CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
10QSB, 1998-07-31
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)

   X   Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
       of 1934 

       For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

       Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission file number 33-98090

                        CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
        (Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

        Florida                                           65-0614044
        -------                                           ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction                           (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)                     Identification No.)

                             650 East Elkcam Circle
                           Marco Island, Florida 34145
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (941) 389-1800
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                (Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


         ---------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed
                               Since Last Report)

   Check  whether  the  issuer:  (1) filed all  reports  required to be filed by
Section  12, 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),  and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:

YES  X         NO
    ---

   State the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common equity, as of the latest practicable date:


Common stock, par value $.01 per share                   3,132,075
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                (class)                          Outstanding at July 28, 1998



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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Item 1. Financial Statements                                            Page

     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
       June 30, 1998 (unaudited) and December 31, 1997.......................2

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings -
       Three and Six Months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited).........3

     Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity -
       Six Months ended June 30, 1998 (unaudited)............................4

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
       Six Months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)...................5

     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)......6-7

   Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
     and Results of Operations............................................8-10

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

   Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.......................11

   Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............11

   Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................12

SIGNATURES..................................................................13



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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          Item 1. Financial Statements

                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           June 30,        December 31,
    Assets                                                                                 1998             1997
                                                                                           ----             ----
                                                                                          (unaudited)

<S>                                                                                      <C>                <C>       
Cash and due from banks...........................................................       $  3,504,355        3,153,577
Federal funds sold................................................................         11,640,000        9,057,000
                                                                                           ----------      -----------

            Cash and cash equivalents.............................................         15,144,355       12,210,577

Securities held to maturity.......................................................         10,500,001        2,498,614
Restricted securities, Federal Home Loan Bank stock...............................            127,100           -
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $369,000
    and $298,000..................................................................         34,255,543       26,420,149
Premises and equipment, net.......................................................          3,443,509        2,845,997
Accrued interest receivable and other assets......................................            531,664          308,152
Deferred income taxes.............................................................            104,625          138,043
                                                                                          -----------     ------------

            Total assets..........................................................       $ 64,106,797       44,421,532
                                                                                           ==========       ==========


    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:
    Demand deposits...............................................................          3,926,825        3,153,135
    Savings and NOW deposits......................................................         24,785,046       16,300,813
    Money-market deposits.........................................................          1,734,697        1,302,296
    Time deposits.................................................................         19,455,961       16,182,123
                                                                                           ----------       ----------

            Total deposits........................................................         49,902,529       36,938,367

    Official checks...............................................................            730,556          473,521
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities........................................            216,076          238,886
                                                                                          -----------     ------------

            Total liabilities.....................................................         50,849,161       37,650,774
                                                                                           ----------       ----------

Stockholders' Equity:
    Preferred stock, $.01 value, 2,000,000 shares authorized,
        none issued or outstanding................................................             -                -
    Common stock, $.01 par value, 8,000,000 shares
        authorized and 2,684,637 and 1,571,624 shares
        issued and outstanding....................................................             26,846           15,716
    Additional paid-in capital....................................................         13,391,699        7,010,515
    Accumulated deficit...........................................................           (160,909)        (255,473)
                                                                                          -----------      -----------

            Total stockholders' equity............................................         13,257,636        6,770,758
                                                                                           ----------       ----------

            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity............................       $ 64,106,797       44,421,532
                                                                                           ==========       ==========
</TABLE>



See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended
                                                                        June 30,                     June 30,
                                                                  -----------------------     ----------------------
                                                                  1998          1997          1998             1997
                                                                  ----          ----          ----             ----
                                                                         (unaudited)                  (unaudited)
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>         <C>               <C>    
Interest income:
    Loans   ..............................................   $    771,079       426,922     1,481,060         738,078
    Securities............................................        158,711        36,020       216,517          68,966
    Other interest-earning assets.........................        144,925       126,104       308,016         237,987
                                                               ----------       -------     ---------       ---------

            Total interest income.........................      1,074,715       589,046     2,005,593       1,045,031
                                                                ---------       -------     ---------       ---------

Interest expense:
    Deposits..............................................        533,556       263,876       997,023         472,377
    Mortgages.............................................         -               -           -                9,573
                                                           --------------    ---------- -------------      ----------

            Total interest expense........................        533,556       263,876       997,023         481,950
                                                               ----------       -------     ---------       ---------

Net interest income.......................................        541,159       325,170     1,008,570         563,081

            Provision for loan losses.....................         15,000        42,000        71,000         102,000
                                                              -----------      --------    ----------       ---------

Net interest income after provision for loan losses.......        526,159       283,170       937,570         461,081
                                                               ----------       -------    ----------       ---------

Noninterest income:
    Other service charges and fees........................         59,613        41,804       111,036          75,893
    Other   ..............................................         40,203        22,217        76,647          56,654
                                                               ----------      --------    ----------       ---------

            Total noninterest income......................         99,816        64,021       187,683         132,547
                                                               ----------       -------     ---------       ---------

Noninterest expense:
    Salaries and employee benefits........................        242,697       129,341       466,026         239,647
    Occupancy and equipment...............................         83,197        36,728       166,947          74,425
    Professional fees.....................................          8,180        20,821        11,114          23,821
    Other   ..............................................        186,613       130,025       336,806         215,974
                                                               ----------       -------    ----------       ---------

            Total noninterest expense.....................        520,687       316,915       980,893         553,867
                                                               ----------       -------    ----------       ---------

Earnings before income taxes..............................        105,288        30,276       144,360          39,761

            Income taxes..................................         34,796        11,400        49,796          14,900
                                                               ----------       -------    ----------       ---------

Net earnings..............................................   $     70,492        18,876        94,564          24,861
                                                               ==========       =======    ==========       =========

Earnings per share:
    Basic   .............................................. $          .04           .02           .06             .03
                                                             ============     =========  ============     ===========

    Diluted............................................... $          .04           .02           .05             .03
                                                             ============     =========  ============     ===========

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
    Basic   ..............................................      1,845,558       772,800     1,714,094         756,079
                                                                =========       =======     =========       =========

    Diluted...............................................      1,897,089       772,800     1,765,497         756,079
                                                                =========       =======     =========        ========

Dividends per share.......................................$        -               -            -                -
                                                            =============    ==========     =========       =========
</TABLE>


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

                      Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Common Stock 
                                                          -----------------------     Additional                     Total
                                                          Number of                   Paid-In      Accumulated  Stockholders'
                                                           Shares          Amount     Capital      Deficit         Equity
                                                           ------          ------     -------      -------         ------

<S>                                                       <C>             <C>        <C>              <C>          <C>       
Balance at December 31, 1997.......................       1,571,624       $ 15,716    7,010,515       (255,473)     6,770,758

Issuance of common stock shares to holders of
         warrants at $4.50 (unaudited).............         625,513          6,255    2,808,553          -          2,814,808

Issuance of common stock shares at $7.50,
         net of stock offering costs of
         $78,744 (unaudited).......................         487,500          4,875    3,572,631          -          3,577,506

Net earnings for the six months ended June
         30, 1998 (unaudited)......................                -         -              -           94,564         94,564
                                                           ---------------------------------------     -------    -----------

Balance at June 30, 1998 (unaudited)...............       2,684,637       $ 26,846   13,391,699       (160,909)    13,257,636
                                                          =========         ======   ==========        =======     ==========

</TABLE>


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Six Months Ended
                                                                                                     June 30,
                                                                                               ----------------

                                                                                             1998             1997
                                                                                             ----             ----
                                                                                                   (unaudited)
<S>                                                                                   <C>                   <C>      
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net earnings......................................................................$       94,564           24,861
    Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
      provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation..................................................................       71,374            36,682
        Provision for loan losses.....................................................       71,000           102,000
        Provision for deferred income taxes...........................................       33,418            14,900
        Net amortization of loan fees, premiums and discounts.........................       55,737            18,527
        Increase in accrued interest receivable and other assets......................     (223,512)          (79,050)
        (Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities.........      (22,810)           37,002
                                                                                       ------------       -----------

                Net cash provided by operating activities.............................       79,771           154,922
                                                                                       ------------        ----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchase of securities held to maturity...........................................   (8,500,000)         (750,000)
    Maturities of securities held to maturity.........................................      500,000           500,000
    Purchase of restricted securities, Federal Home Loan Bank stock...................     (127,100)           -
    Net increase in loans.............................................................   (7,963,518)       (7,756,820)
    Purchase of premises and equipment................................................     (668,886)         (511,224)
                                                                                        -----------        ----------

                Net cash used in investing activities.................................  (16,759,504)       (8,518,044)
                                                                                         ----------         ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net increase in noninterest-bearing demand,
        savings and NOW deposits......................................................    9,690,324         4,693,225
    Net increase in time deposits.....................................................    3,273,838         2,645,409
    Net increase (decrease) in official checks........................................      257,035          (460,703)
    Payment of stock offering costs...................................................      (78,744)           -
    Sale of common stock..............................................................    6,471,058           586,710
    Payment of mortgage payable.......................................................         -             (525,000)
                                                                                      ---------------      ----------

                Net cash provided by financing activities.............................   19,613,511         6,939,641
                                                                                         ----------         ---------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..................................    2,933,778        (1,423,481)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period......................................   12,210,577         8,041,777
                                                                                         ----------         ---------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period............................................ $ 15,144,355         6,618,296
                                                                                         ==========         =========

