AMBANC HOLDING CO INC
8-K, 1997-11-10
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       
                             Washington, D.C. 20549                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                    FORM 8-K                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                 CURRENT REPORT                                 
                                                                                
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the                     
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Date of Report November 3, 1997                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                             AMBANC HOLDING CO., INC.                           
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)             
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Delaware                      0-27036                  14-1783770      
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer     
      of incorporation)                                     Identification No.) 
                                                                                
                                                                                
 11 Division Street, Amsterdam, New York                              12010-4303
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 842-7200       
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                                       N/A                                      
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)          
                                                                                
                                                                                
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Item 5. Other Events                                                            
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     On October 24,  1997,  the  Registrant  issued the press  release  attached
hereto as  Exhibit  99  announcing  its  earnings  for the Third  quarter  ended
September 30, 1997.
                                                                                
                                               
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits                                       
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     (c)  Exhibits                                                              
                                                                                
     The  Exhibits  referred  to in  Item 5 of this  Report  and  listed  on the
accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Report and are incorporated
herein by reference.                                                            
                                                                                
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                                   SIGNATURES                                   
                                                                                
     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.                                          
                                                                                
                            AMBANC HOLDING CO., INC.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Date:     November 3, 1997              By: /s/Robert J. Brittain           
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                                            Robert J. Brittain                  
                                            President & Chief Executive Officer 
                                                                                
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Exhibit                                                                         
Number                            Description                                   
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  99           Press release dated October 24, 1997
                      
                                                                                
                             
                                                                                
                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Robert J. Brittain, President and CEO                                        
Tel:(518) 842-7200
Fax:(518) 842-7500
Harold A. Baylor, Jr.,  Vice Pres., CFO, and Treas.
Tel:(518) 842-7200
Fax:(518) 842-1688


Ambanc Holding Co., Inc. Announces Earnings for the Quarter and the Nine-months 
                            Ended September 30, 1997


Amsterdam,  N.Y.,  October 24, 1997 - Ambanc  Holding Co., Inc.  (NASDAQ - AHCI)
today announced that net income increased 28.7% in this year's third quarter, to
$736,000,  or $0.19 a share,  from  $572,000,  or  $0.12 a share,  in the  third
quarter of 1996.  Robert J.  Brittain,  President  and  C.E.O.,  attributed  the
improvement  in third  quarter  1997  earnings  primarily  to a decrease  in the
provision  for loan  losses  and to an  increase  in net  gains on the  sales of
securities.

For the nine-months  ended  September 30, 1997, net income was $2.0 million,  or
$0.49 a share,  compared to $768,000,  or $0.16 a share,  in 1996. Mr.  Brittain
stated that the  improvement in net income for the  nine-months  ended September
30, 1997,  resulted  primarily  from a decrease of $1.7 million in the provision
for loan losses.  In 1996,  the Company  incurred a charge to provision for loan
losses of $1.5 million  related to a lending  relationship  with a lease finance
company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  protection on March 29, 1996. Also
contributing  to the earnings  improvement  were  increases in gains on security
sales, net interest income, and non-interest income.  Partially offsetting these
positive factors was an increase in non-interest expenses, mainly related to the
Company's ESOP and other employee  stock  compensation  plans and the opening of
three new branch offices in May of this year.

Ambanc  Holding Co.,  Inc. is a unitary  savings and loan holding  company.  The
Company's primary  subsidiary,  Amsterdam Savings Bank, F.S.B.,  operates twelve
banking offices in Montgomery (4),  Saratoga (4), Fulton (1),  Schenectady  (1),
and Albany (2) counties in the Capital Region of upstate New York.

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                                                           Ambanc Holding Co., Inc.
                                                Selected Consolidated Financial Information
                                                                (unaudited)
                                                                                       September 30,        December 31,
                                                                                           1997                 1996
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                                                                                             (In Thousands)
Selected Consolidated Financial Condition Data:

<S>                                                                                        <C>                  <C>     
Total assets                                                                               $529,309             $472,421
Securities available for sale, at fair value                                                210,562              200,539
Loans receivable, net of unamortized fees                                                   280,546              251,532
Allowance for loan losses                                                                     4,147                3,438
Deposits                                                                                    330,658              298,082
Total borrowings                                                                            103,950              108,780
Total equity                                                                                 60,204               61,518
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                                                               For the Three Months                      For the Nine Months
                                                                Ended September 30,                      Ended September 30,
                                                             1997                  1996                 1997               1996
                                                    --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------------
                                                                                   (In Thousands)
Selected Consolidated Operations Data:

<S>                                                             <C>                  <C>                 <C>              <C>    
Total interest income                                           $8,827               $8,825              $26,275          $23,302
Total interest expense                                           4,946                4,594               14,366           11,537
                                                   --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------------
Net interest income                                              3,881                4,231               11,909           11,765
Provision for loan losses                                          225                  549                  863            2,610
                                                   --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------------
Net interest income after
  provision for loan losses                                      3,656                3,682               11,046            9,155
Fees and service charges                                           204                  200                  580              549
Net gain (loss) on sales of
  AFS securities                                                   328                    9                  505              (89)
Other non-interest income                                           46                   57                  196              170
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Total non-interest income                                          578                  266                1,281              630
Total non-interest expense                                       3,046                3,051                9,174            8,621
                                                   --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------------
Income  before taxes                                             1,188                  898                3,153            1,164
Income tax provision                                               452                  325                1,193              396
                                                   --------------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------------
Net income                                                        $736                 $573               $1,961             $768
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Net income per common share outstanding                          $0.19                $0.12                $0.49            $0.16
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Weighted average number of shares
  issued and outstanding                                     3,897,275            4,662,564            3,977,302        4,883,859
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                                                                     For the Three Months                     For the Nine Months
                                                                      Ended September 30,                      Ended September 30,
                                                                    1997                 1996                 1997          1996
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                                                                                    (unaudited)

Performance Ratios:

<S>                                                                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>              <C> 
Return on average assets                                             0.61                 0.47                 0.54             0.23
Return on average equity                                             4.84                 3.20                 4.27             1.38
Interest rate spread                                                 2.51                 2.67                 2.62             2.81
Net interest margin                                                  3.28                 3.57                 3.41             3.76
Efficiency ratio                                                    72.57                54.10                70.03            61.80
Ratio of average interest-earning
  assets to average interest-bearing
  liabilities                                                      118.33               123.08               119.26           125.74
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                                                                                   September 30,      December 31,
                                                                                       1997                 1996
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Asset Quality Ratios:
<S>                                                                                       <C>                  <C> 

Non-performing assets to total assets
  at end of period                                                                        0.73                 1.18
Non-performing loans to total loans                                                       1.29                 1.94
Allowance for loan losses to
  non-performing loans                                                                  114.78                70.47
Allowance for loan losses to loans
  receivable                                                                              1.49                 1.37

Capital Ratios:

Equity to total assets at end of period                                                  11.37                13.02
Average equity to average assets                                                         12.63                15.95
Book value per share  (1):
  Equity net of after-tax effect from
  unrealized (losses) on securities
  available for sale                                                                    $13.98               $14.01

  Equity before after-tax effect from
  unrealized (losses) on securities
  available for sale                                                                    $14.03               $14.02

Other Data:
Number of full-service offices                                                           12                    9
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(1) Calculation considers ESOP and MRP shares as outstanding
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