MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORP
S-1/A, 1997-05-15
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 1997

                                                      Registration No. 333-24721
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                                 -------------
                     PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO THE
                                    FORM S-1
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
     
                                 -------------
                        MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<CAPTION>

<S>                                         <C>                     <C>        
           Indiana                          6711                    Applied For
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Primary Standard Industrial   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)  Classification Code Number)  Identification No.)
</TABLE>

       119 East Main Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 (317) 362-4710
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)
                                 -------------
                                 Earl F. Elliott
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                        Montgomery Financial Corporation
                              119 East Main Street
                          Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
                                 (317) 362-4710
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                              of agent for service)
                                 -------------
                  Please send copies of all communications to:
                            Martin L. Meyrowitz, P.C.
                                Gary A. Lax, P.C.
                         SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.
                              (A limited liability
                              partnership including
                           professional corporations)
                           1100 New York Avenue, N.W.,
                            Washington, DC 20005-3934
                                 (202) 414-6100
                                 -------------
                  Approximate date of commencement of proposed
                sale to the public: As soon as practicable after
                 this Registration Statement becomes effective.

     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered on
a delayed or continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933 check the following box. [X]

      If this Form is filed to register  additional  securities  for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list  the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number  of the  earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

      If this Form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering. [ ]

     If delivery of the  prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]

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<CAPTION>
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================================
   Title of Each Class of Securities      Amount to be         Proposed Maximum      ..Proposed  Aggregate     Maximum  Amount of
           to be Registered                Registered     Offering Price Per Share(1)   Offering Price(1)       Registration Fee
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                         <C>                    <C>                        <C>
Common Stock, $.01 par value           1,225,257 Shares(2)          $10.00                $12,252,570                $3,713
Common Stock, $.01 par value            250,000 Shares(3)           2.22(3)                  555,000                 169(3)
                                       ------------------           -------                 --------                 ---   
Total                                   1,475,257 Shares            $ ----                $12,807,570                $3,882
====================================================================================================================================
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(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

(2)  Represents  a  maximum  of  1,225,257  shares  that  may be  issued  in the
     offering. The registration fee for these shares is calculated in accordance
     with Rule 457(a).

(3)  Represents  a maximum of 250,000  shares that may be issued in exchange for
     shares of common stock of Montgomery  Savings, A Federal  Association.  The
     registration  fee for these shares is calculated  in  accordance  with Rule
     457(f) based upon an assumed exchange ratio of 25.88% and the book value of
     a share of Montgomery  Savings, A Federal Association common stock of $8.55
     on December 31, 1996.

      The Registrant hereby amends this  Registration  Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further  amendment  which  specifically  states  that  this  Registration
Statement shall  thereafter  become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the  Securities  Act of 1933 or until the  Registration  Statement  shall become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.

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PROSPECTUS

   
                        MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    (Proposed Holding Company for Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association)
                     Up to 1,031,981 Shares of Common Stock
                              (Anticipated Maximum)
                         $10.00 Per Share Purchase Price

         Montgomery   Financial   Corporation   (the   "Company"),   an  Indiana
corporation,  is offering up to  1,065,441  shares  (which may be  increased  to
1,186,778  shares under  certain  circumstances  described  below) of its common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), in connection with (i) the
Exchange  described herein to be effected in connection with the  reorganization
of Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association ("Montgomery" or the "Association")
as a  subsidiary  of the  Company  and  (ii)  the  Offerings  described  herein.
                                                        (continued on next page)
    

         For a discussion  of certain  factors that should be considered by each
prospective investor, see "Risk Factors" beginning on page __ hereof.

         For  information  on how to subscribe for shares of  Conversion  Stock,
please call the Stock Information Center at (765) ____-______.

                          -----------------------------

      THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR
          DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                   CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
     AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, OR ANY OTHER
           FEDERAL AGENCY OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS SUCH
           COMMISSION, OFFICE OR OTHER AGENCY PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY
              OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
                       THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
   
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<CAPTION>
                                                             Estimated
                                                           Underwriting
                                                               Fees,
                                                           Commissions,
                                                          Conversion and          Estimated
                                      Subscription        Reorganization             Net
                                        Price(1)            Expenses(2)           Proceeds(3)
                                        --------            -----------           -----------
<S>                                  <C>                    <C>                <C>            
Minimum Per Share                    $        10.00         $       0.61       $          9.39
Midpoint Per Share                   $        10.00         $       0.54       $          9.46
Maximum Per Share                    $        10.00         $       0.49       $          9.51
Maximum Per Share, as adjusted       $        10.00         $       0.45       $          9.55
Total Minimum(1)                     $ 7,627,690            $ 469,000          $
Total Midpoint(1)                    $ 8,973,750            $ 490,000          $
Total Maximum(1)                     $10,319,810            $ 512,000          $
Total Maximum, as adjusted(1)        $11,867,780            $ 537,000          $
</TABLE>
    

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(1)  Based upon the minimum,  midpoint, maximum and 15% above the maximum of the
     Offering Price Range, respectively.
(2)  Consists of the  estimated  costs to the Primary  Parties to be incurred in
     connection  with  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  (which  include  an
     estimate of the  marketing  fees and  expenses to be paid to Charles Webb &
     Company, a division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. ("Webb") in connection
     with the  Offerings).  See "The Conversion and  Reorganization  - Marketing
     Arrangements."  The actual fees and expenses  may vary from the  estimates.
     Such  fees paid to Webb may be deemed  to be  underwriting  fees.  See "Pro
     Forma Data."
(3)  Actual net proceeds may vary substantially from estimated amounts depending
     on the number of shares sold in the Offerings and other  factors.  Does not
     give  effect  to  purchases  of  Conversion  Stock  by the  Employee  Stock
     Ownership  Plan  ("ESOP"),  which  initially  will  be  deducted  from  the
     Company's  stockholders'  equity.  For the  effect of such  purchases,  see
     "Capitalization" and "Pro Forma Data."

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(continued from prior page)

   
         The Exchange.  Pursuant to a Plan of Conversion  and Agreement and Plan
of  Reorganization  (the  "Plan"  or  "Plan  of  Conversion")   adopted  by  the
Association   and  Montgomery   Mutual  Holding  Company  (the  "Mutual  Holding
Company"),  the  Association  will  become  a  subsidiary  of the  Company  upon
consummation  of the  transactions  described  herein  (collectively,  with  the
Offerings,  the "Conversion and Reorganization").  As a result of the Conversion
and Reorganization, each share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Association  ("Association  Common Stock") held by the Mutual  Holding  Company,
which currently  holds 600,000 shares or 70.59% of the  outstanding  Association
Common Stock, will be cancelled and each share of Association  Common Stock held
by the  Association's  Public  stockholders (the "Public  Association  Shares"),
which amounted to 250,000 shares or 29.41% of the outstanding Association Common
Stock at December 31, 1996,  will be converted  into shares of Common Stock (the
"Exchange  Shares")  pursuant to a ratio (the "Exchange Ratio") that will result
in the  holders  of  such  shares  (the  "Public  Stockholders")  owning  in the
aggregate  approximately  28.21% of the Company  before giving effect to (a) the
payment of cash in lieu of fractional  Exchange Shares, (b) any shares of Common
Stock purchased by such  stockholders in the Offerings  described  herein or the
Company's  ESOP  thereafter  or (c) any  exercise  of  dissenters'  rights  (the
"Exchange"). The dilution of Public Stockholder ownership interest from a 29.41%
actual ownership  interest in the Association to a 28.21% ownership  interest in
the  Company  reflects  the  downward  adjustment  pursuant  to Office of Thrift
Supervision  ("OTS")  policy which  requires  the Exchange  Ratio to reflect the
amount of the  dividends  declared by the  Association  and waived by the Mutual
Holding Company. As discussed under "- Independent  Valuation" below and herein,
the final  Exchange Ratio will be determined  based on the Public  Stockholders'
ownership interest and not on the market value of the Public Association Shares.

         The   Offerings.   In   addition  to  the   Exchange,   nontransferable
subscription  rights to  subscribe  for up to  1,031,981  shares  (which  may be
increased to 1,186,778  shares under certain  circumstances  described below) of
Common Stock (the "Conversion Stock") have been granted to certain depositors of
the Association as of specified record dates, the ESOP, directors,  officers and
employees  of the Mutual  Holding  Company and the  Association,  and the Public
Stockholders,  subject to the limitations  described  herein (the  "Subscription
Offering").  Commencing concurrently with the Subscription Offering, and subject
to the prior rights of holders of subscription rights, the right of the Company,
the Mutual Holding Company and the Association (the "Primary Parties") to reject
such orders in whole or in part and the other limitations  described herein, the
Company is offering the shares of  Conversion  Stock not  subscribed  for in the
Subscription  Offering, if any, for sale in a community offering (the "Community
Offering")  to  certain  members  of the  general  Public to whom a copy of this
Prospectus is delivered by or on behalf of the Company, with preference given to
natural persons residing in Montgomery, Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana.
    

         It is anticipated that shares of Conversion Stock not subscribed for in
the Subscription and Community Offerings, if any, will be offered by the Company
to members of the general public to whom a copy of this  Prospectus is delivered
by or  on  behalf  of  the  Company  in a  syndicated  community  offering  (the
"Syndicated Community Offering"). The Subscription Offering,  Community Offering
and any  Syndicated  Community  Offering  are  referred to  collectively  as the
"Offerings."  The Primary  Parties  have engaged Webb to consult with and advise
them in the Conversion and  Reorganization,  and Webb has agreed to use its best
efforts to solicit  subscriptions  and purchase  orders for shares of Conversion
Stock in the  Subscription  and Community  Offerings.  See "The  Conversion  and
Reorganization - Marketing Arrangements."

 
         The  Subscription  Offering  will  terminate  at Noon,  Crawfordsville,
Indiana Time, on _____________ __, 1997 (the "Expiration Date),  unless extended
by the Primary  Parties,  with approval of the OTS, if necessary.  The Community
Offering is expected to terminate at the same time as the Subscription Offering.
The  Community  Offering  and/or  any  Syndicated  Community  Offering  must  be
completed  within  45 days  after  the close of the  Subscription  Offering,  or
_________ __, 1997,  unless extended by the Primary Parties with the approval of
the OTS, if necessary.  Orders submitted are irrevocable until the completion of
the Conversion  and   Reorganization;   provided  that,  if  the Conversion  and
Reorganization  is not completed  within the 45-day  period,  referred to above,
unless such period has been  extended with the consent of the OTS, if necessary,
all subscribers will have their funds returned  promptly with interest,  and all
withdrawal   authorizations   will  be  cancelled.   See  "The   Conversion  and
Reorganization - The Offerings - Subscription Offering."
 


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(continued from prior page)

   
         Independent Valuation. Pursuant to regulations of the OTS, the offering
of Conversion  Stock in the Offerings is required to be based on an  independent
valuation  of the pro  forma  market  value of the  Association  and the  Mutual
Holding  Company.  Keller &  Company  ("Keller")  has  prepared  an  independent
appraisal,  which  states  at the  Midpoint  of the  valuation  range  that  the
estimated  pro forma  market  value of the  Association  and the Mutual  Holding
Company  on  a  combined  basis  was  $12,500,000  as  of  March  4,  1997  (the
"Appraisal").  The Appraisal was  multiplied  by 71.79%  (which  represents  the
Mutual Holding Company's percentage interest in the Association, adjusted upward
from  70.59%  so as to  reflect  the  $300,000  of  dividends  declared  by  the
Association and waived by the Mutual Holding Company) to determine a midpoint of
the offering range  ($8,973,750),  and the minimum and maximum range were set at
15%  below  and  above  the  midpoint,  respectively,  resulting  in a range  of
$7,627,690 to $10,319,810 (the "Offering Price Range").

         The Boards of  Directors  of the Primary  Parties  determined  that the
Conversion  Stock  would be sold at $10.00  per share  (the  "Purchase  Price"),
resulting in a range of 762,769 to 1,031,981  shares of  Conversion  Stock being
offered. Upon consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization,  the Conversion
Stock and the Exchange  Shares will represent  approximately  71.79% and 28.21%,
respectively, of the Company's total outstanding shares. Based upon the Offering
Price  Range,  the  Exchange  Ratio  is  expected  to range  from  1.20 to 1.62,
resulting in a range of 299,731 Exchange Shares to 405,519 Exchange Shares to be
issued in the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.  The 1,437,500  shares of Common
Stock offered hereby include up to 1,031,981 shares of Conversion Stock (subject
to  adjustment  up to 1,186,778  shares as  described  herein) and up to 405,519
shares of  Exchange  Shares  (subject  to  adjustment  up to  466,347  shares as
described  herein).  The  Offering  Price Range may be increased or decreased to
reflect  changes in market and economic  conditions  prior to  completion of the
Conversion and Reorganization,  and under certain circumstances specified herein
subscribers  will be  resolicited  and given the right to modify or cancel their
orders. See "The Conversion and  Reorganization - Stock Pricing,  Exchange Ratio
and Number of Shares to be Issued."
    

         Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription  Rights and Shares.  No person
may transfer or enter into any agreement or  understanding to transfer the legal
or  beneficial  ownership of the  subscription  rights  issued under the Plan of
Conversion or the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon their exercise.  Each
person  exercising  subscription  rights  will be  required  to  certify  that a
purchase  of Common  Stock is solely for the  purchaser's  own  account and that
there is no agreement or  understanding  regarding  the sale or transfer of such
shares. See "The  Conversion-Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and
Shares."  The  Company  and the  Association  will  pursue any and all legal and
equitable   remedies  in  the  event  they  become  aware  of  the  transfer  of
subscription  rights  and will not honor  orders  known by them to  involve  the
transfer of such rights.

         Purchase Limitations.  The Plan sets forth various purchase limitations
which are applicable in the  Offerings.  The minimum  purchase is 25 shares.  No
Eligible Account Holder,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account Holder,  Other Member,
director,  officer or  employee  or Public  Stockholder  may  purchase  in their
capacity as such in the Subscription  Offering more than the number of shares of
Conversion  Stock that, when combined with Exchange Shares  received,  aggregate
$200,000 of Common Stock;  no person may purchase in the Offerings more than the
number of shares of Conversion  Stock that when  combined  with Exchange  Shares
received  aggregate  $200,000  of  Common  Stock;  and no person  together  with
associates of or persons acting in concert with such person, may purchase in the
Offerings more than the number of shares of Conversion  Stock that when combined
with Exchange  Shares  received by such person,  together with associates of and
persons  acting in concert with such  person,  aggregate  more than  $200,000 of
Common  Stock.  See  "The  Conversion  and  Reorganization  -  The  Offerings  -
Subscription  Offering," "-Community Offering,"  "-Syndicated Community Offering
and "-Limitations on Conversion Stock Purchases."

         Required   Approvals.   The   consummation   of  the   Conversion   and
Reorganization is subject to the receipt of various regulatory approvals and the
approval of the members of the Mutual Holding  Company and the  stockholders  of
the Association in the manner set forth herein.

 
         The Company  has  applied to the  National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers to have its Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq  SmallCap Market under the
symbol "MONT." Prior to the Conversion and Reorganization, there has not been an
active and liquid market for the Public Association  Shares, and there can be no
assurance  that an active and liquid  trading  market for the Common  Stock will
develop. See "Market for Common Stock."
 

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                              --------------------

                             CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY,
                   a Division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

                              --------------------

         The date of this  Subscription  and  Community  Offering  Prospectus is
___________, __ 1997.

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                                     SUMMARY

         This  summary  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by the  more  detailed
information  regarding the  Association  and the Mutual Holding  Company and the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of the  Association  and the Notes  thereto
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.

Montgomery Financial Corporation

         Montgomery Financial Corporation is an Indiana corporation organized in
April 1997 by the  Association  for the  purpose of holding  all of the  capital
stock  of  the  Association  and in  order  to  facilitate  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  Upon completion of the Conversion and Reorganization,  the only
significant  assets of the Company  will be all of the  outstanding  Association
Common Stock, the note evidencing the Company's loan to the ESOP and the portion
of the net proceeds from the Offerings retained by the Company.  The business of
the Company  will  initially  consist of the  business of the  Association.  See
"Business of Montgomery" and "Regulation - The Company Regulation."

Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association

         Montgomery  Savings, A Federal  Association,  is a federally  chartered
stock savings  association that was organized on August 11, 1995 as a subsidiary
of  the  Mutual  Holding  Company.   Prior  to  that  date,  Montgomery  Savings
Association,   A  Federal   Association,   in  its  mutual  form  (the   "Mutual
Association") had operated in the market area now served by the Association.  In
connection  with the  organization  of the  Mutual  Holding  Company  (the  "MHC
Reorganization"),  the Mutual Association  transferred  substantially all of its
assets and  liabilities  to the  Association  in exchange for 600,000  shares of
Association  Common Stock and converted its charter to that of a federal  mutual
holding company known as Montgomery  Mutual Holding Company.  As part of the MHC
Reorganization,  the  Association  also  sold an  additional  250,000  shares of
Association  Common  Stock to  certain  members  of the  general  public.  As of
December 31, 1996, there were 850,000 shares of Association  Common Stock issued
and outstanding, 250,000 shares of which consisted of Public Association Shares.
At December 31, 1996, the Association  had $94.6 million of total assets,  $85.5
million of total  liabilities,  including  $72.3  million of deposits,  and $9.1
million of stockholders' equity. The Association Common Stock is registered with
the OTS under Section 12(g) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("Exchange Act").

Montgomery Mutual Holding Company

         Montgomery  Mutual  Holding  Company is a  federally  chartered  mutual
holding  company  chartered  on  August  11,  1995 in  connection  with  the MHC
Reorganization.  The Mutual Holding Company's primary asset is 600,000 shares of
Association  Common Stock,  which represents 70.59% of the shares of Association
Common Stock  outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus.  The Mutual Holding
Company's  only  other  assets  consist  of  deposit  accounts  in the amount of
$103,000 as of December  31, 1996 (which will become  assets of the  Association
upon  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization).  As  part  of the
Conversion and

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Reorganization,  the Mutual  Holding  Company will convert from mutual form to a
federal interim stock savings institution and simultaneously merge with and into
the Association, with the Association being the surviving entity.

The Conversion and Reorganization

         Purposes of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.  In their decision to
pursue the Conversion  and  Reorganization,  the Mutual Holding  Company and the
Association  considered  various  regulatory  uncertainties  associated with the
mutual holding company structure including the ability to waive dividends in the
future as well as the general  uncertainty  regarding a possible  elimination of
the federal savings  association  charter.  See "Risk Factors - Proposed Federal
Legislation."  In  addition,  the Mutual  Holding  Company  and the  Association
considered  the  various   advantages  of  a  stock  holding   company  form  of
organization  including:  (1) a stock holding company's ability to diversify the
Company's and the Association's business activities which is expected to enhance
the  long-term  value of the  Company on a  consolidated  basis;  (2) the larger
capital base of a stock holding  company;  (3) the  enhancement of the Company's
future  access  to the  capital  markets;  (4) the  increase  in the  number  of
outstanding shares of publicly traded stock (which may increase the liquidity of
the Common Stock);  (5) a stock holding company's enhanced ability to repurchase
shares of its  common  stock;  and (6) the  greater  ability  to  acquire  other
financial  institutions.  For  additional  information  see "The  Conversion and
Reorganization Purposes of the Conversion and Reorganization."

 
   
         Description of the Conversion and Reorganization. On December 26, 1996,
the  Boards of  Directors  of the  Association  and the Mutual  Holding  Company
adopted  the Plan,  which was amended on March 31,  1997,  and in April 1997 the
Association  incorporated  the Company under Indiana law as a first-tier  wholly
owned  subsidiary  of the  Association.  Pursuant  to the Plan,  (i) the  Mutual
Holding Company will convert to an interim federal stock savings institution and
simultaneously merge with and into the Association, pursuant to which the Mutual
Holding  Company  will  cease to exist and the  600,000  shares or 70.59% of the
outstanding  Association Common Stock held by the Mutual Holding Company will be
cancelled, and (ii) an interim savings association ("Interim") to be formed as a
wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company  solely for such purpose will then merge
with and into the Association. As a result of the merger of the Interim with and
into the  Association,  the Association will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company and the outstanding  Public  Association  Shares,  which amounted to
250,000 shares or 29.41% of the outstanding Association Common Stock at December
31, 1996,  will be converted into the Exchange  Shares  pursuant to the Exchange
Ratio,  which will result in the holders of such shares  owning in the aggregate
approximately  28.21% of the Common Stock to be outstanding  upon the completion
of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  (i.e.,  the  Conversion  Stock  and the
Exchange Shares) (which is approximately  equal to the percentage of Association
Common Stock owned by them in the aggregate immediately prior to consummation of
the Conversion and  Reorganization,  adjusted downward pursuant to OTS policy in
order to reflect the  $300,000 of  dividends  declared  by the  Association  and
waived by the Mutual Holding  Company),  before giving effect to (a) the payment
of cash in lieu  of  issuing  fractional  Exchange  Shares,  (b) any  shares  of
Conversion Stock purchased by the Association's stockholders in the Offerings or
the ESOP thereafter, and (c) any exercise of dissenters' rights.
    
 

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         The following diagram outlines the current organizational  structure of
the Primary Parties' and their ownership interests:

- ---------------------------------          -------------------------------------
        Montgomery Mutual                             Holders of Public
         Holding Company                              Association Shares
- ---------------------------------          -------------------------------------
                           70.59%                        29.41%
                      ---------------------------------------
                                Montgomery Savings,
                               A Federal Association
                      ---------------------------------------
                                              100%
                      ---------------------------------------
                              Montgomery Financial
                                 Corporation
                      ---------------------------------------
                                              100%
                      ---------------------------------------
                                    Interim
                                (to be formed)
                      ---------------------------------------


         The  following  diagram  reflects the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,
including (i) the merger of the Mutual Holding Company (following its conversion
into  an  interim  federal  stock  savings   institution)   with  and  into  the
Association, (ii) the merger of Interim with and into the Association,  pursuant
to which the Public  Association  Shares will be converted into Exchange Shares,
and (iii) the offering of Conversion  Stock.  The diagram assumes that there are
no  dissenters'  rights  exercised  and no  fractional  shares and does not give
effect to purchases of Conversion Stock by holders of Public  Association Shares
or the exercise of outstanding  stock  options.  In addition to shares of Common
Stock to be issued  pursuant to the Exchange,  the Company is offering shares of
Conversion Stock in the Offerings as part of the Conversion and  Reorganization.
See "- The  Offerings"  below  and  "The  Conversion  and  Reorganization  - The
Offerings."


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- ---------------------------------          -------------------------------------
          Purchasers of                               Holders of Public
        Conversion Stock                             Association Shares
- ---------------------------------          -------------------------------------
                          71.79%                        28.21%
                      ---------------------------------------
                              Montgomery Financial
                                   Corporation
                      ---------------------------------------
                                                100%
                      ---------------------------------------
                               Montgomery Savings,
                              A Federal Association
                      ---------------------------------------

    
         Pursuant  to  OTS  regulations,  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization  is conditioned upon the approval of the Plan by the OTS, as well
as (1) the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the total number of
votes  eligible to be cast by the members of the Mutual  Holding  Company (which
consist  of  depositors  of the  Association)  ("Members")  as of the  close  of
business on _________ __, 1997 (the "Voting  Record Date") at a special  meeting
of Members  called for the  purpose of  submitting  the Plan for  approval  (the
"Members' Meeting"),  and (2) the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds
of the shares of the  outstanding  Association  Common  Stock held by the Mutual
Holding Company and the Public Stockholders (collectively,  the "Stockholders"),
as of the Voting Record Date at a special meeting of Stockholders called for the
purpose of considering the Plan (the "Stockholders'  Meeting"). In addition, the
Primary  Parties  have  conditioned  the  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization  on the  approval of the Plan by at least a majority of the votes
cast, in person or by proxy,  by the Public  Stockholders  at the  Stockholders'
Meeting.  The Mutual Holding  Company  intends to vote its shares of Association
Common Stock, which amount to 70.59% of the outstanding  shares, in favor of the
Plan at the Stockholders'  Meeting. In addition, as of March 31, 1997, directors
and executive  officers of the  Association as a group (8 persons)  beneficially
owned 28,700 shares (not including  stock  options) or 3.38% of the  outstanding
Association Common Stock, which shares can also be expected to be voted in favor
of the Plan at the Stockholders' Meeting.

The Offerings

   
         Pursuant  to the  Plan  and  in  connection  with  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization,  the Company is offering up to  1,031,981  shares of  Conversion
Stock  in  the  Offerings.  Conversion  Stock  is  first  being  offered  in the
Subscription Offering with nontransferable subscription rights being granted, in
the  following  order of priority,  to (i)  depositors of the  Association  with
account  balances of $50.00 or more as of the close of business on September 30,
1995  ("Eligible  Account  Holders");  (ii) the ESOP;  (iii)  depositors  of the
Association  with account balances of $50.00 or more as of the close of business
on March 31, 1997 ("Supplemental Eligible Account Holders"); (iv) members of the
Mutual Holding Company as of the Voting Record Date (other than Eligible Account
Holders and  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders)  ("Other  Members");  (v)
directors,  officers  and  employees  of the  Mutual  Holding  Company  and  the
Association; and (vi) Public
    

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Stockholders.  Subscription  rights  will  expire  if  not  exercised  by  Noon,
Crawfordsville, Indiana time, on _________ __, 1997, unless extended.

         Subject  to  the  prior  rights  of  holders  of  subscription  rights,
Conversion  Stock  not  subscribed  for in the  Subscription  Offering  is being
offered in the Community  Offering to certain  members of the general  public to
whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered,  with  preference  given to natural
persons  residing in Montgomery,  Fountain and Warren Counties,  Indiana.  It is
anticipated  that shares not  subscribed for in the  Subscription  and Community
Offerings  may be  offered  to  certain  members  of  the  general  Public  in a
Syndicated Community Offering. The Primary Parties reserve the absolute right to
reject  or  accept  any  orders  in the  Community  Offering  or the  Syndicated
Community  Offering,  in whole or in part,  either at the time of  receipt of an
order or as soon as practicable  following the  Expiration  Date. The closing of
all shares sold in the Offerings  will occur  simultaneously,  and all shares of
Conversion Stock will be sold at a uniform price of $10.00 per share.

         The Primary  Parties have retained  Webb as  consultant  and advisor in
connection with the Offerings and to assist in soliciting  subscriptions  in the
Offerings on a best efforts basis. See "The Conversion and  Reorganization - The
Offerings -  Subscription  Offering,"  "-  Community  Offering,"  "-  Syndicated
Community Offering" and "- Marketing Arrangements."

Purchase Limitations

 
         With the  exception  of the ESOP,  which  intends to  purchase up to an
aggregate of 8.0% of the number of shares of Common Stock to be outstanding upon
completion of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  no Eligible  Account  Holder,
Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holder,  Other  Member,  director,  officer  or
employee or Public  Stockholder  may  purchase in their  capacity as such in the
Subscription  Offering more than the number of shares of Conversion  Stock that,
when combined with Exchange Shares received, aggregate $200,000 of Common Stock;
no person may  purchase in each of the  Community  Offering  and any  Syndicated
Community  Offering more than the number of shares of Conversion Stock that when
combined with Exchange Shares received  aggregate  $200,000 of Common Stock; and
no person  together with  associates  of or persons  acting in concert with such
person,  may  purchase  in the  Offerings  more  than the  number  of  shares of
Conversion  Stock that when  combined  with  Exchange  Shares  received  by such
person,  together  with  associates  of and persons  acting in concert with such
person,  aggregate  more than  $200,000  of Common  Stock.  For  purposes of the
purchase  limitations set forth in the Plan of Conversion,  Exchange Shares will
be  valued  at  $10.00  per  share  which is the same  price at which  shares of
Conversion  Stock  will be  issued  in the  Offerings.  At any time  during  the
Offerings, and without further approval by the Members or the Stockholders,  the
Primary  Parties may in their sole  discretion  decrease or increase  any of the
purchase  limitations  up to 5% of the Common Stock issued in the Conversion and
Reorganization.  Under certain circumstances,  subscribers may be resolicited in
the event of such an increase and given the opportunity to increase, decrease or
rescind their orders. The minimum purchase is 25 shares. See "The Conversion and
Reorganization - Limitations on Conversion Stock  Purchases." In the event of an
over subscription, shares will be  allocated  in  accordance  with the Plan,  as
described   under  "The  Conversion  and   Reorganization   -  The  Offerings  -
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Offering." Because the purchase limitations  contained in the Plan of Conversion
include  Exchange  Shares to be issued to Public  Stockholders  for their Public
Association Shares,  certain holders of Public Association Shares may be limited
in their ability to purchase Conversion Stock in the Offerings.

Stock  Pricing,  Exchange  Ratio  and  Number  of  Shares  to be  Issued  in the
Conversion and Reorganization

   
         OTS regulations  require the aggregate purchase price of the Conversion
Stock to be  consistent  with the  Appraisal of the  Association  and the Mutual
Holding Company, which was $12,500,000 at the midpoint of the valuation range as
of March 4, 1997.  Because  the  holders of the Public  Association  Shares will
continue to hold the same aggregate percentage ownership interest in the Company
as they held in the  Association  adjusted  downward  pursuant  to OTS policy in
order to reflect the  dividends  declared by the  Association  and waived by the
Mutual  Holding  Company  (before  giving  effect to any shares of Common  Stock
purchased  by the  Association's  stockholders  in  the  Offerings  or the  ESOP
thereafter,  the payment of cash in lieu of issuing  fractional  Exchange Shares
and any exercise of dissenters'  rights), the Appraisal was multiplied by 71.79%
(which  represents  the Mutual  Holding  Company's  percentage  interest  in the
Association  adjusted  upward  from  70.59% so as to  reflect  the  $300,000  of
dividends  declared by the Association and waived by the Mutual Holding Company)
to determine the midpoint of the Offering Price Range,  which is $8,973,750.  In
accordance with OTS  regulations,  the minimum and maximum of the Offering Price
Range were set at 15% below and above the midpoint,  respectively,  resulting in
an offering range of $7,627,690 to  $10,319,810.  The full text of the Appraisal
describes the procedures  followed,  the  assumptions  made,  limitations on the
review undertaken and matters considered,  which included the trading market for
the  Association  Common  Stock  (see  "Market  for Common  Stock")  but was not
dependent  thereon.   The  Appraisal  has  been  filed  as  an  exhibit  to  the
Registration  Statement and  Application for Conversion of which this Prospectus
is a  part,  and  is  available  in  the  manner  set  forth  under  "Additional
Information."  The  Appraisal  is not  intended and should not be construed as a
recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing such stock.

         All shares of  Conversion  Stock will be sold at the Purchase  Price of
$10.00 per  share,  which was  established  by the  Boards of  Directors  of the
Primary Parties.  The actual number of shares to be issued in the Offerings will
be determined by the Primary  Parties based upon the final updated  valuation of
the estimated pro forma market value of the  Conversion  Stock at the completion
of the  Offerings.  The  number of shares  of  Conversion  Stock to be issued is
expected  to range from a minimum of  762,769  shares to a maximum of  1,031,981
shares.  Subject  to  approval  of the OTS,  the  Offering  Price  Range  may be
increased or decreased to reflect  market and economic  conditions  prior to the
completion of the Offerings,  and under such  circumstances  the Primary Parties
may  increase  or  decrease  the  number  of  shares  of  Conversion  Stock.  No
resolicitation of subscribers will be made and subscribers will not be permitted
to modify or cancel their  subscriptions  unless (i) the gross proceeds from the
sale of the  Conversion  Stock are less than the  minimum or more than 15% above
the maximum of the current Offering Price Range (exclusive of a number of shares
equal to up to an additional  8.0% of the Common Stock  outstanding  immediately
upon completion of the Conversion and Reorganization which may be
    

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issued to the ESOP out of authorized but unissued  shares of Common Stock to the
extent  such  shares  are  not  purchased  in  the  Offerings  due  to  an  over
subscription  by Eligible  Account  Holders) or (ii) the  Offerings are extended
beyond  _____ __,  1997.  Any  increase  or  decrease in the number of shares of
Conversion Stock will result in a corresponding change in the number of Exchange
Shares,  so that upon  consummation  of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  the
Conversion Stock and the Exchange Shares will represent approximately 71.79% and
28.21%,  respectively,  of the Company's total outstanding shares. Nevertheless,
Exchange   Shares  may  represent  less  than  28.21%  of  the  Company's  total
outstanding  shares if there are  insufficient  shares for the ESOP to  purchase
8.0%  of  the  Common  Stock  outstanding  immediately  upon  completion  of the
Conversion  and  Reorganization  and,  consequently,  the  Company  has to issue
authorized  but  unissued  shares to the ESOP in order to  satisfy  its order to
purchase such amount of Conversion Stock in the Offerings. See "Pro Forma Data,"
"Risk Factors - Possible  Dilutive Effect of Issuance of Additional  Shares" and
"The Conversion and Reorganization - Stock Pricing, Exchange Ratio and Number of
Shares to be Issued."
 

         Based on the 250,000 Public  Association Shares outstanding at December
31, 1996, and assuming a minimum of 762,769 and a maximum of 1,031,981 shares of
Conversion Stock are issued in the Offerings,  the Exchange Ratio is expected to
range from  approximately  1.20 Exchange Shares to 1.62 Exchange Shares for each
Public  Association Share  outstanding  immediately prior to the consummation of
the  Conversion and  Reorganization.  The Exchange Ratio will be affected if any
stock options to purchase shares of Association Common Stock are exercised after
December   31,  1996  and  prior  to   consummation   of  the   Conversion   and
Reorganization.  If any of such stock options are outstanding  immediately prior
to  consummation  of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  they will be converted
into  options  to  purchase  shares of Common  Stock,  with the number of shares
subject to the option and the exercise price per share to be adjusted based upon
the Exchange Ratio so that the aggregate exercise price remains  unchanged,  and
with the  duration  of the option  remaining  unchanged.  As of the date of this
Prospectus,  there were options to purchase 18,750 shares of Association  Common
Stock outstanding,  all of which had an exercise price of $13 per share, and the
Association  has no  plans  to  grant  additional  stock  options  prior  to the
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization.
    

         The  following  table sets  forth,  based upon the  minimum,  midpoint,
maximum and 15% above the maximum of the Offering  Price Range,  the  following:
(i) the total number of shares of  Conversion  Stock and  Exchange  Shares to be
issued in the  Conversion and  Reorganization,  (ii) the percentage of the total
Common Stock  represented by the Conversion Stock and the Exchange  Shares,  and
(iii) the Exchange Ratio. The table assumes that no holder of Public Association
Shares  exercises  dissenters'  rights and that there is no cash paid in lieu of
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                                                           Total
              Conversion Stock to   Exchange Shares to     Shares
                  Be Issued(1)         Be Issued(1)       of Common
              -------------------   ------------------   Stock to be    Exchange
               Amount    Percent    Amount    Percent   Outstanding(1)  Ratio(1)
               ------    -------    ------    -------   --------------  --------
Minimum .....   762,769   71.79%    299,731     28.21%     1,062,500      1.20
Midpoint ....   897,375   71.79     352,625     28.21      1,250,000      1.41
Maximum ..... 1,031,981   71.79     405,519     28.21      1,437,500      1.62
15% above
  maximum ... 1,186,778   71.79     466,347     28.21      1,653,125      1.87
- ----------
(1)  Assumes that  outstanding  options to purchase 18,750 shares of Association
     Common Stock at December 31, 1996 are not exercised  prior to  consummation
     of the Conversion and Reorganization. Assuming that all of such options are
     exercised prior to such  consummation,  the percentages  represented by the
     Conversion Stock and the Exchange Shares would amount to 70.29% and 29.71%,
     respectively,  and the Exchange Ratio would amount to 1.17, 1.38, 1.59, and
     1.83,  at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15% above the maximum of the
     Offering Price Range, respectively.
    

Differences in Stockholder Rights

         The Company is an Indiana  corporation subject to the provisions of the
Indiana Business  Corporation Law, and the Association is a federally  chartered
savings association  subject to federal laws and regulations.  Upon consummation
of the Conversion and Reorganization, the Public Stockholders of the Association
will become stockholders of the Company and their rights will be governed by the
Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws and Indiana law. The rights of
stockholders  of the Association  are materially  different in certain  respects
from the rights of stockholders of the Company. See "Comparison of Stockholders'
Rights" and "Description of Capital Stock of the Company."

Benefits of Conversion and Reorganization to Directors and Officers

 
   
         The  Company  intends  to adopt  certain  stock  benefit  plans for the
benefit of directors, officers and employees of the Company and the Association.
The  proposed  benefit  plans are as  follows:  (i) a 1997  Stock  Option  Plan,
pursuant to which a number of  authorized  but  unissued  shares of Common Stock
equal to 10% of the Conversion Stock to be sold in the Offerings (103,198 shares
at the  maximum of the  Offering  Price  Range)  may be  reserved  for  issuance
pursuant to stock options and stock appreciation  rights to directors,  officers
and  employees;   and  (ii)  a  1997  Management  Recognition  Plan  (the  "1997
Recognition Plan"),  which may purchase a number of shares of Common Stock, with
funds contributed by the Company,  either from the Company or in the open market
equal to an amount  which,  when added to the  number of shares of Common  Stock
held in the existing Management  Recognition Plan, will equal 4.0% of the Common
Stock  outstanding  immediately  following  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization
(57,500 shares at the maximum of the Offering Price Range) for  distribution  to
directors,  officers  and  employees  (without any requirement of payment by the
grantee).  The Company has not determined 
    
 

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when it will implement the 1997 Stock Option Plan and the 1997 Recognition Plan.
If, however,  it is implemented  prior to one year following the consummation of
the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  the  Company  will  submit  such plans to
stockholders  for  approval at an annual or special  meeting at least six months
following the  consummation  of the Conversion and the  Reorganization.  In such
event, OTS regulations  permit individual members of management to receive up to
25% of the shares  reserved  pursuant to any stock  option or non-tax  qualified
stock benefit  plan,  and directors who are not employees to receive up to 5% of
such  stock  (or  stock  options)  reserved  individually  and  up to 30% in the
aggregate  under any such plan.  See  "Management  of the  Association - Benefit
Plans."

 
         In the event that the 1997  Recognition Plan purchases shares of Common
Stock in the open market with funds contributed by the Company, the cost of such
shares initially will be deducted from the stockholders'  equity of the Company,
but the  number of  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock will not  increase  and
stockholders  accordingly  will  not  experience  dilution  of  their  ownership
interest. In the event that the 1997 Recognition Plan purchases shares of Common
Stock  from  the  Company  with  funds   contributed   by  the  Company,   total
stockholders'  equity  would  neither  increase  or  decrease,  but  under  such
circumstances   stockholders  would  experience   dilution  of  their  ownership
interests  (by approximately 3.36% at the maximum of the  Offering  Price Range)
and per share stockholders'  equity and per share net earnings would decrease as
a result of an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.  In
either  case,  the  Company  will  incur  operating   expense  and  increases in
stockholders' equity as the shares held by the 1997 Recognition Plan are granted
and issued in accordance  with  the  terms  thereof.  For a presentation  of the
effects of anticipated  purchases of Common Stock by the 1997 Recognition  Plan,
see "Pro Forma Data."

         In  addition,  the Company has adopted an ESOP in  connection  with the
Conversion  and  Reorganization,  which  intends to purchase  8.0% of the Common
Stock to be outstanding  upon  completion of the  Conversion and  Reorganization
(115,000 shares or $1,150,000 of Conversion Stock at the maximum of the Offering
Price Range) with a loan funded by the Company.  See "Use of  Proceeds."  In the
event that there are insufficient  shares available to fill the ESOP's order due
to an over subscription  by  Eligible  Account  Holders,  the  Company may issue
authorized  but  unissued  shares  of  Common  Stock  to the  ESOP in an  amount
sufficient to fill the ESOP's order,  subject to approval of the OTS, and/or the
ESOP may purchase  such shares in the open market,  if  permitted.  In the event
that additional shares of Common Stock are issued to the ESOP to fill its order,
stockholders  would experience  dilution of their ownership  interests (by up to
7.41% at the maximum of the Offering Price Range, assuming the ESOP purchased no
shares in the  Offerings) and per share  stockholders'  equity and per share net
earnings  would decrease as a result of an increase in the number of outstanding
shares of Common  Stock.  See  "Management  of the Bank - Stock  Benefit Plans -
Employee Stock Ownership Plan" and "Risk Factors - Possible  Dilutive  Effective
of Issuance of Additional Shares."

 

         The  foregoing  plans  are  in  addition  to a  Stock  Option  Plan,  a
Directors'  Stock  Option  Plan and a  Management  Recognition  Plan  which were
adopted  by the  Association  in  connection  with  the MHC  Reorganization  and
subsequently  approved by the stockholders of the Association.  These plans will
continue in existence  after the Conversion and  Reorganization  as plans of the
Company.

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In  addition,  pursuant to the terms of the 1995 Stock  Incentive  Plan and 1995
Directors'  Stock Option Plan all outstanding  stock options may be exercised in
whole  or in part  immediately  prior  to  consummation  of the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  See  "Management  of the  Association  Benefit  Plans" and "The
Conversion and  Reorganization - Effects of the Conversion and  Reorganization -
Effect on Existing Compensation Plans."

         In addition to the foregoing  plans,  in connection with the Conversion
and  Reorganization,  the  Company  and the  Association  may seek to enter into
employment  agreements  with Earl F.  Elliott,  the current  President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Association,  and J. Lee Walden,  the current Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial  Officer of the Company and President and Chief  Financial  Officer of
the Association. If such employment agreements had been in effect as of December
31, 1996 and Messrs. Elliott and  Walden  were  terminated  as of  such  date in
connection  with a  "change  in  control"  of the  Company,  as  defined  in the
agreements,   Messrs.   Elliott   and  Walden   could  be  entitled  to  receive
approximately  $240,000  and  $163,000  in  severance  pay,  respectively.   See
"Management of the Association - Employment Agreements."

Use of Proceeds

   
         Net proceeds from the sale of the Conversion  Stock are estimated to be
between $7.2 million and $9.8  million,  depending on the  number of shares sold
and the expenses of the Conversion and Reorganization. See "Pro Forma Data." The
Company plans to contribute to the  Association 50% of the net proceeds from the
Offerings and retain the remainder of the net proceeds.  The Company  intends to
use a portion of the net proceeds  retained by it to make a loan directly to the
ESOP to enable the ESOP to purchase  8.0% of the Common Stock to be  outstanding
upon completion of the Conversion and Reorganization.  The amount of the loan is
expected  to be between  $.9 and $1.2  million at the minimum and maximum of the
Offering Price Range, respectively.  It is anticipated that the loan to the ESOP
will have a term of not less than ten years and a fixed rate of  interest at the
prime rate as of the date of the loan.  See  "Management  of the  Association  -
Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Ownership  Plan." The remaining net proceeds will
be initially used to invest  primarily in short-term  interest-bearing  deposits
and marketable securities.  Funds retained by the Company may be used to support
the future expansion of operations or diversification into other banking-related
businesses  and  for  other  business  or  investment  purposes,  including  the
acquisition of other  financial  institutions  and/or branch  offices,  although
there are no current plans, arrangements, understandings or agreements regarding
such  expansion,  diversification  or  acquisitions.  In  addition,  subject  to
applicable limitations,  such funds also may be used in the future to repurchase
shares of Common  Stock  although  the Company  currently  has no  intention  of
effecting any such  transactions  following  consummation  of the Conversion and
Reorganization. See "The Conversion and Reorganization - Certain Restrictions on
Purchases or Transfers of Shares after the Conversion and Reorganization." Funds
contributed  to the  Association  from  the  Company  will be used  for  general
business  purposes.  The  proceeds  will be used to  support  the  Association's
lending  and  investment   activities  and  thereby  enhance  the  Association's
capabilities to serve the borrowing and other financial needs of the communities
it  serves.  The  Association  plans to  initially  use the  proceeds  to invest
primarily in short-term interest-bearing deposits and marketable securities. See
"Use of Proceeds."
    

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Dividend Policy

   
         Following  consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization the Board
of  Directors  of the Company  intends to declare  cash  dividends on the Common
Stock at an initial quarterly rate equal to $0.10 per share divided by the final
Exchange Ratio, commencing with the first full quarter following consummation of
the Conversion and  Reorganization.  Based upon the Valuation  Price Range,  the
Exchange  Ratio is  expected  to be  1.1989,  1.4105,  1.6221  and 1.8654 at the
minimum,  midpoint,  maximum  and 15% above the maximum of the  Valuation  Price
Range,  respectively,  resulting in an initial quarterly dividend rate of $.083,
$.071, $.062 and $.054 per share,  respectively,  following  consummation of the
Conversion and Reorganization.  Declarations of dividends by the Company's Board
of Directors  will depend upon a number of factors,  including the amount of the
net  proceeds   from  the   Offerings   retained  by  the  Company,   investment
opportunities available to the Company or the Association, capital requirements,
regulatory limitations,  the Company's and the Association's financial condition
and results of operations,  tax considerations and general economic  conditions.
Consequently,  there can be no assurance  that dividends will in fact be paid on
the  Common  Stock or that,  if paid,  such  dividends  will not be  reduced  or
eliminated in future periods. The Association intends to continue to pay regular
quarterly  dividends  through either the date of  consummation of the Conversion
and Reorganization (on a pro rata basis) or the end of the fiscal quarter during
which  the  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  occurs.  See
"Dividend Policy."
    

Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal

         Holders of  Association  Common Stock are entitled to appraisal  rights
under Section  552.14 of the OTS'  regulations  as a result of the merger of the
Mutual Holding  Company  (following  its  conversion to a federal  interim stock
savings  institution)  with and  into  the  Association  and the  merger  of the
Association  with and into  Interim,  with the  Association  to be the surviving
entity  in both  mergers.  Any such  stockholder  who  wishes to  exercise  such
appraisal  rights should review  carefully the  discussion of such rights in the
Association's proxy statement,  including Appendix A thereto, because failure to
timely and properly comply with the procedures specified will result in the loss
of appraisal  rights under Section  552.14.  Pursuant to the Plan of Conversion,
consummation  of the  Conversion  and the  Reorganization  is  conditioned  upon
holders of less than 10% of the outstanding  Association Common Stock exercising
appraisal  rights,  which  condition may, in the sole  discretion of the Primary
Parties,  be waived. See "The Conversion and Reorganization - Dissenters' Rights
of Appraisal."

Prospectus Delivery and Procedure for Purchasing Shares

         To ensure that each  purchaser  receives a prospectus at least 48 hours
prior to Expiration  Date in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 under the Exchange Act,
no prospectus will be mailed any later than five days prior to such date or hand
delivered  any later than two days prior to such  date.  Execution  of the order
form will receipt or delivery in accordance  with Rule 15c2-8.  Order forms will
be distributed only with a prospectus.  The Primary Parties will only accept for
processing   orders   submitted  on  original   order  forms  with  an  executed
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copies of order forms or the form of certification will not be accepted. Payment
by cash, check,  money order,  bank draft or debit  authorization to an existing
account at the Association must accompany the order form. No wire transfers will
be accepted. See "The Conversion and Reorganization."

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                   SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION


         The following  selected  consolidated  financial data as of and for the
periods ended June 30, 1996,  1995,  1994,  1993 and 1992 have been derived from
the audited  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Montgomery.  The  selected
consolidated financial data as of December 31, 1996 and for the six months ended
December  31, 1996 and 1995 have been derived  from the  unaudited  consolidated
financial statements of Montgomery which, in the opinion of management,  reflect
all adjustments  (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for
a fair  presentation  of the financial  position and results of  operations  for
these periods.  The operating results for the six months ended December 31, 1996
are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending June 30, 1997.  The financial  data  presented  below is qualified in its
entirety  by the  more  detailed  financial  data  appearing  elsewhere  herein,
including  Montgomery's  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes
thereto.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             June 30,
                                       December 31,  --------------------------------------------------------
                                           1996        1996        1995        1994        1993        1992
                                         -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
                                                                             (In Thousands)
Summary of Financial Condition:
<S>                                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>    
  Total assets.......................    $94,623     $88,211     $87,324     $79,633     $73,862     $66,722
  Interest-bearing deposits
    in other financial institutions..      5,766       3,607       3,871       1,735       4,735       2,123
  Investment securities
    available for sale(1) ...........         52         312         803       1,781       1,762       3,509
  Loans, receivable, net.............     83,770      80,074      77,929      72,215      63,566      57,417
  Deposits...........................     72,343      69,709      68,286      62,346      64,681      60,631
 Borrowings..........................     11,928       8,000      10,868      10,338       2,730         250
     Stockholders' equity............      9,082       9,127       6,678       6,290       5,686       5,354
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                        Nine
                                                   Six Months Ended                                                    Months
                                                    December 31,                    Year Ended June 30,                Ended
                                                   ----------------       ---------------------------------------     June 30,
                                                   1996        1995        1996       1995       1994        1993       1992
                                                   ----        ----        ----       ----       ----        ----       ----
                                                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                               <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>   
Summary of Operating Results:                                                                   
  Interest income(2)........................      $3,532      $3,373      $6,777     $6,178     $5,594      $5,796     $4,479
  Interest expense..........................       2,201       2,281       4,434      3,907      3,107       3,338      2,855
                                                  ------      ------      ------     ------     ------      ------     ------
     Net interest income....................       1,331       1,092       2,343      2,271      2,487       2,458      1,624
Provision (adjustment) for losses on loans..         ---         (26)         20        (15)        25          38         36
                                                  ------      ------      ------     ------     ------      ------      -----
     Net interest income after provision
      for losses on loans...................       1,331       1,118       2,323      2,286      2,462       2,420      1,588
Other income................................          18          35          23         79        147         162        112
Other expenses:
  Salaries and employee benefits............         449         471         879        902        833         825        533
  Other.....................................         864         455         871        847        823         764        525
                                                  ------      ------      ------     ------     ------      ------     ------
    Total non-interest expense..............       1,313         926       1,750      1,749      1,656       1,589      1,058
                                                  ------      ------      ------     ------     ------      ------     ------
Income before income tax and cumulative
 effect of change in accounting method......          36         227         596        616        953         993        642
Income tax expense..........................          19          79         165        231        349         433        247
                                                  ------      ------      ------     ------     ------      ------     ------
  Income before cumulative effect of change
   in accounting method.....................          17         148         431        385        604         560        395
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting
    method..................................         ---         ---         ---        ---        ---         228        ---
                                                 -------    --------     -------    -------    -------     -------     ------
      Net income............................     $    17    $    148     $   431    $   385    $   604     $   332     $  395
                                                 =======    ========     =======    =======    =======     =======     ======
Net income per share........................       $0.02
Net income per share without the special SAIF
 assessment.................................        0.32
Dividends declared per share................        0.20       $0.10       $0.30        ---        ---         ---        ---
Dividend pay out ratio......................    1,000.00%
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets(3)(4))(5)..........       0.32%       0.34%       0.49%      0.46%      0.79%       0.46%      0.80%
Return on average equity(3)(4)(6)...........        3.19        3.48        4.89       5.78       9.90        5.67      10.25
Average equity to average assets............       10.10        9.64        9.99       7.91       7.96        8.19       7.76
Equity to assets at end of period...........        9.60       10.20       10.35       7.65       7.90        7.70       8.02
Interest rate spread(3)(4)(7)...............        2.59        2.12        2.27       2.54       3.19        3.38       3.12
Asset Quality Ratios:
Non-performing assets to total assets                .40        1.00         .92       1.08        .70        1.19       1.00
Allowance for loan losses to net loans
 receivable at end of period                         .19         .14         .20        .18        .22         .21        .17
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
 at end of period                                  50.32       15.38       23.90      16.89      28.21       20.24      26.46
Net interest margin(3)(4)(8)................        3.05        2.59        2.77       2.82       3.41        3.61       3.43
Non-performing loans to total loans.........        0.37        0.92         .83       1.05        .77        1.03       0.62
Average interest-earning assets to average
 interest-bearing liabilities...............      109.26      108.78      109.47     105.78     104.96      104.61     104.96
Non-interest expenses to average assets(3)(4)       2.41        2.10        1.98       2.08       2.16        2.22       2.13
Net interest income after provision for loan
 losses to non-interest expenses(3)(4)......       1.21x       1.21x       1.33x      1.31x      1.49x       1.52x      1.50x
</TABLE>
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(1)  Investment  securities  are all available for sale  beginning July 1, 1994,
     due to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting, Standards No. 115
     ("SFAS 115" ). These  securities are recorded at fair value and at December
     31, 1996 this resulted in no change in total equity,  at June 30, 1996 this
     resulted in a decrease of $57,000 in total  equity  capital and at June 30,
     1995 this  resulted in an increase in total equity  capital of $3,000.  
(2)  Loan origination fees are included in interest income, on a deferral basis.
(3)  Information for the six months ended December 31, 1996, has been annualized
     with  the  exception  of the  effect  of the one time  Savings  Association
     Insurance Fund ("SAIF")  special  assessment of $428,000  included in other
     expenses,  net of an income tax adjustment of $169,000 affecting net income
     in the amount of $259,000 for the six month period. Information for the six
     months ended December 31, 1995, has been annualized with no exceptions.
(4)  Information  for the nine months  ended June 30, 1992 has been  annualized.
     The nine  months  ended  June 30,  1992 is  presented  due to the change in
     Montgomery's fiscal year end from September 30 to June 30.
(5)  Net income divided by average total assets.
(6)  Net income divided by average total equity.
(7)  Interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting combined weighted average
     interest rate cost from combined  weighted average interest rate earned for
     the period indicated.
(8)  Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
 
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<PAGE>

 
                             RECENT FINANCIAL DATA

         The  following  table  sets  forth  selected   financial  data  of  the
Association  at and for the periods  indicated.  Financial  data as of March 31,
1997,  and for the three and nine  months  ended  March 31,  1997 and 1996,  are
unaudited.  In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  (consisting  only of
normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
The results of  operations  and other data for the three and nine  months  ended
March 31, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results of operations for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.

                                                       March 31,        June 30,
                                                         1997             1996
                                                         ----             ----
                                                             (In Thousands)
Summary of Financial Condition:
  Total assets ......................................  $93,627           $88,211
  Interest-bearing deposits in other financial 
     institutions ...................................    5,087             3,607
  Investment securities available for sale(1) .......       42               312
  Loans receivable, net .............................   83,738            80,074
  Deposits ..........................................   72,666            69,709
  Borrowings ........................................   10,428             8,000
  Stockholders' equity ..............................    9,204             9,127
 


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                                      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                          March 31,               March 31,
                                      ------------------     ------------------
                                       1997        1996       1997        1996 
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
                                                (Dollars in thousands)
Summary of Operating Results:
 Interest income(2) ................  $1,824      $1,702     $5,356      $5,075
 Interest expense ..................   1,140       1,084      3,342       3,365
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
   Net interest income .............     684         617      2,014       1,170
Provision for losses on loans ......      13          46         13          20
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
   Net interest income after
     provision for losses on loans..     671         571      2,001       1,690
Other income .......................       3          17         20          51
Other expenses:
 Salaries and employee benefits ....     243         240        692         711
 Other .............................     183         204      1,046         660
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
   Total non-interest expense ......     426         444      1,738       1,371
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
Income before income tax and
   cumulative effect of change in
   accounting method ...............     248         144        283         370
Income tax expense (benefit) .......     101         (21)       120          58
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
 Income before cumulative effect of
   change in accounting method .....     147         165        163         312
 Cumulative effect of change in
   accounting method ...............      --          --         --          --
                                      ------      ------     ------      ------
   Net income ......................  $  147      $  165     $  163      $  312
                                      ======      ======     ======      ======
Net income per share ...............  $ 0.17      $ 0.19     $ 0.19      $   --
Net income per share without the
   special SAIF assesment ..........    0.17        0.19       0.50          --
Dividends declared per share .......    0.10        0.10       0.30        0.20
Dividend pay out ratio .............   58.82%      52.63%    157.89%         --
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets(3)(4) .....    0.61        0.75       0.33        0.47%
Return on average equity(3)(5) .....    6.43        7.30       3.31        4.79
Average equity to average assets ...    9.55       10.27       9.92        9.85
Equity to assets at end of period ..    9.83       10.19       9.83       10.19
Interest rate spread(3)(6) .........    2.62        2.45       2.63        2.22
Asset Quality Ratios:
Non-performing assets to total assets   0.91        0.77       0.91        0.77
Allowance for loan losses to net
   loans receivable at end of period    0.20        0.20       0.20        0.20
Allowance for loan losses to non-
   performing loans at end of period   22.92       79.40      22.92       79.40
Net interest margin(3)(7) ..........    2.99        2.93       3.03        2.70
Non-performing loans to total loans.    0.89        0.25       0.89        0.25
Average interest-earning assets
   to average interest-bearing
   liabilities .....................  107.38      109.39     108.04      109.09
Non-interest expenses to average
   assets(3) .......................    1.78        2.02       2.35        2.07
Net interest income after provision
   for loan losses to non-interest
   expenses(3) .....................    1.58x       1.29x      1.23x      1.23x
- ----------
(1)  Investment  securities  are all available for sale  beginning July 1, 1994,
     due to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting  Standards No. 115
     ("SFAS 115").  These securities are recorded at fair value and at March 31,
     1997 this  resulted  in no change in total  equity,  at June 30,  1996 this
     resulted in a decrease of $57,000 in total equity capital.
(2)  Loan origination fees are included in interest income, on a deferral basis.
(3)  Information  for the three and nine months ended March 31,  1997,  has been
     annualized  with  the  exception  of the  effect  of the one  time  Savings
     Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") special assessment of $428,000 included
     in other  expenses,  net of an income tax adjustment of $169,000  affecting
     net income in the amount of $259,000 for the nine month period. Information
     for the three and nine months  ended March 31,  1996,  has been  annualized
     with no exceptions.
(4)  Net income divided by average total assets.
(5)  Net income divided by average total equity.
(6)  Interest rate spread is calculated by subtracting combined weighted average
     interest rate cost from combined  weighted average interest rate earned for
     the period indicated.
(7)  Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
 
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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF RECENT FINANCIAL DATA

         Financial  Condition.  Montgomery's  total assets were $93.6 million at
March 31, 1997, an increase of $5.4 million,  or 6.1 percent from June 30, 1996.
During this nine month period interest-earning assets increased $4.9 million, or
5.8 percent.  Short-term  interest-earning  deposits increased $1.5 million,  or
41.7 percent  primarily due to the necessity to maintain an increased amount for
liquidity  due to growth  and in the daily  balance  fluctuation  of short  term
deposit  accounts.  Loans increased $3.7 million,  or 4.6 percent,  which is the
approximate   increase  budgeted  for  the  current   year-to-date.   Investment
securities  declined $269,000,  or 86.4 percent primarily due to the maturity of
one security  during the nine months ended March 31, 1997. Loan growth in excess
of deposit  growth has caused  Montgomery  to use proceeds  from the maturity of
investment  securities  to fund  loan  growth  due to the  potential  income  on
investment  securities  being  below the  actual  cost of other  sources of loan
funding.  Real estate owned increased $364,000,  or 40.1 percent. Two properties
were acquired due to foreclosure  and three  properties  were sold. The increase
was  due  to  the  foreclosure  of an  eight  unit  apartment  complex  and  the
acquisition of a single family  dwelling unit  adjoining the apartment  complex.
These  properties  are being  converted to a nine unit  condominium  complex for
resale. Due to the planned use of this property, the complex has been classified
as investment real estate and removed from nonperforming assets. Work is ongoing
in connection  with the  condominium  conversion,  and initial sales efforts are
expected to commence  during the last quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1997.  Based on the current  demand for this type of housing in  Crawfordsville,
Indiana,  it is anticipated  that the current book value of the project plus the
additional costs of converting to condominiums will be received from the sale of
these  units at  current  comparable  market  prices.  Deposits  increased  $3.0
million, or 4.2 percent and borrowings  increased $2.4 million, or 30.4 percent,
causing an increase in interest-bearing liabilities of 6.9 percent. The increase
in deposits was  primarily  the result of special rates being offered on certain
certificate  accounts.  The increase in borrowings  was used to fund loan growth
and liquidity for the nine month period.