Supplemental  disclosure of cash flow  information-  Cash paid during the period
    for:
        Interest......................................................................$      963,207          464,128
                                                                                        ============        =========

        Income taxes..................................................................$           -            -
                                                                                        ============        =========
</TABLE>


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


(1)  General.  In the  opinion of the  management,  the  accompanying  condensed
            consolidated  financial  statements of Citizens  Community  Bancorp,
            Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  (the  "Company")  contain  all  adjustments
            (consisting  principally of normal recurring  accruals) necessary to
            present  fairly the  financial  position at June 30,  1998,  and the
            results of operations  for the  three-month  and  six-month  periods
            ended June 30,  1998 and 1997 and the cash  flows for the  six-month
            periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.  The results of operations for
            the three and six  months  ended June 30,  1998 are not  necessarily
            indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

(2) Loan  Impairment and Credit Losses.  No loans were identified as impaired at
            June 30, 1998 or June 30, 1997.  The activity in the  allowance  for
            loan losses was as follows:

                                                         For the Six
                                                        Months Ended
                                                           June 30,
                                                    1998              1997
                                                    ----              ----

    Balance at beginning of period...........    $ 298,000           145,000
    Provision charged to earnings............       71,000           102,000
    Charge-offs, net of recoveries...........       -                 -
                                                 ---------           -------

    Balance at end of period.................    $ 369,000           247,000
                                                   =======           =======

(3)  Earnings  Per Share.  Earnings  per share  ("EPS") of common stock has been
            computed  on the basis of the  weighted-average  number of shares of
            common  stock  outstanding.  Prior to the public  stock  offering in
            April,  1998,  there was no public market for the  Company's  common
            stock.  Therefore in 1997 the stock book value was used for purposes
            of calculating dilution. For purposes of calculating diluted EPS the
            $7.50 stock offering price is assumed to be the market price for the
            three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1998.  For the three and six
            months  ended  June 30,  1998  outstanding  options  are  considered
            dilutive securities for purposes of calculating diluted EPS which is
            computed  using the  treasury  stock  method.  The  following  table
            presents the  calculations of EPS ($ in thousands,  except per share
            amounts).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              For the Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                         1998                                    1997
                                     -------------------------------------     ---------------------------------------
                                      Earnings     Shares        Per Share      Earnings        Shares      Per Share
                                     (Numerator)   (Denominator)    Amount     (Numerator)   (Denominator)     Amount
                                     -----------   -------------    ------     -----------   -------------     ------
<S>                                         <C>        <C>           <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>  
        Basic EPS:
            Net earnings available
              to common
              stockholders                  $ 70       1,845,558     $ .04            $ 19         772,800      $ .02
                                                                       ===                                        ===

        Effect of dilutive
          securities-
            Incremental shares from
              assumed conversion
              of options                                  51,531                                    -
                                                       ---------                              -------

        Diluted EPS:
            Net earnings available
              to common stockholders
              and assumed conversions       $ 70       1,897,089     $ .04            $ 19         772,800      $ .02
                                              ==       =========       ===              ==         =======        ===
                                                                                                            (continued)
</TABLE>

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


(3)     Earnings Per Share, Continued.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              For the Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                         1998                                    1997
                                     -------------------------------------     ---------------------------------------
                                      Earnings     Shares        Per Share      Earnings        Shares      Per Share
                                     (Numerator)   (Denominator)    Amount     (Numerator)   (Denominator)     Amount
                                     -----------   -------------    ------     -----------   -------------     ------
<S>                                         <C>        <C>           <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>  
        Basic EPS:
            Net earnings available
              to common
              stockholders                  $ 95       1,714,094     $ .06            $ 25         756,079      $ .03
                                                                       ===                                        ===

        Effect of dilutive
          securities-
            Incremental shares from
              assumed conversion
              of options                                  51,403                                     -
                                                      ----------                                ------

        Diluted EPS:
            Net earnings available
              to common stockholders
              and assumed conversions       $ 95       1,765,497     $ .05            $ 25         756,079      $ .03
                                              ==       =========       ===              ==         =======        ===
</TABLE>

(4)  Regulatory  Capital.  The Bank is  required  to  maintain  certain  minimum
            regulatory capital requirements.  The following is a summary at June
            30,  1998 of the  regulatory  capital  requirements  and the  Bank's
            capital on a percentage basis:

                                                      Ratios of     Regulatory
                                                       the Bank     Requirement
                                                       --------     -----------

   Total capital to risk-weighted assets                13.45%           8.00%

   Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets               12.43%           4.00%

   Tier I capital to total assets - leverage ratio       7.17%           4.00%

(5) Impact of New Accounting Principle.  On January 1, 1998, the Company adopted
            Statement  of  Financial   Accounting   Standards  130  -  Reporting
            Comprehensive  Income  which  establishes  standards  for  reporting
            comprehensive  income. The Standard defines  comprehensive income as
            the change in equity of an enterprise  except those  resulting  from
            stockholder transactions. All components of comprehensive income are
            required  to  be  reported  in a new  financial  statement  that  is
            displayed with equal  prominence as existing  financial  statements.
            The Company has no items of other comprehensive income,  therefore a
            statement of comprehensive income is not presented.

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

                Comparison of June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997

Liquidity and Capital Resources
    The  Company's  primary  source of cash during the six months ended June 30,
    1998 was from net deposit  inflows and proceeds  from the sale of its common
    stock. Cash was used primarily for loan originations and for the purchase of
    securities.  At June 30, 1998,  the Company had  outstanding  commitments to
    fund  existing  and new  loans of  $5,900,000.  It is  expected  that  these
    requirements  will be funded from the sources  described  above. At June 30,
    1998, the Bank exceeded its regulatory liquidity requirements.

    The following  table shows  selected  ratios for the periods ended or at the
dates indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            Six Months
                                                                                   Ended           Year Ended
                                                                                  June 30,        December 31,
                                                                                   1998               1997
                                                                              --------------       ---------
<S>                                                                                 <C>              <C>   
        Average equity as a percentage
           of average assets...............................................         13.29%           17.47%

        Equity to total assets at end of period............................         20.68%           15.24%

        Return on average assets (1).......................................           .37%             .30%

        Return on average equity (1).......................................          2.75%            1.72%

        Noninterest expense to average assets (1)..........................          3.80%            3.45%

        Nonperforming loans and foreclosed real estate to
           total assets at end of period...................................           NIL              NIL

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</TABLE>

        (1)  Annualized for the six months ended June 30, 1998.


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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

       Comparison of the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997

Results of Operations:

   General.  Net  earnings for the three months ended June 30, 1998 were $70,500
      or $.04 basic and diluted  earnings per share  compared to net earnings of
      $18,900 or $.02 basic and diluted  earnings per share for the three months
      ended June 30,  1997.  This  increase in the  Company's  net  earnings was
      primarily due to an increase in net interest income, and a decrease in the
      provision  for loan loss  partially  offset by an increase in  noninterest
      expense due to the overall growth of the Company.

   Interest  Income and Expense.  Interest  income  increased  by $485,700  from
      $589,000 for the three months  ended June 30, 1997 to  $1,074,700  for the
      three  months  ended June 30,  1998.  Interest  income on loans  increased
      $344,200  to $771,100  due  primarily  to an increase in the average  loan
      portfolio  balance for the three months  ended June 30, 1998.  Interest on
      securities  increased  to  $158,700  due  primarily  to an increase in the
      average securities  portfolio during the three months ended June 30, 1998.
      Interest on other  interest-earning  assets increased to $144,000 due to a
      increase in the average balance of such assets from 1997 to 1998.

      Interest expense on deposit  accounts  increased to $533,600 for the three
      months  ended June 30, 1998 from  $263,900 for the three months ended June
      30, 1997.  Interest expense increased  primarily because of an increase in
      the average balance from 1997 to 1998.

   Provision  for Loan  Losses.  The  provision  for loan  losses is  charged to
      earnings to bring the total  allowance  to a level deemed  appropriate  by
      management and is based upon historical experience, the volume and type of
      lending  conducted  by the  Company,  industry  standards,  the  amount of
      nonperforming  loans,  general economic  conditions,  particularly as they
      relate to the  Company's  market areas,  and other factors  related to the
      collectibility  of the  Company's  loan  portfolio.  The provision for the
      three  months  ended  June 30,  1998 and 1997  was  $15,000  and  $42,000,
      respectively.  Management  believes the balance in the  allowance for loan
      losses of $369,000 at June 30, 1998 is adequate.

   Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense increased $203,800 to $520,700
      for the three  months  ended  June 30,  1998 from  $316,900  for the three
      months  ended June 30,  1997,  primarily  due to an  increase  in employee
      compensation  and  benefits  of  $113,400  as well as an increase in other
      noninterest expense of $56,600 due to the overall growth of the Company.

   Provision for Income  Taxes.  The income tax  provision  for the three months
      ended June 30, 1998 was $34,800 (an effective  rate of 33.1%)  compared to
      $11,400 (an effective rate of 37.7%) for the comparable 1997 period.




