CATSKILL FINANCIAL CORP
8-K, 2000-06-16
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):        June 7, 2000
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                         CATSKILL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



        Delaware                     000-27650                    14-1788465
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(State or Other                 (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                               Identification No.)



                   341 Main Street, Catskill, New York    12414
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (518) 943-3600
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                                      N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5. Other Events

            On June 7, 2000 Troy Financial  Corporation ("Troy") entered into an
Agreement  and  Plan  of  Merger  (the  "Agreement")  with  Catskill   Financial
Corporation (the "Registrant"). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Registrant
will be merged into a subsidiary of Troy, all shares of the  Registrant  will be
cancelled,  and Troy  will pay  $23.00  per  share  (or such  adjusted  price as
provided by the Agreement and described in the immediately  following paragraph)
in cash for each of the 3,737,519  outstanding shares of the Registrant's common
stock. Each option to purchase the Registrant's  common stock shall be converted
into the right to  receive  in cash an amount  equal to the  difference  between
$23.00 (or such adjusted price as provided by the Agreement and described in the
immediately following paragraph) and the exercise price of the option.

            The Agreement  provides for the Registrant"s  completion of the sale
of its corporate and municipal  bond  portfolios  within 30 days.  The Agreement
also  requires  the  reduction  of the price  payable per share  (pursuant  to a
formula contained therein) to the extent that the aggregate pre-tax net proceeds
of the sale are less than $73.2 million.  On June 13, 2000, the Registrant  sold
its entire  corporate  and municipal  bond  portfolio for an amount in excess of
$73.2  million and therefore  anticipates  that the price payable per share will
not be reduced.

            In connection  with the execution of the  Agreement,  the Registrant
and Troy  entered  into a Stock  Option  Agreement,  dated  as of June 7,  2000,
pursuant  to which the  Registrant  granted to Troy an option to  purchase,  for
$19.00 per share, under the terms and conditions  provided therein, up to 19.9 %
of the  outstanding  shares of the  Registrant"s  common  stock.  The option was
granted as a condition and an inducement to Troy"s entering into the Agreement.

            As a result of the  merger,  Catskill  Savings  Bank will merge into
Troy Savings Bank, the  wholly-owned  subsidiary of Troy,  and the  Registrant's
main office and six branch  locations will become branch offices of Troy Savings
Bank. The aggregate purchase price for the transaction  (including cash payments
for the cancellation of options) is approximately $90.0 million. The transaction
will be accounted for using the purchase  method of accounting.  Consummation of
the merger is subject to approval by Catskill's  shareholders and the receipt of
all required regulatory  approvals.  It is anticipated that the transaction will
be  completed  by the end of the fourth  quarter of the year 2000.  At March 31,
2000,  the Registrant had total assets of $346.1 million and total deposits of $
221.5 million.

 Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits

            The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report:

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  Exhibit No.        Description
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     1.1        Agreement  and Plan of  Merger  By and  Between  Troy  Financial
                Corporation,   Charlie  Acquisition   Corporation  and  Catskill
                Financial Corporation

     1.2        Catskill Financial Corporation Stock Option Agreement


     99         Joint Press Release of Catskill  Financial  Corporation and Troy
                Financial Corporation


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SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                       CATSKILL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

DATE: June 15, 2000                    By: /s/ Wilbur J. Cross
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                                          Wilbur J. Cross
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

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