         At March 31, 1997,  stockholders'  equity was $9,204,000 or 9.8 percent
of total  assets,  compared with  stockholders'  equity of  $9,127,000,  or 10.3
percent,  at June 30, 1996.  Montgomery  continues to exceed all minimum capital
requirements.  At March 31,  1997,  Montgomery's  tangible  and core capital was
$8,781,000,  or 9.4 percent of tangible assets,  $7,384,000 in excess of the 1.5
percent minimum  required  tangible  capital and $5,986,000 in excess of the 3.0
percent minimum required core capital. Risk-based capital equaled $7,788,000, or
13.8  percent of  risk-weighted  assets,  $3,272,000  more than the  minimum 8.0
percent risk-based level required.

         Results of  Operations.  Montgomery's  net income for the three  months
ended March 31,  1997,  was  $147,000  compared to $165,000 for the three months
ended March 31,  1996,  a decrease of $18,000,  or 10.9  percent.  Net  interest
income  increased  $66,000,  or 10.7  percent,  primarily  due to an increase in
interest  rate spread from 2.46  percent  for the three  months  ended March 31,
1996, to 2.62 percent for the three months ended March 31, 1997 due primarily to
more conservative pricing and market rate reductions for deposits. The provision
for loss on loans was $13,000 for the three  months ended March 31, 1997 and was
$46,000 for the comparable
 
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<PAGE>

 
1996  period.  Non-interest  income was $3,000 for the 1997 three  month  period
compared  to  $17,000  for the 1996  period.  Net income  before  income tax was
$248,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997, compared to $144,000 for the
three  months ended March 31, 1996,  an increase of $104,000,  or 72.2  percent.
Income tax for the three months ended March 31, 1997, was $101,000 compared to a
net income tax benefit of $21,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996. The
income tax  benefit in the  amount of $74,000  for the 1996  period was due to a
recalculation of the amount of deferred tax on the tax bad debt reserve increase
since  1987.  Net income for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 was $91,000
before the $74,000  benefit was  recorded  compared to $147,000  for the current
three month period.

         For the nine months ended March 31, 1997, the most  significant  factor
affecting  Montgomery's  operations was the one time special assessment required
by the  Deposit  Insurance  Funds Act of 1996.  The after tax effect of this one
time assessment was approximately $258,700. Net income for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997 was  $163,000  compared  to net income of  $312,000  for the nine
months ended March 31, 1996, a decrease of $149,000 or 47.8 percent.  Net income
for the nine months ended March 31, 1997, was $422,000  before the net effect of
the SAIF  special  assessment.  The  increase  in net income  before the special
assessment was caused primarily by an increase in interest rate spread from 2.23
percent  for the nine  months  ended  March 31,  1996,  to 2.63  percent for the
current nine month period.  Total other expenses for the nine months ended March
31,  1997,  were  $1,310,000  before the SAIF  special  assessment  of  $428,000
compared to  $1,370,000  for the nine months  ended March 31,  1996.  Income tax
expense was  $120,000  for the nine months  ended  March 31,  1997,  compared to
$58,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 1996. As mentioned above, the income
tax for the 1996 period was effected by the adjustment to deferred  income taxes
in the amount of $74,000.

         Interest  Income.  Montgomery's  total  interest  income  for the three
months ended March 31, 1997, was $1.8 million,  an increase of $122,000,  or 7.2
percent,  compared to interest income for the three months ended March 31, 1996.
This  increase was primarily  caused by an increase in average  interest-earning
assets from $84.2  million for the three months  ended March 31, 1996,  to $91.5
million for the three months ended March 31, 1997,  an increase of $7.3 million,
or  8.7  percent   principally  due  to  loan  growth.   The  average  yield  on
interest-earning  assets was 7.97  percent for the three  months ended March 31,
1997,  compared to 8.10 percent for the three months ended March 31, 1996.  This
decrease  was   primarily   caused  by  a  decrease  in  the  average  yield  on
interest-earning  deposits  from 5.51  percent to 5.07  percent  for the current
three month period due to a decrease in market rates for such deposits.

         Interest  income for the nine  months  ended March 31,  1997,  was $5.4
million, an increase of $281,000,  or 5.5 percent,  from interest income for the
same period in 1996. Average  interest-earning  assets for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997,  were $88.6 million  compared to $84.2 million for the 1996 nine
month period,  an increase of $4.4 million,  or 5.2 percent,  principally due to
loan growth.  The average yield for the 1997 period was 8.06 percent compared to
8.04 percent for the 1996 period.

         Interest Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31,
1997, was $1.1 million,  which was a decrease of $56,000,  or 5.1 percent,  from
the three months ended March
 
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31, 1996. Average  interest-bearing  liabilities increased $8.2 million, or 10.6
percent, from $77.0 million for the three months ended March, 31, 1996, to $85.2
million for the three months ended March 31, 1997 due to increased  deposits and
increased  borrowings to fund asset growth.  The average cost of funds decreased
from 5.64 percent to 5.35 percent for the comparable  periods.  The average cost
of deposits  decreased from 5.59 percent to 5.23 percent primarily due to a more
conservative  approach by management in pricing  deposit  products and a general
decrease in deposit  rates in the market area.  The average  rate on  borrowings
increased  from 6.04 percent to 6.18 percent for the  comparable  periods due to
converting some short term FHLB advances to longer term fixed rate advances.

         Interest  expense for the nine months  ended March 31,  1997,  was $3.3
million, a decrease of $24,000, or 0.7 percent, from the nine months ended March
31,  1996.  The  average  cost of funds  for the 1997  period  was 5.43  percent
compared to 5.81  percent for the 1996  period.  This  decrease was a product of
management's  efforts of attracting  lower cost deposit  accounts and the use of
lower  cost  FHLB  advances  as  opposed  to  paying a premium  to  attract  new
certificate of deposit accounts. The decrease in the cost of funds was offset by
an increase in average  interest-bearing  liabilities  of $4.7  million,  or 6.1
percent,  from $77.3 million for the 1996 nine month period to $82.0 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 1997.

         Provision  for Losses on Loans.  The  provision for losses on loans was
$13,000 for the three months  ended March 31, 1997,  compared to $46,000 for the
three months ended March, 31, 1996. Both the $13,000 and the $46,000  provisions
for  losses on loans  were made  primarily  due to  increase  loan  growth.  The
provision  for losses on loans was $13,000  for the nine months  ended March 31,
1997,  compared to $20,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 1996.  Ninety day
delinquent  loans were $746,000 at March 31, 1997,  compared to $661,000 at June
30,  1996.  Non-performing  loans to total  loans at March  31, 1997,  were 0.89
percent  compared  to 0.83  percent  at June 30,  1996.  Non-performing  assets,
consisting  of  nonperforming  loans in the  amount of  $746,000  and other real
estate in the amount of  $109,000,  totaled  $855,000,  or 0.91 percent of total
assets,  at  March  31,  1997.  At June 30,  1996,  non-performing  assets  were
$809,000,  or 0.92  percent  of  total  assets.  The  allowance  for  losses  to
non-performing  assets was 20.0 percent at March 31,  1997,  and 20.2 percent at
June 30, 1996.  The  allowance to total loans was 0.20 percent at both March 31,
1997 and June 30, 1996.  As new loan products are offered,  and the  Association
increases its amount of  non-residential  and consumer  loans,  management  will
re-evaluate the level of the allowance for loan losses.

         Non-Interest  Income.  Montgomery's  other  income for the three months
ended March 31, 1997,  totalled  $3,000 compared to $17,000 for the three months
ended March, 31, 1996, a decrease of $14,000, or 82.4 percent.  Appraisal income
decreased  $14,000  during the  comparable  periods due to the change from an in
house appraiser to an independent appraiser,  causing a decrease in fees charged
to  borrowers  for  appraisal  services.  This change also caused a reduction in
employee expense.

         Other income for the nine months ended March 31, 1997,  was $20,000,  a
decrease  of $31,000,  or 60.8  percent  from the  $51,000  recorded in the 1996
comparable period.  During the nine months ended March 31, 1997, service charges
on deposit accounts increased $2,000 and 
 

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<PAGE>

 
appraisal income decreased  $30,000 from the 1996 nine month period for the same
reasons as indicated above.

         Non-Interest Expense.  Montgomery's other expenses for the three months
ended March 31, 1997, totalled $426,000, a decrease of $19,000, or 4.27 percent,
from the three  months ended March 31,  1996.  Salaries  and  employee  benefits
increased $3,000, equipment expense increased $1,000 and data processing expense
increased  $5,000.  These  increases  are generally  reflective of  Montgomery's
growth.  Real estate  operations net income for the three months ended March 31,
1997, was $19,000 compared to $9,000 for the 1996 comparable period, an increase
of $10,000. This was due to an increase in the profit on the sale of real estate
and an increased occupancy rate of investment real estate causing an increase in
net  rental  income.   Deposit  insurance  expense  decreased  $29,000  for  the
comparative  period due to the decrease in the  quarterly  premium in connection
with the one time SAIF special assessment.  Advertising expense decreased $3,000
from the 1996 comparative  period.  Other expenses  increased  $14,000,  or 17.5
percent,  for the three months  ended March 31, 1997,  compared to the same 1996
period,  primarily  due to the growth in  activity  in demand  deposits  and the
related costs of operation of Montgomery's first ATM at its Mill Street office.

         Non-interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 1997, was $1.7
million compared to $1.4 million, an increase of $368,000, or 26.9 percent, from
the nine months ended March 31, 1996.  Salary and  employee  benefits  decreased
$19,000 of which  $12,000 of the decrease was the net effect of changing from an
employee  appraiser to an outside  appraiser  and normal salary  increases.  The
amount of deferred  compensation  expense for mortgage loan originations for the
nine months ended March 31, 1997,  increased $10,000 compared to the 1996 period
causing a decrease  in net salary  expense.  The balance of the change in salary
and employee benefits, an increase of approximately $3,000, can be attributed to
normal increases in employee related  benefits.  Net occupancy expense increased
$1,000 in the comparable nine month periods.  Data processing  expense increased
$7,000 due to the cost of supporting the ATM and  additional  cost due to normal
growth.  Deposit insurance expense increased  $394,000 for the nine months ended
March 31,  1997,  compared  to the same  period in 1996 due to the one time SAIF
special  assessment of $428,000 and a reduction in the regular  assessment equal
to approximately  $34,000. Net real estate operations generated a net income for
the nine  months  ended  March 31,  1997,  or $60,000  compared to a net loss of
$7,000 for the 1996 comparable  period.  This increase was caused by an increase
in net rental income, due to an increased occupancy rate, and a gain on the sale
of real  estate in the 1997  period  compared  to a loss on sale of real  estate
during the 1996 period. Other expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 1997,
were $313,000  compared to $264,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 1996, an
increase of $49,000,  or 18.6 percent.  Stockholder  related  expense  increased
$10,000 as a result of becoming a publicly held stock  company,  and  directors'
fees increased $8,000 due to the increase in the number of directors from six to
seven in December, 1996. Education and training,  stationary and office supplies
and  FHLB  service  charges  and fees  increased  $14,000  primarily  due to the
installation  of   Montgomery's   first  ATM,  an  increase  in  demand  deposit
transactions  and preparations for introduction of a new open-end line of credit
mortgage program to supplement its existing home equity loan program.  Audit and
accounting  services and liability  insurance expense increased $7,000 primarily
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change to a stock association. The balance of the increase in other expenses was
due to normal growth.

         Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the three months ended March
31, 1997, was $101,000 compared to a tax benefit of $21,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996. The tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 1996,
was caused by the  adjustment to decrease  deferred  income tax in the amount of
$74,000 and the lower taxable income.

         For the nine months ended March 31, 1997,  income tax expense increased
$62,000  compared to the nine months ended March 31, 1996. This increase was due
to the $74,000  adjustment  to  deferred  income tax for the 1996 period and the
lower taxable income due to the FDIC special assessment during the 1997 period.
 

                                  RISK FACTORS

         The following factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this
Prospectus,  should be  considered  by  investors  before  deciding  whether  to
purchase the Common Stock offered hereby.

Vulnerability to Changes in Interest Rates

         The   Association's   profitability,   like  that  of  many   financial
institutions, is dependent to a large extent upon its net interest income, which
is the difference between its interest income on  interest-earning  assets, such
as  loans  and  investments,   and  its  interest  expense  on  interest-bearing
liabilities,  such as  deposits.  When  interest-bearing  liabilities  mature or
reprice  more  quickly  than  interest-earning  assets  in  a  given  period,  a
significant  increase in market  rates of interest  could  adversely  affect net
interest income.  Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more
quickly than interest-bearing  liabilities,  falling interest rates could result
in a decrease in net interest  income.  At December 31, 1996,  fixed-rate  loans
totalled  $42.7  million  or 50.5% of the  Association's  loan  portfolio  while
adjustable-rate  loans totalled $41.9 million or 49.5% of the Association's loan
portfolio.  The increased level of interest rate risk  experienced by Montgomery
in recent  periods was primarily  due to the interest  rate on  interest-bearing
liabilities  increasing more than the interest rate on  interest-earning  assets
because of the per adjustment  rate limitation on adjustable rate loans due to a
lag  in  rate  adjustments  for  such  loans  as  compared  to  interest-bearing
liabilities.  See "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition
and Results of Operations - Asset and Liability Management."

Competition

         The Association experiences strong competition in its local market area
in both originating loans and attracting deposits.  This competition arises from
a  highly  competitive  market  area  with  numerous  savings  institutions  and
commercial  banks, as well as credit unions,  mortgage  bankers and national and
local  securities  firms.  The  Association   recognizes  its  need  to  monitor
competition  and modify its products and  services as  necessary  and  possible,
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consideration  the  cost  impact.  As  a  result,  such  competition  may  limit
Montgomery's growth and profitability in the future. See "Business of Montgomery
- - Market Area and Competition."

Geographical Concentration of Loans

         At December  31,  1996,  substantially  all of the  Association's  real
estate  mortgage loans were secured by properties  located in the  Association's
primary  market area of  Montgomery,  Fountain  and Warren  Counties in Indiana.
While the Association  currently  believes that its loans are adequately secured
or  reserved  for,  in the event that real  estate  prices in the  Association's
market  area  substantially  weaken or  economic  conditions  in its market area
deteriorate,  reducing the value of properties securing the Association's loans,
some  borrowers may default and the value of the real estate  collateral  may be
insufficient  to fully secure the loan. In either  event,  the  Association  may
experience  increased  levels of  delinquencies  and  related  losses  having an
adverse impact on net income.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions

         Certain  provisions  of the  Company's  articles of  incorporation  and
bylaws,  including a provision  limiting  voting rights of beneficial  owners of
more than 10% of the Common Stock, and Montgomery's  stock charter and bylaws as
well as  certain  Indiana  laws and  regulations,  will  assist  the  Company in
maintaining its status as an independent publicly owned corporation and may have
certain anti-takeover effects.

         Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws of the  Company.  The  Company's
articles of incorporation and bylaws provide for, among other things, a limit on
voting more than 10% of the Common Stock  described  above,  staggered terms for
members of its Board of Directors, noncumulative voting for directors, limits on
the calling of special meetings of stockholders and director nominations, a fair
price or  supermajority  stockholder  approval  requirement for certain business
combinations and certain shareholder proposal notice requirements.

         Federal Stock Charter of the  Association.  Provisions in  Montgomery's
federal stock charter that have an anti-takeover effect could also be applicable
to changes in control of the Company as the sole shareholder of the Association.
Montgomery's  federal stock charter will include a provision applicable for five
years which prohibits the acquisition or offer to acquire directly or indirectly
the  beneficial  ownership of more than 10% of  Montgomery's  securities  by any
person or entity other than the Company.  Any person  violating this restriction
may not vote Montgomery's securities in excess of 10%.

         These   provisions  in  the  Company's   and   Montgomery's   governing
instruments may discourage  potential proxy contests and other takeover attempts
by making the Company  less  attractive  to a potential  acquiror,  particularly
those  takeover  attempts  which  have not  been  negotiated  with the  Board of
Directors of the Company and/or Montgomery, as the case may be. These provisions
may also have the effect of discouraging a future  takeover  attempt which would
not be approved by the Company's Board,  but pursuant to which  stockholders may
receive a substantial  premium for their shares over then current market prices.
As a result,  stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction
may not have any opportunity to do so. In addition,  certain of these provisions
that limit the ability of persons  (including  management or others) owning more
than 10% of the shares to vote their  shares  will be  enforced  by the Board of
Directors of the Company or Montgomery,  as the case may be, to limit the voting
rights of 10% or greater  stockholders and thus could have the effect in a proxy
contest  or other  solicitation  to defeat a  proposal  that is  desired  by the
holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock.

         Federal Law and  Regulations.  Federal law also  requires  OTS approval
prior to the  acquisition  of "control"  (as defined in OTS  regulations)  of an
insured  institution,  including  a holding  company  thereof.  In the event any
person or group of persons  acquires  shares in violation of these  limitations,
such person or group may be restricted from voting his shares in excess of

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10% of the outstanding  Common Stock. Such laws and regulations may also limit a
person's ability without regulatory  approval to solicit proxies enabling him to
elect  one  third  or  more of the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  or  exert a
controlling influence on the operations of Montgomery or the Company.

         In  addition,  certain  of these  provisions  may limit the  ability of
persons  (including  management or others) owning more than 10% of the shares to
vote their shares (by proxy or otherwise)  for proposals that they believe to be
in the best interests of  shareholders.  See  "Management  of the  Association -
Benefit Plans," "Description of Capital Stock."

Voting Power of Directors and Executive Officers

         Directors and executive  officers of the Company expect to beneficially
own  approximately  48,167  shares  or  3.85%  of the  shares  of  Common  Stock
outstanding  (excluding  stock options) upon  consummation of the Conversion and
Reorganization  based  upon  the  midpoint  of the  Offering  Price  Range.  See
"Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock."

   
         In addition, the Company may acquire Common Stock on behalf of the 1997
Recognition  Plan (which will be subject to stockholder  approval if implemented
prior to one year  following  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization),  a  non-tax
qualified restricted stock plan, in an amount which, when added to the number of
shares available in the existing Management Recognition Plan, will equal 4.0% of
the  Common  Stock   outstanding   upon   consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization (57,500 shares based on the maximum of the Offering Price Range).
Under the terms of the 1997  Recognition  Plan,  the trustees of such plan,  who
will also be directors of the Company, will have discretionary authority to vote
all shares held by such plan.  The Company also may reserve for future  issuance
pursuant to the 1997 Stock  Option  Plan  (which will be subject to  stockholder
approval  if  implemented  prior  to  one  year  following  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization)  a number  of  authorized  shares of  Common  Stock  equal to an
aggregate  of 10.0% of the  Conversion  Stock issued in the  Offerings  (103,198
shares,  based on the maximum of the Offering Price Range). These options are in
addition to the options for 18,750 shares of Association Common Stock which were
previously  granted and remain unexercised under the option plans adopted by the
Association in connection  with the MHC  Reorganization.  In addition,  the ESOP
intends to purchase  up to 8% of the shares of Common  Stock to be issued by the
Company in the Conversion and  Reorganization.  See "Management of the Company -
Benefits" and "Management of the Association - Stock Benefit Plans."
    

         Management's  potential  voting power could,  together with  additional
stockholder support,  preclude or make more difficult takeover attempts which do
not  have the  support  of the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  and may tend to
perpetuate existing management.

         Employment Arrangements. The Company and the Association may enter into
employment  agreements  with Earl F.  Elliot,  the current  President  and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Association  and J. Lee Walden,  the current  Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial  Officer of the Company and President and Chief  Financial  Officer of
the Association. The agreements may provide for severance

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payments equal to three times such employee's  average annual  compensation  for
the last five years if his  respective  employment  is  terminated in connection
with a change in control of the  Company,  as defined in the  agreements.  These
provisions  may have the effect of increasing the cost of acquiring the Company.
See  "Restrictions  on  Acquisition  of  the  Company"  and  "Management  of the
Association - Employment Agreements."

Low Return on Equity

         As a result of the Association's high capital levels and the additional
capital  that will be raised by the  Company in the  Conversion,  the  Company's
ability to leverage quickly the net proceeds from the Conversion may be limited.
Accordingly, for the near term, return on equity is expected to be low.

ESOP Compensation Expense

         In  November,   1993,  the  American   Institute  of  Certified  Public
Accountants  ("AICPA") issued Statement of Position 93-6 "Employers'  Accounting
for Employee Stock Ownership Plans" ("SOP 93-6").  SOP 93-6 requires an employer
to record  compensation  expense in an amount  equal to the fair value of shares
committed to be released to employees  from an employee  stock  ownership  plan.
Assuming  shares of Common Stock  appreciate in value over time, the adoption of
SOP  93-6  will  increase  compensation  expense  relating  to  the  ESOP  to be
established in connection with the Conversion.  It is impossible to determine at
this time the extent of such impact on future net income. See "Pro Forma Data."

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Absence of Market for Common Stock

 
         The  Company  has never  issued  capital  stock  (other than 100 shares
issued to the  Association,  which will be cancelled  upon  consummation  of the
Conversion and Reorganization),  and to date an active and liquid trading market
has not developed for the 250,000 Public Association Shares outstanding prior to
the  Offerings.  The Company has applied to have its Common  Stock quoted on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol "MONT" upon completion of the Conversion
and  Reorganization  and will seek to  encourage  and assist at least two market
makers to make a market in its Common Stock.
 

         Although  under no obligation to do so, Keefe,  Bruyette & Woods,  Inc.
has informed the Company that it intends,  upon the completion of the Conversion
and Reorganization,  to make a market in the Common Stock by maintaining bid and
ask  quotations and trading in the Common Stock so long as the volume of trading
activity and certain  other market  making  considerations  justify it doing so.
While the Company has attempted to obtain commitments from other  broker-dealers
to act as market  makers,  and  anticipates  that prior to the completion of the
Conversion and Reorganization,  it will be able to obtain the commitment from at
least one other  broker-dealer  to act as a market  maker for the Common  Stock,
there can be no assurance there will be two or more market makers for the Common
Stock.

         A public trading market having the desirable  characteristics of depth,
liquidity and  orderliness  depends upon the presence in the marketplace of both
willing  buyers and sellers of the Common Stock at any given time.  Accordingly,
there can be no assurance  that an active and liquid market for the Common Stock
will develop or be maintained or that resales of the Common Stock can be made at
or above the Purchase  Price.  See "Market for Common Stock" and "The Conversion
and  Reorganization  - Stock Pricing,  Exchange Ratio and Number of Shares to be
Issued."

Proposed Federal Legislation

         The  United  States  Congress  is  considering  legislation  that would
require all federal thrift institutions,  such as Montgomery,  to either convert
to a national bank or a state  chartered  financial  institution  by a specified
date to be determined.  In addition,  under the proposed legislation the Company
would not be regulated as a thrift holding company, but rather as a bank holding
company or a financial  services  holding company (a new type of holding company
created by the proposed  legislation).  The OTS would also be abolished  and its
functions  transferred  among  the other  federal  banking  regulators.  Certain
aspects of the legislation  remain to be resolved and therefore no assurance can
be given as to  whether or in what form the  legislation  will be enacted or its
effect on the Company and the Association.

Possible Dilutive Effect of Issuance of Additional Shares

         Various possible and planned issuances of Common Stock could dilute the
interests of prospective stockholders of the Company or existing stockholders of
the Association following consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization,  as
noted below.

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         The number of shares to be sold in the  Conversion  and  Reorganization
may be increased as a result of an increase in the Offering Price Range of up to
15% to  reflect  changes  in  market  and  financial  conditions  following  the
commencement of the Offerings.  In the event that the Offering Price Range is so
increased,  it is expected that the Company will issue up to 1,186,778 shares of
Conversion  Stock  at  the  Purchase  Price  for  an  aggregate  price  of up to
$11,867,780.  An increase in the number of shares will decrease net earnings per
share and stockholders'  equity per share on a pro forma basis and will increase
the  Company's   consolidated   stockholders'  equity  and  net  earnings.   See
"Capitalization" and "Pro Forma Data."
    

 
         The ESOP intends to purchase an amount of Common Stock equal to 8.0% of
the Common Stock to be  outstanding  upon  consummation  of the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  In the event that there are  insufficient  shares  available to
fill the ESOP's order due to an over  subscription  by Eligible  Account Holders
and the total number of shares of Conversion  Stock issued in the Conversion and
Reorganization  is increased by up to 15%, the  additional  shares will first be
allocated to fill the ESOP's  subscription and thereafter in accordance with the
terms of the Plan of Conversion. Alternatively, the Company may issue authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock to the ESOP in an amount  sufficient to fill
the ESOP's order and/or the ESOP may purchase such shares in the open market. In
the event that additional  shares of Common Stock are issued to the ESOP to fill
its order,  stockholders would experience  dilution of their ownership interests
(by up to 7.41% at the maximum of the Offering  Price  Range,  assuming the ESOP
purchased no shares in the Offerings) and per share stockholders' equity and per
share net  earnings  would  decrease as a result of an increase in the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock. See "Management of the Association - Benefit
Plans - Employee Stock Ownership Plan" and "The Conversion and  Reorganization -
The Offerings - Subscription Offering - Priority 2: ESOP."
 

         If the 1997 Recognition Plan is implemented,  the 1997 Recognition Plan
may acquire an amount of Common Stock which,  when added to the number of shares
held in the Management Recognition Plan, will equal 4.0% of the shares of Common
Stock outstanding  following  consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization
(57,500 shares,  based on the maximum of the Offering Price Range).  Such shares
of Common  Stock may be acquired  in the open market with funds  provided by the
Company, if permissible, or from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.
In the event  that  additional  shares of  Common  Stock are  issued to the 1997
Recognition  Plan,  stockholders  would  experience  dilution of their ownership
interests and per share  stockholders'  equity and per share net earnings  would
decrease  as a result of an  increase  in the  number of  outstanding  shares of
Common Stock.  See "Pro Forma Data" and "Management of the Association - Benefit
Plans - 1997 Management Recognition Plan and Trust."

   
         If the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan is implemented, the Company may
reserve for future issuance  pursuant to such plan a number of authorized shares
of Common Stock equal to an aggregate of 10% of the  Conversion  Stock issued in
the  Offerings  (103,198  shares,  based on the  maximum of the  Offering  Price
Range).  See "Pro Forma Data" and "Management of the Association - Benefit Plans
- - 1997 Stock Option Plan."
    

         The Association also has adopted and maintains the Stock Incentive Plan
and the  Directors'  Stock Option Plan which reserve for issuance  13,125 shares
and 5,625 shares of

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Association  Common Stock. As of December 31, 1996, no shares had been issued as
a result of the  exercise  of options  granted  under such  option  plans.  Upon
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, these plans will become plans
of the Company  and Common  Stock will be issued in lieu of  Association  Common
Stock pursuant to the terms of such plans.  See "Management of the Association -
Stock Benefit Plans."

         The OTS has  required  that the purchase  limitations  contained in the
Plan of Conversion  include Exchange Shares to be issued to Public  Stockholders
for their Public  Association  Shares.  As a result,  certain  holders of Public
Association Shares may be limited in their ability to purchase  Conversion Stock
in the Offerings.  For example,  a Public  Stockholder  which acquires  Exchange
Shares in an amount  equal to $200,000 of  Conversion  Stock will not be able to
purchase  any  shares of  Conversion  Stock in the  Offerings,  although  such a
stockholder will be able to purchase shares of Common Stock in the market during
the Offerings and thereafter.  As a result, the purchase limitations may prevent
such stockholders  from maintaining  their current  ownership  percentage of the
Association  after  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  through  purchases  of
Conversion  Stock in the Offerings.  See "The  Conversion and  Reorganization  -
Limitations on Conversion Stock Purchases."

Risk of Delay

         The   Subscription   and  Community   Offering  will  expire  at  Noon,
Crawfordsville, Indiana time, on ______ ___, 1997 unless extended by the Primary
Parties.  However,  unless  waived by the  Primary  Parties,  all orders will be
irrevocable  unless the Conversion and Reorganization is not completed by ______
__, 1997. In the event the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  is not completed by
______ __,  1997,  subscribers  will have the right to modify or  rescind  their
subscriptions and to have their subscription funds returned with interest.

Possible  Adverse Income Tax  Consequences  of the  Distribution of Subscription
Rights

         The  Primary   Parties   have   received  an  opinion  of  Keller  that
subscription rights granted to Eligible Account Holders,  Supplemental  Eligible
Account  Holders,  Other Members,  directors,  officers and employees and Public
Stockholders have no value. However, this opinion is not binding on the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS").  If the subscription rights granted to Eligible Account
Holders,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,  Other  Members,  directors,
officers  and  employees  and  Public   Stockholders   are  deemed  to  have  an
ascertainable  value,  receipt of such rights  likely  would be taxable  only to
those Eligible Account  Holders,  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders,  Other
Members, directors,  officers and employees and Public Stockholders who exercise
the subscription rights (either as capital gain or ordinary income) in an amount
equal  to  such  value.  Whether  subscription  rights  are  considered  to have
ascertainable value is an inherently factual determination.  See "The Conversion
and  Reorganization - Effects of the Conversion and  Reorganization"  and "- Tax
Aspects."



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                        MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

         The Company was  organized in March 1997 at the  direction of the Board
of  Directors of the  Association  for the purpose of holding all of the capital
stock  of  the  Association  and in  order  to  facilitate  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  The Company has applied for  approval  from the OTS to become a
thrift  holding  company,  and as such will be subject to regulation by the OTS.
After completion of the Conversion and Reorganization,  the Company will conduct
business  initially  as a unitary  thrift  Company.  See  "Regulation  - Company
Regulation." Upon consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, the Company
will have no  significant  assets  other than all of the  outstanding  shares of
Association  Common Stock, a note  evidencing the Company's loan to the ESOP and
the remaining  portion of the net proceeds  from the  Offerings  retained by the
Company,  and the  Company  will have no  significant  liabilities.  See "Use of
Proceeds."

         Management believes that the Company structure will provide the Company
with  additional  flexibility  to  diversify,  should it  decide  to do so,  its
business  activities through existing or newly formed  subsidiaries,  or through
acquisitions  of or mergers  with other  financial  institutions  and  financial
services  related  companies.   Although  there  are  no  current  arrangements,
understandings or agreements  regarding any such  opportunities or transactions,
the  Company  will be in a position  after the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,
subject to regulatory  limitations and the Company's financial position, to take
advantage of any such  acquisition and expansion  opportunities  that may arise.
The  initial  activities  of the  Company  are  anticipated  to be funded by the
proceeds  to be  retained  by the  Company  and  earnings  thereon,  as  well as
dividends from the Association. See "Dividend Policy."

         The  Company's  executive  office is located at the home  office of the
Association  at 119 East Main Street,  Crawfordsville,  Indiana  47933,  and its
telephone number is (765) 362-4710.

                    MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION

General

         Montgomery was established in 1888 as an Indiana state-chartered mutual
savings and loan association known as The Montgomery Savings Association. It was
converted in 1985 to a federally chartered, mutual savings and loan association.
In August  1995,  the Mutual  Association  reorganized  into the mutual  holding
company form of  organization  whereby the Mutual  Association  (i) formed a new
stock savings association;  (ii) transferred substantially all of its assets and
liabilities to the newly formed stock savings association in exchange for all of
the common stock of such  institution;  and (iii)  reorganized  from a federally
chartered,  mutual savings association to a federally chartered,  mutual Company
known as "Montgomery Mutual Holding Company." As part of the MHC Reorganization,
the newly formed stock savings  association issued 250,000 shares of Association
Common  Stock to certain  members of the general  Public and  600,000  shares of
Association  Common Stock to the Mutual  Holding  Company.  Montgomery  conducts
business from four offices,  two in Crawfordsville  (Montgomery  County), one in
Covington (Fountain County), and one in Williamsport  (Warren County),  Indiana.
At December

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31, 1996, the  Association  had $94.6 million of total assets,  $85.5 million of
total  liabilities,  including  $72.3  million of deposits,  and $9.1 million of
stockholders' equity.

         Montgomery is primarily engaged in attracting deposits from the general
public through its offices and using those and other available  sources of funds
to originate  loans  secured by one- to  four-family  residences.  Approximately
99.5%  of  Montgomery's  depositors  reside  in the  State of  Indiana.  One- to
four-family   residential  loans  amounted  to  $72.2  million,   or  85.3%,  of
Montgomery's  total loan  portfolio at December 31,  1996.  To a lesser  extent,
Montgomery  originates  loans secured by existing  multi-family  residential and
nonresidential  real estate,  which  amounted to $7.8  million,  or 9.2%, of the
total loan  portfolio at December 31, 1996,  as well as  construction  loans and
consumer  loans,  which  amounted to $1.4  million,  or 1.7%,  of the total loan
portfolio and $3.2 million,  or 3.8%, of the total loan  portfolio at such date,
respectively.  Montgomery  also invests in U.S.  Government  and federal  agency
obligations  and  mortgage-backed   securities  which  are  insured  by  federal
agencies.  Montgomery has one wholly owned subsidiary  corporation,  MSA SERVICE
CORP ("MSA"). MSA engages in real estate management and real estate appraisals.

         The  Association  is a  community-oriented  savings  association  which
emphasizes  customer  service and  convenience.  As part of this  strategy,  the
Association  has sought to develop a variety of products and services which meet
the needs of its  retail  customers.  The  Association  generally  has sought to
achieve long-term  financial strength and stability by (i) increasing the amount
and stability of its net interest income, (ii) maintaining a high level of asset
quality,  (iii)  maintaining  a high  level  of  regulatory  capital,  and  (iv)
maintaining low general,  administrative and other expenses. In pursuit of these
goals, the Association has adopted a number of complementary business strategies
which emphasize retail lending and deposit  products and services  traditionally
offered  by  savings  institutions.  Highlights  of the  Association's  business
strategy include the following:

         Emphasis on Traditional Lending and Investment  Activities.  Management
believes that the  Association  is more likely to achieve its goals of long-term
financial   strength  and  profitability  by  emphasizing  retail  products  and
services,  as opposed to wholesale or commercial  activities.  The Association's
primary  lending  emphasis is the origination of loans secured by first liens on
single-family  (one- to  four-unit)  residences.  In addition,  the  Association
originates  consumer  loans,  such as home equity loans,  and  multi-family  and
nonresidential  real  estate  loans.  Such loans  generally  provide  for higher
interest  rates and shorter  terms than  single-family  residential  real estate
loans.  At December  31, 1996,  the  Association's  net loans  amounted to $83.8
million or 88.5% of the Association's total assets.

 
         Maintain Asset Quality.  Management believes that high asset quality is
key to long-term  financial success and, as a result,  the investments which are
emphasized  by the  Association  and its  related  policies  and  practices  are
intended to maintain a high level of asset  quality and reduce  credit risk.  At
December 31, 1996, the  Association's  non-performing  assets,  which consist of
non-accrual  loans,  accruing loans that are  contractually  past due 90 days or
more and real estate  owned,  amounted to $379,000 or 0.4% of the  Association's
total assets. At December 31, 1996, the Association's  allowance for loan losses
amounted to $158,000 or 0.2% of the Association's
 

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total loans outstanding.  As new loan products are offered,  and the Association
increases its amount of  non-residential  and consumer  loans,  management  will
re-evaluate the level of the allowance for loan losses.

 
         Emphasis  on Retail  Deposits.  The  Association's  liability  strategy
emphasizes retail deposits obtained through its branch offices. This strategy is
facilitated by the Association's emphasis on lower-costing NOW, money market and
passbook deposits,  which in the aggregate amounted to $15.6 million, or 21.51%,
of the Association's  total deposits at December 31, 1996. At December 31, 1996,
the  weighted  average  rate paid on the  Association's  NOW,  money  market and
passbook savings  accounts  amounted to 3.50%, as compared to a weighted average
rate paid of 5.85% on the Association's certificates of deposit at such date.
 

         Maintain High Levels of Regulatory  Capital.  The Association  seeks to
maintain high levels of regulatory capital to give it maximum flexibility in the
changing regulatory environment and to respond to changes in market and economic
conditions.   At  December  31,  1996,  the  Association's  tangible,  core  and
risk-based capital ratios amounted to 9.2%, 9.2% and 13.5%, respectively,  which
exceeded the minimum  requirements of 1.5%, 3.0% and 8.0% by $7.2 million,  $5.8
million and $3.1 million, respectively.

         Maintain Low Expenses.  The Association's  general,  administrative and
other expenses have amounted to 2.41%, 1.98% and 2.08% of average assets for six
months  ended  December  31, 1996  (annualized  with the  exception  of the SAIF
Special  Assessment)  and the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.
However,  these expenses may increase in the future should the Company implement
certain  benefit  plans.  See "Risk  Factors -- ESOP  Compensation  Expense" and
"Management of the Association - Benefit Plans."

Regulation

         The Association is subject to examination and comprehensive  regulation
by the  OTS,  which  is  the  Association's  chartering  authority  and  primary
regulator,  and by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"),  which as
administrator  of the SAIF insures the  Association's  deposits up to applicable
limits.  The  Association  also  is  subject  to  certain  reserve  requirements
established by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System  ("Federal
Reserve  Board")  and is a member of the  Federal  Home Loan  Bank  ("FHLB")  of
Indianapolis,  which is one of the 12 regional banks comprising the FHLB System.
See "Regulation - The Association."

Office

         The  Association's  principal  executive  office is located at 119 East
Main Street,  Crawfordsville,  Indiana 47933,  and its telephone number is (765)
362-4710.


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                        MONTGOMERY MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY

         The Mutual  Holding  Company is a federally  chartered  mutual  holding
company  which was  chartered  on August  11,  1995 in  connection  with the MHC
Reorganization.  The Mutual Holding Company's primary asset is 600,000 shares of
Association  Common Stock,  which  represent  70.6% of the shares of Association
Common Stock  outstanding as of December 31, 1996. The Mutual Holding  Company's
only other  assets  consist of deposit  accounts in the amount of $103,000 as of
December 31, 1996 (which will become assets of the Association upon consummation
of  the   Conversion   and   Reorganization).   Prior  to  the   Conversion  and
Reorganization,  each depositor in the Association has both a deposit account in
the institution and a pro rata ownership interest in the net worth of the Mutual
Holding Company based upon the value in his account,  which interest may only be
realized in the event of a liquidation of the Mutual Holding Company. As part of
the Conversion and Reorganization,  the Mutual Holding Company will convert from
mutual form to a federal interim stock savings  institution  and  simultaneously
merge with and into the  Association,  with the Association  being the surviving
entity.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

   
         Net proceeds from the sale of the Conversion  Stock are estimated to be
between  $7.2 million and $9.8 million  ($11.3  million  assuming an increase in
the  Offering  Price Range by 15%).  See "Pro Forma Data" as to the  assumptions
used to arrive at such amounts.
    

         The  Company  plans to  contribute  to the  Association  50% of the net
proceeds from the  Offerings  and retain the remainder of the net proceeds.  The
net  proceeds  will  be  initially  used  to  invest   primarily  in  short-term
interest-bearing deposits and marketable securities.  The Company intends to use
a portion of the net proceeds to make a loan  directly to the ESOP to enable the
ESOP to  purchase  Conversion  Stock  equal  to 8.0% of the  Common  Stock to be
outstanding upon consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization.  Based upon
the issuance of 85,000  shares and 115,000  shares at the minimum and maximum of
the Offering  Price Range,  respectively,  the loan to the ESOP would be $.9 and
$1.2 million,  respectively.  It is  anticipated  that the loan to the ESOP will
have a term of not less than ten years and a fixed rate of interest at the prime
rate as of the date of the loan. See  "Management of the  Association -- Benefit
Plans --  Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan." The net  proceeds  retained  by the
Company  also may be used to  support  the future  expansion  of  operations  or
diversification into other banking-related  businesses and for other business or
investment purposes,  including the acquisition of other financial  institutions
and/or  branch  offices,  although  there are no  current  plans,  arrangements,
understandings  or  agreements  regarding  such  expansion,  diversification  or
acquisitions. In addition, subject to applicable regulatory limitations, the net
proceeds  also may be used to repurchase  shares of Common  Stock,  although the
Company currently has no intention of effecting any such transactions  following
consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.  See "The  Conversion and
Reorganization  - Certain  Restrictions  on Purchase or Transfer of Shares after
the Conversion and  Reorganization." The portion of the net proceeds contributed
to the  Association  will be used  for  general  corporate  purposes,  primarily
investment  in  residential  real estate  loans (and will be  initially  used to
invest  primarily  in  short-term   interest-bearing   deposits  and  marketable
securities)  since loan growth in excess of deposit growth has caused Montgomery
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maturity  of  investment  securities  to fund loan  growth due to the  potential
income on investment  securities being below the actual cost of other sources of
loan funding.

                                 DIVIDEND POLICY

   
         Upon  completion of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  the Board of
Directors  of the Company will have the  authority  to declare  dividends on the
Common  Stock,  subject to  statutory  and  regulatory  requirements.  Following
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, the Board of Directors of the
Company  intends  to pay  cash  dividends  on the  Common  Stock  at an  initial
quarterly  rate equal to $0.10 per share  divided by the Exchange  Ratio.  Based
upon the  Valuation  Price Range,  the Exchange  Ratio is expected to be 1.1989,
1.4105,  1.6221 and 1.8654 at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15% above the
maximum of the  Valuation  Price  Range,  respectively,  resulting in an initial
quarterly   dividend  rate  of  $.083,   $.071,   $.062  and  $.053  per  share,
respectively,  commencing with the first full quarter following  consummation of
the Conversion  and  Reorganization.  Declarations  of dividends by the Board of
Directors will depend upon a number of factors,  including the amount of the net
proceeds from the Offerings  retained by the Company,  investment  opportunities
available to the Company or the Association,  capital  requirements,  regulatory
limitations, the Company's and the Association's financial condition and results
of operations, tax considerations and general economic conditions. Consequently,
there can be no  assurance  that  dividends  will in fact be paid on the  Common
Stock or that,  if paid,  such  dividends  will not be reduced or  eliminated in
future  periods.  The Association  intends to continue to pay regular  quarterly
dividends  through  either  the  date  of  consummation  of the  Conversion  and
Reorganization  (on a pro rata  basis) or the end of the fiscal  quarter  during
which the consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization occurs. Declarations
of dividends by the  Company's  Board of Directors  will depend upon a number of
factors, including the amount of the net proceeds from the Offerings retained by
the  Company,   investment   opportunities  available  to  the  Company  or  the
Association, capital requirements, regulatory limitations, the Company's and the
Association's financial condition and results of operations,  tax considerations
and general economic  conditions.  Consequently,  there can be no assurance that
dividends  will in fact be paid on the  Common  Stock  or that,  if  paid,  such
dividends will not be reduced or eliminated in future  periods.  The Association
intends to continue to pay regular  quarterly  dividends through either the date
of  consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization  (on a pro rata basis) or
the end of the fiscal  quarter during which the  consummation  of the Conversion
and Reorganization occurs.
    

         Dividends  from the  Company  will  depend,  in part,  upon  receipt of
dividends  from the  Association,  because  the Company  initially  will have no
source of income other than dividends from the Association and earnings from the
investment  of  proceeds  from  the sale of  Conversion  Stock  retained  by the
Company. A regulation of the OTS imposes limitations on "capital  distributions"
by  savings  institutions,  including  cash  dividends,  payments  by a  savings
institution  to  repurchase  or  otherwise   acquire  its  stock,   payments  to
stockholders  of another  savings  institution  in a  cash-out  merger and other
distributions charged against capital. The regulation establishes a three-tiered
system, with the greatest flexibility being afforded to well-capitalized or Tier
1  savings   institutions   and  the  least   flexibility   being   afforded  to
under-capitalized or Tier 3 savings  institutions.  As of December 31, 1996, the
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and is expected to continue to so qualify immediately following the consummation
of the Conversion and Reorganization.

         Any payment of dividends by the  Association to the Company which would
be deemed to be a distribution from the Association's pre-1988 bad debt reserves
for  federal  income  tax  purposes  would  require  a  payment  of taxes at the
then-current  tax rate by the Association on the amount of earnings deemed to be
removed  from the  reserves for such  distribution  (at  December 31, 1996,  the
Association's  retained  earnings and bad debt  reserves for federal  income tax
purposes  amounted to $6.9  million  and $1.6  million,  respectively,  and as a
result for tax purposes  (but not  regulatory  purposes) the  Association  could
declare  approximately  $5.3 million of dividends without having to pay taxes on
its bad debt reserves for federal income tax purposes).  The  Association has no
current  intention of making any  distribution  that would create such a federal
tax liability  either before or after the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.  See
"Regulation -- Federal and State Taxation."

         Unlike  the   Association,   the   Company   is  not   subject  to  the
aforementioned  regulatory  restrictions  on the  payment  of  dividends  to its
stockholders,  although the source of such dividends will be, in part, dependent
upon dividends from the Association in addition to the net proceeds  retained by
the Company and  earnings  thereon.  The  Company is  subject,  however,  to the
requirements of Indiana law. See "Comparison of  Stockholders'  Rights - Payment
of Dividends."

                             MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK

 
         The  Company  has never  issued  capital  stock  (other than 100 shares
issued to the  Association,  which will be cancelled  upon  consummation  of the
Conversion and Reorganization),  and to date an active and liquid trading market
has not developed for the 250,000 Public Association Shares outstanding prior to
the Offerings. Consequently, there is no established market for the Common Stock
at this time.  The Company has  applied to have its Common  Stock  quoted on the
Nasdaq  SmallCap  Market  under the symbol  "MONT." The development  of a liquid
public  market  depends on the  existence  of willing  buyers and  sellers,  the
presence of which is not within the control of the Company,  the  Association or
any market  maker.  Accordingly,  there can be no  assurance  that an active and
liquid  trading  market for the Common Stock will develop or that, if developed,
it will continue. Therefore, investors in the Common Stock could have difficulty
disposing  of their  shares and should not view the Common Stock as a short-term
investment.  The absence of an active and liquid  trading  market for the Common
Stock could affect the price and liquidity of the Common Stock.
 

   
         Quotation on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market is dependent upon,  among other
things, the Company having at least two market makers for the Common Stock and a
minimum  number of  stockholders  of record.  Based upon the  minimum of 762,769
shares of Conversion Stock being offered, the minimum of 299,731 Exchange Shares
to be issued, and the anticipated pro forma ownership of officers and directors,
the Company  expects to satisfy the required  minimum number of  stockholders of
record. Although under no obligation to do so, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. has
informed the Company that it intends,  upon the completion of the Conversion and
Reorganization,  to make a market in the Common Stock by maintaining bid and ask
quotations and
    

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trading  in the  Common  Stock so long as the  volume of  trading  activity  and
certain  other  market  making  considerations  justify  it doing so.  While the
Company has attempted to obtain commitments from other  broker-dealers to act as
market makers,  and  anticipates  that prior to the completion of the Conversion
and  Reorganization,  it will be able to obtain the commitment from at least one
other  broker-dealer to act as a market maker for the Common Stock, there can be
no  assurance  there will be two or more  market  makers  for the Common  Stock.
Making a market  involves  maintaining bid and ask quotations and being able, as
principal,  to effect  transactions  in  reasonable  quantities  at those quoted
prices,  subject to various  securities laws and other regulatory  requirements.
Accordingly,  there can be no assurance that an active and liquid trading market
for the Common Stock will develop or that, if developed, it will continue.

                                 PRO FORMA DATA

   
         The actual net proceeds from the sale of the Conversion Stock cannot be
determined until the Conversion and  Reorganization is completed.  However,  net
proceeds are  currently  estimated to be  between $7.2 million and $9.8  million
(or $11.3  million in the event the  Offering  Price Range is  increased by 15%)
based upon the following assumptions: (i) all shares of Conversion Stock will be
sold in the Subscription and Community  Offerings;  (ii) no fees will be paid to
Webb on  shares  purchased  by (x) the ESOP or by (y)  officers,  directors  and
associates  thereof;  (iii)  Webb  will  receive  a fee  equal  to  1.75% of the
aggregate  Purchase Price for sales in the Subscription  and Community  Offering
(excluding  the  sale of  shares  by the  ESOP  and to  officers,  directors  or
employees  or members of their  immediate  families);  and (iv) total  expenses,
excluding the marketing fees to be paid to Webb, will be approximately $350,000.
Actual expenses may vary from those estimated.
    

 
         Pro forma net earnings and  stockholders'  equity have been  calculated
for the six months  ended  December  31, 1996 and year ended June 30, 1996 as if
the  Conversion  Stock to be  issued  in the  Offerings  had been  sold (and the
Exchange  Shares issued) at the beginning of the respective  periods and the net
proceeds had been invested at 5.43% and 5.91%, respectively, which represent the
yield on one-year U.S.  Government  securities at December 31, 1996 and June 30,
1996,  respectively,  (which,  in light of changes in  interest  rates in recent
periods, are deemed to more accurately reflect pro forma reinvestment rates than
the arithmetic average method).  The effect of withdrawals from deposit accounts
for the  purchase  of  Conversion  Stock has not been  reflected.  An  effective
combined  federal and state tax rate of 39.6% has been  assumed for the periods,
resulting  in  after-tax  yields of 3.28% and  3.57%  for the six  months  ended
December 31, 1996 and the year ended June 30, 1996, respectively. Historical and
pro forma per share amounts have been calculated by dividing  historical and pro
forma amounts by the indicated  number of shares of Common Stock, as adjusted to
give effect to the shares purchased by the ESOP. See Note 2 to the tables below.
No effect has been given in the pro forma stockholders'  equity calculations for
the assumed earnings on the net proceeds.  As discussed under "Use of Proceeds,"
the Company  intends to retain 50% of the net proceeds from the Offerings,  from
which  the  Company  intends  to make a loan to fund the  purchase  an amount of
Conversion Stock equal to 8% of the Common Stock  outstanding upon  consummation
of the Conversion and Reorganization.
 


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         No effect has been given in the tables to the  issuance  of  additional
shares of Common Stock  pursuant to existing and proposed  stock benefit  plans.
See "Management of the Association  Benefits" and "Management of the Association
- - Benefit  Plans." The tables  below give effect to the 1997  Recognition  Plan,
which is expected  to be adopted by the Company  following  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization  and  presented  (together  with the 1997 Stock  Option  Plan) to
stockholders  for approval at an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be
held at least six  months  following  the  consummation  of the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  If the 1997 Recognition  Plan is approved by stockholders,  the
1997 Recognition Plan intends to acquire an amount of Common Stock equal to 4.0%
of the shares of Conversion  Stock issued in the Offerings,  either through open
market  purchases or from  authorized  but unissued  shares of Common Stock.  No
effect  has been given to (i) the  Company's  results  of  operations  after the
Conversion  and  Reorganization,  or (ii) the market  price of the Common  Stock
after the Conversion and Reorganization.

         The following pro forma  information may not be  representative  of the
financial  effects  of the  foregoing  transactions  at the dates on which  such
transactions  actually  occur and  should not be taken as  indicative  of future
results of operations.  Pro forma stockholders' equity represents the difference
between the stated amount of assets and  liabilities of the Company  computed in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The pro forma
stockholders'  equity is not intended to represent  the fair market value of the
Common  Stock and may be different  than  amounts  that would be  available  for
distribution to stockholders in the event of liquidation.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    At or For the Six Months Ended December 31, 1996
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              15% Above
                                                 Minimum        Midpoint       Maximum        Maximum
                                                 762,769         897,375      1,031,981      1,186,778
                                                Shares at       Shares at      Shares at      Shares at
                                               $10.00 per      $10.00 per     $10.00 per     $10.00 per
                                                  Share          Share           Share          Share
                                               ----------      ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                   (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
<S>                                             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>      
Gross proceeds................................  $   7,628      $   8,974      $  10,320      $  11,868
Less offering expenses and commissions........        469           (490)          (512)          (537)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
 Estimated net proceeds(1)....................      7,159          8,484          9,808         11,331
Less:  ESOP...................................       (850)        (1,000)        (1,150)        (1,323)
       Recognition Plan funding(8)............       (425)          (500)          (575)          (661)
Add: Other adjustments(6).....................        115            115            115            115
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
 Estimated proceeds available                                            
    for investment............................  $   5,999      $   7,099      $   8,198      $   9,462
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Net Income:                                                              
  Historical..................................  $      17      $      17      $      17      $      17
Pro Forma Adjustments:                                                   
   Net earnings from proceeds(2)..............         98            116            134            155
   ESOP(3)....................................        (26)           (30)           (35)           (40)
   Recognition Plan(8)........................        (26)           (30)           (35)           (40)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
     Pro forma net income.....................  $      63      $      73      $      81      $      92
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Net Income Per Share:                                                    
    Historical(4).............................       0.02           0.01           0.01           0.01
Pro forma Adjustments:                                                   
     Net income from proceeds.................       0.10           0.10           0.10           0.10
     ESOP(3)..................................      (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.03)
     Recognition Plan(8)......................      (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.03)         (0.03)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
         Pro forma net income per share.......  $    0.06      $    0.05         $ 0.05      $    0.05
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Pro forma price to annualized earnings                                   
   per share (P/E ratio)......................      83.33x        100.00x        100.00x        100.00x
Number of shares..............................    981,750      1,155,000      1,328,250      1,527,488
                                                                         
Stockholders' Equity (Book Value)(5):                                     
  Historical(7)...............................  $   9,094      $   9,094      $   9,094      $   9,094
Pro Forma Per Share Adjustments:                                          
  Estimated net proceeds......................      7,159          8,484          9,808         11,331
  Less common stock acquired by:                                          
   ESOP(3)....................................       (850)        (1,000)        (1,150)        (1,322)
   Recognition Plan(8)........................       (425)          (500)          (575)          (661)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
       Pro forma stockholder's equity.........  $  14,978      $  16,078      $  17,177      $  18,442
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Stockholders' Equity (Book Value)(5):                                     
  Per Share(4):                                                           
    Historical(7).............................  $    8.56      $    7.28      $    6.33      $    5.50
  Pro Forma Per Share Adjustments:                                        
    Estimated net proceeds....................       6.74           6.79           6.82           6.85
    Less common stock acquired by:                                        
    ESOP(3)...................................      (0.80)         (0.80)         (0.80)         (0.80)
    Recognition Plan(8).......................      (0.40)         (0.40)          (.40)         (0.40)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
       Pro forma book value per share.........  $   14.10      $   12.87      $   11.95      $   11.15
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Pro forma price to book value.................      70.92%         77.70%         83.68%         89.69%
Number of shares .............................  1,062,500      1,250,000      1,437,500      1,653,125
</TABLE>
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       At or For the Year Ended June 30, 1996
                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              15% Above
                                                 Minimum        Midpoint       Maximum        Maximum
                                                 762,769         897,375      1,031,981      1,186,778
                                                Shares at       Shares at      Shares at      Shares at
                                               $10.00 per      $10.00 per     $10.00 per     $10.00 per
                                                  Share          Share           Share          Share
                                               ----------      ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                   (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
<S>                                             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>      
Gross proceeds................................  $   7,628      $   8,974      $   10,320     $  11,868
Less offering expenses and commissions........       (469)          (490)          (512)          (537)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
 Estimated net proceeds(1)....................      7,159          8,484          9,808         11,331
Less:  ESOP...................................       (850)        (1,000)        (1,150)        (1,323)
       Recognition Plan(8)....................       (425)          (500)          (575)          (661)
Add: Other adjustments(6).....................        115            115            115            115
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
 Estimated proceeds available                                           
    for investment............................  $   5,999      $   7,099      $   8,198      $   9,462
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Net Income:                                                             
  Historical..................................  $     431      $     431      $     431      $     431
Pro Forma Adjustments:                                                  
   Net earnings from proceeds(2)..............        214            253            293            338
   ESOP(3)....................................        (51)           (60)           (69)           (80)
   Recognition Plan(8)........................        (51)           (60)           (69)           (80)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
     Pro forma net income.....................  $     543      $     564      $     586      $     609
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Net Income Per Share:                                                    
    Historical(4).............................  $    0.44      $    0.37      $    0.32      $    0.28
Pro forma Adjustments:                                                   
     Net earnings from proceeds...............       0.22           0.22           0.22           0.22
     ESOP(3)..................................      (0.05)         (0.05)         (0.05)         (0.05)
     Recognition Plan(8)......................      (0.05)         (0.05)         (0.05)         (0.05)
                                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
         Pro forma net income per share.......  $    0.58      $    0.49      $    0.44      $    0.40
                                                =========      =========      =========      =========
Pro forma price to annualized earnings
   per share (P/E ratio)......................      17.86x         20.41x         22.72x         25.06x
Number of shares..............................    986,000      1,160,000      1,334,000      1,534,100
                                                                         
Stockholders' Equity (Book Value)(5):                                    
  Historical(7)...............................  $   9,139         $9,139    $     9,139    $     9,139
Pro Forma Per Share Adjustments:                                                           
  Estimated net proceeds......................      7,159          8,484          9,806         11,331
  Less common stock acquired by:                                                           
   ESOP(3)....................................       (850)        (1,000)        (1,150)        (1,322)
   Recognition Plan(8)........................       (425)          (500)          (575)          (661)
                                                ---------     ----------  --------------   -----------
       Pro forma stockholder's equity.........  $  15,023       $ 16,123     $   17,222     $   18,487
                                                =========       ========     ==========     ==========
Stockholders' Equity (Book Value)(5):                                    
  Per Share(4):                                                          
    Historical(7).............................  $    8.60      $    7.31    $      6.36    $      5.53
  Pro Forma Per Share Adjustments:                                                         
    Estimated net proceeds....................       6.74           6.79           6.82           6.85
    Less common stock acquired by:                                                         
    ESOP(3)...................................      (0.80)         (0.80)         (0.80)         (0.80)
    Recognition Plan(8).......................      (0.40)         (0.40)         (0.40)         (0.40)
                                                ---------        --------  -------------   ------------
       Pro forma book value per share.........  $   14.14        $ 12.90    $     11.96    $     11.18
                                                =========        =======    ===========    ===========
Pro forma price to book value.................      70.72%         77.52%         83.47%         89.45%
Number of shares .............................  1,062,500      1,250,000      1,437,500      1,653,125
</TABLE>
    
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(1)  It is  assumed  that  the  cost of the  ESOP  will be  funded  from the net
     proceeds retained by the Company.
(2)  No effect has been  given to  withdrawals  from  savings  accounts  for the
     purpose of  purchasing  Common  Stock in the  Conversion.  For  purposes of
     calculating pro forma net income, proceeds attributable to purchases by the
     ESOP,  which  purchases  are to be funded by the  Holding  Company  and the
     Association, have been deducted from net proceeds.
 