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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

        Comparison of the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997


Results of Operations:

   General.  Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1998 were $94,600 or
      $.06 basic earnings per share ($.05 diluted  earnings per share)  compared
      to $24,900 or $.03 basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months
      ended June 30,  1997.  This  increase in the  Company's  net  earnings was
      primarily due to an increase in net interest  income,  partially offset by
      an increase in noninterest expenses.

   Interest  Income and Expense.  Interest  income  increased  by $960,600  from
      $1,045,000  for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to  $2,005,600  for the
      six  months  ended  June 30,  1998.  Interest  income  on loans  increased
      $743,000 to  $1,481,000  due  primarily to an increase in the average loan
      portfolio  balance  for the six months  ended June 30,  1998.  Interest on
      securities  increased $147,600 to $216,500 due primarily to an increase in
      the  average  securities  portfolio  during the six months  ended June 30,
      1998.  Interest  on other  interest-earning  assets  increased  $70,000 to
      $308,000  primarily  due to an increase  in the  average  balance of these
      assets from 1997 to 1998.

      Interest  expense on deposit  accounts  increased  to $997,000 for the six
      months ended June 30, 1998 from $472,400 for the six months ended June 30,
      1997.  Interest expense increased  primarily because of an increase in the
      average balance from 1997 to 1998.

   Provision  for Loan  Losses.  The  provision  for loan  losses is  charged to
      earnings to bring the total  allowance  to a level deemed  appropriate  by
      management and is based upon historical experience, the volume and type of
      lending  conducted  by the  Company,  industry  standards,  the  amount of
      nonperforming  loans,  general economic  conditions,  particularly as they
      relate to the  Company's  market areas,  and other factors  related to the
      collectibility  of the Company's loan portfolio.  The provision  decreased
      from  $102,000  for the six months  ended June 30, 1997 to $71,000 for the
      six months ended June 30, 1998.

   Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense increased $427,000 to $980,900
      for the six months  ended June 30, 1998 from  $553,900  for the six months
      ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to an increase in employee compensation
      and benefits of $226,400,  and an increase in other noninterest expense of
      $120,100 both due to the overall growth of the Company during 1998.

   Provision for Income Taxes. The income tax provision for the six months ended
      June 30, 1998 was $49,800 (an effective rate of 34.5%) compared to $14,900
      (an effective rate of 37.5%) for the comparable 1997 period.






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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company commenced its initial public offering of common stock on December 7,
1995 which was the effective date of the Securities Act registration  statement,
File No. 33-98090,  filed in connection therewith. The offering was a continuous
offering made under Rule 415 whereby the Company offered up to 1,105,000  shares
of common  stock for an aggregate of  $9,945,000.  The Company was  committed to
issue up to 335,000  shares  pursuant  to  670,000  warrants  issued  during the
initial offering period. On December 15, 1997 the Company declared a two-for-one
stock split  resulting in the warrant  shares being  adjusted  upward to 670,000
shares.  During the quarter ended June 30, 1998,  583,897  shares were issued to
holders of warrants at a purchase price of $4.50 per share. The warrant exercise
period expired during the quarter ended June 30, 1998 with 86,103 shares subject
to sale remaining unsold.

No additional offering expenses were incurred and proceeds were used for general
corporate purposes.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders  (the "Annual  Meeting") of the Company,  was
held on April 30, 1998, to consider the election of four  directors with various
terms,  the directors  stock option plan,  the amendment to the incentive  stock
option plan and the ratification of the appointment of the Company's independent
auditors for the year ending December 31, 1998.

At the Annual Meeting,  1,070,120 shares were present in person or by proxy. The
following is a summary and tabulation of the matters that were voted upon at the
Annual Meeting:

Proposal I.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The election of directors:
                                                           For            Against       Abstain          Term
                                                           ---            -------       -------          ----

<S>                                                      <C>                 <C>          <C>         <C>    
       Thomas B. Garrison                                1,068,320           -            1,800       3 years
       Louis J. Smith                                    1,054,120           -            1,600       3 years
       Dennis J. Lynch                                   1,068,320           -            1,800       3 years
       John J. Wolf                                      1,068,320           -            1,800       1 years

Proposal II:

The approval of the Company 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan:

                                                            For           Against       Abstain       Nonvote
                                                            ---           -------       -------       -------

                                                           927,658         60,140         8,525        73,800
                                                           =======         ======         =====        ======

Proposal III:

The approval of the amendment to the Company's 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan:

                                                            For           Against       Abstain       Nonvote
                                                            ---           -------       -------       -------

                                                           936,280         55,740         4,300        73,800
                                                           =======         ======         =====        ======
</TABLE>

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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Continued

Proposal IV:

To ratify the  appointment  of the Company's  independent  auditors for the year
ending December 31, 1998:

                                 For         Against        Abstain
                                 ---         -------        -------

                             1,034,120       14,800         21,200
                             =========       ======         ======

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits.  The  following  exhibits  are  filed  with or  incorporated  by
      reference  into this report.  The  exhibits  which are  denominated  by an
      asterisk  (*)  were  previously  filed  as  a  part  of,  and  are  hereby
      incorporated  by reference  from the Company's  Registration  Statement on
      Form SB-2 under the Securities  Act of 1933 for the Company,  as effective
      with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  on  December  7,  1995,
      Registration No. 33-98090 (referred to as "Registration  Statement").  The
      exhibit  numbers  correspond  to the  exhibit  numbers  in the  referenced
      documents.

   Exhibit No.                   Description of Exhibit
   -----------                   ----------------------

     *3.1      Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
               (Registration Statement)
     *3.2      By-laws of the Company (Registration Statement)
     *4.1      Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Registration Statement)
     *4.2      Specimen Warrant Certificate (Registration Statement)
     *4.4      Company's Warrant Plan (Registration Statement)
     10.1      1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan
     10.2      Company's 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan
     27        Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K. The Company  filed a Form 8-K during the three months
      ended June 30, 1998 stating that the Company's unexercised warrants issued
      during the initial public offering had expired.



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                CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION




                                   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.


                                            CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
                                                       (Registrant)





Date:        , 1998                         By:     /s/ Richard Storm, Jr.
        -----------------------                     -----------------------
                                                        Richard Storm, Jr.,
                                                        Chairman of the Board
                                                    and Chief Executive Officer




Date:        , 1998                        By:     /s/ Stephen A. McLaughlin
        -----------------------                    --------------------------
                                                       Stephen A. McLaughlin,
                                                       Secretary and Treasurer
                                                      (Chief Accounting Officer)

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                        CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

                        1996 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN


1. PURPOSE.  The purpose of the Citizens  Community  Bancorp,  Inc. ("CCB") 1996
Incentive  Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to advance the interests of CCB and
its  shareholders  by providing  key employees of CCB and its  affiliates,  upon
whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct of the business of
CCB and its affiliates largely depends,  with an additional incentive to perform
in a superior manner, as well as, to attract people of experience and ability.

2.       DEFINITIONS.

         (a)      "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of CCB.

         (b)  "Affiliate"   means  (i)  a  member  of  a  controlled   group  of
corporations  of  which  CCB is a  member  or (ii) an  unincorporated  trade  or
business which is under common control with CCB as determined in accordance with
Section  414(c) of the Internal  Revenue  Code (the "Code") and the  regulations
issued  thereunder.  For purposes hereof,  a "controlled  group of corporations"
shall mean a controlled  group of  corporations as defined in Section 1563(a) of
the Code determined without regard to Section 1563(a)(4) and (e)(3)(C).

         (c) "Award" means an Award of  Non-Statutory  Stock Options,  Incentive
Stock Options, and/or Limited Rights granted under the provisions of the Plan.

         (d)  "Committee"  means  the  Compensation  Committee  of the  Board of
Directors.

         (e) "Plan Year or Years" means a calendar  year or years  commencing on
or after January 1, 1996.

         (f) "Date of Grant"  means the actual date on which an Award is granted
by the Committee.

         (g) "Common  Stock" means the Common Stock of CCB, par value,  $.01 per
share.

         (h) "Fair Market Value" means,  when used in connection with the Common
Stock on a certain  date,  the  reported  closing  price of the Common  Stock as
reported by the National  Association of Securities Dealers Automated  Quotation
System (as published by the Wall Street Journal,  if published) on the day prior
to such date or if the Common  Stock was not  traded on such  date,  on the next
preceding day on which the Common Stock was traded thereon.  If the Common Stock
is not traded on a national  market  reported  by the  National  Association  of
Securities  Dealers Automated  Quotation System, the Fair Market Value means the
average of the  closing  bid and ask sale  prices on the last  previous  date on
which a sale is reported in an over-the-counter  transaction.  In the absence of
any over-the-counter transactions, the Fair Market Value means the highest price
at which the stock has sold in an arms  length  transaction  during  the 90 days

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immediately  following  the  grant  date.  In  the  absence  of an  arms  length
transaction  during such 90 days,  Fair Market Value means the book value of the
common stock or the issue price of $9.00 per share, which ever is higher.

         (i) "Limited  Right" means the right to receive an amount of cash based
upon the terms set forth in Section 9.

         (j)  "Disability"  means the permanent and total inability by reason of
mental or  physical  infirmity,  or both,  of an  employee  to perform  the work
customarily assigned to him. Additionally, a medical doctor selected or approved
by the Board of  Directors  must  advise  the  Committee  that it is either  not
possible to determine  when such  Disability  will  terminate or that it appears
probable  that such  Disability  will be permanent  during the remainder of said
participant's lifetime.

