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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October __, 1997
Registration No. 333-_____
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON
FORM S-8
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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YONKERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3870836
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
6 Executive Plaza, Yonkers, New York 10701-9858
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
YONKERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1996 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Kip A. Weissman, P.C.
John S. Pettibone III, Esq.
Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
(a limited liability partnership including professional corporations)
7th Floor, East Tower
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(Name and address of agent for service)
(202) 414-6100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities to be registered registered per share offering price registration fee
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 357,075 shares/(1)/ $20.32/(2)/ $7,255,764/(2)/ $2,198.72
Interests in Yonkers Financial Corporation
1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan N/A/(3)/ N/A/(3)/ N/A/(3)/ N/A/(3)/
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/(1)/ Estimated maximum aggregate number of shares of Yonkers Financial
Corporation common stock purchased and purchasable with employer and
employee contributions under the Plan during the next two years.
/(2)/ Estimated, pursuant to Rule 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee, at $20.32 per share, which was the average of the
high and the low price of the common stock of Yonkers Financial
Corporation on October 9, 1997 as reported on the NASDAQ National
Market System.
/(3)/ Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
In accordance with Rule 457(h)(2), no separate fee calculation is made for
plan interests.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants in Yonkers Financial Corporation 1996
Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1)
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Such document(s) are not being filed with the Commission, but constitute
(along with the documents incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
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The following documents previously or concurrently filed by Yonkers
Financial Corporation (the "Company") with the Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (File No. 0-27716) filed pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
(b) all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since
the end of the fiscal year covered by audited financial statements
contained in the prospectus referred to in Item 3(a) above; and
(c) the description of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Registrant contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(File No. 0-27716) filed with the Commission on February 6, 1996 and all
amendments thereto or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to
be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement and the Prospectus to
the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by
reference herein or therein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
The Company shall furnish without charge to each person to whom the
Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy
of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to
such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference
to the information that is incorporated). Requests should be directed to the
Secretary, Yonkers Financial Corporation, 6 Executive Plaza, Yonkers, New York
10701-9858, telephone number (914) 965-2500.
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All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the Prospectus
is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including financial
statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by
reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
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Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Section ELEVEN of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides for
indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant against any and all
liabilities, judgments, fines and reasonable settlements, costs, expenses and
attorneys' fees incurred in any actual, threatened or potential proceeding,
except to the extent that such indemnification is limited by Delaware law and
such law cannot be varied by contract or bylaw. Section ELEVEN also provides
for the authority to purchase insurance with respect thereto.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
authorizes a corporation's board of directors to grant indemnity under certain
circumstances to directors and officers, when made, or threatened to be made,
parties to certain proceedings by reason of such status with the corporation,
against judgments, fines, settlements and expenses, including attorneys' fees.
In addition, under certain circumstances such persons may be indemnified against
expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defense of a proceeding by or on
behalf of the corporation. Similarly, the corporation, under certain
circumstances, is authorized to indemnify directors and officers of other
corporations or enterprises who are serving as such at the request of the
corporation, when such persons are made, or threatened to be made, parties to
certain proceedings by reason of such status, against judgments, fines,
settlements and expenses, including attorneys' fees; and under certain
circumstances, such persons may be indemnified against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of a proceeding
by or in the right of such other corporation or enterprise. Indemnification is
permitted where such person (i) was acting in good faith; (ii) was acting in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation or other corporation or enterprise, as appropriate; (iii) with
respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful; and (iv) was not adjudged to be liable to the corporation or other
corporation or enterprise (unless the court where the proceeding was brought
determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity).
Unless ordered by a court, indemnification may be made only following a
determination that such indemnification is permissible because the person being
indemnified has met the requisite
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standard of conduct. Such determination may be made (i) by the corporation's
board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not at
the time parties to such proceeding; or (ii) if such a quorum cannot be obtained
or the quorum so directs, then by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or (iii) by the stockholders.
Section 145 also permits expenses incurred by directors and officers in
defending a proceeding to be paid by the corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such proceedings upon the receipt of an undertaking by the
director or officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he
is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation against such expenses.