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<PAGE>

(3)  It is  assumed  that  8% of the  shares  of  Common  Stock  offered  in the
     Conversion  will be purchased  by the ESOP.  The funds used to acquire such
     shares are expected to be borrowed by the ESOP from the net  proceeds  from
     the Conversion  retained by the Company.  The  Association  intends to make
     contributions  to the ESOP in amounts at least equal to the  principal  and
     interest  requirement  of the debt. The  Association's  payment of the ESOP
     debt is based upon equal  installments  of principal  and  interest  over a
     10-year period. However, assuming the Company makes the ESOP loan, interest
     income earned by the Company on the ESOP debt will offset the interest paid
     by the Association.  Accordingly,  only the principal  payments on the ESOP
     debt  are  recorded  as an  expense  (tax-effected)  to  the  Company  on a
     consolidated  basis. The amount of ESOP debt is reflected as a reduction of
     stockholders'  equity.  In the event  that the ESOP were to  receive a loan
     from an  independent  third  party,  both ESOP  expense and earnings on the
     proceeds retained by the Company would be expected to increase.

     For  purposes of this  table,  the  purchase  price of $10.00 per share was
     utilized  to  calculate  ESOP  expense.   The  Company  intends  to  record
     compensation  expense  related to the ESOP in accordance  with Statement of
     Accounting  Principles  93-6 ("SOP 93-6").  As a result,  to the extent the
     value of the  Common  Stock  appreciates  over time,  compensation  expense
     related to the ESOP will  increase.  SOP 93-6 also requires  that,  for the
     earnings per share  computations  for leveraged ESOPs,  outstanding  shares
     include  only  such  shares  as  have  been  committed  to be  released  to
     participants. See "Management of the Association - Benefit Plans - Employee
     Stock Ownership Plan."

(4)  Historical  pro forma per share amounts have been computed as if the shares
     of Common Stock  indicated  had been  outstanding  at the  beginning of the
     periods or on the dates shown, but without any adjustment of historical net
     income or historical  equity to reflect the investment of the estimated net
     proceeds of the sale of shares in the  Conversion as described  above.  All
     ESOP shares have been considered outstanding for purposes of computing book
     value per share. Pro forma share amounts have been computed by dividing the
     pro forma net income or stockholders'  equity (book value) by the number of
     shares indicated.

(5)  "Book value"  represents the  difference  between the stated amounts of the
     Association's assets (based on historical cost) and liabilities computed in
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts shown
     do not  reflect  the  effect  of the  Liquidation  Account  which  will  be
     established for the benefit of Eligible and  Supplemental  Eligible Account
     Holders in the  Conversion,  or the federal income tax  consequences of the
     restoration  to income of the  Association's  special bad debt reserves for
     income tax  purposes  which  would be  required  in the  unlikely  event of
     liquidation. See "The Conversion and Reorganization - Effects of Conversion
     and  Reorganization"  and  "Regulation - Federal and State  Taxation."  The
     amounts  shown  for book  value do not  represent  fair  market  values  or
     amounts,  if any,  distributable  to  stockholders in the unlikely event of
     liquidation.

(6)  Includes  assets  consolidated  from the mutual holding company of $103,000
     plus $12,000 of previous funding of the Recognition Plan.

(7)  Prior to reduction  of  $12,000  reflecting  the  previous  funding  of the
     Recognition Plan.

 
(8)  Assuming  the  receipt  of  shareholder  approval  at an annual or  special
     meeting  of  shareholders  to be held at least  six  months  following  the
     consummation  of the  Conversion,  the  Association  and Company  intend to
     implement  the  1997  Recognition   Plan.   Assuming  such  approval,   the
     Recognition  Plan will eventually  purchase an amount of shares equal to 4%
     of the shares of  Conversion  Stock issued in the Offerings for issuance to
     directors,  officers and employees of the Company and the Association. Such
     shares may be purchased from  authorized and unissued shares or on the open
     market.  The Company  currently intends that the shares be purchased on the
     open market,  and the estimated net  conversion  proceeds have been reduced
     for the purchase of the shares in determining  estimated proceeds available
     for investment.  Under terms of the Recognition Plan, shares will vest at a
     rate of 20% per year.  The Common Stock to be purchased by the  Recognition
     Plan represents unearned  compensation and is, accordingly,  reflected as a
     reduction to pro forma stockholders'  equity. As shares of the Common Stock
     granted pursuant to the Recognition Plan vest, a corresponding reduction in
     the charge  against  capital will occur.  In the event the  authorized  but
     unissued shares are acquired,  the interests of existing  shareholders will
     be diluted.  Assuming that  1,437,500  shares of Common Stock are issued in
     the  Conversion  and that all awards  under the  Recognition  Plan are from
     authorized but unissued  shares,  the Company  estimates that the per share
     book value for the Common Stock would be diluted  $0.47 per share,  or 3.9%
     and earnings per share would be diluted $0.01 per share,  or 14.3% on a pro
     forma basis at December 31, 1996.
 

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                      PRO FORMA REGULATORY CAPITAL ANALYSIS

          At December 31, 1996, the  Association  exceeded each of the three OTS
capital  requirements.  Set  forth  below  is a  summary  of  the  Association's
compliance  with  the  OTS  capital  standards  as of  December  31,  1996  on a
historical  basis,  in accordance  with GAAP, and on a pro forma basis using the
assumptions  contained  under the caption "Pro Forma Data" and assuming that the
indicated number of shares were sold, and the Exchange Shares were issued, as of
such date.
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Pro Forma at December 31, 1996
                                                                  ------------------------------
                                                                                                         1,186,778 Shares   
                                            762,769 Shares       897,375 Shares      1,031,961 Shares       15% above
                           Historical          Minimum              Midpoint             Maximum             Maximum
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Amount  Percent(1) Amount  Percent(1)  Amount   Percent(1)  Amount  Percent(1)  Amount   Percent(1)
                         ------  -----------------  ----------  ------   ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ----------
                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                      <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>  
GAAP Capital(2)......    $ 9,082    9.6%    $11,399    11.8%    $11,836    12.2%    $12,273    12.5%    $ 12,776    13.0%
                         =======   ====     ========  =====     =======    ====     =======    ====     ========    ==== 
                                                                                 
Tangible Capital:                                                                
  Capital level......    $ 8,659    9.2%    $ 10,976   11.4%    $11,413    11.8%    $11,850    12.2%    $ 12,363    12.6%
  Requirement........      1,412    1.5        1,447    1.5       1,454     1.5       1,460     1.5        1,468     1.5
                        --------    ----   ---------   -----   --------    -----   --------    -----   ---------    -----
  Excess.............    $ 7,247    7.7%    $  9,529    9.8%    $ 9,959    10.3%    $10,390    10.7%    $ 10,585    11.1%
                         =======   ====     ========  =====     =======   =====     =======    ====     ========    ==== 
                                                                                 
Core Capital:                                                                    
  Capital level......    $ 8,659    9.2%    $ 10,976   11.4%    $11,413    11.8%    $11,850    12.2%    $ 12,353    12.6%
  Requirement........      2,825    3.0        2,894    3.0       2,907     3.0       2,920     3.0        2,936     3.0
                        --------    ----   ---------   -----   --------    -----   --------    -----   ---------    -----
  Excess.............    $ 5,834    6.2%   $   8,082    8.4%    $ 8,506     8.8%    $ 8,930     9.2%    $  9,417     9.6%
                         =======   ====    =========  =====     =======   =====     =======   =====     ========    ==== 
                                                                                 
Risk-Based Capital:                                                              
  Capital level(3)...    $ 7,630   13.5%    $  9,947   17.4%    $10,384    18.2%    $10,821    18.9%    $ 11,324    19.7%
  Requirement(4).....      4,530    8.0        4,567    8.0       4,574     8.0       4,581     8.0        4,589     8.0
                        --------    ----   ---------   -----   --------    -----   --------    -----    --------    -----
  Excess.............    $ 3,100    5.5%   $   5,380    9.4%    $ 5,810    10.2%    $ 6,240    10.9%    $  6,735    11.7%
                         =======   ====    =========  =====     =======   =====     =======    ====     ========    ==== 
</TABLE>
    
- ----------
(1)  Tangible  and core  capital  levels are shown as a  percentage  of adjusted
     total  assets;  risk-based  capital  levels  are shown as a  percentage  of
     risk-weighted assets.

(2)  Total  stockholder's  equity as  calculated  under GAAP.  Assumes  that the
     Association  receives  50% of the  net  proceeds,  offset  in  part  by the
     aggregate  purchase  price of Common Stock  acquired at $10.00 per share by
     the ESOP in the Conversion.  The amount expected to be borrowed by the ESOP
     is deducted from pro forma capital to illustrate the possible impact on the
     Association.  Assumes that Association funds 1997 Recognition Plan.

(3)  Includes $158,000 of general valuation allowances,  all of which qualify as
     supplementary capital. See "Regulation - Regulatory Capital Requirements."

(4)  Assumes reinvestment of net proceeds in 20% risk-weighted assets.

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                                 CAPITALIZATION

          The   following    table   presents   the   historical    consolidated
capitalization  of the  Association  at  December  31,  1996,  and the pro forma
consolidated capitalization of the Company after giving effect to the Conversion
and Reorganization, based upon the sale of the number of shares shown below, the
issuance of Exchange Shares and the other assumptions set forth under "Pro Forma
Data."

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            The Company - Pro Forma
                                                                      Based Upon Sale at $10.00 per share
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            1,186,778
                                                     The          762,769        897,375      1,031,981     Shares(1)
                                                 Association       Shares         Shares        Shares      (15% above
                                                  Historical    (Minimum of    (Midpoint of  (Maximum of    Maximum of
                                                Capitalization     Range)         Range)        Range)        Range)
                                                --------------     ------         ------        ------        ------
                                                                         (In Thousands)
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>    
Deposits(2).................................        $72,343       $72,343        $72,343       $72,343       $72,343
Borrowings(3)...............................         11,928        11,928         11,928        11,928        11,928
Debt in connection with acquisition of
 Common Stock by ESOP.......................            ---           ---            ---           ---           ---
                                                 ----------     ---------     ----------    ----------   -----------
Total deposits and borrowings...............        $84,271       $84,271        $84,271       $84,271       $84,271
                                                    =======       =======        =======       =======       =======
Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value)
  2,000,000 shares authorized; none to be
  issued....................................     $      ---    $      ---     $      ---    $      ---    $      ---
  Common Stock ($0.01 par value)
  8,000,000 shares authorized; 850,000
  issued or to be issued as reflected(4)....              9            11             13            14            17
  Additional paid-in capital(5).............          2,194         9,351         10,674        11,997        13,517
  Retained earnings(5)(6)...................          6,891         6,891          6,891         6,891         6,891
Less:                                                            
  Net unrealized loss on securities
   available for sale(5)....................           ---
  Unearned Common Stock held by the
   Management Recognition Plan..............            12 
  Common Stock to be acquired by the
   1997 Recognition Plan(7).................           ---          425             500            575           661
  Common Stock to be acquired by the
   ESOP.....................................           ---          850           1,000          1,150         1,323
                                                 ----------    ---------      ---------      ---------      --------
Total Stockholders' Equity..................       $ 9,082      $14,978         $16,078        $17,177       $18,442
                                                   =======      =======         =======        =======       =======
</TABLE>
    
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(1)       As  adjusted  to give  effect to an  increase  in the number of shares
          which could occur due to an increase in the Offering Price Range of up
          to 15% to reflect changes in market and financial conditions following
          the  commencement  of the  Offerings  or pursuant to an  overallotment
          option which the Company intends to grant Webb in the Public Offering,
          if any.

(2)       Does not reflect withdrawals from deposit accounts for the purchase of
          Conversion Stock in the Offerings.  Such withdrawals  would reduce pro
          forma deposits by the amount of such withdrawals.

(3)       Consists of FHLB advances.

 
(4)       Assumes (i) that the 250,000 Public  Association Shares outstanding at
          December 31, 1996 are  converted  into 275,000,  323,525,  372,059 and
          427,868  Exchange  Shares at the  minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15%
          above the maximum of the Offering Price Range, respectively,  and (ii)
          that no  fractional  shares of  Exchange  Shares will be issued by the
 

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          Company. No effect has been given to the issuance of additional shares
          of Common Stock pursuant to existing and proposed stock benefit plans.
          See "Pro Forma Data," "Management of the Association - Benefit Plans."

(5)       The pro forma additional paid-in capital and retained earnings reflect
          a restriction  of the original  retained  earnings of the  Association
          prior to the MHC  Reorganization.  The pro  forma  additional  paid-in
          capital  reflects the $103,000 to be acquired by the Association  upon
          the merger of the Mutual Holding Company  (following its conversion to
          a  federal  interim  stock  savings  institution)  with  and  into the
          Association.

(6)       The  retained  earnings  of  the  Association  will  be  substantially
          restricted  after the Conversion and  Reorganization  by virtue of the
          liquidation   account  to  be  established  in  connection   with  the
          Conversion and Reorganization.  See "The Conversion and Reorganization
          - Liquidation  Rights." In addition,  certain  distributions  from the
          Association's  retained  earnings  may be  treated  as being  from its
          pre-1988  accumulated  bad debt reserve for tax purposes,  which would
          cause  the  Association  to  have  additional   taxable  income.   See
          "Regulation - Federal and State Taxation."

 
(7)       Assuming the receipt of  shareholder  approval at an annual or special
          meeting of shareholders  to be held at least six months  following the
          consummation of the conversion,  the Association and Company intend to
          implement  the 1997  Recognition  Plan.  Assuming such  approval,  the
          Recognition Plan will eventually purchase an amount of shares equal to
          4% of the shares of the  Conversion  Stock issued in the Offerings for
          issuance to  directors,  officers and employees of the Company and the
          Association. Such shares may be purchased from authorized and unissued
          shares or on the open market.  The Company  currently intends that the
          shares  be  purchased  on the  open  market,  and  the  estimated  net
          conversion  proceeds  have been reduced for the purchase of the shares
          in determining  estimated  proceeds  available for  investment.  Under
          terms of the Recognition  Plan,  shares will vest at a rate of 20% per
          year.  The  Common  Stock  to be  purchased  by the  Recognition  Plan
          represents unearned  compensation and is, accordingly,  reflected as a
          reduction to pro forma  stockholders'  equity. As shares of the Common
          Stock granted  pursuant to the Recognition  Plan vest, a corresponding
          reduction in the charge against  capital will occur.  In the event the
          authorized but unissued shares are acquired, the interests of existing
          shareholders will be diluted. Assuming that 1,437,500 shares of Common
          Stock  are  issued in the  Conversion  and that all  awards  under the
          Recognition Plan are from authorized but unissued shares,  the Company
          estimates  that the per share book value for the Common Stock would be
          diluted  $0.47 per  share,  or 3.9% and  earnings  per share  would be
          diluted $0.01 per share, or 14.3% on a pro forma basis at December 31,
          1996.
 

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            Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association And Subsidiary
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana
                        Consolidated Statement of Income

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Six Months Ended
                                                                     December 31,                     Year Ended June 30
                                                          --------------------------    --------------------------------------------
                                                              1996             1995          1996           1995             1994
                                                              ----             ----          ----           ----             ----
                                                                   (Unaudited)
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>        
Interest and Dividend Income
  Loans ..............................................    $ 3,395,258     $3,164,009    $ 6,409,666     $ 5,894,188     $ 5,315,461
  Investment securities ..............................          9,469         16,333         28,678          77,962         146,518
  Deposits with financial institutions ...............         97,479        160,188        281,805         156,417          99,174
  Dividend income ....................................         29,598         31,981         56,472          49,645          33,227
                                                               ------         ------         ------          ------          ------
      Total interest and dividend income .............      3,531,804      3,372,511      6,776,621       6,178,212       5,594,380
                                                            ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
Interest Expense
  Deposits ...........................................      1,897,595      1,956,185      3,866,674       3,188,701       2,872,410
  Short-term borrowings ..............................                         8,000          8,000          34,525          28,962
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances ....................        303,399        316,589        559,393         684,032         205,678
                                                              -------        -------        -------         -------         -------
      Total interest expense .........................      2,200,994      2,280,774      4,434,067       3,907,258       3,107,050
                                                            ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
Net Interest Income ..................................      1,330,810      1,091,737      2,342,554       2,270,954       2,487,330
  Provision (adjustment) for losses on loans .........                       (26,250)        19,750         (15,000)         25,213
                                                                             -------         ------         -------          ------
Net Interest Income After Provision                       
 (Adjustment) for Losses on Loans ....................      1,330,810      1,117,987      2,322,804       2,285,954       2,462,117
                                                            ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
Other Income                                              
  Service charges on deposit accounts ................         12,309         10,969         22,184           8,285           8,069
  Commissions ........................................                                                                       67,714
  Net realized gains on sale of available for
   sale securities ...................................                                                        9,033
  Net appraisal income (expense) .....................          3,450         20,181         (5,007)         39,540          62,124
  Other income .......................................          1,989          3,743          6,043          22,276           9,415
                                                                -----          -----          -----          ------           -----
      Total other income .............................         17,748         34,893         23,220          79,134         147,322
                                                               ------         ------         ------          ------         -------
Other Expenses                                            
  Salaries and employee benefits .....................        448,990        471,033        878,536         901,945         833,306
  Net occupancy expenses .............................         51,332         49,886        100,999          91,774          92,965
  Equipment expenses .................................         70,435         69,475        140,000         132,022         138,732
  Data processing expense ............................         44,995         43,090         86,684          87,069          75,989
  Deposit insurance expense ..........................        500,156         77,033        156,199         145,529         146,682
  Real estate operations, net ........................        (40,681)        15,943         (7,364)        (18,378)        (26,329)
  Advertising expense ................................         17,788         15,820         33,408          31,250          20,177
  Other expenses .....................................        219,916        183,414        361,942         378,158         374,643
                                                              -------        -------        -------         -------         -------
      Total other expenses ...........................      1,312,931        925,694      1,750,404       1,749,369       1,656,165
                                                            ---------        -------      ---------       ---------       ---------
Income Before Income Tax .............................         35,627        227,186        595,620         615,719         953,274
  Income tax expense .................................         19,118         79,672        164,993         230,462         349,237
                                                               ------         ------        -------         -------         -------
Net Income ...........................................    $    16,509     $  147,514    $   430,627     $   385,257     $   604,037
                                                          ===========     ==========    ===========     ===========     ===========
Net Income Per Share .................................    $       .02
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding ..................        850,000
</TABLE>

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The principal business of savings  associations,  including Montgomery,
has  historically  consisted of attracting  deposits from the general public and
making loans secured by residential and commercial  real estate.  Montgomery and
all other savings associations are significantly affected by prevailing economic
conditions  as well as government  policies and  regulations  concerning,  among
other things,  monetary and fiscal affairs,  housing and financial institutions.
Deposit flows are  influenced by a number of factors,  including  interest rates
paid on competing  investments,  account maturities and level of personal income
and  savings.  In addition,  deposit  growth is also  affected by how  customers
perceive the stability of the financial  services  industry amid various current
events such as regulatory changes,  failures of other financial institutions and
financing of the deposit  insurance fund.  Lending  activities are influenced by
the demand for and supply of housing lenders,  the availability of cost of funds
and  various  other  items.  Sources  of funds for  lending  activities  include
deposits,  payments on loans,  borrowings,  and funds provided from  operations.
Montgomery's  earnings are primarily dependent upon its net interest income, the
difference  between interest income and interest  expense.  Interest income is a
function of the  balances of loans and  investments  outstanding  during a given
period and the yield earned on such loans and investments. Interest expense is a
function of the amounts of deposits and borrowings  outstanding  during the same
period and rates paid on such deposits and borrowings. Montgomery's earnings are
also affected by provisions  for loan and real estate losses,  service  charges,
income from subsidiary activities, operating expenses and income taxes.

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Average Balances and Interest Rates and Yields

         The following  table  presents for the periods  indicated the month-end
average  balances of each category of Montgomery's  interest-earning  assets and
interest-bearing  liabilities,  and the average yields earned and interest rates
paid on such balances.  Such yields and costs are determined by dividing  income
or expense by the average  balance of assets or liabilities,  respectively,  for
the periods presented.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Six Months Ended December 31,                 Year Ended June 30,
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
                                                                 1996                        1995                    1996
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
                                                                        Average                       Average  
                                                   Average              Yield/  Average               Yield/        Average 
                                                   Balance    Interest  Cost(3) Balance    Interest   Cost(3)       Balance
                                                  ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)                                  
<S>                                               <C>         <C>       <C>    <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>      
Interest-earning assets:                                                                                         
  Interest-earning deposits....................   $  3,593    $    98   5.46%  $  5,240    $   160     6.11%      $  5,146 
  Investment securities........................        244          9    7.38       503         17     6.76            411 
  Loans(2).....................................     82,553      3,395    8.23    77,706      3,164     8.14         78,380 
  Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis................        750         30    8.00       750         32     8.53            750 
                                                  --------   --------          --------   --------                -------- 
Total interest-earning assets..................     87,140      3,532    8.11    84,199      3,373     8.01         84,687 
Non-interest earning assets....................      3,879        ---             4,038        ---                   3,643 
                                                  --------  ---------          --------  ---------                -------- 
Total Assets...................................    $91,019      3,532           $88,237      3,373                 $88,330 
                                                   =======    -------           =======    -------                 ======= 
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                                                              
  Savings accounts.............................   $  4,319         82    3.80  $  5,444        118     4.34       $  5,242 
  NOW and money market accounts................     10,133        182    3.59     9,335        166     3.56          9,314 
  Certificates of deposit......................     55,070      1,634    5.93    53,395      1,672     6.26         54,208 
                                                  --------    -------          --------    -------                -------- 
  Total deposits...............................     69,522      1,898    5.46    68,174      1,956     5.74         68,764 
  Borrowings...................................     10,235        303    5.92     9,227        325     7.04          8,594 
                                                  --------   --------          --------   --------                -------- 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities.........     79,757      2,201    5.52    77,401      2,281    5.89          77,358 
Other liabilities..............................      2,067        ---             2,326        ---                   2,152 
                                                  -------- ----------          -------- ----------                -------- 
Total liabilities..............................     81,824      2,201            79,727      2,281                  79,510 
                                                             --------                     --------                         
  Total stockholders' equity...................      9,195                        8,510                              8,820 
                                                  --------                     --------                           -------- 
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...    $91,019                      $88,237                            $88,330 
                                                   =======                      =======                            ======= 
Net interest-earning assets....................   $  7,383                     $  6,798                           $  7,329 
                                                   =======                     ========                           ======== 
Net interest income/interest rate spread.......                $1,331    2.59               $1,092     2.12                
                                                               ======                       ======                         
Average interest-earning assets to average                                                                                 
 interest-bearing liabilities..................    109.26%                       108.78 %                           109.47%
Net interest margin(1).........................                          3.05                          2.59                
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Year Ended June 30,
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1996                     1995                         1994            
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Average                       Average                       Average
                                                               Yield/  Average               Yield/  Average               Yield/ 
                                                     Interest   Cost   Balance    Interest    Cost   Balance    Interest    Cost    
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)                           
<S>                                                 <C>         <C>    <C>       <C>          <C>    <C>       <C>          <C>   
Interest-earning assets:                                                                                                           
  Interest-earning deposits....................     $   282     5.48%  $ 2,687   $    156     5.81%  $ 2,547   $     99     3.89% 
  Investment securities........................          29     7.06     1,174         78     6.64     1,931        146     7.56  
  Loans(2).....................................       6,410     8.18    75,961      5,894     7.76    67,975      5,316     7.82  
  Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis................          56     7.47       697         50     7.17       571         33     5.78  
                                                   --------           --------    -------           --------   --------           
                                                                                                                                  
Total interest-earning assets..................       6,777     8.00    80,519      6,178     7.67    73,024      5,594     7.66  
Non-interest earning assets....................                          3,686                         3,627                      
                                                  ---------           --------  ---------           --------                      
Total Assets...................................       6,777            $84,205      6,178            $76,651      5,594           
                                                    -------            =======    -------             ======    -------           
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                                                                     
  Savings accounts.............................         219     4.18  $  4,579        178     3.8$     5,671        188     3.32  
  NOW and money market accounts................         345     3.70    11,013        394     3.58    11,494        364     3.17  
  Certificates of deposit......................       3,303     6.09    48,558      2,617     5.39    46,834      2,320     4.95  
                                                    -------           --------    -------           --------    -------           
  Total deposits...............................       3,867     5.62    64,150      3,189     4.97    63,999      2,872     4.49  
  Borrowings...................................         567     6.60    11,968        718     6.00     5,573        235     4.22  
                                                    -------           --------    -------           --------   --------           
    Total interest-bearing liabilities.........       4,434     5.73    76,118      3,907     5.13    69,572      3,107     4.47  
                                                   --------                                                                       
Other liabilities..............................                          1,423                           977                      
                                                  ---------           --------  ---------           --------                      
Total liabilities..............................       4,434             77,541      3,907             70,549      3,107           
                                                   --------                      --------                       -------           
  Total stockholders' equity...................                          6,664                         6,102                      
                                                                      --------                      --------                      
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...                        $84,205                       $76,651                      
                                                                       =======                        ======                      
Net interest-earning assets....................                        $ 4,401                      $  3,452                      
                                                                       =======                       =======                      
Net interest income/interest rate spread.......      $2,343     2.27               $2,271     2.54               $2,487     3.19  
                                                      =====                         =====                         =====           
Average interest-earning assets to average                                                                                        
 interest-bearing liabilities..................                         105.78%                       104.96%                     
Net interest margin(1).........................                 2.77                          2.82                          3.41  
<FN>
- ----------------------
(1)  Net   interest   margin  is  net   interest   income   divided  by  average
     interest-earning assets.

(2) The average balance includes nonaccrual loans.

(3) Six months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 have been annualized.
 </FN>
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         The following table sets forth the weighted average effective  interest
rates earned by Montgomery on its loan and investment  portfolios,  the weighted
average  effective cost of  Montgomery's  deposits,  the interest rate spread of
Montgomery,  and the net yield on weighted average  interest-earning  assets for
the periods and as of the dates shown.  The table sets forth for the periods and
at the dates  indicated  the  weighted  average  yields  earned on  Montgomery's
assets,  the weighted average  interest rates paid on Montgomery's  liabilities,
together with the net yield on interest-earning assets.

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Six Months Ended
                                                  As of            December 31,             Year Ended June 30,
                                               December 31,     ---------------------- ------------------------------
                                                   1996         1996         1995       1996        1995        1994
                                                   ----         ----         ----       ----        ----        ----
<S>                                                <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>  
Weighted average yield on:
  Loans................................            8.26%        8.23%        8.14%      8.18%       7.76%       7.82%
  Investment securities................            7.00         7.38         6.76       7.06        6.64        7.56
  Total interest-earning assets........            8.11         8.11         8.01       8.00        7.67        7.66
Weighted average rate on:
  Deposits.............................            5.34         5.46         5.74       5.62        4.97        4.49
  Borrowings...........................            6.04         5.92         7.04       6.60        6.00        4.22
  Total interest-bearing liabilities...            5.44         5.52         5.89       5.73        5.13        4.47
Interest rate spread (spread between     
 weighted average yield on total
 interest-earning assets and total
 interest-bearing liabilities).........            2.67         2.59         2.12       2.27        2.54        3.19
Net interest margin (net interest                  
 income as a percentage of average
 interest-earnings assets).............            3.06         3.05         2.59       2.77        2.82        3.41
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Rate/Volume Analysis

         The following  table  discloses the extent to which changes in interest
rates and  changes in volume of  interest-related  assets and  liabilities  have
affected  Montgomery's interest income and expense during the periods indicated.
For each  category of  interest-earning  asset and  interest-bearing  liability,
information is provided on changes  attributable to (1) changes in rate (changes
in rate  multiplied by prior period volume) and (2) changes in volume (change in
volume multiplied by prior period rate).  Changes  attributable to both rate and
volume that  cannot be  segregated  have been  allocated  proportionally  to the
change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Increase (Decrease) in Net Interest Income
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Six months ended December 31, 1996
                                                           vs.                                Year ended June 30, 1996 vs.     
                                            Six months ended December 31, 1995                  Year ended June 30, 1995       
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Due to         Due to                         Due to        Due to                
                                             Volume          Rate         Total            Volume         Rate          Total  
                                             ------          ----         -----            ------         ----          -----  
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                          <C>           <C>           <C>               <C>          <C>           <C>      
Interest-Earning Assets:
  Interest-earning deposits..............    $ (46)        $ (16)        $ (62)            $ 139        $  (13)       $  126   
  Investment securities..................      (12)            4            (8)              (53)            4           (49)  
  Loans..................................      199            32           231               192           324           516   
  Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis..........      ---            (2)           (2)                4             2             6   
                                           -------       --------      --------          -------        ------       -------   
        Total............................      141            18           159               282           317           599   
                                            ------        ------        ------            ------         -----        ------   
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
  Savings accounts.......................      (22)          (14)          (36)               27            14            41   
  NOW and money market accounts..........       14             2            16               (62)           13           (49)  
  Certificates of deposit................      117          (155)          (38)              326           360           686   
  Borrowings.............................       75           (97)         ( 22)             (213)           62          (151)  
                                            ------       --------       ------            ------        ------        ------   
        Total............................      184          (264)          (80)               78           449           527   
                                           -------          -----       -------          -------         -----        ------   
Change in net interest income............  $   (43)        $ 282         $ 239            $  204        $ (132)      $    72   
                                           ========        =====         =====            ======        =======      =======   
</TABLE>
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Increase (Decrease) in Net Interest Income
                                                       ------------------------------------------    
                                                               Year ended June 30, 1995 vs.        
                                                                Year ended June 30, 1994           
                                                       ------------------------------------------  
                                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)        
                                                          Due to           Due to                  
                                                          Volume            Rate            Total  
                                                          ------            ----            -----  
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>             <C>      
Interest-Earning Assets:                                                                           
  Interest-earning deposits..............                 $    7          $   50          $   57   
  Investment securities..................                    (64)             (4)            (68)  
  Loans..................................                    622             (44)            578   
  Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis..........                      8               9              17   
                                                         -------          ------          ------   
        Total............................                    573              11             584   
                                                          ------           -----          ------   
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                                                                      
  Savings accounts.......................                    (38)             28             (10)  
  NOW and money market accounts..........                    (15)             45              30   
  Certificates of deposit................                     88             209             297   
  Borrowings.............................                    353             130             483   
                                                          ------          ------          ------   
        Total............................                    388             412             800   
                                                          ------          ------          ------   
Change in net interest income............                  $ 185           $(401)          $(216)  
                                                           =====           =====           =====   
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Changes in Financial Condition

 
         Financial  Condition.  Montgomery's  total assets were $94.6 million at
December 31,  1996,  an increase of $6.4  million,  or 7.3 percent from June 30,
1996.  During this  six-month  period  interest-earning  assets  increased  $5.6
million,  or 6.6 percent.  Short-term  interest-bearing  deposits increased $2.2
million,  or 62.9 percent  primarily due to an increase in public funds deposits
received on December 31, 1996. Loans increased $3.7 million,  or 4.6 percent due
to the normal high loan demand during the months of July,  August and September.
Consistent  with its seasonal  nature,  loan growth was minimal during the three
months ended December 31, 1996. Investment securities declined $259,000, or 83.0
percent due to the maturity of one security during the six months ended December
31, 1996.  Loan growth in excess of deposit growth has caused  Montgomery to use
proceeds from the maturity of  investment  securities to fund loan growth due to
the  potential  income on investment  securities  being below the actual cost of
other  sources  of loan  funding.  Real  estate  owned and held for  development
increased $343,000 to $1.3 million or 1.3% of total assets, primarily due to the
foreclosure  of an eight unit  apartment  complex  which had been  reported as a
nonperforming asset in the over 90 day delinquent category at June 30, 1996 (and
was first reflected as non-accrual  during the year ended June 30, 1995). It has
been determined by Montgomery that the best use for this apartment complex is to
convert the complex to condominiums  for resale.  Based on this decision,  as of
September 30, 1996,  the complex has been  classified as investment  real estate
and removed from nonperforming assets. Work has commenced in connection with the
condominium conversion.  Based on the current demand for this type of housing in
Crawfordsville,  Indiana,  it is anticipated  that the current book value of the
project plus the additional costs of converting to condominiums will be received
from  the  sale  of  these   units  at   current   comparable   market   prices.
Interest-bearing  deposits increased $2.8 million, or 4.1 percent and borrowings
increased $3.9 million,  or 48.8 percent causing an increase in interest-bearing
liabilities  of 8.7 percent.  The increase in  borrowings  was used to fund loan
growth  during the six month period.  A decrease in borrowings  since period end
has occurred due to reduced loan demand.  On October 15, 1996, the  shareholders
of Montgomery approved a Stock Option Plan, a Directors' Stock Option Plan and a
Management  Recognition  Plan.  In connection  with these plans,  a reduction in
stockholders' equity was made in the amount of $11,563 for the purchase of 1,000
shares of common stock to partially fund the Management Recognition Plan.

         Montgomery's total assets at June 30, 1996, were $88.2 million compared
to $87.3 million at June 30, 1995, an increase of $0.9 million,  or 1.0 percent.
Asset growth was minimal due to a very competitive local market for mortgage and
savings  products.  It was  management's  decision to  concentrate on increasing
interest rate spread when pricing Montgomery's products and put less emphasis on
growth.  Interest-earning  assets increased $1.4 million, or 1.7 percent, during
the twelve month period.  Loans  increased $2.1 million,  or 2.7 percent,  while
interest-bearing  deposits decreased  $264,000,  or 6.8 percent,  and investment
securities  decreased $491,000,  or 61.1 percent.  Interest-bearing  liabilities
decreased $1.6 million, or 2.0 percent. Interest-bearing deposits increased $1.3
million, or 1.9 percent,  and FHLB advances and other borrowings  decreased $2.9
million, or 26.6 percent. The decrease in other assets and other liabilities was
primarily  caused by the completion of the stock offering in connection with the
MHC Reorganization.  Net proceeds of $2.2 million from the sale of common stock,
an increase to equity,  was received in August,  1995, and was primarily used to
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Comparison of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 1996 and
 December 31, 1995

         General.  For  the  six  months  ended  December  31,  1996,  the  most
significant  factor effecting  Montgomery's  operations was the one time special
assessment  required by the Deposit  Insurance  Funds Act of 1996. The after tax
effect of this one time assessment was  approximately  $258,700.  Net income was
$17,000 for the six months ended  December  31, 1996,  compared to net income of
$148,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1995, a decrease of $131,000,  or
88.5 %. Net income for the six  months  ended  December  31,  1996 was  $275,000
before the net effect of the SAIF  special  assessment.  The  increase  from the
$148,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1995 was also primarily due to an
increase  in interest  rate spread from 2.04 % to 2.59 % due to deposit  pricing
and the use of FHLB  advances.  Total other  expenses  for the six months  ended
December 31, 1996 was $885,000  before the SAIF special  assessment  of $428,000
compared to $926,000  for the six months ended  December 31, 1995.  The decrease
was  primarily due to a net income on real estate  operations of $41,000  during
the 1996  period  compared to a net loss of $16,000  for the 1995  period.  This
increase was caused by an increase in gross rental income and a gain on the sale
of two  properties  in 1996 compared to a loss on the sale of real estate during
the 1995 period.

 
         Interest Income.  Interest income for the six months ended December 31,
1996 was $3.5 million,  an increase of $159,000,  or 4.7%,  from interest income
for the same period in 1995. The average balance of interest  earning assets for
the 1996 period was $87.1 million compared to $84.2 million for the 1995 period,
an increase of $2.9  million,  or 3.4%.  The average yield was 8.11% for the six
months ended  December 31, 1996,  compared to 8.01% for the same period in 1995.
The  average  yield on loans  increased  from  8.14%  for the six  months  ended
December 31, 1995 to 8.23% for the comparable 1996 period due to the rate on one
year  adjustable  rate loans  increasing at their annual  adjustment date and an
increase in demand for fixed rate mortgage loans (which generally carry a higher
rate of interest than one year adjustable rate loans).

         Interest  Expense.  Interest  expense for the six months ended December
31, 1996 was $2.2 million compared to $2.3 million for the same six month period
in 1995, a decrease of $80,000,  or 3.5%. Average  interest-bearing  liabilities
increased  $2.4  million,  or 3.1%,  from $77.4 million for the six months ended
December 31,  1995,  to $79.8  million for the same period in 1996.  The average
cost of these funds  decreased from 5.89% for the 1995 six month period to 5.52%
for the 1996 six  month  period.  This  decrease  was a result  of  management's
efforts to attract  lower cost  deposit  accounts and the use of lower cost FHLB
advances,  instead  of paying a premium to attract  new  certificate  of deposit
accounts.

         Provision  (Adjustment) for Losses on Loans.  There was no provision or
adjustment made to the allowance for losses on loans during the six month period
ending  December 31, 1996, as compared to an  adjustment  of $26,000  during the
comparable six month period in 1995. As a result of the quarterly  Internal Loan
and Asset Review performed as of December 31, 1996,  management  determined that
the  allowance  for loan losses was adequate.  Ninety day  delinquent  loans had
decreased  from  $661,000 at June 30, 1996 to  $314,000  at December  31,  1996.
Nonperforming  loans to total loans at December  31, 1996 was 0.37%  compared to
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30, 1996, and 0.93% at December 31, 1995.  Non-performing  assets were $379,000,
or 0.4% of assets,  compared to $809,000, or 0.9% at June 30, 1996 and $941,000,
or 1.1% at June 30, 1995. At December 31, 1996,  non-performing assets consisted
of  non-performing  loans in the amount of $314,000 and other real estate in the
amount of $65,000.  As of the December 31, 1996 review,  the appraised  value of
real estate  acquired in  settlement of loans,  net,  owned was in excess of the
current book value. The adjustment made during the six months ended December 31,
1995, was based on the Internal Loan and Asset Review  performed as of September
30, 1995,  which  indicated that the allowance for loan losses was sufficient to
allow the $26,000 reduction due to a decrease in  non-performing  loans to total
loans  as  compared  to  June  30,  1995.  The  allowance  for  loan  losses  to
non-performing  loans was 50.3% at December  31, 1996  compared to 23.9% at June
30, 1996.

         Non-Interest Income. Other income for the six months ended December 31,
1996, was $18,000, a decrease of $17,000,  or 48.6% from the $35,000 recorded in
the 1995  comparable  period.  During the six months  ended  December  31, 1996,
service  charges on deposit  accounts  increased  $1,000  and  appraisal  income
decreased $17,000 from the 1995 six month period.

         Non-Interest  Expense.  Non-interest  expense for the six months  ended
December 31, 1996, was $1.3 million compared to $926,000,  an increase $387,000,
or 41.8%,  from the six months  ended  December  31,  1995.  Salary and employee
benefits  decreased  $22,000  primarily  due to an  increase  in the  amount  of
compensation  expense deferred for mortgage loan  originations  during the three
months ended September 30, 1996.  Deposit insurance  expense increased  $423,000
for the six months ended  December 31, 1996  compared to the same period in 1995
due to the one time SAIF  special  assessment  of  approximately  $428,000 and a
reduction in the quarter ending December 31, 1996 assessment of $5,000.  The one
time SAIF assessment has allowed  Montgomery's annual SAIF premium to be reduced
from 23 basis  points  to 6.4  basis  points,  or a  decrease  of  approximately
$120,000 in annual  expense based on deposits as of December 31, 1996.  Net real
estate operations generated income for the six months ended December 31, 1996 of
$41,000  compared  to a loss of $16,000  for the 1995  comparable  period.  This
increase was caused by an increase in gross rental income and a gain on the sale
of real estate in the 1996 period  compared to a loss on the sale of real estate
during the 1995 period.
 

         Income Tax Expense.  Income tax for the six months  ended  December 31,
1996 was $19,000 compared to $80,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1995.
This was caused by the SAIF special  assessment  partially offset by an increase
in pre-tax income had the special assessment not been assessed.

Comparison of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1995

 
         General.  Montgomery's  net income for the year ended June 30, 1996 was
$431,000,  compared to $385,000 for the year ended June 30, 1995, an increase of
$46,000,  or 11.9%. Net interest income increased  $72,000 due to an increase in
average  interest-earning  assets of $4.2  million  compared  to an  increase in
average  interest-bearing  liabilities  of only $1.2 million which was partially
offset by a decrease in interest  rate spread from 2.54% for the year ended June
30, 1995,  to 2.27% for the year ended June 30,  1996.  The decrease in interest
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caused  primarily by the increase in deposit  rates on new and renewal  accounts
exceeding  the  increase  in  adjustable  rate  mortgages  due  to a 1%  maximum
allowable annual adjustment on most adjustable rate loans.  Interest rate spread
was as low as 2.09% for the month ended July 31, 1995,  and has been  increasing
since that period to a spread of 2.59% at June 30, 1996. Interest rate spread is
expected  to  continue  to  improve  due to  scheduled  increases  in  rates  on
adjustable rate loans and a decrease in deposit  interest  rates.  Provision for
losses on loans (expense) for the year ended June 30, 1996, was $20,000 compared
to an  adjustment  (income)  for the year  ended  June  30,  1995,  of  $15,000,
resulting in a decrease in income of $35,000 for the 1996 period compared to the
1995  period.  For the year ended June 30, 1996,  total other  income  decreased
$56,000 and income tax expense decreased $65,000 compared to the year ended June
30, 1995.

         Interest Income.  Montgomery's total interest income for the year ended
June 30, 1996 was $6.8 million,  an increase of $599,000 or 9.7%,  from interest
income for the year ended June 30, 1995. Average interest-earning assets for the
1996 period was $84.7 million compared to $80.5 million for the 1995 period,  an
increase of $4.2  million,  or 5.2%.  The  average  yield was 8.00% for the year
ended June 30,  1996,  compared to 7.67% for the year ended June  30,1995.  This
increase in yield was primarily  due to the increase in yield on mortgage  loans
increasing  from 7.76% to 8.18% caused by the rate increase on  adjustable  rate
mortgage  loans  at  their  annual  adjustment  date.  Due to  the  1% per  year
adjustment cap, most one year adjustable loans increased a full 1%.

         Interest  Expense.  Total interest  expense for the year ended June 30,
1996 was $4.4 million compared to $3.9 million for the year ended June 30, 1995,
an  increase  of  $527,000,  or  13.5%.  Average  interest-bearing   liabilities
increased $1.2 million, or 1.6%, for the comparable periods. The average cost of
these funds  increased  from 5.13% for the 1995 twelve month period to 5.73% for
the 1996 twelve month period. The increase was caused by an increase in costs on
borrowed money and  certificates of deposit.  These increases were due to a very
competitive  local  market for  deposits  and an  increase  in rates on one year
adjustable rate FHLB advances. The cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities
at June 30, 1996, was 5.48%.

         Provision  (Adjustment)  for Losses on Loans.  The  provision  for loan
losses  for the year  ended  June 30,  1996 was  $20,000.  This  compares  to an
adjustment  for the year  ended  June 30,  1995 of  $15,000.  The  provision  or
adjustment is made based on a review performed each quarter by the Internal Loan
and Asset Review  Committee.  Based on the review performed as of June 30, 1995,
the  committee  determined  that a  reduction  in the  allowance  of $15,000 was
reasonable due to the amount of non-performing  assets and the limited projected
loss on any of the existing  non-performing  assets.  The  provision of the 1996
period was made to increase the allowance due to loan growth.

         Non-Interest Income.  Montgomery's other income for the year ended June
30, 1996, totalled $23,000 compared to $79,000 for the year ended June 30, 1995,
a decrease of $56,000, or 70.9%. During the year ended June 30, 1995, Montgomery
recorded  income  of  $9,000  from the sale of  mortgage-backed  securities  and
$16,000 from the sale of its  insurance  subsidiary.  During the year ended June
30, 1996, service charges on deposit accounts increased $14,000
 

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compared to the year ended June 30, 1995. Appraisal income decreased $45,000 due
to the change  from an  in-house  appraiser  to an  independent  appraiser.  The
decrease in appraisal  income was  substantially  offset by a decrease in salary
and employee benefit expense.

 
         Non-Interest Expense.  Non-interest expense for the year ended June 30,
1996, was $1,750,000 compared to $1,749,000 for the year ended June 30, 1995, an
increase of $1,000, or 0.01%. Salary and employee benefits decreased $23,000 due
to a combination of normal  increases  associated  with growth and a decrease in
cost of the in-house  appraiser.  For the year ended June 30, 1996,  compared to
the year ended June 30, 1995,  occupancy  expense  increased  $9,000,  equipment
expense  increased  $8,000,  deposit  insurance  expense  increased  $11,000 and
advertising  expense  increased  $2,000.  These  increases  are all  related  to
Montgomery's growth and the opening of the Mill Street Office, Montgomery's only
drive-up facility. Net real estate operations increased $11,000 primarily due to
a loss on sale of real estate of $26,000 and an increase in net rental income of
$15,000.

         Income Tax Expense.  Montgomery's income tax expense for the year ended
June 30,  1996,  was  $165,000  compared  to  $230,000  for the year  ended June
30,1995.  The  decrease of  $65,000,  or 28.3% was due to an  adjustment  to the
deferred income tax liability of $74,000 and a decrease in taxable income.
 

Comparison of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1994

 
         General.  Montgomery's net income for the year ended June 30, 1995, was
$385,000,  compared to $604,000  for the year ended June 30, 1994, a decrease of
$219,000 or 36.3%,  due primarily to a decrease in the interest rate spread from
3.19% for the year  ended  June 30,  1994,  to 2.54% for the year ended June 30,
1995.  Interest rate spread has increased during May and June 1995. The decrease
in interest rate spread was caused primarily by the increase in deposit rates on
new and renewal accounts exceeding the increase in adjustable rate mortgages due
to the one % maximum allowable annual adjustment on most adjustable rate loans.

         Interest Income.  Montgomery's total interest income for the year ended
June 30,  1995,  was $6.2  million,  an increase  of  $584,000,  or 10.4%,  from
interest income for the year ended June 30, 1994. This increase resulted from an
increase in the average balance of interest-earning  assets to $80.5 million for
the year ended June 30,  1995,  from $73.0  million  for the year ended June 30,
1994,   an  increase  of  $7.5   million,   or  10.3%.   The  average  yield  on
interest-earning  assets was 7.67% for the year ended June 30, 1995, compared to
7.66% for the year ended June 30, 1994.

         Interest  Expense.  Total interest  expense for the year ended June 30,
1995,  was $3.9 million,  which was an $800,000 or 25.8%  increase from the year
ended June 30, 1994. The average cost of the funds increased from 4.47% to 5.13%
and the average  balance  increased  from $69.6 million to $76.1 million for the
comparable  periods.  The  increase  in the cost of funds  was due to a  general
increase in market  rates paid on deposits  during the year ended June 30, 1995.
This increase in rates nationally also affected the rates on FHLB borrowings and
caused  an  increase  on  all   interest-bearing   liabilities   for   financial
institutions generally.
 

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         Provision  (Adjustment)  for Losses on Loans. The provision was $25,000
for the year  ended June 30,  1994.  During  the year  ended  June 30,  1995,  a
decrease to the  allowance for loan losses in the amount of $15,000 was made and
recorded in this account.  At the time the allowance for loan losses was reduced
the allowance for loss on  non-interest  earning assets was increased by $15,000
and was expensed on the statement of income as a portion of other expenses. This
adjustment was made based on the internal loan and asset review  performed as of
March 31, 1995, and June 30, 1995, which indicated the allowance for loan losses
was more than  sufficient  to allow the $15,000  reduction.  During the June 30,
1995 review,  it was determined that 90-day  delinquent loans had increased from
$560,000 on June 30, 1994, to $817,000 on June 30, 1995,  or $257,000.  Included
in the June 30, 1995, 90-day delinquencies were two loans totalling $355,000.
 

         Non-Interest Income.  Montgomery's other income for the year ended June
30, 1995, totaled $79,000 compared to $147,000 for the year ended June 30, 1994,
a  decrease  of  $68,000,  or 46.3 %. This  difference  was  primarily  due to a
decrease  in  appraisal  fee income of  approximately  $23,000 and a decrease in
commission  income  from  Montgomery's  insurance  subsidiary  of  approximately
$68,000. The insurance subsidiary was sold on July 1, 1994, with the book profit
on the sale being approximately $15,000. Mortgage-backed securities were sold to
fund  mortgage  loan  growth on which the  profit on the sale was  approximately
$9,000.

 
         Non-Interest  Expense.  Montgomery's  other expenses for the year ended
June 30, 1995, totaled $1.7 million, a $93,000 or 5.6% increase compared to the
same period ended June 30, 1994.  This  increase was  primarily due to a $69,000
increase  in  salaries  and  employee  benefits,  an  $11,000  increase  in data
processing  expense  and an  $11,000  increase  in  advertising  expense.  These
increases  are  generally  reflective  of  Montgomery's  growth and also include
additional  expenses  caused by the opening of the Mill Street Office during the
first quarter of 1995.
 

         Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense decreased $119,000 for the year
ended June 30, 1995,  compared to the same period ended in 1994. This was caused
by a decrease in pre-tax income.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Montgomery's  primary  source  of  funds is its  deposits.  To a lesser
extent,  Montgomery  has also  relied  upon loan  payments  and payoffs and FHLB
advances as sources of funds.  Scheduled  loan payments are a relatively  stable
source of funds, but loan payoffs and deposit flows can fluctuate significantly,
being influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition.
Montgomery attempts to price its deposits to meet its asset/liability management
objectives consistent with local market conditions.

         Federal  regulations have historically  required Montgomery to maintain
minimum levels of liquid assets. The required percentage has varied from time to
time based upon economic conditions and savings flows. At December 31, 1996, the
requirement was 5%, subject to reduction for aggregate net withdrawals  provided
such ratio is not reduced  below 4%.  Liquid  assets for  purposes of this ratio
include  cash,  cash  equivalents  consisting  of  short-term

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interest-earning  deposits,  certain other time deposits,  and other obligations
generally  having remaining  maturities of less than five years.  Montgomery has
historically  maintained  its  liquidity  ratio  at a level  in  excess  of that
required.  Montgomery's  average  liquidity  ratio  for the three  months  ended
December 31, 1996 was 5.2%.  Liquidity  management is both a daily and long-term
responsibility  of  management.  Montgomery  adjusts  liquid  assets  based upon
management's  assessment  of (i) expected  loan demand,  (ii)  expected  deposit
flows,  (iii)  yields  available  on interest-  bearing  deposits,  and (iv) the
objectives  of its  asset/liability  management  program.  Excess  liquidity  is
invested  generally in federal  funds and  short-term  interest-bearing  deposit
accounts.  If  Montgomery  requires  funds  beyond its ability to generate  them
internally,  it has additional  borrowing  capacity with the FHLB and collateral
eligible for repurchase agreements.

         Cash flows for  Montgomery  are of three major  types.  Cash flows from
operating  activities  consist  primarily of income provided by cash.  Investing
activities  generate  cash flows  through the  origination,  sale and  principal
collections  on  loans  as well  as the  purchases  and  sales  of  investments.
Montgomery's cash flows from investments  resulted  primarily from purchases and
maturities  of  investment  securities.  Cash  flows from  financing  activities
include savings deposits, withdrawals and maturities and changes in borrowings.

         Montgomery considers its liquidity and capital resources to be adequate
to meet its foreseeable short and long-term needs.  Montgomery  anticipates that
it will have sufficient  funds available to meet current loan commitments and to
fund or  refinance,  on a timely  basis,  its  other  material  commitments  and
long-term  liabilities.   At  December  31,  1996,  Montgomery  had  outstanding
commitments to originate loans of $1.6 million and no commitments to sell loans.
Certificates of deposit  scheduled to mature in one year or less at December 31,
1996 totalled $31.2 million.  Management  believes that a significant portion of
such deposits will remain with Montgomery.  At December 31, 1996, Montgomery had
$5.5 million of FHLB advances which reprice in one year or less.

         The Association is subject to various regulatory  capital  requirements
administered  by the federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements  can  initiate   actions  by  the  regulatory   agencies  that,  if
undertaken,  could  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Association's  financial
statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory  framework for
prompt corrective  action, the Association must meet specific capital guidelines
that involve quantitative measures of the Association's assets, liabilities, and
certain  off-balance-sheet  items  as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting
practices. The Association's capital amounts and classification are also subject
to qualitative  judgments by the regulators about  components,  risk weightings,
and other factors.

         At  December  31,  1996,  the  Association  believes  that it meets all
capital  adequacy  requirements  to which  it is  subject  and the  most  recent
notification  from the regulatory  agency  categorized  the  Association as well
capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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         The Association's actual and required capital amounts and ratios are as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     December 31, 1996
                                           -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Required for Adequate           To Be Well
                                                    Actual                    Capital(1)               Capitalized(1)
                                           -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount            Ratio     Amount            Ratio    Amount            Ratio
                                           ------            -----     ------            -----    ------            -----
                                                                  (Dollars In Thousands)


<S>                                        <C>               <C>       <C>                <C>     <C>               <C>  
Total risk-based capital(1) (to risk
  weighted assets)                         $7,630            13.5%     $4,530             8.0%    $5,663            10.0%
Core (to adjusted tangible assets)
                                            8,659             9.2%      2,825             3.0%     5,649             6.0%
Core capital(1) (to adjusted total assets)  8,659             9.2%      2,825             3.0%     4,708             5.0%

(1) As defined by the regulatory agencies

</TABLE>

         The Association's  tangible capital at December 31, 1996 was $8,659,000
which amount was 9.2% of tangible  assets and  exceeded  the  required  ratio of
1.5%.

Asset/Liability Management

         Montgomery,  like other financial institutions,  is subject to interest
rate risk to the  extent  that its  interest-bearing  liabilities  reprice  on a
different basis than its interest-earning  assets. OTS regulations provide a Net
Portfolio Value ("NPV") approach to the quantification of interest rate risk. In
essence,  this approach  calculates the difference  between the present value of
liabilities,  expected  cash flows from  assets and cash flows from off  balance
sheet  contracts.  Under OTS  regulations,  an  institution's  "normal" level of
interest  rate risk in the event of an immediate  and  sustained 200 basis point
change in interest rates is a decrease in the institution's NPV in an amount not
exceeding 2% of the present value of its assets.  Beginning  September 30, 1995,
thrift  institutions with greater than "normal" interest rate exposure must take
a deduction from their total capital available to meet their risk-based  capital
requirement.  The amount of that deduction is one-half of the difference between
(a) the institution's actual calculated exposure to the 200 basis point interest
rate increase or decrease  (whichever  results in the greater pro forma decrease
in NPV) and (b) its "normal"  level of exposure which is 2% of the present value
of its assets.  Regulations  do exempt all  institutions  under $300  million in
assets  and risk based  capital  exceeding  12% from  reporting  information  to
calculate exposure and making any deduction from risk-based capital. At December
31, 1996,  Montgomery's  total assets were $94.6 million and risk-based  capital
was 13.5 % and Montgomery  would have been exempt from calculating or making any
risk-based capital reduction.  Montgomery's  management  believes  interest-rate
risk is an important factor and makes all reports  necessary to OTS to calculate
interest-rate  risk on a voluntary  basis. At December 31, 1996, the most recent
information  available  from the OTS, 2.0% of the present value of  Montgomery's
assets was approximately $1.93 million,  which was less than $3.28 million,  the
greatest  decrease in NPV  resulting  from a 200 basis point  change in interest
rates.  As a result,  Montgomery,  for OTS reporting  purposes,  would have been
required to make a deduction  from total capital in  calculating  its risk-based
capital  requirement  had this rule been in effect and had  Montgomery  not been
exempt from reporting on such date.  Based on December 31, 1996 NPV information,
the  amount of  Montgomery's  deduction  from  capital,  had it been  subject to
reporting, would have been approximately $677,000.

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         It has been and  continues  to be a priority of  Montgomery's  Board of
Directors  and  management  to manage  interest  rate risk and thereby limit any
negative effect of changes in interest rates on Montgomery's  NPV.  Montgomery's
Interest Rate Risk Policy,  established  by the Board of Directors,  promulgates
acceptable  limits on the  amount of change  in NPV  given  certain  changes  in
interest  rates.  Specific  strategies  have included  shortening  the amortized
maturity of fixed-rate  loans and increasing the volume of adjustable rate loans
to reduce the average  maturity of Montgomery's  interest-earning  assets.  FHLB
advances are used in an effort to match the effective  maturity of  Montgomery's
interest-bearing liabilities to its interest-earning assets.

