by his
wife; 3,938 shares which Mr. Simmons has the right to acquire pursuant to
the exercise of stock options; and 1,580 shares allocated to Mr. Simmons'
account under the Company's ESOP. Excludes an option to purchase 3,938
shares granted to Mr. Simmons, which is not currently exercisable.
(6) Includes 13,720 shares allocated to individual accounts of executive
officers pursuant to the ESOP and options to purchase 3,938 shares
granted to Timothy W. Simmons. Excludes an option to purchase 3,938
shares granted to Mr. Simmons, which is not currently exercisable.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Board of Directors consists of seven directors. Each
member of the Company's Board of Directors is also a director of the Bank.
Approximately one-third of the directors are elected annually. Directors of
the Company are elected to serve for a three-year period or until their
respective successors shall have been elected and shall qualify.
The following table sets forth information as of the Record Date
regarding each director nominee and each director whose term of office will
continue after the Meeting. The Board of Directors intends to vote the
proxies solicited on its behalf (other than proxies in which the vote is
withheld as to one or more nominees) for the three candidates nominated by the
Board of Directors and standing for election at the Meeting. If any nominee
is unable to serve, the shares represented by all such proxies will be voted
for the election of such substitute as the Board of Directors may recommend.
At this time the Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominee might
be unavailable to serve. Except as disclosed herein, there are no
arrangements or understandings between any nominee and any other person
pursuant to which such nominee was selected.
Common
Director Stock
of Term Owned at Percent
Positions Held in the Company to June 14, of
Name Age Company and the Bank Since(1) Expire 1996(2) Class
______ ___ _______________________ ________ _______ ________ _______
NOMINEES
Harry O. Weeks, Jr.(3) 56 Director of the Company 1978 1999 16,824 4.07%
and the Bank
Robert E. Alexander 56 Director of the Company 1988 1999 500 0.12
and the Bank
William Clyburn 55 Director of the Company 1993 1999 -- --
and the Bank
CONTINUING DIRECTORS
Timothy W.
Simmons(4)(5) 50 President, Chief Executive 1983 1997 22,384 5.37
Officer and Director of
the Company and the Bank
T. Clifton Weeks(5)(6) 69 Chairman of the Board of 1958 1997 50,737(4) 12.28
the Company and the Bank
Gasper L. Toole III(7) 70 Director and Vice Presi- 1958 1998 17,700 4.28
dent of the Company and
the Bank
Thomas L. Moore 46 Director of the Company 1990 1998 1,014 0.25
and the Bank
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(1) Includes service on the Board of Directors of the Bank.
(footnotes continued on following page)
(2) Includes shares held directly, as well as shares held by spouses and minor
children, and corporations owned by such individuals, shares held in
retirement accounts of such individuals' family members over which shares
the respective directors may be deemed to have sole voting and investment
power.
(3) Includes 1,200 shares held by his wife.
(4) Includes 5,875 shares held directly, 10,991 shares held by his wife, 1,580
shares allocated to Mr. Simmons' account under the Company's ESOP and an
option to purchase 3,938 shares. Excludes an option to purchase 3,938
shares granted to Mr. Simmons which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(5) On February 3, 1993, Messrs. Weeks and Simmons and certain members of their
families received approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS")
with respect to their ownership of a total of 117,567 shares of the
Company's Common Stock.
(6) See Footnote 2 on Page 2 for additional information on Mr. Weeks' share
ownership.
(7) Includes 1,000 shares held by his wife. On December 14, 1992, Mr. Toole
and certain members of his family received approval from the OTS with
respect to their ownership of a total of 59,537 shares of the Company's
Common Stock.
The principal occupation of each of the directors during the last five
years is as follows:
Harry O. Weeks, Jr. Mr. Weeks is an Insurance Agent and Business
Development Officer with Hutson-Etherredge Companies, a position he has held
since May 1995. Mr. Weeks was President of Lyon-Croft-Weeks & Hunter Insurance,
Inc. until May 1995. He also served on the Board of Directors of
Lyon-Croft-Weeks, a real estate and property management company, until March
1992 (when the company closed).
