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security". The term "equity security" is defined by section 3(a) (11) of the Act to mean "any stock or similar security; or any security convertible, with or without consideration, into such a security; or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right; or any other security which the Corporation shall deem to be of similar nature and consider necessary or appropriate, by such rules and regulations as it may prescribe in the public interest or for the protection of investors, to treat as an equity security." Instruction 3. The instructions to Item 1 also apply to this item.

Item 3-Other Securities To Be Registered. If securities other than those referred to in Items 1 and 2 are to be registered hereunder, outline briefly the rights evidenced thereby. If subscription warrants or rights are to be registered, state the title and amount of securities called for, and the period during which and the price at which the warrants or rights are exercisable.

Instruction. The instructions to Item 1 also apply to this item.

Item 4-Exhibits.

List all exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the bank has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date

By

(Name of Bank)

(Name and title of
signing officer)

INSTRUCTIONS AS TO EXHIBITS

Subject to § 335.4(0) of Part 335 regarding the incorporation of exhibits by reference, the exhibits enumerated hereinafter shall be filed as a part of the registration statement. Exhibits shall be appropriately lettered or numbered for convenient reference. Exhibits incorporated by reference may bear the designation given in the previous filing. Where exhibits are incorporated by reference, the reference shall be made in the list of exhibits in Item 4.

1. Specimens or copies of each security to be registered hereunder.

2. Copies of all constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of each class of such securities, including any contracts or other documents which limit or qualify the rights of such holders. [34 F.R. 20323, Dec. 30, 1969]

§ 335.47 Form for statement to be filed pursuant to § 335.4(g)(2) or § 335.5 (1) of Part 335 (Form F-11). FORM F-11

STATEMENT TO BE FILED PURSUANT TO 335.4 (g) (2) OR 335.5 (1) OF PART 335

General Instructions

The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the text of the items may be omitted. The answers to the items shall be so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without referring to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.

If the statement is filled by a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group, the information called for by Items 2 to 6, inclusive, shall be given with respect to (1) each partner or any partnership or limited partnership; (2) each member of such syndicate or group; and (3) each person controlling such partner or member. If a person referred to in (1), (2), or (3) is a corporation or the statement is filed by a corporation, the information called for by the abovementioned items shall be given with respect to each principal officer and director of such corporation and each person controlling such corporation.

Item 1. Security and Bank.

State the title of the class of equity securities to which this statement relates and the name and address of the bank which issued such securities.

Item 2. Identity and Background. State the following with respect to the person filling this statement:

(a) Name and business address.
(b) Residence address.

(c) Present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is carried on.

(d) Material occupations, positions, offices or employments during the last 10 years, giving the starting and ending dates of each and the name, principal business and address of any business corporation or other organization in which each such occupation, position, office or employment was carried on.

(e) (1) Whether or not such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and, if so, give the dates, nature of conviction, name and location of the court, and penalty imposed, or other disposition of the case.

(2) Whether or not such person has ever been adjudicated a bankrupt and, if so, give the dates and names and locations of the courts.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

State the source and amount of funds or other consideration used or to be used in making the purchases, and if any part of the purchase price or proposed purchase price 18 represented or is to be represented by funds or other consideration borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or trading the securities, a description of the transaction and the names of the parties thereto.

Instruction. If the source of funds is a loan made in the ordinary course of business by a bank, the person filing the statement may, at his option, omit the name of the bank, provided it is furnished to the Corporation in a letter requesting confidential treatment as to such information. Pursuant to section 13 (d) (1) (B) of the Act, such information shall not be made available to the public.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

If the purpose of the purchases or prospective purchases is to acquire control of the bank, describe any plans or proposals which such persons may have to liquidate such bank, to sell its assets to or merge it with any other persons, or to make any other major change in its business or corporate structure.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Bank. State the number of shares of the security which are beneficially owned, and the number of shares concerning which there is a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, by (1) such person, and (11) each associate of such person, giving the name and address of each such associate.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, or Understandings With Respect to Securities of the Bank.

Furnish information as to any contracts, arrangements, or understandings with any person with respect to any securities of the bank, including but not limited to transfer of any of the securities, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of loans, guaranties against loss or guaranties of profits, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies, naming the persons with whom such contracts, arrangements, or understandings have been entered into, and giving the details thereof. Item 7. Persons Retained, Employed or To Be Compensated.

Where this statement relates to a tender offer, or request or invitation for tenders, identify all persons and classes of persons employed, retained or to be compensated by the person filing this statement, or by any person on his behalf, to make solicitations or recommendations to security holders and describe briefly the terms of such employment, retainer or arrangement for compensation.