         Presented  below,  as of December  31, 1996,  and June 30, 1996,  is an
analysis of Montgomery's  estimated interest rate risk as measured by changes in
NPV for  instantaneous  and sustained  parallel shifts in interest rates, up and
down 300 basis points in 100 point increments, compared to the limits set by the
Board.  Assumptions  used in  calculating  the  amounts  in this table are those
assumptions utilized by the OTS in assessing the interest risk of the thrifts it
regulates.  Based upon  assumptions  at December 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996, the
NPV of Montgomery  was $11.1  million and $10.7  million,  respectively.  NPV is
calculated  by the OTS for the  purposes of interest  rate risk  assessment  and
should not be considered as an indicator of value of Montgomery.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                              At December 31, 1996                      At June 30, 1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Assumed            Board
    Change in           Limit
 Interest Rates       % Change           $ Change              % Change           $ Change              % Change
 (Basis Points)        in NPV             in NPV                in NPV             in NPV                in NPV
 --------------        ------             ------                ------             ------                ------
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
       <S>                <C>              <C>                    <C>               <C>                    <C>
      +300               -60              -5,247                 -47               -4,823                 -45
      +200               -50              -3,283                 -30               -3,042                 -29
      +100               -30              -1,452                 -13               -1,351                 -13
         0                 0                   0                   0                    0                   0
      -100               -30                +876                  +8                 +838                  +8
      -200               -50              +1,092                 +10               +1,097                 +10
      -300               -60              +1,102                 +10               +1,112                 +10

</TABLE>


         In the event of a 300 basis point  change in  interest  rate based upon
estimates as of December 31, 1996, Montgomery would experience a 10% increase in
NPV in a  declining  rate  environment  and a 47%  decrease  in NPV in a  rising
environment.  During periods of rising rates,  the value of monetary  assets and
liabilities decline.  Conversely,  during periods of falling rates, the value of
monetary assets and liabilities increase. However, the amount of change in value
of specific  assets and liabilities due to changes in rates is not the same in a
rising rate  environment as in a falling rate  environment  (i.e., the amount of
value  increase  under a specific rate decline may not equal the amount of value
decrease  under  an  identical  upward  rate  movement).   Based  upon  the  NPV
methodology, the increased level of interest rate risk experienced by Montgomery
in recent  periods was primarily  due to the interest rate on interest-  bearing
liabilities  increasing more than the interest rate on  interest-earning  assets
because of the per adjustment  rate  limitation on adjustable  rate loans due to
lag  in  rate  adjustments  for  such  loans  as  compared  to  interest-bearing
liabilities.

Current Accounting Issues [ACCOUNTANTS TO UPDATE AS APPROPRIATE]

         The Financial  Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued Statement
of  Financial   Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")  No.  121,  Accounting  for  the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of.
This Statement  establishes  guidance for recognizing  and measuring  impairment
losses and requires  that the carrying  amount of impaired  assets be reduced to
fair value.

         The Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain  identifiable
intangibles  held and used by an  entity be  reviewed  for  impairment  whenever
events or changes in  circumstances  indicate  that the  carrying  amount of the
assets may not be recoverable.

         In performing the review for  recoverability,  the entity must estimate
the  future  cash  flows  expected  to result  from the use of the asset and its
eventual  disposition.  If  the  sum of  the  expected  future  net  cash  flows
(undiscounted  and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount 

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of the asset,  an impairment  loss must be recognized  and the reduced  carrying
value of the asset becomes its new cost. For depreciable  assets,  this new cost
is depreciated over the asset's remaining useful life. Restoration of previously
recognized impairment losses is prohibited.

         An impairment  loss for assets to be held and used would be reported as
a component of income from continuing  operations  before income taxes and would
require additional disclosures.

         Long-lived assets and identifiable intangibles that will be disposed of
must be  reported  at the lower of  carrying  amount or fair  value less cost to
sell,  except for assets covered by Accounting  Principles Board ("APB") Opinion
No.  30,  which  will  continue  to be  reported  at the  lower  of  cost or net
realizable value.

         Gains and  losses  resulting  from  impairment  of assets  that will be
disposed of are reported as components of income from continuing  operations and
would also require additional disclosures.

         The  Statement is effective for  Montgomery  for its fiscal year ending
June 30, 1997.  Initial  application of SFAS No. 121 is to be accounted for as a
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. Restatement of previously
issued financial statement is not permitted.

         During  1995,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 122,  entitled  Accounting  for
Mortgage Servicing Rights. SFAS No. 122 pertains to mortgage banking enterprises
and  financial  institutions  that  conduct  operations  that are  substantially
similar  to  the  primary  operations  of a  mortgage  banking  enterprise.  The
Statement  eliminates  the accounting  distinction  between  mortgage  servicing
rights that are acquired through loan origination  activities and those acquired
through  purchase  transactions.  Under this  Statement,  if a mortgage  banking
enterprise sells or securitizes loans and retains the mortgage servicing rights,
the  enterprise  must  allocate  the  total  cost of the  mortgage  loans to the
mortgage  servicing  rights and the loans  (without  the rights)  based on their
relative fair values if it is practicable  to estimate those fair values.  If it
is not  practicable,  the entire cost should be allocated to the mortgage  loans
and no cost should be  allocated  to the mortgage  servicing  rights.  An entity
would  measure  impairment of mortgage  servicing  rights and loans based on the
excess of the carrying amount of the mortgage  servicing  rights  portfolio over
the fair value of that portfolio.

         The adoption of this Statement by the Association during the year ended
June 30, 1996 did not have a material  impact on financial  condition or results
of operations.

         The  FASB  has  issued  SFAS  No.  123,   Accounting  for   Stock-based
Compensation. This Statement establishes a fair value based method of accounting
for stock-based  compensation  plans.  The FASB encourages all entities to adopt
this method for accounting for all  arrangements  under which employees  receive
shares of stock or other equity  instruments  of the  employer,  or the employer
incurs liabilities to employees in amounts based on the price of its stock.

         Due  to  the  extremely  controversial  nature  of  this  project,  the
Statement   permits  a  company  to  continue  the  accounting  for  stock-based
compensation  prescribed in APB Opinion No. 25,  

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Accounting  for Stock  Issued to  Employees.  If a company  elects that  option,
proforma  disclosures  of net income (and EPS, if presented) are required in the
footnotes  as if the  provisions  of this  Statement  had been  used to  measure
stock-based compensation.

         The disclosure  requirements of APB Opinion No. 25 have been superseded
by the disclosure requirements of this Statement.

         Once an entity  adopts the fair value based method for  accounting  for
these transactions, that election cannot be reversed.

         Equity  instruments  granted or  otherwise  transferred  directly to an
employee by a principal  stockholder are stock-based employee compensation to be
accounted for in accordance with either Opinion 25 or this Statement, unless the
transfer clearly is for a purpose other than compensation.

         The accounting  requirements  of this Statement and related  disclosure
requirements are effective for  transactions  entered into by Montgomery for the
fiscal year ending June 30,  1997.  Proforma  disclosures  required for entities
that elect to  continue  to  measure  compensation  cost  using  Opinion 25 must
include  the  effects of all awards  granted  in fiscal  years that begin  after
December 15, 1994.

         In general, during the initial phase-in period, the effects of applying
this  Statement are not likely to be  representative  of the effects on reported
net  income  for  future  years  because  options  vest over  several  years and
additional  awards  generally  are made each  year.  If that  situation  exists,
Montgomery must include a statement to that effect.

         SFAS No. 125,  Accounting  for  Transfers  and  Servicing  of Financial
Assets and  Extinguishments  of  Liabilities,  breaks  new  ground in  resolving
long-standing  questions about whether  transactions  should be accounted for as
secured borrowings or as sales. The Statement provides consistent  standards for
distinguishing  transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that
are considered secured borrowings.

         A  transfer  of  financial  assets in which the  transferor  surrenders
control  over  those  assets  is  accounted  for as a sale  to the  extent  that
consideration  other than  beneficial  interests  in the  transferred  assets is
received in exchange.  The transferor has surrendered  control over  transferred
assets only if all of the following conditions are met:

         o        The transferred  assets have been isolated from the transferor
                  -- put  presumptively  beyond the reach of the  transferor and
                  its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other receivership.

         o        Each  transferee  obtains the right -- free of conditions that
                  constrain it from taking  advantage of that right -- to pledge
                  or exchange the  transferred  assets,  or the  transferee is a
                  qualifying   special-purpose   entity   and  the   holders  of
                  beneficial  interests  in that  entity  have the right free of
                  conditions  that constrain them from taking  advantage of that
                  right -- to pledge or exchange those interests.


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         o        The transferor  does not maintain  effective  control over the
                  transferred assets through an agreement that both entitles and
                  obligates  the  transferor to repurchase or redeem them before
                  their maturity,  or all agreement that entitles the transferor
                  to  repurchase  or  redeem  transferred  assets  that  are not
                  readily obtainable.

         This Statement provides detailed  measurement  standards for assets and
liabilities  included in these  transactions.  It also  includes  implementation
guidance for assessing  isolation of  transferred  assets and for accounting for
transfers of partial interests, servicing of financial assets,  securitizations,
transfers of  sales-type  and direct  financing  lease  receivables,  securities
lending transactions, repurchase agreements, "wash sales," loan syndications and
participations,   risk   participations  in  banker's   acceptances,   factoring
arrangements,  transfers of receivables with recourse,  and  extinguishments  of
liabilities.

         The Statement supersedes FASB SFAS No. 76,  Extinguishment of Debt, and
No. 77, Reporting by Transferors for Transfers of Receivables with Recourse, and
No. 122,  Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights and amends FASB SFAS No. 115,
Accounting or Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,  in addition to
clarifying or amending a number of other statements and technical bulletins.

         This  Statement is effective  for  transfers and servicing of financial
assets and extinguishments of liabilities  occurring after December 31, 1996 and
is to be  applied  prospectively.  Earlier  or  retroactive  application  is not
permitted.

Impact of Inflation

         The consolidated financial statements and related financial information
presented  elsewhere  herein have been prepared in accordance  with GAAP,  which
require the measurement of financial  position and operating results in terms of
historical  dollars without  considering the changes in the relative  purchasing
power of money over time due to inflation.

         The effect of inflation  on savings  associations  and other  financial
institutions  differs  from the  impact on  nonfinancial  institutions.  Savings
associations, as financial intermediaries, have assets and liabilities which may
move in concert with inflation. This is especially true for savings institutions
with  a  high   percentage  of   rate-sensitive   interest-earning   assets  and
interest-bearing  liabilities.  A financial institution can reduce the impact of
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                             BUSINESS OF MONTGOMERY

General

         Montgomery  is  principally  engaged in the  business  of making  first
mortgage  loans  to  finance  the  purchase,   construction  or  improvement  of
residential  homes or other real property.  To a lesser extent,  Montgomery also
offers  various types of loans to  individuals  and  businesses.  Loan funds are
obtained  primarily  from savings  deposits  (which are insured up to applicable
limits by the FDIC), loan principal repayments, and borrowings (primarily in the
form  of  advances  from  the  FHLB  of  Indianapolis).  Montgomery  invests  in
interest-bearing  deposits in other financial institutions and other investments
permitted by applicable law.

         Interest on loans and  investments  is  Montgomery's  primary source of
income.  Montgomery's principal expense is interest paid on deposit accounts and
borrowings.  Operating results are dependent to a significant degree on the "net
interest income" of Montgomery,  which is the difference between interest income
from loans and investments and interest expense on deposits and borrowings. Like
most thrift institutions,  Montgomery's interest income and interest expense are
significantly  affected by general  economic  conditions  and by the policies of
various regulatory authorities.

Lending Activities

         General.  Montgomery's  revenue  consists  primarily of interest income
generated by lending  activities,  including  the  origination  of  conventional
fixed-rate and variable-rate  mortgage loans on one-to four-family homes located
in  Montgomery's  primary  market  area and  consumer  loans  secured by savings
deposits,  residential real estate, and various other items of collateral.  To a
lesser extent  mortgage  loans on multi-unit and  nonresidential  properties are
also  offered  by  Montgomery.  Montgomery  does not make  loans  insured by the
Federal  Housing  Authority  ("FHA  loans") or loans  guaranteed by the Veterans
Administration ("VA loans").

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         Loan  Portfolio  Composition.  The  following  table  presents  certain
information  about the composition of  Montgomery's  loan portfolio at the dates
indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            June 30,
                                            December 31,        -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                1996                   1996                  1995                    1994
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount     Percent    Amount    Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount      Percent
                                           ------     -------    ------    -------     ------     -------     ------      -------
                                                                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
Type of Loan:
Mortgage loans:
<S>                                       <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>           <C>   
  Residential...........................  $72,891      87.01%   $68,961     86.12%    $65,890      84.55%    $62,672       86.79%
  Land..................................    1,852       2.21      1,656      2.07       1,866       2.39         422        0.58
  Nonresidential........................    5,263       6.28      5,866      7.33       6,076       7.80       5,694        7.88
  Construction:
      Residential.......................    1,448       1.73      1,261      1.57       1,345       1.73       1,602        2.22
                                         --------    -------    -------   -------    --------    -------    --------     -------
        Total mortgage loans............   81,454      97.23     77,744     97.09      75,177      96.47      70,390       97.47
                                          -------     ------    -------   -------    --------     ------    --------      ------

Consumer loans:
  Home equity...........................    2,536       3.03      2,444      3.05       2,653       3.40       2,673        3.70
  Savings account and unsecured
      consumer loans....................      638       0.76        574      0.72         576       0.74         201        0.28
                                        ---------     ------   --------   -------    --------     ------    --------      ------
        Total other loans...............    3,174       3.79      3,018      3.77       3,229       4.14       2,874        3.98
                                         --------     ------    -------   -------    --------     ------     -------      ------

Less:
  Loans in process......................      861       1.02        683      0.85         456        .58         955        1.32
  Deferred loan fees (costs)............    (161)      (0.19)      (153)    (0.19)       (117)     (0.15)        (64)      (0.09)
  Allowance for loan losses.............      158       0.19        158      0.20         138       0.18         158        0.22
                                         --------    -------   --------   -------   ---------     ------    --------     -------
        Total adjustments...............      858       1.02        688      0.86         477       0.61       1,049        1.45
                                         --------    -------   --------   -------   ---------     ------    --------     -------

Total loans, net........................  $83,770     100.00%   $80,074    100.00%    $77,929     100.00%    $72,215      100.00%
                                           ======     ======    =======    ======     =======     ======     =======      ======

Type of Security:
Residential:
  1-4 family............................  $73,651      87.92%   $69,353     86.61%    $66,048      84.76%    $63,126       87.42%
  5 or more units.......................      688       0.82        869      1.08       1,187       1.52       1,148        1.59
Nonresidential..........................    5,263       6.28      5,866      7.33       6,076       7.80       5,694        7.88
Land....................................    1,852       2.21      1,656      2.07       1,866       2.39         422        0.58
Residential--second mortgage............    2,536       3.03      2,444      3.05       2,653       3.40       2,673        3.70
Savings accounts and unsecured
    consumer loans......................      638       0.76        574      0.72         576       0.74         201        0.28
                                         --------    -------  ---------   -------    --------    -------    --------     -------
        Total loans.....................   84,628     101.02     80,762    100.86      78,406     100.61      73,264      101.45
                                          -------     ------   --------    ------     -------     ------     -------      ------

Less:
  Loans in process......................      861       1.02        683      0.85         456        .58         955        1.32
  Deferred loan fees (cost).............     (161)     (0.19)      (153)    (0.19)       (117)     (0.15)        (64)      (0.09)
  Allowance for loan losses.............      158       0.19        158      0.20         138       0.18         158        0.22
                                         --------    -------  ---------   -------    --------    -------    --------     -------
Total loans, net........................  $83,770     100.00%   $80,074    100.00%    $77,929     100.00%    $72,215      100.00%
                                           ======     ======    =======    ======     =======     ======     =======      ======
</TABLE>
 
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         Loan Maturity Schedule.  The following table illustrates the maturities
of  Montgomery's  loan  portfolio  at December 31,  1996.  Mortgages  which have
adjustable or  renegotiable  interest  rates are shown as maturing in the period
during which the contract is subject to repricing. The schedule does not reflect
the effects of possible prepayments or enforcement of due-on-sale clauses.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                              Due During Years Ended December 31,
                                                              -----------------------------------
                                                                       2000         2002         2007        2012         Balance
                                                                       And        Through      Through       And        December 31,
                                   1997        1998        1999        2001         2006         2011     Following        1996
                             ----------- ----------- -----------  ----------  ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                                        (In Thousands)

<S>                             <C>          <C>           <C>      <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>    
Residential mortgage.......     $28,239      $  737        $343     $10,657       $5,468      $16,315      $11,132      $72,891
Nonresidential mortgage....       1,832         ---          14         635          361        2,163          258        5,263
Residential construction...         673         ---         ---         118          ---           80          577        1,448
Land loans.................         982          81         ---         732           57          ---          ---        1,852
Home equity loans..........         422          71         242         732          797          272          ---        2,536
Savings account loans......         386         145          21          70           16          ---          ---          638
                              ---------    --------      ------   ---------     --------   ----------     --------     --------
         Total.............     $32,534      $1,034       $ 620     $12,944       $6,699      $18,830      $11,967      $84,628
                                =======      ======       =====     =======       ======      =======      =======      =======

</TABLE>


         The  following  table sets  forth as of  December  31,  1996 the dollar
amount  of all  loans  due after one year  which  have  fixed  and  floating  or
adjustable interest rates.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Fixed            Variable
                                                                            Rates              Rates              Total
                                                                            -----              -----              -----
                                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                                                                        <C>                <C>               <C>    
Residential mortgage............................................           $34,072            $10,580           $44,652
Nonresidential mortgage ........................................             2,984                447             3,431
Residential construction........................................               657                118               775
Land loans .....................................................               552                318               870
Home equity loans...............................................             2,114                ---             2,114
Savings account and unsecured consumer
 loans..........................................................               252                ---               252
                                                                         ---------          ---------          --------
       Total....................................................           $40,631            $11,463           $52,094
                                                                           =======            =======           =======

</TABLE>

         Residential  Loans. The primary lending activity of Montgomery has been
the  origination of  conventional  loans for the  acquisition or construction of
single-family residences. Montgomery also originates loans on two-to four-family
dwellings and  multi-family  housing  (over four units).  Each of these types of
loans is secured by a mortgage on the  underlying  real estate and  improvements
thereon, if any.

         OTS  regulations   limit  the  amount  which  Montgomery  may  lend  in
relationship to the appraised value of the underlying real estate at the time of
loan origination.  In accordance with such regulations and law, Montgomery makes
loans on single family  residences up to 90% of the value of the real estate and
improvements (the "Loan-to-Value  Ratio" or "LTV").  Montgomery makes loans from
time to time of between  90% and 95% of the value of the real estate and obtains
private  mortgage  insurance on those loans to reduce its exposure to 80% of the
real estate's value

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or makes such loans on an uninsured  basis as a part of  Montgomery's  Community
Reinvestment Program for first-time buyers with low to moderate incomes.

         Adjustable-rate  mortgage  loans ("ARMs") are offered by Montgomery for
terms of normally 15 to 20 years,  although  Montgomery will offer such loans up
to terms of 25 years.  The  interest  rate  adjustment  periods  on the ARMs are
usually one year. The maximum  adjustment at each  adjustment date is usually 1%
with a maximum average  adjustment of 4% over the term of the loan. The interest
rate adjustments on ARMs presently  originated by Montgomery are tied to changes
in the monthly average yield of U.S. Treasury  securities adjusted to a constant
maturity of one or five years.

         Montgomery  offers  fixed-rate  mortgage  loans  for  terms of up to 20
years.  Due to the nature of an investment in fixed-rate  mortgage  loans,  such
loans  could have a negative  effect  upon  Montgomery's  interest  rate  spread
because  such loans do not  reprice as  quickly as  Montgomery's  cost of funds.
Actual  experience  reveals,  however,  that,  as a  result  of  prepayments  in
connection with refinancings and sales of the underlying properties, residential
loans  generally  remain  outstanding  for periods  which are  shorter  than the
maturity of such loans,  although  not as short as the periods in which the cost
of funds is typically repricing.

         Of the total real estate loans originated by Montgomery  during the six
months ended December 31, 1996, 22.7% were ARMs and 77.3% were fixed-rate loans.

 
         Montgomery's   residential   loan  portfolio,   including   residential
construction loans,  totalled  approximately $74.3 million at December 31, 1996,
and  represented  78.5% of total  assets and 88.8% of total  outstanding  loans.
Adjustable-rate  residential loans comprised 45.9% and fixed rate loans totalled
42.9% of Montgomery's total loans at December 31, 1996.
 

         Construction Loans. Montgomery offers residential construction loans to
owner-occupants and occasionally to builders.  At December 31, 1996,  Montgomery
had $1.4 million in outstanding construction loans.

         Construction  loans generally involve greater  underwriting and default
risks than do loans secured by mortgages on existing properties.  Loan funds are
advanced  upon the  security of the project  under  construction,  which is more
difficult to value before the completion of construction.  Moreover,  because of
the uncertainties  inherent in estimating  construction  costs, it is relatively
difficult  to evaluate  accurately  the total loan funds  required to complete a
project  and the  related  Loan-to-Value  Ratios.  In the event a  default  on a
construction loan occurs and foreclosure follows,  Montgomery would have to take
control  of the  project  and  attempt  either  to  arrange  for  completion  of
construction or dispose of the unfinished project.

         Nonresidential  Real  Estate and Land  Loans.  Montgomery  makes  loans
secured by nonresidential real estate consisting of farms and various retail and
other  income-producing  properties.  At December 31, 1996, these loans totalled
$7.1 million or approximately 8.4% of Montgomery's total loans.


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         Nonresidential real estate lending is generally considered to involve a
higher degree of risk than residential lending due to the relatively larger loan
amounts  and the  effects  of  general  economic  conditions  on the  successful
operation of  income-producing  properties.  Montgomery has endeavored to reduce
this risk by carefully evaluating the credit history and past performance of the
borrower,  the location of the real estate,  the quality of the management,  the
debt  service  ratio,  the  quality  and  characteristics  of the income  stream
generated by the property and appraisals  supporting  the property's  valuation.
Federal  regulations limit the amount of nonresidential  mortgage loans which an
association can make.

         Consumer Loans.  Montgomery  makes two types of consumer loans -- loans
made to depositors  on the security of their savings  deposits and loans secured
by second real estate mortgages. Second mortgage loans may have terms as long as
15 years  depending  upon the nature of the  request.  Such loans are limited in
amount by determining  100% of the value of the real estate and  subtracting any
prior liens.

         Although  regulations permit Montgomery to loan up to 100% of the value
of savings deposits pledged as collateral for loans,  Montgomery's normal policy
is to loan  no  more  than  95% of the  current  principal  balance  of  pledged
accounts.  The current interest rate charged on such pledged accounts is usually
2% above the rate paid on the underlying deposit.

         At December 31, 1996,  consumer  loans totalled $3.2 million or 3.8% of
Montgomery's  total loans. The Association may seek to emphasize the origination
of equity lines of credit in the future.

         Loan Originations,  Solicitation, and Processing. Loan originations are
developed  from a number of sources,  including  solicitations  by  Montgomery's
staff,  continuing  business with  depositors and other  borrowers,  real estate
agents, newspaper and radio advertising, and walk-in customers.

         Mortgage  loan  applications  are  taken  by one of  Montgomery's  loan
officers.  Montgomery  obtains a credit report,  verification  of employment and
other  documentation  concerning  the  credit-worthiness  of the borrower and an
appraisal  of the fair market  value of the real  estate  which will be given as
security for the loan.  Appraisals  are  performed by a designated  licensed fee
appraiser approved by the Board of Directors. Such loans are subject to approval
upon  the  completion  of  the  appraisal  and  the  receipt  of  all  necessary
information  on the credit  history and  credit-worthiness  of the borrower.  At
least two Board members must approve all loans over $175,000. All approved loans
are reported to the full Board at their regular monthly meeting.

         If a mortgage loan  application is approved,  satisfactory  evidence of
merchantable  title is obtained on the real estate and  improvements  which will
secure the mortgage loan.  Borrowers are required to carry satisfactory fire and
casualty insurance and flood insurance, if applicable, and to name Montgomery as
an insured mortgagee.

         The procedure for approval of construction/permanent  loans is the same
as for  residential  mortgage  loans,  except that the  appraiser  evaluates the
building plans, construction specifications

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and estimates of construction  costs.  Montgomery also evaluates the feasibility
of the  proposed  construction  project  and the  experience  and  record of the
builder.

         Consumer loans are  underwritten on the basis of the borrower's  credit
history,  the value of the collateral,  and an analysis of the borrower's income
and expenses and ability to repay the loan.

         The following table shows total loans  originated and repaid during the
periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 

                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                         December 31,                    Years Ended June 30,
                                                --------------------------- ------------------------------------------
                                                     1996          1995          1996            1995            1994
                                                     ----          ----          ----            ----            ----
                                                                           (In Thousands)

Total gross loans at beginning
<S>                                                <C>            <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>    
 of period..................................       $80,762        78,406       $78,406         $73,264         $64,029

Loans originated:
  Residential mortgage......................        11,984         9,345        23,285          15,008          25,232
  Nonresidential mortgage...................         1,450           558         1,270           1,027           1,891
  Residential construction..................         1,653         1,124         1,764           2,742           1,959
  Nonresidential construction...............           ---           ---           ---             ---             120
  Land loans................................           364           270           618           1,158             323
  Other loans...............................           427           280           523           1,550           2,020
                                                ----------     ---------     ---------         -------        --------
      Total loans originated................        15,878        11,577        27,460          21,485          31,545

Participation loans purchased:
  Nonresidential mortgage...................           ---                         ---             553             768

Participation loans sold:
  Nonresidential mortgage...................           ---                         ---            (559)           (156)

Loan principal payments.....................        (6,195)       (5,695)      (12,668)        (10,793)        (13,424)

Other changes, net(1).......................        (5,817)       (5,522)      (12,436)         (5,544)         (9,498)
                                                 ---------       -------      --------        --------        --------

Total gross loans at end of
 period.....................................       $84,628       $78,766       $80,762         $78,406         $73,264
                                                   =======       =======       =======         =======         =======
</TABLE>


(1)  Represents  changes except cash repayments of principal  (i.e.,  refinanced
     portion of new loans and foreclosed loans to real estate owned).
 

         Under OTS  regulations,  the aggregate  amount of loans that Montgomery
may  make  to any  one  borrower  (including  related  entities),  with  certain
exceptions,  is limited in general to 15% of its unimpaired capital and surplus,
or  approximately  $1.4  million.   The  largest  amount  which  

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Montgomery  had  outstanding  to one  borrower at December 31, 1996 was for $1.0
million,  consisting of eight loans,  all of which were performing in accordance
with their terms.

         Loan Origination and Other Fees.  Montgomery  realizes  interest income
from its lending  activities and also realizes income from late payment charges,
credit life and disability  insurance  premium  commissions,  and fees for other
miscellaneous services.

         Loan  origination  fees and other fees are a volatile source of income,
varying with the volume of lending and economic conditions. Compliance with SFAS
No. 91 has resulted in a change from Montgomery's  past accounting  practice and
has  reduced the amount of revenue  recognized  by  Montgomery  at the time such
loans are  originated or acquired,  but will increase the yield reported on such
loans as such deferred fees are amortized,  thereby  spreading the income over a
greater number of years.

         Delinquent Loans and Classified Assets. Montgomery attempts to minimize
loan delinquencies through careful underwriting procedures.  When mortgage loans
become  delinquent,  Montgomery  attempts to bring the loans current through the
assessment  of  late  charges  and  adherence  to  its  established   collection
procedures. Generally, after a loan payment is 15 days delinquent, a late charge
of 5% of the amount of the payment is assessed and  Montgomery  will contact the
borrower to request  payment.  Montgomery  generally  will initiate  foreclosure
proceedings  only after  attempts  to obtain a deed in lieu of  foreclosure  are
unsuccessful or  inappropriate  and when it becomes  apparent that the loan will
not be  collectable  or when the  collateral  is becoming  inadequate to support
payments of the total debt. The above  procedure  similarly  applies to consumer
loans.

         Real estate  acquired by  Montgomery as a result of  foreclosure  or by
deed in lieu  of  foreclosure  and  real  estate  securing  loans  deemed  to be
foreclosed in substance are  classified as "real estate owned" until sold.  When
property is so acquired,  or deemed to have been acquired, it is recorded at the
lower of the unpaid principal  balance of the loan or the fair value of the real
estate at the date of acquisition,  not to exceed net fair value minus estimated
costs to sell.  Periodically,  real estate  owned is reviewed to ensure that the
fair value minus estimated costs to sell is no less than carrying value,  and if
it is, the  difference  is charged to  earnings  as a loss.  Costs  relating  to
development and improvement of property are capitalized,  whereas costs relating
to the holding of property are expensed.


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         The following table reflects the amount of loans in a delinquent status
as of the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                                                June 30,
                                                           December 31,      -------------------------------------------
                                                               1996              1996              1995             1994
                                                               ----              ----              ----             ----
                                                                                   (In Thousands)
Loans delinquent for:
<S>                                                          <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>    
  30 to 59 days.............................                 $1,068           $   988           $   795          $   688
  60 to 89 days.............................                    707               542               255              379
  90 or more days...........................                    314               661               817              560
                                                             ------           -------           -------          -------

      Total delinquent loans................                 $2,089            $2,191            $1,867           $1,627
                                                              =====            ======            ======           ======

Ratio of total delinquent loans                                2.49%             2.73%             2.39%            2.18%
 to total loans.............................

</TABLE>
 
         All loans are reviewed on a regular basis and are placed on non-accrual
status  when,  in the opinion of  management,  the  collection  of  principal or
interest is doubtful.  Interest  accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed
on non-accrual  status is charged against interest income.  Subsequent  payments
are either applied to the outstanding  principal balance or recorded as interest
income,  depending on management's  assessment of the ultimate collectability of
the loan.

         The following table sets forth information with respect to Montgomery's
non-performing assets at the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                                                June 30,
                                                            December 31,     -------------------------------------------
                                                               1996              1996              1995             1994
                                                               ----              ----              ----             ----
                                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:
<S>                                                          <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>    
  Residential mortgage loans................                 $  242            $  614           $   503          $   527
  Nonresidential mortgage loans.............                     18                19                19               18
  Consumer loans............................                    ---               ---               ---              ---
                                                           --------          --------         ---------         --------

    Total nonaccrual loans..................                    260               633               522              545

Loans contractually past due 90 days or more:
  Residential mortgage                                          ---               ---               277
  Nonresidential mortgage                                       ---               ---               ---              ---
  Consumer loans                                                 54                28                18               15
                                                            -------          --------          --------          -------
  Total loans contractually past due 90
    days or more                                                 54                28               295               15
                                                            -------          --------           -------          -------
Total non-performing loans                                      314               661               817              560
Real estate acquired in
 settlement of loans (net)..................                     65               148               124              ---
                                                            -------           -------           -------         --------

     Total non-performing
      assets................................                 $  379             $ 809             $ 941           $  560
                                                             ======             =====             =====           ======

</TABLE>
 
     During the periods shown,  Montgomery had no restructured  loans within the
meaning of SFAS No. 15. There were no loans which are not  currently  classified
as non-accrual, 90 days past

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due or  restructured  but which may be so classified in the near future  because
management  has  concerns  as to the  ability of the  borrowers  to comply  with
repayment terms.

         On July 1, 1995, Montgomery adopted SFAS Nos. 114 and 118 Accounting by
Creditors for Impairment of a Loan and Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of
a Loan - Income  Recognition and Disclosures.  Included in residential  mortgage
loans  at June 30,  1996,  in the  above  table  of  non-performing  loans is an
impaired  loan of  $308,000  for which an  allowance  for  losses was not deemed
necessary.  There were no loans considered impaired as of December 31, 1996. The
average balance of impaired loans for the six months ended December 31, 1996 was
$51,000 and for the year ended June 30, 1996, was $272,000.  Interest income and
cash  receipts of interest  totaled  $33,000 and $6,000 during the period in the
year ended June 30,  1996,  that the loan was  impaired.  There was no  interest
income or cash receipts on impaired  loans during the six months ended  December
31, 1996.

         For the six months ended  December 31, 1996 and the year ended June 30,
1996, the income that would have been recorded had the  non-accrual  loans other
than the  impaired  loan  mentioned  above not been in a  non-performing  status
totaled $23,000 and $36,000, respectively, compared to actual income recorded of
$3,000 and $18,000, respectively.

         Current OTS  regulations  require each savings  institution to classify
its assets on a regular basis. Under such regulations,  problem assets are to be
classified  as  either  (i)  "substandard,"  (ii)  "doubtful"  or (iii)  "loss."
Substandard  assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by
the distinct  possibility that the insured institution will sustain some loss if
the deficiencies are not corrected.  Doubtful assets have the same weaknesses as
substandard assets with the additional  characteristic  that the weaknesses make
collection or  liquidation  in full highly  questionable  and  improbable on the
basis of existing facts,  conditions and value.  Assets classified as "Loss" are
considered uncollectible and of such little value that their treatment as assets
without the establishment of a specific reserve is unwarranted.  The regulations
also have a "special  mention" category for assets which do not currently expose
an association  to a sufficient  degree of risk to warrant  classification,  but
which possess credit deficiencies or potential weaknesses deserving management's
close attention.



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         At December 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996,  1995 and 1994,  the  aggregate
amounts of Montgomery's special mention and classified assets were as follows:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 June 30,
                                                           December 31,      -------------------------------------------
                                                               1996              1996              1995             1994
                                                               ----              ----              ----             ----
                                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                         <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>    
 Special mention............................                $   ---           $   671           $   401          $   274
Classified assets:
  Substandard...............................                    379               809               941              560
  Doubtful..................................                    ---               ---               ---              ---
  Loss......................................                    ---               ---               ---              ---
                                                            -------         ---------          --------         --------
      Total classified and special mention
        assets..............................                 $  379            $1,480            $1,342           $  834
                                                             ======            ======            ======           ======
Allowance for loan losses...................                 $  158            $  158            $  138           $  158
                                                             ======            ======            ======           ======
</TABLE>
 

         Montgomery is required to establish general  allowances for loan losses
for assets  classified  as  substandard  or  doubtful.  If an asset,  or portion
thereof,  is  classified  as loss,  Montgomery  must either  establish  specific
allowances  for loan  losses in the  amount of 100% of the  portion of the asset
classified loss, or charge off such amount.  Federal examiners are authorized to
classify  an  association's  assets.  If an  association  does not agree with an
examiner's  classification of an asset, it may appeal this  determination to the
District Director of the OTS.

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         The following  tables set forth an analysis of Montgomery's  allowances
for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Six Months Ended
                                           December 31,     Years Ended June 30,
                                        -----------------   -------------------  
                                          1996      1995     1996   1995   1994
                                          ----      ----     ----   ----   ----
                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                       <C>       <C>      <C>    <C>    <C> 
Balance of allowance at beginning of
  period...............................   $ 158     $ 138    $138   $158   $133
Add: Recoveries on loans previously
  charged off..........................     ---       ---     ---    ---    ---
Less: Charge-offs--residential real
  estate loans.........................     ---       ---     ---      5    ---
                                          -----     -----   -----  -----  -----
Net charge-offs........................     ---       ---     ---      5    ---
                                          -----     -----   -----  -----  -----
Provision (adjustment) for losses on
  loans................................     ---       (26)     20    (15)    25
                                          -----     -----   -----  -----   ----
Balance of allowance at end of period..   $ 158     $ 112    $158   $138   $158
                                          =====     =====    ====   ====   ====
Net charge-offs to total average loans
  outstanding for period...............     ---       ---     ---   0.01%   ---
Allowance at end of period to net loans
  receivable at end of period..........    0.19%     0.14%   0.20%  0.18%  0.22%
Non-performing assets to total assets..    0.40      1.00    0.92   1.08   0.70
Non-performing loans to total loans....    0.37      0.92    0.83   1.05   0.77
Allowance to non-performing loans......   50.32     15.38   23.90  16.89  28.21
</TABLE>
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        June 30,
                                                           -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  December 31, 1996              1996                       1995                       1994
                                 -------------------       --------------------       -------------------       --------------------
                                          Percent of                Percent of                 Percent of                Percent of
                                           loans in                  loans in                   loans in                  loans in
                                             each                      each                       each                      each
                                          category to               category to                category to               category to
                                 Amount   total loans      Amount   total loans       Amount   total loans      Amount   total loans
                                 ------   -----------      ------   -----------       ------   -----------      ------   -----------
                                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                              <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
Balance at end of period
 applicable to:
  Residential.................   $  48        86.13%       $  37        85.39%        $  40        84.04%        $            85.54%
 Nonresidential and land......       3         8.41          ---         9.31           ---        10.13           ---         8.35
  Construction loans..........     ---         1.71          ---         1.56           ---         1.71           ---         2.19
 Consumer loans...............      21         3.75           17         3.74            17         4.12            11         3.92
  Unallocated.................      86          ---          104          ---            81          ---           112          ---
                                 -----       ------        -----       ------         -----       ------         -----       ------
      Total...................   $ 158       100.00%       $ 158       100.00%        $ 138       100.00%        $ 158       100.00%
                                 =====       ======        =====       ======         =====       ======         =====       ======
</TABLE>

Investment Activities

         OTS regulations  require that  Montgomery  maintain a minimum amount of
liquid  assets,  which may be invested in United  States  Treasury  obligations,
securities  of  various  federal  agencies,  certificates  of deposit at insured
banks, deposits with the FHLB of Indianapolis, bankers' acceptances, and federal
funds.  Montgomery is also permitted to make  investments in certain  commercial
paper,  corporate debt  securities  and certain  mutual funds,  as well as other
investments  permitted  by  federal  regulations.  On July 1,  1994,  Montgomery
adopted   SFAS  No.  115.   Montgomery   considers   all  its   investment   and
mortgage-backed securities to be available for

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sale and  pursuant  to the  requirements  of SFAS No. 115 these  securities  are
reported at fair value.  Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 115 these  securities
were reported at amortized cost.

         The  following  tables  set forth  information  regarding  Montgomery's
investment portfolio at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         June 30,
                                         December 31,       -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                            1996                    1996                   1995                  1994
                                    ---------------------   --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------
                                     Book            %       Book           %       Book           %        Book         %
                                     Value       of Total    Value      of Total    Value      of Total     Value    of Total
                                     -----       --------    -----      --------    -----      --------     -----    --------
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>           <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>    
Interest-bearing deposits with
 banks.........................     $   100       100.00%   $   100      100.00%   $  100       100.00%   $   200     100.00%
                                    =======       ======    =======      ======    ======       ======    =======     ======
Investment securities:                                                                                   
  U.S. Treasury................    $    ---          ---%   $   ---         ---%   $  250        16.10%   $   250      10.46%
  Federal agencies.............         ---          ---        250       23.54       257        16.55        251      10.50
  Municipals...................          52         6.48         62        5.84        71         4.57         88       3.68
  Corporate obligations........         ---          ---        ---         ---       225        14.49        485      20.28
  Mortgage-backed securities...         ---          ---        ---         ---       ---          ---        707      29.57
                                   --------     --------   --------    --------  --------      -------   --------     ------
     Total investment securities         52         6.48        312       29.38       803        51.71      1,781      74.49
                                                                                                         
FHLB stock.....................         750        93.52        750       70.62       750        48.29        610      25.51
                                    -------       ------    -------      ------    ------      -------   --------     ------
      Total investment securities,   
       mortgage-backed securities,                                                                     
       and FHLB stock..........     $  802       100.00%    $1,062      100.00%   $1,553       100.00%    $2,391     100.00%
                                    ======       ======     ======      ======    ======       ======     ======     ====== 
</TABLE>

         The  composition  and  maturities of the available for sale  securities
portfolio  at December 31,  1996,  excluding  FHLB of  Indianapolis  stock,  are
indicated in the following table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        December 31, 1996
                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Less Than       1 to 5         5 to 10       Over 10
                                        1 Year          Years          Years         Years     Total Investment Securities
                                        ------          -----          -----         -----     ---------------------------
                                      Book Value     Book Value     Book Value    Book Value     Book Value   Fair Value
                                      ----------     ----------     ----------    ----------     ----------   ----------
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                     <C>              <C>           <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>  
Municipals..........................       ---           $ 52            ---           ---          $  52         $  52
                                        ------           ----          -----         -----          -----         -----
   Total investment securities......       ---           $ 52            ---           ---          $  52         $  52
                                        ======           ====          =====         =====          =====         =====
Weighted average yield..............                     7.00%                                       7.00%
</TABLE>
 
Deposits and Borrowings

         General.  Deposits  have  traditionally  been  the  primary  source  of
Montgomery's  funds for use in  lending  and  other  investment  activities.  In
addition to  deposits,  Montgomery  derives  funds from  interest  payments  and
principal  repayments on loans and income on earning assets. Loan payments are a
relatively stable source of funds,  while deposit inflows and outflows fluctuate
more in  response  to  general  interest  rates  and  money  market  conditions.
Borrowings  from the FHLB of  Indianapolis  are  used on a  short-term  basis to
compensate for reductions in the  availability of funds from other sources or on
a longer term basis for general business purposes.

         Deposits.  Deposits are attracted  principally from within Montgomery's
primary market area through the offering of a selection of deposit  instruments,
including NOW accounts,  regular  passbook  savings  accounts,  term certificate
accounts and retirement  savings plans.  Interest  rates paid,  maturity  terms,
service  fees and  withdrawal  penalties  for the various  types of accounts are

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established on a periodic basis by Montgomery's chief executive officer, subject
to  review  by  the  Board  of  Directors,   based  on  Montgomery's   liquidity
requirements,  growth goals and interest rates paid by  competitors.  Montgomery
does not use brokers to attract deposits.

         Montgomery's  deposits as of December 31, 1996 were  represented by the
various types of savings programs described below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Weighted
   Average                                                                                  Balance          Percent
  Interest        Term                                              Minimum               December 31,       of Total
    Rate         (Months)                Category                   Amount                    1996           Deposits
- ------------- ------------- -----------------------------------  ------------          ----------------     ----------
                                                                                        (In Thousands)
   <S>                            <C>                                <C>                    <C>                <C>  
    2.91%                          NOW accounts                       N/A                   $ 3,091            4.27%
    3.74                           Regular savings                    N/A                     4,289            5.93
    3.80                           Money market demand accounts       N/A                     7,719           10.67
     ---                           Demand accounts                    N/A                       465            0.64
                                                                                           --------         -------
                                                                                             15,564           21.51
                                                                                           --------         -------
    5.71           18              IRA fixed rate and term            500                     2,068            2.86
    5.36           30              IRA fixed rate and term            500                        88            0.12
    4.11            3              Fixed rate and term                N/A                       144            0.20
    5.01            6              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     4,018            5.56
    5.54           12              Fixed rate and term                N/A                    11,107           15.35
    5.98           18              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     8,447           11.68
    6.10           24              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     4,111            5.68
    6.12           30              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     3,699            5.11
    6.15           36              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     3,331            4.61
    6.34           48              Fixed rate and term                N/A                     2,032            2.81
    6.24           60              Fixed rate and term                N/A                    10,916           15.09
    6.26            3              Fixed rate and term                N/A                       364            0.50
    5.49        Various            Public funds                       N/A                     6,454            8.92
                                                                                           --------         -------
                                                                                             56,779           78.49
                                                                                           --------         -------
                                                                                            $72,343          100.00%
                                                                                            =======         =======
</TABLE>

         The following table presents the  certificates of deposit in Montgomery
classified by rates at the dates indicated:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      June 30,
                                December 31,   -------------------------------------------------
                                   1996               1996               1995               1994
                                   ----               ----               ----               ----
                                                        (In Thousands)

<S>                               <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>    
4.00% and below..............     $    65            $   136            $   469            $14,773
4.01 to 6.00%................      34,763             31,059             21,451             24,377
6.01 to 8.00%................      21,944             23,323             31,333              5,169
8.01 to 10.00%...............           7                 17                219              1,022
                                  -------            -------            -------            -------
                                  $56,779            $54,535            $53,472            $45,341
                                  =======            =======            =======            =======
</TABLE>
 

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         The  following   table  presents  the  amount  and  maturities  of  the
certificates of deposit at December 31, 1996:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Two To                                                    Percent of
                                 Less Than      One To          Three       Three To                                       Total
                                  One Year     Two Years        Years      Four Years    Thereafter       Total         Certificates
                                  --------     ---------        -----      ----------    ----------       -----         ------------
                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                              <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>                  <C>  
Certificate maturities 
  at December 31, 1996:
  4.00% and below..........      $     65     $     ---      $    ---      $    ---      $    ---      $     65             0.11%
  4.01 to 6.00%............        24,830         6,653         2,337           221           722        34,763            61.23
  6.01 to 8.00%............         6,286        11,601         1,733         1,827           497        21,944            38.65
  8.01 to 10.00%...........           ---           ---             7           ---           ---             7             0.01
                               ----------    ----------      --------      --------     ---------     ---------          -------
                                  $31,181       $18,254        $4,077        $2,048        $1,219       $56,779           100.00%
                                  =======       =======        ======        ======        ======       =======           ======
</TABLE>

         The following table presents the amount of Montgomery's certificates of
deposit of $100,000 or more by the time remaining  until maturity as of December
31, 1996 (in thousands):

Three months or less                                         $ 9,229
Four through six months                                        2,194
Seven through twelve months                                    1,243
Over twelve months                                             2,929
                                                             -------
TOTAL                                                        $15,595


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         The  following  table  presents the change in dollar  amount of deposit
accounts  by savings  type for the six months  ended  December  31, 1996 and the
years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               June 30,                             
                                   December 31,               ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1996                                   1996                              1995              
                         -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
                                                  Increase                              Increase                            Increase
                                       Percent of    or                     Percent of     or                 Percent of       or   
                            Amount        Total   Decrease      Amount         Total    Decrease     Amount      Total      Decrease
                            ------        -----   --------      ------         -----    --------     ------      -----      --------
                                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                        <C>             <C>     <C>         <C>              <C>     <C>        <C>           <C>     <C>        
Demand accounts..........  $   465         0.64%   $ (148)     $   613          0.88%   $  130     $    483      0.71%   $    268   
NOW accounts.............    3,091         4.27       513        2,578          3.70       569        2,009      2.94         387   
Regular savings..........    4,289         5.93      (659)       4,948          7.10       (87)       5,035      7.37         (48)  
Money market demand                                                                                                     
 accounts................    7,719        10.67       684        7,035         10.09      (252)       7,287     10.67      (2,798)  
Certificate of deposit...   56,779        78.49     2,244       54,535         78.23     1,063       53,472     78.31       8,131   
                           -------       ------    ------      -------        ------    ------      -------    ------    --------   
                                                                                                                        
     Total...............  $72,343       100.00%   $2,634      $69,709        100.00%    1,423      $68,286    100.00%     $5,940   
                           =======       ======    ======      =======        ======     =====      =======    ======      ======   
</TABLE>

                                   June 30,            
                                     1994            
                           ------------------------- 
                                          Percent of 
                              Amount         Total   
                              ------         -----   
                              (Dollars in Thousands)         

Demand accounts..........   $    215          0.34%  
NOW accounts.............      1,622          2.60   
Regular savings..........      5,083          8.15   
Money market demand                                  
 accounts................     10,085         16.18   
Certificate of deposit...     45,341         72.73   
                            --------        ------   
     Total...............    $62,346        100.00%  
                             =======        ======   

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         The following table sets forth the savings activities of Montgomery for
the periods indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                       December 31,                         Years Ended June 30,
                                                   -----------------------        ----------------------------------------
                                                      1996           1995           1996            1995             1994
                                                      ----           ----           ----            ----             ----
                                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                                                 <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>    
Balance, beginning of period................        $69,709        $68,286        $68,286         $62,346          $64,681
                                                    -------        -------        -------         -------          -------
Net (decrease) increase before
 interest credited..........................            825         (2,291)        (2,429)          2,896           (5,206)
Interest credited...........................          1,809          1,797          3,852           3,044            2,871
                                                   --------       --------       --------        --------         --------
    Net increase in deposits................          2,634           (494)         1,423           5,940           (2,335)
                                                   --------      ----------      --------        --------         --------
Balance, end of period......................        $72,343        $67,792        $69,709         $68,286          $62,346
                                                    =======        =======        =======         =======          =======
</TABLE>

         Deposit  flows  historically  have been  related  to  general  economic
conditions. To resist these historical trends, Montgomery, as well as the thrift
industry as a whole, has increasingly relied on short-term  certificate accounts
and other deposit  alternatives  that are more  responsive to market  conditions
than  passbook  accounts and  long-term  certificates.  This greater  variety of
deposit  accounts has allowed  Montgomery  to be more  competitive  in obtaining
funds. At the same time, however, these sources of funds can be more costly than
traditional  sources.  In addition,  Montgomery at times has become increasingly
subject to short-term  fluctuations  in deposit  flows as customers  have become
more interest-rate  conscious. The ability of Montgomery to attract and maintain
savings deposits and Montgomery's  cost of funds have been, and will continue to
be, significantly  affected by money market conditions.  Montgomery continues to
rely upon its core deposits to support its operations.

         Borrowings.  The  FHLB  System  functions  as a  central  reserve  bank
providing  credit  for its  member  institutions  and  certain  other  financial
institutions.

         As a member in good standing of the FHLB of Indianapolis, Montgomery is
authorized to apply for advances from the FHLB of Indianapolis, provided certain
standards  of  creditworthiness  have been met.  Advances  are made  pursuant to
several  different  programs,  each  having its own  interest  rate and range of
maturities.  Depending on the program, limitations on the amount of advances are
based either on a fixed percentage of an institution's  regulatory capital or on
the FHLB's  assessment  of the  institution's  creditworthiness.  Under  current
regulations,  an association must meet certain qualifications to be eligible for
FHLB advances.  The extent to which an association is eligible for such advances
will depend upon  whether it meets the  Qualified  Thrift  Lender Test (the "QTL
Test").  If a savings  institution  meets the QTL Test,  it will be eligible for
100% of the  advances it would  otherwise  be eligible to receive.  If a savings
institution  does not meet the QTL Test,  it will be eligible for such  advances
only to the extent it holds  specified  QTL Test  assets.  At December 31, 1996,
Montgomery was in compliance with the QTL Test.

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         The following table sets forth the maximum amount of Montgomery's  FHLB
advances  during the six months ended December 31, 1996 and the years ended June
30,  1996,  1995,  and 1994,  along with the ending  balances  of FHLB  advances
outstanding at the end of each such period:
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Six Months Ended
                                                          December 31,                     Years Ended June 30,
                                                   ------------------------     ----------------------------------------
                                                     1996            1995           1996            1995           1994
                                                     ----            ----           ----            ----           ----
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>   
Maximum balance outstanding
 at any month end..........................        $12,000         $13,000        $10,500         $13,000         $9,000

Period end balance.........................         11,928           9,000          8,000          10,500          9,000

Weighted average interest rate
 of FHLB advances at period
 end.......................................          6.04%           5.93%          5.76%           6.82%          4.63%
</TABLE>

Market Area and Competition

         The  Association's  market area consists of Montgomery,  Fountain,  and
Warren  Counties,  Indiana.  The home  office of the  Association  is located in
Crawfordsville,  Montgomery County,  Indiana. The Association has branch offices
in Fountain and Warren Counties.  The Association's market area is characterized
by a lower growth rate in  population,  moderately  lower than average levels of
household income,  much lower housing values and a moderately lower unemployment
level.  The market area's  strongest  employment  categories are  manufacturing,
services and wholesale/retail  trade with a lower level of residents employed in
the  agriculture  and  mining  industry  category.  The major  employers  in the
Association's  market  area  are:  R. R.  Donnelley  & Sons  (3,100  employees),
Raybesto Products (802 employees),  Hi-Tek Lithonia Light (550 employees), NUCOR
Steel (466 employees),  H-C Industries (417 employees),  ATAPCO (Crawfordsville)
(332 employees), Mid- States (283 employees),  Heritage Products (265 employees)
and Pace Dairy Foods (250 employees).

         Montgomery  competes  for  deposits  with other  savings  institutions,
commercial  banks and credit unions in its market area.  The primary  factors in
competing for deposits are interest rates and convenience of office location. In
making loans,  Montgomery competes with other savings  institutions,  commercial
banks,  consumer finance companies,  credit unions,  leasing companies and other
lenders.  Montgomery  competes  for  loan  originations  primarily  through  the
interest  rates and loan fees it charges and through the  efficiency and quality
of services it provides to  borrowers.  Competition  is affected by, among other
things, the general  availability of lendable funds,  general and local economic
conditions, current interest rate levels and other factors which are not readily
predictable.

         On June 30, 1996 (the latest date for which data is  available),  there
were approximately 13 different  commercial banks and savings institutions which
had a total of 36 offices in

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Montgomery,  Fountain, and Warren counties. According to information provided by
the FDIC, these  institutions held  approximately  $756.9 million in deposits in
those 36 banking offices.  Montgomery held approximately 9.2% of those deposits.
Similar information is not readily available for loans.

         The number and size of financial institutions competing with Montgomery
may increase as a result of changes in federal  statutes and  regulations.  Such
increased competition may have an adverse effect upon Montgomery.

MSA SERVICE CORPORATION

         MSA, a real estate management  company,  is wholly owned by Montgomery.
MSA owns a residential complex, comprised of an 8-unit apartment and an adjacent
single-family resident, which is currently being converted to condominiums.

 
         At December 31, 1996, MSA had total assets of $465,000,  liabilities of
$42,000,  and net worth of $423,000.  MSA had net income of $27,000 and net loss
of $4,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1996 and the year ended June 30,
1996, respectively.
 

Personnel

         At December  31,  1996,  Montgomery  had only 27  full-time  equivalent
employees.  Montgomery  believes  that  relations  with its  employees are good.
Montgomery offers life, health, and disability  insurance benefits and a 401 (k)
retirement  plan.  None of the  employees  of  Montgomery  is  represented  by a
collective bargaining unit.

Properties

         Montgomery  conducts its business from four offices,  consisting of its
main office at 119 East Main Street in Crawfordsville, its Mill Street office at
816 South Mill Street in  Crawfordsville,  its  Covington  office at 417 Liberty
Street in Covington  and its  Williamsport  office at 118 North Monroe Street in
Williamsport.  The main office, which is owned by Montgomery,  has approximately
16,000 square feet,  including  the basement,  all of which is used for business
and operations.  The Mill Street office also owned by Montgomery,  was opened in
March 1995, to offer  Montgomery's  first office with drive-up  facilities.  The
building,  containing  approximately  3,200 square feet,  is located in a low to
intermediate income area.

         Montgomery  occupies  approximately  1,700 square feet of this building
with the remainder being leased to an unaffiliated  business.  The  Williamsport
office,  owned by  Montgomery,  has 2,300  square  feet of  office  space and an
additional 1,800 square feet of storage space on the second floor. The Covington
office is leased from an  independent  lessor and contains  approximately  1,600
square feet of office space,  all but one office of which is used by Montgomery.
Montgomery  also owns two  buildings  adjacent  to its main  office  for  future
expansion,  both of which are leased to  unaffiliated  businesses.  The net book
value of the buildings, furniture, fixtures and various bookkeeping,  accounting
and data processing

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equipment was $1.6 million at December 31, 1996.  See the Notes to  Consolidated
Financial for additional information.

Legal Proceedings

         From  time  to  time,  Montgomery  is  a  party  to  legal  proceedings
incidental  to its  business to enforce  its  security  interest  in  collateral
pledged to secure loans. Montgomery is not aware of any potential litigation.


                                   REGULATION

General

         Montgomery is a federally chartered savings  association,  the deposits
of which are  federally  insured  and backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States  Government.  Accordingly,  Montgomery is subject to broad federal
regulation and oversight extending to all its operations. Montgomery is a member
of the FHLB of Indianapolis and is subject to certain limited  regulation by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Federal  Reserve Board").  As
the savings and loan holding company of Montgomery,  the Company also is subject
to federal  regulation  and  oversight.  The  purpose of the  regulation  of the
Company  and  other  holding   companies  is  to  protect   subsidiary   savings
associations.  Montgomery is a member of the SAIF,  which  together with the BIF
are the two deposit  insurance funds  administered by the FDIC, and the deposits
of  Montgomery  are  insured  by the  FDIC.  As a result,  the FDIC has  certain
regulatory and examination authority over Montgomery.

         Certain of these regulatory requirements and restrictions are discussed
below or elsewhere in this document.

Federal Regulation of Savings Associations

         The  OTS  has  extensive  authority  over  the  operations  of  savings
associations. As part of this authority, Montgomery is required to file periodic
reports with the OTS and is subject to periodic  examinations by the OTS and the
FDIC.  The last regular OTS  examination  of Montgomery  was as of September 30,
1996. Under agency scheduling guidelines,  it is likely that another examination
will be initiated in the near future.  When these  examinations are conducted by
the OTS and the FDIC,  the examiners may require the  Association to provide for
higher  general or specific loan loss  reserves.  All savings  associations  are
subject to a semi-annual assessment,  based upon the savings association's total
assets,  to fund the operations of the OTS. The Association's OTS assessment for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, was $28,610.

         The OTS also  has  extensive  enforcement  authority  over all  savings
institutions and their holding companies,  including Montgomery and the Company.
This enforcement  authority includes,  among other things, the ability to assess
civil  money  penalties,  to issue  cease-and-desist  or  removal  orders and to
initiate injunctive actions. In general, these enforcement actions may

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be  initiated  for  violations  of laws and  regulations  and  unsafe or unsound
practices.  Other  actions or  inactions  may provide the basis for  enforcement
action,  including  misleading or untimely  reports  filed with the OTS.  Except
under certain  circumstances,  public disclosure of final enforcement actions by
the OTS is required.

         In addition,  the  investment,  lending and branching  authority of the
Association is prescribed by federal laws and it is prohibited  from engaging in
any activities not permitted by such laws. For instance,  no savings institution
may invest in non-investment grade corporate debt securities.  In addition,  the
permissible  level of  investment  by federal  associations  in loans secured by
non-residential real property may not exceed 400% of total capital,  except with
approval of the OTS. Federal savings  associations are also generally authorized
to branch nationwide. Montgomery is in compliance with the noted restrictions.

         Montgomery's      general     permissible     lending     limit     for
loans-to-one-borrower  is equal to the greater of $500,000 or 15% of  unimpaired
capital  and  surplus  (except  for  loans  fully  secured  by  certain  readily
marketable  collateral,  in  which  case  this  limit  is  increased  to  25% of
unimpaired capital and surplus). At December 31, 1996, the Association's lending
limit under this restriction was $1.4 million.  Assuming the sale of the minimum
number of shares in the  Conversion  at December 31,  1996,  that limit would be
increased   to   $2.5   million.   Montgomery   is  in   compliance   with   the
loans-to-one-borrower limitation.

