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. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. OR ( ) Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from _________________ to ________________. Commission file number of the issuer: 0-15734 REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST (Full title of plan) REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 (Name of the issuer and address of its principal executive office) REQUIRED INFORMATION Items 1-3. Financial Statements Not Applicable. Item 4. ERISA Financial Statements The attached financial statements and schedules, which are hereby incorporated by reference by the Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan and Trust (the "Plan"), have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA: Financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, Supplemental Schedules for the year ended December 31, 1994, and Independent Auditors' Report dated June 22, 1995. Attached as Exhibit 23 is a written consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors for the Plan. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, Supplemental Schedules for the Year Ended December 31, 1994 and Independent Auditors' Report REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Number ----------- Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1994 and 1993: Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2-3 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 4-5 Notes to Financial Statements 6-9 Signatures 10 Supplemental Schedules for the Year Ended December 31, 1994: Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes 11 Item 27b - Schedule of Loans or Fixed Income Not Required Item 27c - Schedule of Leases in Default or Classified as Uncollectible Not Required Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions 12 Items 27e and 27f - Schedule of Non-Exempt Transactions Not Required [Letterhead of Deloitte & Touche LLP] Deloitte & Touche LLP ____________ _________________________________________ Suite 900 Telephone (313) 396-3000 600 Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan 48243-1704 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT To the Trustees and Participants of Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan Owosso, Michigan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of (1) assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1994 and (2) reportable transactions for the year ended December 31, 1994, are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental fund information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis of the basic financial statements rather than to present information regarding the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the individual funds, and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. The supplemental schedules and supplemental fund information are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such supplemental schedules and supplemental fund information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Detroit, Michigan June 22, 1995 _______________ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International _______________ - 1 - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits As of December 31, 1994 SUPPLEMENTAL FUND INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equi- Equi- Equi- Equi- table Equi- table table table Republic Cash/ Aggres- table Common Fixed Money Bond Equity Stock Loan sive Balanced Stock Income Market Combined GIC Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE (Notes 2 and 4): Cash and cash equivalents $191,068 $19,120 $14,164 $18,991 $6,087 $201 $7 $132,498 Common Stocks: Short-term investments 910,033 750,823 $62,783 $44,200 $51,375 852 Republic Bancorp Inc. (291,449 shares) 2,878,059 2,878,059 Corporate bonds 1,856,317 1,135,902 437,795 282,620 Accrued investment income 31,932 6,427 27 29 22,851 58 603 (713) 19 1,986 645 Loans to participants 193,368 193,368 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total investments 6,060,777 1,161,449 451,986 769,843 2,906,997 193,627 63,386 43,487 51,394 285,465 133,143 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- OTHER ASSETS: Contributions: Receivable from employer 24,749 24,749 Due from participants 59,800 19,068 8,862 17,001 14,869 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total other assets 84,549 19,068 8,862 17,001 39,618 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total assets 6,145,326 1,180,517 460,848 786,844 2,946,615 193,627 63,386 43,487 51,394 285,465 133,143 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $6,145,326 $1,180,517 $460,848 $786,844 $2,946,615 $193,627 $63,386 $43,487 $51,394 $285,465 $133,143 ========== ========== ======== ======== ========== ======== ======= ======= ======= ======== ======== - 2 - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits As of December 31, 1993 SUPPLEMENTAL FUND INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equi- Equi- Equi- Equi- table Equi- table table table Republic Cash/ Aggres- table Common Fixed Money Bond Equity