TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING

CHAPTER V - OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

PART 563B - CONVERSIONS FROM MUTUAL TO STOCK FORM

subpart a - STANDARD CONVERSIONS

563b.505 - May my directors, officers, and their associates freely trade shares?

  (a) Directors and officers who purchase conversion shares may not sell the shares for one year after the date of purchase, except that in the event of the death of the officer or director, the successor in interest may sell the shares.

  (b) You must include notice of the restriction described in paragraph (a) of this section on each certificate of stock that a director or officer purchases during the conversion or receives in connection with a stock dividend, stock split, or otherwise with respect to such restricted shares.

  (c) You must instruct your stock transfer agent about the transfer restrictions in this section.

  (d) For three years after you convert, your officers, directors, and their associates may purchase your stock only from a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, your officers, directors, and their associates may engage in a negotiated transaction involving more than one percent of your outstanding stock, and may purchase stock through any of your management or employee stock benefit plans.