SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 1996].
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED].
For the transition period from _______________ to ______________________
Commission File Number 000-24811
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that
of the issuer named below:
Sound Federal Savings and Loan Association 401(k) Savings
Plan in RSI Retirement Trust
B: Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office:
Sound Federal Bancorp
300 Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaroneck, New York 10543
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
FOR SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 401(K)
SAVINGS PLAN IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST
This is a summary of the annual report of the SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATION 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST, EIN 13-1719192, Plan
No. 002, for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001. The annual
report has been filed with the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the Plan are provided through a trust fund. Plan expenses were
$235,321. These expenses included $235,321 in benefits paid to participants and
beneficiaries. A total of 70 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of
the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet
earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was
$1,728,467 as of December 31, 2001, compared to $1,112,855 as of January 1,
2001. During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of
$615,612. This increase includes unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the
value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the plan's
assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of
the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The plan had total
income of $200,918 including employee contributions of $91,950 and earnings from
investments of $108,968.
Your Rights To Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part
thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report:
1. financial information.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call
SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC., 300 MAMARONECK AVENUE, MAMARONECK, NY
10543, (914) 698-6400.
You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and
at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and
accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and
accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report
from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be
included as part of that report.
You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the
main office of the plan (SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC., 300 MAMARONECK
AVENUE, MAMARONECK, NY 10543) and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington,
D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of
copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to: Public
Disclosure Room, Room N1513, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit
plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN IN
RSI RETIREMENT TRUST
Date: June 27, 2002 By: /s/ Linda Shultz
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Name: Linda Shultz
Title:Trust Officer