Robert E. Alexander. Dr. Alexander is the Chancellor of the University of
South Carolina at Aiken, South Carolina.
William Clyburn. Mr. Clyburn is employed as an Advisor for Community
Alliances with Westinghouse Savannah River Company, a U.S. Department of Energy
contractor located in Aiken, South Carolina, a position he has held since
September 1994. He previously served as an Administrative Law Judge with the
South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission from July 1985 to June 1994.
Timothy W. Simmons. Mr. Simmons has been President of the Company since
1987 and Chief Executive Officer since June 1994. Mr. Simmons was elected as
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank in January 1987 and has served
in these capacities since March 1987. In May 1988, Mr. Simmons became Chief
Executive Officer of the Bank. Mr. Simmons served as Executive Vice President
of Lyon-Croft-Weeks from 1980 until March 1992 (when the company closed) and has
served as a director of Lyon-Croft-Weeks & Hunter Insurance, Inc. and L-C-W
Corp., a finance company, from 1980 to 1995.
T. Clifton Weeks. Mr. Weeks has been Chairman of the Board of the Company
since 1987 and was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1987 until June
1994. Mr. Weeks has served as Chairman of the Board of the Bank since January
1987 and was Chief Executive Officer from 1987 until May 1988. Prior thereto he
served as President and Managing Officer of the Bank beginning in 1958. In
addition, Mr. Weeks served as Chairman of the Board of Lyon-Croft-Weeks until
March 1992 (when the company closed) and L-C-W Corp. and L-C-W Development Corp.
(a wholly owned subsidiary of L-C-W Corp.), a real estate development company
that owns commercial real estate, and Chairman of the Board of Lyon-Croft-Weeks
& Hunter Insurance, Inc. until May 1995.
Gasper L. Toole III. Mr. Toole is of counsel to the law firm of Toole &
Toole, a position he has held since March 1991. Prior to such time, he was a
partner in such firm. He has also served as Vice President of the Company since
July 1987 and of the Bank since August 1958.
Thomas L. Moore. Senator Moore is a member of the South Carolina Senate,
a position he has held since 1981. He is also President of Boiler Efficiency,
Inc., a mechanical contracting company located in Clearwater, South Carolina, a
position he has held since 1978.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY OR THE BANK
The following information as to the principal occupation(s) during the past
five years is supplied with respect to executive officers of the Bank who do not
serve on the Company's or the Bank's Board of Directors. There are no
arrangements or undertakings between the persons named and any other person
pursuant to which such officers were selected.
Richard O. Garcia. Mr. Garcia, age 51, has been Senior Vice President -
Mortgage Lending since May 1992. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Garcia was
President, Broker-in-Charge and owner of AREA Appraisal and Real Estate
Associates, Inc. from June 1990 to May 1992, and Senior Vice President of
Mortgage Lending for Palmetto Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina, Aiken,
South Carolina, from October 1982 to June 1990.
Thomas C. Clark. Mr. Clark, age 39, has been Senior Vice President - Loan
Administration since January 1, 1994. He held the position of Vice President -
Consumer/Commercial Loans from July 1992 to January 1994. Prior to
joining the Bank, Mr. Clark was employed by South Carolina National Bank from
1979 to 1993 and was the City Executive of its Aiken, South Carolina office from
1988 to 1993.
Roy G. Lindburg. Mr. Lindburg, age 35, has been Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank since January 1995. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Lindburg was Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Keokuk Bancshares, Inc. and First Community Bank, FSB located in
Keokuk, Iowa from May 1986 to December 1994 and Vice President and a Director at
Galva Federal Savings located in Galva, Illinois from March 1984 to April 1986.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Meetings and Committees of the Company. During the fiscal year ended March
31, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company held eight meetings. No
director attended fewer than 75% of the meetings held by the Board of Directors
or all committees on which he served. The Company has standing Executive,
Audit, Stock Option and Incentive Plan Administrative and Proxy committees.