Under a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy, directors and
officers of the Company are insured against certain liabilities, including
certain liabilities under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
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4 Instruments Defining the Rights of Security
Holders, Including Indentures:
Certificate of Incorporation of Yonkers
Financial Condition........................... *
Bylaws of Yonkers Financial Corporation....... *
Yonkers Financial Corporation
1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.......... Attached as Exhibit 4
5 Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P........ Attached as Exhibit 5
15 Letter on unaudited interim financial
information...................................... Not Applicable
23 Consents of Experts and Counsel:
Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
certified public accountants.................. Attached as Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P..... Attached as Exhibit 23.2
24 Power of Attorney................................ Contained on Signature Page
26 Invitations for Competitive Bids................. Not Applicable
99 Additional Exhibits.............................. Not Applicable
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* Filed as exhibits to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 33-81013) filed with the Commission on December 29, 1995 and all
amendments thereto or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description. All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated
herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
The Company hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan
and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") in a
timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order
to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
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(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act and each filing of the employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated
by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and the Registrant has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Yonkers, State of New York, on
October 10, 1997.
YONKERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard F. Komosinski
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Richard F. Komosinski, Director and President
(Duly Authorized Representative)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Richard F. Komosinski, Joseph D. Roberto and
Joseph L. Macchia, or either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes or substitute may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date as indicated.
/s/ Richard F. Komosinski /s/ William G. Bachop
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Richard F. Komosinski, Director and President William G. Bachop, Director and
(Principal Executive and Operating Officer) Chairman of the Board
Date: October 10, 1997 Date: October 10, 1997
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/s/ P. Anthony Sarubbi /s/ Donald R. Angelilli
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P. Anthony Sarubbi, Vice Chairman of the Donald R. Angelilli, Director
Board and Director
Date: October 10, 1997 Date: October 10, 1997
/s/ Charles D. Lohrfink /s/ Eben T. Walker
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Charles D. Lohrfink, Director Eben T. Walker, Director
Date: October 10, 1997 Date: October 10, 1997
/s/ Michael J. Martin /s/ Joseph D. Roberto
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Michael J. Martin, Director Joseph D. Roberto, Vice President
and Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
Date: October 10, 1997 Date: October 10, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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EXHIBITS
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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YONKERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4 Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders,
Including Indentures:
Certificate of Incorporation of Yonkers Financial
Corporation *
Bylaws of Yonkers Financial Corporation *
Yonkers Financial Corporation
1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan Exhibit 4
5 Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. Exhibit 5
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick llp Exhibit 23.1
23.2 Consent of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. Exhibit 23.2
24 Power of Attorney Contained on signature page.
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* Filed as exhibits to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 33-81013) filed with the Commission on December 29, 1995 and all
amendments thereto or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description. All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated
herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
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Exhibit 4
YONKERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1996 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Plan Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term
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interests of the Corporation and its stockholders by providing a means for
attracting and retaining directors, advisory directors, directors emeriti,
officers and employees of the Corporation and its Affiliates. It is intended
that designated Options granted pursuant to the provisions of this Plan to
persons employed by the Corporation or its Affiliates will qualify as Incentive
Stock Options. Options granted to persons who are not employees will be Non-
Qualified Stock Options.
2. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the Plan:
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"Affiliate" - means any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation" of
the Corporation, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and (f),
respectively, of the Code.
"Association" - means The Yonkers Savings & Loan Association, FA and any
successor entity.
"Award" - means the grant of an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Qualified Stock
Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Limited Stock Appreciation Right or any
combination thereof, as provided in the Plan.
"Code" - means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" - means the Committee referred to in Section 3 hereof.
"Continuous Service" - means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as a director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer or employee
of the Corporation or an Affiliate, except that when used with respect to any
Options or Rights which at the time of exercise are intended to be Incentive
Stock Options, continuous service means the absence of any interruption or
termination of service as an employee of the Corporation or an Affiliate.
Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military
leave or any other leave of absence approved by the Corporation or in the case
of transfers between payroll locations of the Corporation or between the
Corporation, its parent, its subsidiaries or its successor. With respect to any
advisory director or director emeritus, continuous service shall mean the
availability to perform such functions as may be required of such persons.