Stock Loan sive Balanced Stock Income Market Combined GIC Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE (Notes 2 and 4): Cash and cash equivalents $124,245 $14,107 $11,223 $30,254 $15,905 $2,295 $50,461 Common Stocks: Short-term investments 735,385 511,232 $62,844 $44,961 $115,329 $1,019 Republic Bancorp Inc. (183,324 shares) 2,506,955 2,506,955 Corporate bonds 1,274,692 632,160 251,786 390,746 Accrued investment income 35,891 2,977 1,340 645 10,979 6,463 441 4,847 8,060 139 Loans to participants 124,790 124,790 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total investments 4,801,958 649,244 264,349 542,131 2,533,839 127,085 69,307 45,402 120,176 399,825 50,600 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- OTHER ASSETS: Contributions: Receivable from employer 34,745 34,745 Due from participants 102,327 18,667 11,723 25,869 46,068 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total other assets 137,072 18,667 11,723 25,869 80,813 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total assets 4,939,030 667,911 276,072 568,000 2,614,652 127,085 69,307 45,402 120,176 399,825 50,600 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $4,939,030 $667,911 $276,072 $568,000 $2,614,652 $127,085 $69,307 $45,402 $120,176 $399,825 $50,600 ========== ======== ======== ======== ========== ======== ======= ======= ======== ======== ======= - 3 - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits For Year Ended December 31, 1994 SUPPLEMENTAL FUND INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equi- Equi- Equi- Equi- table Equi- table table table Republic Cash/ Aggres- table Common Fixed Money Bond Equity Stock Loan sive Balanced Stock Income Market Combined GIC Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: Investment income: Interest $103,648 $53,105 $12,922 $4,657 $15,300 $11,541 ($3,695) ($4,179) ($6,698) $16,775 $3,920 Dividends 67,008 4,056 62,952 Net depreciation in market value of investments (793,130) (22,301) (40,414) (729,998) (417) ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total (622,474) 53,105 (9,379) (31,701) (651,746) 11,541 (3,695) (4,179) (6,698) 16,358 3,920 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Contributions: Participants 1,748,968 451,551 338,262 443,592 515,563 Employer - net of forfeitures 596,537 (8,119) 605,466 (135) (143) (498) (34) ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total 2,345,505 443,432 338,262 443,592 1,121,029 (135) (143) (498) (34) ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Total additions 1,723,031 496,537 328,883 411,891 469,283 11,541 (3,830) (4,179) (6,841) 15,860 3,886 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: Benefits paid to participants (516,735) (84,999) (86,669) (67,509) (190,433) (19,111) (4,631) (4,812) (8,951) (37,063) (12,557) ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers 1,206,296 411,538 242,214 344,382 278,850 (7,570) (8,461) (8,991) (15,792) (21,203) (8,671) Interfund Transfers 101,068 (57,438) (125,538) 53,113 74,112 2,540 7,076 (52,990) (93,157) 91,214 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,206,296 512,606 184,776 218,844 331,963 66,542 (5,921) (1,915) (68,782) (114,360) 82,543 NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: Beginning of year 4,939,030 667,911 276,072 568,000 2,614,652 127,085 69,307 45,402 120,176 399,825 50,600 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- End of year $6,145,326 $1,180,517 $460,848 $786,844 $2,946,615 $193,627 $63,386 $43,487 $51,394 $285,465 $133,143 ========== ========== ======== ======== ========== ======== ======= ======= ======= ======== ======== - 4 - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits For Year Ended December 31, 1993 SUPPLEMENTAL FUND INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equi- Equi- Equi- Equi- table Equi- table table table Republic Cash/ Aggres- table Common Fixed Money Bond Equity Stock Loan sive Balanced Stock Income Market Combined GIC Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: Investment income: Interest $112,385 $29,932 $11,508 $821 $5,095 $10,405 $8,159 $4,646 $18,896 $19,928 $2,995 Dividends 37,008 5,533 31,475 Net appreciation in market value of investments 509,526 828 3,123 504,964 611 Assets from Premier (Note 1) 633,350 61,148 40,756 101,812 382,029 47,605 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total 1,292,269 29,932 12,336 9,477 541,534 10,405 69,307 45,402 120,708 402,568 50,600 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Contributions: Participants 1,086,428 262,702 179,973 347,388 296,365 Employer - net of forfeitures 316,522 7,905 308,617 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total 1,402,950 270,607 179,973 347,388 604,982 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Total additions 2,695,219 300,539 192,309 356,865 1,146,516 10,405 69,307 45,402 120,708 402,568 50,600 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: Benefits paid to participants (161,864) (57,617) (4,267) (21,835) (75,129) -- -- -- (532) (2,484) -- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- Net