The Executive Committee, comprised of Directors T. Clifton Weeks, Toole,
Johnson, Alexander and Simmons, meets on an as needed basis to handle matters
arising between Board meetings. This Committee did not meet during
fiscal 1996.
The Audit Committee, comprised of Directors H.O. Weeks, Moore and Clyburn,
meets on an as needed basis to review the audit report of the Company and
oversee other matters related to the annual audit. This Committee met
one time during fiscal 1996.
The Stock Option and Incentive Plan Administrative Committee is composed of
Directors H. O. Weeks, Toole and Alexander, who are non-employee directors of
the Company and are not eligible to receive awards under the Company's Stock
Option Plan. The Committee did not meet during fiscal 1996.
The Proxy Committee, which is composed of the entire Board of Directors, is
responsible for voting the proxies of the Company's stockholders. The Committee
met one time during fiscal 1996.
Meetings and Committees of the Bank. The Bank, as principal subsidiary of
the Company, has certain standing committees of its Board of Directors.
Meetings of the Bank's Board of Directors are generally held on a monthly basis.
The Board of Directors held a total of 13 meetings during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1996. During fiscal 1996, no director attended fewer than 75% of the
total number of meetings held by the Board of Directors or all committees
of the Board of Directors on which he served. The Board of Directors has
standing Executive, Audit and Compensation committees.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank is composed
of T. Clifton Weeks as Chairman and Directors Toole, Alexander and Simmons. To
the extent authorized by the Board of Directors and by the Bank's
Bylaws, this Committee exercises all of the authority of the Board of Directors
between Board meetings and formulates recommendations for presentation to the
full Board. The Executive Committee also serves as the Loan Committee for
the Bank. All actions of this Committee are reviewed and ratified by the entire
Board. The Executive Committee met 19 times during fiscal 1996.
The Audit Committee of the Bank reviews audit reports, reevaluates audit
performance and handles relations with the Bank's independent auditors to ensure
effective compliance with regulatory and internal policies and procedures.
Members of this Committee are Directors H. O. Weeks, Moore and Clyburn. The
Audit Committee met 10 times during fiscal 1996.
The Compensation Committee of the Bank makes recommendations to the Board
regarding the amount of the Bank's annual contribution to certain benefit plans
and salaries for the Bank's officers and employees. This Committee also
determines certain minor administrative matters related to certain employee
plans. Members of this Committee are Directors T. Clifton Weeks, Simmons, Toole
and Alexander. This Committee met one time during fiscal 1996.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The Company does not pay any compensation to members of its Board of
Directors for service on the Board or committees. The Directors of the Bank
received fees of $484 (which fees were increased to $498, effective January
1996) per meeting during fiscal 1996. Members of the Executive Committee
received $679 (which fees were increased to $699, effective January 1996) per
month for membership on this Committee. Members of the Audit Committee receive
$100 per meeting attended. No fee is paid for membership on the Compensation
Committee.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Company has not paid any compensation to its executive officers since
its formation. Certain executive officers of the Company also currently hold
the same positions with the Bank, and have received compensation from the
Bank. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996,
the compensation paid by the Bank to or accrued for the benefit of the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank ("named executive officer"). No
other executive officer of the Company or the Bank received salary and bonus in
excess of $100,000 during fiscal 1996.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
______________________________________________________________________________
Annual Compensation
_________________________________________________
Name and Other Annual All Other
Principal Salary Bonus Compensation Compensation
Position(1) Year $(2) ($) $(3) $(4)
______________________________________________________________________________
Timothy W. Simmons 1996 $102,500 $ -- -- $4,021
President, Chief 1995 $100,016 -- -- 4,557
Executive Officer 1994 $100,688 12,588 -- 7,354
and Directors of
the Company and
the Bank
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(1) Effective June 1, 1994, Mr. Simmons was appointed Chief Executive Officer
of the Company.