"Corporation" - means Yonkers Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
"Disinterested Person" - means any member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation who: (a) is an outside director as defined under Section 162 (m) of
the Code and the regulations thereunder; (b) is not currently a Senior Officer
of the Corporation or its Affiliates, or otherwise currently employed by the
Corporation or its Affiliates; (c) does not receive compensation, either
directly or indirectly, from the Corporation or its Affiliates, for services
rendered as a consultant or in any capacity, other than as a director, except
for an amount that does not exceed the dollar amount for which disclosure would
be required to Rule 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities and
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Exchange Commission Regulations; and (d) does not possess an interest in any
other transaction for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Rule 404(a)
of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulations.
"Employee" - means any person, including an officer or director, who is
employed by the Corporation or any Affiliate.
"ERISA" - means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"Exercise Price" - means (i) in the case of an Option, the price per Share at
which the Shares subject to such Option may be purchased upon exercise of such
Option and (ii) in the case of a Right, the price per Share (other than the
Market Value per Share on the date of exercise and the Offer Price per Share as
defined in Section 10 hereof) which, upon grant, the Committee determines shall
be utilized in calculating the aggregate value which a Participant shall be
entitled to receive pursuant to Sections 9, 10 or 12 hereof upon exercise of
such Right.
"Incentive Stock Option" - means an option to purchase Shares granted by the
Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof which is subject to the limitations and
restrictions of Section 8 hereof and is intended to qualify under Section 422(b)
of the Code.
"Limited Stock Appreciation Right" - means a stock appreciation right with
respect to Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Sections 6 and 10 hereof.
"Market Value" - means the average of the high and low quoted sales price on
the date in question (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the last
preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) of a Share on the Composite
Tape for the New York Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks, or, if on such date the
Shares are not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, or,
if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on such Exchange, on the
principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or,
if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the
mean between the closing high bid and low asked quotations with respect to a
Share on such date on the NASDAQ System, or any similar system then in use, or,
if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on such date of a
Share as the Committee shall determine.
"Non-Qualified Stock Option" - means an option to purchase Shares granted by
the Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof, which is not intended to qualify
under Section 422(b) of the Code.
"Option" - means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
"Participant" - means any director, advisory director, director emeritus,
officer or employee of the Corporation or any Affiliate who is selected by the
Committee to receive an Award or who is granted an Award pursuant to Section 19
hereof.
"Plan" - means the 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of the Corporation.
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"Related" - means (i) in the case of a Right, a Right which is granted in
connection with, and to the extent exercisable, in whole or in part, in lieu of,
an Option or another Right and (ii) in the case of an Option, an Option with
respect to which and to the extent a Right is exercisable, in whole or in part,
in lieu thereof has been granted.
"Right" - means a Limited Stock Appreciation Right or a Stock Appreciation
Right.
"Shares" - means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Corporation.
"Senior Officer" - means the Corporation's president, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer (or if there is no such accounting
officer, the controller), any vice president of the Corporation in charge of a
principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or
finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other
person who performs similar policy-making functions for the Corporation.
Officers of the Corporation's Affiliates shall be deemed Senior Officers of the
Corporation if they perform such policy-making functions for the Corporation.
"Stock Appreciation Right" - means a stock appreciation right with respect to
Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Sections 6 and 9 hereof.
3. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting
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of two or more members, each of whom shall be a Disinterested Person. The
members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. Except as limited by the express provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion, subject to
Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, to (i) select Participants and grant
Awards; (ii) determine the number of Shares to be subject to types of Awards
generally, as well as to individual Awards granted under the Plan; (iii)
determine the terms and conditions upon which Awards shall be granted under the
Plan; (iv) prescribe the form and terms of instruments evidencing such grants;
and (v) establish from time to time regulations for the administration of the
Plan, interpret the Plan, and make all determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan.
A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or
acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee without a meeting, shall
be acts of the Committee.
4. Participation in Committee Awards. The Committee may select from time to
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time Participants in the Plan from those directors (including advisory directors
and directors emeriti), officers and employees (other than Disinterested
Persons), of the Corporation or its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the
Committee, have the capacity for contributing to the successful performance of
the Corporation or its Affiliates.