         The OTS, as well as the other  federal  banking  agencies,  has adopted
guidelines  establishing  safety and soundness standards on such matters as loan
underwriting and  documentation,  asset quality,  earnings  standards,  internal
controls and audit  systems,  interest rate risk exposure and  compensation  and
other  employee  benefits.  Any  institution  which  fails to comply  with these
standards must submit a compliance plan.

Insurance of Accounts and Regulation by the FDIC

         Montgomery is a member of the SAIF,  which is administered by the FDIC.
Deposits are insured up to applicable  limits by the FDIC and such  insurance is
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. As insurer,
the FDIC  imposes  deposit  insurance  premiums  and is  authorized  to  conduct
examinations of and to require reporting by FDIC-insured  institutions.  It also
may prohibit any FDIC-insured institution from engaging in any activity the FDIC
determines by regulation or order to pose a serious risk to the SAIF or the BIF.
The FDIC also has the authority to initiate  enforcement actions against savings
associations,  after giving the OTS an opportunity to take such action,  and may
terminate  the deposit  insurance  if it  determines  that the  institution  has
engaged in unsafe or unsound practices or is in an unsafe or unsound condition.

         The FDIC's deposit insurance premiums are assessed through a risk-based
system under which all insured  depository  institutions  are placed into one of
nine  categories  and  assessed  insurance  premiums  based upon their  level of
capital and supervisory evaluation. Under the system, institutions classified as
well  capitalized  (i.e., a core capital ratio of at least 5%, a ratio of Tier 1
or core capital to  risk-weighted  assets  ("Tier 1  risk-based  capital") of at
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a  risk-based  capital  ratio of at least 10%) and  considered  healthy  pay the
lowest  premium while  institutions  that are less than  adequately  capitalized
(i.e., core or Tier 1 risk-based  capital ratios of less than 4% or a risk-based
capital ratio of less than 8%) and considered of substantial supervisory concern
pay the highest premium. Risk classification of all insured institutions is made
by the FDIC for each semi-annual assessment period.

         The FDIC is authorized to increase  assessment  rates,  on a semiannual
basis, if it determines that the reserve ratio of the SAIF will be less than the
designated  reserve  ratio of 1.25% of SAIF insured  deposits.  In setting these
increased  assessments,  the FDIC must seek to restore the reserve ratio to that
designated  reserve  level,  or such higher  reserve ratio as established by the
FDIC.  The FDIC may also impose  special  assessments  on SAIF  members to repay
amounts  borrowed from the United States Treasury or for any other reason deemed
necessary by the FDIC.

         In order to equalize the deposit  insurance  premium  schedules for BIF
and SAIF insured institutions, the FDIC imposed a one-time special assessment on
all SAIF-assessable deposits pursuant to federal legislation passed on September
30, 1996. The Association's special assessment,  which was $428,000, was paid in
November 1996, but accrued as of September 30, 1996.  Effective January 1, 1997,
the premium schedule for BIF and SAIF insured  institutions  ranged from 0 to 27
basis points. However, SAIF-insured institutions are required to pay a Financing
Corporation (FICO) assessment,  in order to fund the interest on bonds issued to
resolve thrift  failures in the 1980s,  equal to 6.48 basis points for each $100
in domestic deposits,  while BIF-insured institutions pay an assessment equal to
1.52 basis points for each $100 in domestic deposits. The assessment is expected
to be  reduced  to  2.43 no  later  than  January  1,  2000,  when  BIF  insured
institutions fully participate in the assessment.  These assessments,  which may
be revised based upon the level of BIF and SAIF deposits will continue until the
bonds mature in the year 2017.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

         Federally  insured  savings  associations,   such  as  Montgomery,  are
required  to  maintain  a  minimum  level  of  regulatory  capital.  The OTS has
established  capital  standards,  including a tangible  capital  requirement,  a
leverage  ratio  (or  core  capital)   requirement  and  a  risk-based   capital
requirement applicable to such savings associations.  These capital requirements
must be  generally  as  stringent as the  comparable  capital  requirements  for
national  banks.  The OTS is also  authorized to impose capital  requirements in
excess of these standards on individual associations on a case-by-case basis.

         The capital  regulations  require  tangible capital of at least 1.5% of
adjusted total assets (as defined by  regulation).  Tangible  capital  generally
includes  common   stockholders'   equity  and  retained  income,   and  certain
noncumulative  perpetual  preferred stock and related income.  In addition,  all
intangible  assets,  other than a limited amount of purchased mortgage servicing
rights,  must be deducted from tangible capital for calculating  compliance with
the  requirement.  At  December  31,  1996,  the  Association  did not  have any
intangible assets.

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         The OTS regulations establish special  capitalization  requirements for
savings associations that own subsidiaries.  In determining  compliance with the
capital requirements,  all subsidiaries engaged solely in activities permissible
for national  banks or engaged in certain other  activities  solely as agent for
its customers are  "includable"  subsidiaries  that are consolidated for capital
purposes in proportion to the association's  level of ownership.  For excludable
subsidiaries the debt and equity  investments in such  subsidiaries are deducted
from assets and capital. Montgomery does not have any subsidiaries.
 
   
         At December 31, 1996,  Montgomery had tangible capital of $8.7 million,
or 9.2% of total assets,  which is approximately  $7.3 million above the minimum
requirement  of 1.5% of adjusted  total assets in effect on that date.  On a pro
forma  basis,  after  giving  effect to the sale of the  minimum,  midpoint  and
maximum  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock  offered  in the  Conversion  and
investment  of 50% of the net  proceeds  in assets  not  excluded  for  tangible
capital  purposes,  Montgomery  would have had tangible  capital equal to 11.4%,
11.8% and 12.2%,  respectively,  of adjusted  total assets at December 31, 1996,
which is $9.5 million, $10.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively,  above the
requirement.
    
 
         The capital standards also require core capital equal to at least 3% of
adjusted total assets.  Core capital generally consists of tangible capital plus
certain intangible  assets,  including a limited amount of purchased credit card
relationships.  As a result of the prompt corrective action provisions discussed
below,  however, a savings  association must maintain a core capital ratio of at
least  4%  to  be  considered  adequately  capitalized  unless  its  supervisory
condition  is such to allow it to  maintain a 3% ratio.  At December  31,  1996,
Montgomery had no intangibles which were subject to these tests.
 
   
         At  December  31,  1996,  Montgomery  had  core  capital  equal to $8.7
million,  or 9.2% of adjusted  total  assets,  which is $5.9  million  above the
minimum  leverage  ratio  requirement  of 3% as in effect on that date. On a pro
forma  basis,  after  giving  effect to the sale of the  minimum,  midpoint  and
maximum  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock  offered  in the  Conversion  and
investment  of 50% of the net proceeds in assets not excluded from core capital,
Montgomery  would  have had  core  capital  equal to  11.4%,  11.8%  and  12.2%,
respectively,  of adjusted  total  assets at December  31,  1996,  which is $8.1
million, $8.5 million and $8.9 million, respectively, above the requirement.
    
 
          The OTS risk-based  requirement  requires savings associations to have
total capital of at least 8% of risk-weighted  assets. Total capital consists of
core capital, as defined above, and supplementary capital. Supplementary capital
consists of certain  permanent  and  maturing  capital  instruments  that do not
qualify as core capital and general  valuation loan and lease loss allowances up
to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets. Supplementary capital may be used
to satisfy the risk-based  requirement  only to the extent of core capital.  The
OTS is  also  authorized  to  require  a  savings  association  to  maintain  an
additional  amount of total capital to account for  concentration of credit risk
and the risk of non-traditional activities. At December 31, 1996, Montgomery had
$158,000 of general loss  reserves,  which was less than 1.25% of  risk-weighted
assets.

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         In  determining  the  amount  of  risk-weighted   assets,  all  assets,
including certain  off-balance sheet items, will be multiplied by a risk weight,
ranging from 0% to 100%,  based on the risk  inherent in the type of asset.  For
example,  the OTS has assigned a risk weight of 50% for  prudently  underwritten
permanent  one- to  four-family  first lien mortgage loans not more than 90 days
delinquent  and having a loan to value ratio of not more than 80% at origination
unless  insured to such ratio by an insurer  approved  by the  Federal  National
Mortgage   Association  ("FNMA")  or  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation
("FHLMC").

         The  OTS  has  adopted  a  final  rule  that  requires   every  savings
association with more than normal interest rate risk exposure to deduct from its
total capital, for purposes of determining compliance with such requirement,  an
amount equal to 50% of its interest-rate risk exposure multiplied by the present
value of its assets.  This exposure is a measure of the potential decline in the
net  portfolio  value of a savings  association,  greater than 2% of the present
value of its  assets,  based upon a  hypothetical  200 basis  point  increase or
decrease  in  interest  rates  (whichever  results  in a greater  decline).  Net
portfolio  value is the  present  value of  expected  cash  flows  from  assets,
liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The rule provides for a two quarter
lag between  calculating  interest rate risk and  recognizing any deduction from
capital.  The rule will not become effective until the OTS evaluates the process
by which  savings  associations  may  appeal an  interest  rate  risk  deduction
determination.  It is uncertain as to when this evaluation may be completed. Any
savings  association  with less than $300 million in assets and a total  capital
ratio in excess of 12%, such as the Association, is exempt from this requirement
unless the OTS determines otherwise.
 
   
         On December  31,  1996,  Montgomery  had total  capital of $7.6 million
(including  $8.7 million in core capital,  $158,000 in qualifying  supplementary
capital  and  less  $1.2  million  in  real  estate  held  for  investment)  and
risk-weighted   assets  of  $56.6   million;   or  total  capital  of  13.5%  of
risk-weighted  assets.  This amount was $3.1 million above the 8% requirement in
effect on that date.  On a pro forma basis,  after giving  effect to the sale of
the minimum,  midpoint and maximum  number of shares of Common Stock  offered in
the  Conversion,  the infusion to the  Association  of 50% of the net Conversion
proceeds and the  investment of those proceeds in 20%  risk-weighted  government
securities,  Montgomery would have had total capital of 17.4%,  18.2% and 18.9%,
respectively, of risk-weighted assets, which is above the current 8% requirement
by $5.4 million, $5.8 million and $6.2 million, respectively.
    
 
         Prompt  Corrective  Action.  The OTS and the FDIC are  authorized  and,
under certain  circumstances  required,  to take certain actions against savings
associations that fail to meet their capital requirements.  The OTS is generally
required to take  action to  restrict  the  activities  of an  "undercapitalized
association"  (generally  defined  to be one  with  less  than  either a 4% core
capital  ratio,  a 4% Tier 1  risked-based  capital  ratio  or an 8%  risk-based
capital ratio). Any such association must submit a capital  restoration plan and
until such plan is approved  by the OTS may not  increase  its  assets,  acquire
another  institution,  establish a branch or engage in any new  activities,  and
generally  may not make capital  distributions.  The OTS is authorized to impose
the   additional    restrictions    that   are   applicable   to   significantly
undercapitalized associations.

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          As a condition to the approval of the capital  restoration  plan,  any
company  controlling  an  undercapitalized  association  must agree that it will
enter  into  a  limited  capital  maintenance  guarantee  with  respect  to  the
institution's achievement of its capital requirements.

         Any savings  association  that fails to comply with its capital plan or
is  "significantly  undercapitalized"  (i.e.,  Tier 1 risk-based or core capital
ratios of less than 3% or a  risk-based  capital  ratio of less than 6%) must be
made  subject  to one or more of  additional  specified  actions  and  operating
restrictions  which may cover all aspects of its operations and include a forced
merger  or  acquisition  of  the   association.   An  association  that  becomes
"critically  undercapitalized" (i.e., a tangible capital ratio of 2% or less) is
subject to further mandatory restrictions on its activities in addition to those
applicable to significantly  undercapitalized associations. In addition, the OTS
must appoint a receiver (or conservator  with the concurrence of the FDIC) for a
savings  association,  with certain limited exceptions,  within 90 days after it
becomes critically  undercapitalized.  Any undercapitalized  association is also
subject to the general enforcement  authority of the OTS and the FDIC, including
the appointment of a conservator or a receiver.

         The OTS is also generally  authorized to reclassify an association into
a lower capital category and impose the restrictions applicable to such category
if the institution is engaged in unsafe or unsound  practices or is in an unsafe
or unsound condition.

         The  imposition by the OTS or the FDIC of any of these  measures on the
Association  may  have  a  substantial  adverse  effect  on its  operations  and
profitability.

Limitations on Dividends and Other Capital Distributions

         OTS regulations  impose various  restrictions  on savings  associations
with respect to their ability to make  distributions  of capital,  which include
dividends,  stock  redemptions  or  repurchases,   cash-out  mergers  and  other
transactions  charged to the capital  account.  OTS regulations  also prohibit a
savings  association from declaring or paying any dividends or from repurchasing
any of its stock if, as a result,  the  regulatory  capital  of the  association
would be reduced below the amount  required to be maintained for the liquidation
account established in connection with its mutual to stock conversion.  See "The
Conversion and  Reorganization -- Effects of the Conversion and  Reorganization"
and "--  Certain  Restrictions  on  Purchase  or  Transfer  of Shares  After the
Conversion and Reorganization".

         The OTS utilizes a three-tiered approach to permit associations,  based
on their capital level and supervisory condition,  to make capital distributions
which include dividends, stock redemptions or repurchases,  cash-out mergers and
other  transactions  charged to the capital account.  See "--Regulatory  Capital
Requirements."

         Generally, Tier 1 associations,  which are associations that before and
after the proposed  distribution  meet their current capital  requirements,  may
make capital distributions during any calendar year equal to the greater of 100%
of net income for the year-to-date plus 50% of the amount by which the lesser of
the  association's  tangible,  core or  risk-based  capital  exceeds  its  fully
phased-in  capital  requirement for such capital  component,  as measured at the
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the calendar year, or the amount authorized for a Tier 2 association. However, a
Tier 1 association  deemed to be in need of more than normal  supervision by the
OTS may be downgraded  to a Tier 2 or Tier 3  association  as a result of such a
determination.  The Association  meets the requirements for a Tier 1 association
and has not been  notified  of a need for more than normal  supervision.  Tier 2
associations,  which  are  associations  that  before  and  after  the  proposed
distribution meet their current minimum capital  requirements,  may make capital
distributions  of up to 75% of net  income  over the most  recent  four  quarter
period.

         Tier 3 associations  (which are  associations  that do not meet current
minimum capital  requirements) that propose to make any capital distribution and
Tier 2 associations that propose to make a capital distribution in excess of the
noted  safe  harbor  level  must  obtain  OTS  approval  prior  to  making  such
distribution.  Tier 2  associations  proposing  to make a  capital  distribution
within the safe harbor provisions and Tier 1 associations  proposing to make any
capital distribution need only submit written notice to the OTS 30 days prior to
such  distribution.  The OTS may object to the  distribution  during that 30-day
period based on safety and soundness  concerns.  A savings  association  may not
make a capital distribution without prior approval of the OTS and the FDIC if it
is  undercapitalized  before,  or as a result of,  such a  distribution.  See "-
Regulatory Capital Requirements."

Liquidity

         All  savings  associations,   including  Montgomery,  are  required  to
maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets equal to a certain percentage
of the sum of its average daily balance of net withdrawable deposit accounts and
borrowings  payable in one year or less.  For a  discussion  of what  Montgomery
includes  in  liquid  assets,  see  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial   Condition   and  Results  of  Operations  -  Liquidity  and  Capital
Resources."  This  liquid  asset  ratio  requirement  may vary from time to time
(between 4% and 10%) depending upon economic conditions and savings flows of all
savings associations. At the present time, the minimum liquid asset ratio is 5%.

         In  addition,  short-term  liquid  assets  (e.g.,  cash,  certain  time
deposits,  certain  bankers  acceptances  and short-term  United States Treasury
obligations)  currently must constitute at least 1% of the association's average
daily  balance of net  withdrawable  deposit  accounts  and current  borrowings.
Penalties may be imposed upon associations for violations of either liquid asset
ratio requirement.  At December 31, 1996, the Association was in compliance with
both requirements,  with an overall liquid asset ratio of 7.73% and a short-term
liquid assets ratio of 7.73%.

Accounting

         An  OTS  policy  statement   applicable  to  all  savings  associations
clarifies  and  re-emphasizes  that  the  investment  activities  of  a  savings
association  must be in  compliance  with  approved  and  documented  investment
policies and  strategies,  and must be accounted  for in  accordance  with GAAP.
Under the policy  statement,  management must support its  classification of and
accounting for loans and securities (i.e., whether held for investment,  sale or
trading) with appropriate  documentation.  The Association is in compliance with
these amended rules.

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         The OTS has adopted an amendment to its accounting  regulations,  which
may be made more stringent than GAAP by the OTS, to require that transactions be
reported in a manner that best reflects their underlying  economic substance and
inherent risk and that financial  reports must  incorporate any other accounting
regulations or orders prescribed by the OTS.

Qualified Thrift Lender Test

         All savings associations,  including Montgomery, are required to meet a
QTL test to avoid certain restrictions on their operations. This test requires a
savings  association to have at least 65% of its portfolio assets (as defined by
regulation) in qualified thrift investments on a monthly average for nine out of
every 12 months on a rolling basis. As an alternative,  the savings  association
may maintain 60% of its assets in those assets specified in Section  7701(a)(19)
of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended  ("Code").  Under either test,
such  assets  primarily  consist  of  residential   housing  related  loans  and
investments.  At December 31, 1996, the  Association met the test and has always
met the test since its effectiveness.

         Any savings association that fails to meet the QTL test must convert to
a national bank charter, unless it requalifies as a QTL and thereafter remains a
QTL. If an  association  does not  requalify  and  converts  to a national  bank
charter,  it must remain  SAIF-insured  until the FDIC permits it to transfer to
the BIF.  If such an  association  has not yet  requalified  or  converted  to a
national  bank,  its  new  investments  and  activities  are  limited  to  those
permissible  for both a  savings  association  and a  national  bank,  and it is
limited to national bank branching  rights in its home state.  In addition,  the
association is immediately  ineligible to receive any new FHLB borrowings and is
subject to national  bank limits for payment of dividends.  If such  association
has not requalified or converted to a national bank within three years after the
failure,  it must  divest  of all  investments  and  cease  all  activities  not
permissible  for a  national  bank.  In  addition,  it must repay  promptly  any
outstanding FHLB borrowings,  which may result in prepayment  penalties.  If any
association  that fails the QTL test is  controlled by a holding  company,  then
within one year after the failure,  the holding  company must register as a bank
holding  company  and  become  subject  to  all  restrictions  on  bank  holding
companies. See "- Company Regulation."

Community Reinvestment Act

         Under the  Community  Reinvestment  Act  ("CRA"),  every  FDIC  insured
institution has a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with safe and
sound banking  practices to help meet the credit needs of its entire  community,
including  low and moderate  income  neighborhoods.  The CRA does not  establish
specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions nor does it
limit an institution's  discretion to develop the types of products and services
that it believes are best suited to its particular  community,  consistent  with
the CRA.  The CRA  requires  the OTS,  in  connection  with the  examination  of
Montgomery,  to assess the  institution's  record of meeting the credit needs of
its community and to take such record into account in its  evaluation of certain
applications,  such as a merger or the establishment of a branch, by Montgomery.
An  unsatisfactory  rating  may be  used  as the  basis  for  the  denial  of an
application by the OTS.

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         The federal banking agencies,  including the OTS, have recently revised
the CRA  regulations  and  the  methodology  for  determining  an  institution's
compliance with the CRA. Due to the heightened  attention being given to the CRA
in the past few years,  the  Association  may be required  to devote  additional
funds for investment and lending in its local  community.  The  Association  was
examined for CRA compliance in 1995 and received a rating of satisfactory.

Transactions with Affiliates

         Generally,   transactions   between  a  savings   association   or  its
subsidiaries  and its affiliates are required to be on terms as favorable to the
association as transactions with non-affiliates.  In addition,  certain of these
transactions,  such as loans to an affiliate,  are restricted to a percentage of
the association's capital.  Affiliates of Montgomery include the Company and any
company  which is under common  control  with the  Association.  In addition,  a
savings  association  may not lend to any affiliate  engaged in  activities  not
permissible  for a bank  holding  company  or  acquire  the  securities  of most
affiliates.  The  OTS  has the  discretion  to  treat  subsidiaries  of  savings
associations as affiliates on a case by case basis.

         Certain  transactions with directors,  officers or controlling  persons
are also subject to conflict of interest  regulations enforced by the OTS. These
conflict of interest  regulations and other statutes also impose restrictions on
loans to such persons and their  related  interests.  Among other  things,  such
loans must be made on terms  substantially the same as for loans to unaffiliated
individuals.

Company Regulation

         The Company will be a unitary  savings and loan holding company subject
to regulatory oversight by the OTS. As such, the Company is required to register
and file reports with the OTS and is subject to regulation  and  examination  by
the OTS. In addition, the OTS has enforcement authority over the Company and its
non-savings  association  subsidiaries which also permits the OTS to restrict or
prohibit  activities  that are determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary
savings association.

         As a unitary savings and loan holding company, the Company generally is
not subject to activity restrictions. If the Company acquires control of another
savings association as a separate subsidiary, it would become a multiple savings
and loan  holding  company,  and the  activities  of the  Company and any of its
subsidiaries   (other  than  Montgomery  or  any  other   SAIF-insured   savings
association)  would  become  subject  to such  restrictions  unless  such  other
associations  each  qualify  as  a  QTL  and  were  acquired  in  a  supervisory
acquisition.

         If Montgomery  fails the QTL test, the Company must obtain the approval
of the OTS prior to continuing after such failure, directly or through its other
subsidiaries,  any  business  activity  other than those  approved  for multiple
savings and loan holding companies or their  subsidiaries.  In addition,  within
one year of such failure the Company must  register as, and will become  subject
to, the restrictions applicable to bank holding companies. The activities

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authorized  for a bank holding  company are more limited than are the activities
authorized  for a unitary or multiple  savings  and loan  holding  company.  See
"--Qualified Thrift Lender Test."

         The Company must obtain approval from the OTS before acquiring  control
of  any  other  SAIF-insured   association.   Such  acquisitions  are  generally
prohibited  if they  result  in a  multiple  savings  and loan  holding  company
controlling  savings  associations  in  more  than  one  state.   However,  such
interstate  acquisitions are permitted based on specific state  authorization or
in a supervisory acquisition of a failing savings association.

Federal Securities Law

         The stock of the Company will be  registered  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission ("SEC") under the Exchange Act. The Company will be subject
to the information,  proxy solicitation,  insider trading restrictions and other
requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act.

         Company stock held by persons who are affiliates  (generally  officers,
directors and principal  stockholders)  of the Company may not be resold without
registration or unless sold in accordance with certain resale  restrictions.  If
the Company  meets  specified  current  public  information  requirements,  each
affiliate  of the  Company  is  able  to  sell  in the  public  market,  without
registration, a limited number of shares in any three-month period.

Federal Reserve System

         The Federal  Reserve  Board  requires all  depository  institutions  to
maintain   noninterest  bearing  reserves  at  specified  levels  against  their
transaction accounts (primarily checking,  NOW and Super NOW checking accounts).
At  December  31,  1996,   Montgomery  was  in  compliance  with  these  reserve
requirements.  The balances maintained to meet the reserve  requirements imposed
by the Federal Reserve Board may be used to satisfy liquidity  requirements that
may be imposed by the OTS. See "--Liquidity."

         Savings  associations are authorized to borrow from the Federal Reserve
Bank  "discount   window,"  but  Federal  Reserve  Board   regulations   require
associations to exhaust other reasonable alternative sources of funds, including
FHLB borrowings, before borrowing from the Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Home Loan Bank System

         Montgomery is a member of the FHLB of Indianapolis,  which is one of 12
regional FHLBs,  that  administers the home financing credit function of savings
associations.  Each FHLB  serves as a reserve  or central  bank for its  members
within its assigned  region.  It is funded  primarily from proceeds derived from
the sale of  consolidated  obligations  of the FHLB  System.  It makes  loans to
members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies and procedures, established
by the board of directors of the FHLB, which are subject to the oversight of the
Federal  Housing  Finance  Board.  All advances from the FHLB are required to be
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by sufficient  collateral as determined by the FHLB. In addition,  all long-term
advances are required to provide funds for residential home financing.

 
         As a member,  Montgomery is required to purchase and maintain  stock in
the FHLB of Indianapolis.  At December 31, 1996, Montgomery had $750,000 in FHLB
stock, which was in compliance with this requirement.  In past years, Montgomery
has received substantial  dividends on its FHLB stock. Over the past five fiscal
years such dividends have averaged 8.35% and were 7.21% for calendar year 1996.
 

         Under  federal  law the FHLBs are  required  to  provide  funds for the
resolution  of  troubled  savings  associations  and to  contribute  to low- and
moderately priced housing programs through direct loans or interest subsidies on
advances targeted for community investment and low- and moderate-income  housing
projects.  These  contributions  have  affected  adversely  the  level  of  FHLB
dividends  paid and could continue to do so in the future.  These  contributions
could also have an adverse  effect on the value of FHLB stock in the  future.  A
reduction  in value of  Montgomery's  FHLB stock may  result in a  corresponding
reduction in Montgomery's capital.

         For the  year  ended  June  30,  1996,  dividends  paid by the  FHLB of
Indianapolis to Montgomery totaled $56,000,  which constitutes a $6,000 increase
over the amount of dividends  received in fiscal year 1995. The $30,000 dividend
for the six months ended December 31, 1996 reflects an annualized rate of 8.00%,
or 0.53% above the rate for fiscal 1996.

Federal and State Taxation

         Federal  Taxation.  Savings  associations  such as the Association that
meet certain  definitional tests relating to the composition of assets and other
conditions  prescribed by the Code, are permitted to establish  reserves for bad
debts and to make annual additions  thereto which may, within specified  formula
limits,  be taken as a deduction in computing  taxable income for federal income
tax purposes.  The amount of the bad debt reserve deduction for  "non-qualifying
loans" is  computed  under the  experience  method.  The  amount of the bad debt
reserve  deduction for "qualifying real property loans" (generally loans secured
by improved real estate) may be computed under either the  experience  method or
the percentage of taxable income method (based on an annual election).

         Under the  experience  method,  the bad debt  reserve  deduction  is an
amount  determined  under a formula based  generally upon the bad debts actually
sustained by the savings association over a period of years.

         Since 1987,  the percentage of  specially-computed  taxable income that
was used to compute a savings association's bad debt reserve deduction under the
percentage of taxable income method (the  "percentage  bad debt  deduction") was
8%. The  percentage  bad debt  deduction thus computed was reduced by the amount
permitted as a deduction for  non-qualifying  loans under the experience method.
The availability of the percentage of taxable income method permitted qualifying
savings  associations to be taxed at a lower  effective  federal income tax rate
than that applicable to corporations generally (approximately 31.3% assuming the
maximum percentage

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bad debt  deduction).  Under  changes in federal tax law enacted in August 1996,
the percentage bad debt  deduction has been  eliminated for tax years  beginning
after December 31, 1995.  Accordingly,  this method will not be available to the
Association for its tax years ending June 30, 1997 and thereafter.

         Under the percentage of taxable income method,  the percentage bad debt
deduction  could not exceed the amount  necessary to increase the balance in the
reserve for  qualifying  real  property  loans to an amount  equal to 6% of such
loans  outstanding  at the end of the  taxable  year or the  greater  of (i) the
amount  deductible  under the  experience  method or (ii) the amount  which when
added to the bad debt  deduction for  non-qualifying  loans equals the amount by
which 12% of the amount comprising  savings accounts at year-end exceeds the sum
of surplus, undivided profits and reserves at the beginning of the year. Through
June 30, 1996,  the 6% and 12%  limitations  did not restrict the percentage bad
debt deduction available to the Association.

         The  federal  tax  legislation  enacted in August  1996 also  imposes a
requirement  to recapture  into taxable income the portion of the qualifying and
non-qualifying  loan  reserves  in excess of the  "base-year"  balances  of such
reserves.  For the  Association,  the base-year  reserves are the balances as of
June 30,  1988.  Recapture  of the  excess  reserves  will occur over a six-year
period  which  could begin for the  Association  as early as the tax year ending
June 30, 1997 (commencement of the recapture period may be delayed, however, for
up to two years  provided the  Association  meets  certain  residential  lending
requirements).  This delay of the recapture is not available to the  Association
if it converts to a national bank. The Association previously  established,  and
will continue to maintain,  a deferred tax liability with respect to its federal
tax bad debt  reserves in excess of the  base-year  balances;  accordingly,  the
legislative  changes  will  have no  effect  on total  income  tax  expense  for
financial reporting purposes.

         Also, under the August 1996 legislation,  the  Association's  base-year
federal tax bad debt reserves are "frozen" and subject to current recapture only
in very limited circumstances.  Generally,  recapture of all or a portion of the
base-year reserves will be required if the Association pays a dividend in excess
of the greater of its current or accumulated  earnings and profits,  redeems any
of its stock,  or is liquidated.  The Association has not established a deferred
federal tax liability under SFAS No. 109 for its base-year  federal tax bad debt
reserves,  as it does not anticipate  engaging in any of the  transactions  that
would cause such reserves to be recaptured.

         In addition to the regular income tax, corporations,  including savings
associations such as the Association, generally are subject to a minimum tax. An
alternative  minimum tax is imposed at a minimum tax rate of 20% on  alternative
minimum  taxable  income,  which is the sum of a  corporation's  regular taxable
income (with certain  adjustments) and tax preference  items, less any available
exemption.  The alternative  minimum tax is imposed to the extent it exceeds the
corporation's  regular  income tax and net  operating  losses can offset no more
than 90% of alternative  minimum  taxable  income.  For taxable years  beginning
after 1986 and before 1996, corporations, including savings associations such as
the Association,  are also subject to an environmental tax equal to 0.12% of the
excess of alternative  minimum  taxable income for the taxable year  (determined
without regard to net operating  losses and the deduction for the  environmental
tax) over $2 million.

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         The Association files federal income tax returns on a fiscal year basis
using the accrual method of accounting.

         The  Association  has not been audited by the IRS recently with respect
to federal income tax returns. In the opinion of management,  any examination of
still open returns would not result in a deficiency  which could have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of the Association.

         Indiana Taxation. For its taxable period beginning January 1, 1990, the
Association became subject to Indiana's new Financial  Institutions Tax ("FIT"),
which is imposed at a flat rate of 8.5% on "adjusted  gross  income."  "Adjusted
gross  income,"  for purposes of FIT,  begins with taxable  income as defined by
Section 63 of the Code and,  thus,  incorporates  federal  tax law to the extent
that it affects the  computation of taxable  income.  Federal  taxable income is
then adjusted by several Indiana modifications, the most notable of which is the
required  addback of interest that is tax-free for federal  income tax purposes.
Other  applicable state taxes include  generally  applicable sales and use taxes
plus real and  personal  property  taxes.  The  Association's  state  income tax
returns have not been audited in recent years.


                            MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

Directors and Executive Officers

         The Board of Directors of the Company  consists of Earl F. Elliott,  J.
Lee Walden, John E. Woodward,  Mark E. Foster, Joseph M. Malott, C. Rex Henthorn
and Robert C. Wright,  all of whom are current members of the Board of Directors
of the  Association.  See  "Management  of the  Association -  Directors."  Each
Director of the Company has served as such since the Company's  incorporation in
1997.  Directors of the Company will serve  three-year  staggered  terms so that
approximately  one-third of the directors will be elected at each annual meeting
of stockholders.  The terms of the current directors of the Company are the same
as their terms as directors of the  Association.  The Company does not intend to
pay directors a fee for participation on the Board of Directors of the Company.

         The  executive  officers of the Company are elected  annually  and hold
office until their  respective  successors  have been  elected and  qualified or
until death,  resignation  or removal by the Board of  Directors.  The executive
officers of the Company are also executive  officers of the  Association.  It is
not  anticipated  that the  executive  officers of the Company  will receive any
remuneration in their capacity as Company  executive  officers.  For information
regarding  compensation of directors and executive  officers of the Association,
see  "Management  of the  Association - Meetings and  Committees of the Board of
Directors" and "- Executive Compensation."

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Indemnification

         The Articles of  Incorporation  of the Company provides that a director
or officer of the  Company  shall be  indemnified  by the Company to the fullest
extent  authorized  by the  corporate  law of the State of Indiana  against  all
expenses,  liability and loss reasonably  incurred or suffered by such person in
connection  with his  activities  as a director  or officer or as a director  or
officer of another company, if the director or officer held such position at the
request of the  Company.  Indiana  law  requires  that such  director,  officer,
employee or agent, in order to be indemnified, must have acted in good faith and
in a manner  reasonably  believed to be not opposed to the best interests of the
Company,  and, with respect to any criminal  action or proceeding,  did not have
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

         The  Articles of  Incorporation  and Indiana law also  provide that the
indemnification provisions of such Certificate and the statute are not exclusive
of any other  right  which a person  seeking  indemnification  may have or later
acquire under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws of
the Company,  agreement,  vote of  stockholders  or  disinterested  directors or
otherwise.

         These   provisions  may  have  the  effect  of  deterring   shareholder
derivative actions, since the Company may ultimately be responsible for expenses
for both parties to the action. A similar effect would not be expected for third
party claims.

         In addition, the Articles of Incorporation and Indiana law also provide
that the Company may maintain  insurance,  at its expense, to protect itself and
any director,  officer, employee or agent of the Company or another corporation,
partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other  enterprise  against any  expense,
liability or loss,  whether or not the Company has the power to  indemnify  such
person against such expense,  liability or loss under the Indiana corporate law.
The Company intends to obtain such insurance.


                          MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

Directors

         The Board of Directors of the Association  currently  consists of seven
directors. The directors are divided into three classes. Approximately one-third
of the  directors  are  elected at each annual  meeting of members.  Because the
Company will own all of the issued and  outstanding  shares of capital  stock of
the Association after the Conversion,  the Company, through its directors,  will
elect the directors of the Association.

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         The  following  table  sets forth  certain  information  regarding  the
directors of the Association.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Position(s) Held                             Director        Term
                                             With the Association                Age(1)      Since        Expires
                                             --------------------                ------      -----        -------
<S>                                        <C>                                     <C>       <C>           <C> 
Earl F. Elliott                            Chairman of the Board and               63        1973          1997
                                            Chief Executive Officer
Mark E. Foster                             Director                                44        1990          1997
Robert C. Wright                           Director                                52        1996          1997
Joseph M. Malott                           Director                                59        1978          1998
J. Lee Walden                              Director, President and Chief           48        1995          1998
                                            Financial Officer
John E. Woodward                           Director                                68        1975          1999
C. Rex Henthorn                            Director                                59        1981          1999
- -------------------
(1)  At December 31, 1996.
</TABLE>

         The  business  experience  of each  director  is set forth  below.  All
directors  have held their  present  positions for at least the past five years,
except as otherwise indicated.

Earl F. Elliott. Mr. Elliott is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive  Officer of the Association.  Mr. Elliott first joined the Association
in 1973.

Mark E. Foster. Mr. Foster is the General Manager of a retail farm equipment and
automobile  dealership located in Montgomery County,  Indiana, a position he has
held since 1983.

Robert C. Wright. Mr. Wright is the owner and manager of a restaurant located in
Montgomery County, Indiana, a position he has held since 1975.

Joseph M. Malott.  For the past five years, Mr. Malott has been self-employed as
a consultant to financial institutions.

J. Lee Walden.  Mr.  Walden is currently the  Association's  President and Chief
Financial Officer. Mr Walden first joined the Association in 1984.

John E.  Woodward.  Mr.  Woodward is the  President of a  collection  agency and
credit reporting bureau located in Montgomery County, Indiana, a position he has
held since 1959.

 
C. Rex  Henthorn.  Since 1963,  Mr.  Henthorn has  practiced law in the State of
Indiana.
 

Executive Officers

         The  following  table sets forth  certain  information  relating to the
executive officers of Montgomery as of December 31, 1996.

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     Name                Age-            Offices Held
     ----                ----            ------------
Earl F. Elliott           63      Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                   Executive Officer
                                 
J. Lee Walden             48      President & Chief Financial Officer
                                 
Nancy L. McCormick        41      Senior Vice President and Secretary
                                 

Executive Officer Who Is Not A Director

Nancy L.  McCormick,  age 41, is the  Association's  Senior Vice  President  and
Secretary.  Ms. McCormick first joined the Association in 1983 and was appointed
Secretary in 1984. Ms. McCormick is the custodian of the  Association's  records
and assists the Chief Executive Officer in various management duties.

         Officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve for a
one-year  period and until  their  successors  are  elected.  No  officers  have
employment  contracts.  There are no family  relationships  between or among the
persons named.  Each of the officers has held the same or similar  position with
Montgomery for the past five years.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

         The Company.  The  Company's  Board of  Directors  intends to meet on a
monthly basis.  Since the Company was not  established in 1996, no meetings were
held. The Company does not intend to pay directors a fee.

         The Association.  The  Association's  Board of Directors meets monthly.
Additional  special meetings may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or the
Board of  Directors.  The Board of Directors  met 13 times during the year ended
June 30, 1996. During fiscal year 1996, no director of the Association  attended
fewer than 75% of the  aggregate of the total  number of Board  meetings and the
total  number of meetings  held by the  committees  of the Board of Directors on
which he served.  Directors  receive an annual  stipend of $4,800  plus $200 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors attended. In addition,  Directors receive
$100 for attendance at committee  meetings lasting one hour or less and $200 per
committee meeting lasting over one hour (except that Messrs.  Elliott and Walden
receive no fees for  attending  committee  meetings  held  during  their  normal
working hours). The Association has standing Audit,  Nominating and Compensation
Committees.

         The  members  of the Audit  Committee  are  Messrs.  Woodward,  Malott,
Henthorn,   and  Foster.  This  Committee  is  responsible  for  developing  and
monitoring  Montgomery's  audit  program.  The  Committee  selects  Montgomery's
outside  auditor and meets with him to discuss  the results of the annual  audit
and any related  matters.  The members of the Committee  also receive and review
all  the  reports  and  findings  and  other  information  presented  to them by
Montgomery's officers regarding financial reporting policies and practices.  Two
members of the

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Committee  meet to audit all cash items and teller cash and reconcile such items
to the general ledger. The Audit Committee met three times during fiscal 1996.

         The entire Board of Directors  acts as the  Nominating  Committee.  The
Board as Nominating  Committee  makes  nominations  for director  candidates for
election  to  the  Board  of  Directors  but  has no  procedures  or  plans  for
considering  nominees  recommended  by  shareholders.  The  Board as  Nominating
Committee did not meet during fiscal 1996;  however, it did meet in July of 1996
to nominate the two persons standing for election identified above.

         The members of the Compensation  Committee are Messrs.  Malott, Foster,
Elliott and Walden. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all salaries
for officers and employees of Montgomery.  The Compensation  Committee met three
times during fiscal 1996.

Executive Compensation

         The following table sets forth information  concerning the compensation
paid or granted to the Association's and Company's Chief Executive  Officer.  No
other executive officer of the Company had aggregate cash compensation exceeding
$100,000.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Summary Compensation Table
                                                    
                                                           Annual   
                                                        Compensation                   All Other
     Name and Principal Position        Year        Salary($)    Bonus($)            Compensation($)
     ---------------------------        ----        ---------    --------            ---------------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>          <C>                  <C>       
Earl F. Elliott,  Chairman and          1996         $86,250      $  500               $34,039(1)
 Chief Executive Officer                1995          82,500       5,000                33,800(2)
                                        1994          77,500       7,000                32,475(3)
- ----------
<FN>
(1)      Represents  $8,000 in Directors and committee  fees, a contribution  by
         Montgomery  of $6,039  pursuant  to its  401(k)  plan,  and  $20,000 of
         deferred compensation payable to Mr. Elliott upon his retirement.

(2)      Represents  $7,675 in Directors and committee  fees, a contribution  by
         Montgomery  of $6,125  pursuant  to its  401(k)  plan,  and  $20,000 of
         deferred compensation payable to Mr. Elliott upon his retirement.

(3)      Represents  $7,050 in Directors and committee  fees, a contribution  by
         Montgomery  of $5,425  pursuant  to its  401(k)  plan,  and  $20,000 of
         deferred compensation payable to Mr. Elliott upon his retirement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

Supplemental Retirement Benefit

         The Association  provides for a Supplemental  Retirement Benefit to Mr.
Elliott.  The Benefit  consists of life insurance on Mr. Elliott's life equal in
amount to twice his annual salary in the event of his death prior to retirement.
In addition, the Association has agreed to pay Mr.

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Elliott a cash retirement  payment,  payable either in a lump sum within 30 days
after his date of retirement or, at his election,  in equal annual  installments
of not less than  $20,000  over such  period  of time as he shall  elect,  in an
amount determined pursuant to the following table:

      Retirement Date
       Occurs After               Amount of Cash
      December 31 of:           Retirement Payment
- --------------------------- ----------------------
            1994                    $ 40,000
            1995                      60,000
            1996                      80,000
            1997                     100,000

As a condition to his receiving the  above-indicated  cash retirement  payments,
Mr. Elliott will be required to enter into a written  consulting  agreement with
the Association obligating him, during the remainder of his lifetime but subject
to such  limitation  as his  physical  condition  might  impose,  to render such
reasonable  business  consulting and advisory services to the Association as the
Board might request,  and further  obligating him not to enter into or engage in
any activity or enterprise that would directly or indirectly involve substantial
competition with the Association.

Benefit Plans

        General.  Montgomery  currently  provides  health  care  benefits to its
employees,  including  hospitalization,  disability and major medical insurance,
subject to certain deductibles and copayments by employees.

        Incentive  Bonus Plan. The Association has an incentive bonus plan which
provides for annual cash bonuses to certain  officers as a means of  recognizing
achievement on the part of such employees. The bonuses are determined based on a
combination of Montgomery's and the individual employee's performance during the
year. The Association's bonus expense was $13,000 for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1996.

        401(k)  Plan.  The  Association  established  a  qualified,   tax-exempt
retirement plan with a "cash-or-deferred  arrangement"  qualifying under Section
401(k) of the Code (the "401(k) Plan"). With certain  exceptions,  all employees
who have attained age 21 and who have completed one year of  employment,  during
which they worked at least 1,000  hours,  are  eligible  to  participate  in the
401(k) Plan as of the earlier of the first day of the plan year or the next July
1 or January 1.  Eligible  employees  are  permitted to  contribute up to 15% of
their  compensation  to the 401(k) Plan on a pre-tax  basis,  up to a maximum of
$9,500.  The  Association  matches  100% of the  first 7% of each  participant's
salary reduction contribution to the 401(k) Plan.

 
        Participant  contributions to  the 401(k) Plan are fully and immediately
vested.  Withdrawals are not permitted  before age 59-1/2 except in the event of
death,  disability,  termination  of employment  or reasons of proven  financial
hardship. With certain limitations, participants may
 

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make withdrawals from their accounts while actively  employed.  Upon termination
of employment, the participant's accounts will be distributed,  unless he or she
elects to defer the payment.

        The 401(k) Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors, except that no
amendment may be made which would reduce the interest of any  participant in the
401(k) Plan trust fund or divert any of the assets of the 401(k) Plan trust fund
to purposes other than the benefit of participants or their  beneficiaries.  The
Association's  accrued expense for the Plan was $23,000 for the six months ended
December 31, 1996 and $45,000 for year ended June 30, 1996.

        Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The Boards of Directors of Montgomery and
the Company  have  approved the adoption of an ESOP for the benefit of employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries,  including Montgomery. The ESOP is designed
to meet the  requirements  of an employee  stock  ownership plan as described at
Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code and Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee  Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").  The ESOP may borrow in order
to finance purchases of the Company's Common Stock.

        It is  anticipated  that the ESOP  will be  funded  with a loan from the
Company  (not to exceed an amount  equal to 8% of the total  number of shares of
Common  Stock  to  be  outstanding   upon   completion  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization).  The interest  rate of the ESOP loan will be equal to the prime
rate of interest on the date the loan is made.

        GAAP  generally  requires  that  any  borrowing  by  the  ESOP  from  an
unaffiliated  lender be reflected as a liability in the  Company's  consolidated
financial  statements,  whether  or not such  borrowing  is  guaranteed  by,  or
constitutes a legally  binding  contribution  commitment  of, the Company or the
Association.  The funds  used to acquire  the ESOP  shares  are  expected  to be
borrowed from the Company.  If the Company finances the ESOP debt, the ESOP debt
will be eliminated  through  consolidation and no liability will be reflected on
the Company's consolidated financial statements.  In addition,  shares purchased
with  borrowed  funds will,  to the extent of the  borrowings,  be excluded from
stockholders' equity, representing unearned compensation to employees for future
services not yet performed.  Consequently, if the ESOP purchases already- issued
shares in the open market, the Company's consolidated  liabilities will increase
to the extent of the ESOP's  borrowings,  and total and per share  stockholders'
equity will be reduced to reflect such  borrowings.  If the ESOP purchases newly
issued  shares  from the  Company,  total  stockholders'  equity  would  neither
increase  nor  decrease,  but per share  stockholders'  equity and per share net
income  would  decrease  because of the  increase  in the number of  outstanding
shares.  In either  case,  as the  borrowings  used to fund ESOP  purchases  are
repaid, total stockholders' equity will correspondingly increase.

        All employees of the Association are eligible to participate in the ESOP
after they attain age 21 and  complete  one year of service.  Employees  will be
credited  for years of service to the  Association  prior to the adoption of the
ESOP for participation and vesting purposes.  The Association's  contribution to
the ESOP is allocated  among  participants  on the basis of compen sation.  Each
participant's  account will be credited  with cash and shares of Company  Common
Stock based upon  compensation  earned during the year with respect to which the
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made.  Contributions  credited  to  a  participant's  account  are  vested  on a
graduated  basis and become fully  vested when such  participant  completes  ten
years of service.  ESOP participants are entitled to receive  distributions from
their ESOP accounts only upon termination of service. Distributions will be made
in cash and in whole shares of the  Company's  Common Stock.  Fractional  shares
will be paid in  cash.  Participants  will  not  incur a tax  liability  until a
distribution is made.

        Each  participating  employee is entitled to instruct the trustee of the
ESOP as to how to vote the shares  allocated to his or her account.  The trustee
will not be affiliated with the Company or Montgomery.

        The ESOP  may be  amended  by the  Board of  Directors,  except  that no
amendment may be made which would reduce the interest of any  participant in the
ESOP trust  fund or divert any of the assets of the ESOP trust fund to  purposes
other than the benefit of participants or their beneficiaries.

        Other Stock Benefit  Plans.  The Company  intends to adopt certain stock
benefit plans  following  consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.
Moreover,  existing  stock benefit plans of the  Association,  consisting of the
1995 Stock Incentive Plan, 1995 Directors'  Stock Option Plan and the Management
Recognition  Plan,  will be  assumed  by the  Company  in  connection  with  the
Conversion and Reorganization,  with the effect that shares of Common Stock will
be issuable pursuant thereto and not shares of Association Common Stock.

        1997 Stock Option Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company intends to
adopt the 1997 Stock  Option Plan (the "1997 Plan") and may submit the 1997 Plan
to  stockholders  at an annual or special  meeting of stockholders to be held at
least  six  months   following   the   consummation   of  the   Conversion   and
Reorganization.

        The 1997 Plan is designed to attract and retain qualified  personnel key
positions,  provide  directors,  officers and key  employees  with a proprietary
interest  in the Company as an  incentive  to  contribute  to the success of the
Company and reward key employees for outstanding  performance and the attainment
of targeted  goals.  Options  granted under the 1997 Plan may be either  options
that qualify under the Code as "incentive  stock  options"  (options that afford
preferable tax treatment to recipients upon compliance with certain restrictions
and that do not normally  result in tax  deductions  to the employer) or options
that do not so qualify.  The exercise  price of stock options  granted under the
1997 Plan is required to be at least equal to the fair market value per share of
the stock on the date of grant. All grants will be made in consideration of past
and  future  services  rendered  to the  Association,  and in an  amount  deemed
appropriate  to encourage the continued  retention of the officers and directors
who are considered necessary for the continued success of the Association.

        The 1997  Plan  provides  for the  grant of  stock  appreciation  rights
("SARs") at any time,  whether or not the participant  then holds stock options,
granting  the right to  receive  the  excess of the  market  value of the shares
represented by the SARs on the date exercised over the exercise

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price.  SARs  generally  will be subject to the same  terms and  conditions  and
exercisable to the same extent as stock options.

        Limited  SARs may be granted at the time of, and must be related to, the
grant of a stock  option or SAR.  The exercise of one will reduce to that extent
the number of shares represented by the other.  Limited SARs will be exercisable
only for the 45 days following the  expiration of the tender or exchange  offer,
during  which  period  the  related  stock  option  or SAR will be  exercisable.
However,  no SAR or Limited SAR will be exercisable  by a 10% beneficial  owner,
director  or senior  officer  within six  months of the date of its  grant.  The
Company has no present intention to grant any SARs or Limited SARs.

        The 1997 Plan will be administered by the Company's Stock Plan Committee
which  will  consist  of at least two  non-employee  directors.  The Stock  Plan
Committee  will select the  recipients  and terms of awards made pursuant to the
Stock Option Plan.  Assuming the 1997 Plan is submitted to stockholders prior to
one year following the  consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  OTS
regulations  limit the  amount of shares  that may be awarded  pursuant  to such
stock-based plans to each individual officer, each non-employee director and all
non-employee directors as a group to 25%, 5% and 30%, respectively, of the total
shares reserved for issuance under each such stock-based plan. In addition,  all
options would be required to vest in five equal annual installments,  commencing
one year from the date of grant,  subject to the continued service of the holder
of such option.

         The 1997 Plan is intended to be funded either with shares  purchased in
the open market or with authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.  The use
of  authorized  but  unissued  shares to fund the 1997  Plan  could  dilute  the
holdings of stockholders  who purchase  Conversion  Stock in the Offerings.  See
"Pro Forma Data."

        1997  Recognition  Plan.  The  Company  intends  to  establish  the 1997
Recognition  Plan in order to provide  employees with a proprietary  interest in
the Company in a manner  designed to  encourage  such persons to remain with the
Company  and the  Association.  The  1997  Recognition  Plan may be  subject  to
ratification by stockholders at a meeting to be held not earlier than six months
after the  completion of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization.  The Company will
contribute  funds to the 1997  Recognition  Plan to enable it to  acquire in the
open market or from  authorized but unissued  shares (with the decision  between
open market or  authorized  but unissued  shares based on the  Company's  future
stock price,  alternative investment opportunities and capital needs), following
stockholder  ratification  of such plan, an amount of stock equal to 4.0% of the
shares of Common Stock to be outstanding upon consummation of the Conversion and
Reorganization, less the number of shares in the Management Recognition Plan.

        The Stock Plan  Committee  of the Board of Directors of the Company will
administer the proposed 1997  Recognition  Plan. Under the terms of the proposed
1997 Recognition  Plan, awards ("Awards") can be granted to key employees in the
form of shares of Common  Stock held by the 1997  Recognition  Plan.  Awards are
non-transferable  and non-assignable.  In the event the 1997 Recognition Plan is
submitted to a vote of stockholders prior to one year following  consummation of
the Conversion and Reorganization, OTS regulations limit the amount of shares

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that may be  awarded  pursuant  to such  stock-based  plans  to each  individual
officer, each non-employee director and all non-employee directors as a group to
25%, 5% and 30%,  respectively,  of the total shares reserved for issuance under
each such stock-based plan.

        Recipients  will earn (i.e.,  become  vested in), over a period of time,
the shares of Common  Stock  covered by the Award.  Awards made  pursuant to the
1997 Recognition Plan will vest in five equal annual installments commencing one
year from the date of grant.  Awards  will be 100% vested  upon  termination  of
employment  due to death or  disability.  In addition,  no awards under the 1997
Recognition  Plan to directors and executive  officers shall vest in any year in
which  the  Association  is  not  meeting  all of its  fully  phased-in  capital
requirements.  When  shares  become  vested  and  are  actually  distributed  in
accordance with the 1997  Recognition  Plan, but in no event prior to such time,
the participants  will also receive amounts equal to any accrued  dividends with
respect  thereto.  Earned  shares  are  distributed  to  recipients  as  soon as
practicable  following the date on which they are earned.  No determination  has
been made regarding any possible grants under the 1997 Recognition Plan.

        Employment Agreements.  The Association intends to enter into employment
agreements with Chief Executive  Officer Elliott and President  Walden providing
for an initial term of three years.  The agreements have been filed with the OTS
as part of the  application  of the Company for approval to become a savings and
loan holding company. The employment agreements become effective upon completion
of the Conversion and Reorganization and provide for an annual base salary in an
amount not less than each individual's respective current salary and provide for
an annual extension subject to the performance of an annual formal evaluation by
disinterested  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of the  Association.  The
agreements also provide for termination upon the employee's  death, for cause or
in certain events  specified by OTS regulations.  The employment  agreements are
also terminable by the employee upon 90 days's notice of the Association.

        The employment agreements each provide for payment in an amount equal to
299% of the five-year annual average base  compensation,  in the event a "change
in control" of the  Association  where  employment  involuntarily  terminates in
connection with such change in control or within twelve months  thereafter.  For
the purposes of the employment  agreements,  a "change in control" is defined as
any event which would require the filing of an  application  for  acquisition of
control or notice of change in control  pursuant  to 12 C.F.R.  ss.  574.3 or 4.
Such events are generally  triggered  prior to the acquisition or control of 10%
of the Company's  Common Stock.  If the  employment of Chief  Executive  Officer
Elliott or President  Walden had been  terminated  as of December 31, 1996 under
circumstances  entitling  them to severance pay as described  above,  they would
have  been  entitled  to  receive  a lump such  cash  payment  of  approximately
$________  and  $______,  respectively.  The  agreements  also  provide  for the
continued  payment to each employee of health  benefits for the remainder of the
term of their contract in the event such individual is involuntarily  terminated
in the event of change in control.

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Certain Transactions

        The  Association  has  followed a policy of  granting  loans to eligible
directors,  officers,  employees and members of their immediate families for the
financing of their  personal  residences  and for consumer  purposes.  Under the
Association's  current  policy,  all such loans to directors and senior officers
are  required  to be made in the  ordinary  course of  business  and on the same
terms,  including collateral and interest rates, as those prevailing at the time
for  comparable  transactions  and do not  involve  more than the normal risk of
collectibility.  However,  prior to August  1989,  the  Association  waived loan
origination  fees on loans to directors and  employees.  Montgomery has had, and
expects to have in the future,  banking  transactions  in the ordinary course of
its business with Directors,  officers, and their associates. These transactions
have been on substantially the same terms, including interest rates, collateral,
and repayment  terms on extensions  of credit,  as those  prevailing at the same
time for comparable  transactions  with others and did not involve more than the
normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.

 
        From time to time Montgomery has paid fees to Henthorn, Harris & Taylor,
P.C., a law firm in which Director  Henthorn is a principal,  for legal services
performed for Montgomery.  During the year ended June 30, 1996,  Montgomery paid
fees totalling $6,441 to such law firm for services  provided to Montgomery.  In
addition,  Henthron,  Harris & Taylor, P.C. provides legal services from time to
time in connection  with loans made by  Montgomery,  for which services such law
firm is compensated by the borrowers.

        At December 31, 1996, the Association's loans to directors, officers and
employees totalled approximately  $1,189,000 or 7.8%, 7.3%, 6.8% and 6.3% of pro
forma  stockholders'  equity  based on the sale of the  dollar  amount of shares
aggregating  the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15% above the  Offering  Price
Range, respectively.
 

                      BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CAPITAL STOCK

Beneficial Ownership of Association Common Stock

        The  following  table  includes,   as  of  December  31,  1996,  certain
information as to the Association's  Common Stock  beneficially owned by (1) the
only persons or entities,  including any "group" as that term is used in Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange  Act, who or which was known to the  Association  to be
the beneficial  owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding  Association
Common Stock,  (ii) the directors of the  Association,  (iii) certain  executive
officers of the  Association,  and (iv) all directors and executive  officers of
the Association as a group. For information concerning proposed subscriptions by
directors and executive  officers and the anticipated  ownership of Common Stock
by such persons upon consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, see "The
Conversion and Reorganization  Proposed Subscriptions by Directors and Executive
Officers."

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Amount and Nature
            Name of Beneficial           of Beneficial            Percent of
            Owner or Number of          Ownership as of           Association
             Persons in Group       December 31, 1996(1)(2)      Common Stock
             ----------------       -----------------------      ------------
<S>                                        <C>                     <C>   
Montgomery Mutual Holding                  600,000                 70.58%(3)
 Company                                                   
119 East Main Street                                       
Crawfordsville, Indiana 
                                   
Directors:                                                 
Earl F. Elliott                              5,000                     *
Mark E. Foster                               1,100                     *
C. Rex Henthorn                              5,000                     *
Joseph M. Malott                             5,000                     *
J. Lee Walden                                2,500                     *
John E. Woodward                             5,000                     *
Robert Wright                                  100                     *

Executive Officers:                                        
Nancy L. McCormick                           5,000                     *

All directors and executive                 28,700                    3.4
officers as a group (8 persons)                            
</TABLE>
- ------------
*       Represent less than 1% of the outstanding Association's Common Stock.

(1)     Based upon filing  made  pursuant to the  Exchange  Act and  information
        furnished by the respective  individuals.  Under regulations promulgated
        pursuant to the Exchange Act, shares of the  Association's  Common Stock
        are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if he or she directly or
        indirectly  has or shares (i) voting power,  which includes the power to
        vote or to direct the voting of the shares,  or (ii)  investment  power,
        which includes the power to dispose or to direct the  disposition of the
        shares. Unless otherwise indicated,  the named beneficial owner has sole
        voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.

(2)     Under  applicable  regulations,  a person is  deemed to have  beneficial
        ownership of any shares of the  Association's  Common Stock which may be
        acquired within 60 days of December 31, 1996 pursuant to the exercise of
        outstanding  stock  options.  Shares of the  Association's  Common Stock
        which are subject to stock options are deemed to be outstanding  for the
        purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding  Association's Common
        Stock owned by such person or group but not deemed  outstanding  for the
        purpose of computing the  percentage of the  Association's  Common Stock
        owned by any other person or group.