Item 8. Material To Be Filed as Exhibits. Copies of all requests or invitations for tenders or advertisements making a tender offer or requesting or inviting tenders, additional material soliciting or requesting such tender offers, solicitations or recommendations to the holders of the security to accept or reject a tender offer or request or invitation for tenders shall be filed as an exhibit.

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If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by an authorized representative, evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement.

[33 FR. 11591, Aug. 15, 1968]

§ 335.51 Form for proxy statement; statement where management does not solicit proxies (Form F-5). FORM F-5

PROXY STATEMENT; STATEMENT WHERE MANAGEMENT DOES NOT SOLICIT PROXIES

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Each statement required under § 335.5(a) shall, to the extent applicable, include the information called for under each of the items below. In the preparation of the statement, particular attention should be given to the definitions in § 335.2

This form is not to be used as a blank form to be filled in nor is it intended to prescribe a form for presentation of material in the statement. Its purpose is solely to prescribe the information required to be set forth in the statement; any additional information that management or the soliciting persons deem appropriate may be included.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN STATEMENT
Item 1-Revocability of Proxy.

State whether the person giving the proxy has the power to revoke it. If the right of revocation before the proxy is exercised is limited or is subject to compliance with any formal procedure, briefly describe such limitation or procedure.

Item 2-Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal.

Outline briefly the rights of appraisal or similar rights of dissenters with respect to any matter to be acted upon and indicate any statutory procedure required to be followed by dissenting security holders in order to perfect such rights. Where such rights may be exercised only within a limited time after the date of the adoption of a proposal, the filing of a charter amendment or other similar act, state whether the person solicited will be notified of such date.

Instruction. Indicate whether a security holder's failure to vote against a proposal will constitute a waiver of his appraisal or similar rights and whether a vote against a proposal will be deemed to satisfy any notice requirements under State law with respect to appraisal rights. If the State law is unclear, state what position will be taken in regard to those matters.

Item 3-Persons Making the Solicitation. (a) Solicitations not subject to § 335.5(1). (1) If the solicitation is made by the management of the bank, so state. Give the name of any director of the bank who has informed the management in writing that he intends to oppose any action intended to be taken by the management and indicate the action which he intends to oppose.

(2) If the solicitation is made otherwise than by the management of the bank, so

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state and give the names of the persons by whom and the persons on whose behalf it is made.

(3) If the solicitation is to be made otherwise than by the use of the mails, describe the methods to be employed. If the solicitation is to be made by specially engaged employees or paid solicitors, state (1) the material features of any contract or arrangement for such solicitation and identify the parties, and (11) the cost or anticipated cost thereof.

(4) State the names of the persons by whom the cost of solicitation has been or will be borne, directly or indirectly.

(b) Solicitations subject to § 335.5 (1).

(1) State by whom the solicitation is made and describe the methods employed and to be employed.

(2) If regular employees of the bank or any other participants in a solicitation have been or are to be employed to solicit security holders, describe the class or classes of employees to be so employed, and the manner and nature of their employment for such purpose.

(3) If specially engaged employees, representatives, or other persons have been or are to be employed to solicit security holders, state (1) the material features of any contract or arrangement for such solicitation and identify the parties, (11) the cost or anticipated cost thereof, and (iii) the approximate number of such employees or employees of any other person (naming such other person) who will solicit security holders.

(4) State the total amount estimated to be spent and the total expenditures to date for, in furtherance of, or in connection with the solicitation of security holders.

(5) State by whom the cost of the solicitation will be borne. If such cost is to be borne initially by any person other than the bank, state whether reimbursement will be sought from the bank, and if so, whether the question of such reimbursement will be submitted to a vote of security holders.

Instruction. With respect to solicitations subject to § 335.5(1), costs and expenditures within the meaning of this Item 3 shall include fees for attorneys, accountants, public relations or financial advisors, solicitors, advertising, printing, transportation, litigation, and other costs incidental to the solicitation, except that the bank may exclude the amounts of such costs represented by the amount normally expended for a solicitation for an election of directors in the absence of a contest, and costs represented by salaries and wages of regular employees and officers, provided a statement to that effect is included in the proxy statement.

Item 4-Interest of Certain Persons in Matters To Be Acted Upon.

(a) Solicitations not subject to § 335.5(1). Describe briefly any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, of each of the following persons

in any matter to be acted upon, other than elections to office:

(1) If the solicitation is made on behalf of management, each persons who has been a director or officer of the bank at any time since the beginning of the last fiscal year.