5. Shares Subject to Plan. Subject to adjustment by the operation of Section
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11 hereof, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made
under the Plan is 357,075 Shares. The Shares with respect to which Awards may
be made under the Plan may be either
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authorized and unissued shares or issued shares heretofore or hereafter
reacquired and held as treasury shares. Shares which are subject to Related
Rights and Related Options shall be counted only once in determining whether the
maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the
Plan has been exceeded. An Award shall not be considered to have been made
under the Plan with respect to any Option or Right which terminates and new
Awards may be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to
which such termination has occurred.
6. General Terms and Conditions of Options and Rights. The Committee shall
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have full and complete authority and discretion, subject to Office of Thrift
Supervision Regulations and except as expressly limited by the Plan, to grant
Options and/or Rights and to provide the terms and conditions (which need not be
identical among Participants) thereof. In particular, the Committee shall
prescribe the following terms and conditions: (i) the Exercise Price of any
Option or Right, which shall not be less than the Market Value per Share at the
date of grant of such Option or Right, (ii) the number of Shares subject to, and
the expiration date of, any Option or Right, which expiration date shall not
exceed ten years from the date of grant, (iii) the manner, time and rate
(cumulative or otherwise) of exercise of such Option or Right, and (iv) the
restrictions, if any, to be placed upon such Option or Right or upon Shares
which may be issued upon exercise of such Option or Right. The Committee may,
as a condition of granting any Option or Right, require that a Participant agree
not to thereafter exercise one or more Options or Rights previously granted to
such Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to compliance with
applicable Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, no individual shall be
granted Awards in any calendar year with respect to more than 25% of the total
shares subject to the Plan.
No director who is not an employee of the Corporation shall be granted Awards
with respect to more than 5% of the total shares subject to the Plan. All non-
employee directors of the Corporation, in the aggregate, may not be granted
Awards with respect to more than 30% of the total shares subject to the Plan and
no individual shall be granted Awards with respect to more than 25% of the total
shares subject to the Plan.
Any Award made pursuant to this Plan, which Award is subject to the
requirements of Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, shall vest in at least
five equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the one-
year anniversary of the date of grant, except in the event of death or
disability.
In the event Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations are amended (the
"Amended Regulations") to permit shorter vesting periods, any Award made
pursuant to this Plan, which Award is subject to the requirements of such
Amended Regulations, may vest, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in
accordance with such Amended Regulations.
Furthermore, at the time of any Award, the Participant shall enter into an
agreement with the Corporation in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to
the terms and conditions of the Award and such other matters as the Committee,
in its sole discretion, shall determine (the "Option Agreement").
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7. Exercise of Options or Rights.
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(a) Except as provided herein, an Option or Right granted under the Plan shall
be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant to whom such Option
or Right was granted only by such Participant and, except as provided in
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 7, no such Option or Right may be
exercised unless at the time such Participant exercises such Option or
Right, such Participant has maintained Continuous Service since the date of
grant of such Option or Right. Cash settlements of Rights may be made only
in accordance with any applicable restrictions pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar or successor
provision.
(b) To exercise an Option or Right under the Plan, the Participant to whom such
Option or Right was granted shall give written notice to the Corporation in
form satisfactory to the Committee (and, if partial exercises have been
permitted by the Committee, by specifying the number of Shares with respect
to which such Participant elects to exercise such Option or Right) together
with full payment of the Exercise Price, if any and to the extent required.
The date of exercise shall be the date on which such notice is received by
the Corporation. Payment, if any is required, shall be made either (i) in
cash (including check, bank draft or money order) or (ii) if permitted by
the Committee, by delivering (A) Shares already owned by the Participant
and having a fair market value equal to the applicable exercise price, such
fair market value to be determined in such appropriate manner as may be
provided by the Committee or as may be required in order to comply with or
to conform to requirements of any applicable laws or regulations, or (B) a
combination of cash and such Shares.
