FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORP
S-8, 1999-06-28
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 1999.
                                            Registration No. 333-_______________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                       First Kansas Financial Corporation
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Kansas                                                   48-1198888
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(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

                                 600 Main Street
                            Osawatomie, Kansas 66064
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

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            First Kansas Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                               Richard Fisch, Esq.
                              Evan M. Seigel, Esq.
                            Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC
                               1301 K Street, N.W.
                                 Suite 700 East
                             Washington, D.C. 20005
                                 (202) 434-4660
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            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<S>                     <C>                 <C>                    <C>                     <C>
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Title of                                       Proposed Maximum        Proposed Maximum             Amount of
Securities to               Amount to be      Offering Price Per      Aggregate Offering           Registration
be Registered              Registered (1)            Share                   Price (2)                Fee (2)
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Common Stock
$0.10 par value
per share                  155,393 shares                  (2)            $1,664,646                $462.77
======================== =================== ====================== ======================= ========================
</TABLE>

(1)      The maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon awards to be
         granted under the First Kansas Financial  Corporation 1999 Stock Option
         Plan (the "Plan") consists of 155,393 shares which are being registered
         under this  Registration  Statement and for which a registration fee is
         being paid. Additionally,  an indeterminate number of additional shares
         which may be  offered  and issued to prevent  dilution  resulting  from
         stock splits, dividends or similar transactions.
(2)      Under  Rule  457(h)  of the  1933  Act,  the  registration  fee  may be
         calculated, inter alia, based upon the price at which the stock options
         may be exercised.  An aggregate of 155,393 shares are being  registered
         hereby,  of which 132,079 shares are under option at a weighted average
         exercise price of $10.75 per share  ($1,419,849 in the aggregate).  The
         remainder of such shares,  which are not  presently  subject to options
         (23,314  shares),  are being  registered  based upon the average of the
         high and low selling prices of the common stock on the Nasdaq  National
         Market  System on June 24, 1999.  Of $10.50 per share  ($244,797 in the
         aggregate) for a total offering of $1,664,646.

         This Registration  Statement shall become effective  automatically upon
the date of filing,  in accordance  with Section 8(a) of the  Securities  Act of
1933 ("1933 Act") and Rule 462 of the 1933 Act.


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                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.  Plan Information. *
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Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. *
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         *This  Registration  Statement  relates to the  registration of 155,393
shares of First Kansas  Financial  Corporation  (the "Company" or  "Registrant")
common  stock,  $.10 par  value per  share  (the  "Common  Stock")  issuable  to
employees,  officers and  directors of the  Registrant  or its  subsidiaries  as
compensation  for  services  in  accordance  with  the  First  Kansas  Financial
Corporation  1999 Stock  Option  Plan (the  "Plan").  Documents  containing  the
information  required by Part I of this  Registration  Statement will be sent or
given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents
are not filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")
either as part of this  Registration  Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424, in reliance on Rule 428.

                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
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         The Company became  subject to the  informational  requirements  of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "1934  Act") on  April  16,  1998  and,
accordingly,  files periodic reports and other  information with the Commission.
Reports,  proxy  statements and other  information  concerning the Company filed
with the  Commission  may be inspected and copies may be obtained (at prescribed
rates) at the  Commission's  Public  Reference  Section,  Room  1024,  450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

         The following  documents filed by the Company are  incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:

         (a) The Company's  Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-48093)
filed with the Commission on March 17, 1998 and amendments thereto;

         (b) The  Company's  Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB  for the year  ended
December 31, 1998, as filed with the Commission;

         (c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
March 31, 1999, as filed with the Commission;

         (d) The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement related to the 1999 Annual
Meeting of stockholders as filed with the Commission;

         (e) The Company's  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  related to the special
meeting of stockholders  held on February 2, 1999, as filed with the Commission;
and

         (f) The  description  of the  Company's  securities as contained in the
Company's  Registration  Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the  Commission on
April 16, 1998.

         All documents  subsequently  filed by the Company  pursuant to Sections
13(a),  13(c),  14,  and  15(d)  of the  1934  Act,  prior  to the  filing  of a
post-effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  offered


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have been sold or which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.
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         Not Applicable

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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         Not Applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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         Section 17-6305 of the Kansas General  Corporation Code describes those
circumstances  under  which  directors,  officers,  employees  and agents may be
insured  or  indemnified  against  liability  which  they  may  incur  in  their
capacities as such.

         Provisions regarding indemnification of directors,  officers, employees
or agents of the Company are contained in Article 18 of the  Company's  Articles
of Incorporation.

         Under a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy,  directors
and officers of the Company are insured against certain  liabilities,  including
certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         The Registrant believes that these provisions assist the Registrant in,
among other  things,  attracting  and retaining  qualified  persons to serve the
Registrant and its subsidiary.  However, a result of such provisions could be to
increase the expenses of the  Registrant and  effectively  reduce the ability of
stockholders  to sue on behalf of the Registrant  because certain suits could be
barred or amounts that might  otherwise be obtained on behalf of the  Registrant
could be required to be repaid by the Registrant to an indemnified party.

         The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director,  officer,  employee,  or agent of the Company or is or
was serving at the request of the Company as a director,  officer,  employee, or
agent of  another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust,  or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the
person in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not
the Company would have the power to indemnify the person  against such liability
under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("1933  Act") may be permitted to  directors,  officers,  or persons
controlling the Company  pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  the Company has
been  informed that in the opinion of the  Commission  such  indemnification  is
against   public   policy  as  expressed  in  the  1933  Act  and  is  therefore
unenforceable.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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         Not Applicable



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Item 8.  Exhibits.
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         For a  list  of  all  exhibits  filed  or  included  as  part  of  this
Registration Statement,  see "Index to Exhibits" at the end of this Registration
Statement.

Item 9.  Undertakings.
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         (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                    (1) To file,  during any period in which offers or sales are
                    being made, a post-effective  amendment to this Registration
                    Statement;

                    (i) To include any prospectus  required by Section  10(a)(3)
                    of the 1933 Act;

                    (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;

                    (iii) To include any  material  information  with respect to
                    the F plan of distribution  not previously  disclosed in the
                    Registration  Statement  or  any  material  change  to  such
                    information in the Registration Statement;

provided  however,  that paragraphs  (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do no apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, and the information required to
be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those  paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant  pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

                  (2) That, for the purpose of determining  any liability  under
the 1933 Act,  each such  post-effective  amendment  shall be deemed to be a new
Registration  Statement  relating to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from  registration by means of a  post-effective
amendment  any of the  securities  being  registered  which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned  Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining  any  liability  under the 1933 Act each filing of the  Registrant's
annual  report  pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and,
where  applicable,  each  filing of an employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is  incorporated by reference in
the Registration  Statement shall be deemed to be a new  Registration  Statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to
be delivered with the prospectus,  to each person to whom the prospectus is sent
or given, the latest annual report,  to security holders that is incorporated by
reference  in  the  prospectus  and  furnished   pursuant  to  and  meeting  the
requirements  of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the 1934 Act; and, where interim
financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is
not set forth in the  prospectus,  to deliver,  or cause to be delivered to each
person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report


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that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such
interim financial information.

         (d) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities  arising under the 1933
Act may be permitted to  directors,  officers,  and  controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 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  expressed  in the 1933 Act and will be  governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.



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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Osawatomie  in the State of Kansas,  as of June 28,
1999.

                                  FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                                  By:      /s/ Larry V. Bailey
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                                           Larry V. Bailey
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Duly Authorized Representative)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         We, the  undersigned  directors and officers of First Kansas  Financial
Corporation,  do hereby severally  constitute and appoint Larry V. Bailey as our
true and lawful  attorney  and  agent,  to do any and all things and acts in our
names in the capacities  indicated  below and to execute any and all instruments
for us and in our names in the  capacities  indicated  below which said Larry V.
Bailey  may deem  necessary  or  advisable  to  enable  First  Kansas  Financial
Corporation,  to comply with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  and any
rules,  regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,
in  connection  with the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  relating  to the
offering of the Company's Common Stock, including specifically,  but not limited
to, power and  authority to sign,  for any of us in our names in the  capacities
indicated  below,  the  Registration   Statement  and  any  and  all  amendments
(including post-effective  amendments) thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm
all that said Larry V. Bailey shall 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 indicated as of the date indicated.


/s/ William R. Butler, Jr.              /s/ J. Darcy Domoney
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William R. Butler, Jr.                  J. Darcy Domoney
Director                                Chairman


Date:  June 28, 1999                    Date:  June 28,1999
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/s/ Roger L. Coltrin                    /s/ James E. Breckenridge
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Roger L. Coltrin                        James E. Breckenridge
Director                                Director


Date:  June 28,1999                     Date:  June 28,1999
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/s/ Larry V. Bailey                     /s/ Donald V.Meyer
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Larry V. Bailey                         Donald V. Meyer
Director, President, CEO and CFO        Director

Date:  June 28,1999                     Date:  June 28,1999
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/s/ James J. Caseart
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James J. Caseart
Vice President and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:  June 28,1999
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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit                    Description
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<CAPTION>
    <S>       <C>
     4.1       First Kansas Financial Corporation
               1999 Stock Option Plan

     4.2       Form of Stock  Option  Agreement  to be entered  into with respect to Incentive
               Stock Options

     4.3       Form  of  Stock   Option   Agreement   to  be  entered  into  with  respect  to
               Non-Incentive Stock Options

     4.4       Form of Stock Award Tax Notice

     5.1       Opinion of Malizia  Spidi & Fisch,  PC as to the  validity of the
               Common Stock being registered

    23.1       Consent of Malizia  Spidi & Fisch,  PC (appears in their  opinion
               filed as Exhibit 5.1)

    23.2       Consent of KPMG LLP

     24        Reference is made to the Signatures  section of this Registration
               Statement for the Power of Attorney contained therein

</TABLE>





                                   EXHIBIT 4.1

                       FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN


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         FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

         1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN


         1.  Purpose of the Plan.  The Plan  shall be known as the FIRST  KANSAS
FINANCIAL  CORPORATION  ("Corporation") 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The
purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain  qualified  personnel for positions
of substantial  responsibility and to provide additional  incentive to officers,
directors,   key  employees  and  other  persons   providing   services  to  the
Corporation, or any present or future parent or subsidiary of the Corporation to
promote  the  success of the  business.  The Plan is intended to provide for the
grant of  "Incentive  Stock  Options,"  within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and  Non-Incentive  Stock
Options,  options that do not so qualify. The provisions of the Plan relating to
Incentive  Stock Options shall be interpreted to conform to the  requirements of
Section 422 of the Code.

         2. Definitions.  The following words and phrases when used in this Plan
with an initial capital letter,  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise,
shall have the meaning as set forth below. Wherever  appropriate,  the masculine
pronoun  shall include the feminine  pronoun and the singular  shall include the
plural.

                  (a) "Award"  means the grant by the  Committee of an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Incentive  Stock Option,  or any combination  thereof,  as
provided in the Plan.

                  (b)  "Board"   shall  mean  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the
Corporation, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

                  (c) "Change in Control"  shall mean: (i) the sale of all, or a
material  portion,  of the  assets  of  the  Corporation;  (ii)  the  merger  or
recapitalization of the Corporation whereby the Corporation is not the surviving
entity;  (iii) a change in control of the Corporation,  as otherwise  defined or
determined by the Office of Thrift Supervision or regulations promulgated by it;
or (iv) the  acquisition,  directly or indirectly,  of the beneficial  ownership
(within  the  meaning  of  that  term  as it is used  in  Section  13(d)  of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  and the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder)  of  twenty-five  percent  (25%) or more of the  outstanding  voting
securities  of the  Corporation  by any  person,  trust,  entity or group.  This
limitation  shall  not  apply to the  purchase  of  shares  by  underwriters  in
connection  with a public  offering of  Corporation  stock,  or the  purchase of
shares  of up to  25%  of any  class  of  securities  of  the  Corporation  by a
tax-qualified  employee  stock  benefit  plan which is exempt from the  approval
requirements, set forth under 12 C.F.R.  Section574.3(c)(1)(vi) as now in effect
or as may hereafter be amended.  The term "person"  refers to an individual or a
corporation,  partnership,  trust, association,  joint venture, pool, syndicate,
sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other form of entity not
specifically listed herein. The decision of the Committee as to whether a Change
in Control has occurred shall be conclusive and binding.

                  (d) "Code"  shall mean the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.



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                  (e)  "Committee"  shall  mean the  Board or the  Stock  Option
Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 5(a) of the Plan.

                  (f) "Common Stock" shall mean common stock of the Corporation,
or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

                  (g)  "Continuous  Employment"  or  "Continuous  Status  as  an
Employee"  shall  mean  the  absence  of  any  interruption  or  termination  of
employment with the Corporation or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of
the Corporation.  Employment shall not be considered  interrupted in the case of
sick  leave,  military  leave or any  other  leave of  absence  approved  by the
Corporation  or in the  case of  transfers  between  payroll  locations,  of the
Corporation  or between the  Corporation,  its  Parent,  its  Subsidiaries  or a
successor.

                  (h)  "Corporation"  shall  mean  the  FIRST  KANSAS  FINANCIAL
CORPORATION,  the parent  corporation  of the Savings  Bank, or any successor or
Parent thereof.

                  (i)  "Director"  shall  mean  a  member  of the  Board  of the
Corporation, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

                  (j)  "Director  Emeritus"  shall  mean a person  serving  as a
director  emeritus,  advisory  director,  consulting  director or other  similar
position as may be  appointed  by the Board of  Directors of the Savings Bank or
the Corporation from time to time.

                  (k)  "Disability"  means (a) with respect to  Incentive  Stock
Options,  the "permanent  and total  disability" of the Employee as such term is
defined at Section  22(e)(3) of the Code; and (b) with respect to  Non-Incentive
Stock Options,  any physical or mental  impairment which renders the Participant
incapable of continuing in the  employment or service of the Savings Bank or the
Parent in his then current capacity as determined by the Committee.

                  (l) "Effective  Date" shall mean the date specified in Section
15 hereof.

                  (m)  "Employee"   shall  mean  any  person   employed  by  the
Corporation or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation.

                  (n) "Fair Market Value" shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock is
traded otherwise than on a national  securities  exchange,  then the Fair Market
Value per Share shall be equal to the mean between the last bid and ask price of
such  Common  Stock on such  date or,  if there is no bid and ask  price on said
date,  then on the  immediately  prior business day on which there was a bid and
ask price. If no such bid and ask price is available, then the Fair Market Value
shall be determined by the Committee in good faith;  or (ii) if the Common Stock
is listed on a national  securities  exchange,  then the Fair  Market  Value per
Share shall be not less than the average of the highest and lowest selling price
of such Common Stock on such exchange on such date, or if there were no sales on
said date,  then the Fair Market  Value shall be not less than the mean  between
the last bid and ask price on such date.

                  (o) "Incentive  Stock Option" or "ISO" shall mean an option to
purchase  Shares granted by the Committee  pursuant to Section


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8 hereof  which is  subject to the  limitations  and  restrictions  of Section 8
hereof and is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422
of the Code.

                  (p)  "Non-Incentive  Stock Option" or "Non-ISO"  shall mean an
option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof,  which option is
not intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.

                  (q)  "Option"   shall  mean  an  Incentive   Stock  Option  or
Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan providing the holder of
such Option with the right to purchase Common Stock.

                  (r)  "Optioned  Stock"  shall mean stock  subject to an Option
granted pursuant to the Plan.

                  (s) "Optionee" shall mean any person who receives an Option or
Award pursuant to the Plan.

                  (t)  "Parent"  shall mean any  present  or future  corporation
which would be a "parent  corporation"  as defined in Sections 424(e) and (g) of
the Code.

                  (u)  "Participant"  means  any  Director,  Director  Emeritus,
officer or key employee of the  Corporation  or any Parent or  Subsidiary of the
Corporation or any other person  providing a service to the  Corporation  who is
selected by the  Committee to receive an Award,  or who by the express  terms of
the Plan is granted an Award.

                  (v) "Plan" shall mean the FIRST KANSAS  FINANCIAL  CORPORATION
1999 Stock Option Plan.

                  (w)  "Savings  Bank" shall mean First Kansas  Federal  Savings
Bank, or any successor corporation thereto.

                  (x) "Share" shall mean one share of the Common Stock.

                  (y) "Subsidiary"  shall mean any present or future corporation
which  constitutes a "subsidiary  corporation" as defined in Sections 424(f) and
(g) of the Code.

         3.  Shares  Subject to the Plan.  Except as  otherwise  required by the
provisions of Section 13 hereof,  the aggregate number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed  155,393  Shares.
Such Shares may either be from authorized but unissued  shares,  treasury shares
or shares  purchased in the market for Plan purposes.  If an Award shall expire,
become unexercisable,  or be forfeited for any reason prior to its exercise, new
Awards may be granted  under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to
which such expiration has occurred.

         4.       Six Month Holding Period.

                  Subject to vesting requirements,  if applicable, except in the
event of death or  disability  of the  Optionee,  a minimum of six  months  must
elapse  between  the date of the grant of an Option  and the date of the sale of
the Common Stock received through the exercise of such Option.

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          5.      Administration of the Plan.

                  (a)   Composition  of  the   Committee.   The  Plan  shall  be
administered  by the Board of Directors of the  Corporation or a Committee which
shall consist of not less than two Directors of the Corporation appointed by the
Board and  serving at the  pleasure  of the Board.  All  persons  designated  as
members  of  the  Committee  shall  meet  the  requirements  of a  "Non-Employee
Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, as found at 17 C.F.R. Section 240.16b-3.

                  (b) Powers of the Committee.  The Committee is authorized (but
only to the extent not  contrary  to the  express  provisions  of the Plan or to
resolutions adopted by the Board) to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and
rescind  rules and  regulations  relating to the Plan, to determine the form and
content of Awards to be issued  under the Plan and to make other  determinations
necessary or advisable for the  administration  of the Plan,  and shall have and
may  exercise  such other power and  authority  as may be delegated to it by the
Board from time to time. A majority of the entire  Committee shall  constitute a
quorum and the action of a majority  of the  members  present at any  meeting at
which a quorum is present  shall be deemed the  action of the  Committee.  In no
event may the Committee  revoke  outstanding  Awards  without the consent of the
Participant.

                        The President of the Corporation and such other officers
as shall be designated by the Committee are hereby authorized to execute written
agreements  evidencing  Awards on behalf of the Corporation and to cause them to
be delivered to the  Participants.  Such  agreements  shall set forth the Option
exercise price, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option, the
expiration  date  of  such  Options,  and  such  other  terms  and  restrictions
applicable to such Award as are  determined  in accordance  with the Plan or the
actions of the Committee.

                  (c)   Effect   of   Committee's   Decision.   All   decisions,
determinations  and   interpretations  of  the  Committee  shall  be  final  and
conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

         6.       Eligibility for Awards and Limitations.

                  (a) The  Committee  shall  from  time to  time  determine  the
officers,  Directors,  Directors  Emeritus,  key employees and other persons who
shall be granted  Awards  under the Plan,  the number of Awards to be granted to
each such persons, and whether Awards granted to each such Participant under the
Plan  shall be  Incentive  and/or  Non-Incentive  Stock  Options.  In  selecting
Participants  and in  determining  the  number of  Shares of Common  Stock to be
granted to each such  Participant,  the Committee may consider the nature of the
prior and anticipated  future services rendered by each such  Participant,  each
such  Participant's  current and potential  contribution  to the Corporation and
such other factors as the Committee may, in its sole discretion,  deem relevant.
Participants  who have been  granted an Award may,  if  otherwise  eligible,  be
granted additional Awards.


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                  (b) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date
the Option is  granted)  of the Shares  with  respect to which  Incentive  Stock
Options are  exercisable for the first time by each Employee during any calendar
year (under all Incentive  Stock Option plans,  as defined in Section 422 of the
Code,  of the  Corporation  or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the
Corporation) shall not exceed $100,000.  Notwithstanding the prior provisions of
this  Section 6, the  Committee  may grant  Options  in excess of the  foregoing
limitations,  provided said Options shall be clearly and specifically designated
as not being Incentive Stock Options.

                  (c) In no event  shall  Shares  subject to Options  granted to
non-employee  Directors in the aggregate under this Plan exceed more than 30% of
the total number of Shares  authorized  for delivery under this Plan pursuant to
Section 3 herein or more than 5% to any individual  non-employee Director. In no
event shall Shares subject to Options  granted to any Employee  exceed more than
25% of the total number of Shares authorized for delivery under the Plan.

         7. Term of the Plan.  The Plan shall  continue  in effect for a term of
ten (10) years from the Effective  Date,  unless sooner  terminated  pursuant to
Section 18  hereof.  No Option  shall be  granted  under the Plan after ten (10)
years from the Effective Date.

         8. Terms and  Conditions of Incentive  Stock Options.  Incentive  Stock
Options may be granted only to  Participants  who are Employees.  Each Incentive
Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in
such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each Incentive Stock
Option  granted  pursuant to the Plan shall comply with,  and be subject to, the
following terms and conditions:

                  (a)      Option Price.

                           (i)      The price per Share at which each Incentive
Stock Option granted by the Committee under the Plan may be exercised shall not,
as to any particular  Incentive Stock Option, be less than the Fair Market Value
of the Common  Stock on the date that such  Incentive  Stock  Option is granted.
(ii) In the case of an Employee who owns Common Stock representing more than ten
percent (10%) of the  outstanding  Common Stock at the time the Incentive  Stock
Option is granted,  the Incentive  Stock Option exercise price shall not be less
than one hundred and ten percent  (110%) of the Fair Market  Value of the Common
Stock on the date that the Incentive Stock Option is granted.

                  (b)  Payment.  Full  payment  for each  Share of Common  Stock
purchased upon the exercise of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan
shall be made at the time of exercise of each such  Incentive  Stock  Option and
shall be paid in cash (in United States Dollars),  Common Stock or a combination
of cash and Common Stock.  Common Stock  utilized in full or partial  payment of
the  exercise  price  shall be  valued at the Fair  Market  Value at the date of
exercise.  The Corporation  shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock
only to the extent  permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall
be issued  until full  payment  has been  received  by the  Corporation,  and no
Optionee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation  until
Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.


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                  (c) Term of Incentive Stock Option. The term of exercisability
of each Incentive  Stock Option  granted  pursuant to the Plan shall be not more
than ten (10) years from the date each such  Incentive  Stock Option is granted,
provided that in the case of an Employee who owns stock  representing  more than
ten percent  (10%) of the Common  Stock  outstanding  at the time the  Incentive
Stock  Option is granted,  the term of  exercisability  of the  Incentive  Stock
Option shall not exceed five (5) years.

                  (d)  Exercise  Generally.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in
Section  10 hereof,  no  Incentive  Stock  Option  may be  exercised  unless the
Optionee  shall have been in the employ of the  Corporation  at all times during
the period  beginning with the date of grant of any such Incentive  Stock Option
and  ending on the date three (3) months  prior to the date of  exercise  of any
such Incentive Stock Option. The Committee may impose additional conditions upon
the  right of an  Optionee  to  exercise  any  Incentive  Stock  Option  granted
hereunder  which  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  terms  of the  Plan  or the
requirements for qualification as an Incentive Stock Option. Except as otherwise
provided by the terms of the Plan or by action of the  Committee  at the time of
the grant of the Options,  the Options will be first  exercisable at the rate of
20% on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and 20% annually thereafter
during such periods of service as an Employee, Director or Director Emeritus.

                  (e) Cashless  Exercise.  Subject to vesting  requirements,  if
applicable,  an Optionee who has held an Incentive Stock Option for at least six
months may engage in the  "cashless  exercise"  of the  Option.  Upon a cashless
exercise,  an Optionee gives the  Corporation  written notice of the exercise of
the Option  together with an order to a registered  broker-dealer  or equivalent
third party,  to sell part or all of the Optioned Stock and to deliver enough of
the  proceeds  to the  Corporation  to pay the  Option  exercise  price  and any
applicable  withholding  taxes. If the Optionee does not sell the Optioned Stock
through a registered  broker-dealer  or equivalent third party, the Optionee can
give the Corporation  written notice of the exercise of the Option and the third
party  purchaser of the Optioned Stock shall pay the Option  exercise price plus
any applicable withholding taxes to the Corporation.

                  (f)   Transferability.   An  Incentive  Stock  Option  granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be exercised  during an  Optionee's  lifetime only by
the Optionee to whom it was granted and shall not be assignable or  transferable
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

         9.  Terms  and  Conditions  of   Non-Incentive   Stock  Options.   Each
Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an
instrument in such form as the Committee  shall from time to time approve.  Each
Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply with and be
subject to the following terms and conditions.

                  (a) Options  Granted to Directors.  Subject to the limitations
of Section 6(c),  Non-Incentive Stock Options to purchase 7,769 shares of Common
Stock  will  be  granted  to  each  Director  who is not an  Employee  as of the
Effective  Date,  at an exercise  price  equal to the Fair  Market  Value of the
Common  Stock on such date of grant.  Further,  each  advisory  director  of the
Savings  Bank with not less than three  years of service as of the Date of Grant
shall also be awarded  Non-Incentive  Stock Options to purchase  7,769 shares of
Common Stock as of the Effective  Date,  at an exercise  price equal to the Fair
Market  Value of the Common  Stock on such date of grant.  The  Options  will be
first  exercisable  at  the  rate  of 20% on the  one  year  anniversary  of the
Effective Date and 20% annually  thereafter  during such periods of service as a
Director or Director  Emeritus.  Upon the death or Disability of the Director or
Director  Emeritus,  such

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Option shall be deemed immediately 100% exercisable. Such Options shall continue
to be exercisable  for a period of ten years following the date of grant without
regard to the  continued  services  of such  Director  as a Director or Director
Emeritus. In the event of the Optionee's death, such Options may be exercised by
the  personal  representative  of his  estate or person or  persons  to whom his
rights under such Option shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.  Options may be granted to newly appointed or elected non-employee
Directors  within the sole  discretion of the Committee.  The exercise price per
Share of such  Options  granted  shall be equal to the Fair Market  Value of the
Common Stock at the time such Options are granted.  All outstanding Awards shall
become  immediately  exercisable  in the  event of a Change  in  Control  of the
Savings  Bank or the  Company,  provided  that such  accelerated  vesting is not
inconsistent with applicable  regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or
other  appropriate  banking  regulatory  agency  at the time of such  Change  in
Control. Unless otherwise  inapplicable,  or inconsistent with the provisions of
this  paragraph,  the  Options  to be granted to  Directors  hereunder  shall be
subject to all other provisions of this Plan.

                  (b) Option Price. The exercise price per Share of Common Stock
for each  Non-Incentive  Stock Option  granted  pursuant to the Plan shall be at
such price as the  Committee  may  determine in its sole  discretion,  but in no
event less than the Fair Market  Value of such Common Stock on the date of grant
as determined by the Committee in good faith.

                  (c)  Payment.  Full  payment  for each  Share of Common  Stock
purchased upon the exercise of any Non-Incentive  Stock Option granted under the
Plan  shall be made at the time of  exercise  of each such  Non-Incentive  Stock
Option and shall be paid in cash (in United States  Dollars),  Common Stock or a
combination  of cash and Common Stock.  Common Stock utilized in full or partial
payment of the  exercise  price shall be valued at its Fair Market  Value at the
date of exercise.  The Company  shall  accept full or partial  payment in Common
Stock only to the extent  permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock
shall be issued  until full  payment  has been  received  by the  Company and no
Optionee  shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company until the
Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.

                  (d) Term.  The term of  exercisability  of each  Non-Incentive
Stock Option granted  pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years
from the date each such Non-Incentive Stock Option is granted.

                  (e) Exercise  Generally.  The Committee may impose  additional
conditions upon the right of any Participant to exercise any Non-Incentive Stock
Option granted  hereunder which is not inconsistent  with the terms of the Plan.
Except  as  otherwise  provided  by the  terms of the Plan or by  action  of the
Committee  at the time of the grant of the  Options,  the Options  will be first
exercisable at the rate of 20% on the one year  anniversary of the date of grant
and 20%  annually  thereafter  during  such  periods of service as an  Employee,
Director or Director Emeritus.

                  (f) Cashless  Exercise.  Subject to vesting  requirements,  if
applicable,  an Optionee who has held a Non-Incentive  Stock Option for at least
six months may engage in the "cashless  exercise" of the Option. Upon a cashless
exercise,  an Optionee  gives the Company  written notice of the exercise of the
Option together with an order to a registered  broker-dealer or equivalent third
party,  to sell part or all of the Optioned  Stock and to deliver  enough of the
proceeds  to the  Company to pay the Option  exercise  price and any  applicable
withholding  taxes.  If the Optionee does not sell the Optioned  Stock through a
registered  broker-dealer  or equivalent  third party, the Optionee can give the
Company  written  notice of the  exercise  of

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the Option and the third party  purchaser  of the  Optioned  Stock shall pay the
Option exercise price plus any applicable withholding taxes to the Company.

                  (g)  Transferability.  Any Non-Incentive  Stock Option granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be exercised  during an  Optionee's  lifetime only by
the Optionee to whom it was granted and shall not be assignable or  transferable
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

         10.      Effect of Termination  of  Employment,  Disability or Death on
                  Incentive Stock Options.

                  (a)   Termination  of  Employment.   In  the  event  that  any
Optionee's  employment  with the Company shall  terminate for any reason,  other
than Disability or death,  all of any such  Optionee's  Incentive Stock Options,
and all of any such  Optionee's  rights to purchase or receive  Shares of Common
Stock pursuant thereto, shall automatically  terminate on (A) the earlier of (i)
or  (ii):  (i) the  respective  expiration  dates of any  such  Incentive  Stock
Options, or (ii) the expiration of not more than three (3) months after the date
of such termination of employment; or (B) at such later date as is determined by
the  Committee at the time of the grant of such Award based upon the  Optionee's
continuing  status as a Director or Director Emeritus of the Savings Bank or the
Company,  but only if, and to the extent  that,  the  Optionee  was  entitled to
exercise any such  Incentive  Stock Options at the date of such  termination  of
employment,   and  further  that  such  Award  shall   thereafter  be  deemed  a
Non-Incentive  Stock  Option.  In the  event  that a  Subsidiary  ceases to be a
Subsidiary  of the Company,  the  employment of all of its employees who are not
immediately  thereafter  employees  of the Company  shall be deemed to terminate
upon the date such Subsidiary so ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company.

                  (b)  Disability.  In the event that any Optionee's  employment
with the  Company  shall  terminate  as the  result  of the  Disability  of such
Optionee,  such Optionee may exercise any Incentive Stock Options granted to the
Optionee  pursuant  to the Plan at any  time  prior  to the  earlier  of (i) the
respective expiration dates of any such Incentive Stock Options or (ii) the date
which is one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment, but only
if, and to the extent  that,  the  Optionee  was  entitled to exercise  any such
Incentive Stock Options at the date of such termination of employment.

                  (c)  Death.  In the  event of the  death of an  Optionee,  any
Incentive  Stock Options granted to such Optionee may be exercised by the person
or persons to whom the Optionee's  rights under any such Incentive Stock Options
pass  by  will  or by the  laws  of  descent  and  distribution  (including  the
Optionee's estate during the period of  administration) at any time prior to the
earlier  of (i) the  respective  expiration  dates of any such  Incentive  Stock
Options or (ii) the date which is two (2) years  after the date of death of such
Optionee  but only if, and to the extent  that,  the  Optionee  was  entitled to
exercise any such Incentive Stock Options at the date of death.  For purposes of
this Section  10(c),  any  Incentive  Stock Option held by an Optionee  shall be
considered  exercisable  at the  date  of his  death  if  the  only  unsatisfied
condition  precedent to the exercisability of such Incentive Stock Option at the
date of death is the passage of a specified period of time. At the discretion of
the Committee,  upon exercise of such Options the Optionee may receive Shares or
cash or a  combination  thereof.  If cash shall be paid in lieu of Shares,  such
cash shall be equal to the  difference  between  the Fair  Market  Value of such
Shares and the exercise price of such Options on the exercise date.

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                  (d) Incentive Stock Options Deemed  Exercisable.  For purposes
of Sections 10(a), 10(b) and 10(c) above, any Incentive Stock Option held by any
Optionee  shall  be  considered  exercisable  at  the  date  of  termination  of
employment if any such  Incentive  Stock Option would have been  exercisable  at
such date of termination of employment without regard to the Disability or death
of the Participant.

                  (e) Termination of Incentive  Stock Options.  Except as may be
specified by the Committee at the time of grant of an Option, to the extent that
any  Incentive  Stock  Option  granted  under  the  Plan to any  Optionee  whose
employment with the Company  terminates shall not have been exercised within the
applicable period set forth in this Section 10, any such Incentive Stock Option,
and all rights to purchase or receive Shares of Common Stock  pursuant  thereto,
as the case may be, shall terminate on the last day of the applicable period.

         11.  Effect  of  Termination  of  Employment,  Disability  or  Death on
Non-Incentive  Stock Options.  The terms and conditions of  Non-Incentive  Stock
Options relating to the effect of the termination of an Optionee's employment or
service,  Disability  of an  Optionee  or his  death  shall  be such  terms  and
conditions as the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine at the time
of termination of service,  unless specifically provided for by the terms of the
Agreement at the time of grant of the award.

         12.  Withholding  Tax. The Company  shall have the right to deduct from
all amounts paid in cash with  respect to the  cashless  exercise of Options any
taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash payments. Where a
Participant  or other  person is  entitled  to receive  Shares  pursuant  to the
exercise  of an  Option,  the  Company  shall  have  the  right to  require  the
Participant  or such  other  person to pay the  Company  the amount of any taxes
which the Company is required to withhold  with respect to such  Shares,  or, in
lieu  thereof,  to retain,  or to sell without  notice,  a number of such Shares
sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld.

         13.      Recapitalization, Merger, Consolidation, Change in Control and
Other Transactions.

                  (a)  Adjustment.   Subject  to  any  required  action  by  the
stockholders of the Company,  within the sole  discretion of the Committee,  the
aggregate  number of Shares of Common  Stock for which  Options  may be  granted
hereunder,  the number of Shares of Common  Stock  covered  by each  outstanding
Option,  and the  exercise  price per Share of Common Stock of each such Option,
shall all be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number
of issued and outstanding Shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation   of  Shares   (whether   by  reason  of  merger,   consolidation,
recapitalization,   reclassification,   split-up,   combination  of  shares,  or
otherwise) or the payment of a stock  dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or
any other  increase or  decrease  in the number of such  Shares of Common  Stock
effected  without the receipt or payment of  consideration by the Company (other
than Shares held by dissenting stockholders).

                  (b) Change in Control.  All  outstanding  Awards  shall become
immediately  exercisable in the event of a Change in Control of the Company,  as
determined  by the  Committee,  provided  that such  accelerated  vesting is not
inconsistent with applicable  regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or
other  appropriate  banking  regulatory  agency  at the time of such  Change  in
Control.  In the event of such a Change in Control,  the Committee and the Board
of Directors  will take one or more of the following  actions to be effective as
of the date of such Change in Control:


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                           (i)      provide that such Options shall be assumed,
or  equivalent  options  shall be  substituted,  ("Substitute  Options")  by the
acquiring or succeeding  corporation (or an affiliate  thereof),  provided that:
(A) any such Substitute Options exchanged for Incentive Stock Options shall meet
the  requirements  of  Section  424(a) of the Code,  and (B) the shares of stock
issuable  upon  the  exercise  of  such  Substitute   Options  shall  constitute
securities registered in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
("1933  Act") or such  securities  shall be  exempt  from such  registration  in
accordance  with  Sections  3(a)(2) or  3(a)(5) of the 1933 Act,  (collectively,
"Registered Securities"), or in the alternative, if the securities issuable upon
the  exercise  of  such  Substitute  Options  shall  not  constitute  Registered
Securities,  then the Optionee will receive upon  consummation  of the Change in
Control  transaction  a cash  payment for each Option  surrendered  equal to the
difference between (1) the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be received
for each share of Common  Stock in the Change in Control  transaction  times the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to such  surrendered  Options,  and (2)
the aggregate exercise price of all such surrendered Options, or

                           (ii)    in the event of a transaction under the terms
of which the  holders of the  Common  Stock of the  Company  will  receive  upon
consummation  thereof a cash  payment  (the  "Merger  Price")  for each share of
Common  Stock  exchanged  in the  Change in Control  transaction,  to make or to
provide for a cash payment to the Optionees equal to the difference  between (A)
the  Merger  Price  times the number of shares of Common  Stock  subject to such
Options held by each Optionee (to the extent then  exercisable  at prices not in
excess of the Merger  Price) and (B) the  aggregate  exercise  price of all such
surrendered Options in exchange for such surrendered Options.

                  (c)  Extraordinary   Corporate  Action.   Notwithstanding  any
provisions  of the Plan to the contrary,  subject to any required  action by the
stockholders   of  the  Company,   in  the  event  of  any  Change  in  Control,
recapitalization,   merger,   consolidation,   exchange  of  Shares,   spin-off,
reorganization,   tender  offer,   partial  or  complete  liquidation  or  other
extraordinary  corporate action or event, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall have the power, prior or subsequent to such action or event to:

                           (i)      appropriately adjust the number of Shares of
Common Stock  subject to each  Option,  the Option  exercise  price per Share of
Common Stock, and the  consideration to be given or received by the Company upon
the exercise of any outstanding Option;

                           (ii)    cancel any or all previously granted Options,
provided that  appropriate  consideration  is paid to the Optionee in connection
therewith; and/or

                           (iii) make such other  adjustments in connection with
the Plan as the Committee, in its sole discretion,  deems necessary,  desirable,
appropriate or advisable;  provided,  however,  that no action shall be taken by
the Committee which would cause Incentive Stock Options granted  pursuant to the
Plan to fail to meet the  requirements  of Section  422 of the Code  without the
consent of the Optionee.

                  (d)  Acceleration.  The Committee  shall at all times have the
power to accelerate  the exercise date of Options  previously  granted under the
Plan;  provided  that such action is not contrary to  regulations  of the OTS or
other appropriate banking regulatory agency then in effect.

                       Except as expressly provided in Sections 13(a) and 13(b),
no Optionee shall have


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any rights by reason of the  occurrence  of any of the events  described in this
Section 13.

         14. Time of Granting Options.  The date of grant of an Option under the
Plan  shall,  for all  purposes,  be the date on which the  Committee  makes the
determination of granting such Option. Notice of the grant of an Option shall be
given to each  individual  to whom an Option is so granted  within a  reasonable
time after the date of such grant in a form determined by the Committee.

         15.  Effective  Date. The Plan shall become  effective upon the date of
approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company,  subject to approval or
non-objection by the Office of Thrift Supervision,  if applicable. The Committee
may make a determination related to Awards prior to the Effective Date with such
Awards to be effective upon the date of stockholder approval of the Plan.

         16.   Approval  by   Stockholders.   The  Plan  shall  be  approved  by
stockholders  of the Company  within twelve (12) months before or after the date
the Plan is approved by the Board.

         17.  Modification  of Options.  At any time and from time to time,  the
Board may  authorize  the  Committee to direct the  execution  of an  instrument
providing  for the  modification  of any  outstanding  Option,  provided no such
modification, extension or renewal shall confer on the holder of said Option any
right or benefit  which could not be conferred on the Optionee by the grant of a
new  Option  at such  time,  or shall not  materially  decrease  the  Optionee's
benefits  under the Option  without  the  consent  of the holder of the  Option,
except as otherwise permitted under Section 18 hereof.
         18. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                  (a)  Action by the  Board.  The Board may  alter,  suspend  or
discontinue  the Plan,  except that no action of the Board may  increase  (other
than as provided in Section 13 hereof) the maximum number of Shares permitted to
be  optioned  under the Plan,  materially  increase  the  benefits  accruing  to
Participants   under  the  Plan  or  materially   modify  the  requirements  for
eligibility for  participation in the Plan unless such action of the Board shall
be subject to approval or ratification by the stockholders of the Company.

                 (b)  Change  in  Applicable  Law.  Notwithstanding  any  other
provision  contained  in the Plan,  in the event of a change in any  federal  or
state law,  rule,  regulation  or policy which would make the exercise of all or
part of any  previously  granted  Option  unlawful or subject the Company to any
penalty, the Committee may restrict any such exercise without the consent of the
Optionee or other holder  thereof in order to comply with any such law,  rule or
regulation or to avoid any such penalty.

         19.      Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares; Limitations on Option
                  Exercise; Cancellation of Option Rights.

                  (a)  Shares  shall not be issued  with  respect  to any Option
granted  under the Plan unless the  issuance  and  delivery of such Shares shall
comply with all  relevant  provisions  of  applicable  law,  including,  without
limitation,  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  the rules and  regulations
promulgated   thereunder,   any  applicable   state   securities  laws  and  the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.

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                   (b) The  inability  of the  Company  to obtain any  necessary
authorizations,  approvals or letters of non-objection  from any regulatory body
or  authority  deemed by the  Company's  counsel to be  necessary  to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares issuable  hereunder shall relieve the Company of
any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of such Shares.

                  (c) As a condition to the  exercise of an Option,  the Company
may require the person  exercising the Option to make such  representations  and
warranties as may be necessary to assure the  availability  of an exemption from
the registration requirements of federal or state securities law.

                  (d) Notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary, upon the
termination  of  employment  or service  of an  Optionee  by the  Company or its
Subsidiaries  for "cause" as defined at 12 C.F.R.  563.39(b)(1) as determined by
the Board of Directors,  all Options held by such Participant  shall cease to be
exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

                  (e) Upon the  exercise  of an  Option by an  Optionee  (or the
Optionee's  personal  representative),  the Committee,  in its sole and absolute
discretion,  may make a cash payment to the  Optionee,  in whole or in part,  in
lieu of the delivery of shares of Common Stock.  Such cash payment to be paid in
lieu of delivery of Common  Stock shall be equal to the  difference  between the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the Option exercise and the
exercise  price per share of the Option.  Such cash payment shall be in exchange
for the cancellation of such Option.  Such cash payment shall not be made in the
event that such  transaction  would  result in  liability to the Optionee or the
Company under Section 16(b) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         20.  Reservation  of Shares.  During the term of the Plan,  the Company
will  reserve and keep  available a number of Shares  sufficient  to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.

         21. Unsecured Obligation.  No Participant under the Plan shall have any
interest  in any fund or special  asset of the  Company by reason of the Plan or
the grant of any  Option  under the Plan.  No trust  fund  shall be  created  in
connection with the Plan or any grant of any Option hereunder and there shall be
no required funding of amounts which may become payable to any Participant.

         22. No Employment  Rights. No Director,  Employee or other person shall
have a right to be selected as a  Participant  under the Plan.  Neither the Plan
nor any action  taken by the  Committee in  administration  of the Plan shall be
construed  as giving  any person any rights of  employment  or  retention  as an
Employee,  Director or in any other capacity with the Company,  the Savings Bank
or other Subsidiaries.

         23.  Governing  Law.  The Plan shall be  governed by and  construed  in
accordance  with the laws of the  State of  Kansas,  except to the  extent  that
federal law shall be deemed to apply.


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                                   EXHIBIT 4.2

                FORM OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO
                     WITH RESPECT TO INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS


<PAGE>
                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                             ----------------------

                  FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS UNDER SECTION 422
                          OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
                                 PURSUANT TO THE
                       FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             ----------------------

                           FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

         STOCK  OPTIONS  for a total of _______ shares of Common  Stock of First
Kansas  Financial  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  which  Option is  intended to
qualify as an Incentive  Stock Option under Section 422 of the Internal  Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, is hereby granted to __________, (the "Optionee"),  at
the price  determined as provided in, and in all respects  subject to the terms,
definitions and provisions of the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by
the Company  which is  incorporated  by  reference  herein,  receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged.