(2) If the solicitation is made otherwise than on behalf of management, each person on whose behalf the solicitation is made. Any person who would be a participant in a solicitation for purposes of § 335.5(1) as defined in subparagraph (2) (i) (c), (d), (e), and (f) thereof shall be deemed a person on whose behalf the solicitation is made for purposes of this paragraph (a).

(3) Each nominee for election as a director of the bank.

(4) Each associate of the foregoing

persons.

Instruction. Except in the case of a solicitation subject to § 335.5 made in opposition to another solicitation subject to § 335.5, this subitem (a) shall not apply to any interest arising from the ownership of securities of the bank where the security holder receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class.

(b) Solicitations subject to § 335.5(1).

(1) Describe briefly any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, of each participant as defined in § 335.5(1) (2) (1) (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), in any matter to be acted upon at the meeting, and include with respect to each participant the information, or a fair and adequate summary thereof, required by Items 2(a), 2(d), 3, 4(b), and 4(c) of Form F-6.

(2) With respect to any person named in answer to Item 6(b), describe any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, that he has in any matter to be acted upon at the meeting, and furnish the information called for by Item 4 (b) and (c) of Form F-6.

Item 5-Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof.

(a) State as to each class of voting securities of the bank entitled to be voted at the meeting, the number of shares outstanding and the number of votes to which each class is entitled.

(b) Give the date as of which the record of security holders entitled to vote at the meeting will be determined. If the right to vote is not limited to security holders of record on that date, indicate the conditions under which other security holders may be entitled to vote.

(c) If action is to be taken with respect to the election of directors and if the persons solicited have cumulative voting rights, make a statement that they have such rights and state briefly the conditions precedent to the exercise thereof.

(d) If to the knowledge of the persons on whose behalf the solicitation is made, any person and his associates owns of record or beneficially more than 10 percent of the out

tanding voting securities of the bank, name uch person or persons, state the approxinate amount of such securities owned of ecord but not owned beneficially, and the pproximate amount owned beneficially, and he percentage of outstanding voting secuties represented by the amount of securities O owned in each such manner.

(e) If to the knowledge of the persons on hose behalf the solicitation is made, a hange in control of the bank has occurred ince the beginning of its last fiscal year, tate the name of the person or persons who cquired such control, the basis of such conrol, the date and a description of the transction or transactions in which control was cquired and the percentage of voting securiies of the bank now owned by such person or persons.

(f) Describe any contractual arrangements, including any pledge of securities of the bank or any of its parents, known to the persons on whose behalf the solicitation is made, the operation of the terms of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the bank.

Instruction. Paragraph (f) does not require a description of ordinary default provisions contained in the charter, trust indentures or other governing instruments relating to securities of the bank.

Item 6-Nominees and Directors.

(a) If action is to be taken with respect to the election of directors, furnish the following information, in tabular form to the extent practicable, with respect to each person nominated for election as a director and each other person whose term of office as a director will continue after the meeting:

(1) Name each such person, state when his term of office or the term of office for which he is a nominee will expire, and all other positions and offices with the bank presently held by him, and indicate which persons are nominees for election as directors at that meeting.

(2) State his present principal occupation or employment and give the name and principal business of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is carried on. Furnish similar information as to all of his principal occupations or employments during the last five years, unless he is now a director and was elected to his present term of office by a vote of security holders at a meeting for which proxies were solicited under 335.5.

(3) If he is or has previously been a director of the bank state the period or periods during which he has served as such.

(4) State, as of the most recent practicable date, the approximate amount of each class of equity securities of the bank, or any of its parents or subsidiaries, "beneficially owned" (as defined in § 335.2 (ff)) directly or indirectly by him. If he disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, make a statement to that effect.

(b) If any nominee for election as a director is proposed to be elected pursuant

to any arrangement or understanding between the nominee and any other person or persons, except the directors and officers of the bank acting solely in that capacity, name such other person or persons and describe briefly such arrangement or understanding.

(c) If fewer nominees are named than the number fixed by or pursuant to the governing instruments, state the reasons for this procedure and that the proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees named.

Item 7-Remuneration and Other Transactions With Management and Others.

Furnish the information called for by this item if action is to be taken with respect to (1) the election of directors, (ii) any bonus, profit sharing or other remuneration plan, contract or arrangement in which any director, nominee for election as a director, or offcer of the bank will participate, (iii) any pension or retirement plan in which any such person will participate, or (iv) the granting or extension to any such person of any options, warrants or rights to purchase any securities, other than warrants or rights issued to security holders, as such, on a pro-rata basis. However, if the solicitation is made on behalf of persons other than the management, the information required need be furnished only as to nominees for election as directors and as to their associates.