         (k)  "Termination  for Cause" means the termination upon an intentional
failure to perform stated duties,  breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal
dishonesty,  which results in material  loss to CCB or one of its  affiliates or
willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic  violations
or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order issued to CCB or one of its
affiliates.

         (l) "Participant"  means an employee of CCB or its affiliates chosen by
the Committee to participate in the Plan.

         (m) "Change in Control" of CCB means a change in control  that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule  14A of  Regulation
14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange
Act") or any successor disclosure item; provided that, without limitation,  such
a Change in Control (as set forth in 12 U.S.C.  Section  1841[a][2]  of the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended) shall be deemed to have occurred if any
person (as such term is used in Sections  13[d] and 14[d] of the Exchange Act in
effect on the date first written  above),  other than any person who on the date
hereof is a director or officer of CCB or the Bank,  (i) directly or indirectly,
or acting through one or more other persons, owns, controls or has power to vote
25% or more of any class of the then outstanding voting securities of CCB or the
Bank;  or (ii)  controls in any manner the election of the directors of CCB. For
purposes of this  Agreement,  a "Change in Control"  shall be deemed not to have
occurred in connection with a  reorganization,  consolidation,  or merger of the
Company  where  the  stockholders  of  the  Company,   immediately   before  the
consummation  of the  transaction,  will own at least 50% of the total  combined
voting power of all classes of stock  entitled to vote of the  surviving  entity
immediately after the transaction.

         (n)  "Normal  Retirement"  means  retirement  at the  normal  or  early
retirement date as set forth in any tax qualified plan of the Bank.

3. ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee
of  the  Board  of  Directors.  The  Committee  is  authorized,  subject  to the
provisions  of the Plan,  to establish  such rules and  regulations  as it deems
necessary  for the  proper  administration  of the  Plan  and to  make  whatever
determinations  and  interpretations  in  connection  with  the Plan it deems as
necessary or  advisable.  All  determinations  and  interpretations  made by the

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Committee shall be binding and conclusive on all Participants in the Plan and on
their legal representatives and beneficiaries.

4.  TYPES OF  AWARDS.  Awards  under  the Plan  may be  granted  in any one or a
combination of:
         (a)  Incentive Stock Options;
         (b)  Non-Statutory Stock Options; and
         (c)  Limited Rights
as defined below in paragraphs 7-9 of the Plan.

5. STOCK  SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13,
the maximum  number of shares  reserved for  issuance  under the Plan is 275,000
shares of Common  Stock of CCB,  par value  $.01 per share.  To the extent  that
options or rights granted under the Plan are exercised,  the shares covered will
be  unavailable  for future  grants  under the Plan;  to the extent that options
together with any related rights granted under the Plan terminate, expire or are
cancelled  without  having  been  exercised  or, in the case of  Limited  Rights
exercised for cash, new Awards may be made with respect to these shares.

6.  ELIGIBILITY.  Officers and other employees of CCB or its affiliates shall be
eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options,  Non-Statutory Stock Options and/or
Limited  Rights under the Plan.  Directors  who are not employees or officers of
CCB or its affiliates shall not be eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.

7.       NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS.

7.1      Grant of Non-Statutory Stock Options.
The  Committee  may,  from time to time,  grant  Non-Statutory  Stock Options to
eligible  employees.  Non-Statutory  Stock  Options  granted under this Plan are
subject to the following terms and conditions:

         (a)  Price.
         The  purchase  price  per share of Common  Stock  deliverable  upon the
         exercise of each Non-Statutory Stock Option shall not be less than 100%
         of the Fair Market  Value of CCB's  Common Stock on the date the option
         is  granted.  Shares  may be  purchased  only upon full  payment of the
         purchase price.  Payment of the purchase price may be made, in whole or
         in part,  through the surrender of shares of the Common Stock of CCB at
         the Fair Market Value of such shares determined in the manner described
         in Section 2(h).

         (b)  Terms of Options.
         The term during which each Non-Statutory  Stock Option may be exercised
         shall  be  determined  by  the  Committee,  but  in no  event  shall  a
         Non-Statutory Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than
         10 years and one day from the Date of Grant.

The Committee shall determine the date on which each Non-Statutory  Stock Option
shall become exercisable in installments. The shares comprising each installment

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may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment  becomes
purchasable.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion,  accelerate the time at
which any  Non-Statutory  Stock  Option  may be  exercised  in whole or in part.
Notwithstanding  the  above,  in the event of a Change in  Control  of CCB,  all
Non-Statutory Stock Options shall become immediately exercisable.

         (c)  Termination of Employment.
         Upon the termination of an employee's service for any reason other than
         Disability,  Normal  Retirement,  death or Termination  for Cause,  his
         Non-Statutory  Stock  Options  shall  be  exercisable  only as to those
         shares  which  were  immediately  purchasable  by him at  the  date  of
         termination   and  only  for  a  period  of  three   months   following
         termination.  In the event of Termination  for Cause,  all rights under
         his Non-Statutory  Stock Options shall expire upon termination.  In the
         event of the death,  Disability  or Normal  Retirement of any employee,
         all  Non-Statutory  Stock Options held by the employee,  whether or not
         exercisable  at such time,  shall be exercisable by the employee or his
         legal  representatives  or beneficiaries  for three years following the
         date of his death,  Normal Retirement or cessation of employment due to
         Disability,  provided  that in no event shall the period  extend beyond
         the expiration of the Non-Statutory Stock Option term.

8.       INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.

8.1      Grant of Incentive Stock Options.
The Committee may, from time to time,  grant Incentive Stock Options to eligible
employees. Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject
to the following terms and conditions:

         (a)  Price.
         The  purchase  price  per share of Common  Stock  deliverable  upon the
         exercise of each Incentive  Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of
         the Fair Market Value of CCB's  Common Stock on the date the  Incentive
         Stock Option is granted.  However,  if an employee  owns stock equal to
         more than 10% of the total  combined  voting  power of all  classes  of
         Common Stock of CCB (or, under Section 425(d) of the Code, is deemed to
         own  Common  Stock  representing  more than 10% of the  total  combined
         voting power of all such classes of Common  Stock),  the purchase price
         per  share  of  Common  Stock  deliverable  upon the  exercise  of each
         Incentive  Stock  Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market
         Value of CCB's Common Stock on the date the  Incentive  Stock Option is
         granted. Shares may be purchased only upon payment of the full purchase
         price.  Payment of the purchase price may be made, in whole or in part,
         through the  surrender of shares of the Common Stock of CCB at the Fair
         Market  Value of such  shares  determined  in the manner  described  in
         Section 2(h).

         (b)  Amounts of Options.
         Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any eligible employee in such
         amounts  as  determined  by the  Committee;  provided  that the  amount
         granted is  consistent  with the terms of Section 422A of the Code.  In
         the case of an option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option,
         the aggregate  Fair Market Value  (determined as of the time the option
         is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which  Incentive  Stock

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         Options  granted are  exercisable for the first time by the Participant
         during any calendar year (under all plans of the Participant's employer
         corporation  and its  parent  and  subsidiary  corporations)  shall not
         exceed  $100,000.  The  provisions  of this  Section  8.1(b)  shall  be
         construed  and applied in accordance  with Section  422A(d) of the Code
         and the regulations, if any, promulgated thereunder.

         (c)  Terms of Options.
         The term during  which each  Incentive  Stock  Option may be  exercised
         shall  be  determined  by the  Committee,  but  in no  event  shall  an
         Incentive  Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than 10
         years from the Date of Grant. If any employee, at the time an Incentive
         Stock  Option is granted to him,  owns Common Stock  representing  more
         than 10% of the total  combined  voting power of CCB (or, under Section
         425(d) of the Code,  is deemed to own Common  Stock  representing  more
         than 10% of the total  combined  voting  power of all such  classes  of
         Common  Stock,  by reason of the  ownership  of such  classes of Common
         Stock, directly or indirectly,  by or for any brother,  sister, spouse,
         ancestor  or  lineal  descendent  of  such  employee,  or by or for any
         corporation,  partnership,  estate or trust of which such employee is a
         shareholder,  partner  or  beneficiary),  the  Incentive  Stock  Option
         granted to him shall not be  exercisable  after the  expiration of five
         years from the Date of Grant.  No Incentive  Stock Option granted under
         this Plan is  transferable  except by will or the laws of  descent  and
         distribution and is exercisable in his lifetime only by the employee to
         which it is granted.

The  Committee  shall  determine the date on which each  Incentive  Stock Option
shall become  exercisable  and may provide that an Incentive  Stock Option shall
become  exercisable in installments.  The shares comprising each installment may
be  purchased  in whole or in part at any time  after such  installment  becomes
purchasable, provided that the amount able to be first exercised in a given year
is consistent  with the terms of Section 422A of the Code. The Committee may, in
its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which any Incentive Stock Option may
be exercised in whole or in part,  provided that it is consistent with the terms
of Section 422A of the Code. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a Change
in  Control  of CCB,  all  Incentive  Stock  Options  shall  become  immediately
exercisable.