(3)     The members of the Board of Directors of the Association also constitute
        the members of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Holding  Company and
        in such capacity direct the voting of Mutual Holding Company

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        owned shares. The shares of the Association's  Common Stock owned by the
        Mutual  Holding  Company  are to be  cancelled  in  connection  with the
        Conversion and Reorganization.

Proposed Subscriptions by Directors and Executive Officers

   
        The following table sets forth, for each of the Company's  directors and
for all of the directors and  executive  officers as a group,  (1) the number of
Exchange   Shares  to  be  held  upon   consummation   of  the   Conversion  and
Reorganization,  based upon their  beneficial  ownership of  Association  Common
Stock as of December 31, 1996, (2) the proposed  purchases of Conversion  Stock,
assuming sufficient shares are available to satisfy their subscriptions, and (3)
the total amount of Common Stock to be held upon  consummation of the Conversion
and  Reorganization,  in each case  assuming  that 897,375  shares of Conversion
Stock are sold, which is the midpoint of the Offering Price Range.
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Proposed Purchase of                Total Common Stock
                                                              Conversion Stock                      to be Held
                                                      ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
                                     Number of
                                     Exchange
                                     Shares to
                                     be Held                                Number            Number         Percentage
Name                                 (1)(2)(3)                  Amount     of Shares        of Shares         of Total
- ------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------  ---------------  ---------------- ----------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>          <C>               <C>               <C>  
Earl F. Elliott                                 8,896                                         8,896             0.71%
Mark E. Foster                                  1,423                                         1,423             0.11
C. Rex Henthorn                                 6,470          $60,300       6,030           12,500             1.00
Joseph M. Malott                                6,470                                         6,470             0.52
J. Lee Walden                                   5,176                                         5,176             0.41
John E. Woodward                                6,470                                         6,470             0.52
Robert Wright                                     129           50,000       5,000            5,129             0.41
Nancy L. McCormick                              7,925                                         7,925             0.32
All directors and executive
officers as a group (8 persons)                42,959                                        53,989             4.32
</TABLE>
   
- ------------
(1)      Excludes  shares which may be received upon the exercise of outstanding
         stock option.  Based upon the Exchange Ratio of 1.4105  Exchange Shares
         for each Public  Association  Shares at the  midpoint  of the  Offering
         Price  Range,  the  persons  named in the table  would have  options to
         purchase  Common  Stock as follows:  Mr.  Elliott,  1,963  shares;  Mr.
         Foster,  1,455 shares; Mr. Henthorn,  1,455 shares;  Mr. Malott,  1,455
         shares;  Mr. Walden,  1,021 shares;  Mr.  Woodward,  1,455 shares;  Mr.
         Wright,  1,455 shares;  and all  directors and executive  officers as a
         group, 11,358 shares.
    

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(2)      Includes shares awarded under the 1995 Recognition Plan, based upon the
         above Exchange Ratio,  in the following  amounts:  Mr.  Elliott,  2,246
         shares;  Mr.  Walden 1,941  shares;  and all  directors  and  executive
         officers as a group 5,822 shares.

(3)      Excludes  stock  options and awards to be granted  under the  Company's
         1997  Stock  Option  Plan and 1997  Recognition  Plan if such plans are
         approved  by   stockholders   at  an  annual  or  special   meeting  of
         shareholders   at  least  six  months   following  the  Conversion  and
         Reorganization. See "Management of the Company - Benefits."

(*)      Less than 1%.


                        THE CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION

        The Boards of Directors of the Mutual Holding  Company,  the Association
and the Company have approved the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization,  as has
the OTS,  subject to approval by the Members of the Mutual  Holding  Company and
the  Stockholders  of the  Association  entitled  to vote on the  matter and the
satisfaction of certain other conditions.  Such OTS approval,  however, does not
constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the Plan by such agency.


General

 
        The  Boards  of  Directors  of  the  Mutual  Holding   Company  and  the
Association  unanimously  adopted the Plan as of December  26,  1996,  which was
amended on March 31, 1997.  The Plan has been  approved by the OTS,  subject to,
among other  things,  approval of the Plan by the Members of the Mutual  Holding
Company and the  Stockholders of the  Association.  The Members' Meeting and the
Stockholders' Meeting have been called for this purpose on_________ __, 1997.
 

        The  following is a brief  summary of pertinent  aspects of the Plan and
the Conversion and  Reorganization.  The summary is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the  provisions of the Plan,  which is available for  inspection at
each branch  office of the  Association  and at the offices of the OTS. The Plan
also is  filed  as an  exhibit  to the  Registration  Statement  of  which  this
Prospectus  is a part,  copies  of which  may be  obtained  from  the  SEC.  See
"Additional Information."

Purposes of the Conversion and Reorganization

        The Mutual  Holding  Company,  as a federally  chartered  mutual holding
company, does not have stockholders and has no authority to issue capital stock.
As a result of the Conversion and Reorganization, the Company will be structured
in the form  used by  holding  companies  of  commercial  banks,  most  business
entities and a growing number of savings institutions.  The holding company form
of organization will provide the Company with the ability to diversify the

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Company's and the Association's  business  activities through  acquisition of or
mergers with both stock savings  institutions  and commercial  banks, as well as
other companies.  Although there are no current arrangements,  understandings or
agreements  regarding any such opportunities,  the Company will be in a position
after the Conversion and Reorganization,  subject to regulatory  limitations and
the Company's  financial  position,  to take advantage of any such opportunities
that may arise.

        In their decision to pursue the Conversion and Reorganization, the Board
of  Directors  of the Mutual  Holding  Company  and the  Association  considered
various  regulatory  uncertainties  associated  with the mutual holding  company
structure  including the ability to waive dividends in the future as well as the
general  uncertainty  regarding a possible  elimination  of the federal  savings
association charter. See "Risk Factors - Proposed Federal Legislation."

        The Conversion and Reorganization will be important to the future growth
and  performance  of the  holding  company  organization  by  providing a larger
capital base to support the  operations  of the  Association  and Company and by
enhancing  their future  access to capital  markets,  their ability to diversify
into other financial services related  activities,  and their ability to provide
services to the public.  Although the  Association  currently has the ability to
raise  additional  capital through the sale of additional  shares of Association
Common Stock,  that ability is limited by the mutual holding  company  structure
which,  among other  things,  requires  that the Mutual  Holding  Company hold a
majority of the outstanding shares of Association Common Stock.

        The Conversion and Reorganization also will result in an increase in the
number of shares of Common Stock to be  outstanding as compared to the number of
outstanding  shares  of  Public  Association  Shares  which  will  increase  the
likelihood of the  development  of an active and liquid  trading  market for the
Common Stock.  See "Market for Common  Stock." In addition,  the  Conversion and
Reorganization  will  enhance  the  Association's  ability  to  engage  in stock
repurchases.

        An additional  benefit of the Conversion and  Reorganization  will be an
increase in the accumulated  earnings and profits of the Association for federal
income tax purposes. When the Mutual Association  transferred  substantially all
of its assets and  liabilities  to the  Association  in connection  with the MHC
Reorganization,  its accumulated earnings and profits tax attribute was not able
to be  transferred to the  Association  because no tax-free  reorganization  was
involved. Accordingly, this tax attribute was retained by the Mutual Association
when it converted its charter to that of the Mutual Holding Company, even though
the  underlying  retained  earnings were  transferred  to the  Association.  The
Conversion and  Reorganization  has been  structured to re-unite the accumulated
earnings and profits tax attribute retained by the Mutual Holding Company in the
MHC Reorganization  with the retained earnings of the Association by merging the
Mutual   Holding   Company  with  and  into  the   Association   in  a  tax-free
reorganization.  This transaction will increase the Association's ability to pay
dividends to the Company in the future. See "Dividend Policy."

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        If the Mutual Association had undertaken a standard conversion involving
the formation of a stock holding  company in 1995,  applicable  OTS  regulations
would have required a greater  amount of common stock to be sold than the amount
of net  proceeds  raised in the MHC  Reorganization.  Management  of  Montgomery
believed  that it was  advisable  to  profitably  invest the $2.1 million of net
proceeds raised in the MHC Reorganization  prior to raising the larger amount of
capital  that  would  have been  raised in a  standard  conversion.  A  standard
conversion  in 1995 also would have  immediately  eliminated  all aspects of the
mutual form of organization.

        In light of the  foregoing,  the Boards of Directors of the  Association
and the Mutual Holding Company believe that the Conversion and Reorganization is
in the best interests of such companies and their  respective  Stockholders  and
Members.

Description of the Conversion and Reorganization

 
        On December 26, 1996, the Boards of Directors of the Association and the
Mutual Holding Company adopted the Plan, which was amended on March 31, 1997 and
in March 1997 the  Association  incorporated  the Company under Indiana law as a
first-tier wholly owned subsidiary of the Association. Pursuant to the Plan, (i)
the Mutual  Holding  Company will convert from mutual form to a federal  interim
stock  savings   institution  and   simultaneously   merge  with  and  into  the
Association,  pursuant to which the Mutual  Holding  Company will cease to exist
and the shares of Association  Common Stock held by the Mutual  Holding  Company
will be  cancelled,  and  (ii)  Interim  will  then  merge  with  and  into  the
Association. As a result of the merger of Interim with and into the Association,
the  Association  will become a wholly owned  subsidiary  of the Company and the
Public Association Shares will be converted into the Exchange Shares pursuant to
the Exchange  Ratio,  which will result in the holders of such shares  owning in
the  aggregate  approximately  the same  percentage  of the  Common  Stock to be
outstanding upon the completion of the Conversion and Reorganization  (i.e., the
Conversion  Stock and the  Exchange  Shares) as the  percentage  of  Association
Common Stock owned by them in the aggregate immediately prior to consummation of
the  Conversion and  Reorganization,  adjusted  downward  pursuant to OTS policy
which requires that the Exchange Ratio reflect the $300,000 of special dividends
declared by the Association and waived by the Mutual Holding Company, but before
giving effect to (a) the payment of cash in lieu of issuing fractional  Exchange
Shares,  (b) any  shares of  Conversion  Stock  purchased  by the  Association's
stockholders  in the Offerings or the ESOP  thereafter,  and (c) any exercise of
dissenters' rights.
 

        Pursuant  to  OTS  regulations,   consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization  (including the offering of Conversion Stock in the Offerings, as
described  below) is  conditioned  upon the approval of the Plan by (1) the OTS,
(2) at least a  majority  of the total  number of votes  eligible  to be cast by
Members of the Mutual Holding Company at the Members'  Meeting,  and (3) holders
of at least two-thirds of the shares of the outstanding Association Common Stock
at the Stockholders'  Meeting. In addition, the Primary Parties have conditioned
the  consummation  of the Conversion and  Reorganization  on the approval of the
Plan by at least a majority  of the votes  cast,  in person or by proxy,  by the
Public Stockholders at the Stockholders' Meeting.

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Effects of the Conversion and Reorganization

        General.  Prior to the Conversion and Reorganization,  each depositor in
the  Association  has both a deposit  account in the  institution and a pro rata
ownership interest in the net worth of the Mutual Holding Company based upon the
balance in his  account,  which  interest may only be realized in the event of a
liquidation of the Mutual Holding Company.  However,  this ownership interest is
tied to the  depositor's  account and has no tangible market value separate from
such deposit  account.  A depositor who reduces or closes his account receives a
portion or all of the  balance in the  account  but  nothing  for his  ownership
interest in the net worth of the Mutual  Holding  Company,  which is lost to the
extent that the balance in the account is reduced.

        Consequently,  the depositors of the Association normally have no way to
realize the value of their  ownership  interest in the Mutual  Holding  Company,
which has  realizable  value only in the unlikely  event that the Mutual Holding
Company is liquidated.  In such event, the depositors of record at that time, as
owners,  would share pro rata in any residual surplus and reserves of the Mutual
Holding Company after other claims are paid.

        Upon  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  permanent
nonwithdrawable  capital stock will be created to represent the ownership of the
net worth of the Company.  The Common Stock of the Company is separate and apart
from deposit  accounts and cannot be and is not insured by the FDIC or any other
governmental  agency.  Certificates  are  issued to  evidence  ownership  of the
permanent stock.  The stock  certificates  are  transferable,  and therefore the
stock may be sold or traded if a purchaser  is  available  with no effect on any
account the seller may hold in the Association.

        Continuity.   While  the   Conversion   and   Reorganization   is  being
accomplished,  the normal business of the Association of accepting  deposits and
making loans will continue without  interruption.  The Association will continue
to be subject to regulation by the OTS and the FDIC.  After the  Conversion  and
Reorganization, the Association will continue to provide services for depositors
and borrowers under current policies by its present management and staff.

        The  directors  and  officers  of the  Association  at the  time  of the
Conversion and  Reorganization  will continue to serve as directors and officers
of the Association  after the Conversion and  Reorganization.  The directors and
officers of the Company  consist of individuals  currently  serving as directors
and  officers  of the  Mutual  Holding  Company  and the  Association,  and they
generally  will retain their  positions in the Company after the  Conversion and
Reorganization.

        Effect on Public Association  Shares.  Under the Plan, upon consummation
of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  the Public  Association  Shares shall be
converted  into Common Stock based upon the Exchange  Ratio  without any further
action  on  the  part  of the  holder  thereof.  Upon  surrender  of the  Public
Association Shares, Common Stock will be issued in exchange for such shares. See
"- Delivery and Exchange of Certificates."

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        Upon  consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  the Public
Stockholders of the Association,  a federally chartered savings association will
become stockholders of the Company, an Indiana corporation. For a description of
certain  changes in the rights of stockholders as a result of the Conversion and
Reorganization, see "Comparison of Stockholders' Rights" below.

        Effect  on  Deposit  Accounts.  Under the Plan,  each  depositor  in the
Association at the time of the Conversion and Reorganization  will automatically
continue as a depositor after the Conversion and  Reorganization,  and each such
deposit account will remain the same with respect to deposit  balance,  interest
rate and other  terms,  except  to the  extent  that  funds in the  account  are
withdrawn to purchase Conversion Stock to be issued in the Offerings.  Each such
account will be insured by the FDIC to the same extent as before the  Conversion
and   Reorganization.   Depositors   will   continue  to  hold  their   existing
certificates, passbooks and other evidences of their accounts.

        Effect  on  Loans.  No loan  outstanding  from the  Association  will be
affected by the Conversion and  Reorganization,  and the amount,  interest rate,
maturity and security for each loan will remain as they were contractually filed
prior to the Conversion and Reorganization.

        Effect on Voting Rights of Members.  At present,  all  depositors of the
Association  are  members  of, and have  voting  rights  in, the Mutual  Holding
Company as to all matters requiring  membership  action.  Upon completion of the
Conversion and  Reorganization,  depositors will cease to be members and will no
longer be entitled to vote at meetings of the Mutual Holding Company (which will
cease to exist).  Upon  completion of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  all
voting  rights in the  Association  will be vested  in the  Company  as the sole
stockholder  of the  Association.  Exclusive  voting  rights with respect to the
Company  will be  vested  in the  holders  of Common  Stock.  Depositors  of the
Association  will not have voting rights in the Company after the Conversion and
Reorganization,  except to the  extent  that  they  become  stockholders  of the
Company.

         Tax Effects.  Consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  is
conditioned on prior receipt by the Primary  Parties of rulings or opinions with
regard to federal and Indiana  income  taxation which indicate that the adoption
and  implementation  of the Plan of  Conversion  set  forth  herein  will not be
taxable for federal or Indiana income tax purposes to the Primary Parties or the
Association's Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or
Other Members, except as discussed below. See "- Tax Aspects" below.

        Effect  on  Liquidation  Rights.  Were the  Mutual  Holding  Company  to
liquidate,  all claims of the Mutual Holding  Company's  creditors would be paid
first.  Thereafter,  if there were any assets  remaining,  Members of the Mutual
Holding Company would receive such remaining  assets,  pro rata,  based upon the
deposit balances in their deposit accounts at the Association  immediately prior
to  liquidation.  In the unlikely event that the  Association  were to liquidate
after the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  all claims of creditors  (including
those of depositors, to the extent of their deposit balances) also would be paid
first,  followed  by  distribution  of  the  "liquidation  account"  to  certain
depositors  (see "-  Liquidation  Rights"  below),  with  any  assets  remaining
thereafter distributed to the Company as the holder of the Association's capital
stock.

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Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the OTS, a merger, consolidation,  sale
of bulk  assets or similar  combination  or  transaction  with  another  insured
institution  would not be considered a liquidation for this purpose and, in such
a transaction,  the  liquidation  account would be required to be assumed by the
surviving institution.

         Effect  on   Existing   Compensation   Plans.   Under  the  Plan,   the
Association's  existing Stock Incentive Plan,  Directors'  Stock Option Plan and
the Management  Recognition  Plan will become stock benefit plans of the Company
and shares of Common Stock will be issued (or reserved for issuance) pursuant to
such  benefit  plans  rather  than  shares  of  Association  Common  Stock.  See
"Management of the Association - Benefit Plans."

The Offerings

        Subscription Offering. In accordance with the Plan of Conversion, rights
to subscribe  for the purchase of  Conversion  Stock have been granted under the
Plan of Conversion to the following persons in the following order of descending
priority: ( 1) Eligible Account Holders, (2) the ESOP, (3) Supplemental Eligible
Account Holders, (4) Other Members, (5) directors, officers and employees of the
Mutual Holding  Company and the  Association  and (6) Public  Stockholders.  All
subscriptions  received will be subject to the  availability of Conversion Stock
after  satisfaction of all  subscriptions  of all persons having prior rights in
the Subscription  Offering and to the maximum and minimum  purchase  limitations
set forth in the Plan of Conversion and as described  below under "- Limitations
on Conversion Stock Purchases."

         Priority 1: Eligible Account Holders. Each Eligible Account Holder will
receive, without payment therefor, first priority,  nontransferable subscription
rights to subscribe  for in the  Subscription  Offering up to the greater of (i)
the number of shares of Conversion Stock that when combined with Exchange Shares
received  aggregate  $200,000 of Common  Stock,  (ii)  one-tenth  of one percent
(.10%) of the total offering of shares of Conversion  Stock in the  Subscription
Offering and (iii) 15 times the product  (rounded down to the next whole number)
obtained by multiplying  the total number of shares of Conversion  Stock offered
in the Subscription Offering by a fraction, of which the numerator is the amount
of the Eligible Account Holder's qualifying deposit and the denominator of which
is the total amount of qualifying  deposits of all Eligible Account Holders,  in
each case as of the close of business on  September  30, 1995 (the  "Eligibility
Record Date"),  subject to the overall purchase limitations.  See "- Limitations
on Conversion Stock Purchases."

        If  there  are  not   sufficient   shares   available   to  satisfy  all
subscriptions,  shares first will be allocated so as to permit each  subscribing
Eligible  Account  Holder to purchase a number of shares  sufficient to make his
total allocation  equal to the lesser of the number of shares  subscribed for or
100 shares.  Thereafter,  unallocated  shares will be allocated  to  subscribing
Eligible Account Holders whose  subscriptions  remain unfilled in the proportion
that the amounts of their respective  eligible deposits bear to the total amount
of  eligible  deposits  of  all  subscribing   Eligible  Account  Holders  whose
subscriptions  remain  unfilled,  provided  that no  fractional  shares shall be
issued.  The  subscription  rights  of  Eligible  Account  Holders  who are also
directors or officers of the Mutual Holding Company or the Association and their
associates will be subordinated to the

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subscription rights of other Eligible Account Holders to the extent attributable
to increased deposits in the year preceding September 30, 1995.

        Priority 2: ESOP.  The ESOP will  receive,  without  payment  therefore,
second  priority  nontransferable  subscription  rights to  purchase a number of
shares of Conversion  Stock which will, in the aggregate,  equal up to 8% of the
Common  Stock  to  be  outstanding   upon   completion  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization,  including  any  increase in the number of shares of  Conversion
Stock  after  the date  hereof as a result  of an  increase  of up to 15% in the
maximum of the Offering Price Range. The ESOP intends to purchase 115,000 shares
based on the maximum of the Offering Price Range. Subscriptions by the ESOP will
not be aggregated with shares of Conversion Stock purchased directly by or which
are otherwise  attributable to any other  participants in the  Subscription  and
Community  Offerings,  including  subscriptions  of  any  of  the  Association's
directors,  officers,  employees or associates  thereof.  See "Management of the
Association - Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Ownership Plan."

        In the event that there are insufficient  shares for the ESOP to fulfill
its subscription  order, the Company may issue additional shares of Common Stock
directly  to the ESOP at the  Purchase  Price to  satisfy  the  ESOP's  order to
purchase such amount of Conversion  Stock in the Offerings  and/or the ESOP, may
purchase  shares of Common  Stock in the open market.  Purchases  of  additional
shares of Common  Stock from the Company  would  dilute the  interests  of other
stockholders.  See "-  Limitations  on  Conversion  Stock  Purchases"  and "Risk
Factors - Possible Dilutive Effect of Issuance of Additional Shares."

         Priority 3:  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders.  Each Supplemental
Eligible Account Holder will receive,  without payment therefor, third priority,
nontransferable  subscription  rights  to  subscribe  for  in  the  Subscription
Offering up to the greater of (i) the number of shares of Conversion  Stock that
when combined with Exchange Shares received  aggregate $200,000 of Common Stock,
(ii)  one-tenth  of one  percent  (.10%)  of the  total  offering  of  shares of
Conversion  Stock in the  Subscription  Offering  and (iii) 15 times the product
(rounded down to the next whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number
of  shares  of  Conversion  Stock  offered  in the  Subscription  Offering  by a
fraction,  of which the  numerator  is the amount of the  Supplemental  Eligible
Account  Holder's  qualifying  deposit and the denominator of which is the total
amount of qualifying  deposits of all Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders, in
each  case as of the close of  business  on March  31,  1997 (the  "Supplemental
Eligibility Record Date"),  subject to the overall purchase limitations.  See "-
Limitations on Conversion Stock Purchases."

        If  there  are  not   sufficient   shares   available   to  satisfy  all
subscriptions,  shares first will be allocated so as to permit each  subscribing
Supplemental  Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares  sufficient
to make his  total  allocation  equal to the  lesser  of the  number  of  shares
subscribed for or 100 shares.  Thereafter,  unallocated shares will be allocated
to subscribing  Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain
unfilled  in the  proportion  that  the  amounts  of their  respective  eligible
deposits bear to the total amount of eligible  deposits of all such  subscribing
Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders whose  subscriptions  remain  unfilled,
provided that no fractional shares shall be issued.

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         Priority  4: Other  Members.  To the extent  that there are  sufficient
shares remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders
and  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,  each Other Member will  receive,
without payment therefor, fourth priority,  nontransferable  subscription rights
to subscribe for Conversion Stock in the Subscription Offering up to the greater
of (i) the number of shares of Conversion Stock that when combined with Exchange
Shares  received  aggregate  $200,000 of Common Stock and (ii)  one-tenth of one
percent  (.10%) of the total  offering  of  shares  of  Conversion  Stock in the
Subscription  Offering,  subject to the  overall  purchase  limitations.  See "-
Limitations on Conversion Stock Purchases."

        In the event the Other  Members  subscribe for a number of shares which,
when added to the shares  subscribed for by Eligible Account  Holders,  the ESOP
and  Supplemental  Eligible  Account Holders is in excess of the total number of
shares of Conversion  Stock offered in the Subscription  Offering,  shares first
will be  allocated so as to permit each  subscribing  Other Member to purchase a
number of shares  sufficient to make his total allocation equal to the lesser of
the number of shares  subscribed  for or 100 shares.  Thereafter,  any remaining
shares will be allocated among  subscribing Other Members on a pro rata basis in
the same  proportion  as each  Other  Member's  subscription  bears to the total
subscriptions  of all  subscribing  Other  Members,  provided that no fractional
shares shall be issued.

        Priority 5: Directors,  Officers and Employees. To the extent that there
are sufficient  shares  remaining  after  satisfaction of all  subscriptions  by
Eligible Account Holders,  the ESOP,  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders and
Other  Members,  then  directors,  officers and employees of the Mutual  Holding
Company and the  Association  will  receive,  without  payment  therefor,  fifth
priority,   nontransferable  subscription  rights  to  subscribe  for,  in  this
category,  up to an aggregate of 19.0% of the shares of Conversion Stock offered
in the Subscription Offering.  The ability of directors,  officers and employees
to purchase  Conversion Stock under this category is in addition to rights which
are  otherwise  available to them under the Plan,  which  generally  allows such
persons to purchase in the  aggregate  up to 29.0% of the total number of shares
of Conversion  Stock sold in the  Offerings.  See "-  Limitations  on Conversion
Stock Purchases."

        In the  event  of an  oversubscription  in this  category,  subscription
rights will be allocated on a pro rata basis in the same  proportion that orders
of each person bear to the total orders of all subscribers in this category.

         Priority  6:  Public  Stockholders.   To  the  extent  that  there  are
sufficient  shares  remaining after  satisfaction of  subscriptions  by Eligible
Account Holders, the ESOP,  Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, Other Members
and directors,  officers and employees, each Public Stockholder as of the Voting
Record  Date  will  receive,   without   payment   therefor,   fifth   priority,
nontransferable  subscription  rights to subscribe for  Conversion  Stock in the
Subscription  Offering  up to the  greater  of  (i)  the  number  of  shares  of
Conversion  Stock that when  combined with Exchange  Shares  received  aggregate
$200,000 of Common Stock and (ii)  one-tenth of one percent  (.10%) of the total
offering of shares of Conversion Stock in the Subscription Offering,  subject to
the  overall  purchase  limitations.  See "-  Limitations  on  Conversion  Stock
Purchases."

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        In the  event the  Public  Stockholders  as of the  Voting  Record  Date
subscribe for a number of shares which,  when added to the shares subscribed for
by Eligible Account Holders,  the ESOP,  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders,
Other Members and directors,  officers and employees,  is in excess of the total
number of shares of  Conversion  Stock  offered  in the  Subscription  Offering,
available shares will be allocated among subscribing  Public  Stockholders as of
the Voting Record Date on a pro rata basis in the same proportion as each Public
Stockholder's  subscription bears to the total  subscriptions of all subscribing
Public Stockholders, provided that no fractional shares shall be issued.

        Expiration date for Subscription  Offering.  The  Subscription  Offering
will expire at Noon, Crawfordsville,  Indiana time, on ________ __, 1997, unless
extended  for up to 45 days or such  additional  periods by the Primary  Parties
with the  approval  of the  OTS.  Such  extensions  may not be  extended  beyond
_____________ __, 1999.  Subscription rights which have not been exercised prior
to the Expiration Date will become void.

        The Primary  Parties will not execute  orders until at least the minimum
number of shares of Conversion  Stock (787,500  shares) have been subscribed for
or otherwise  sold. If all shares have not been subscribed for or sold within 45
days after the Expiration Date,  unless such period is extended with the consent
of the OTS, all funds delivered to the Association  pursuant to the Subscription
Offering  will be returned  promptly to the  subscribers  with  interest and all
withdrawal  authorizations will be cancelled.  If an extension beyond the 45-day
period following the Expiration Date is granted, the Primary Parties will notify
subscribers of the extension of time and  subscribers  will be  resolicited  and
permitted to modify or cancel their subscriptions.

        Community  Offering.  To the extent that  shares  remain  available  for
purchase after  satisfaction of all  subscriptions  of Eligible Account Holders,
the ESOP,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,  Other Members,  directors,
officers and employees of the Mutual  Holding  Company and the  Association  and
Public  Stockholders,  the  Primary  Parties  have  determined  to offer  shares
pursuant to the Plan to certain members of the general  public,  with preference
given to natural persons  residing in Montgomery,  Fountain and Warren Counties,
Indiana (such natural  persons  referred to as  "Preferred  Subscribers").  Such
persons,  together with  associates  of and persons  acting in concert with such
persons,  may  purchase  up to the  greater  of (i)  the  number  of  shares  of
Conversion  Stock that when  combined with Exchange  Shares  received  aggregate
$200,000 of Common Stock,  and (ii) one-tenth of one percent (.10%) of the total
offering of shares of Conversion Stock in the Subscription Offering,  subject to
the  maximum  purchase  limitations.  See "-  Limitations  on  Conversion  Stock
Purchases."  This amount may be increased at the sole  discretion of the Primary
Parties.  The  opportunity  to subscribe for shares of  Conversion  Stock in the
Community  Offering category is subject to the right of the Primary Parties,  in
their sole  discretion,  to accept or reject any such orders in whole or in part
either at the time of  receipt of an order or as soon as  practicable  following
the Expiration Date.

        If there  are not  sufficient  shares  available  to fill the  orders of
Preferred  Subscribers  after  completion  of  the  Subscription  and  Community
Offerings, such stock will be allocated first to each Preferred Subscriber whose
order is accepted by the Primary  Parties,  in an amount  equal to the lesser of
100 shares or the number of shares subscribed for by each such Preferred

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Subscriber, if possible. Thereafter,  unallocated shares will be allocated among
the Preferred Subscribers whose orders remain unsatisfied in the same proportion
that the unfilled subscription of each bears to the total unfilled subscriptions
of all Preferred  Subscribers whose subscription remains  unsatisfied.  If there
are any shares  remaining,  shares  will be  allocated  to other  members of the
general  public  who  subscribe  in the  Community  Offering  applying  the same
allocation described above for Preferred Subscribers.

        Syndicated Community Offering.  The Plan provides that, if feasible, all
shares of  Conversion  Stock not  purchased in the  Subscription  and  Community
Offerings  may be  offered  for  sale  to the  general  public  in a  Syndicated
Community  Offering  through a  syndicate  of  registered  broker-dealers  to be
formed.  No person will be permitted to  subscribe in the  Syndicated  Community
Offering  for more  than the  number of shares  of  Conversion  Stock  that when
combined  with  Exchange  Shares  received  aggregate  $200,000 of Common Stock,
subject to the maximum purchase limitations.  The Primary Parties have the right
to reject  orders in whole or part in their sole  discretion  in the  Syndicated
Community Offering. Neither Webb nor any registered broker-dealer shall have any
obligation to take or purchase any shares of Conversion  Stock in the Syndicated
Community Offering; however, Webb has agreed to use its best efforts in the sale
of shares in the Syndicated Community Offering.

        In  addition  to  the  foregoing,   if  a  syndicate  of  broker-dealers
("selected  dealers") is formed to assist in a Syndicated  Community Offering, a
purchaser may pay for his shares with funds held by or deposited with a selected
dealer.  If an order form is executed and forwarded to the selected dealer or if
the  selected  dealer is  authorized  to  execute  the order form on behalf of a
purchaser,  the selected  dealer is required to forward the order form and funds
to the Association for deposit in a segregated  account on or before noon of the
business day following  receipt of the order form or execution of the order form
by the selected dealer. Alternatively,  selected dealers may solicit indications
of interest  from their  customers  to place  orders for shares.  Such  selected
dealers shall subsequently contact their customers who indicated an interest and
seek their confirmation as to their intent to purchase. The selected dealer will
acknowledge  receipt of the order to its  customer  in writing on the  following
business day and will debit such  customer's  account on the third  business day
after the customer has  confirmed  his intent to purchase (the "debit date") and
on or before noon of the next  business day  following  the debit date will send
funds  to  the  Association  for  deposit  in  a  segregated  account.  If  such
alternative  procedure is employed,  purchasers' funds are not required to be in
their accounts with selected dealers until the debit date.

        Any  Syndicated  Community  Offering will terminate no more than 45 days
following the Expiration  Date,  unless extended by the Primary Parties with the
approval of the OTS. See "Stock Pricing,  Exchange Ratio and Number of Shares to
be Issued" below for a discussion of rights of subscribers, if any, in the event
an extension is granted.

Stock Pricing, Exchange Ratio and Number of Shares to be Issued

        The  Plan  of  Conversion  requires  that  the  purchase  price  of  the
Conversion  Stock must be based on the  appraised  pro forma market value of the
Conversion  Stock, as determined on the basis of an independent  valuation.  The
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valuation.  For its services in making such appraisal and any expenses  incurred
in connection  therewith,  Keller will receive a maximum fee of $15,000 plus out
of pocket  expenses,  together  with a fee of no greater than $5,000 plus out of
pocket  expenses  for the  preparation  of a  business  plan and other  services
performed in connection with the Company's  holding  company  application to the
OTS. The Primary Parties have agreed to indemnify Keller's and its employees and
affiliates  against  certain  losses  (including  any losses in connection  with
claims  under the  federal  securities  laws)  arising  out of its  services  as
appraiser,  except where Keller's  liability  results from its negligence or bad
faith.

        The  Appraisal  has  been  prepared  by  Keller  in  reliance  upon  the
information  contained in this Prospectus,  including the Financial  Statements.
Keller also  considered  the following  factors,  among others:  the present and
projected  operating results and financial  condition of the Primary Parties and
the economic and  demographic  conditions in the  Association's  existing market
area;  certain  historical,  financial  and other  information  relating  to the
Association;  a comparative evaluation of the operating and financial statistics
of the  Association  with  those of other  similarly  situated  publicly  traded
companies  located  in Indiana  and other  regions  of the  United  States;  the
aggregate  size of the  offering  of the  Conversion  Stock;  the  impact of the
Conversion  and  Reorganization  on  the  Association's   capital  and  earnings
potential; the proposed dividend policy of the Company and the Association;  and
the trading market for the Association Common Stock and securities of comparable
companies and general conditions in the market for such securities.

   
        On the basis of the foregoing, Keller has advised the Primary Parties in
its opinion that the estimated pro forma market value of the Association and the
Mutual Holding  Company on a combined  basis was  $12,500,000 at the Midpoint of
the  Valuation  Range as of March 4,  1997.  Because  the  holders of the Public
Association Shares will continue to hold the same aggregate percentage ownership
interest  in the Company as they  currently  hold in the  Association,  adjusted
downward  pursuant to OTS policy which  requires  the Exchange  Ratio to reflect
dividends  waived by the Mutual  Holding  Company  (before  giving effect to the
payment of cash in lieu of issuing  fractional  Exchange Shares, any exercise of
dissenters'  rights  and  any  shares  of  Conversion  Stock  purchased  by  the
Association's  stockholder  in the  Offerings  or by the ESOP  thereafter),  the
Appraisal  was  multiplied  by  74.12%  (which  represents  the  Mutual  Holding
Company's  percentage  interest in the  Association  adjusted upward in order to
reflect the $300,000 of dividends  declared by the Association and waived by the
Mutual Holding  Company).  The resulting  amount  represents the midpoint of the
valuation ($8,973,750), and the minimum and maximum of the valuation were set at
15%  below  and  above  the  midpoint,  respectively,  resulting  in a range  of
$7,627,690  to  $10,319,810.  The Boards of  Directors  of the  Primary  Parties
determined  that  the  Conversion  Stock  would  be sold at  $10.00  per  share,
resulting in a range of 762,769 to 1,031,981  shares of  Conversion  Stock being
offered. Upon consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization,  the Conversion
Stock and the Exchange  Shares will represent  approximately  71.79% and 28.21%,
respectively, of the Company's total outstanding shares. The Boards of Directors
of the  Primary  Parties  reviewed  Keller's  appraisal  report,  including  the
methodology and the assumptions used by Keller, and determined that the Offering
Price Range was reasonable and adequate.  The Boards of Directors of the Primary
Parties also  established the formula for determining the Exchange Ratio.  Based
upon such formula and the Offering Price Range, the Exchange Ratio ranged from a
minimum of 1.20 to a maximum of 1.62 Exchange
    
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Shares for each Public  Association  Share,  with a midpoint of 1.41. Based upon
these Exchange Ratios,  the Company expects to issue between 299,731 and 466,347
shares  of  Exchange  Shares  to  the  holders  of  Public   Association  Shares
outstanding  immediately  prior  to  the  consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.  The Offering  Price Range and the Exchange Ratio may be amended
with the  approval of the OTS, if required,  or if  necessitated  by  subsequent
developments in the financial  condition of any of the Primary Parties or market
conditions generally.  In the event the Appraisal is updated to below $7,627,690
or above  $11,867,780  (the maximum of the Offering Price Range,  as adjusted by
15%), such Appraisal will be filed with the SEC by post-effective amendment.

        Based upon current market and financial  conditions and recent practices
and policies of the OTS, in the event the Company receives orders for Conversion
Stock in excess of $10,319,810  (the maximum of the Offering Price Range) and up
to $11,867,780  (the maximum of the Offering  Price Range,  as adjusted by 15%),
the Company may be required by the OTS to accept all such orders. No assurances,
however,  can be made that the Company will receive orders for Conversion  Stock
in excess of the maximum of the Offering Price Range or that, if such orders are
received,  that all such  orders will be accepted  because the  Company's  final
valuation  and  number of shares to be issued are  subject to the  receipt of an
updated  appraisal  from Keller which reflects such an increase in the valuation
and the  approval  of such  increase  by the  OTS.  There  is no  obligation  or
understanding  on the part of  management  to take  and/or pay for any shares of
Conversion Stock in order to complete the Offerings.
    

        The  Appraisal  is  not  intended,  and  must  not  be  construed,  as a
recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing such shares. The
Appraiser  did not  independently  verify  the  Financial  Statements  and other
information  provided by the Association and the Mutual Holding Company, nor did
Keller value  independently  the assets or liabilities of the  Association.  The
Appraisal  considers the  Association  and the Mutual  Holding  Company as going
concerns and should not be considered as an indication of the liquidation  value
of the  Association  and the  Mutual  Holding  Company.  Moreover,  because  the
Appraisal is  necessarily  based upon  estimates and  projections of a number of
matters,  all of which are subject to change from time to time, no assurance can
be given that persons  purchasing  Conversion Stock or receiving Exchange Shares
in the Conversion and Reorganization will thereafter be able to sell such shares
at  prices  at or above  the  Purchase  Price or in the  range of the  foregoing
valuation of the pro forma market value thereof.

        No sale of shares of Conversion Stock or issuance of Exchange Shares may
be consummated unless prior to such consummation Keller confirms that nothing of
a material nature has occurred which,  taking into account all relevant factors,
would cause it to conclude that the Purchase  Price is  materially  incompatible
with the  estimate of the pro forma market value of a share of Common Stock upon
consummation  of the Conversion and  Reorganization.  If such is not the case, a
new  Offering  Price Range may be set, a new  Exchange  Ratio may be  determined
based upon the new  Offering  Price  Range,  a new  Subscription  and  Community
Offering and/or Syndicated  Community  Offering may be held or such other action
may be taken as the Primary  Parties  shall  determine and the OTS may permit or
require.

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        Depending upon market or financial conditions following the commencement
of the Subscription  Offering, the total number of shares of Conversion Stock to
be  issued  in  the   Offerings   may  be  increased  or  decreased   without  a
resolicitation of subscribers,  provided that the product of the total number of
shares times the Purchase  Price is not below the minimum or more than 15% above
the maximum of the Offering  Price Range  (exclusive of a number of shares equal
to up to an additional  8.0% of the Common Stock which may be issued to the ESOP
out of authorized but unissued  shares of Common Stock to the extent such shares
are not  purchased in the Offerings  due to an  oversubscription).  In the event
market or  financial  conditions  change so as to cause the  aggregate  Purchase
Price of the shares to be below the minimum of the Offering  Price Range or more
than 15% above the maximum of such range  (exclusive of  additional  shares that
may be issued to the ESOP),  purchasers will be resolicited (i.e.,  permitted to
continue their orders,  in which case they will need to affirmatively  reconfirm
their  subscriptions  prior to the expiration of the resolicitation  offering or
their  subscription  funds  will  be  promptly  refunded  with  interest  at the
Association's  passbook  rate of interest,  or be permitted to modify or rescind
their  subscriptions).  Any  increase  or  decrease  in the  number of shares of
Conversion Stock will result in a corresponding change in the number of Exchange
Shares,  so that upon  consummation  of the  Conversion and  Reorganization  the
Conversion Stock and the Exchange Shares will represent approximately 71.79% and
28.21%, respectively,  of the Company's total outstanding shares of Common Stock
(exclusive of the effects of the exercise of outstanding stock options).
    

        An increase  in the number of shares of  Conversion  Stock,  either as a
result of an increase in the  appraisal of the  estimated pro forma market value
or due to the purchase by the ESOP of authorized  but unissued  shares (see "The
Offerings -  Subscription  Offering - Priority 2: ESOP"),  would decrease both a
subscriber's  ownership  interest and the  Company's  pro forma net earnings and
stockholders'  equity  on a per  share  basis  while  increasing  pro  forma net
earnings  and  stockholders'  equity on an  aggregate  basis.  A decrease in the
number  of  shares  of  Conversion  Stock  would  increase  both a  subscriber's
ownership  interest and the Company's  pro forma net earnings and  stockholders'
equity  on a per share  basis  while  decreasing  pro  forma  net  earnings  and
stockholders'  equity  on an  aggregate  basis.  See "Risk  Factors  -  Possible
Dilutive Effect of Issuance of Additional Shares" and "Pro Forma Data."

        The Appraisal  report has been filed as an exhibit to this  Registration
Statement and  Application for Conversion of which this Prospectus is a part and
is  available  for  inspection  in  the  manner  set  forth  under   "Additional
Information."

Persons in Nonqualified States or Foreign Countries

        The  Primary  Parties  will make  reasonable  efforts to comply with the
securities laws of all states in the United States in which persons  entitled to
subscribe for stock pursuant to the Plan reside.  However,  the Primary  Parties
are not required to offer stock in the  Subscription  Offering to any person who
resides in a foreign  country or  resides in a state of the United  States  with
respect to which all of the following apply: (a) the number of persons otherwise
eligible to subscribe for shares under the Plan who reside in such  jurisdiction
is small; (b) the granting of subscription rights or the offer or sale of shares
of Conversion  Stock to such persons would require any of the Primary Parties or
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such jurisdiction, to register as a broker, dealer, salesman or selling agent or
to register or otherwise qualify its securities for sale in such jurisdiction or
to qualify as a foreign  corporation  or file a consent to service of process in
such  jurisdiction;  and (c) such  registration,  qualification or filing in the
judgment of the Primary Parties would be impracticable or unduly  burdensome for
reasons of costs or otherwise. Where the number of persons eligible to subscribe
for shares in one state is small,  the Primary  Parties will base their decision
as to whether or not to offer the Conversion  Stock in such state on a number of
factors,  including  but not  limited  to the size of  accounts  held by account
holders in the state,  the cost of  registering  or qualifying the shares or the
need to register the Company,  its officers,  directors or employees as brokers,
dealers or salesmen.

Limitations on Conversion Stock Purchases

        In addition  to the  purchase  limitations  for each  priority  category
described above under "The Offerings - Subscription  Offering" and for purchases
in the Community Offering and the Syndicated  Community Offering,  the Plan also
provides  for certain  additional  limitations  to be placed upon the  aggregate
purchase  of shares in the  Conversion.  Specifically,  no person  (other than a
Tax-Qualified  Employee  Stock  Benefit  Plan or certain  large  depositors)  by
himself  or  herself or with an  associate,  and no group of  persons  acting in
concert,  may  subscribe  for or purchase  more than  $200,000 of Common  Stock,
without regard to an increase in the number of shares to be issued. For purposes
of this  limitation,  an associate of a person does not include a  Tax-Qualified
Employee Stock Benefit Plan or Non-Tax Qualified  Employee Stock Benefit Plan in
which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or serves as a trustee or
in a similar  fiduciary  capacity.  Moreover,  for  purposes of this  paragraph,
shares held by one or more Tax  Qualified or Non-Tax  Qualified  Employee  Stock
Benefit  Plans  attributed  to a person  shall  not be  aggregated  with  shares
purchased  directly by or otherwise  attributable to that person except for that
portion of a plan which is self-directed by a person.  Officers and directors of
the Mutual  Holding  Company or the  Association  and their  associates  may not
purchase,  in the  aggregate,  more  than  29% of the  shares  to be sold in the
Offering.  For purposes of the Plan,  the members of the Board of Directors  are
not deemed to be acting in concert  solely by reason of their Board  membership.
For purposes of this limitation, an associate of an officer or director does not
include a  Tax-Qualified  Employee  Stock  Benefit  Plan.  Moreover,  any shares
attributable to the officers and directors and their  associates,  but held by a
Tax-Qualified  Employee  Stock  Benefit  Plan (other than that portion of a plan
which is  self-directed)  shall not be  included  in  calculating  the number of
shares which may be purchased under the  limitations in this  paragraph.  Shares
purchased by employees  who are not officers or directors of the Mutual  Holding
Company  or the  Association,  or  their  associates,  are not  subject  to this
limitation.

        For  purposes  of the  purchase  limitations  set  forth  in the Plan of
Conversion,  Exchange  Shares  will be valued at the same price  that  shares of
Conversion Stock are issued in the Offerings.

        Subject to any  required  regulatory  approval and the  requirements  of
applicable laws and regulations,  but without further approval of the Members of
the Mutual  Holding  Company or the  Stockholders  of the  Association  both the
individual amount permitted to be subscribed for and

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the overall purchase limitation may be decreased or increased up to a maximum of
5% of the  total  shares of Common  Stock to be  issued  in the  Conversion  and
Reorganization at the sole discretion of the Primary Parties.  If such amount is
increased,  subscribers  for the maximum amount will be, and certain other large
subscribers  in the sole  discretion  of the Primary  Parties may be,  given the
opportunity to increase their subscriptions up to the then applicable limit.

        In the event that the overall purchase  limitation is increased (but the
individual  amount is not  changed),  an  individual  Eligible  Account  Holder,
Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, Other Member or Public Stockholder may not
purchase  individually  in the  Subscription  Offering the new,  higher  overall
maximum purchase limit, but may make such purchase,  together with associates of
and persons  acting in concert with such  person,  by also  purchasing  in other
available categories,  subject to availability of shares and the maximum overall
purchase  limit  for  purchases  in the  Offerings,  including  Exchange  Shares
received by Public Stockholders for Public Association Shares.  However,  Public
Stockholders will not have to sell any Public  Association  Shares or be limited
in  receiving  Exchange  Shares  even  if  their  current  ownership  of  Public
Association  Shares when  converted  into Exchange  Shares exceeds an applicable
purchase  limitation,  including the maximum purchase  limitation of $200,000 of
the Common Stock.

        In the event of an increase in the total number of shares of  Conversion
Stock offered in the  Conversion  due to an increase in the Offering Price Range
of up to 15% (the "Adjusted  Maximum"),  the additional shares will be allocated
in the following order of priority in accordance with the Plan: (i) in the event
that there is an  oversubscription  by  Eligible  Account  Holders,  to fill the
ESOP's  subscription  of  8.0%  of  the  Common  Stock  to be  outstanding  upon
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization;  (ii) in the event that there
is  an  oversubscription  by  Eligible  Account  Holders,  to  fill  unfulfilled
subscriptions of Eligible Account  Holders,  inclusive of the Adjusted  Maximum;
(iii) in the event that there is an  oversubscription  by Supplemental  Eligible
Account  Holders,  to fill unfulfilled  subscriptions  of Supplemental  Eligible
Account Holders, inclusive of the Adjusted Maximum; (iv) in the event that there
is an oversubscription  by Other Members,  to fill unfulfilled  subscriptions of
Other Members,  inclusive of the Adjusted Maximum;  (v) in the event there is an
oversubscription  by  directors,  officers and  employees of the Mutual  Holding
Company  and the  Association,  to fill  unfilled  subscriptions  of  directors,
officers and  employees,  inclusive of the Adjusted  Maximum;  (vi) in the event
that there is an  oversubscription by Public  Stockholders,  to fill unfulfilled
subscriptions of Public  Stockholders,  inclusive of the Adjusted  Maximum;  and
(vii) to fill unfulfilled  subscriptions in the Community Offering to the extent
possible, inclusive of the Adjusted Maximum.

        The term  "associate" of a person is defined to mean (i) any corporation
or other  organization  (other  than the  Primary  Parties  or a  majority-owned
subsidiary of the  Association)  of which such person is a director,  officer or
partner or is directly or indirectly the beneficial  owner of 10% or more of any
class of equity securities;  (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person
has a  substantial  beneficial  interest  or as to which such  person  serves as
trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity,  provided,  however,  that such term
shall not include any  tax-qualified  employee stock benefit plan of the Primary
Parties in which such person has a substantial  beneficial interest or serves as
a trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any

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relative or spouse of such person,  or any  relative of such spouse,  who either
has the same home as such  person or who is a director or officer of the Primary
Parties or any of their subsidiaries.

        The  Boards  of  Directors  of  the  Primary  Parties,   in  their  sole
discretion,  may increase the maximum purchase  limitations referred to above up
to 9.99% of the total shares sold in the Offerings, provided that the percentage
by which each such order exceeds 5% of the shares being offered in the Offerings
shall not  exceed,  in the  aggregate,  10% of the shares  being  offered in the
Subscription and Community  Offering.  Requests to purchase additional shares of
Conversion  Stock  under  this  provision  will be  allocated  by the  Boards of
Directors on a pro rata basis giving  priority in  accordance  with the priority
rights set forth above. Depending on market and financial conditions, the Boards
of  Directors of the Primary  Parties,  with the approval of the OTS and without
further  approval  of the  members,  may  increase  any of  the  above  purchase
limitations or decrease the maximum  purchase  limitation to as low as 1% of the
Conversion Stock.

        To the extent that shares are available,  each subscriber must subscribe
for a minimum of 25 shares.  In computing  the number of shares to be allocated,
all numbers will be rounded down to the next whole number.

        Common Stock  purchased  in the  Offerings  will be freely  transferable
except for shares  purchased by executive  officers and directors of the Primary
Parties. See "- Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and Shares."

Marketing Arrangements

 
        The  Primary  Parties  have  engaged  Webb as a  financial  advisor  and
marketing  agent in connection  with the offering of the Conversion  Stock,  and
Webb has agreed to use its best  efforts to solicit  subscriptions  and purchase
orders  for  shares of  Conversion  Stock in the  Offerings.  Webb will  provide
various services  including,  but not limited to, (1) training and educating the
Association's  employees who will be performing certain ministerial functions in
the Offerings  regarding the mechanics and regulatory  requirements of the stock
sales process; (2) providing its employees to staff the Stock Information Center
to assist the Association's  customers and internal stock purchasers and to keep
records of orders for shares of  Conversion  Stock;  (3) targeting the Company's
sales efforts,  including preparation of marketing materials;  and (4) assisting
in the  solicitation  of  proxies  of Members  and  Stockholders  for use at the
Members'  Meeting  and  the  Stockholders'  Meeting,  respectively.  Based  upon
negotiations  between the Primary  Parties and Webb,  Webb will receive a fee of
1.75% of the total amount of common stock sold,  excluding  the exchange  shares
issued for the Public Association shares, subscriptions by directors,  officers,
and  employees of the  Association  and the Company and their  immediate  family
members, and the ESOP. In the event that a selected dealers agreement is entered
into in connection with a Syndicated  Community  Offering,  the Association will
pay a fee of up to 5.5% of the aggregate  Purchase Price of the Conversion Stock
to selected broker-dealers, for shares sold by such NASD member firm pursuant to
a selected  dealers  agreement.  Webb has received  fees  totalling  $25,000 for
consulting and advisory services relating to the conversion,  which fees will be
in addition to the marketing fees payable to Webb.  Fees paid to Webb and to any
other  broker-dealers  may be deemed to be underwriting  fees, and Webb and such
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be deemed to be  underwriters.  Webb also will be reimbursed  for its reasonable
out-of-pocket  expenses and  reasonable  legal fees not to exceed  $30,000.  The
Primary Parties have agreed to indemnify Webb for reasonable  costs and expenses
in connection with certain claims or liabilities,  including certain liabilities
under the Securities Act.

        Directors and executive  officers of the Primary Parties may participate
in the solicitation of offers to purchase  Conversion Stock.  Other employees of
the Association  may  participate in the Offerings in ministerial  capacities or
providing clerical work in effecting a sales  transaction.  Such other employees
have been  instructed  not to solicit  offers to  purchase  Conversion  Stock or
provide  advice  regarding  the  purchase  of  Conversion  Stock.  Questions  of
prospective  purchasers  will be directed to  executive  officers or  registered
representatives. The Company will rely on Rule 3a4-1 under the Exchange Act, and
sales of  Conversion  Stock will be conducted  within the  requirements  of Rule
3a4-1, so as to permit  officers,  directors and employees to participate in the
sale of  Conversion  Stock.  No  officer,  director  or  employee of the Primary
Parties  will be  compensated  in  connection  with his  solicitations  or other
participation  in the Offerings or the Exchange by the payment of commissions or
other  remuneration  based either  directly or indirectly on transactions in the
Conversion Stock and Exchange Shares, respectively.

Procedure for Purchasing Shares in the Offerings

        To ensure that each  purchaser  receives a Prospectus  at least 48 hours
before the Expiration  Date in accordance  with Rule 15c2-8 of the Exchange Act,
no Prospectus will be mailed any later than five days prior to such date or hand
delivered  any later than two days prior to such  date.  Execution  of the order
form will confirm  receipt or delivery of the Prospectus in accordance with Rule
15c2-8. Order forms will only be distributed with a Prospectus.

        To purchase  shares in the  Subscription  and  Community  Offerings,  an
executed order form with the required  payment for each share subscribed for, or
with  appropriate  authorization  for withdrawal  from a deposit  account at the
Association  (which may be given by  completing  the  appropriate  blanks in the
order form),  must be received by the  Association at any of its offices by 5:00
p.m.,  Eastern Time, on the Expiration  Date. In addition,  the Primary  Parties
will  require a  prospective  purchaser to execute a  certification  in the form
required by applicable OTS regulations in connection with any sale of Conversion
Stock.  Order  forms  which  are  not  received  by such  time  or are  executed
defectively  or are received  without full  payment (or  appropriate  withdrawal
instructions) are not required to be accepted.  In addition the Association will
not accept orders  submitted on photocopied or facsimiled  order forms nor other
forms unaccompanied by an executed  certification form. The Primary Parties have
the right to waive or permit the correction of incomplete or improperly executed
forms,  but do not represent  that they will do so. Once  received,  an executed
order form may not be modified,  amended or rescinded without the consent of the
Primary  Parties,  unless the Offerings have not been  completed  within 45 days
after the end of the  Subscription and Community  Offerings,  unless such period
has been extended.

        In order to ensure that Eligible Account Holders,  Supplemental Eligible
Account  Holders and Other  Members are  properly  identified  as to their stock
purchase  priority,  depositors  as of the close of business on the  Eligibility
Record Date (September 30, 1995) or the Supplemental

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Eligibility  Record  Date  (March 31,  1997) and  depositors  as of the close of
business on the Voting  Record Date  (_____________  __,  1996) must list on the
order form all  accounts in which they have an  ownership  interest,  giving all
names in each account and the account numbers.

        Payment for subscriptions may be made (i) in cash if delivered in person
at any  office  of the  Association,  (ii) by check  or money  order or (iii) by
authorization   of  withdrawal  from  deposit   accounts   maintained  with  the
Association.  Interest  will be paid on  payments  made by cash,  check or money
order at the  Association's  passbook  rate of interest from the date payment is
received until  completion or termination of the Conversion and  Reorganization.
If payment is made by  authorization  of withdrawal from deposit  accounts,  the
funds  authorized to be withdrawn from a deposit account will continue to accrue
interest  at the  contractual  rates  until  completion  or  termination  of the
Conversion and Reorganization,  but a hold will be placed on such funds, thereby
making them  unavailable to the depositor until completion or termination of the
Conversion and Reorganization.

        If a subscriber  authorizes  the  Association  to withdraw the aggregate
amount of the purchase price from a deposit account,  the Association will do so
as of the effective date of the Conversion and  Reorganization.  The Association
will  waive any  applicable  penalties  for early  withdrawal  from  certificate
accounts. If the remaining balance in a certificate account is reduced below the
applicable  minimum balance  requirement at the time that the funds actually are
transferred  under the  authorization,  the certificate will be cancelled at the
time of the withdrawal,  without  penalty,  and the remaining  balance will earn
interest at the passbook rate.

        Owners of self-directed  Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs") may use
the assets of such IRAs to purchase shares of Conversion Stock in the Offerings,
provided  that such IRAs are not  maintained  at the  Association.  Persons with
self-directed  IRAs  maintained  at the  Association  must have  their  accounts
transferred  to an  unaffiliated  institution  or broker to  purchase  shares of
Conversion Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings. In addition, ERISA
provisions  and  IRS  regulations  require  that  officers,  directors  and  10%
stockholders  who use  self-directed  IRA funds to purchase shares of Conversion
Stock in the  Subscription  and Community  Offerings make such purchases for the
exclusive  benefit of the IRAs. Any interested  parties wishing to use IRA funds
for stock  purchases  are  advised to contact the Stock  Information  Center for
additional  information  and  allow  sufficient  time  for  the  account  to  be
transferred as required.

Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and Shares

        Pursuant  to the  rules  and  regulations  of the OTS,  no  person  with
subscription rights may transfer or enter into any agreement or understanding to
transfer the legal or  beneficial  ownership of the  subscription  rights issued
under  the Plan or the  shares  of  Conversion  Stock to be  issued  upon  their
exercise.  Such  rights  may be  exercised  only by the  person to whom they are
granted and only for his  account.  Each  person  exercising  such  subscription
rights will be required to certify that he is  purchasing  shares solely for his
own account and that he has no agreement or understanding  regarding the sale or
transfer of such  shares.  Federal  regulations  also  prohibit  any person from
offering or making an announcement of an offer or intent to make an offer to

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purchase such  subscription  rights or shares of  Conversion  Stock prior to the
completion of the Conversion and Reorganization.

        The Primary Parties will pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies
in the event they become aware of the transfer of  subscription  rights and will
not honor orders known by them to involve the transfer of such rights.

Liquidation Rights

        In the unlikely  event of a complete  liquidation  of the Mutual Holding
Company in its present  mutual form,  each  depositor of the  Association  would
receive his pro rata share of any assets of the Mutual Holding Company remaining
after payment of claims of all  creditors.  Each  depositor's  pro rata share of
such  remaining  assets  would be in the  same  proportion  as the  value of his
deposit  account  was  to  the  total  value  of  all  deposit  accounts  in the
Association at the time of liquidation. After the Conversion and Reorganization,
each depositor, in the event of a complete liquidation of the Association, would
have a claim as a creditor  of the same  general  priority  as the claims of all
other general creditors of the Association.  However, except as described below,
his claim would be solely in the amount of the  balance in his  deposit  account
plus accrued  interest.  He would not have an interest in the value or assets of
the Association or the Company above that amount.

