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Exhibit 12(a)(12)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2000
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Contacts:
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C. William Landefeld
President and Chief Executive Officer
Citizens First Financial Corp.
2101 North Veterans Parkway
Phone: (309) 661-8700
Fax: (309) 661-0707
CITIZENS FIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER
Bloomington, Illinois -- Citizens First Financial Corp. (NASDAQ NMS: CFSB),
announced today the final results of the Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer
that expired on Friday, December 1, 2000 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time.
Citizens First will purchase 391,096 shares at $16.00 per share, for a
total purchase price of $6.257 million. The final result represents
approximately a 57.33% proration of shares tendered at or below the $16.00 per
share price. The number of shares to be purchased represents 20% of Citizens
First's 1,955,014 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 1, 2000.
Once the purchase is completed, 1,563,918 shares of common stock will be
outstanding.
It is currently expected that the payment for all shares purchased will be
made on or about December 22, 2000.
Citizens First Financial Corp. is a savings and loan holding company in
Bloomington, Illinois and has approximately $329 million in total assets. Its
subsidiary bank, Citizens Savings Bank, has five banking offices located in
Bloomington (3), Normal and Fairbury, Illinois.
