1 File No.: 333-27985 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 POTTERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Articles) Ohio 34-1817924 - ------------------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 519 Broadway, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920 ---------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Potters Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ------------------------------ (Full title of the plan) Potters Bank Attention: Edward L. Baumgardner 519 Broadway, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920 ---------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (330) 385-0770 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of securities Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of to be registered registered (1) offering price per share(2) aggregate offering price registration fee - ------------------- -------------- --------------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- Common Shares 50,000 $21.00 $1,050,000 $319 No par value - ---------- (1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. (2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee; based upon the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Potters Financial Corporation on May 27, 1997, as quoted on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market. -1- 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 8. Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index attached hereto. A copy of the original Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") determination letter is included herewith as Exhibit 5. The Registrant hereby undertakes to submit amendments to the Plan to the IRS in a timely manner and to make those changes, if any, required by the IRS in order for the Plan to qualify as a tax- qualified employee benefit plan meeting the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. -2- 3 SIGNATURES The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of East Liverpool, State of Ohio, on May 25, 2000. POTTERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION By /s/ Anne S. Myers ------------------ Anne S. Myers Vice President, Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated. By /s/ Edward L. Baumgardner By /s/ Anne S. Myers ------------------------- ----------------- Edward L. Baumgardner Anne S. Myers President, Chief Executive Officer Vice President, Secretary, and Director Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Date May 25, 2000 Date May 25, 2000 By Arthur T. Doak By /s/ William L. Miller -------------- --------------------- Arthur T. Doak William L. Miller Director Chairman of the Board, Director Date May 25, 2000 Date May 25, 2000 By /s/ Suzanne B. Fitzgerald By /s/ Peter D. Visnic ------------------------- --------------------- Suzanne B. Fitzgerald Peter D. Visnic Director Director Date May 25, 2000 Date May 25, 2000 By /s/ Timothy M. O'Hara By /s/ James R. Platte --------------------- ------------------- Timothy O'Hara James R. Platte Director Director Date May 25, 2000 Date May 25, 2000 -3- 4 The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Quincy, State of Illinois, on June 19, 2000. POTTERS BANK 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN By: FIRST BANKERS TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ Deborah J. Staff -------------------- Its: Adm. Asst. -4- 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Document ----------- -------- 4(c) Amendment to the Potters Savings and Loan 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, as amended 4(d) Amendment to the Potters Savings and Loan 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan 23 Consent of Independent Auditors -5-