UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB (Mark One) [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997 ---------------------- [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ---------------- ---------------- Commission File Number: 0-25808 ---------------------------------------- GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. ---------------------------- Delaware 52-1923366 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 1311 S. Neil St., P.O. Box 1010, Champaign, IL 61824-1010 - --------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (217) 356-2265 - --------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. (1) [X] Yes [ ] No (2) [X] Yes [ ] No The Registrant had 1,691,977 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 31, 1997. These shares include 92,168 shares held by the Registrant's Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") and 55,441 shares held by the Registrant's 1995 Incentive Plan that have not been committed to be released to participants. Table of Contents PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Income Statements Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings Item 2. Changes in Securities Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Item 5. Other Information Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K SIGNATURES Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Balance Sheets As of September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996 (unaudited, in thousands) September 30, December 31, 1997 1996 Assets -------- -------- Cash and due from banks $ 4,934 $ 6,361 Interest-bearing demand deposits 11,101 20,049 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents 16,035 26,410 Interest-bearing time deposits -- 2,000 Investment securities Available for sale 1,001 -- Held to maturity 3,299 3,400 -------- -------- Total investment securities 4,300 3,400 Loans 110,194 91,817 Allowance for loan losses (468) (374) -------- -------- Net loans 109,726 91,443 Premises and equipment 7,164 7,306 Federal Home Loan Bank stock 580 454 Other assets 1,763 1,356 -------- -------- Total assets $ 139,568 $ 132,369 ======== ======== Liabilities Deposits Noninterest bearing $ 5,267 $ 4,253 Interest bearing 104,311 96,461 -------- -------- Total deposits 109,578 100,714 Other liabilities 1,483 1,193 -------- -------- Total liabilities 111,061 101,907 -------- -------- (Continued) Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued) As of September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996 (unaudited, in thousands) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock, $0.01 par value Authorized and unissued -- 1,000,000 shares -- -- Common stock, $0.01 par value Authorized -- 7,000,000 shares Issued -- 2,052,750 shares Outstanding -- 1,545,901 and 1,671,691 shares 21 21 Paid-in-capital 19,598 19,486 Retained earnings -- substantially restricted 16,062 15,938 Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale 3 -- -------- -------- 35,684 35,445 Less: Treasury stock -- 355,774 and 200,144 shares (5,436) (2,875) Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares -- 94,308 and 113,566 shares (943) (1,136) Unearned incentive plan shares -- 56,767 and 67,349 shares (798) (972) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity 28,507 30,462 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 139,568 $ 132,369 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Income Statements For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands except share data) 1997 1996 -------- -------- Interest income Loans $ 6,416 $ 5,341 Investment securities Taxable 304 367 Tax exempt 10 13 Deposits with financial institutions and other 777 685 -------- -------- Total interest income 7,507 6,406 -------- -------- Interest expense Deposits 3,329 2,330 Other 24 22 -------- -------- Total interest expense 3,353 2,352 -------- -------- Net Interest Income 4,154 4,054 Provision for loan losses 117 170 -------- -------- Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses 4,037 3,884 -------- -------- Noninterest income Income from joint venture 12 39 Commissions 25 17 Service charges on deposit accounts 329 296 Other customer fees 105 39 Net gains on loan sales 1 23 Other income 45 38 -------- -------- 517 452 -------- -------- (Continued) Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Income Statements (Continued) For the Nine Months Ended September, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands except share data) Noninterest Expenses Salaries and employee benefits 1,881 1,724 Net occupancy expenses 351 341 Equipment expenses 225 170 Data processing fees 144 142 Deposit insurance expense 47 721 Printing and office supplies 209 192 Legal and professional fees 163 147 Directors' fees 76 87 Insurance expense 30 30 Marketing and advertising expenses 127 134 Other expenses 256 238 -------- -------- Total noninterest expense 3,509 3,926 -------- -------- Income Before Income Tax 1,045 410 Income tax expense 433 209 -------- -------- Net income $ 612 $ 201 ======== ======== Per Share Data: Earnings per share Assuming no dilution Net income $ 0.38 $ 0.11 Average number ======== ======== of shares 1,618,309 1,836,786 ======== ======== Assuming full dilution: Net income $ 0.34 $ 0.10 Average number ======== ======== of shares 1,786,753 2,025,003 ======== ======== Dividends $ 0.30 $ 0.48 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Income Statement For the Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands except share data) 1997 1996 -------- -------- Interest income Loans $ 2,261 $ 1,921 Investment