        The Plan  provides for the  establishment,  upon the  completion  of the
Conversion  and  Reorganization,  of a  special  "liquidation  account"  for the
benefit of Eligible Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders in
an amount  equal to the amount of any  dividends  waived by the  Mutual  Holding
Company  plus  the  greater  of  (1)  the  Association's  retained  earnings  of
$6,642,000  at March 31,  1995,  the date of the latest  statement  of financial
condition  contained  in  the  final  offering  circular  utilized  in  the  MHC
Reorganization, or (2) 70.29% of the Association's total stockholders' equity as
reflected in its latest statement of financial  condition contained in the final
Prospectus  utilized in the Offerings.  As of the date of this  Prospectus,  the
initial balance of the liquidation account would be $6.7 million.  Each Eligible
Account Holder and Supplemental  Eligible Account Holder, if he were to continue
to maintain his deposit account at the  Association,  would be entitled,  upon a
complete  liquidation of the Association after the Conversion and Reorganization
to an interest in the liquidation account prior to any payment to the Company as
the sole  stockholder  of the  Association.  Each  Eligible  Account  Holder and
Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holder  would have an initial  interest in such
liquidation  account for each  deposit  account,  including  passbook  accounts,
transaction  accounts such as checking  accounts,  money market deposit accounts
and certificates of deposit, held in the Association at the close of business on
September 30, 1995 or March 31, 1997, as the case may be. Each Eligible  Account
Holder and Supplemental Eligible Account Holder will have a pro rata interest in
the total  liquidation  account  for each of his deposit  accounts  based on the
proportion  that the balance of each such deposit  account on the  September 30,
1995  Eligibility  Record Date (or the March 31, 1997  Supplemental  Eligibility
Record Date, as the case may be) bore to the balance of all deposit  accounts in
the Association on such date.

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        If,  however,  on any June 30 annual  closing  date of the  Association,
commencing  June 30,  1997,  the amount in any deposit  account is less than the
amount in such deposit  account on September  30, 1995 or March 31, 1997, as the
case  may be,  or any  other  annual  closing  date,  then the  interest  in the
liquidation  account  relating to such deposit  account  would be reduced by the
proportion of any such reduction,  and such interest will cease to exist if such
deposit account is closed. In addition,  no interest in the liquidation  account
would ever be increased  despite any subsequent  increase in the related deposit
account.  Any assets  remaining after the above  liquidation  rights of Eligible
Account Holders and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders are satisfied would be
distributed to the Company as the sole stockholder of the Association.

Tax Aspects

        Consummation   of  the  Conversion  and   Reorganization   is  expressly
conditioned  upon prior receipt of either a ruling or an opinion of counsel with
respect to federal tax laws,  and either a ruling or an opinion  with respect to
Indiana  tax  laws,  to  the  effect  that   consummation  of  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby  will not  result  in a  taxable  reorganization  under the
provisions  of the  applicable  codes or  otherwise  result in any  adverse  tax
consequences to the Mutual Holding Company,  the Association,  the Company or to
account holders  receiving  subscription  rights,  except to the extent, if any,
that  subscription  rights are deemed to have fair market value on the date such
rights are issued. This condition may not be waived by the Primary Parties.

 
        Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., has issued an opinion
to the Company and the  Association  that, for federal income tax purposes:  (1)
the  conversion  of the Mutual  Holding  Company  from  mutual form to a federal
interim stock savings  institution and its simultaneous merger with and into the
Association,  with the Association being the surviving  institution will qualify
as a reorganization  within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code, (2)
no gain or loss will be  recognized by the  Association  upon the receipt of the
assets of the Mutual Holding  Company in such merger,  (3) the merger of Interim
with  and  into  the  Association,  with the  Association  being  the  surviving
institution,  will  qualify as a  reorganization  within the  meaning of Section
368(a)(1)(A) of the Code, (4) no gain or loss will be recognized by Interim upon
the  transfer  of its  assets  to the  Association,  (5) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the Association upon the receipt of the assets of Interim,  (6) no
gain or loss will be recognized  by the Company upon the receipt of  Association
Common Stock solely in exchange  for Common  Stock,  (7) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the Public Stockholders upon the receipt of Common Stock solely in
exchange for their Public Association  Shares, (8) the basis of the Common Stock
to be received by the Public  Stockholders  will be the same as the basis of the
Public Association Shares surrendered in exchange therefor, before giving effect
to any payment of cash in lieu of fractional  shares,  (9) the holding period of
the Common  Stock to be received  by the Public  Stockholders  will  include the
holding  period of the  Public  Association  Shares,  provided  that the  Public
Association  Shares  were held as a capital  asset on the date of the  exchange,
(10) no gain or loss will be  recognized  by the Company upon the sale of shares
of  Conversion  Stock in the  Offerings,  (11)  the  Eligible  Account  Holders,
Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders and Other Members will recognize gain, if
any,  upon  the  issuance  to  them  of  withdrawable  savings  accounts  in the
Association  following  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  interests  in the
liquidation  account  and   nontransferable   subscription  rights  to  purchase
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Stock, but only to the extent of the value, if any, of the subscription  rights,
and (12) the tax basis to the  holders  of  Conversion  Stock  purchased  in the
Offerings  will be the amount  paid  therefor,  and the  holding  period for the
shares  of  Conversion  Stock  will  begin  on the date of  consummation  of the
Offerings if purchased  through the exercise of  subscription  rights and on the
day after the date of purchase if  purchased  in the  Community  Offering or the
Syndicated Community Offering.

 
        Geo.  S. Olive & Co.  LLC,  has issued an opinion to the Company and the
Association   that  the  income  tax   consequences   of  the   Conversion   and
Reorganization  are  substantially  the same under Indiana law as they are under
the Code.
 

        In the opinion of Keller,  which  opinion is not binding on the IRS, the
subscription  rights do not have any value,  based on the fact that such  rights
are acquired by the recipients  without cost, are  nontransferable  and of short
duration,  and afford the  recipients  the right only to purchase the Conversion
Stock at a price equal to its  estimated  fair market  value,  which will be the
same  price as the  Purchase  Price for the  unsubscribed  shares of  Conversion
Stock. If the subscription rights granted to eligible  subscribers are deemed to
have an ascertainable value, receipt of such rights likely would be taxable only
to those eligible  subscribers who exercise the subscription rights (either as a
capital  gain or  ordinary  income) in an amount  equal to such  value,  and the
Primary Parties could recognize gain on such distribution.  Eligible subscribers
are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisor as to the tax  consequences
in the event that such  subscription  rights are deemed to have an ascertainable
value.

        Unlike private rulings, an opinion is not binding on the IRS and the IRS
could  disagree  with  conclusions   reached  therein.  In  the  event  of  such
disagreement,  there can be no  assurance  that the IRS would not  prevail  in a
judicial or administrative proceeding.

Delivery and Exchange of Certificates

        Conversion Stock.  Certificates  representing Conversion Stock issued in
connection with the Offerings will be mailed by the Company's transfer agent for
the  Common  Stock to the  persons  entitled  thereto at the  addresses  of such
persons  appearing  on the  stock  order  form for  Conversion  Stock as soon as
practicable  following  consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization.  Any
certificates returned as undeliverable will be held by the Company until claimed
by persons legally entitled thereto or otherwise  disposed of in accordance with
applicable  law.  Until  certificates  for  Conversion  Stock are  available and
delivered to subscribers, subscribers may not be able to sell such shares.

        Exchange   Shares.    After   consummation   of   the   Conversion   and
Reorganization,  each  holder  of  a  certificate  or  certificates  theretofore
evidencing issued and outstanding shares of Association Common Stock (other than
the  Mutual  Holding  Company),  upon  surrender  of the same to an agent,  duly
appointed by the Company,  which is anticipated to be the transfer agent for the
Common Stock (the  "Exchange  Agent"),  shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor a certificate or certificates representing the number of full shares of
Common  Stock for  which the  shares of  Association  Common  Stock  theretofore
represented by the certificate or  certificates  so surrendered  shall have been
converted based on the Exchange Ratio. The Exchange Agent shall

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promptly mail to each such holder of record of an outstanding  certificate which
immediately  prior to the  consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization
evidenced  shares of Association  Common Stock, and which is to be exchanged for
Common  Stock based on the  Exchange  Ratio as  provided in the Plan,  a form of
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,  and
risk of loss and title to such  certificate  shall pass,  only upon  delivery of
such certificate to the Exchange Agent) advising such holder of the terms of the
exchange effected by the Conversion and  Reorganization and of the procedure for
surrendering  to  the  Exchange  Agent  such   certificate  in  exchange  for  a
certificate  or   certificates   evidencing   Common  Stock.   The   Association
Stockholders  should not forward  Association  Common Stock  certificates to the
Association  or the  Exchange  Agent until they have  received  the  transmittal
letter.

        No  holder  of  a  certificate   theretofore   representing   shares  of
Association  Common Stock shall be entitled to receive any  dividends in respect
of the Common Stock into which such shares  shall have been  converted by virtue
of the Conversion and  Reorganization  until the certificate  representing  such
shares of Association  Common Stock is surrendered in exchange for  certificates
representing  shares of Common Stock.  In the event that  dividends are declared
and paid by the Company in respect of Common Stock after the consummation of the
Conversion   and   Reorganization   but  prior  to  surrender  of   certificates
representing shares of Association Common Stock, dividends payable in respect of
shares of Common Stock not then issued shall accrue (without interest). Any such
dividends  shall be paid (without  interest) upon surrender of the  certificates
representing  such shares of  Association  Common  Stock.  The Company  shall be
entitled, after the consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization,  to treat
certificates  representing  shares of  Association  Common  Stock as  evidencing
ownership  of the number of full shares of Common Stock into which the shares of
Association  Common  Stock  represented  by such  certificates  shall  have been
converted,  notwithstanding  the  failure on the part of the  holder  thereof to
surrender such certificates.

        The  Company  shall  not  be  obligated  to  deliver  a  certificate  or
certificates   representing  shares  of  Common  Stock  to  which  a  holder  of
Association  Common  Stock  would  otherwise  be  entitled  as a  result  of the
Conversion and  Reorganization  until such holder  surrenders the certificate or
certificates representing the shares of Association Common Stock for exchange as
provided above,  or, in default  thereof,  an appropriate  affidavit of loss and
indemnity  agreement  and/or  a bond  as may be  required  in  each  case by the
Company. If any certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock is to be issued in
a name other than that in which the certificate  evidencing  Association  Common
Stock surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of
the  issuance  thereof that the  certificate  so  surrendered  shall be properly
endorsed  and  otherwise  in  proper  form for  transfer  and  that  the  person
requesting  such  exchange pay to the  Exchange  Agent any transfer or other tax
required by reason of the issuance of a  certificate  for shares of Common Stock
in any  name  other  than  that  of the  registered  holder  of the  certificate
surrendered  or otherwise  establish to the  satisfaction  of the Exchange Agent
that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

        Various  approvals  of the OTS are required in order to  consummate  the
Conversion  and  Reorganization.  The OTS has  approved  the Plan of  Conversion
subject  to  approval  by  the  Mutual   Holding   Company's   Members  and  the
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the  Conversion and  Reorganization  is subject to OTS approval of the Company's
application to acquire all of the to-be-outstanding Association Common Stock and
the  applications  with  respect  to the merger of the  Mutual  Holding  Company
(following its conversion to a federal interim stock savings  institution)  into
the  Association  and the  merger  of  Interim  into the  Association,  with the
Association  being the surviving entity in both mergers.  Applications for these
approvals have been filed and are currently pending.  There can be no assurances
that the requisite OTS approvals will be received in a timely  manner,  in which
event the  consummation  of the  Conversion  and  Reorganization  may be delayed
beyond the expiration of the Offerings.

        Pursuant  to OTS  regulations,  the  Plan  of  Conversion  also  must be
approved by (1) at least a majority of the total number of votes  eligible to be
cast by Members of the Mutual Holding Company at the Members'  Meeting,  and (2)
holders of at least  two-thirds of the outstanding  Association  Common Stock at
the Stockholders' Meeting. In addition, the Primary Parties have conditioned the
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization on the approval of the Plan by
at least a  majority  of the votes  cast,  in person or by proxy,  by the Public
Stockholders at the Stockholders' Meeting.

Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal

        Holders of  Association  Common Stock are  entitled to appraisal  rights
under  Section  552.14 of the OTS  regulations  as a result of the merger of the
Mutual Holding  Company  (following  its  conversion to a federal  interim stock
savings  institution)  with and  into  the  Association  and the  merger  of the
Association  with and into  Interim,  with the  Association  to be the surviving
entity in both mergers.  A holder of shares of Association  Common Stock wishing
to  exercise  his  appraisal  rights  must  deliver  to  the  Secretary  of  the
Association  before  the vote on the  Plan of  Conversion  at the  Stockholders'
Meeting,  a writing  which  identifies  such  stockholder  and which  states his
intention  to demand  appraisal  of and  payment  for his shares of  Association
Common Stock.  Such demand must be in addition to and separate from any proxy or
vote against the Plan of Conversion. Any such stockholder who wishes to exercise
such appraisal  rights should review  carefully the discussion of such rights in
the Association's proxy statement, including Appendix A thereto, because failure
to timely and properly  comply with the procedures  specified will result in the
loss of appraisal rights under Section 552.14. All written demands for appraisal
should  be  sent  or  delivered  to  the  attention  of  the  Secretary  of  the
Association,  119 East Main Street,  Crawfordsville,  Indiana  47933 so as to be
received prior to the vote at the Stockholders' Meeting with respect to the Plan
of  Conversion.  Pursuant  to  the  Plan  of  Conversion,  consummation  of  the
Conversion and the  Reorganization  is conditioned upon holders of less than 10%
of the outstanding  Association Common Stock exercising  appraisal rights, which
condition may, in the sole discretion of the Primary Parties, be waived.

        In  determining  whether or not to exercise  appraisal  rights,  current
Stockholders  should review the comparison of their rights as Stockholders  with
their  rights as  stockholders  of the  Company  following  consummation  of the
Conversion. Such comparison is contained in the Association's proxy statement to
its  stockholders  under  "The  Conversion  and  Reorganization   Comparison  of
Stockholder  Rights."  Because the  Company is governed by the Indiana  Business
Corporation  Law and the  Association is governed by federal law,  including OTS
regulations,

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there  are  material  differences  between  the  rights of  stockholders  of the
Association and stockholders of the Company.

Certain Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Shares after the Conversion and
Reorganization

        All  shares  of  Conversion  Stock  purchased  in  connection  with  the
Conversion  and  Reorganization  by a director  or an  executive  officer of the
Primary Parties will be subject to a restriction that the shares not be sold for
a period of one year following the Conversion and Reorganization,  except in the
event of the death of such director or executive officer or pursuant to a merger
or similar  transaction  approved by the OTS. Each  certificate  for  restricted
shares will bear a legend giving  notice of this  restriction  on transfer,  and
appropriate stop-transfer  instructions will be issued to the Company's transfer
agent.  Any shares of Common Stock issued within this one-year period as a stock
dividend, stock split or otherwise with respect to such restricted stock will be
subject to the same  restrictions.  The directors and executive  officers of the
Company will also be subject to the insider trading rules  promulgated  pursuant
to the Exchange Act.

        Purchases  of  Common  Stock  of the  Company  by  directors,  executive
officers and their associates during the three-year period following  completion
of the Conversion and Reorganization may be made only through a broker or dealer
registered with the SEC, except with the prior written approval of the OTS. This
restriction does not apply, however, to negotiated  transactions  involving more
than 1.0% of the Company's  outstanding Common Stock or to the purchase of stock
pursuant to any tax-qualified  employee stock benefit plan, such as the ESOP, or
by any  non-tax-qualified  employee  stock benefit plan,  such as the Management
Recognition Plan or the 1997 Recognition Plan.

        Pursuant to OTS  regulations,  the Company will  generally be prohibited
from  repurchasing  any  shares  of  Common  Stock  within  one  year  following
consummation of the Conversion and  Reorganization.  During the second and third
years following  consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization,  the Company
may not  repurchase any shares of its Common Stock other than pursuant to (i) an
offer to all stockholders on a pro rata basis which is approved by the OTS; (ii)
the repurchase of qualifying  shares of a director,  if any; (iii)  purchases in
the open market by a tax-qualified or  non-tax-qualified  employee stock benefit
plan in an amount reasonable and appropriate to fund the plan; or (iv) purchases
that  are part of an  open-market  program  not  involving  more  than 5% of its
outstanding  capital stock during a 12-month  period,  if the repurchases do not
cause the Association to become undercapitalized and the Association provides to
the Regional Director of the OTS no later than 10 days prior to the commencement
of a repurchase  program  written  notice  containing a full  description of the
program to be  undertaken  and such program is not  disapproved  by the Regional
Director.  However,  the Regional  Director has authority to permit  repurchases
during  the  first  year   following   consummation   of  the   Conversion   and
Reorganization  and to permit  repurchases in excess of 5% during the second and
third years upon the  establishment of exceptional  circumstances  (i.e.,  where
such  repurchases  would be in the best  interests  of the  institution  and its
stockholders).

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                       COMPARISON OF STOCKHOLDERS' RIGHTS


        General.  As a result of the Conversion and  Reorganization,  holders of
the Association Common Stock will become stockholders of the Company, an Indiana
corporation.  There are certain  differences in stockholder  rights arising from
distinctions  between the  Association's  Charter  and Bylaws and the  Company's
Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws and from  distinctions  between laws with
respect to federally chartered savings institutions and Indiana law.

        The discussion herein is not intended to be a complete  statement of the
differences affecting the rights of stockholders, but rather summarizes the more
significant  differences  and certain  important  similarities.  The  discussion
herein  is   qualified   in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  the  Articles  of
Incorporation  and Bylaws of the Company and the  Indiana  Business  Corporation
Law.

        Authorized  Capital  Stock.  The  Company's   authorized  capital  stock
consists  of  8,000,000  shares of Common  Stock,  par value  $.01 per share and
2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share. The Association's
authorized  capital stock  consists of 2,000,000  shares of  Association  common
stock,  par value $.01 per share. The shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
were  authorized in an amount  greater than that to be issued in the  Conversion
and  Reorganization  to provide the  Company's  Board of Directors  with as much
flexibility  as  possible  to  effect,  among  other  transactions,  financings,
acquisitions, stock dividends, stock splits and employee stock options. However,
these  additional  authorized  shares may also be used by the Board of Directors
consistent  with its fiduciary duty to deter future  attempts to gain control of
the Company.  The Board of Directors  also has sole  authority to determine  the
terms of any one or more series of Preferred  Stock,  including  voting  rights,
conversion rates, and liquidation preferences. As a result of the ability to fix
voting rights for a series of Preferred  Stock,  the Board has the power, to the
extent  consistent with its fiduciary duty, to issue a series of Preferred Stock
to persons  friendly to management  in order to attempt to block,  a post tender
offer  merger or other  transaction  by which a third party seeks  control,  and
thereby assist management to retain its position.  The Company's Board currently
has no plan for the issuance of  additional  shares,  other than the issuance of
additional shares pursuant to stock benefit plans.

        Issuance of Capital Stock.  Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations,
the Mutual  Holding  Company is  required to own not less than a majority of the
outstanding  Association  Common  Stock.  There  will  be  no  such  restriction
applicable  to  the  Company  following   consummation  of  the  Conversion  and
Reorganization.

        The Articles of Incorporation of the Company do not contain restrictions
on the issuance of shares of capital stock to directors, officers or controlling
persons of the Company,  whereas the Charter of the  Association  restricts such
issuance to general public  offerings,  or if qualifying  shares,  to directors,
unless the share  issuance or the plan under which they would be issued has been
approved  by a  majority  of the  total  votes  eligible  to be  cast at a legal
meeting. Thus, stock-related compensation plans such as stock option plans could
be adopted by the Company  without  stockholder  approval  and shares of Company
capital  stock  could be  issued  directly  to  directors  or  officers  without
stockholder approval. The Bylaws of the National Association of

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Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"),  however, generally require corporations with
securities  which are  quoted on the  Nasdaq  National  Market  System to obtain
stockholder  approval of most stock compensation  plans for directors,  officers
and key employees of the corporation. Moreover, although generally not required,
stockholder  approval  of stock  related  compensation  plans  may be  sought in
certain  instances in order to qualify such plans for favorable  federal  income
tax and securities law treatment under current laws and regulations. The Company
plans  to  submit  the  stock   compensation   plans  discussed  herein  to  its
stockholders for approval.

        Voting  Rights.  Neither  the  Association's  Charter  or Bylaws nor the
Company's  Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws currently  provide for cumulative
voting in elections of directors.

        For additional information relating to voting rights, see "- Limitations
on Acquisitions of Voting Stock and Voting Rights" below.

        Payment of Dividends. The ability of the Association to pay dividends on
its capital  stock is restricted by OTS  regulations  and by tax  considerations
related to savings  institutions  such as the  Association.  See  "Regulation  -
Federal   Regulation  of  Savings   Association  -  Capital   Requirements"  and
"Regulation - Federal and State  Taxation."  Although the Company is not subject
to  these  restrictions  as  an  Indiana  corporation,  such  restrictions  will
indirectly  affect the Company because  dividends from the Association will be a
primary  source  of  funds  of the  Company  for the  payment  of  dividends  to
stockholders of the Company.

        The Indiana Business Corporation Law generally provides that, subject to
any restrictions in the corporation's  articles of incorporation,  a corporation
may make  distributions to its stockholders,  provided (i) the corporation would
be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual  course of business and
(ii) the corporation's  total assets would not be less than the sum of its total
liabilities plus the amount that would be needed,  if the corporation were to be
dissolved at the time of the  distribution  to satisfy the  preferential  rights
which are superior to those receiving the distribution.

        Board  of  Directors.  The  Association's  Charter  and  Bylaws  and the
Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws of the Company  respectively  require the
Board of Directors of the  Association  and the Company to be divided into three
classes as nearly equal in number as possible and that the members of each class
shall be  elected  for a term of three  years and  until  their  successors  are
elected and qualified, with one class being elected annually.

        Under the Association's  Bylaws, any vacancies in the Board of Directors
of the Association  may be filled by the  affirmative  vote of a majority of the
remaining  directors  although  less than a quorum  of the  Board of  Directors.
Persons  elected by the directors of the  Association to fill vacancies may only
serve  until  the next  annual  meeting  of  stockholders.  However,  under  the
Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation,  any vacancy  occurring  in the Board of
Directors of the Company, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase
in the number of directors,  may be filled by the remaining  directors,  and any
director so chosen shall hold office for the  remainder of the term to which the
director  has been  elected  and  until  his or her  successor  is  elected  and
qualified.

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        Under the Association's Bylaws, any director may be removed for cause by
the  holders of a majority  of the  outstanding  voting  shares.  The  Company's
Articles of Incorporation  provide that any director may be removed for cause by
the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding voting shares of the Company.

        Limitations  on  Liability.  The  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation
provide  that no  director  shall be  personally  liable to the  Company  or its
stockholders for monetary  damages or injunctive  relief for any act or omission
by such  director as a director  unless the  director  has breached or failed to
perform the duties of the director's office in compliance with Section 23-1-35-1
of the Indiana  Business  Corporation Law, or any successor  provision  thereto.
Section  23-1-35-1 of the Indiana  Business  Corporation Law currently  provides
that  directors  will not be liable for any action  taken as a director,  or any
failure to take any action,  unless (i) the  director  has breached or failed to
perform the duties of the  director's  office in  compliance  with said  section
(i.e.,  in good  faith,  with the care an  ordinarily  prudent  person in a like
position would exercise under similar circumstances and in a manner the director
reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation) and (ii) the
breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness.

        Currently,  the scope of the  provision  in the  Company's  Articles  of
Incorporation  limiting the personal liability of directors is uncertain because
of the  absence  of  judicial  precedent  interpreting  similar  provisions.  In
addition,  the SEC takes the  position  that  similar  provisions  limiting  the
liability of directors  under state laws would not protect  those  corporations'
directors from liability for violations of the federal  securities laws. Federal
banking regulators also may take the same position with respect to violations of
federal banking laws and regulations.

        The provision limiting the personal liability of the Company's directors
does not  eliminate  or alter  the duty of the  Company's  directors;  it merely
limits personal  liability for monetary  damages to the extent  permitted by the
Indiana Business Corporation Law. Moreover,  it applies only to claims against a
director  arising out of his role as a director;  it currently does not apply to
claims  arising  out of his role as an  officer  (if he is also an  officer)  or
arising  out of any  other  capacity  in which he  serves  because  the  Indiana
Business Corporation Law does not authorize such a !imitation of liability.

        The provision in the Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  which limits
the  personal  liability  of directors is designed to ensure that the ability of
the Company's directors to exercise their best business judgment in managing the
Company's  affairs is not  unreasonably  impeded by exposure to the  potentially
high personal  costs or other  uncertainties  of  litigation.  The nature of the
tasks and responsibilities undertaken by directors of publicly held corporations
often require such persons to make difficult judgments of great importance which
can expose such persons to personal liability,  but from which they will acquire
no  personal  benefit.  In  recent  years,   litigation  against  publicly  held
corporations  and their directors and officers  challenging  good faith business
judgments and involving no allegations of personal wrongdoing has become common.
Such litigation  regularly  involves damage claims in huge amounts which bear no
relationship  to  the  amount  of  compensation  received  by the  directors  or
officers,  particularly  in the case of directors  who are not  employees of the
corporation. The expense of such litigation, whether it is

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well-founded  or  not,  can  be  enormous.  The  provision  of the  Articles  of
Incorporation   relating  to  director  liability  is  intended  to  reduce,  in
appropriate  cases, the risk incident to serving as a director and to enable the
Company to elect and retain the persons most qualified to serve as directors.

        Currently,  federal  law does not  permit  federally  chartered  savings
institutions  such  as the  Association  to  limit  the  personal  liability  of
directors in the manner provided by the Indiana Business Corporation Law and the
laws of many other states.

        Indemnification  of  Directors,  Officers,  Employees  and  Agents.  The
Association's  Charter  and Bylaws do not  contain  any  provision  relating  to
indemnification of directors and officers of the Association.  Under present OTS
regulations,  however,  the Association shall indemnify its directors,  officers
and employees for any costs incurred in connection with any litigation involving
any such person's  activities as a director,  officer or employee if such person
obtains  a final  judgment  on the  merits  in his or her  favor.  In  addition,
indemnification  is  permitted  in the case of a  settlement,  a final  judgment
against such person or final judgment other than on the merits, if a majority of
disinterested  directors  determine  that such  person  was acting in good faith
within the scope of his or her  employment  as he or she could  reasonably  have
perceived  it  under  the  circumstances  and  for a  purpose  he or  she  could
reasonably have believed under the circumstances was in the best interest of the
Association  or its  stockholders.  The  Association  also is  permitted  to pay
ongoing  expenses  incurred by a director,  officer or employee if a majority of
disinterested directors concludes that such person may ultimately be entitled to
indemnification.  Before making any indemnification  payment, the Association is
required to notify the OTS of its intention  and such payment  cannot be made if
the OTS objects thereto.

        The Company's  Articles of Incorporation  provide that the Company shall
indemnify  any person who was or is a party or is  threatened to be made a party
to any  threatened,  pending or  completed  formal or informal  action,  suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal,  administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the  Company or any  predecessor  of the  Company,  or is or was  serving at the
request of the Company or any predecessor of the Company as a director, officer,
partner, member, manager, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture,  trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise, against liability and expenses (including court costs and attorneys'
fees),  judgments,  fines,  excise  taxes  and  amounts  paid  in  satisfaction,
settlement  or  compromise  actually and  reasonably  incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the fullest extent authorized
by law. Such  indemnity  shall be made only if (i) such person's  conduct was in
good faith; (ii) such person  reasonably  believed (a) in the case of conduct in
the person's official  capacity with the Company,  that the person's conduct was
in its best  interests and (b) in all other cases,  the person's  conduct was at
least not opposed to the Company's best interests;  and (iii) in the case of any
criminal  proceeding,  the person either (a) had reasonable cause to believe the
person's conduct was lawful, or (b) had no reasonable cause to believe that such
person's conduct was unlawful.

        The Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  also provide that  reasonable
expenses  incurred by a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company in
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proceeding  described above shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final
disposition  of such action,  suit or  proceeding  as authorized by the Board of
Directors  upon receipt of a written  affirmation by or on behalf of such person
of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct  necessary  for
indemnification   under  relevant  law  and  a  written  undertaking,   executed
personally  or on  the  person's  behalf,  to  repay  such  amount  if it  shall
ultimately be determined  that the person is not entitled to be  indemnified  by
the Company.

        Special Meetings of Stockholders.  The Association's Bylaws provide that
special  meetings of the  stockholders  of the  Association may be called by the
Chairman,  President, a majority of the Board of Directors or the holders of not
less than one-tenth of the outstanding capital stock of the Association entitled
to vote at the  meeting.  The  Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws
contain a provision  pursuant to which special  meetings of  stockholders of the
Company  only may be called by a  majority  of  directors  then in office or the
Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer.

        Stockholder   Nominations  and  Proposals.   The  Association's   Bylaws
generally  provide  that  stockholders  may submit  nominations  for election as
director at an annual meeting of  stockholders  and any new business to be taken
up at such a meeting by filing  such in writing  with the  Association  at least
thirty days before the date of any such meeting.

        The Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  provide that,  subject to the
rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a  preference  over
the Common  Stock as to  dividends  or upon  liquidation,  all  nominations  for
election  to the Board of  Directors,  other  than  those made by the Board or a
committee  thereof,  shall be made by a  stockholder  who has complied  with the
notice provisions in the Bylaws. Written notice of a stockholder nomination must
be  communicated  to the attention of the secretary and either  delivered to, or
mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not later
than (i) with respect to an annual meeting of the  stockholders  of the Company,
60 days prior to the  anniversary  date of the mailing of proxy materials by the
Company  in  connection  with  the  immediately   preceding  annual  meeting  of
stockholders  of  the  Company,  or in the  case  of the  first  annual  meeting
following the Conversion and Reorganization,  the close of business on the tenth
day  following  the day on  which  notice  of the date of the  scheduled  annual
meeting was mailed,  and (ii) with respect to a special  meeting of stockholders
for the election of directors,  the close of business on the tenth day following
the date on which  notice of such  meeting is first  given to the  stockholders.
Each such notice  shall set forth:  (a) as to each  person whom the  stockholder
proposes to nominate as a director, and as to the stockholder giving the notice,
(i) the name, age, business address and residence  address of such person;  (ii)
the  principal  occupation  or  employment  of such person;  (iii) the class and
number of shares of the Company's stock beneficially owned by such person on the
date of the stockholder  notice; and (iv) such other information  regarding such
person as would be required to be included in a proxy  statement  filed pursuant
to the proxy rules of the SEC;  and (b) to the extent  known by the  stockholder
giving the notice, (i) the name and address of any other stockholders supporting
such  nominees;  and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Company's  stock
beneficially  owned by any other stockholders  supporting such nominees,  on the
date of such stockholder notice. The presiding officer of the meeting may refuse
to  acknowledge  the  nomination of any person not made in  compliance  with the
foregoing procedure.

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        The Company's  Bylaws also provide that only such business as shall have
been  properly  brought  before  an  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  shall be
conducted  at the  annual  meeting.  To be  properly  brought  before  an annual
meeting,  business must be brought  before the meeting by or at the direction of
the Board of  Directors or otherwise  properly  brought  before the meeting by a
stockholder.  For business to be properly  brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to
the  Secretary  of the Company.  To be timely,  a  stockholder's  notice must be
delivered to or mailed and received at the  principal  executive  offices of the
Company  not less than 60 days prior to the  anniversary  date of the mailing of
proxy  materials by the Company in  connection  with the  immediately  preceding
annual meeting of  stockholders  of the Company;  provided,  however,  that with
respect  to the first  scheduled  annual  meeting  following  completion  of the
Conversion and Reorganization, such written notice must be delivered or received
by the Company no later than the close of  business  on the tenth day  following
the day on which  notice of the  meeting  was first  mailed to  stockholders.  A
stockholder's  notice shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes
to bring  before the annual  meeting  (a) a brief  description  of the  business
desired to be brought  before the annual  meeting and the reasons for conducting
such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on
the Company's  books,  of the stockholder  proposing such business,  and, to the
extent known, any other  stockholders known by such stockholder to be supporting
such  proposal,  (c) the class and  number  of shares of the  Company  which are
beneficially  owned by the  stockholder  and, to the extent known,  by any other
stockholders  known by such  stockholder  to be supporting  such proposal on the
date  of  such  stockholder  notice,  and  (d)  any  financial  interest  of the
stockholder in such business.  The presiding  officer of an annual meeting shall
determine and declare to the meeting  whether the business was properly  brought
before  the  meeting  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the  Articles  of
Incorporation  and any such  business  not properly  brought  before the meeting
shall not be transacted.

        The  procedures  regarding  stockholder  proposals and  nominations  are
intended to provide the Board of Directors  of the Company with the  information
deemed  necessary to evaluate a  stockholder  proposal or  nomination  and other
relevant information,  such as existing stockholder support, as well as the time
necessary to consider and evaluate such information in advance of the applicable
meeting. The proposed procedures, however, will give incumbent directors advance
notice of a business  proposal  or  nomination.  This may make it easier for the
incumbent  directors to defeat a stockholder  proposal or nomination,  even when
certain  stockholders  view such proposal or nomination as in the best interests
of the Company or its stockholders.

        Inspectors of Election.  The Association's Bylaws provide that the Board
of  Directors  may appoint  any  persons,  other than  nominees  for office,  as
inspectors  of election at a meeting of  stockholders  and that if inspectors of
election are not so appointed,  the Chairman of the Board or the President  may,
and on the request of not less than 10% of the votes  represented at the meeting
shall, make such appointment at the meeting. In accordance with Indiana law, the
Company's  Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors of the Company may appoint
one or more  persons as  inspectors  of  election,  and that the chairman of any
meeting of  stockholders  shall make such an  appointment  in the event that the
inspector(s)  appointed by the Board of Directors  shall be unable to act or the
Board shall fail to appoint any inspector. The Bylaws of the Association and the
Company also specify the duties of inspectors of election.

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        Stockholder  Action  Without a Meeting.  The  Bylaws of the  Association
provide  that any  action  to be taken or which  may be taken at any  annual  or
special  meeting of stockholders  may be taken if a consent in writing,  setting
forth the actions so taken,  is given by the holders of all  outstanding  shares
entitled  to vote.  The  Articles  of  Incorporation  and Bylaws of the  Company
similarly provide that any action permitted to be taken by the stockholders at a
meeting,  may be taken  without a meeting if a consent in writing  setting forth
the action so taken shall be signed by all of the stockholders  entitled to vote
and filed with the Secretary of the Company.

        Stockholder's  Right to Examine Books and Records.  A federal regulation
which is applicable to the Association  provides that  stockholders  may inspect
and  copy  specified  books  and  records  of  a  federally   chartered  savings
institution  after  proper  written  notice for a proper  purpose.  The  Indiana
Business Corporation Law similarly provides that a stockholder may inspect books
and records upon written demand stating the purpose of the  inspection,  if such
purpose is reasonably related to such person's interest as a stockholder.

        Limitations  on  Acquisitions  of Voting  Stock and Voting  Rights.  The
Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  provide that no person shall  directly or
indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of (i) more than
10% of the issued and  outstanding  shares of any class of an equity security of
the Company,  or (ii) any securities  convertible  into, or exercisable for, any
equity  securities  of the Company if,  assuming  conversion or exercise by such
person of all securities of which such person is the beneficial  owner which are
convertible  into,  or  exercisable  for,  such  equity  securities  (but  of no
securities convertible into, or exercisable for, such equity securities of which
such person is not the  beneficial  owner),  such person would be the beneficial
owner of more than 10% of any class of an equity  security of the  Company.  The
term  "person" is broadly  defined in the Articles of  Incorporation  to prevent
circumvention of this restriction.

        The  foregoing  restrictions  do not apply to (i) any offer  with a view
toward  public  resale  made  exclusively  to the Company by  underwriters  or a
selling group acting on its behalf,  (ii) any employee  benefit plan established
by the  Company or the  Association,  and (iii) any other  offer or  acquisition
approved in advance by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Company's Board
of  Directors.  In the event  that  shares are  acquired  in  violation  of this
restriction,  all shares beneficially owned by any person in excess of 10% shall
not be counted as shares  entitled  to vote and shall not be voted by any person
or  counted  as voting  shares  in  connection  with any  matters  submitted  to
stockholders for a vote.

        Neither  the  Charter  nor the  Bylaws  of the  Association  contains  a
provision  which  restricts  voting  rights  of  certain   stockholders  of  the
Association in the manner set forth above.

        Mergers,  Consolidations  and  Sales of  Assets.  A  federal  regulation
requires  the  approval of the Board of  Directors  of the  Association  and the
holders of two-thirds of the outstanding  stock of the  Association  entitled to
vote thereon for mergers,  consolidations  and sales of all or substantially all
of the Association's  assets.  Such regulation  permits the Association to merge
with another  corporation without obtaining the approval of its stockholders if:
(i) it does not involve an interim savings  institution;  (ii) the Association's
Charter is not changed;  (iii) each share of the Association's stock outstanding
immediately prior to the effective date of the transaction is to be

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an identical outstanding share or a treasury share of the Association after such
effective  date;  and  (iv)  either:  (A)  no  shares  of  voting  stock  of the
Association  and no securities  convertible  into such stock are to be issued or
delivered under the plan of combination or (B) the authorized unissued shares or
the treasury shares of voting stock of the Association to be issued or delivered
under the plan of combination,  plus those initially issuable upon conversion of
any  securities to be issued or delivered  under such plan, do not exceed 15% of
the total  shares of voting  stock of the  Association  outstanding  immediately
prior to the effective date of the transaction.

        The Indiana Business  Corporation Law requires the approval of the Board
of  Directors  and,  unless the Articles of  Incorporation  provide for a higher
vote, the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Company entitled
to vote  thereon  for  mergers  or  consolidations,  and for  sales,  leases  or
exchanges  of all or  substantially  all of the  Company's  assets.  The Indiana
Business  Corporation Law permits the Company to merge with another  corporation
without  obtaining  the  approval  of the  Company's  stockholders  if:  (i) the
Company's  Articles of Incorporation will not differ (subject to certain limited
exceptions)  from its  Articles of  Incorporation  before the merger;  (ii) each
stockholder of the Company whose shares were outstanding  immediately before the
effective date of the merger will hold the same  proportionate  number of shares
after the merger; and (iii) the number of voting shares outstanding  immediately
after the merger,  plus the number of voting shares  issuable as a result of the
merger,  will  not  exceed  20%  of  the  shares  of  Common  Stock  outstanding
immediately prior to the merger.

        As holder  of all of the  outstanding  Association  Common  Stock  after
consummation of the Conversion and Reorganization, the Company generally will be
able  to  authorize  a  merger,  consolidation  or  other  business  combination
involving  the  Association  without  the  approval of the  stockholders  of the
Company.

        Business   Combinations.   Article  IX  of  the  Company's  Articles  of
Incorporation govern any proposed "Business  Combination"  (defined generally to
include certain sales, purchases, exchanges, leases, transfers,  dispositions or
acquisitions  of assets or  businesses,  mergers or  consolidations,  or certain
reclassifications  of  securities  of the  Company)  between  the Company or any
subsidiaries,  on the one hand,  and a Related  Person,  on the  other  hand.  A
"Related  Person"  is defined  generally  to include  any  person,  partnership,
corporation, group or other entity (other than the Company and its subsidiaries)
which is the  Beneficial  Owners (as  defined) of 10.0% or more of the shares of
the Company  entitled to vote generally in an election of directors (the "Voting
Shares").

        Under  Section  1  of  Article  IX,  if  certain  specified   conditions
(discussed  briefly in the following four  paragraphs) are not met,  neither the
Company  nor  any of  its  subsidiaries  may  become  a  party  to any  Business
Combination,  without the prior  affirmative  vote at a meeting of the Company's
stockholders  by the  holders  of at least  80.0% of the Voting  Shares,  voting
separately as a class, and by an Independent Majority of Stockholders,  which is
defined to mean the holders of a majority of the outstanding  Voting Shares that
are not Beneficially  Owned (as defined),  directly or indirectly,  by a Related
Person. If such approval were obtained, the special conditions would not have to
be met. Such conditions also would not have to be met if the Board

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of Directors  approved the Business  Combination at times and by votes specified
in the Articles of Incorporation.

        The  conditions  necessary  to avoid the vote of 80.0% of the  Company's
outstanding Voting Shares and of an Independent Majority of Stockholders include
conditions providing that, upon consummation of the Business Combination, all of
the Company's  stockholders  would receive at least a certain  minimum price per
share  for  their  shares.  The  ratio  of  the  price  to be  received  by  the
stockholders (other than the Related Person) in the Business  Combination to the
market price of the Company's shares  immediately before the announcement of the
Business  Combination would have to be at least as great as the ratio of (i) the
highest  per share  price paid by the  Related  Person in  acquiring  any of the
Company's  Common  Stock prior to the  Business  Combination  to (ii) the market
price per share of the  Company's  Common Stock  immediately  before the initial
acquisition of any shares by the Related Person. A similar condition would apply
in the case of the price to be paid for any outstanding  shares of the Company's
Preferred Stock.  These  requirements  generally are designed to ensure that the
stockholders  receive the benefit of any premium  paid by the Related  Person in
acquiring any of its holdings.  The price to be received by  stockholders in the
Business  Combination  also would have to be not less than the highest per share
price paid by the Related Person in acquiring any of its holdings.

        Another condition  necessary to avoid the increased vote requirements is
that the consideration to be received in the Business  Combination by holders of
stock (whether common stock or preferred  stock) must be in the same form and of
the same kind as the consideration paid by the Related Person in acquiring stock
already owned by it (except to the extent that each individual stockholder might
agree to accept consideration of a different form or kind in exchange for all or
part of the shares which he owns). Thus, for example,  if the Related Person had
acquired his initial share interest for cash, the remaining  stockholders  would
have to be offered cash in the Business Combination and would not have to accept
stock or debt of another corporation or institution.

        In order to avoid the supermajority  voting requirements of Section 1 of
Article IX, the Related  Person  also would have to comply  with  certain  other
conditions after he acquired his 10.0% interest in the Company. These conditions
include the  following:  (i) the Related  Person must ensure that the  Company's
Board of Directors included representation by "Continuing Directors" (generally,
those directors at the time of effectiveness  of the Articles of  Incorporation,
whether or not a Related  Person or  Associate  or  Affiliate  (as defined) of a
Related  Person,  and those  directors who are not  affiliated  with the Related
Person and who are elected as  directors  prior to the time the  Related  Person
became  such or with  the  recommendation  of a  majority  of  other  Continuing
Directors)  in proportion  to the holdings of the other  stockholders;  (ii) the
Related Person must have refrained  from acquiring  additional  capital stock of
the Company  with  certain  limited  exceptions,  and must have  refrained  from
acquiring   additional  Voting  Shares,   or  securities   convertible  into  or
exchangeable  for Voting  Shares,  after he became a Related  Person;  (iii) the
Related  Person  must not have  received  certain  specified  benefits  from the
Company,  such as loans or  guarantees,  and,  except  with  the  approval  of a
majority of the directors and a majority of the Continuing  Directors,  must not
have made any change in the Company's  business or equity  capital  structure or
entered into any contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company;

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and (iv) except as approved by a majority of the directors and a majority of the
Continuing  Directors  (who  must  total at least  3),  there  must have been no
failure to pay full quarterly  dividends on any  outstanding  Company  Preferred
Stock, no reduction in annual  dividends paid on the Company's Common Stock, and
there must have been  increases in annual  dividends as necessary to reflect any
reclassification,  recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction which
has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of stock. Finally, a
proxy  statement  must have been sent to  stockholders  in  connection  with the
Business Combination. Such proxy statement must contain the recommendations,  if
any, of the Continuing Directors, and of any investment banking firm selected by
a majority of the  Continuing  Directors,  as to the  fairness  of the  Business
Combination from the point of view of the stockholders.

        If all  of the  foregoing  conditions  are  met,  the  increased  voting
requirements  described  above are dispensed  with and the Business  Combination
would  require  only such  approval,  if any, as would  otherwise be required by
Indiana law.

        Sections  1 and  2 of  Article  IX.  are  intended  to  provide  minimum
safeguards for stockholders who do not accept a takeover attempt and continue to
hold their shares  after the attempt  succeeds and the control of the Company is
acquired by a Related  Person.  The  requirement  of an 80.0%  stockholder  vote
probably means that a Business Combination which fails to meet the minimum price
and other  conditions  might not be  accomplished  against the opposition of the
incumbent Board of Directors.

        The provisions  would not restrict  another company which merely desired
to exercise  control  over the Company and did not intend to effect a subsequent
Business Combination.  Moreover,  these provisions may not apply to an attempted
combination  with a person not a Related  Person.  On the other hand, if another
company  obtaining  control  over the Company were not willing to meet the price
and other  conditions  of  Section 2 of  Article  IX,  the  holders of just over
one-fifth of the  outstanding  Voting Shares could block a Business  Combination
supported  by  the   remaining   stockholders.   The  result  is  that  Business
Combinations  favored  by a  majority  of  stockholders  might not be  approved.
Section 2 of Article IX might also  discourage a tender offer for the  Company's
stock  because  of the  resulting  need  either to  observe  the  minimum  price
requirements  or to obtain an 80.0%  stockholder  vote as a precondition  to any
subsequent  Business  Combination.  This  might  have the  effect of  preventing
temporary  fluctuations  in the market  price of the stock of the Company  which
could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts.

        Neither  the  Association's  Charter  and  Bylaws nor  federal  laws and
regulations  contain a provision which restricts business  combinations  between
the Association and any Related Persons in the manner set forth above.

        Control  Share  Acquisitions.   The  Indiana  Business  Corporation  Law
contains a provision  which,  unless  explicitly  provided  for  otherwise  in a
corporation's  articles of incorporation or bylaws,  restricts the voting rights
of shares  acquired  by a person in  excess  of 20% of the  outstanding  shares,
unless  voting  rights are granted by  resolution  approved by a majority of the
disinterested stockholders of the corporation.  Furthermore, Article VIII of the
Company's Articles of Incorporation provides that any shares in excess of 10% of
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owned  directly or  indirectly  by any one person shall not be counted as shares
entitled to vote in connection with any matter  submitted to shareholders  for a
vote.

        Neither  the  Association's  Charter  and  Bylaws nor  federal  laws and
regulations  contain a  provision  which  restricts  voting  rights  of  certain
stockholders of the Association in the manner set forth above.

        Dissenters'   Rights  of  Appraisal.   A  federal  regulation  which  is
applicable  to  the  Association  generally  provides  that a  stockholder  of a
federally chartered savings institution which engages in a merger, consolidation
or sale of all or substantially all of its assets shall have the right to demand
from such institution payment of the fair or appraised value of his or her stock
in  the  institution,   subject  to  specified  procedural  requirements.   This
regulation  also  provides,  however,  that  the  stockholders  of  a  federally
chartered  savings  institution  with  stock  which  is  listed  on  a  national
securities  exchange  or  quoted  on the  Nasdaq  System  are  not  entitled  to
dissenters'   rights  in  connection  with  a  merger   involving  such  savings
institution  if  the   stockholder   is  required  to  accept  only   "qualified
consideration" for his or her stock, which is defined to include cash, shares of
stock of any  institution  or  corporation  which at the  effective  date of the
merger will be listed on a national  securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq
System or any combination of such shares of stock and cash.

        After the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  the rights of  appraisal of
dissenting  stockholders of the Company will be governed by the Indiana Business
Corporation  Law.  Pursuant  thereto,  a stockholder  of an Indiana  corporation
generally  has the right to dissent from any merger or  consolidation  involving
the corporation or sale of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets,
subject to specified procedural requirements.  However, no such appraisal rights
are available for the shares of any class or series of a  corporation's  capital
stock if as of the record date fixed to determine the  stockholders  entitled to
receive  notice of and to vote at the  meeting of  stockholders  to act upon the
agreement of merger or consolidation, such shares were either listed on a United
States  securities  exchange  registered under the Exchange Act or traded on the
Nasdaq National Market System or a similar market.

        Amendment of Governing  Instruments.  No amendment of the  Association's
Charter may be made unless it is first proposed by the Board of Directors of the
Association,  then preliminarily approved by the OTS, and thereafter approved by
the  holders of a majority  of the total  votes  eligible  to be cast at a legal
meeting.  Article  VII of the  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation  generally
provides  that the  Articles  of  Incorporation  may be  amended as set forth by
Indiana law (i.e.,  generally upon the  recommendation of the board of directors
and the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the stockholder  votes entitled
to be cast on the  matter),  except  that any  amendment  to  Articles  V (Share
Terms), Article VI (Directors) Article VIII (Ownership and Voting Restrictions),
Article IX (2  Provisions  for  Certain  Business  Combinations)  and  Article X
(Indemnification)  must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least 80% of the then  outstanding  shares of the class or classes  entitled  to
vote thereon at that meeting, voting together as a single class.

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        The Bylaws of the  Association  may be amended by a majority vote of the
full Board of Directors of the  Association  or by a majority  vote of the votes
cast by the stockholders of the Association at any legal meeting.  The Bylaws of
the Company may only be amended by a majority  vote of the Board of Directors of
the Company.


                   RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY

Restrictions in the Company's  Articles of Incorporation  and Bylaws and Indiana
Law

        Certain provisions of the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
which deal with matters of corporate governance and rights of stockholders might
be deemed to have a potential anti-takeover effect. These provisions,  which are
described under "Comparison of Stockholders' Rights" above, provide, among other
things,  (i) that the Board of  Directors  of the Company  shall be divided into
three classes as nearly equal in number as possible and that the members of each
class shall be elected for a term of three years,  with one class being  elected
annually;  (ii) that special  meetings of stockholders may only be called by the
Board of  Directors  of the  Company;  (iii) that  stockholders  generally  must
provide the Company notice of stockholder nominations for director and proposals
and related  information at least 60 days prior to the  anniversary  date of the
mailing of proxy  materials by the Company in  connection  with the  immediately
preceding annual meeting of stockholders of the Company; (iv) that no person may
acquire  more than 10% of the issued and  outstanding  shares of any class of an
equity  security  of the  Company  and the loss of voting  rights on any  shares
acquired in violation of this  provision;  (v) the  authority to issue shares of
authorized  but unissued  Common Stock and Preferred  Stock and to establish the
terms of any one or more series of Preferred Stock, including voting rights; and
(vi)  restrictions  on the  Company's  ability  to  engage in  certain  business
combinations with "related  persons." In addition to the foregoing,  and also as
described under "Comparison of Stockholders' Rights" above, the Indiana Business
Corporation  Law generally  restricts the voting rights of shares  acquired by a
person in excess of 20% of the outstanding shares.

        The foregoing  provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the Company and Indiana law could have the effect of discouraging an acquisition
of the Company or stock  purchases in furtherance of an  acquisition,  and could
accordingly,  under certain circumstances,  discourage  transactions which might
otherwise have a favorable effect on the price of the Common Stock.

        The Board of Directors believes that the provisions  described above are
prudent and will reduce  vulnerability  to takeover  attempts and certain  other
transactions that are not negotiated with and approved by the Board of Directors
of the Company. The Board of Directors believes that these provisions are in the
best  interests  of the  Company  and its future  stockholders.  In the Board of
Directors' judgment, the Board of Directors is in the best position to determine
the true value of the Company and to negotiate more  effectively for what may be
in the best interests of its stockholders.  Accordingly,  the Board of Directors
believes  that  it is in the  best  interests  of the  Company  and  its  future
stockholders to encourage potential acquirors to negotiate directly with

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the  Board  of  Directors  and  that  these   provisions   will  encourage  such
negotiations and discourage hostile takeover  attempts.  It is also the Board of
Directors'  view that  these  provisions  should  not  discourage  persons  from
proposing a merger or other  transaction at prices  reflective of the true value
of the  Company  and  where  the  transaction  is in the best  interests  of all
stockholders.

Regulatory Restrictions

        The Change in Bank Control Act provides that no person,  acting directly
or  indirectly  or  through or in concert  with one or more other  persons,  may
acquire control of a savings  institution unless the OTS has been given 60 days'
prior written  notice.  The Home Owners Loan Act, as amended  ("HOLA")  provides
that no company may acquire "control" of a savings institution without the prior
approval of the OTS. Any company  that  acquires  such control  becomes a thrift
holding company subject to registration,  examination and regulation by the OTS.
Pursuant  to  federal   regulations,   control  of  a  savings   institution  is
conclusively   deemed  to  have  been  acquired  by,  among  other  things,  the
acquisition of more than 25% of any class of voting stock of the  institution or
the  ability to  control  the  election  of a majority  of the  directors  of an
institution.  Moreover,  control is presumed to have been  acquired,  subject to
rebuttal, upon the acquisition of more than 10% of any class of voting stock, or
of more than 25% of any class of stock, of a savings  institution  where certain
enumerated  "control  factors" are also present in the acquisition.  The OTS may
prohibit an  acquisition  if (i) it would result in a monopoly or  substantially
lessen  competition,  (ii) the financial condition of the acquiring person might
jeopardize the financial stability of the institution,  or (iii) the competence,
experience or integrity of the acquiring  person  indicates that it would not be
in the interest of the depositors or of the public to permit the  acquisition of
control  by  such  person.  The  foregoing  restrictions  do  not  apply  to the
acquisition   of  a  savings   institution's   capital  stock  by  one  or  more
tax-qualified  employee stock benefit plans,  provided that the plan or plans do
not have beneficial  ownership in the aggregate of more than 25% of any class of
equity security of the savings institution.

        For  three  years  following  the  Conversion  and  Reorganization,  OTS
regulations  prohibit any person from acquiring,  either directly or indirectly,
or  making  an offer to  acquire  more  than 10% of the  stock of any  converted
savings  institution,  without the prior written approval of the OTS, except for
(i)  any  offer  with  a view  toward  public  resale  made  exclusively  to the
institution  or to  underwriters  or a selling group acting on its behalf,  (ii)
offers that if  consummated  would not result in the  acquisition by such person
during the preceding 12-month period of more than 1% of such stock, (iii) offers
in the aggregate for up to 24.9% by the ESOP or other tax-qualified plans of the
Company  or the  Association,  and (iv) an offer to acquire  or  acquisition  of
beneficial  ownership  of more  than  10% of the  common  stock  of the  savings
institution by a corporation  whose  ownership is or will be  substantially  the
same as the  ownership of the savings  institution,  provided  that the offer or
acquisition  is made more than one year  following the date of completion of the
Conversion  and  Reorganization.  Such  prohibition  also is  applicable  to the
acquisition  of the Common  Stock.  In the event that any  person,  directly  or
indirectly,  violates this regulation, the securities beneficially owned by such
person in excess of 10% shall  not be  counted  as shares  entitled  to vote and
shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting shares in connection  with
any matters  submitted to a vote of  stockholders.  The definition of beneficial
ownership  for  this  regulation   extends  to  persons  holding   revocable  or
irrevocable proxies for an institution's

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stock  under  circumstances  that  give  rise  to  a  conclusive  or  rebuttable
determination of control under OTS regulations.

        In addition to the foregoing,  the Plan  prohibits any person,  prior to
the completion of the Conversion and Reorganization, from offering, or making an
announcement of an intent to make an offer, to purchase  subscription  rights or
Common Stock. See "The Conversion and  Reorganization - Restrictions on Transfer
of Subscription Rights and Shares."


                   DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY

General

        The Company is authorized to issue 8,000,000  shares of Common Stock and
2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The Company  currently  expects to issue up
to a maximum of _______  shares of Common  Stock,  including  _______  shares of
Conversion  Stock  and  _______  shares  of  Exchange  Shares,  and no shares of
Preferred Stock in the Conversion and Reorganization. Each share of Common Stock
will have the same  relative  rights as, and will be  identical  in all respects
with,  each other share of Common Stock.  Upon payment of the Purchase Price for
the Conversion  Stock and the issuance of the Exchange Shares in accordance with
the Plan of Conversion,  all such stock will be duly authorized,  fully paid and
nonassessable.

        The Common Stock will represent  nonwithdrawable capital, will not be an
account  of an  insurable  type and will not be insured by the FDIC or any other
governmental authority.

Common Stock

        Dividends.  The Company can pay  dividends  if, as and when declared by.
its Board of Directors, subject to compliance with limitations which are imposed
by law. See  "Dividend  Policy." The holders of Common Stock will be entitled to
receive and share  equally in such  dividends as may be declared by the Board of
Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefor. If the Company
issues Preferred Stock, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders
of the Common Stock with respect to dividends.

        Voting Rights. Upon completion of the Conversion and Reorganization, the
holders of Common Stock of the Company will possess  exclusive  voting rights in
the Company.  They will elect the  Company's  Board of Directors and act on such
other  matters as are required to be presented to them under  Indiana law or the
Company's Articles of Incorporation or as are otherwise presented to them by the
Board of Directors. Except as discussed in "Comparison of Stockholders' Rights -
Limitations on  Acquisitions  of Voting Stock and Voting Rights," each holder of
Common  Stock will be entitled to one vote per share and will not have any right
to cumulate votes in the election of directors.  If the Company issues Preferred
Stock,  holders  of the  Preferred  Stock  may have the  right to vote  with the
holders of Common  Stock as a single  class or have voting  rights as a separate
class.

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<PAGE>

        Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation,  dissolution or winding up
of the  Company,  the  holders of the  then-outstanding  Common  Stock  would be
entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all its debts and
liabilities,  all of the assets of the Company  available for  distribution.  If
Preferred  Stock is issued,  the holders  thereof  may have a priority  over the
holders of the Common Stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.

        Preemptive  Rights.  Holders of the Common Stock will not be entitled to
preemptive  rights with respect to any shares which may be issued in the future.
The Common Stock is not subject to redemption.

Preferred Stock

        None of the shares of the Company's  authorized  Preferred Stock will be
issued in the Conversion and Reorganization.  Such stock may be issued with such
preferences  and  designations  as the Board of Directors  may from time to time
determine.  The Board of Directors  can,  without  stockholder  approval,  issue
Preferred Stock with voting,  dividend,  liquidation and conversion rights which
could  dilute the voting  strength  of the  holders of the Common  Stock and may
assist  management  in impeding an  unfriendly  takeover or attempted  change in
control.

