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, 1998
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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 0-24811
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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 for 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, 1998 through December 31, 1998. The annual
report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, 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
$8,387. These expenses included $8,387 in benefits paid to participants and
beneficiaries. A total of 33 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
$918,861 as of December 31, 1998, compared to $758,863 as of January 1, 1998.
During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of
$159,645. 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 $168,364 including employer contributions of $45,880, employee
contributions of $91,757, and earnings from investments of $30,747.
Minimum Funding Standards
Enough money was contributed to the plan to keep it funded in accordance with
the minimum funding standards of ERISA.
Your Rights To Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part
thereof, on request. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part
thereof, write or call SOUND FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, 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 ASSOCIATION, 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, N-5638, 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 29, 1999 By: /s/ Anthony J. Fabiano
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Name: Anthony J. Fabiano
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer