COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORP
10QSB, 1999-05-12
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1999 Commission File No. 000-29640


                         COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION
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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


          South Carolina                                    58-2322486
- ---------------------------                    ---------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of              (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)


                            3685 BLUE RIDGE BOULEVARD
                         WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29691
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (864) 638-2105
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                           (Issuer's telephone number)

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

          Yes  [X]   No [ ]

          State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common equity,  as of the latest  practicable  date:  Common Stock, no par or
stated value, 1,798,298 Shares Outstanding on April 30, 1999.

Transitional Small Business Format (Check one):  Yes [ ]    No  [X]




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                         COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

                                   FORM 10-QSB

                                      Index
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                          Page
<S>                <C>                                                                                                     <C>
PART I -           FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.            Financial Statements

                   Consolidated Balance Sheet .......................................................................          3
                   Consolidated Statement of Income .................................................................          4
                   Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ...................................................          5
                   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity ........................................          6
                   Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows .............................................................          7
                   Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements .............................................          8

Item 2.            Management's Discussion and Analysis .............................................................       9-11

PART II -          OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6.            Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K .................................................................         12

SIGNATURE ...........................................................................................................         13
</TABLE>





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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. - Financial Statements

COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheet
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                                   March 31,           December 31,
                                                                                                     1999                   1998
                                                                                                     ----                   ----
                                                                                                         (Dollars in thousands)
Assets
<S>                                                                                               <C>                     <C>      
     Cash and due from banks .......................................................              $   2,974               $   3,320
     Federal funds sold ............................................................                 22,640                  14,150
     Securities available-for-sale .................................................                 43,175                  38,284
     Other investments .............................................................                    382                     345
     Loans .........................................................................                 71,204                  67,893
         Allowance for loan losses .................................................                   (966)                   (955)
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------
            Loans - net ............................................................                 70,238                  66,938
     Premises and equipment - net ..................................................                  2,952                   2,871
     Accrued interest receivable ...................................................                  1,101                     830
     Other assets ..................................................................                    500                     389
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------

            Total assets ...........................................................              $ 143,962               $ 127,127
                                                                                                  =========               =========

Liabilities
     Deposits
         Noninterest bearing .......................................................              $  14,366               $  14,798
         Interest bearing ..........................................................                114,735                  97,698
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------
            Total deposits .........................................................                129,101                 112,496
     Accrued interest payable ......................................................                    950                     966
     Other liabilities .............................................................                    190                      62
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------
            Total liabilities ......................................................                130,241                 113,524
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------

Shareholders' equity
     Common stock - no par  value;  10,000,000 shares
     authorized; issued and outstanding - 1,794,196 for
     1999 and 1,793,792 for 1998 ...................................................                 10,572                  10,569
     Retained earnings .............................................................                  3,441                   3,051
     Accumulated other comprehensive income ........................................                   (292)                    (17)
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------
            Total shareholders' equity .............................................                 13,721                  13,603
                                                                                                  ---------               ---------

            Total liabilities and shareholders' equity .............................              $ 143,962               $ 127,127
                                                                                                  =========               =========
</TABLE>








See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

 Consolidated Statement of Income
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                               (Unaudited)
                                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                                                March 31,               
                                                                                              ------------              
                                                                                         1999              1998         
                                                                                         ----              ----         
                                                                               (Dollars in thousands, except per share)
Interest income                                                                
<S>                                                                                   <C>               <C>             
  Loans, including fees ....................................                          $1,531            $1,481          
  Securities - taxable                                                         
    U. S. Treasury .........................................                               -                23          
    U. S. Agency ...........................................                             649               360          
  Other investments ........................................                               7                 2          
  Federal funds sold .......................................                             271               284          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
      Total interest income ................................                           2,458             2,150          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Interest expense                                                               
  Time deposits $100,000 and over ..........................                             435               315          
  Other deposits ...........................................                             926               751          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
      Total interest expense ...............................                           1,361             1,066          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Net interest income ........................................                           1,097             1,084          
Provision for loan losses ..................................                              25                65          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
Net interest income after provision ........................                           1,072             1,019          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Other income                                                                   
  Service charges on deposit accounts ......................                              83                84          
  Credit life insurance commissions ........................                              10                 8          
  Other income .............................................                              44                38          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
      Total other income ...................................                             137               130          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Other expenses                                                                 
  Salaries and employee benefits ...........................                             310               252          
  Net occupancy expense ....................................                              27                23          
  Furniture and equipment expense ..........................                              58                53          
  Other expense ............................................                             209               156          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
      Total other expenses .................................                             604               484          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Income before income taxes .................................                             605               665          
Income tax expense .........................................                             215               237          
                                                                                      ------            ------          
                                                                               
Net income .................................................                          $  390            $  428          
                                                                                      ======            ======          
                                                                               
Per share*                                                                     
  Net income ...............................................                          $  .22            $  .24          
  Net income, assuming dilution ............................                             .20               .23          
</TABLE>                                                                       
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*Per share information has been retroactively  adjusted to reflect a two-for-one
stock split effective July 31, 1998.

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                   (Unaudited)
                                                                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                     March 31,
                                                                                                                   ------------
                                                                                                             1999               1998
                                                                                                             ----               ----
                                                                                                              (Dollars in thousands)
                   
<S>                                                                                                         <C>               <C>   
Net income ......................................................................................           $  390            $  428
                                                                                                            ------            ------
Other comprehensive income (loss):
   Change in unrealized holding gains and
      losses on available-for-sale securities ...................................................             (430)               35
   Income tax expense (benefit) on
      other comprehensive income (loss) .........................................................             (155)               13
                                                                                                            ------            ------
         Total other comprehensive income (loss) ................................................             (275)               22
                                                                                                            ------            ------

Comprehensive income ............................................................................           $  115            $  450
                                                                                                            ======            ======
</TABLE>





See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.




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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholder's Equity

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   (Unaudited)                       

                                                                   Common Stock                           Accumulated
                                                                   ------------                             Other
                                                             Number of                      Retained     Comprehensive
                                                             Shares*         Amount         Earnings        Income           Total
                                                             -------         ------         --------        ------           -----
                                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)                    
                                                                                                     
<S>                                                        <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>     
Balance, January 1, 1998 .........................         1,772,280         $10,479        $1,387          $ (16)         $ 11,850
Exercise of employee stock options ...............             3,740              19             -              -                19
Change in unrealized holding gains                                                                   
    and losses on available-for-sale                                                                 
    securities, net of income taxes ..............                 -               -             -             22                22
Net income .......................................                 -               -           428              -               428
                                                           ---------         -------        ------          -----          --------
Balance, March 31, 1998 ..........................         1,776,020          10,498         1,815              6            12,319
                                                           =========         =======        ======          =====          ========
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Balance, January 1, 1999 .........................         1,793,792          10,569         3,051            (17)           13,603
Exercise of employee stock options ...............               404               3             -              -                 3
Change in unrealized holding gains                                                                   
    and losses on available-for-sale .............                                                   
    securities, net of income taxes ..............                 -               -             -           (275)             (275)
Net income .......................................                 -               -           390              -               390
                                                           ---------         -------        ------          -----          --------
Balance, December 31, 1998 .......................         1,794,196         $10,572        $3,441          $(292)         $ 13,721
                                                           =========         =======        ======          =====          ========
</TABLE>                                                                        


* Adjusted for a two-for-one stock split effective July 31, 1998.


























See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                 March 31,
                                                                                                         1999                 1998
                                                                                                         -----                ----
                                                                                                         (Dollars in thousands)
Operating Activities                                         
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                   <C>     
     Net income ........................................................................             $    390              $    428
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
         cash provided by operating activities
            Provision for loan losses ..................................................                   25                    65
            Depreciation ...............................................................                   42                    40
            Amortization of net loan fees and costs ....................................                   15                    10
            Securities accretion and premium amortization ..............................                   (6)                   (8)
            (Increase) decrease in interest receivable .................................                 (271)                   90
            Decrease in interest payable ...............................................                  (16)                 (104)
            Decrease in prepaid expenses ...............................................                   44                     5
            Increase in other accrued expenses .........................................                  128                   227
            Disposals of premises and equipment ........................................                    9                     -
                                                                                                     --------              --------
                Net cash provided by operating activities ..............................                  360                   753
                                                                                                     --------              --------

Investing activities
     Purchases of available-for-sale securities ........................................               (6,000)               (6,977)
     Maturities of available-for-sale securities .......................................                  685                11,229
     Purchases of other investments ....................................................                  (37)                  (11)
     Net increase in loans made to customers ...........................................               (3,340)               (1,887)
     Purchases of premises and equipment ...............................................                 (132)                   (8)
                                                                                                     --------              --------
                Net cash (used) provided by investing activities .......................               (8,824)                2,346
                                                                                                     --------              --------

Financing activities
     Net increase in demand deposits, interest
         bearing transaction accounts and savings accounts .............................                7,916                13,377
     Net increase in certificates of deposit and other
         time deposits .................................................................                8,689                   500
     Exercise of employee stock options ................................................                    3                    19
                                                                                                     --------              --------
                Net cash provided by financing activities ..............................               16,608                13,896
                                                                                                     --------              --------
Increase in cash and cash equivalents ..................................................                8,144                16,995
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning ...................................................               17,470                11,344
                                                                                                     --------              --------
Cash and cash equivalents, ending ......................................................             $ 25,614              $ 28,339
                                                                                                     ========              ========
</TABLE>












See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.




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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Accounting  Policies - A summary of significant  accounting policies is included
in the  Company's  Annual  Report for the year ended  December  31, 1998 on Form
10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Management  Opinion - In the opinion of management,  the accompanying  unaudited
consolidated  financial statements of Community First Bancorporation reflect all
adjustments  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the  results of the periods
presented. Such adjustments were of a normal, recurring nature.

Statement  of Cash  Flows -  Interest  paid on  deposits  and  other  borrowings
amounted  to  $1,377,000  for the three  months  ended March 31,  1999,  and was
$1,170,000  for the three months  ended March 31,  1998.  Income tax payments of
$20,000 were made during the first three months of 1999, and income tax payments
of $22,000 were made in the 1998 period.  Non-cash investment security valuation
adjustments decreased available-for-sale  securities by $430,000 during the 1999
period,  a related  shareholders'  equity account  decreased by $275,000 and the
associated  deferred  income taxes changed by $155,000.  During the 1998 period,
non-cash  valuation  adjustments  increased  available-for-sale   securities  by
$35,000,  increased  shareholders' equity by $22,000 and changed deferred income
taxes by $13,000.

Nonperforming  Loans - As of March 31, 1999,  there were  $342,000 in nonaccrual
loans and $9,000 in loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net
income  applicable  to common  shares by the weighted  average  number of common
shares  outstanding.   Diluted  earnings  per  share  is  computed  by  dividing
applicable  net  income  by  the  weighted   average  number  of  common  shares
outstanding and any dilutive potential common shares and dilutive stock options.
It is assumed that all dilutive  stock options are exercised at the beginning of
each period and that the proceeds are used to purchase  shares of the  Company's
common  stock at the  average  market  price  during the  period.  All per share
information  has been  retroactively  adjusted to give effect to stock dividends
and stock  splits.  Net income  per share and net  income  per  share,  assuming
dilution, were computed as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                           (Unaudited)
                                                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                                                            March 31,
                                                                                                    1999                    1998
                                                                                                    ----                    ----
                                                                                                       (Dollars in thousands,
                                                                                                      except per share amounts)

Net income per share, basic
<S>                                                                                               <C>                     <C>       
Numerator - net income .............................................................              $      390              $      428
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========
Denominator
Weighted average common shares issued and outstanding ..............................               1,793,868               1,775,324
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========

               Net income per share, basic .........................................              $      .22              $      .24
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========

Net income per share, assuming dilution
Numerator - net income .............................................................              $      390              $      428
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========
Denominator
Weighted average common shares issued and outstanding ..............................               1,793,868               1,775,324
Effect of dilutive stock options ...................................................                 148,859                  75,522
                                                                                                  ----------              ----------
               Total shares ........................................................               1,942,727               1,850,846
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========
               Net income per share, assuming dilution .............................              $      .20              $      .23
                                                                                                  ==========              ==========
</TABLE>



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Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis

Forward Looking Statements

          Statements included in Management's  Discussion and Analysis which are
not  historical  in nature are  intended  to be, and are  hereby  identified  as
"forward looking statements" for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section
21E of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Company  cautions
readers that forward looking  statements,  including without  limitation,  those
relating to the  Company's  new office,  its response to the Year 2000  problem,
future business prospects,  revenues, working capital, liquidity, capital needs,
interest costs, and income,  are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause  actual  results to differ  materially  from those  indicated in the
forward looking statements,  due to several important factors herein identified,
among others,  and other risks and factors  identified  from time to time in the
Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Results of Operations

          Community First  Bancorporation (the "Company") recorded  consolidated
net income of  $390,000 or $.22 per share for the first  quarter of 1999.  These
results are $38,000, or $.02 per share, less than net income of $428,000 or $.24
per share for the first quarter of 1998. Net income per share, assuming dilution
was $.20 for the 1999  period and $.23 for the  comparable  period of 1998.  Net
income  per  share  figures  have  been  retroactively  adjusted  to  reflect  a
two-for-one stock split effective July 31, 1998.

          Net interest income is the principal source of the Company's earnings.
For the first quarter of 1999, net interest income was  $1,097,000,  an increase
of $13,000 or 1.2% over the first quarter of 1998.  The nominal  increase in net
interest  income is  attributable  to the positive  effects of higher amounts of
interest earning assets in 1999 being almost completely offset by the effects of
lower  interest  rates earned on those assets and increased  amounts of interest
bearing liabilities. Average interest earning assets during the 1999 period were
$137,001,000,  an increase of $23,449,000 or 20.7% over the comparable period of
1998.  Average  interest  bearing   liabilities  during  the  1999  period  were
$114,396,000,  representing  an increase of $27,000,000 or 30.9% over the amount
for the same period of 1998. The average  interest rate spread (average yield on
interest  earning  assets  less  the  average  rate  paid  on  interest  bearing
liabilities)  for the first  quarter of 1999 was 2.45%,  a decrease  of 28 basis
points from the 2.73%  noted for the same  period of 1998.  Net yield on earning
assets (net interest  income  divided by average  interest  earning  assets) was
3.25% for the first  quarter of 1999,  a decrease  of 62 basis  points  from the
3.87% for the first three months of 1998.

          The  increases  in  interest   earning  assets  and  interest  bearing
liabilities  resulted  from the  Company's  continuing  marketing  strategies to
increase  its market  share in its local  service  areas in Anderson  and Oconee
Counties  of  South  Carolina.   The  Anderson  County,  South  Carolina  market
represents a new  undertaking by the Company,  which opened a branch office in a
temporary  facility  in the City of  Anderson  on January  4,  1999.  Management
expects to continue to utilize  such  strategies  during the  remainder of 1999.
Interest  rate  reductions  resulted  from the  reduction  in the prime rate and
competitive pressures.

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

          The  provision  for loan  losses  totaled  $25,000 for the first three
months of 1999,  compared  with $65,000 for the  comparable  period of 1998.  At
March 31, 1999, the allowance for loan losses was 1.36% of loans,  compared with
1.41% of loans at December 31,  1998.  During the 1999 three month  period,  net
charge-offs  totaled $14,000,  compared with $12,000 charged off during the same
period of 1998. As of March 31, 1999,  there were  $342,000 in nonaccrual  loans
and  $9,000  in loans  over 90 days past due and still  accruing  interest.  The
amount of nonaccrual loans at March 31, 1999 is $260,000 greater than the amount
noted at March 31, 1998 and  $24,000  less than the amount of  nonaccrual  loans
noted as of December 31, 1998.

          Management  believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to
absorb all estimated  future risk of loss  inherent in the loan  portfolio as of
March 31, 1999.

Noninterest Income

          Noninterest  income  totaled  $137,000 for the first  quarter of 1999,
compared with $130,000 for the 1998 quarter.  The higher  noninterest  income in
1999 was  attributable  primarily  to increased  fees  derived  from  card-based
services,  including  credit  card fees and fees for ATM  usage.  There  were no
realized securities gains or losses in either the 1999 or 1998 periods.



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Noninterest Expenses

          Noninterest  expenses  totaled $604,000 for the first quarter of 1999,
compared with $484,000 for 1998,  representing an increase of $120,000 or 24.8%.
Salaries and employee benefits  increased by $58,000,  or 23.0%, to $310,000 for
the 1999 period.  This increase  resulted from the wages,  salaries and employee
benefits costs associated with the opening of the new branch office in Anderson,
South Carolina and normal salary increases, which are granted from time to time.
During the 1999 period,  $10,000 was accrued toward year-end  incentive bonuses,
compared with a $40,000  accrual in 1998.  Occupancy and furniture and equipment
expenses for 1999  increased by $9,000  compared with 1998  primarily  resulting
from higher depreciation, equipment maintenance and repair costs. Other expenses
for the 1999 period were $53,000 greater than in 1998 primarily due to increases
directly  related to opening the new Anderson  branch.  Such increased  expenses
included higher levels of expenditures for marketing brochures and other printed
materials (increased by $7,000) and increased telephone expenses (up $8,000). In
addition,   the  Company's  directors'  fees,  charitable   contributions,   and
convention  and  meetings  expenses  increased by $5,000,  $4,000,  and $10,000,
respectively.

Liquidity

          Liquidity  is the  ability  to meet  current  and  future  obligations
through the  liquidation  or maturity of existing  assets or the  acquisition of
additional  liabilities.  The Company  manages  both assets and  liabilities  to
achieve appropriate levels of liquidity. Cash and short-term investments are the
Company's  primary  sources of asset  liquidity.  These funds  provide a cushion
against  short-term  fluctuations  in cash flow from both  deposits  and  loans.
Securities  available-for-sale  are the Company's  principal source of secondary
asset  liquidity.  However,  the  availability  of this source is  influenced by
market conditions.  Individual and commercial deposits are the Company's primary
source of funds for credit activities.