increase(decrease) prior to interfund transfers 2,533,355 242,922 188,042 335,030 1,071,387 10,405 69,307 45,402 120,176 400,084 50,600 Interfund Transfers 15,556 9,045 5,031 9,108 (10,055) 2,686 (259) ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- NET INCREASE(DECREASE) 2,548,911 251,967 193,073 344,138 1,061,332 13,091 69,307 45,402 120,176 399,825 50,600 NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: Beginning of year 2,390,119 415,944 82,999 223,862 1,553,320 113,994 ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- End of year $4,939,030 $667,911 $276,072 $568,000 $2,614,652 $127,085 $69,307 $45,402 $120,176 $399,825 $50,600 ========== ======== ======== ======== ========== ======== ======= ======= ======== ======== ======= - 5 - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993 1. PLAN MERGER Effective January 1, 1993, Premier Bancorporation, Inc. (a subsidiary of Republic Bancorp Inc.) merged its existing 401 (k) plan with the Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan (the "Plan"). Total Plan assets increased $633,350 as a result of the merger. Five funds managed by the Equitable Life Insurance Society were merged with the Plan. Participants were allowed to maintain balances in these funds as of January 1, 1993; however, no further contributions can be made to these funds. 2. PLAN DESCRIPTION The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. The Plan was established November 1, 1988 under the provisions of Section 401 (k) of the Internal Revenue Code and is a voluntary savings plan for eligible employees of Republic Bancorp Inc. ("Republic"). It is subject to the provisions of The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). All employees of Republic are eligible to participate in the Plan after completing one year of continuous service. As of December 31, 1994 and 1993, there were 781 and 506 plan participants, respectively. Participant contributions are limited to 15% of the participant's compensation as defined in the Plan, or such maximum rates as may be approved by the Internal Revenue Service. Republic contributes an amount equal to 50% of each participant's elective deferrals for the Plan year up to 7% of the participant's annual compensation. Republic's contributions to the Plan are made to the Republic stock fund. Republic's contributions are vested 25% after two years of service and an additional 25% each year thereafter. If a nonvested participant is terminated from the Plan, the participant may be required to forfeit a portion of his account related to employer contributions. Forfeitures are applied as a reduction to required employer contributions. Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and an allocation of Republic's contribution and Plan earnings. Allocations are based upon the participant's account balances. Expenses of operating the Plan are paid by Republic. -6- Although it has not expressed any interest to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Such termination of the Plan, if any, would not affect an employee's interest in assets already in the Plan and any unvested balances would become fully vested. Four investment options are available to the participants of the Republic Bancorp Inc. Plan: the Guaranteed Investment Contract Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Equity Fund and Republic Bancorp Inc. Common Stock Fund. The Guaranteed Investment Contract Fund (GIC Fund) invests primarily in Guaranteed Investment Contracts issued by high-quality insurance companies. A Guaranteed Investment Contract is a negotiated contract with a major insurance company which includes a guarantee by the insurance company of principal and interest for a specific length of time. The contracts in this Fund can have maturities that range up to a maximum of eight years, with the average maturity being approximately three and one-half years. The Fund may also invest in various short-term investment vehicles for purposes of maintaining liquidity, and in order to make the Fund responsive to changes in interest rates. The Intermediate Bond Fund (Bond Fund) invests in short-term bonds with a current average maturity under four years. The Equity Fund invests in the common stock of growth-oriented companies. The Republic Bancorp Inc. Common Stock Fund (Republic Stock Fund) invests 100% in the common stock of Republic Bancorp Inc. Additionally, five investment options were available to the participants of the Premier Bancorporation, Inc. 401 (k) Plan prior to merger with the Plan: the Equitable Aggressive Fund, Equitable Balanced Fund, Equitable Common Stock Fund, Equitable Fixed Income Fund and Equitable Money Market Fund. The Equitable Aggressive Fund invests in securities of smaller sized companies (with capitalizations generally between $90 million to $1.5 billion) perceived to have greater growth potential than large companies. The Equitable Balanced Fund invests in common stocks, other equity type instruments, longer-term fixed income securities, publicly traded debt securities and short-term money market instruments. The Equitable Common