         (d)  Termination of Employment.
         Upon the termination of an employee's service for any reason other than
         Disability,  Normal  Retirement,  death or Termination  for Cause,  his
         Incentive  Stock Options shall be  exercisable  only as to those shares
         which were  immediately  purchasable  by him at the date of termination
         and only for a period of three  months  following  termination.  In the
         event of  Termination  for Cause all rights under his  Incentive  Stock
         Options shall expire upon termination.

In the event of death or Disability of any employee, all Incentive Stock Options
held by such  employee,  whether  or not  exercisable  at such  time,  shall  be
exercisable by the employee or his legal  representatives  or beneficiaries  for
one year  following  the date of his death or  cessation  of  employment  due to
Disability.  Upon termination of an employee's service due to Normal Retirement,
all Incentive Stock Options held by such employee, whether or not exercisable at

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such time,  shall be exercisable  for a period of one year following the date of
his Normal Retirement,  provided however, that such option shall not be eligible
for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option in the event such option is exercised
more than three months following the date of his Normal Retirement.  In no event
shall the period  extend beyond the  expiration  of the  Incentive  Stock Option
term.

9.       LIMITED RIGHTS.

9.1      Grant of Limited Rights.
The  Committee may grant a Limited  Right  simultaneously  with the grant of any
option,  with  respect  to all or some of the  shares  covered  by such  option.
Limited  Rights  granted under this Plan are subject to the following  terms and
conditions:

         (a)  Terms of Rights.
         In no event shall a Limited  Right be  exercisable  in whole or in part
         before  the  expiration  of six  months  from  the date of grant of the
         Limited  Right. A Limited Right may be exercised only in the event of a
         Change in Control of CCB.

         The Limited Right may be exercised only when the  underlying  option is
         eligible to be  exercised,  provided  that the Fair Market Value of the
         underlying  shares on the day of exercise is greater  than the exercise
         price of the related option.

         Upon exercise of a Limited Right,  the related option shall cease to be
         exercisable.  Upon exercise or  termination  of an option,  any related
         Limited Rights shall  terminate.  The Limited Rights may be for no more
         than 100% of the  difference  between the  exercise  price and the Fair
         Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the underlying  option. The
         Limited  Right is  transferable  only  when the  underlying  option  is
         transferable and under the same conditions.

         (b)  Payment.
         Upon exercise of a Limited  Right,  the holder shall  promptly  receive
         from CCB an amount of cash  equal to the  difference  between  the Fair
         Market  Value on the Date of Grant of the  related  option and the Fair
         Market Value of the underlying  shares on the date the Limited Right is
         exercised,  multiplied  by the number of shares  with  respect to which
         such Limited Right is being exercised.

         (c)  Termination of Employment.
         Upon the termination of an employee's service for any reason other than
         Disability,  Normal  Retirement,  death or Termination  for Cause,  any
         Limited Rights held by him shall be exercisable only as to those shares
         of the related option which were immediately purchasable at the date of
         termination and for a period of three months following termination.  In
         the event of  Termination  for Cause,  all  Limited  Rights held by him
         shall expire immediately.

         Upon  termination of an employee's  employment for reason of death,  or
         Disability,   all  Limited  Rights  held  by  such  employee  shall  be

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         exercisable   by  the   employee   or  his  legal   representative   or
         beneficiaries  for  a  period  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  such
         termination  with respect to Limited Rights related to Incentive  Stock
         Options,  and  for a  period  of  three  years  from  the  date of such
         termination  with respect to Limited  Rights  related to  Non-Statutory
         Stock Options.  Upon termination of an employee's employment for reason
         of Normal Retirement, all Limited Rights held by such employee shall be
         exercisable by the employee or his legal  representative or beneficiary
         for one year with  respect to Limited  Rights  granted  with respect to
         Incentive  Stock Options and three years with respect to Limited Rights
         granted with respect to Non-Statutory  Stock Options. In no event shall
         the period  extend  beyond the  expiration  of the term of the  related
         option.

10.  RIGHTS OF A  SHAREHOLDER:  NONTRANSFERABILITY.  An  optionee  shall have no
rights as a shareholder  with respect to any shares  covered by a  Non-Statutory
and/or Incentive Stock Option until the date of issuance of a stock  certificate
for such  shares.  Nothing in this Plan or in any Award  granted  confers on any
person  any  right to  continue  in the  employ of CCB or its  affiliates  or to
continue to perform  services for CCB or its affiliates or interferes in any way
with the right of CCB or its  affiliates to terminate his services as an officer
or other employee at any time.

No Award under the Plan shall be transferable by the optionee other than by will
or the laws of descent and  distribution  and may only be  exercised  during his
lifetime by the optionee, or by a guardian or legal representative.

11. AGREEMENT WITH GRANTEES.  Each Award of Options,  and/or Limited Rights will
be evidenced by a written agreement,  executed by the Participant and CCB or its
affiliates which describes the conditions for receiving the Awards including the
date of Award,  the purchase  price if any,  applicable  periods,  and any other
terms and  conditions as may be required by the Board of Directors or applicable
securities law.

12.  DESIGNATION  OF  BENEFICIARY.  A  Participant  may, with the consent of the
Committee,  designate a person or persons to receive, in the event of death, any
stock option or Limited  Rights  Award to which he would then be entitled.  Such
designation  will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to CCB and may be
revoked  in  writing.   If  a  Participant  fails  effectively  to  designate  a
beneficiary, then his estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary.

13.  DILUTION  AND  OTHER  ADJUSTMENTS.  In  the  event  of  any  change  in the
outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of CCB by reason of any stock  dividend  or
split,  recapitalization,   merger,  consolidation,   spin-off,  reorganization,
combination  or exchange  of shares,  or other  similar  corporate  change,  the
Committee will make such  adjustments to previously  granted Awards,  to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the rights of the  Participant,  including any or all
of the following:

         (a)  adjustments  in the  aggregate  number or kind of shares of Common
         Stock which may be awarded under the Plan;

         (b)  adjustments  in the  aggregate  number or kind of shares of Common
         Stock covered by Awards already made under the Plan;


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         (c) adjustments in the purchase price of outstanding  Incentive  and/or
         Non-Statutory  Stock Options,  or any Limited  Rights  attached to such
         options.

No such  adjustments  may,  however,  materially  change  the value of  benefits
available to a Participant under a previously granted Award.

14.  WITHHOLDING.  There will be deducted from each  distribution of cash and/or
Common  Stock  under the Plan the  amount of tax  required  by any  governmental
authority to be withheld.

15. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time, and from time
to time,  modify or amend the Plan in any  respect;  provided  however,  that if
necessary  to  continue to qualify the Plan under the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  Rule 16(b)-3,  shareholder  approval  would be required for any such
modification or amendments which:

         (a)  increases  the maximum  number of shares for which  options may be
         granted under the Plan (subject,  however, to the provisions of Section
         13 hereof);

         (b) reduces the exercise price at which Awards may be granted;

         (c) extends the period during which options may be granted or exercised
         beyond the times originally prescribed; or

         (d) changes the persons eligible to participate in the Plan.

Failure to ratify or approve  amendments or  modifications  to  subsections  (a)
through (d) of this Section by  shareholders  shall be effective  only as to the
specific   amendment  or  modification   requiring  such   ratification.   Other
provisions, sections, and subsections of this Plan will remain in full force and
effect.

No such  termination,  modification  or  amendment  may  affect  the rights of a
Participant under an outstanding Award.

16.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. The Plan shall be adopted by the Board of Directors
and  shall  become  effective  upon  such  date of  adoption,  or other  date as
determined  by the Board.  Following the  Effective  Date of the Plan,  the Plan
shall be  submitted  to  shareholders  for  approval.  If the Plan  shall not be
approved by  shareholders,  the Plan and any Awards granted  thereunder shall be
null and void.

17.  TERMINATION  OF THE  PLAN.  The right to grant  Awards  under the Plan will
terminate  upon the  earlier of ten (10) years after the  Effective  Date of the
Plan or the  issuance  of Common  Stock or the  exercise  of  options or related
rights  equaling  the maximum  number of shares  reserved  under the Plan as set
forth in Section 5. The Board of Directors has the right to suspend or terminate
the Plan at any time,  provided that no such action will, without the consent of
a Participant, adversely affect his rights under a previously granted Award.


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18. APPLICABLE LAW. The Plan will be administered in accordance with the laws of
the State of Florida.


         Adopted this 24th day of April 1996 by the Company's Shareholders.



                                          /s/ Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                          -------------------------
                                              Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                              Secretary


         As  amended  by the  Board of  Directors  on  February  3,  1998 and as
approved by the Company's Shareholders on April 30, 1998.



                                          /s/ Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                          -------------------------
                                              Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                              Secretary


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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                        CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

              1998 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION AND LIMITED RIGHTS PLAN


1.       PURPOSE

         The purpose of Citizens  Community  Bancorp,  Inc.'s  ("Company")  1998
Directors'  Stock  Option and  Limited  Rights  Plan  ("Directors'  Plan") is to
advance the interests of the Company,  its  subsidiaries and its shareholders by
providing  the  directors  of the  Company  or its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries,
("Subsidiaries"),  upon whose judgment,  initiative and oversight the successful
conduct of the business of the Company depends,  with an additional incentive to
serve on the Board of Directors for the Company or its Subsidiaries, as well as,
to attract people of experience and ability to serve as Directors in the future.