(2) Salary for Mr. Simmons includes (i) deferred compensation pursuant to the
Company's 401(k) Plan of $4,825, $2,630 and $4,351 for fiscal 1996, 1995
and 1994, respectively; and (ii) Board fees of $5,850, $5,664, and $5,462
for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
(3) Does not include perquisites which did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or
10% of salary and bonus.
(4) All other compensation for Mr. Simmons during fiscal 1996 represents an
employer contribution to the 401(k) Plan.
The following table sets forth information concerning the number of options
exercised during fiscal year 1996 and value of unexercised stock options held by
the named executive officer at March 31, 1996.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Value of
Unexercised Unexercised
Options at In-the-Money
Acquired FY-End Options at
on FY-End
Exercise Value Exercisable Exercisable
Name (#) Realized Unexercisable Unexercisable
______________________________________________________________________________
Timothy W. Simmons 3,938 $57,101 3,938/3,938 $67,930/67,930(1)
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(1) Represents the aggregate market value (market price of the Common Stock
less the exercise price) of the options based upon the average of the bid
and asked price of $27.25 per share of the Common Stock on March 31, 1996.
SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT
The Company and the Bank has entered into a salary continuation agreement
with Timothy W. Simmons. The agreement provides for an initial term of one year.
Upon the expiration of each one-year term, the agreement may be extended for an
additional term upon approval by the Board of Directors following a formal
performance evaluation of the employee by the disinterested members of the Board
of Directors. The agreement with Mr. Simmons provides for payment of 120% of
current compensation in monthly installments until the earlier of: (i)
the employee's reaching age 72, or (ii) 36 months after the employee's
resignation or termination, where the employee is terminated or resigns at any
time following a "Change in Duties or Salary" in connection with a "Change
in Control" of the Company.
For purposes of the agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a change
in control of the Company where an entity, corporation or group of persons
acting in concert (other than the members of the Board of Directors of the
Company as of January 1, 1993) acquire a majority of the voting stock of the
Company entitling them to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Company. A "Change in Duties or Salary" shall include any of the following:
(a) a change in duties and responsibilities of employee from those in effect at
the time of a Change in Control, which change results in the assignment of
duties and responsibilities inferior to those duties and responsibilities of
employee at the time such Change in Control occurs; (b) a reduction in rate of
annual salary from such rate in effect at the time of a Change in Control; or
(c) a change in the place of assignment of employee from Aiken, South Carolina,
to any location that is located further than 25 miles from Aiken, South
Carolina. Assuming a change of control occurred on March 31, 1996, the
aggregate amount due and payable to Mr. Simmons would have been approximately
$357,480.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The Bank's current policy of granting loans to employees provides that such
loans on personal residences shall be charged only one-half of the Bank's
initial service charge (normally 1%) after one year of employment, and an
origination fee equal to one-half of the normal fee charged for 2 1/2 years of
employment. Loans to directors, officers and principal stockholders are
required to be made on the same terms, including interest rates, as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-affiliated persons.
Maximum loan limits on mortgages and construction loans on an employee's
principal residence are $250,000. Loans to employees on savings accounts held
at the Bank will be made at 2.5% above the savings account rate. Any loan made
for business or income producing purposes will be made at a rate charged to
regular Bank customers. All other loans will be made at rates
equivalent to the prime rate of interest as quoted in The Wall Street Journal
and will adjust annually except for revolving credit loans which will be made at
the Bank's advertised rates and terms. Employee interest rates are reviewed
periodically and subject to change as money market conditions may require.
These loans are made in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the
same terms and collateral, except for interest rates and waiver of loan
origination fees, as those of comparable transactions prevailing at the time,
and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other
unfavorable features. All loans by the Bank to its directors and executive
officers are subject to OTS regulations restricting loans and other transactions
with affiliated persons of the Bank.
Set forth in the following table is certain information as of March 31,
1996 regarding the aggregate indebtedness to the Bank of each director and
executive officer of the Bank whose aggregate indebtedness to the Bank exceeded
$60,000 at any time since April 1, 1995. All loans designated in the table
below as mortgage loans are first mortgage loans secured by the borrower's
principal place of residence. Loans to all employees, officers and directors of
the Bank in the aggregate constituted approximately 3.73% of total stockholders'
equity of the Company at March 31, 1996.