securities Taxable 107 142 Tax exempt 3 4 Deposits with financial institutions and other 211 150 -------- -------- Total interest income 2,582 2,217 -------- -------- Interest expense Deposits 1,155 827 Other 8 8 -------- -------- Total interest expense 1,163 835 -------- -------- Net Interest Income 1,419 1,382 Provision for loan losses 39 60 -------- -------- Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses 1,380 1,322 -------- -------- Noninterest income Income from joint venture 1 7 Commissions 10 6 Service charges on deposit accounts 120 111 Other customer fees 36 13 Net gains on loan sales -- -- Other income 10 11 -------- -------- 177 148 -------- -------- (Continued) Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Income Statements (Continued) For the Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands except share data) Noninterest Expenses Salaries and employee benefits 638 576 Net occupancy expenses 119 115 Equipment expenses 82 60 Data processing fees 48 42 Deposit insurance expense 17 622 Printing and office supplies 64 71 Legal and professional fees 43 39 Directors' fees 24 26 Insurance expense 11 10 Marketing and advertising expenses 37 46 Other expenses 91 56 -------- -------- Total noninterest expense 1,174 1,663 -------- -------- Income Before Income Tax 383 (193) Income tax expense 155 (51) -------- -------- Net income $ 228 $ (142) ======== ======== Per Share Data: Earnings per share Assuming no dilution Net income $ 0.14 $ (0.08) Average number ======== ======== of shares 1,586,511 1,765,082 ======== ======== Assuming full dilution: Net income $ 0.13 $ (0.07) Average number ======== ======== of shares 1,744,555 1,964,029 ======== ======== Dividends $ 0.10 $ 0.10 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands) 1997 1996 -------- -------- Operating Activities Net income $ 612 $ 201 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Provision for loan losses 117 170 Depreciation 329 268 Amortization of deferred loan fees (25) (14) Deferred income tax 26 (66) Investment securities accretion, net (4) (1) Net gain on loan sales (1) (23) Employee stock ownership plan compensation expense 312 281 Incentive plan expense 167 153 Loans originated for sale (72) (2,812) Proceeds from sales of loans originated for resale 73 2,835 Net gain on sale of premises and equipment (2) -- Net change in Other assets (406) (467) Other liabilities 273 426 -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 1,399 951 -------- -------- (Continued) Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands) Investing Activities Net change in interest-bearing time deposits 2,000 -- Purchases of securities held to maturity (2,995) (2,996) Purchases of securities available for sale (993) -- Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity 3,098 -- Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock (126) -- Proceeds from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank stock -- 29 Net change in loans (18,375) (13,811) Purchase of premises and equipment (187) (188) Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment 2 -- -------- -------- Net cash used by investing activities (17,576) (16,966) -------- -------- Financing Activities Net change in Noninterest-bearing demand, interest- bearing demand and savings deposits 478 (2,159) Certificates of deposit 8,386 10,687 Cash dividends (501) (727) Purchase of stock for incentive plan -- (1,185) Purchase of stock under repurchase programs (2,561) (1,437) -------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities 5,802 5,179 -------- -------- Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (10,375) (10,836) Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period 26,410 25,037 -------- -------- Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period $ 16,035 $ 14,201 ======== ======== (Continued) Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited, in thousands) Additional Cash Flows Information Interest paid $ 3,344 $ 2,420 ======== ======== Income tax paid $ 210 $ 669 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. Great American Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Background Information Great American Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on February 23, 1995 and on June 30, 1995 acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana, (the "Bank") upon the Bank's conversion from a federally chartered mutual savings bank to a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Company purchased 100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Bank using 50% of the net proceeds from the Company's initial stock offering which was completed on June 30, 1995. The Company sold 2,052,750 shares of common stock in the initial offering at $10 per share. The Company began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 30, 1995 under the symbol "GTPS". 2. Statement of Information Furnished The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Form 10-QSB instructions and Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B, and in the opinion of management contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, the results of operations for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, and the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996. All adjustments to the financial statements were normal and recurring in nature. These results have been determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. Reclassifications of certain amounts in the 1996 financial statements have been made to conform to the 1997 presentation. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year. The consolidated financial statements are those of the Company and the Bank. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders. PART I -- Item 2. GREAT AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation Great American Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") is the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana (the "Bank"). The Bank operates a wholly owned subsidiary, Park Avenue Service Corporation ("PASC"). PASC offers full service brokerage activities through Scout Brokerage Services, Inc., a subsidiary of United Missouri Bank, and also engages in the sale of fixed-rate and variable-rate tax deferred annuities and real estate development ventures. In September, 1997, PASC also established the GTPS Insurance Agency which offers a variety of insurance products, including life, health, automobile, and property and casualty insurance. Financial Condition The Company's total assets increased from $132,369,000 at December 31, 1996 to $139,568,000 at September 30, 1997, an increase of $7,199,000 or 5.4%. This growth was mainly due to increases in total investment securities and net loans offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing time deposits. Total investment securities increased by $900,000, from $3,400,000 at December 31, 1996 to $4,300,000 at September 30, 1997 due mainly to security purchases of $3,988,000, offset by securities called or matured of $3,098,000. The securities purchased were all callable Agency securities with maturities ranging from one to two and one-half years. Net loans increased by $18,283,000, or 20.0%, from $91,443,000 at December 31, 1996 to $109,726,000 at September 30, 1997. The growth in loans occurred mainly in one-to four-family, multi-family residential, and commercial business loans. One-to four-family residential loans increased $5,529,000, or 10.7% from $51,710,000 at December 31, 1996 to $57,239,000 at September 30, 1997. Multi-family loans increased from $9,446,000 at December 31, 1996 to $18,264,000 at September 30, 1997, an increase of $8,818,000, or 93.4%. The majority of this increase related to two loans secured by several apartment buildings. Commercial business loans increased $2,212,000 or 27.0% from $8,191,000 at December 31, 1996 to $10,403,000 at September 30, 1997. Security purchases and loan growth were funded by an increase in deposits and by a reduction in cash and cash equivalents. Total deposits increased from $100,714,000 at December 31, 1996 to $109,578,000 at September 30, 1997, an increase of $8,864,000, or 8.8%. The increase in total deposits was mainly due to an increase in certificates of deposit. Certificates of deposit increased by $8,386,000, or 13.9% from $60,529,000 at December 31, 1996 to $68,915,000 at September 30, 1997. The growth was mainly in certificates of deposit maturing in eighteen months to two and one-half years, and resulted from several special certificate of deposit promotions held in late 1996 and during 1997. Total stockholders' equity decreased $1,955,000 from $30,462,000 at December 31, 1996 to $28,507,000 at September 30, 1997. Book value per share increased from $18.22 at December 31, 1996 to $18.44 at September 30, 1997. The decrease in stockholders' equity is summarized as follows (in thousands): Stockholders' equity, December 31, 1996 $ 30,462 Net income 612 Purchase of stock under repurchase programs (2,561) Dividends declared (488) Incentive plan shares allocated 167 ESOP shares allocated 312 Increase in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of income tax effect 3 ------ Stockholders' equity, September 30, 1997 $ 28,507 ====== On November 13, 1997, the Company completed the repurchase of an additional 5% of the Company's common stock or 87,999 shares at an average price of $17.98 per share. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury shares to be used for general corporate purposes. Results of Operations Comparison of Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 Net income was $612,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $201,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. This represents a $411,000, or 204.5% increase. Primary earnings per share were $0.38 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $0.11 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. Fully diluted earnings per share were $0.34 in 1997, compared to $0.10 in 1996. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 include a one-time charge of $572,000 ($350,000 net of taxes), relating to a special assessment paid to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). On September 30, 1996, legislation was enacted to recapitalize the Savings Associations Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). This legislation provided for a one-time special assessment on all SAIF insured deposits. Excluding this one-time charge, earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 would have been $551,000. Excluding the special SAIF assessment recorded in 1996, the Company's earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 were $61,000, or 11.1% higher than the results for the same period in 1996. Primary earnings per share for 1996, before deducting the special SAIF assessment, were $0.30, while fully diluted earnings per share were $0.27. Net income in 1997 was higher than net income in 1996 due to increases in net interest income and noninterest income and a decrease in noninterest expense. Net interest income was $4,154,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $4,054,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $100,000 or 2.5%. Interest income was $7,507,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $6,406,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $1,101,000, or 17.2%, primarily the result of higher interest income on loans. Interest income on loans for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 increased $1,075,000, or 20.1%, from $5,341,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $6,416,000 for the same period in 1997. The increase in interest income on loans was due to higher average total loans in 1997. Average total loans for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 were $99,858,000, compared to $82,075,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $17,783,000, or 21.7%. While average total balances of all loan categories increased, the majority of this increase was in mortgage loans and consumer loans. Total mortgage loans averaged $79,854,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $63,704,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996, an increase of $16,150,000, or 25.4%. Average total consumer loans were $11,091,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1997, an increase of $1,349,000, or 13.8% over the $9,742,000 average total balance during the same period in 1996. Average commercial loans increased by $419,000, or 4.7% from $8,912,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $9,331,000 during the same period in 1997. The growth in mortgage loans was primarily in multi-family residential loans and commercial real estate loans and was due to increased marketing efforts for these types of loans. The increase in consumer loans was due to several consumer loan promotions held during 1996 and 1997. The average yield on loans was 8.59% for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to 8.69% for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. Interest income on investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other increased from $1,065,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $1,091,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997. The average total balance of investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other declined slightly from $26,932,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $26,617,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, a decrease of $315,000, or 1.2%. The average yield on investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other increased from 5.30% for the nine months ended September, 1996 to 5.48% for the same period in 1997. Interest expense increased by $1,001,000, or 42.6% from $2,352,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $3,353,000 for the same period in 1997. The increase was mainly attributable to growth in interest-bearing deposits during 1996 and in 1997. Average total deposits increased from $81,490,000 in the first nine months of 1996 to $102,049,000 during the same period in 1997, an increase of $20,559,000, or 25.2%. Most of this growth occurred in certificates of deposit, mainly certificates maturing in eighteen months to two and one-half years. The average rates on deposits were 4.36% and 3.82% for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Net interest income as a percent of average interest earning assets was 4.39% for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 versus 4.97% for the same period in 1996. The spread between the yield on interest earning assets and the rate on interest bearing liabilities was 3.56% and 4.01% for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The provision for loan losses was $117,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $170,000 for the same period in 1996. The lower provision for 1997 reflects management's decision to decrease the monthly provision for loan losses as a result of decreased charge-off activity occurring in the first nine months of 1997, compared to the same period in 1996. Loans charged-off in the nine months ended September 30, 1997, were comprised of consumer loans with five different borrowers totaling $7,000 and one commercial loan totaling $19,000. Recoveries in 1997 were $3,000, with net charge-offs totaling $23,000. Total charge-offs in the first nine months of 1996 were $119,000 and recoveries totaled $4,000, equaling net charge-offs of $115,000. Non-performing loans, which are loans past due 90 days or more and non-accruing loans, totaled $369,000 at September 30, 1997, compared to $167,000 at September 30, 1996. Non-performing loans at September 30, 1997 consisted of two residential mortgage loans totaling $55,000, four consumer loans totaling $33,000, and commercial loans to three customers totaling $281,000. All of these loans are past due 90 days or more with $20,000 of the balance in non-accrual status. Management considers all but approximately $28,000 of the total of non-performing loans adequately secured. The ratios of the Company's allowance for loan losses to total loans and allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans were .43% and 126.83%, respectively, at September 30, 1997, compared to .35% and 192.81%, respectively, at September 30, 1996. Noninterest income totaled $517,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $452,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $65,000, or 14.4%. The increase in noninterest income was mainly due to increases in service charges on deposit accounts and other customer fees, offset by declines in income from joint venture and net gains on loan sales. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $33,000 in 1997 due mainly to an increase in fees charged for returned checks. The Company increased the per item fee for returned checks in late 1996. Other customer fees increased $66,000 in 1997 primarily due to higher ATM fees, and credit card fee income. Income from joint venture declined $27,000 in 1997 due to fewer lot sales. Substantially all of the lots in the joint venture have been sold. The Company sold $2,812,000 of loans in 1996 recording net gains of $23,000 versus $72,000 in loans sold in 1997 for net gains of $1,000. Noninterest expense was $3,509,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $3,926,000 recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 1996, a decrease of $417,000, or 10.6%. Noninterest expense was higher in 1996 mainly due to the $572,000 special SAIF assessment. Excluding the special SAIF assessment, noninterest expense was $3,354,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. The $3,509,000 recorded for 1997 is $155,000, or 4.6% higher than the 1996 total, excluding the SAIF assessment. The increase in noninterest expense in 1997 (excluding the special SAIF assessment) was mainly due to higher salaries and employee benefits expenses and equipment expenses, offset by a decrease in deposit insurance expense. Salaries and employee benefits expense was $157,000, or 9.1% higher due to the hiring of additional staff, including two insurance agents for the newly formed GTPS Insurance Agency and a commercial loan officer. Salaries and employee benefits was also higher in 1997 due to normal pay increases and higher compensation expense recorded for stock based benefit plans implemented in February, 1996. Equipment expenses were $55,000, or 32.4% higher in the first nine months of 1997 due to an increase in depreciation expense, mainly related to the purchase of check processing and imaging equipment in January, 1997. The Bank began to process checks in-house in January, 1997. Previously, a correspondent bank provided this service. Deposit insurance expense (excluding the $572,000 special SAIF assessment) decreased $102,000 in 1997, from $149,000 to $47,000, due to a reduction in the assessment rates for SAIF insured institutions. Total income taxes increased by $224,000, or 107.2% from $209,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $433,000 for the same period in 1997 due to the increase in pretax net income. Prior to recording the special SAIF assessment in 1996, total income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $431,000, $2,000 lower than the $433,000 recorded for the same period in 1997. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, were 41.44% and 50.98%, respectively. Prior to the special SAIF assessment, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was 43.89%. Results of Operations Comparison of Three Month Periods Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996. Because of the special one-time assessment, the Company recorded a loss of $142,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. Excluding the effect of the special assessment, third quarter net income in 1996 was $208,000. The $228,000 recorded for the quarter ended September 30, 1997 represents a $20,000, or 9.6% increase over the 1996 total, excluding the special SAIF assessment. Primary earnings per share for the third quarter of 1997 were $0.14 in 1997, compared to a loss of ($0.08) in 1996, while fully diluted earnings per share were $0.13 in 1997, compared to a loss of ($0.07) in 1996. Prior to the special assessment, primary and fully diluted earnings per share were $0.12 and $0.11, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. Excluding the special SAIF assessment, net income for the quarter ended September 30, 1997 was higher than earnings for the third quarter of 1996 due to increases in net interest income and noninterest income offset by an increase in noninterest expense. Net interest income was $1,419,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, compared to $1,382,000 for the same quarter in 1996, an increase of $37,000, or 2.7%. Interest income was $2,582,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $2,217,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $365,000, or 16.5%. Interest income on loans for the three months ended September 30, 1997 was $2,261,000, $340,000, or 17.7% greater than the $1,921,000 recorded for the same period in 1996. The increase in interest income on loans was due to higher average total balances of all loan categories in 1997. Average total loans for the quarter ended September 30, 1997 were $105,098,000 compared to $88,934,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $16,164,000, or 18.2%. The majority of this increase was in mortgage loans and consumer loans. The average yield on loans declined from 8.57% for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 to 8.54% for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. Interest income on investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other increased by $25,000, or 8.4%, from $296,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 to $321,000 for the same period in 1997. The increase was mainly due to higher overall average balances. The average balance of investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other increased from $21,030,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $22,458,000 for the same period in 1996, an increase of $1,428,000, or 6.8%. The average yield on investment securities and deposits with financial institutions and other increased from 5.59% for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 to 5.68% for the same period in 1997. Interest expense increased by $328,000, or 39.3%, from $835,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $1,163,000 for the same period in 1997. The increase was mainly due to higher average total interest-bearing deposits in 1997, primarily certificates of deposit with maturities ranging from eighteen months to two and one-half years. Average total interest-bearing deposits increased from $84,060,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 to $103,791,000 for the same period in 1997, an increase of $19,731,000, or 23.5%. Average total certificates of deposit increased from $49,546,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 to $67,365,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, an increase of $17,819,000, or 36.0%. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits was 4.42% for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, compared to 3.91% for the same period in 1996. Net interest income as a percent of average interest earning assets was 4.42% for the three months ended September 30, 1997 versus 5.00% for the same period in 1996. The spread between the yield on interest earning assets and the rate on interest bearing liabilities was 3.61% and 4.08% for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The provision for loan losses was $39,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1997, compared to $60,000 for the same period in 1996, reflecting the decrease in charge-off activity. Noninterest income was $177,000 for the third quarter of 1997, compared to $148,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1996, an increase of $29,000, or 19.6%. The increase in noninterest income was mainly due to an increase of $23,000 in other customer fees. Noninterest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 1997 was $1,174,000, $489,000, or 29.4% lower than the $1,663,000 recorded for the same period in 1996. Noninterest expense was higher for the third quarter of 1996 mainly due to the $572,000 special SAIF assessment. Excluding the special SAIF assessment, noninterest expense for the third quarter of 1996 was $1,091,000. The $1,174,000 amount for the third quarter of 1997 is $83,000, or 7.6% higher than the amount for 1996, excluding the special assessment. The increase in noninterest expense for 1997, prior to the special SAIF assessment, was primarily attributable to an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense and equipment expense, offset by a decrease in deposit insurance expense. Total income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 1997 was $155,000, compared to an income tax benefit of ($51,000) recorded for the same period in 1996. Prior to recording the special SAIF assessment, total income taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 was $171,000. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, prior to recording the special SAIF assessment, were 40.5% and 45.1%, respectively. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits and principal and interest payments on loans. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. The Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS"), the Company's and the Bank's primary regulator, requires the Bank to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets. Currently, the required ratio is 5%. The Bank's liquidity ratios were 17.29% and 18.87% at September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively, well above the required minimum. The Company's cash and cash equivalents ("cash") decreased $10,375,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, compared to a decrease of $10,836,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. During the nine months ended September 30, 1997, cash was primarily provided from earnings, proceeds from maturities of interest-bearing time deposits and securities held to maturity, and increases in noninterest-bearing, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits and certificates of deposit. During 1997, cash was primarily used to fund loan originations, purchase securities held to maturity and available for sale, purchase stock under repurchase programs, and to pay dividends. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, cash was primarily provided from earnings, proceeds from the sale of loans, and an increase in certificates of deposit. During the first nine months of 1996, cash was primarily used to fund loan originations, purchase securities held to maturity, fund a decrease in noninterest-bearing demand and interest-bearing demand and savings deposits, purchase stock for stock based benefit plans, purchase stock under repurchase programs, and to pay dividends. The Bank's primary investment activities during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 was the origination of loans and the purchase of securities held to maturity and available for sale. During the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996, the Bank originated mortgage loans in the amounts of $28,528,000 and $28,386,000, respectively, commercial loans in the amounts of $11,235,000 and $11,553,000, respectively, and consumer loans in the amounts of $9,274,000 and $10,040,000, respectively. Approximately $9,059,000 of the total mortgage loans originated in 1997 were participated to other financial institutions at the time of origination. As of September 30, 1997, the Bank had outstanding commitments (including undisbursed loan proceeds) of $1,354,000. The Bank anticipates it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan origination commitments. Certificates of deposit which are scheduled to mature in one year or less from September 30, 1997 totaled $43,884,000. Management believes a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Bank. The OTS capital regulations require savings institutions to meet three capital standards: a 1.5% tangible capital standard; a 3% leverage (core capital) ratio and an 8% risk-based capital standard. The core capital requirement is effectively 4%, since OTS regulations stipulate that, effective December 19, 1992, an institution with less than 4% core capital will be deemed to be "undercapitalized." As of September 30, 1997, the Bank's capital percentages for tangible capital of 13.78%, core capital of 13.78%, and risk-based capital of 23.54% significantly exceed the regulatory requirement for each category. Accounting Changes In March 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per share", which supersedes APB No. 15, "Earnings Per Share". SFAS 128 establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share and applies to entities with publicly held common stock or potential common stock (i.e. securities such as options, warrants, convertible securities, or contingent stock agreements). The statement replaces the presentation of primary earnings per share with a presentation of basic earnings per share and requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share on the face of the income statement. SFAS 128 is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending after 12/15/97. Earlier application is not permitted; however, restatement of all prior-period earnings per share data presented will be required. If the Company had been subject to the requirements of SFAS 128 for the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996, earnings per common share and earnings per common share - assuming dilution, would have been unchanged from the amounts presented in the accompanying financial statements. YEAR 2000 Compliance The Company is in the final stages of identifying those computer applications where program changes will be required in order for the applications to process information accurately subsequent to 1999. Since the Company currently uses an outside service bureau for a majority of its data processing, the Company is dependent on the service bureau to be YEAR 2000 compliant. The service bureau has not yet informed the Company that it is or will be YEAR 2000 compliant. The Company also uses purchased software programs for a variety of functions, such as for payroll and check processing. The majority of the companies providing these software programs have already assured the Company that the programs are YEAR 2000 compliant. The Company is also in the process of surveying certain loan customers, primarily commercial loan customers, to ensure that these customers' computer systems and operations are or will be YEAR 2000 compliant. The total cost that the Company may incur for YEAR 2000 compliance is unknown, however, the cost is not expected to be material since the Company does not use any proprietary software. In the event that any of the Company's significant vendors do not successfully and timely achieve YEAR 2000 compliance, the Company's business or operations could be adversely affected. PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings The Company is involved in various legal actions incident to its business, none of which is believed by management to be material to the financial condition of the Company. Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds Not applicable Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders None Item 5. Other Information Not Applicable Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K a. Exhibits 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Great American Bancorp, Inc.* 3.2 By-laws of Great American Bancorp, Inc.* 11.0 Computation of earnings per share (filed herewith) 27.0 Financial Data Schedule** b. Report on Form 8-K 1. On July 17, 1997, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting information under Items 5 and 7, incorporating by reference a press release dated July 15, 1997 relating to the Registrant's unaudited results for the second quarter of 1997. _______________ * Incorporated herein by reference into this document from Form S-1 Registration Statement, as amended, filed on March 24, 1995, Registration No. 33-90614. ** Filed only in EDGAR form. SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. Great American Bancorp, Inc. Dated: November 13, 1997 /s/ George R. Rouse ----------------------- ---------------------------- George R. Rouse President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: November 13, 1997 /s/ Jane F. Adams -------------------------- ---------------------------- Jane F. Adams Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer Exhibit 11.0 Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited) 1997 1996 --------- --------- Assuming no dilution: Net income (in thousands) $ 612 $ 201 ========= ========= Weighted average number of shares: Average shares outstanding 1,592,108 1,836,439 Average incremental shares related to stock options 26,201 347 --------- --------- 1,618,309 1,836,786 ========= ========= Earnings per share assuming no dilution $ 0.38 $ 0.11 ========= ========= Assuming full dilution: Net income (in thousands) $ 612 $ 201 ========= ========= Weighted average number of shares: Average shares issued 2,052,750 2,052,750 Average incremental shares related to stock options 26,201 347 Average treasury shares (292,198) (28,094) --------- --------- 1,786,753 2,025,003 ========= ========= Earnings per share assuming full dilution $ 0.34 $ 0.10 ========= =========