(a) Furnish the following information in substantially the tabular form indicated below as to all direct remuneration paid by the bank and its subsidiaries during the bank's latest fiscal year to the following persons for services in all capacities:

(1) Each director of the bank whose aggregate direct remuneration exceeded $30,000, and each of the two highest paid officers of the bank whose aggregate direct remuneration exceeded that amount, naming each such director and officer.

(2) All directors and officers of the bank as a group, without naming them, but stating the number of persons included.

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Instructions. 1. This item applies to any person who was a director or officer of the bank at any time during the period specified. However, information need not be given for any portion of the period during which such person was not a director or officer.

2. The information is to be given on an accrual basis, if practicable. The tables required by this paragraph and paragraph (b) may be combined if the bank so desires.

3. Do not include remuneration paid to a partnership in which any director or off

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Instructions. 1. Column (B) need not be answered with respect to payments computed on an actuarial basis under any plan which provides for fixed benefits in the event of retirement at a specified age or after a specified number of years of service.

2. The information called for by Column (C) may be given in a table showing the annual benefits payable upon retirement to persons in specified salary classifications.

3. In the case of any plan (other than those specified in Instruction 1) where the amount set aside each year depends upon the amount of earnings or profits of the bank or its subsidiaries for such year or a prior year (or where otherwise impracticable to state the estimated annual benefits upon retirement) there shall be set forth, in lieu of the information called by Column (C), the aggregate amount set aside or accrued to date, unless impracticable to do so, in which case the method of computing such benefits shall be stated. In addition, furnish a brief description of the material terms of the plan, including the method used in computing the bank's contribution, and the amount set aside or accrued during the bank's last fiscal year for all officers and directors as a group, indicating the number of persons in such group without naming them.

(c) Describe briefly all remuneration payments (other than payments reported under paragraph (a) or (b) of this item) proposed to be made in the future, directly or indirectly, by the bank or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to any existing plan or arrangement to (1) each director or officer named in answer to paragraph (a) (1), naming each such person, and (11) all directors and officers of the bank as a group, without naming them.

Instruction. Information need not be in-. cluded as to payments to be made for, or benefits to be received from, group life or accident insurance, group hospitalization or similar group payments or benefits. If it is impracticable to state the amount of remuneration payments proposed to be made,

the aggregate amount set aside or accrued to date in respect of such payments shall be stated, together with an explanation of the basis for future payments.

(d) Furnish the following information as to all options to purchase securities, from the bank or any of its subsidiaries, which were granted to or exercised by the following persons since the beginning of the bank's last fiscal year and as to all options held by such persons as of the latest practicable date: (1) Each director or officer named in answer to paragraph (a) (1), naming each such person; and (11) all directors and officers of the bank as a group, without naming them:

(1) As to options granted, state (1) the title and amount of securities called for; (11) the prices, expiration dates, and other material provisions; and (iii) the market value of the securities called for on the granting date.

(2) As to options exercised, state (1) the title and amount of securities purchased; (11) the aggregate purchase price; and (iii) the aggregate market value of the securities purchased on the date of purchase.

(3) As to all unexercised options held as of the latest practicable date, regardless of when such options were granted, state (1) the title and aggregate amount of securities called for; (11) the average option price per share; and (iii) the per share market price of the securities subject to the option, as of the latest practicable date.

Instructions. 1. The extension, regranting, or material amendment of options shall be deemed the granting of options within the meaning of this paragraph.

2. This item need not be answered with respect to options granted, exercised, or outstanding, as may be specified therein, where the total market value (1) on the granting date of the securities called for by all options granted during the period specified; (11) on the dates of purchase of all securities purchased through the exercise of options during the period specified; or (111) as of the latest practicable date of the securities called for by all options held at such time, does not exceed $10,000 for any officer or director named in answer to paragraph (a) (1), or $30,000 for all officers and directors as a group.

3. The information for all directors and officers as a group regarding market value of the sucurities on the granting date of the options and on the purchase date, may be given in the form of price ranges for each calendar quarter during which options were granted or exercised.

(e) If to the knowledge of management any indebtedness to the bank has arisen since the beginning of the bank's last fiscal year under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a result of transactions in the bank's stock (or other equity securities) by any director, officer, or security holder named in answer to Item 5(d), which indebtedness has not been discharged

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