Stock Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities issued by intermediate and large sized companies with an investment objective of long- term capital growth and increasing income. The Equitable Fixed Income Fund invests primarily in Guaranteed Investment Contracts issued by high quality insurance companies. The Equitable Money Market Fund is invested in a money market account at Republic Bank indexed to the 91 day Treasury Bill. -7- 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The accompanying financial statements reflect the accrual basis of accounting. Investments are stated at market value which is generally based on quoted prices as reported by the trustee. Loans to participants are recorded at cost which approximates market value. The loan fund is used for receipt of participant contributions prior to their investment in designated funds and for accumulation of cash transfers from other funds prior to distribution or lending to participants. In 1993, the Plan changed its method of accounting for benefits payable to comply with the 1993 AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide ("Audits of Employee Benefit Plans"). The new guidance requires that benefits payable to persons who have withdrawn from participation in a defined contribution plan be disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements rather than be recorded as a liability of the Plan. As of December 31, 1994 and 1993, benefits of $606,106 and $108,297, respectively, were due to participants who have withdrawn from participation in the Plan. 4. INVESTMENTS The following table represents the fair values of investments. Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's assets are separately identified with an asterisk. December 31, 1994 1993 ---------- ---------- Comerica Short-Term Fund (cash equivalent) $ 58,563 $ 73,784 Comerica Guaranteed Investment Contract Fund (corporate bonds) 1,135,902* 632,160* Comerica Investment Contract Fund H (corporate bonds) 437,795* 251,786* Comerica Investment Fund E (common stocks) 750,823* 511,232* Republic Bancorp Inc. (common stock) 2,878,059* 2,506,955* Equitable Aggressive Fund 62,783 62,844 Equitable Balanced Fund 44,200 44,961 Equitable Common Stock Fund 51,375 115,329 Equitable Fixed Income Fund 283,479 391,765* Equitable Money Market Fund 132,498 50,461 Loans to participants 193,368 124,790 Accrued Investment Income 31,932 35,891 ---------- ---------- Total $6,060,777 $4,801,958 ========== ========== -8- 5. TAX STATUS The Plan has received a favorable determination letter dated January 27, 1993 from the Internal Revenue Service that it is a qualified employee benefit plan, meeting the requirements of Sections 401 (a) and 401 (k) of the Internal Revenue Code. * * * * * * * * -9- 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. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. Plan Administrator By: /s/ Timothy G. Blazejewski -------------------------------- Timothy G. Blazejewski, as Agent -10- Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes As of December 31, 1994 Units/ Fair Description Shares Cost Value - ----------- -------- ---------- ---------- * Comerica Short-Term Fund 58,563 $ 58,563 $ 58,563 * Comerica Guaranteed Investment Contract Fund 113,590 1,135,902 1,135,902 * Comerica Investment Fund H 34,926 450,071 437,795 * Comerica Investment Fund E 6,801 749,138 750,823 * Republic Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 291,449 2,357,470 2,878,059 Equitable Aggressive Fund 62,783 58,459 62,783 Equitable Balanced Fund 44,200 44,200 44,200 Equitable Common Stock Fund 51,375 68,553 51,375 Equitable Fixed Income Fund 282,674 283,285 283,479 Equitable Money Market Fund 132,498 132,498 132,498 Loans to 47 participants against their individual account balances, interest rates from 7.1% to 11.00% and maturing through February, 2003. 193,368 193,368 ---------- ---------- Total $5,531,507 $6,028,845 ========== ========== <FN> * Party in interest -11- Republic Bancorp Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year Ended December 31, 1994 Number Number of Units of Units Purchase Selling Net Realized Purchased Sold Asset Description Price Price Gain/(Loss) - --------- --------- ------------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ Series of Transactions: 4,090,318 4,065,474 Comerica Short-Term Fund $4,090,318 $4,065,474 None 50,584 210 Comerica Guaranteed 505,842 2,100 None Investment Contract Fund 26,481 10,444 Comerica Intermediate 338,810 130,500 ($ 4,124) Bond Fund H 4,052 1,596 Comerica Equity Fund E 454,006 174,000 (1,747) 79,200 2,182 Republic Bancorp Inc. 1,054,693 29,999 15,073 Common Stock Single Transaction: 250,545 Comerica Short-Term $ 250,545 None Fund 19,000 Republic Bancorp Inc. $ 251,750 None Common Stock <FN> Note 1 - A reportable transaction, as defined by the Department of Labor, is any transaction or series of transactions in one security for 5% or more of the current value of plan assets at the beginning of the year. -12- EXHIBIT INDEX Page Exhibit Number - ------- ------ 23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche 14 -13-