(c) If a Participant to whom an Option or Right was granted shall cease to
maintain Continuous Service for any reason (excluding death, disability and
termination of employment by the Corporation or any Affiliate for cause),
such Participant may, but only within the period of three months
immediately succeeding such cessation of Continuous Service and in no event
after the expiration date of such Option or Right, exercise such Option or
Right to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise such
Option or Right at the date of such cessation, provided, however, that such
right of exercise after cessation of Continuous Service shall not be
available to a Participant if the Committee otherwise determines and so
provides in the applicable instrument or instruments evidencing the grant
of such Option or Right. If a Participant to whom an Option or Right was
granted shall cease to maintain Continuous Service by reason of death or
disability then, unless the Committee shall have otherwise provided in the
instrument evidencing the grant of an Option or Right, all Options and
Rights granted and not fully exercisable shall become exercisable in full
upon the happening of such event and shall remain so exercisable (i) in the
event of death for the period described in paragraph (d) of this Section 7
and (ii) in the event of disability for a period of three months following
such date. If the Continuous Service of a Participant to whom an Option or
Right was granted by the Corporation is terminated for cause, all rights
under any Option or Right of such Participant shall expire immediately upon
the effective date of such termination.
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(d) In the event of the death of a Participant while in the Continuous Service
of the Corporation or an Affiliate or within the three-month period
referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section 7, the person to whom any
Option or Right held by the Participant at the time of his death is
transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or in the case
of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or Title 1 of ERISA or the
rules thereunder may, but only to the extent such Participant was entitled
to exercise such Option or Right upon his death as provided in paragraph
(c) above, exercise such Option or Right at any time within a period of one
year succeeding the date of death of such Participant, but in no event
later than ten years from the date of grant of such Option or Right.
Following the death of any Participant to whom an Option was granted under
the Plan, irrespective of whether any Related Right shall have theretofore
been granted to the Participant or whether the person entitled to exercise
such Related Right desires to do so, the Committee may, as an alternative
means of settlement of such Option, elect to pay to the person to whom such
Option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
or in the case of an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I
of ERISA or the rules thereunder, the amount by which the Market Value per
Share on the date of exercise of such Option shall exceed the Exercise
Price of such Option, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to
which such Option is properly exercised. Any such settlement of an Option
shall be considered an exercise of such Option for all purposes of the
Plan.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (c) and (d) above, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish different terms and
conditions pertaining to the effect of termination to the extent permitted
by applicable federal and state law.
8. Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only
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to Participants who are Employees. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, (i) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted more than ten
years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation and no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten
years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted, (ii) the Exercise
Price of any Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than the Market Value per
Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted, (iii) any Incentive
Stock Option shall not be transferable by the Participant to whom such Incentive
Stock Option is granted other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall be exercisable during such Participant's lifetime only
by such Participant, (iv) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any
individual who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Corporation or any Affiliate unless the Exercise Price
of such Incentive Stock Option is at least 110 percent of the Market Value per
Share at the date of grant and such Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable
after the expiration of five years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is
granted, and (v) the aggregate Market Value (determined as of the time any
Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant in any
calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.
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9. Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right shall, upon its
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exercise, entitle the Participant to whom such Stock Appreciation Right was
granted to receive a number of Shares or cash or combination thereof, as the
Committee in its discretion shall determine, the aggregate value of which (i.e.,
the sum of the amount of cash and/or Market Value of such Shares on date of
exercise) shall equal (as nearly as possible, it being understood that the
Corporation shall not issue any fractional shares) the amount by which the
Market Value per Share on the date of such exercise shall exceed the Exercise
Price of such Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by the number of Shares with
respect of which such Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. A
Stock Appreciation Right may be Related to an Option or may be granted
independently of any Option as the Committee shall from time to time in each
case determine. At the time of grant of an Option the Committee shall determine
whether and to what extent a Related Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted
with respect thereto, provided, however, and notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan, that if the Related Option is an Incentive Stock Option, the
Related Stock Appreciation Right shall satisfy all the restrictions and
limitations of Section 8 hereof as if such Related Stock Appreciation Right were
an Incentive Stock Option and as if other rights which are Related to Incentive
Stock Options were Incentive Stock Options. In the case of a Related Option,
such Related Option shall cease to be exercisable to the extent of the Shares
with respect to which the Related Stock Appreciation Right was exercised. Upon
the exercise or termination of a Related Option, any Related Stock Appreciation
Right shall terminate to the extent of the Shares with respect to which the
Related Option was exercised or terminated.