          As of March 31, 1999,  the ratio of loans to total deposits was 55.2%,
compared  with 60.4% as of  December  31,  1998 and 63.8% as of March 31,  1998.
Deposits as of March 31, 1999 were $16,605,000 or 14.8% greater than at December
31, 1998 and  $22,934,000  or 21.6% greater than their levels of March 31, 1998.
Approximately  one-half of the amount of the increase during the 1999 period was
attributable to the new Anderson branch.

          Management  believes that the Company's liquidity sources are adequate
to meet its operating needs.

Capital Resources

          The Company's  capital base  increased by $118,000  since December 31,
1998 as the result of net income of $390,000 for the first three months of 1999,
$3,000  added from the  exercise of employee  stock  options,  less the $275,000
change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale  securities,  net of
deferred tax effects.

          The  Company and its banking  subsidiary  (the  "Bank") are subject to
regulatory  risk-based capital adequacy standards.  Under these standards,  bank
holding  companies and banks are required to maintain  certain minimum ratios of
capital to risk-weighted  assets and average total assets.  Under the provisions
of the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation  Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA),
federal bank regulatory authorities are required to implement prescribed "prompt
corrective actions" upon the deterioration of the capital position of a bank. If
the  capital  position  of an affected  institution  were to fall below  certain
levels, increasingly stringent regulatory corrective actions are mandated.

          The March 31, 1999 risk based  capital  ratios for the Company and the
Bank are presented in the following table,  compared with the "well capitalized"
and minimum ratios under the regulatory definitions and guidelines:

                                                              Total
                                                   Tier 1    Capital  Leverage
                                                   ------    -------  --------
Community First Bancorporation ..............       18.3%     19.5%      9.7%
Community First Bank ........................       17.9%     19.1%      9.5%
Minimum "well-capitalized" requirement ......        6.0%     10.0%      5.0%
Minimum requirement .........................        4.0%      8.0%      3.0%




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Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure

          The Company is  presently  on schedule in  implementing  its Year 2000
Preparedness Plan. The plan has five phases: (1) Awareness, (2) Assessment,  (3)
Renovation, (4) Validation, and (5) Implementation. The awareness and assessment
phases have been  substantially  completed  as of March 31,  1999.  These phases
included  the  identification  of  critical  systems and  equipment  potentially
vulnerable  to the Year 2000  problem.  This  also  included  identification  of
significant loan customers whose businesses could possibly be adversely affected
by the problem and  communicating  with them about their  progress in addressing
the Year 2000  changeover.  The  renovation  phase,  consisting  of upgrading or
replacing systems and equipment, had been completed in large part before the end
of the third quarter of 1998. The  validation  portion of the plan calls for the
actual  testing of systems and equipment as of certain  critical dates with such
testing to be completed by June 30, 1999.  This testing is currently on schedule
and no major problems have been encountered.  Finally, the implementation phase,
which  requires  addressing any problems  encountered  in the validation  phase,
along  with  continued  review  and  assessment  of the  Company's  systems  and
equipment,  is  presently  underway  and will  continue  until the Year 2000 has
arrived.

          Management is of the opinion that the Company's  systems and equipment
will be ready for the Year 2000 in a timely manner without any material  adverse
effect  on the  Company's  business.  Management  is not  aware of any  material
expenditures to be required to complete its preparedness plan.

          Nevertheless,  the  Company  could be  adversely  affected by problems
encountered by its vendors,  customers and providers of services in dealing with
their Year 2000 readiness,  by difficulty in identifying all possible effects of
the Year 2000 problem and  interrelationships  between various mission  critical
systems,  and by the  unavailability  of skilled  personnel to address Year 2000
problems that may arise.




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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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

(a)      Exhibits

          Exhibit No.
          from Item 601 of
          Regulation S-B                      Description
          ---------------                     ----------------------

               27                             Financial Data Schedule

(b)       Reports on Form 8-K.                None.





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<PAGE>


SIGNATURE

          In  accordance  with  the   requirements  of  the  Exchange  Act,  the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.


                           COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

May 10, 1999               /s/ Frederick D. Shepherd, Jr.
- -----------------          ----------------------------------------------
   Date                    Frederick D. Shepherd, Jr., President and Chief 
                           Executive Officer (also principal accounting officer)




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibits

Exhibit No.
from Item 601 of
Regulation S-B               Description
- ---------------              ----------------------

        27                   Financial Data Schedule




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