2.       DEFINITIONS

         (a)      "Board  of  Directors"  means the  Board of  Directors  of the
                  Company.

         (b)      "Award" means an Award of  Non-Statutory  Stock Options and/or
                  Limited  Rights granted under the provisions of the Directors'
                  Plan.

         (c)      "Committee"  means the Compensation  Committee of the Board of
                  Directors.

         (d)      "Directors' Plan Year or Years" means a calendar year or years
                  commencing on or after January 1, 1998.

         (e)      "Date of  Grant"  means the  actual  date on which an Award is
                  granted by the Committee.

         (f)      "Common  Stock"  means the common  stock of the  Company,  par
                  value, $0.01 per share.

         (g)      "Fair Market  Value" means,  when used in connection  with the
                  Common Stock on a certain date, the reported  closing price of
                  the Common  Stock as reported by the National  Association  of
                  Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (as published by
                  the Wall Street  Journal,  if  published)  on the day prior to
                  such date or if the Common  Stock was not traded on such date,
                  on the next preceding day on which the Common Stock was traded
                  thereon.  If the  Common  Stock is not  traded  on a  national
                  market  reported by the  National  Association  of  Securities
                  Dealers  Automated  Quotation  System,  the Fair Market  Value
                  means the  average of the  closing  bid and ask sale prices on
                  the  last  previous  date on  which a sale is  reported  in an
                  over-the-counter   transaction.   In   the   absence   of  any
                  over-the-counter transactions, the Fair Market Value means the
                  highest  price at which the  stock has sold in an arms  length
                  transaction  during  the 90 days  immediately  preceeding  the
                  grant  date.  In the  absence  of an arms  length  transaction
                  during such 90 days, Fair Market Value means the book value of
                  the common stock or the adjusted original issue price of $4.50
                  per share, whichever is higher.


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         (h)      "Limited  Right"  means the right to receive an amount of cash
                  based upon the terms set forth in Section 8.

         (i)      "Termination   for  Cause"  means  the  termination   upon  an
                  intentional  failure to  perform  stated  duties,  breach of a
                  fiduciary duty involving personal dishonesty, which results in
                  material  loss  to the  Company  or one of its  affiliates  or
                  willful  violation of any law, rule or regulation  (other than
                  traffic    violations   or   similar    offenses)   or   final
                  cease-and-desist  order  issued to the  Company  or one of its
                  subsidiaries.

         (j)      "Participant"  for the Plan means a director of the Company or
                  its Subsidiaries chosen by the Committee to participate in the
                  Directors' Plan.

         (k)      "Change in Control"  of the Company  means a change in control
                  that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e)
                  of  Schedule  14A of  Regulation  14A  promulgated  under  the
                  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended  ("Exchange Act")
                  or any  successor  disclosure  item;  provided  that,  without
                  limitation,  such a  Change  in  Control  (as set  forth in 12
                  U.S.C.  Section  1841[a][2] of the Bank Holding Company Act of
                  1956,  as  amended)  shall be deemed to have  occurred  if any
                  person  (as such term is used in  Sections  13[d] and 14[d] of
                  the Exchange Act in effect on the date first  written  above),
                  other than any person who on the date  hereof is a director or
                  officer of the Company, (i) directly or indirectly,  or acting
                  through one or more other persons, owns, controls or has power
                  to vote  25% or  more of any  class  of the  then  outstanding
                  voting  securities  of the  Company;  or (ii)  controls in any
                  manner the  election  of the  directors  of the  Company.  For
                  purposes of this  Agreement,  a "Change in  Control"  shall be
                  deemed   not  to   have   occurred   in   connection   with  a
                  reorganization,  e.g.  consolidation  or merger of the Company
                  where the stockholders of the Company,  immediately before the
                  consummation of the transaction,  will own at least 50% of the
                  total  combined  voting power of all classes of stock entitled
                  to  vote  of  the  surviving  entity   immediately  after  the
                  transaction.

         (l)      "Date of  Affiliation"  means the date on which a director was
                  first  elected or  appointed  to the Board of Directors of the
                  Company or one of its Subsidiaries whichever is earlier.

3.       ADMINISTRATION

         The Directors' Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee
of  the  Board  of  Directors.  The  Committee  is  authorized,  subject  to the
provisions of the Directors' Plan, to establish such rules and regulations as it
deems necessary for the proper administration of the Directors' Plan and to make
whatever  determinations  and  interpretations in connection with the Directors'
Plan it deems as necessary or advisable.  All determinations and interpretations
made by the Committee shall be binding and conclusive on all Participants in the
Directors' Plan and on their legal representatives and beneficiaries.


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4.       TYPES OF AWARDS

         Awards  under  the  Directors'  Plan  may be  granted  in any  one or a
combination  of the  following,  as  defined  below in  Sections  7 and 8 of the
Directors' Plan:

         (a)  Non-Statutory Stock Options; and
         (b)  Limited Rights

5.       STOCK SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTORS' PLAN

         Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12, the maximum  number of
shares  reserved for issuance  under the  Directors'  Plan is 150,000  shares of
Common Stock outstanding  (sometimes referred to herein as "Option Shares").  To
the  extent  that  options  or  rights  granted  under the  Directors'  Plan are
exercised,  the shares covered will be  unavailable  for future grants under the
Directors'  Plan; to the extent that options  together  with any related  rights
granted under the  Directors'  Plan  terminate,  expire or are canceled  without
having been exercised or, in the case of Limited Rights  exercised for cash, new
Awards may be made with respect to these shares.

6.       ELIGIBILITY

         The directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries ("Directors"), except
for  those  directors  who are also  salaried  officers  of the  Company  or its
Subsidiaries,  shall be eligible to receive  Non-Statutory  Stock Options and/or
Limited  Rights under the  Directors'  Plan. The maximum number of Option Shares
that a  Participant  shall be  eligible  to be  awarded  shall be:  (i)  Company
Directors - 10,000; (ii) Subsidiary Directors - 5,000.

7.       GRANT OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS

         The Committee may, from time to time, grant Non-Statutory Stock Options
to Directors. Non-Statutory Stock Options granted under this Directors' Plan are
subject to the following terms and conditions:

         (a)  Price.
         The  purchase  price  per share of Common  Stock  deliverable  upon the
         exercise of each Non-Statutory Stock Option shall not be less than 110%
         of the Fair Market  Value of the Common Stock on the date the option is
         granted or $7.50  whichever is greater.  Shares may be  purchased  only
         upon full payment of the purchase price.  Payment of the purchase price
         may be made,  in whole or in part,  through the  surrender of shares of
         the Common Stock of the Company at the Fair Market Value of such shares
         determined in the manner described in Section 2(g).

         (b)  Terms of Options.
         The term during which each Non-Statutory  Stock Option may be exercised
         shall  be  determined  by  the  Committee,  but  in no  event  shall  a
         Non-Statutory Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than
         10 years and one day from the Date of Grant.


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         (c)  Vesting.
         The  Committee  shall  determine  the date on which each  Non-Statutory
         Stock Option shall become  exercisable  in  installments.  Any required
         vesting period shall commence on the Participant's Date of Affiliation.
         The shares  comprising each installment may be purchased in whole or in
         part at any  time  after  such  installment  becomes  exercisable.  The
         Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which any
         Non-Statutory  Stock  Option  may be  exercised  in  whole  or in part.
         Notwithstanding  the above,  in the event of a Change in Control of the
         Company,  or the death of a Director,  all Non-Statutory  Stock Options
         shall become immediately exercisable.

         (d)  Termination of Service.

         Upon the termination of a Directors'  service for any reason other than
         retirement,  death or disability or termination  for cause,  his or her
         Non-Statutory  Stock  Options  shall  be  exercisable  only as to those
         shares  which  were  immediately  purchasable  by him at  the  date  of
         termination and only for a period of 30 days following  termination and
         in the event of retirement 90 days following  retirement.  In the event
         of  termination  for cause,  all rights under his  Non-Statutory  Stock
         Options  shall  expire upon  termination.  In the event of the death or
         disability of a Director,  all Non-Statutory  Stock Options held by the
         Director, whether or not exercisable at such time, shall be exercisable
         by  the  Director,   or  the  Director's   legal   representatives   or
         beneficiaries for twelve (12) months following the date of his death or
         disability;  provided  that in no event shall the period  extend beyond
         the expiration of the Non-Statutory Stock Option term.

8.       GRANT OF LIMITED RIGHTS

         The Committee may grant a Limited Right  simultaneously  with the grant
of any option, with respect to all or some of the shares covered by such option.
Limited Rights  granted under the  Directors'  Plan are subject to the following
terms and conditions:

         (a)  Terms of Rights.
         In no event shall a Limited  Right be  exercisable  in whole or in part
         before  the  expiration  of six  months  from  the date of grant of the
         Limited  Right.  A  Limited  Right  may  be  exercised  only  upon  the
         occurrence of all of the following conditions:  (i) a Change in Control
         of the Company; and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares
         on the day of  exercise  is  greater  than  the  exercise  price of the
         related option.