Highest
Amount
Owed Balance Percent
Date of Nature of Since as of Interest
Name Loan Indebtedness 4/1/95 3/31/96 Rate
__________________ _______ _____________ ______ ________ ________
Timothy W. Simmons 10/21/94 Mortgage $273,948 $270,848 7.25%
President, Chief
Executive Officer
and Director
William Clyburn 01/21/94 Mortgage 92,191 84,487 7.00
Director
Harley G. Henkes 10/26/93 Mortgage 73,878 73,092 6.875
Auditor and
Compliance
Officer
Director T. Clifton Weeks and the wife of Mr. Simmons, who are father and
daughter, are co-owners of the Franclif Company, which rents office space to the
Bank for its Laurens Street branch. Franclif Company received $23,625 in rent,
none of which represents property taxes from the Bank during fiscal 1996. This
lease was made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same
terms as those of comparable transactions prevailing at the time and does not
present any unfavorable features.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Company's proxy solicitation
materials for the next year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, any stockholder
proposal to take action at such meeting must be received at the Company's main
office at 1705 Whiskey Road South, Aiken, South Carolina, no later than February
22, 1997. Any such proposals shall be subject to the requirements of the proxy
solicitation rules adopted under the Exchange Act.
OTHER MATTERS
Representatives of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Company's independent
auditors, are expected to attend the Meeting to respond to appropriate questions
and to make a statement if they so desire.
The Board of Directors is not aware of any business to come before the
Meeting other than those matters described above in this Proxy Statement.
However, if any other matters should properly come before the Meeting, it is
intended that holders of the proxies will act in accordance with their best
judgment.
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. The
Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials
to the beneficial owners of Common Stock. In addition to solicitation by mail,
directors, officers and regular employees of the Company and the Bank may
solicit proxies personally or by telegraph or telephone, without additional
compensation.
The Company's Annual Report to Stockholders, including financial
statements, is also enclosed. Any stockholder who has not received a copy of
such Annual Report may obtain a copy by writing to the Company. Such Annual
Report is not to be treated as part of the proxy solicitation materials, or as
having been incorporated herein by reference.
FORM 10-KSB
A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission will be furnished without charge to stockholders as of the
close of business on the Record Date upon written request to Robert E. Johnson,
Secretary, Security Federal Corporation, 1705 Whiskey Road South, Aiken, South
Carolina 29803.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Robert E. Johnson
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ROBERT E. JOHNSON
Secretary
Aiken, South Carolina
June 21, 1996
REVOCABLE PROXY
SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
July 16, 1996
The undersigned hereby appoints the official Proxy Committee of the Board
of Directors of Security Federal Corporation ("Company") with full powers of
substitution to act as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, to vote
all shares of Common Stock of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Meeting"), to be held at the
University of South Carolina-Aiken, in Room 125 of the Etherredge Center, Aiken,
South Carolina, on July 16, 1996, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, and at any and all
adjournments thereof, as follows:
VOTE
FOR WITHHELD
1. The election as directors of [ ] [ ]
all nominees listed below
except as marked to the
contrary below).
Harry O. Weeks, Jr.
Robert E. Alexander
William Clyburn
INSTRUCTION: To withhold your vote
for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the line below.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the above proposal.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSITION STATED. IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS
PRESENTED AT SUCH MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY THOSE NAMED IN THIS PROXY
IN THEIR BEST JUDGMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS KNOWS OF NO
OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Should the undersigned be present and elect to vote at the Meeting or at
any adjournment thereof and after notification to the Secretary of the Company
at the Meeting of the stockholder's decision to terminate this proxy, then the
power of said attorneys and proxies shall be deemed terminated and of no further
force and effect.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company prior to the
execution of this proxy of Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and an Annual Report to
Stockholders.
Dated:____________________ , 1996
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PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER
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SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER
Please sign exactly as your name appears on the enclosed card. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full
title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE.