SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 1999 Webster City Federal Bancorp (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Federal 0-26577 42-1491186 - ---------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) Address of principal executive offices: 820 Des Moines Street, Webster City, Iowa 50595 -------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 832-3071 --------------- Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 1 Item 5. Other Events Webster City Federal Bancorp (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program. The program calls for the repurchase of up to 87,500 shares, or 10% of the outstanding shares held by stockholders other than WCF Financial, M.H.C., the Company's mutual holding company. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes. Please see Press Release dated December 17, 1999, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1. 2 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, hereunto duly authorized. WEBSTER CITY FEDERAL BANCORP DATE: January 7, 2000 By:/s/Phyllis A. Murphy ------------------------------- Phyllis A. Murphy President and Chief Executive Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report: Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Webster City Federal Bancorp dated December 17, 1999. 4 EXHIBIT 99.1 5 December 17, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Phyllis A. Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer Tel (515) 832-3071 WEBSTER CITY FEDERAL BANCORP ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 10% REPURCHASE PROGRAM The Board of Directors of Webster City Federal Bancorp has authorized the repurchase of an additional 10% of the Company's outstanding stock held by stockholders other than WCF Financial, M.H.C., the Company's mutual holding company. The Company successfully completed an initial repurchase of approximately 97,000 shares in November of 1999. Repurchases will be made by the Company during the next six months as market conditions warrant. Repurchased shares will be held in treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes. Webster City Federal Bancorp is the holding company of Webster City Federal Savings Bank located in Webster City, Iowa. The stock trades under the Nasdaq symbol of WCFB. 6