                                     EXPERTS

        The consolidated  financial statements of the Association as of June 30,
1996 and 1995, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30,
1996,  have been included  herein in reliance upon the report of Geo. S. Olive &
Co.  LLC,  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  independent  certified  public  accountants,
appearing  elsewhere  herein,  and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.

 
        Keller has  consented  to the  publication  herein of the summary of its
report to the Company and the  Association  setting  forth its opinion as to the
estimated  pro forma  market value of the Common  Stock to be  outstanding  upon
completion of the Conversion and  Reorganization and its opinion with respect to
subscription rights.
 

                              LEGAL AND TAX MATTERS

 
        The legality of the Common Stock and the federal income tax consequences
of the Conversion and Reorganization will be passed upon for the Company and the
Association by Silver,  Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. (a limited liability partnership
including professional corporations),  Washington,  D.C., special counsel to the
Company  and  the  Association.  The  Indiana  income  tax  consequences  of the
Conversion  and  Reorganization  will be  passed  upon for the  Company  and the
Association by Geo. S. Olive & Co. LLC has consented to references herein to its
opinion. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for Webb by Breyer & Aguggia,
Washington, D.C.
 

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                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        The Company has filed with the SEC a  Registration  Statement  under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Conversion Stock and the
Exchange Shares offered hereby. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the
SEC,  this  Prospectus  does not  contain all the  information  set forth in the
Registration  Statement.  Such information can be examined without charge at the
public  reference  facilities  of the SEC  located  at 450 Fifth  Street,  N.W.,
Washington,  D.C 20549, and copies of such material can be obtained from the SEC
at  prescribed  rates.  The SEC  maintains a World Wide Web site on the Internet
that contains  reports,  proxy and information  statements and other information
regarding registrants such as the Company that file electronically with the SEC.
The address of such site is:  http://www.sec.gov.  The  statements  contained in
this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration  Statement describe all material  provisions of such
contracts or other documents.  Nevertheless,  such statements are, of necessity,
brief descriptions thereof and are not necessarily complete; each such statement
is qualified by reference to such contract or document.

        The Mutual Holding  Company has filed an Application for Conversion with
the OTS with respect to the Conversion and Reorganization. This Prospectus omits
certain  information  contained  in that  application.  The  application  may be
examined at the principal  office of the OTS, 1700 G Street,  N.W.,  Washington,
D.C.  20552,  and at the Central  Regional Office of the OTS located at 200 West
Madison Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

 
        In connection with the Conversion and  Reorganization,  the Company will
register its Common Stock with the SEC under  Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act,
and,  upon such  registration,  the  Company  and the  holders of its stock will
become  subject to the proxy  solicitation  rules,  reporting  requirements  and
restrictions  on stock  purchases and sales by  directors,  officers and greater
than 10%  stockholders,  the  annual and  periodic  reporting  requirements  and
certain other  requirements of the Exchange Act. Under the Plan, the Company has
undertaken that it will not terminate such registration for a period of at least
three years following the Conversion and Reorganization.
 

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                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----
<S>                                                                         <C>
Independent Auditor's Report.............................................    F-2

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition  - December 31, 1996
  (unaudited) and June 30, 1996 and 1995.................................    F-3

Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended
 December 31, 1996 and 1995 (unaudited) and the years ended
 June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994............................................     47

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the six months
 ended December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and the years ended June 30,
  1996, 1995 and 1994....................................................    F-4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended
 December 31, 1996 and 1995 (unaudited) and the years ended
 June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994............................................    F-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...............................    F-7
</TABLE>
 

        All  financial  statement  schedules  are omitted  because the  required
information either is not applicable or is shown in the financial  statements or
in the notes thereto.

        Montgomery  Mutual  Holding  Company has limited  assets  other than its
shares of Association  Common Stock (which will be cancelled in connection  with
the Conversion and Reorganization) and has engaged in only minimal activities to
date;  accordingly,  the financial statements of the Mutual Holding Company have
been omitted because of their immateriality.

        Montgomery  Financial  Corporation  was incorporated  April 1997 with an
initial  capitalization  of  $1,000  and  has  engaged  in  only  organizational
activities to date;  accordingly,  the financial  statements of the Company have
been omitted because of their immateriality.

                                       F-1

<PAGE>


                          Independent Auditor's Report



Board of Directors
Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association
Crawfordsville, Indiana


We have audited the consolidated  statement of financial condition of Montgomery
Savings,  A Federal  Association and subsidiary as of June 30, 1996 and 1995 and
the related consolidated  statements of income,  changes in stockholders' equity
and cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended June 30,  1996.
These   consolidated   financial   statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the
Association's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the consolidated  financial  statements described above present
fairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  consolidated  financial  position  of
Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association and subsidiary as of June 30, 1996 and
1995 and the  results of their  operations  and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period  ended June 30, 1996,  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.

As  discussed  in  the  notes  to the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the
Association  changed its method of accounting for investment  securities on July
1, 1994.


GEO. S. OLIVE & CO. LLC

Indianapolis, Indiana
August 14, 1996


                                       F-2

<PAGE>



            Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association And Subsidiary
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana
                  Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                                  June 30
                                                                                    December 31,     -------------------------------
                                                                                       1996              1996                1995
                                                                                       ----              ----                ----
                                                                                   (Unaudited)
Assets
<S>                                                                              <C>                <C>                <C>         
   Cash ...................................................................      $    252,320       $    129,519       $    263,796
   Short-term interest-bearing deposits ...................................         5,665,534          3,506,685          3,771,018
                                                                                    ---------          ---------          ---------
         Total cash and cash equivalents ..................................         5,917,854          3,636,204          4,034,814
   Interest-bearing deposits ..............................................           100,000            100,000            100,000
   Investment securities available for sale ...............................            52,239            311,656            802,631
   Loans ..................................................................        83,928,087         80,232,496         78,067,573
   Allowance for loan loses ...............................................          (158,000)          (158,000)          (138,250)
                                                                                     --------           --------           -------- 
         Net loans ........................................................        83,770,087         80,074,496         77,929,323
   Real estate owned and held for development, net ........................         1,251,940            908,913            858,349
   Premises and equipment .................................................         1,638,070          1,595,966          1,704,163
   Federal Home Loan Bank stock ...........................................           750,000            750,000            750,000
   Interest receivable
     Loans ................................................................           637,045            586,174            550,993
     Investment and interest-bearing deposits .............................             6,804              8,984             16,246
   Other assets ...........................................................           498,491            238,351            577,637
                                                                                      -------            -------            -------
          Total assets .....................................................      $ 94,622,530       $ 88,210,744       $ 87,324,156
                                                                                  ============       ============       ============
Liabilities
   Deposits
     Noninterest-bearing ..................................................      $    465,336       $    613,242       $    483,225
     Interest-bearing .....................................................        71,877,173         69,095,279         67,802,382
                                                                                   ----------         ----------         ----------
         Total deposits ...................................................        72,342,509         69,708,521         68,285,607
   Borrowings .............................................................        11,928,373          8,000,000         10,868,250
   Interest payable .......................................................           542,432            428,178            418,858
   Deferred tax liability .................................................           376,360            364,395            389,933
   Other liabilities ......................................................           350,525            582,322            683,125
                                                                                      -------            -------            -------
         Total liabilities ................................................        85,540,199         79,083,416         80,645,773
                                                                                   ----------         ----------         ----------
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity
   Common stock, $.01 par value
     Authorized--2,000,000 shares
     Issued and outstanding--850,000 shares ...............................             8,500              8,500
   Paid-in capital ........................................................         2,194,128          2,194,128
   Retained earnings--substantially restricted ............................         6,891,266          6,924,757          6,675,130
   Unearned compensation ..................................................           (11,563)
   Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale ............                                  (57)             3,253
                                                                                                             ---              -----
         Total stockholders' equity .......................................         9,082,331          9,127,328          6,678,383
                                                                                    ---------          ---------          ---------
         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .......................      $ 94,622,530       $ 88,210,744       $ 87,324,156
                                                                                 ============       ============       ============
</TABLE>


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                       F-3

<PAGE>

            Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association and Subsidiary
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana
           Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                           Net    
                                                                                                        Unrealized  
                                                                                                        Gain (Loss) 
                                              Common Stock                                                  On 
                                         --------------------                                           Securities
                                           Shares                Paid-in     Retained      Unearned      Available
                                         Outstanding  Amount     Capital     Earnings    Compensation     For Sale        Total
                                         -----------  ------     -------     --------    ------------    -----------      -----
<S>                                     <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>   
Balances, July 1, 1993 ..................                                    $ 5,685,836                                 $5,685,836
Net income for 1994 .....................                                        604,037                                    604,037
                                          -------    --------    ----------    ---------    --------     ---------        ----------
Balances, June 30, 1994 .................                                      6,289,873                                  6,289,873
Net income for 1995 .....................                                        385,257                                    385,257
Cumulative effect of change in 
 method of accounting for securities ....                                                                 $ 17,092           17,092
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
 on securities available for sale .......                                                                  (13,839)         (13,839)
                                          -------    --------    ----------   ----------    --------        ------        ----------
Balances, June 30, 1995 .................                                      6,675,130                     3,253        6,678,383
Net income for 1996 .....................                                        430,627                                    430,627
Common stock issued in reorganization,
 net of assets retained by Montgomery
 Mutual Holding Company ................. 600,000    $  6,000                   (106,000)                                  (100,000)
Common stock sold, net of costs ......... 250,000       2,500    $2,194,128                                               2,196,628
Cash dividends ($.30 per share) .........                                        (75,000)                                   (75,000)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
 on securities available for sale .......                                                                   (3,310)          (3,310)
                                          -------    --------    ----------   -----------   --------         ------          -------
Balances, June 30, 1996 ................. 850,000       8,500     2,194,128    6,924,757                       (57)       9,127,328
Net income for the six months ended
 December 31, 1996 (unaudited) ..........                                         16,509                                     16,509
Cash dividends ($.20 per share)
 (unaudited) ............................                                        (50,000)                                   (50,000)
Purchase of stock for Management
Recognition Trust (unearned
 compensation) (unaudited) ..............                                                   (11,563)                        (11,563)
Net change in unrealized gain
 (loss) on securities available for
 sale (unaudited) .......................                                                                       57               57
                                          -------    --------     ---------  -----------   --------             --        ----------
Balances, December 31, 1996
 (unaudited) ............................ 850,000    $  8,500     $2,194,12  $ 6,891,266   $(11,563)           $ 0        $9,082,33
                                          =======    ========     =========  ===========   ========            ===        =========
</TABLE>


                See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                      F-4

<PAGE>


            Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association And Subsidiary
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana
                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                             December 31                             Year Ended June 30
                                                     --------------------------       ----------------------------------------------
                                                       1996              1995              1996              1995               1994
                                                       ----              ----              ----              ----               ----
                                                            (Unaudited)
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>        
Operating Activities
 Net income .....................................     $    16,509      $ 147,514      $   430,627      $   385,257      $   604,037
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided (used) by operating activities
   Provision (adjustment) for loan losses .......                        (26,250)          19,750          (15,000)          25,213
   Provision for loss on real estate owned ......                                                           15,000
   Depreciation .................................         105,607         89,331          195,837          160,073          150,605
   Amortization of intangibles ..................                                                                            14,405
   Investment securities gains ..................                                                           (9,033)
   Gain on sale of subsidiary ...................                                                          (15,525)
   (Gain) loss on sale of real estate owned .....         (17,915)        25,572           (1,148)          (5,375)
   Deferred income tax ..........................          11,965        (57,511)         (23,421)          30,532           52,665
   Change in
     Interest receivable ........................         (48,691)       (10,117)         (27,919)        (127,839)         (47,245)
     Interest payable ...........................         114,253        164,210            9,320          171,263           (1,384)
     Other assets ...............................        (260,140)       101,984          121,095         (180,945)         (86,811)
     Other liabilities ..........................        (233,146)        90,320          199,197          628,522         (156,783)
   Other adjustments ............................           1,370         (1,930)          15,523           (5,355)         (49,077)
                                                            -----         ------           ------           ------          ------- 
        Net cash provided (used) by
          operating activities ..................        (310,188)       497,551          965,581        1,035,802          500,250
                                                         --------        -------          -------        ---------          -------
Investing Activities
 Net change in interest-bearing deposits ........                                                          100,000
 Proceeds from sale of subsidiary ...............                                                           1,400
 Purchases of securities held to maturity .......                                                                         (475,000)
 Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of
   securities available for sale ................         259,454        475,000          484,098          343,058
 Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of
   securities held to maturity ..................                                                                           464,588
 Proceeds from sales of securities
   available for sale ...........................                                                          640,464
 Net change in loans ............................      (4,003,485)      (664,550)      (2,248,278)      (5,808,863)      (8,676,846)
 Additions to real estate owned .................        (173,586)       (97,158)         (93,633)         (56,496)         (85,206)
 Proceeds from real estate owned sales ..........         107,315         25,865           59,549          248,363          202,612
 Purchase of premises and equipment .............         (98,658)       (28,997)         (60,410)        (428,139)        (154,608)
 Purchase of FHLB of Indianapolis stock .........                                                         (139,800)         (51,900)
 Other investing activities .....................                                                                             5,306
                                                       ----------       --------       ----------       ----------       ----------
       Net cash used by investing
          activities ............................      (3,908,960)      (289,840)      (1,858,674)      (5,100,013)      (8,771,054)
                                                       ----------       --------       ----------       ----------       ---------- 
</TABLE>

                                       F-5


<PAGE>


            Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association And Subsidiary
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana
                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                            December 31                               Year Ended June 30
                                                    ----------------------------      ---------------------------------------------
                                                        1996            1995               1996            1995            1994
                                                        ----            ----               ----            ----            ----
                                                            (Unaudited)
(Continued)
<S>                                               <C>              <C>             <C>                 <C>              <C>    
Financing Activities
 Net change in
   Noninterest-bearing, interest-bearing
     demand and savings deposits .............     $   390,689      $    23,856      $    359,419      $(2,191,209)     $ 1,193,826
   Certificates of deposit ...................       2,243,299         (517,095)        1,063,495        8,130,834       (3,529,043)
   Short-term borrowings .....................                         (168,250)        (368,250)         (969,851)       1,108,102
 Proceeds from FHLB advances .................       4,000,000        5,500,000         8,000,000        4,000,000        6,500,000
 Repayment of FHLB advances ..................         (71,627)      (7,000,000)      (10,500,000)      (2,500,000)
 Proceeds from sale of stock, net of
   costs .....................................                        2,089,951         2,089,819
 Stock issued in reorganization, net
   of assets retained by Montgomery
   Mutual Holding Company ....................                         (100,000)         (100,000)
 Purchase of stock for Management
   Recognition and Retention Plan ............         (11,563)
 Dividends paid ..............................         (50,000)                           (50,000)
                                                     ---------        ---------         ----------       ---------       ----------
        Net cash provided (used) by
           financing activities ..............       6,500,798         (171,538)          494,483        6,469,774        5,272,885
                                                     ---------         --------           -------        ---------        ---------

Net Change in Cash and Cash
  Equivalents ................................       2,281,650           36,173          (398,610)       2,405,563       (2,997,919)

Cash and Cash Equivalents,
  Beginning of Period ........................       3,636,204        4,034,814         4,034,814        1,629,251        4,627,170
                                                     ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------        ---------

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of
  Period .....................................     $ 5,917,854      $ 4,070,987      $  3,636,204      $ 4,034,814      $ 1,629,251
                                                   ===========      ===========      ============      ===========      ===========

Additional Cash Flow and
  Supplementary Information
  Interest paid ..............................     $ 2,087,000      $ 2,117,000      $  4,425,000      $ 3,736,000      $ 3,107,000
  Income tax paid ............................          63,000           65,000           143,000          211,000          422,000
  Loan balances transferred to real
    estate owned .............................         308,000                             69,000          124,000           43,000
  Conversion costs transferred from
    other assets to stockholders'
    equity ...................................                          218,000           218,000
  Dividends payable ..........................          25,000                             25,000
  Transfer stock purchases deposits
    from liabilities to proceeds from
    sale of stock ............................                          325,000           325,000
</TABLE>



                See notes to consolidated financial statements.



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<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                       (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The  accounting  and  reporting  policies  of  Montgomery   Savings,  A  Federal
Association  ("Association"),  and its  wholly  owned  subsidiary,  MSA  Service
Corporation  ("MSA"),  conform to generally accepted  accounting  principles and
reporting  practices followed by the thrift industry.  The Association is a 70.6
percent  owned  subsidiary  of  Montgomery  Mutual  Holding  Company.  The  more
significant of the policies are described below.

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The  Association  operates  under a federal  thrift  charter and  provides  full
banking services. As a federally-chartered thrift, the Association is subject to
regulation by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

The Association generates mortgage and consumer loans and receives deposits from
customers  located  primarily in central Indiana.  The  Association's  loans are
generally  secured by specific  items of collateral  including real property and
consumer assets.

MSA is a real estate management and development  company. For years ending prior
to June 30, 1996,  MSA owned  Clements-Roscher  Corporation  ("CRC").  CRC was a
casualty  insurance  agency  that  sold a broad  range  of  casualty  insurance,
including building,  homeowners,  and auto insurance.  MSA sold its wholly owned
subsidiary,  CRC, in a stock sale  effective  July 1, 1994.  The purchase  price
totaled  $75,000,  consisting  of cash and a note,  and MSA  recorded  a gain of
$15,525 on the sale. CRC's net income for the years ended June 30, 1994 and 1993
included  in the  Association's  consolidated  net income  totaled  $14,000  and
$29,500.

Consolidation--The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Association  and  subsidiaries  after  elimination of all material  intercompany
transactions and accounts.

Investment Securities--The Association adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  ("SFAS")  No. 115,  Accounting  for Certain  Investments  in Debt and
Equity Securities, on July 1, 1994.

Debt  securities are classified as held to maturity when the Association has the
positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity.  Securities held
to maturity are carried at amortized cost.

Debt  securities  not classified as held to maturity are classified as available
for  sale.  Securities  available  for  sale  are  carried  at fair  value  with
unrealized  gains and losses reported  separately,  net of tax, in stockholders'
equity.

                                       F-7


<PAGE>



            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


Amortization  of premiums  and  accretion of  discounts  are recorded  using the
interest  method as interest income from  securities.  Realized gains and losses
are  recorded  as net  security  gains  (losses).  Gains and  losses on sales of
securities are determined on the specific-identification method.

At July 1, 1994,  investment  securities  and  mortgage-backed  securities  with
approximate  carrying  values of $1,074,000  and $707,000 were  reclassified  as
available  for  sale.   This   reclassification   resulted  in  an  increase  in
stockholders' equity, net of taxes, of approximately $17,000.

Prior to the  adoption of SFAS No. 115,  investment  securities  were carried at
cost,  adjusted for amortization of premiums and discounts,  and securities held
for sale and marketable equity securities were carried at the lower of aggregate
cost or  market.  Realized  gains and  losses on sales  were  included  in other
income. Unrealized gains and losses on securities held for sale were included in
other income.  Unrealized losses on marketable equity securities were charged to
equity  capital.  Gains and losses on the sale of securities  were determined on
the specific-identification method.

 
Loans are carried at the principal amount outstanding.  A loan is impaired when,
based on current information or events, it is probable that the Association will
be unable to collect all amounts due (principal  and interest)  according to the
contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Payments with insignificant delays not
exceeding 90 days outstanding are not considered  impaired.  Certain  nonaccrual
and  substantially  delinquent  loans  may be  considered  to be  impaired.  The
Association considers its investment in one-to-four family residential loans and
consumer  loans  to  be  homogeneous   and  therefore   excluded  from  separate
identification  for evaluation of impairment.  Interest income is accrued on the
principal  balances of loans. The accrual of interest on impaired and nonaccrual
loans is discontinued when, in management's  opinion, the borrower may be unable
to meet payments as they become due. When interest accrual is discontinued,  all
unpaid  accrued  interest is reversed when  considered  uncollectible.  Interest
income is subsequently recognized only to the extent cash payments are received.
Certain  loan fees and  direct  costs are being  deferred  and  amortized  as an
adjustment of yield on the loans over the contractual lives of the loans. When a
loan is paid off or sold,  any  unamortized  loan  origination  fee  balance  is
credited to income.
 

Real estate owned arises from loan  foreclosure  or deed in lieu of  foreclosure
and  acquisition of real estate for  development  and is carried at the lower of
cost or fair value less estimated  selling costs.  Costs relating to development
and  improvement  of property are  capitalized,  whereas  costs  relating to the
holding of property, net of rental and other income are expensed.

 
Allowance for loan and real estate losses are maintained to absorb loan and real
estate losses based on management's continuing review and evaluation of the loan
and real  estate  portfolios  and its  judgment  as to the  impact  of  economic
conditions  on  the   portfolios.   The   evaluation   by  management   includes
consideration  of  past  loss  experience,  changes  in the  composition  of the
portfolios,  the current  condition  and amount of loans and real  estate  owned
outstanding,  and the probability of collecting all amounts due.  Impaired loans
are  measured by the present  value of expected  future cash flows,  or the fair
value of the collateral of the loan, if collateral dependent.
 

                                       F-8

<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


The  determination  of the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for loan losses and the
valuation of real estate is based on estimates that are particularly susceptible
to  significant  changes in the  economic  environment  and  market  conditions.
Management  believes that as of December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and June 30, 1996,
the  allowance  for loan  losses and  carrying  value of real  estate  owned are
adequate based on  information  currently  available.  A worsening or protracted
economic  decline  in the area  within  which  the  Association  operates  would
increase the likelihood of additional  losses due to credit and market risks and
could create the need for additional loss reserves.

 
Premises  and  equipment  are carried at cost net of  accumulated  depreciation.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based principally on the
estimated  useful  lives  of  the  assets,  which  range  from  3 to  35  years.
Maintenance  and repairs are  expensed as  incurred  while major  additions  and
improvements are  capitalized.  Gains and losses on dispositions are included in
current operations.
 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock is a required  investment for institutions that are
members of the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") system.  The required  investment
in the common stock is based on a predetermined formula.

Income tax in the consolidated  statement of income includes deferred income tax
provisions or benefits for all significant  temporary differences in recognizing
income and  expenses  for  financial  reporting  and income  tax  purposes.  The
Association files consolidated income tax returns with its subsidiary.

Earnings per share for the six-month  period ended December 31, 1996 (unaudited)
is computed based upon the weighted average common shares outstanding during the
period.  Net income per share for the periods  before the  conversion to a stock
savings association on August 11, 1995 is not meaningful.


    Conversions

 
On November 17, 1992,  the Board of  Directors  of the  Association  unanimously
adopted a Plan of  Reorganization  whereby  Montgomery  Savings  Association,  A
Federal  Association  ("Montgomery"),  was  reorganized  into a  federal  mutual
holding  company  on August  11,  1995 and became  known as  "Montgomery  Mutual
Holding Company" and whereby  substantially all of the assets and liabilities of
Montgomery  were  transferred  to a  newly-chartered  federal  savings  and loan
association known as Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association  ("Association"),
in exchange for 600,000 shares of the  Association's  common stock, par value of
$.01 per share.  The amount of $100,000 was retained by Montgomery to capitalize
Montgomery  Mutual  Holding  Company.  The  transaction  was  accounted  for  at
historical cost in a manner similar to that utilized in a pooling of interests.
 

As part of the  reorganization,  the  Association  sold 250,000 shares of common
stock  at  $10.00  per  share  in  an  offering   completed   August  11,  1995.
Reorganization  costs of  $303,372  were  charged to  stockholders'  equity upon
completion of the offering.

As a result of the  transaction,  Montgomery  Mutual  Holding  Company owns 70.6
percent of Montgomery and minority stockholders own 29.4 percent.

                                       F-9

<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


On December 26,  1996,  the Boards of Directors  of  Montgomery  Mutual  Holding
Company and the  Association  adopted a Plan of Conversion of Montgomery  Mutual
Holding Company and an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  between  Montgomery
Holding Company and the Association.

In connection with the conversion and reorganization,  the Association will form
a new first-tier,  wholly owned subsidiary,  (the "Holding Company"), which will
become  the  Holding   Company  upon   consummation   of  the   conversion   and
reorganization.  The Holding Company will in turn form Interim as a wholly owned
subsidiary.  Montgomery Mutual Holding Company will convert from the mutual form
to a federal interim stock savings association and simultaneously merge with and
into the  Association  pursuant to the Plan of Merger.  As a result,  Montgomery
Mutual  Holding  Company will cease to exist and a  liquidation  account will be
established  by the  Association  for the  benefit  of  depositor  members as of
specified dates.  Interim will then merge with and into the Association pursuant
to the Plan of Merger and the Association  will become a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Holding  Company.  In  connection  therewith,  each share of  Association
common stock  outstanding  immediately prior to the effective time thereof shall
be automatically  converted,  without further action by the holder thereof, into
and become the right to receive shares of the Holding Company common stock based
on the exchange ratio, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share interest.

In connection with the conversion and  reorganization,  the Holding Company will
offer shares of conversion stock in a subscription  offering in descending order
of priority to eligible  account holders,  tax-qualified  employee stock benefit
plans,  supplemental  account holders,  other members,  directors,  officers and
employees  and public  stockholders.  Any shares of conversion  stock  remaining
unsold after the  subscription  offering  will be offered for sale to the public
through a community offering and/or syndicated community offering, as determined
by the Boards of Directors of the Holding  Company and the  Association in their
sole discretion.

The  reorganization  is subject to the approval of stockholders and the OTS. The
expected completion date of the reorganization is not currently known.

No reorganization costs had been incurred at December 31, 1996 (unaudited). Such
costs  will  be  charged  to  stockholders'  equity  on  the  completion  of the
reorganization or, if the  reorganization is not completed,  these costs will be
charged to earnings by the Association.



                                      F-10


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Investment Securities

                                                       1996
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                                  Gross        Gross
                                 Amortized     Unrealized    Unrealized     Fair
December 31                         Cost          Gains        Losses      Value
- -----------                         ----          -----        ------      -----
                                                     (Unaudited)
Available for sale
 Municipal .....................    $52                                      $52
                                    ---           ---            ---         ---
    Total available for sale ...    $52           $ 0            $ 0         $52
                                    ===           ===            ===         ===



                                                      1996
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                                 Gross         Gross
                                 Amortized     Unrealized    Unrealized     Fair
June 30                             Cost          Gains        Losses      Value
- -------                             ----          -----        ------      -----
Available for sale
 Federal agencies .............     $250                                    $250
 Municipal ....................       62                                      62
                                    ----         ---             ---        ----
    Total available for sale ..     $312         $ 0             $ 0        $312
                                    ====         ===             ===        ====


                                                       1995
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                                  Gross        Gross
                                 Amortized      Unrealized   Unrealized     Fair
June 30                             Cost           Gains       Losses      Value
- -------                             ----           -----       ------      -----
Available for sale
 U. S. Treasury ...............     $250                                    $250
 Federal agencies .............      250         $ 7                         257
 Municipal ....................       71                                      71
Corporate obligations .........      226                         $ 1         225
                                    ----         ---             ---        ----
    Total available for sale ..     $797         $ 7             $ 1        $803
                                    ====         ===             ===        ====


                                      F-11


<PAGE>



            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


The amortized  cost and fair value of securities  available for sale at December
31, 1996 and June 30, 1996, by contractual  maturity,  are shown below. Expected
maturities will differ from contractual  maturities because issuers may have the
right  to  call  or  prepay  obligations  with or  without  call  or  prepayment
penalties.

                                         December 31, 1996       June 30, 1996
                                         -----------------     -----------------
                                         Amortized    Fair     Amortized    Fair
Maturity distribution at June 30            Cost     Value        Cost     Value
- --------------------------------            ----     -----        ----     -----
                                             (Unaudited)
Due in one year or less ................                          $250      $250
Due in one through five years ..........      $ 52      $ 52        62        62
                                              ----      ----      ----      ----
    Totals .............................      $ 52      $ 52      $312      $312
                                              ====      ====      ====      ====

Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale during 1995
were $640,464.  Gross gains of $10,029 and gross losses of $996 were realized on
those  sales.  There were no sales of  securities  during  the six months  ended
December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1994.


    Loans and Allowance

                                                                  June 30,
                                              December 31,  --------------------
                                                1996        1996          1995
                                                ----        ----          ----
                                                         (Unaudited)
Loans
 Real estate mortgage loans
   One-to-four family ...................    $ 72,203     $ 68,092     $ 64,703
   Multi-family and nonresidential ......       7,803        8,391        9,129
 Residential construction loans .........       1,448        1,261        1,345
 Home equity loans ......................       2,536        2,444        2,653
 Consumer loans .........................         304          251           97
 Share loans ............................         334          323          479
                                                  ---          ---          ---
                                               84,628       80,762       78,406
                                               ------       ------       ------
 Undisbursed portion of loans ...........        (861)        (683)        (455)
 Deferred loan costs ....................         161          153          117
                                                  ---          ---          ---
                                             $ 83,928     $ 80,232     $ 78,068
                                             ========     ========     ========


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<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


                                          Six Months Ended
                                              December 31    Year Ended June 30
                                            --------------   -------------------
                                             1996    1995    1996   1995    1994
                                             ----    ----    ----   ----    ----
                                              (Unaudited)
Allowance for loan losses
   Balances, Beginning of Period ........   $ 158    $138   $ 138    $158   $133
   Provision (adjustment) for loan losses             (26)     20     (15)    25
   Loans charged off ....................                              (5)
                                            -----    -----  -----    -----  ----
   Balances, End of Period ..............   $ 158    $112   $ 158    $138   $158
                                            =====    ====   =====    ====   ====

 
On July 1, 1995, the  Association  adopted SFAS Nos. 114 and 118,  Accounting by
Creditors for Impairment of a Loan and Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of
a Loan - Income Recognition and Disclosures.  At December 31, 1996,  (unaudited)
the  Association had no impaired loans. At June 30, 1996, the Association had an
impaired  loan of  $308,000  for which an  allowance  for  losses was not deemed
necessary.  The  average  balance of  impaired  loans for the six  months  ended
December 31, 1996  (unaudited)  and the year ended June 30, 1996 was $51,000 and
$272,000.  The  Association  had no interest income or cash receipts on impaired
loans during the six months ended December 31, 1996 (unaudited). Interest income
and cash receipts of interest  totaled  $33,000 and $6,000 during the year ended
June 30, 1996 that the loans were impaired.
 

In addition, at December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and June 30, 1996, the Association
had  nonaccrual  loans  of  approximately   $260,000  and  $325,000,  for  which
impairment  had not  been  recognized.  If  interest  on  these  loans  had been
recognized at the original interest rates,  interest income would have increased
approximately  $20,000  and  $18,000  for six months  ended  December  31,  1996
(unaudited) and for the year ended June 30, 1996.

The Association has no commitments to loan additional  funds to the borrowers of
impaired or nonaccrual loans.

Nonaccruing  loans  totaled  $522,000  and  $527,000  at June 30, 1995 and 1994.
Additional  interest  income of  approximately  $26,000 for 1995 and $16,000 for
1994  would  have been  recorded  had  income  on those  loans  been  considered
collectible  and accounted for on the accrual basis under the original  terms of
the loans.

                                      F-13

<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Real Estate Owned

                                                                     June 30
                                                   December 31,  ---------------
                                                      1996        1996      1995
                                                      ----        ----      ----
                                                   (Unaudited)
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans .....   $    65    $   148    $ 124
Real estate held for development ................     1,348        906      867
Allowance for losses ............................                           (15)
                                                    -------    -------    ------
                                                      1,413      1,054      976
Accumulated depreciation ........................      (161)      (145)    (118)
                                                       ----       ----     ---- 
     Net ........................................   $ 1,252    $   909    $ 858
                                                    =======    =======    =====



                                            Six Months Ended
                                               December 31    Year Ended June 30
                                            ----------------  ------------------
                                              1996     1995    1996   1995  1994
                                              ----     ----    ----   ----  ----
                                               (Unaudited)
Allowance for losses on real estate
owned
Balance, Beginning of Period .............    $  0     $ 15     $15    $ 0    $0
Provision for losses .....................              (15)    (15)    15
                                              ----     -----    ----   ---   ---
     Balance, End of Period ..............    $  0     $  0     $ 0    $15    $0
                                              ====     ====     ===    ===    ==


    Premises and Equipment

                                                                  June 30
                                          December 31,    ----------------------
                                              1996          1996          1995
                                              ----          ----          ----
                                          (Unaudited)
Land .................................      $   134       $    91       $    91
Building and parking lot .............        1,442         1,441         1,437
Equipment ............................        1,075         1,020           964
                                              -----         -----           ---
     Total cost ......................        2,651         2,552         2,492
Accumulated depreciation .............       (1,013)         (956)         (788)
                                             ------          ----          ---- 
     Net .............................      $ 1,638       $ 1,596       $ 1,704
                                            =======       =======       =======

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<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Deposits

                                                                   June 30
                                               December 31,  -------------------
                                                   1996       1996        1995
                                                   ----       ----        ----
                                               (Unaudited)
Noninterest-bearing ........................     $   465     $   613     $   483
Interest-bearing demand ....................      10,810       9,613       9,296
Savings deposits ...........................       4,289       4,948       5,035
Certificates and other time
 deposits of $100,000 or more ..............      15,595      12,948      12,519
Other certificates and time deposits .......      41,184      41,587      40,953
                                                  ------      ------      ------
    Total deposits .........................     $72,343     $69,709     $68,286
                                                 =======     =======     =======



Certificates maturing in years ending              December 31           June 30
- -------------------------------------              -----------           -------
                                                   (Unaudited)
  1997 ..................................            $31,181             $33,841
  1998 ..................................             18,254               9,631
  1999 ..................................              4,077               7,806
  2000 ..................................              2,048               1,811
  2001 ..................................              1,183               1,419
  Thereafter ............................                 36                  27
                                                     -------             -------
                                                     $56,779             $54,535
                                                     =======             =======

The aggregate  amount of certificates of deposit with a minimum  denomination of
$100,000 was approximately $15,595,000 (unaudited), $12,948,000, and $12,519,000
at December 31, 1996, June 30, 1996 and 1995. Deposits in excess of $100,000 are
not federally insured.

                                      Six Months Ended
                                        December 31        Year Ended June 30
                                      ---------------   ------------------------
                                       1996     1995     1996     1995     1994
                                       ----     ----     ----     ----     ----
                                         (Unaudited)
Interest expense on deposits
  Interest-bearing demand .........   $  182   $  166   $  345   $  394   $  364
  Savings deposits ................       82      118      219      178      188
  Certificates ....................    1,634    1,672    3,303    2,617    2,320
                                       -----    -----    -----    -----    -----
                                      $1,898   $1,956   $3,867   $3,189   $2,872
                                      ======   ======   ======   ======   ======



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<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Borrowings

                                                                 June 30
                                          December 31,    ----------------------
                                              1996          1996          1995
                                              ----          ----          ----
                                          (Unaudited)
Line of credit .....................                                     $   168
Notes payable ......................                                         200
FHLB advances ......................        $11,928        $8,000         10,500
                                            -------        ------         ------
    Total borrowings ...............        $11,928        $8,000        $10,868
                                            =======        ======        =======




                                    December 31, 1996         June 30, 1996
                                    -----------------    -----------------------
                                              Weighted                 Weighted
                                              Average                  Average
                                   Amount      Rate      Amount         Rate
                                   ------      ----      ------         ----
                                       (Unaudited)
Advances from FHLB
 Maturities in years ending
  1997                            $ 5,500       5.97%     $3,500        5.64%
  1998                              2,000       5.99       2,000        5.50
  1999                              2,000       6.15
  2000                              2,428       6.14       2,500        6.14
                                  -------                 ------
                                  $11,928       6.04%     $8,000        5.76%
                                  =======                 ======



The  Association  has an  available  line  of  credit  with  the  FHLB  totaling
$2,000,000.  The line of credit  expires  September  30, 1997 as of December 31,
1996  (unaudited)  and September 30, 1996 as of June 30, 1996 and bears interest
at a rate equal to the current  variable advance rate. There were no drawings on
this line of credit at December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and June 30, 1996.

Notes  payable  bearing on interest rate of 7%,  collateralized  by real estate,
matured on January 3, 1996.

The FHLB  advances  are secured by first  mortgage  loans  totaling  $68,200,000
(unaudited) and $64,600,000 at December 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996. Advances are
subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment.



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<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Income Tax

                                    Six Months Ended
                                       December 31        Year Ended June 30
                                    ----------------    ------------------------
                                      1996    1995      1996      1995     1994
                                      ----    ----      ----      ----     ----
                                      (Unaudited)
Income tax expense
 Currently payable
  Federal ..........................   $ 3    $ 120     $ 163     $ 155   $ 190
  State ............................     4       18        26        44     106
 Deferred
  Federal ..........................     9      (62)      (33)       27      74
  State ............................     3        4         9         4     (21)
                                       ---    -----     -----     -----   ----- 
    Total income tax expense .......   $19    $  80     $ 165     $ 230   $ 349
                                       ===    =====     =====     =====   =====

Reconciliation of federal
 statutory to actual tax expense
 Federal statutory income tax at 34%   $12    $  77     $ 202     $ 209   $ 324
 Effect of state income taxes ......     5       15        23        32      56
 Other .............................     2      (12)      (60)      (11)    (31)
                                       ---    -----     -----     -----   ----- 
    Actual tax expense .............   $19    $  80     $ 165     $ 230   $ 349
                                       ===    =====     =====     =====   =====
Effective tax rate .................  53.7%    35.1%     27.7%     37.4%   36.6%



The tax expense  related to securities  gains was $3,600 for the year ended June
30, 1995.


                                      F-17


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


The components of the deferred tax liability are as follows at:

                                                  December 31,      June 30
                                                  ------------  ----------------
                                                     1996       1996       1995
                                                     ----       ----       ----
                                                  (Unaudited)
Differences in depreciation methods ...........     $(246)     $(244)     $(235)
Differences in accounting for loan losses .....       (28)       (28)      (104)
Differences in accounting for loan costs ......      (124)      (110)       (63)
Differences in accounting for retirement
 plans and other employee benefits ............        34         32         22
FHLB of Indianapolis stock dividend ...........       (30)       (30)       (30)
Deferred state income taxes ...................        20         20         16
Unrealized gain or loss on securities
 available for sale ...........................                              (2)
Other .........................................        (2)        (4)         6
                                                    -----      -----      -----
                                                    $(376)     $(364)     $(390)
                                                    =====      =====      ===== 
 Assets .......................................     $  54      $  52      $  44
Liabilities ...................................      (430)      (416)      (434)
                                                     ----       ----       ---- 
                                                    $(376)     $(364)     $(390)
                                                    =====      =====      ===== 


Retained  earnings at December 31, 1996  (unaudited) and June 30, 1996 and 1995,
include  approximately  $1,500,000  for which no  deferred  federal  income  tax
liability has been recognized.  This amounts  represents an allocation of income
to bad debt deductions as of December 31, 1987 for tax purposes only.  Reduction
of  amounts  so  allocated  for  purposes  other  than  tax bad debt  losses  or
adjustments  arising from  carryback of net  operating  losses or loss of "bank"
status, would create income for tax purposes only, which income would be subject
to the then-current  corporate  income tax rate. The unrecorded  deferred income
tax  liability on the above amounts was  approximately  $590,000 at December 31,
1996 (unaudited) and June 30, 1996 and 1995.


    Regulatory Capital

The  Association  is  subject  to  various   regulatory   capital   requirements
administered  by the federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements  can  initiate   actions  by  the  regulatory   agencies  that,  if
undertaken,  could  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Association's  financial
statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory  framework for
prompt corrective  action, the Association must meet specific capital guidelines
that involve quantitative measures of the Association's assets, liabilities, and
certain  off-balance-sheet  items  as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting
practices. The Association's capital amounts and classification are also subject
to qualitative  judgments by the regulators about  components,  risk weightings,
and other factors.


                                      F-18


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


At December 31, 1996  (unaudited)  and June 30, 1996, the  Association  believes
that it meets all capital  adequacy  requirements to which it is subject and the
most recent  notification from the regulatory agency categorized the Association
as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

The Association's actual and required capital amounts and ratios are as follows:

                                                      1996
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                                    Required
                                                  for Adequate     To Be Well
                                     Actual        Capital(1)     Capitalized(1)
                                ---------------  --------------   --------------
December 31                     Amount    Ratio  Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio
- -----------                     ------    -----  ------   -----   ------   -----
                                  (Unaudited)
Total risk-based capital(1)
 (to risk weighted assets) ...   $7,630   13.5%   $4,530   8.0%   $5,663   10.0%
Core capital(1) (to adjusted
 tangible assets) ............    8,659    9.2%    2,825   3.0%    5,649    6.0%
Core capital(1)
 (to adjusted total assets) ..    8,659    9.2%    2,825   3.0%    4,708    5.0%




                                                      1996
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                    Required
                                                  for Adequate     To Be Well
                                     Actual        Capital(1)     Capitalized(1)
                                 --------------   -------------   --------------
June 30                          Amount   Ratio   Amount  Ratio   Amount   Ratio
- -------                          ------   -----   ------  -----   ------   -----
Total risk-based capital(1)
 (to risk weighted assets) ...   $8,129   15.1%   $4,314   8.0%   $5,393   10.0%
Core capital(1) (to adjusted
 tangible assets) ............    8,731    9.9%    2,633   3.0%    5,266    6.0%
Core capital(1) 
 (to total assets) ...........    8,731    9.9%    2,633   3.0%    4,388    5.0%

- ----------
(1)   As defined by the regulatory agencies


The Association's tangible capital at December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and June 30,
1996 was $8,659,000 and $8,731,000  which amount was 9.2 percent and 9.9 percent
of tangible assets and exceeded the required ratio of 1.5 percent.


                                      F-19


<PAGE>



            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


Reconciliation of stockholders' equity to regulatory capital was as follows:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 December 31, 1996                June 30, 1996
                                        --------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                         Core      Tangible  Risk-Based   Core     Tangible   Risk-Based
                                        Capital    Capital     Capital   Capital    Capital    Capital
                                        -------    -------     -------   -------    -------    -------
                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                     <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>    
Stockholders' equity ................   $ 9,082    $ 9,082    $ 9,082    $ 9,127    $ 9,127    $ 9,127
Less
 Investments in and advances to
  nonincludable subsidiaries ........      (423)      (423)      (423)      (396)      (396)      (396)
 Goodwill and other intangible assets
 Real estate held for investment ....                          (1,187)                            (760)
Add
 General loan and lease valuation
  allowance .........................                             158                              158
                                        -------    -------    -------    -------    -------    --------
Regulatory capital ..................   $ 8,659    $ 8,659    $ 7,630    $ 8,731    $ 8,731    $ 8,129
                                        =======    =======    =======    =======    =======    ========
</TABLE>
 

    Restriction on Dividends

The Office of Thrift  Supervision  ("OTS")  regulations  provide  that a savings
association which meets fully phased-in capital requirements and is subject only
to "normal supervision" may pay out, as a dividend, 100 percent of net income to
date over the calendar  year and 50 percent of surplus  capital  existing at the
beginning of the calendar year without  supervisory  approval,  but with 30 days
prior notice to the OTS. Any additional  amount of capital  distributions  would
require prior regulatory approval. A savings association failing to meet current
capital standards may only pay dividends with supervisory approval.

The  Association and the Holding Company applied to and received from the Office
of Thrift  Supervision a waiver of payment of dividends from the  Association to
the Holding  Company.  The total dividends waived by the Holding Company for the
six months ended December 31, 1996  (unaudited)  and for the year ended June 30,
1996 were  $300,000 and  $180,000  and such  amounts  will not be available  for
payment of future dividends.

At the time of conversion,  a liquidation  account was  established in an amount
equal to the  Association's  net worth as reflected  in the latest  statement of
condition  used in its  final  conversion  offering  circular.  The  liquidation
account is maintained for the benefit of eligible  deposit  account  holders who
maintain their deposit account in the Association after conversion. In the event
of a  complete  liquidation  (and only in such  event),  each  eligible  deposit
account holder will be entitled to receive a liquidation  distribution  from the
liquidation  account  in the  amount  of the then  current  adjusted  subaccount
balance for deposit accounts then held, before any liquidation  distribution may
be made to  stockholders.  Except  for the  repurchase  of stock and  payment of
dividends, the existence of the liquidation account will not restrict the use or
application of net worth.  The initial  balance of the  liquidation  account was
$6,642,000.

At December 31, 1996 (unaudited) and June 30, 1996, the stockholder's  equity of
the Association was $9,082,000 and $9,127,000, of which approximately $2,185,000
and $2,305,000 was available for the payments of dividends.

                                      F-20


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                             Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


    Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

In  the  normal  course  of  business  there  are  outstanding  commitments  and
contingent  liabilities,  such as commitments  to extend  credit,  which are not
included   in  the   accompanying   consolidated   financial   statements.   The
Association's  exposure  to credit  loss in the event of  nonperformance  by the
other party to the financial  instruments  for  commitments  to extend credit is
represented by the  contractual  or notional  amount of those  instruments.  The
Association  uses the same credit policies in making such commitments as it does
for  instruments  that are included in the  consolidated  statement of financial
condition.

Financial  instruments  whose  contract  amount  represents  credit risk were as
follows:

                                                                     June 30
                                                  December 31,  ----------------
                                                      1996       1996       1995
                                                      ----       ----       ----
                                                  (Unaudited)
Mortgage loan commitments
 At variable rates ...........................      $  175      $  318      $680
 At fixed rates ranging from 8.50 to
  9.50% for December 31, 1996, 7.50
  to 9.50% for 1996 and 8.00 to 10.00%
  for 1995 ...................................       1,423       2,472       402
Consumer loan commitments ....................                                27


Commitments  to extend  credit are  agreements  to lend to a customer as long as
there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments
generally  have fixed  expiration  dates or other  termination  clauses  and may
require  payment of a fee. Since many of the  commitments are expected to expire
without  being  drawn  upon,  the total  commitment  amounts do not  necessarily
represent future cash  requirements.  The Association  evaluates each customer's
credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if
deemed  necessary  by the  Association  upon  extension  of credit,  is based on
management's  credit  evaluation.   Collateral  held  varies,  but  may  include
residential real estate or other assets of the borrower.

The Association and  subsidiaries  are also subject to claims and lawsuits which
arise  primarily  in the  ordinary  course of  business.  It is the  opinion  of
management  that the  disposition  or ultimate  determination  of such  possible
claims or lawsuits will not have a material  adverse effect on the  consolidated
financial position of the Association.


    Employee Benefit Plans

The  Association  has  a  retirement   savings  Section  401(k)  plan  in  which
substantially all employees may participate.  The Association matches employees'
contributions  at the rate of 100  percent of the first 7 percent of base salary
contributed by participants.  The Association's expense for the plan was $23,000
and $23,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995  (unaudited) and
$45,000 for 1996, $46,000 for 1995 and $46,000 for 1994.


                                      F-21


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


On October 15, 1996, the stockholders of the Association approved a Stock Option
Plan, a Director  Stock Option Plan and a Management  Recognition  Plan ("MRP").
These plans allow for the purchase in the open market or through the issuance of
authorized and unissued shares of up to 7,500 shares of common stock for the MRP
and 18,750  shares of common  stock for the Stock  Option Plan and the  Director
Stock Option Plan. On November 25, 1996 (unaudited),  Montgomery purchased 1,000
shares  for  the  MRP at a cost  of  $11,563  which  was  recorded  as  unearned
compensation in stockholders' equity. Under the stock option plans, stock option
rights  covering  13,125  shares of common  stock may be granted to officers and
other key employees and 5,625 shares of common stock may be granted to directors
of Montgomery. Restricted stock awards covering 7,500 shares of common stock may
be awarded to Montgomery's  officers and key employees under the MRP. There have
not been any grants or options allotted at this time.


    Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The following  methods and  assumptions  were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instrument:

Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents--The  fair  value  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents
approximates carrying value.

Interest-Bearing   Deposits--The   fair  value  of   interest-bearing   deposits
approximate carrying value.

Investment Securities--Fair values are based on quoted market prices.

Loans--The  fair  value  for  loans is  estimated  using  discounted  cash  flow
analyses,  using interest rates  currently  being offered for loans with similar
terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Interest    Receivable/Payable--The    fair    value   of    accrued    interest
receivable/payable approximates carrying values.

FHLB  Stock--Fair  value of FHLB  stock is based on the price at which it may be
resold to the FHLB.

Deposits--Fair  values  for  certificates  of  deposit  are  estimated  using  a
discounted  cash flow  calculation  that applies  interest rates currently being
offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated  expected monthly maturities
on such time deposits.

Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  Advances--The  fair  value  of these  borrowings  are
estimated using a discounted cash flow  calculation,  based on current rates for
similar debt.

Advance  Payments  by  Borrowers  for  Taxes  and   Insurance--The   fair  value
approximates carrying value.


                                      F-22


<PAGE>


            MONTGOMERY SAVINGS, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                            Crawfordsville, Indiana

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                      (Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


 
Off-Balance  Sheet  Commitments--Commitments  include  commitments  to originate
mortgage and consumer loans, and are generally of a short-term  nature. The fair
value of such  commitments  are based on fees  currently  charged  to enter into
similar  agreements,  taking into account the remaining  terms of the agreements
and  the  counterparties'   credit  standing.  The  carrying  amounts  of  these
commitments, which are immaterial, are reasonable estimates of the fair value of
these financial instruments.
 

The estimated  fair values of the  Association's  financial  instruments  are as
follows:

                                     December 31, 1996          June 30, 1996
                                     ------------------      -------------------
                                     Carrying     Fair       Carrying      Fair
                                      Amount      Value       Amount       Value
                                      ------      -----       ------       -----
                                                       (Unaudited)
Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents ......  $ 5,918     $ 5,918     $ 3,636     $ 3,636
  Interest-bearing deposits ......      100         100         100         100
  Investment securities
    available for sale ...........       52          52         312         312
  Loans, net .....................   83,770      84,848      80,074      81,432
  Stock in FHLB ..................      750         750         750         750
  Interest receivable ............      644         644         595         595
  
Liabilities
  Deposits .......................   72,343      72,694      69,709      70,212
  FHLB advances ..................   11,928      11,873       8,000       7,954
  Interest payable ...............      542         542         428         428
  Advances by borrowers for
    taxes and insurance ..........      183         183         382         382


    Unaudited Financial Statements

The accompanying  consolidated  statement of financial  condition as of December
31, 1996, and the consolidated  statements of income,  stockholders'  equity and
cash flows for the six months ended  December  31, 1996 and 1995 are  unaudited,
but management is of the opinion that all adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring  accruals,  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the results of the
periods reported,  have been included in the accompanying  financial statements.
The results of  operations  for the six months  ended  December 31, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of those expected for the remainder of the year.

                                      F-23

<PAGE>
         No person has been  authorized to give any  information  or to make any
representations  in connection  with this offering other than those contained in
this   Prospectus   and,  if  given  or  made,   such  other   information   and
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Holding
Company.  Neither the delivery of this  Prospectus  nor any sale made  hereunder
shall,  under any  circumstances,  create any implication that there has been no
change in the affairs of the Holding  Company  since the date hereof or that the
information  contained  herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its date.
This  Prospectus  does not constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an
offer to buy any  securities  other than the  registered  securities to which it
relates.  This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of a offer to buy such securities in any circumstances or jurisdictions in which
such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

 
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                        Page
                                                        ----
Summary..............................................     6
Selected Consolidated Financial Information..........    18
Recent Financial Data................................    20
Risk Factors.........................................    26
Montgomery Financial Corporation.....................    33
Montgomery Savings, A Federal Association............    33
Montgomery Mutual Holding Company....................    36
Use of Proceeds......................................    36
Dividend Policy......................................    37
Market for Common Stock..............................    38
Pro Forma Data.......................................    39
Pro Forma Regulatory Capital Analysis................    44
Capitalization.......................................    45
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
 Financial Condition and Results of Operations.......    48
Business of Montgomery...............................    65
Regulation...........................................    83
Management of the Company............................    95
Management of the Association........................    96
Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock................   105
The Conversion and Reorganization....................   108
Comparison of Stockholders' Rights...................   132
Restrictions on Acquisition of the Company...........   143
Description of Capital Stock of the Company..........   145
Experts..............................................   146
Legal Matters........................................   146
Additional Information...............................   147
Index to Financial Statements........................   F-1
 

     Until the later of ____________,  1997 or 25 days after commencement of the
Offering  all  dealers  effecting  transactions  in the  registered  securities,
whether or not participating in this distribution,  may be required to deliver a
prospectus.  This is in  addition  to the  obligation  of  dealers  to deliver a
prospectus  when  acting  as  underwriters  and with  respect  to  their  unsold
allotments or subscriptions.

   
                             Up to 1,031,981 Shares
    
 
                                     [LOGO]

                              MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL
                                   CORPORATION

                          (Proposed Holding Company for
                               Montgomery Savings,
                             A Federal Association)

                                  Common Stock

                                   ----------
                                   Prospectus
                                   ----------

                             Charles Webb & Company

                                  A Division of
                          Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

                                ___________, 1997

<PAGE>



                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


Item 13.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

         Set forth  below is an  estimate  of the  amount  of fees and  expenses
(other than underwriting discounts and commissions) to be incurred in connection
with the issuance of the shares.

Counsel fees and expenses...................................  $ 120,000
Accounting fees and expenses................................     30,000
Appraisal and business plan
  preparation fees and expenses.............................     30,000
Conversion Agent fees and expenses..........................      5,000
Underwriting fees(1) (including financial
   advisory fee and expenses)...............................    162,000
Underwriter's counsel fees and expenses.....................     30,500
Printing, postage and mailing...............................     50,000
Registration and Filing Fees................................     18,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses..................................      6,000
Other expenses(1)...........................................     39,000
                                                              ---------
     TOTAL..................................................   $490,000
                                                               ========
- ------------------
(1) Based on maximum of Estimated Valuation Range.

Item 14.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Article Eleventh of the Holding Company's Certificate of Incorporation  provides
for indemnification of directors and officers of the Holding Company 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.  Article
Eleventh  also  provides for the  authority to purchase  insurance  with respect
thereto.

Section 23 of the Business  Corporation Law of the State of Indiana 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

                                      II-1

<PAGE>



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, has 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 standard of conduct. Such determination may be
made (i) by the Board of Directors of the Holding  Company 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 23 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.

Item 15.  Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

The  Registrant is newly  incorporated,  solely for the purpose of acting as the
holding company of Montgomery  Savings,  A Federal  Association  pursuant to the
Plan of Conversion and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  (filed as Exhibit 2
herein), and no sales of its securities have occurred to date.

                                      II-2

<PAGE>

Item 16.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(a) Exhibits:

<S>          <C>    
1.1          Letter Agreement regarding marketing and consulting services*
1.2          Form of Agency Agreement*
2            Plan of Conversion and Agreement and Plan of Reorganization*
3.1          Certificate   of   Incorporation   of  the   Montgomery   Financial
             Corporation*
3.2          Bylaws of the Montgomery Financial Corporation*
3.3          Charter of Montgomery Savings in stock form*
3.4          Bylaws of Montgomery Savings in stock form*
4            Form of Stock Certificate of the Montgomery Financial Corporation*
5            Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. with respect to legality
             of stock*
8.1          Opinion of Silver,  Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. with respect to Federal
             income tax consequences of the Conversion*
8.2          Opinion of Geo. S. Olive & Co. LLC with respect to Indiana income tax
             consequences of the Conversion*
8.3          Opinion of Keller & Company, Inc. with respect to Subscription Rights*
10.1         Form of Proposed Stock Option and Incentive Plan*
10.2         Form of Employment Agreement with Earl F. Elliott*
10.3         Form of Employment Agreement with J. Lee Walden*
10.4         Employee Stock Ownership Plan*
10.5         Form of Proposed Management's Recognition and Retention Plan*
22           Subsidiaries*
24.1         Consent of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.*
24.2         Consent of Geo. S. Olive & Co. LLC*
24.3         Consent of Keller & Company, Inc.*
25           Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page)
99.1         Appraisal*
99.2         Proxy Statement and form of proxy to be furnished to Montgomery Savings'
             account holders*
99.3         Proxy Statement and form of proxy to be furnished to Mutual Holding Company
             members*
99.4         Stock Order Form and Order Form Instructions*
99.5         Certification*
99.6         Question and Answer Brochure*
99.7         Advertising, Training and Community Informational Meeting Materials*
- ----------
*  Previously filed
</TABLE>
     
                                      II-3

<PAGE>



Item 17.  Undertakings

         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:

         (i)      To include any Prospectus  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
                  Securities Act of 1933;

         (ii)     To reflect in the Prospectus any facts or events arising after
                  the effective date of the Registration  Statement (or the most
                  recent post-effective  amendment thereof) which,  individually
                  or in the  aggregate,  represent a  fundamental  change in the
                  information set forth in the Registration Statement; and

         (iii)    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 of 1933, 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.

         (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.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 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  Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and it will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.

         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

         (1) For purposes of determining  any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the  information  omitted from the form of prospectus  filed as part of
this  Registration  Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant

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to Rule  424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the  Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.

         (2) For the purpose of determining  any liability  under the Securities
Act of 1933,  each  post-effective  amendment that contains a form of prospectus
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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                                   SIGNATURES

   
     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the City of Crawfordsville,  State of
Indiana on May 15, 1997.
    


                                        MONTGOMERY FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ Earl F. Elliott
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Earl F. Elliott, President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer
                                            (Duly Authorized Representative)


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and appoints  Earl F. Elliott and J. Lee Walden his true and
lawful   attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  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  attorney-in-fact and agent 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or
his  substitute  or  substitutes  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 dates indicated.


/s/ Earl F. Elliott                         /s/ J. Lee Walden
- ------------------------------------        ------------------------------------
Earl F. Elliott, President and Chief        J. Lee Walden, Vice President, Chief
   Executive Officer                           Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Executive and                    (Principal Financial and 
   Operating Officer)                          Accounting Officer)

   
Date: May 15, 1997                          Date: May 15, 1997
    


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/s/ C. Rex Henthorn                         /s/ John E. Woodward
- --------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
C. Rex Henthorn, Chairman of the Board      John E. Woodward, Director

Date: May 15, 1997                          Date: May 15, 1997



/s/ Mark E. Foster                          /s/ Joseph E. Malott
- --------------------------------------      ------------------------------------
Mark E. Foster, Director                    Joseph M. Malott, Director

Date: May 15, 1997                          Date: May 15, 1997



/s/ Robert C. Wright
- --------------------------------------
Robert C. Wright, Director

Date: May 15, 1997
    

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