10. Limited Stock Appreciation Rights. At the time of grant of an Option or
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Stock Appreciation Right to any Participant, the Committee shall have full and
complete authority and discretion to also grant to such Participant a Limited
Stock Appreciation Right which is Related to such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right, provided, however and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
that if the Related Option is an Incentive Stock Option, the Related Limited
Stock Appreciation Right shall satisfy all the restrictions and limitations of
Section 8 hereof as if such Related Limited Stock Appreciation Right were an
Incentive Stock Option and as if all other Rights which are Related to Incentive
Stock Options were Incentive Stock Options. Subject to vesting requirements
contained in 12 C.F.R. (S) 563b.3(g)(4) or any successor regulation, a Limited
Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only during the period beginning
on the first day following the date of expiration of any "offer" (as such term
is hereinafter defined) and ending on the forty-fifth day following such date.
A Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall, upon its exercise, entitle the
Participant to whom such Limited Stock Appreciation Right was granted to receive
an amount of cash equal to the amount by which the "Offer Price per Share" (as
such term is hereinafter defined) or the Market Value on the date of such
exercise, as shall have been provided by the Committee in its discretion at the
time of grant, shall exceed the Exercise Price of such Limited Stock
Appreciation Right, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which
such Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. Upon the
exercise of a Limited Stock Appreciation Right, any Related Option and/or
Related Stock Appreciation Right shall cease to be exercisable to the extent of
the Shares with respect to which such Limited Stock Appreciation Right was
exercised. Upon the exercise or termination of a Related Option or Related
Stock Appreciation Right, any Related Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall
terminate to the extent of the Shares with respect to which such Related Option
or Related Stock Appreciation Right was exercised or terminated.
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For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Offer" shall mean any tender
offer or exchange offer for Shares other than one made by the Corporation,
provided that the corporation, person or other entity making the offer acquires
pursuant to such offer either (i) 25% of the Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the commencement of such offer or (ii) a number of Shares which,
together with all other Shares acquired in any tender offer or exchange offer
(other than one made by the Corporation) which expired within sixty days of the
expiration date of the offer in question, equals 25% of the Shares outstanding
immediately prior to the commencement of the offer in question. The term "Offer
Price per Share" as used in this Section 10 shall mean the highest price per
Share paid in any Offer which Offer is in effect any time during the period
beginning on the sixtieth day prior to the date on which a Limited Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised and ending on the date on which such Limited
Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. Any securities or property which are
part or all of the consideration paid for Shares in the Offer shall be valued in
determining the Offer Price per Share at the higher of (A) the valuation placed
on such securities or property by the corporation, person or other entity making
such Offer or (B) the valuation placed on such securities or property by the
Committee.
11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any change
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in the outstanding Shares subsequent to the effective date of the Plan by reason
of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend,
combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or any change in the
corporate structure or Shares of the Corporation, the maximum aggregate number
and class of shares as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan and the
number, class and exercise price of shares with respect to which Awards
theretofore have been granted under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by
the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.
12. Effect of Merger. In the event of any merger, consolidation or
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combination of the Corporation (other than a merger, consolidation or
combination in which the Corporation is the continuing entity and which does not
result in the outstanding Shares being converted into or exchanged for different
securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to a
plan or agreement the terms of which are binding upon all stockholders of the
Corporation (except to the extent that dissenting stockholders may be entitled,
under statutory provisions or provisions contained in the certificate or
articles of incorporation, to receive the appraised or fair value of their
holdings), any Participant to whom an Option or Right has been granted at least
six months prior to such event shall have the right (subject to the provisions
of the Plan and any limitation or vesting period applicable to such Option or
Right), thereafter and during the term of each such Option or Right, to receive
upon exercise of any such Option or Right an amount equal to the excess of the
fair market value on the date of such exercise of the securities, cash or other
property, or combination thereof, receivable upon such merger, consolidation or
combination in respect of a Share over the Exercise Price of such Right or
Option, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which such Option or
Right shall have been exercised. Such amount may be payable fully in cash,
fully in one or more of the kind or kinds of property payable in such merger,
consolidation or combination, or partly in cash and partly in one or more of
such kind or kinds of property, all in the discretion of the Committee.
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13. Assignments and Transfers. No Award nor any right or interest of a
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Participant under the Plan in any instrument evidencing any Award under the Plan
may be assigned, encumbered or transferred except, in the event of the death of
a Participant, by will or the laws of descent and distribution or in the case of
Awards other than Incentive Stock Options pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA or the rules
thereunder.