         Upon exercise of a Limited Right,  the related option shall cease to be
         exercisable.  Upon exercise or  termination  of an option,  any related
         Limited Rights shall  terminate.  The Limited Rights may be for no more
         than 100% of the  difference  between the  exercise  price and the Fair
         Market  Value of the  Common  Stock  subject to the  underlying  option
         pursuant to Section 2(g) herein. The Limited Right is transferable only
         when  the  underlying   option  is  transferable  and  under  the  same
         conditions.


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         (b)  Payment.
         Upon exercise of a Limited  Right,  the holder shall  promptly  receive
         from the Company an amount of cash equal to the difference  between the
         Fair Market  Value on the Date of Grant of the  related  option and the
         Fair  Market  Value of the  underlying  shares on the date the  Limited
         Right is exercised,  multiplied by the number of shares with respect to
         which such Limited Right is being exercised.


         (c)  Termination of Service.
         Upon the termination of a Directors'  service for any reason other than
         retirement,  death or disability or termination for cause,  any Limited
         Rights held by him shall be exercisable  only as to those shares of the
         related option which were immediately purchasable by him at the date of
         termination and only for a period of 30 days following termination.  In
         the event of  Termination  for Cause,  all Limited  Rights shall expire
         upon termination.  In the event of termination of service for reason of
         death or disability,  all Limited Rights held by the Director,  whether
         or not  exercisable at such time,  shall be exercisable by the Director
         or his legal  representatives  or beneficiaries  for twelve (12) months
         following  the date of his  death or  disability;  provided  that in no
         event  shall the period  extend  beyond the  expiration  of the related
         Non-Statutory Stock Option term.

9.       RIGHTS OF A SHAREHOLDER:  NONTRANSFERABILITY

         An optionee  shall have no rights as a shareholder  with respect to any
shares covered by a  Non-Statutory  Stock Option until the date of issuance of a
stock  certificate  for such shares.  Nothing in the  Directors'  Plan or in any
Award granted confers on any person any right to continue to serve as a director
for the Company or its Subsidiaries.

         No  Award  under  the  Directors'  Plan  shall be  transferable  by the
optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may only
be  exercised  during his  lifetime by the  optionee,  or by a guardian or legal
representative.

10.      AGREEMENT WITH PARTICIPANTS

         Each Award of Options  and/or  Limited  Rights will be  evidenced  by a
written  agreement,  executed by the Participant and the Company which describes
the  conditions  for  receiving  the  Awards  including  the date of Award,  the
purchase price, applicable periods, and any other terms and conditions as may be
required by the Board of Directors or applicable securities law.

11.      DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

         A  Participant  may,  with the  consent of the  Committee,  designate a
person or persons to receive, in the event of death, any stock option or Limited
Rights Award to which he would then be entitled.  Such  designation will be made
upon  forms  supplied  by and  delivered  to the  Company  and may be revoked in
writing. If a Participant fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, then his
estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary.


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12.      DILUTION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS

         In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Company by reason of any stock dividend,  split,  recapitalization,  merger,
consolidation,  spin-off, reorganization,  combination or exchange of shares, or
other similar  corporate  change,  the Committee  will make such  adjustments to
previously  granted Awards,  to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of
the Participant, including any or all of the following:

         (a)  adjustments  in the  aggregate  number or kind of shares of Common
         Stock which may be awarded under the Directors' Plan;

         (b)  adjustments  in the  aggregate  number or kind of shares of Common
         Stock covered by Awards already made under the Directors' Plan;

         (c)  adjustments  in the purchase  price of  outstanding  Non-Statutory
         Stock Options, or any Limited Rights attached to such options.

         No such  adjustments  may,  however,  materially  change  the  value of
benefits available to a Participant under a previously granted Award.

13.      WITHHOLDING

         There will be deducted  from each  distribution  of cash and/or  Common
Stock under the Directors' Plan the amount of tax required to be withheld by any
governmental authority if any.

14.      AMENDMENT OF THE DIRECTORS' PLAN

         The Board of Directors may at any time,  and from time to time,  modify
or amend the Directors' Plan in any respect; provided however, that if necessary
to continue to qualify the  Directors'  Plan under the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  Rule 16(b)-3,  shareholder  approval  would be required for any such
modification or amendments which:

         (a)      increases  the maximum  number of shares for which options may
                  be granted under the Directors' Plan (subject, however, to the
                  provisions of Section 13 hereof);

         (b)      reduces  the  minimum  purchase  price at which  Awards may be
                  granted;

         (c)      extends  the period  during  which  options  may be granted or
                  exercised beyond the times originally prescribed; or

         (d)      changes the persons  eligible to participate in the Directors'
                  Plan.

         Failure to ratify or approve amendments or modifications to Subsections
(a) through (d) of this Section by  shareholders  shall be effective  only as to
the specific  amendment  or  modification  requiring  such  ratification.  Other
provisions,  sections,  and  subsections of this  Directors' Plan will remain in
full force and effect.

         No such termination, modification or amendment may affect the rights of
a Participant under an outstanding Award.

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15.      EFFECTIVE DATE OF DIRECTORS' PLAN

         The  Directors'  Plan shall be adopted  by the Board of  Directors  and
shall become  effective upon such date of adoption,  or other date as determined
by the Board ("Effective Date").  Following the Effective Date of the Directors'
Plan, the Directors' Plan shall be submitted to the Company's  shareholders  for
approval.  If the Directors' Plan is not approved by shareholders the Directors'
Plan and any Awards granted thereunder shall be null and void.

16.      TERMINATION OF DIRECTORS' PLAN

         The right to grant Awards under the Directors' Plan will terminate upon
the earlier of 10 years after the Effective Date of the  Directors'  Plan or the
issuance of Common Stock or the exercise of options or related  rights  equaling
the maximum number of shares  reserved under the Directors' Plan as set forth in
Section 5. The Board of  Directors  has the right to suspend  or  terminate  the
Directors'  Plan at any time,  provided  that no such action  will,  without the
consent of a Participant, adversely affect his rights under a previously granted
Award.

17.      APPLICABLE LAW

         The Directors' Plan will be administered in accordance with the laws of
the State of Florida.


         Adopted  this 24th day of  February,  1998 by the Board of Directors of
the Company.


                                          /s/ Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                          -------------------------
                                              Stephen A. McLaughlin
                                              Secretary



         Adopted on the 30th day of April, 1998 by the Company's shareholders.


                                         /s/ Richard Storm, Jr.
                                         ----------------------
                                             Richard Storm, Jr.







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                      NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR'S STOCK OPTION
                                    AGREEMENT


         STOCK  OPTION  AND  LIMITED  RIGHTS  AGREEMENT  made  this  ___  day of
______________,  1998, between CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. ("Company"), and
____________________________  ("Participant").  For purposes of this  Agreement,
the terms and  conditions  contained  herein  relative to the  Director's  Stock
Option Plan ("Plan")  shall have the same meanings as those terms and conditions
of the Plan as set forth and  approved by the Board of  Directors of the Company
at a meeting on October 21, 1997 and further clarified at a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Company on November 18,  1997;  Company and  Participant  do
hereby agree that this Agreement is  specifically  conditioned  upon approval of
the  Plan  by  the  Shareholders  of  the  Company  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders on April 30, 1998.
         WHEREAS,  the purpose of the Plan is to provide  incentives  to advance
the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing  Directors of the
Company and its  affiliates,  upon whose  judgment,  initiative  and efforts the
successful  conduct of the  business of the Company and its  affiliates  largely
depends,  with an additional  incentive to perform in a superior manner, as well
as, to attract Directors of experience and ability;
         WHEREAS,  the Plan  provides  for the grant of an  option  to  purchase
shares of the common stock of the Company,  par value,  $0.01 per share ("Common
Stock") to  Directors  of the Company or its  affiliates,  and the Stock  Option
Committee has granted  Participant an option to purchase  Shares of Common Stock
together  with Limited  Rights,  which option is intended to be a  non-statutory
incentive stock option;
         THEREFORE,  to evidence the grant of the Option and Limited  Rights and
subject to the terms and conditions as provided in the Plan, the Company and the
Participant hereby agree as follows:
         1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby evidences and confirms its grant
to the  Participant an option to purchase  ____________  Shares shares of Common
Stock,  with Limited Rights  attached to all such shares at an exercise price of
$7.00 per share (the "Exercise Price").  Such option is hereinafter  referred to
as the  "Option" and the shares of stock  subject to the Option are  hereinafter
sometimes  referred to as the  "Option  Shares."  The Option and Limited  Rights
shall be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Option is
intended by the parties  hereto to be, and shall be treated as, a  non-statutory
stock option.