14. Employee Rights Under the Plan. No director, officer or employee shall
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have a right to be selected as a Participant nor, having been so selected, to be
selected again as a Participant and no director, officer, employee or other
person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or
under any other incentive or similar plan of the Corporation or any Affiliate.
Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving
any employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation or any
Affiliate.
15. Delivery and Registration of Stock. The Corporation's obligation to
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deliver Shares with respect to an Award shall, if the Committee so requests, be
conditioned upon the receipt of a representation as to the investment intention
of the Participant to whom such Shares are to be delivered, in such form as the
Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 or any other Federal, state or local
securities legislation or regulation. It may be provided that any
representation requirement shall become inoperative upon a registration of the
Shares or other action eliminating the necessity of such representation under
such Securities Act or other securities legislation. The Corporation shall not
be required to deliver any Shares under the Plan prior to (i) the admission of
such shares to listing on any stock exchange or other system on which Shares may
then be listed, and (ii) the completion of such registration or other
qualification of such Shares under any state or Federal law, rule or regulation,
as the Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable.
This Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Any provision of the Plan which is inconsistent with said Rule
shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be inoperative and shall not affect
the validity of the remaining provisions of the Plan.
16. Withholding Tax. The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from all
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amounts paid in cash with respect to the exercise of a Right under the Plan any
taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash payments. Where
a Participant or other person is entitled to receive Shares pursuant to the
exercise of an Option or Right pursuant to the Plan, the Corporation shall have
the right to require the Participant or such other person to pay the Corporation
the amount of any taxes which the Corporation is required to withhold with
respect to such Shares, and may, in its sole discretion, withhold sufficient
Shares to cover the amount of taxes which the Corporation is required to
withhold.
17. Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may
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amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, subject
to Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, but no amendment shall be made
without approval of the stockholders of the Corporation which shall, (i)
increase the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made
under the Plan (except pursuant to Section 4), (ii) materially change the
requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan or (iii) change the
class of persons eligible to participate in
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the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, suspension or termination
shall impair the rights of any Participant, without his consent, in any Award
theretofore made pursuant to the Plan.
18. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon
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its ratification by stockholders of the Corporation. It shall continue in
effect for a term of ten years unless sooner terminated under Section 17 hereof.
19. Initial Grant. By, and simultaneously with, the ratification of
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this Plan by the stockholders of the Corporation, each member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation at the time of stockholder ratification of this
Plan who is not a full-time Employee, is hereby granted a ten-year, Non-
Qualified Stock Option to purchase 17,853 Shares. Each such Option shall be
evidenced by a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement in a form approved by the
Board of Directors and shall be subject in all respects to the terms and
conditions of this Plan, which are controlling. All Options granted pursuant to
this section shall vest in five equal annual installments with the first
installment vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to
the Director maintaining Continuous Service with the Corporation or its
Affiliates since the date of grant.
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Exhibit 5
October 10, 1997
Board of Directors
Yonkers Financial Corporation
6 Executive Plaza
Yonkers, NY 10701
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Yonkers Financial Corporation (the
"Corporation") in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission of a registration statement on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Registration Statement") relating to 357,075 shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), to be offered pursuant to Yonkers Financial Corporation 1996 Stock
Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and related interests in the Plan.
In this connection, we have reviewed originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Plan and related trust
agreement, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, resolutions
of its Board of Directors and such other documents and corporate records as we
deem appropriate for the purpose of giving this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Common Stock and
interests in the Plan covered by the Registration Statement will, when issued by
the Plan, be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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The Board of Directors
Yonkers Financial Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8, filed by Yonkers Financial Corporation for the Yonkers Financial
Corporation 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, of our report dated November
8, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Yonkers Financial
Corporation and subsidiary as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 1996,
which report appears in the September 30, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of
Yonkers Financial Corporation.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
October 10, 1997
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Exhibit 23.2
October 10, 1997
Board of Directors
Yonkers Financial Corporation
6 Executive Plaza
Yonkers, NY 10701
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion as Exhibit 5 of this
Registration Statement on Form S-8. In giving this consent, we do not admit
that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.