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         2. Term of Option.  The term of the Option  will be for a period of ten
(10) years, beginning on  ___________________  and ending on ___________________
("Option term").
         3.  Installment  Exercise.  Subject to such further  limitations as are
provided herein,  the Option shall become  exercisable in four (4) installments,
the  Participant  having the right  hereunder  to purchase  from the Company the
following number of Option Shares upon exercise of the Option,  on and after the
following dates, in cumulative fashion:
         (a) on and after the second  anniversary of the  Participant's  Date of
Affiliation, 50% of the total number of Option Shares;
         (b) on and after the third  anniversary  of the  Participant's  Date of
Affiliation, 75% of the total number of Option Shares;
         (c) on and after the fourth  anniversary of the  Participant's  Date of
Affiliation, 100% of the total number of Option Shares;
         The grant of the Option shall impose no obligation upon the Participant
to exercise the Option.
         Notwithstanding  the foregoing  installment  exercise schedule,  in the
event of a Change in Control of the Company or the death of the participant, the
Option and Limited Rights, whether or not exercisable at such time, shall become
immediately exercisable.
         4. Manner of  Exercise.  The  Participant  may exercise the Option with
respect  to all or any part of the  number of  Option  Shares  then  exercisable
thereunder  by  delivering  to the  Secretary of the Company  written  notice of
intent to exercise signed by Participant or the person or persons exercising the
Option.  Such  notice  shall  state the  number of shares of Common  Stock  with
respect to which the Option is being exercised. Such notice shall be accompanied
by payment of the full Exercise Price. As soon as practicable  after such notice
and  payment  shall  have  been  received,  the  Company  shall  deliver a stock
certificate(s) representing the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to
which  the  Option  has been  exercised  in the name of the  person  or  persons
exercising the Option.
         Payment of the Exercise Price shall be made in cash or by check, or, in
whole or in part,  through the surrender of shares of Common Stock, which shares
will be valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option.
         The  Participant  shall not be entitled to any rights as a  stockholder
with respect to shares of Common Stock being  acquired  pursuant to the exercise
of the Option,  unless and until  certificates  evidencing such Common Stock are
issued.  No adjustments  shall be made for dividends or  distributions  or other
rights  for which the  record  date is prior to the date such  certificates  are
issued.

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         In the event the Option shall be exercised by any person other than the
Participant  pursuant to Section 7 hereof,  the notice of exercise of the Option
shall be accompanied by proof  satisfactory to the Committee  administering  the
Plan of the right of such person to exercise the Option.
         All shares that shall be  purchased  upon the exercise of the Option as
provided herein shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
         5. Securities Laws;  Holding Period.  Notwithstanding  anything in this
Agreement  to the  contrary,  the Company  shall not be obligated to cause to be
issued or delivered any certificate  evidencing Common Stock purchased  pursuant
to the  exercise of the  Option,  unless and until the Company is advised by its
counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificate is in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations and governmental authority and the requirements
of any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded.  The Company shall in
no event be obligated to register any securities  pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) ("Securities Act") or to take
any other affirmative action in order to cause the issuance and delivery of such
certificate(s) to comply with any such law, regulation or requirement.
         Shares  subject  to  Participant's  Option  are  restricted  securities
subject to the  restrictions on resale as provided in Rule 144 of the Securities
Act.  Shares  acquired under the Option will be required to be held for one year
after exercise  before they may be sold and appropriate  legend  reflecting this
restriction shall be placed on the shares,  unless (i) the issuance of shares of
Common Stock  pursuant to the exercise of options  under the Plan is  registered
under the  Securities Act or (ii) the  subsequent  sale of shares  acquired upon
exercise  of the option is  registered  under the  Securities  Act,  or (iii) an
exemption from registration is available.
         6.  Exercise of Limited  Rights.  In no event shall  Limited  Rights be
exercisable,  in whole or in part,  before the expiration of six months from the
date of grant.  Subject to such further  limitations as are provided herein,  in
the event of a Change in Control, the Participant,  the Participant's  surviving
beneficiary or the Participant's legal representative,  shall have the right, in
lieu of purchasing shares of Common Stock covered by the Option, during the term
that the underlying Option is exercisable, to relinquish the Option with respect
to any or all of such  shares  and to  receive  from the Bank an  amount of cash
equal to the  difference  between the Fair Market  Value on the Date of Grant of
the related  Option and the Fair Market  Value of the  underlying  shares of the
Common Stock on the date the Limited  Rights are  exercised,  multiplied  by the
number of shares with respect to which such Limited Rights are being exercised.

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         Limited  Rights with  respect to the Option may be exercised by written
notice delivered to the Bank signed by the Participant.  Such notice shall state
the number of shares of the Common Stock in respect to which Limited  Rights are
being  exercised,  the date of exercise  and the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on such date.  Within  fourteen  days  following  delivery of such written
notice to the Bank, the Bank shall deliver to the Participant cash or such other
form of payment  acceptable to the Participant in the amount as determined above
with respect to the Limited Rights being exercised.
         The Limited Right may be exercised only when the  underlying  option is
eligible to be exercised,  provided that the Fair Market Value of the underlying
shares on the day of exercise is greater than the exercise  price of the related
option.
         Upon any  exercise of a Limited  Right,  the related  Option or portion
thereof  shall cease to be  exercisable.  Upon  exercise or  termination  of the
Option,  any related Limited Rights shall  terminate.  The Limited Rights may be
for no more than 100% of the difference  between the exercise price and the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the underlying option.
         7. Transferability.  The Option and the Limited Rights may be exercised
during  Participant's  lifetime only by him, and neither the Option, the Limited
Rights nor this Agreement shall be assignable or transferable by him, other than
by will or by the laws of descent  and  distribution.  No such  transfer  of the
Option,  the Limited Rights or this Agreement by the  Participant by will or the
laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company,  unless
the Company shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and such other
evidence as the Committee administering the Plan may deem necessary or desirable
to establish the validity of the transfer.  The Option,  the Limited  Rights and
this Agreement shall not be pledged,  hypothecated,  sold, assigned, transferred
or otherwise  encumbered or disposed of except as provided herein. Any purported
pledge,  hypothecation,  sale,  assignment,  transfer  or other  encumbrance  or
disposition  of the Option or this Agreement  contrary to the provisions  hereof
shall  be  null  and  void  and  without  effect.  The  levy  of any  execution,
attachment,  or similar  process  upon the Option,  the  Limited  Rights or this
Agreement shall be null and void and without effect.
         8.  Designation of  Beneficiary.  Participant may designate a person or
persons to receive,  in the event of death,  any rights that may be available to
him  pursuant  to the  Plan  under  the  Option,  the  Limited  Rights  and this
Agreement. Such designation will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to
the Company and may be revoked in writing.  If Participant  fails effectively to
designate  a  beneficiary,  then  Participant's  estate will be deemed to be the
beneficiary.

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         9.  Rights  in  Event  of   Termination..   Upon  the   termination  of
Participant's term as a Director for any reason other than retirement,  death or
disability , the Option held by him shall be exercisable only as to those shares
which were  immediately  purchasable by him/her at the date of termination,  but
only for a period  of three  months  following  termination  and in the event of
retirement 90 days following retirement.  In no event, however, shall the period
extend beyond the expiration of the Option term. In the event of termination for
cause, all rights shall expire immediately upon termination.
         10. Rights in Event of Death. In the event of death of the Participant,
the Option, whether or not exercisable at such time, shall be exercisable by the
Participant or his legal representatives or beneficiaries for one year following
the date of his death. In no event, however,  shall the period extend beyond the
expiration of the Option term.
         11. Dilution and Other  Adjustments.  In the event of any change in the
outstanding  shares of Common  Stock by reason of any stock  dividend  or split,
recapitalization,  merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization,  combination
or exchange of shares, or other similar  corporate  change,  the Committee shall
make such proportionate adjustments to the Option, if any, as it deems equitable
in the  number of  shares  of Common  Stock  covered  by the  Option  and in the
Exercise  Price per share of the Option,  to prevent  dilution or enlargement of
the rights of Participant under this Option Agreement.
         12. Notice. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be deemed given when  delivered in person,  when mailed by registered  mail with
return receipt  requested,  or by overnight  courier upon receipt of the notice.
The notice should be addressed to the Chairman of the Board,  Citizens Community
Bancorp,  Inc.,  P.O.  Box  1999,  Marco  Island,  Florida  34146-1999,  and  to
Participant at such address as he may designate in writing to the Company.
         13.  Modification and Waiver.  Neither this Agreement nor any provision
hereof can be  changed,  modified,  amended,  discharged,  terminated  or waived
orally or by any course of dealing or purported course of dealing, unless agreed
to in  writing  signed  by  Participant  (or his legal  representative)  and the
Company.  The waiver of or failure to enforce any breach of this Agreement shall
not be deemed to be a waiver or acquiescence in any other breach thereof.
         14.  Governing Law and Venue.  This Agreement  shall be governed by and
construed  in  accordance  with the  laws of the  State of  Florida.  Venue  for
purposes of bringing an action to enforce the terms of this  Agreement  shall be
Collier County, Florida.

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         15.  Withholding.  There may be deducted from each distribution of cash
and/or stock under the Plan an amount of cash or stock  relating to  withholding
tax imposed by any governmental authority.
         16. Holding Period. The Participant hereby acknowledges that the shares
available  under this Agreement are restricted  shares and are subject to resale
restrictions.
         17. Participant  Acknowledgment.  The Participant  hereby  acknowledges
that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of or by the committee in
respect of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be final and conclusive.
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed on the day and year first above mentioned.

                                          CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
                                          Marco Island, Florida
[SEAL]

Attest:


                                         By:      /s/Richard Storm, Jr.
- -----------------------------------               ------------------------------
                                                     Richard Storm, Jr.
                                                     Chairman of the Board

Attest:                                 ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:



- -----------------------------------               ------------------------------
                                                         Participant Name

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<ARTICLE> 9
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Form 10-QSB
for the period ended June 30, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to such financial statements.
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