         1. Option  Price.  The Option price is $_______  for each Share,  being
100% of the fair market value,  as determined  by the  Committee,  of the Common
Stock on the date of grant of this Option.

         2. Exercises of Option.  This Option shall be exercisable in accordance
with provisions of the Plan,  provided the holder of such Option is an employee,
director or director emeritus of the Company as of such date, as follows:

                  (a)      Schedule of Rights to Exercise.

                                                            Percentage of Total
                                                                   Shares
                                                              Awarded Which Are
                                                                Exercisable/
                                Date              Options      Non-forfeitable
                                ----              -------      ---------------

Upon grant                                           0               0%
As of February 2, 2000....................          _____            20%
As of February 2, 2001....................          _____            40%
As of February 2, 2002....................          _____            60%
As of February 2, 2003....................          _____            80%
As of February 2, 2004....................          _____           100%

         Options  awarded to the Optionee shall continue to vest annually during
such period  that he serves as an  employee,  director  or director  emeritus of
First Kansas Federal Savings Bank or the Company. Notwithstanding any provisions
in this  Section 2, in no event  shall this Option be  exercisable  prior to six
months following the date of grant. Options shall be 100% vested and exercisable
upon the death or disability of the Optionee, or upon a Change in Control of the





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Company, subject to limitations under applicable regulations and policies of the
Office of Thrift Supervision.

                  (b) Method of Exercise.  This Option shall be exercisable by a
written notice which shall:

                            (i) State the election to exercise  the Option,  the
         number of  Shares  with  respect  to which it is being  exercised,  the
         person in whose name the stock  certificate  or  certificates  for such
         Shares of Common  Stock is to be  registered,  his  address  and Social
         Security  Number (or if more than one, the names,  addresses and Social
         Security Numbers of such persons);

                           (ii) Contain such  representations  and agreements as
         to the holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common
         Stock as may be satisfactory to the Company's counsel;

                          (iii) Be signed by the person or persons  entitled  to
         exercise the Option and, if the Option is being exercised by any person
         or  persons  other  than  the  Optionee,   be   accompanied  by  proof,
         satisfactory to counsel for the Company, of the right of such person or
         persons to exercise the Option; and

                           (iv) Be in  writing  and  delivered  in  person or by
         certified mail to the Treasurer of the Company.

         Payment of the  purchase  price of any Shares with respect to which the
Option is being  exercised  shall be by certified or bank  cashier's or teller's
check.  The certificate or  certificates  for shares of Common Stock as to which
the Option shall be exercised  shall be  registered in the name of the person or
persons exercising the Option.

                  (c) Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised
if the issuance of the Shares upon such exercise would constitute a violation of
any applicable federal or state securities or other law or valid regulation.  As
a condition to the Optionee's  exercise of this Option,  the Company may require
the person exercising this Option to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

         3. Non-transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of this  Option  shall be binding  upon the  executors,  administrators,  heirs,
successors and assigns of the Optionee.


<PAGE>

         4. Term of Option.  This Option may not be exercised more than ten (10)
years  from the date of grant of this  Option,  as set forth  below,  and may be
exercised  during  such term only in  accordance  with the Plan and the terms of
this Option.

         5. Related  Matters.  Notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary,
additional  conditions or restrictions  related to such Options may be contained
in the Plan or the resolutions of the Plan Committee  authorizing  such grant of
Options.


                                              First Kansas Financial Corporation



Date of Grant:                             By:
               ----------------                ---------------------------------


Attest:




- -----------------------
[SEAL]





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                      INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION EXERCISE FORM
                      ------------------------------------

                                 PURSUANT TO THE
                       FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN


                                                       --------------
                                                               (Date)


First Kansas Financial Corporation
600 Main Street
Osawatomie, Kansas  66064

Dear Sir:

         The  undersigned  elects to  exercise  the  Incentive  Stock  Option to
purchase  ________ shares of Common Stock of First Kansas Financial  Corporation
under and pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated ________________.

         Delivered  herewith is a certified or bank  cashier's or teller's check
and/or shares of Common  Stock,  valued at the fair market value of the stock on
the date of exercise, as set forth below.


                              $_______               of cash or check
                               _______               of Common Stock
                              $                      Total
                               =======


         The name or names to be on the stock  certificate or  certificates  and
the address and Social Security Number of such person(s) is as follows:

         Name
               --------------------------------------------------------

         Address
                 ------------------------------------------------------

         Social Security Number
                                ---------------------------------------

                                             Very truly yours,



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




                                   EXHIBIT 4.3

                FORM OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO
                   WITH RESPECT TO NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS


<PAGE>

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                             ----------------------

                         FOR NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS
                                 PURSUANT TO THE
                       FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             ----------------------

                             NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS



         STOCK  OPTIONS  for a total of _______ shares of Common  Stock of First
Kansas Financial Corporation (the "Company") is hereby granted to _________ (the
"Optionee") at the price  determined as provided in, and in all respects subject
to the terms,  definitions  and  provisions  of the 1999 Stock  Option Plan (the
"Plan")  adopted by the  Company  which is  incorporated  by  reference  herein,
receipt of which is hereby  acknowledged.  Such Stock Options do not comply with
Options  granted  under  Section 422 of the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as
amended.

         1. Option Price.  The Option price is $_________ for each Share,  being
100% of the fair market value,  as determined  by the  Committee,  of the Common
Stock on the date of grant of this Option.

         2. Exercise of Option.  This Option shall be  exercisable in accordance
with provisions of the Plan as follows:

                  (a)      Schedule of Rights to Exercise.

                                                    Percentage of Total Shares
                                                         Awarded Which Are
          Date                        Options             Non-forfeitable
          ----                        -------             ---------------

Upon grant                               0                      0%
As of February 2, 2000                 _____                    20%
As of February 2, 2001                 _____                    40%
As of February 2, 2002                 _____                    60%
As of February 2, 2003                 _____                    80%
As of February 2, 2004                 _____                   100%


<PAGE>

         Options  shall  continue  to vest  annually  provided  that such holder
remains a director or director's  emeritus of First Kansas Federal  Savings Bank
or the Company.  Notwithstanding  any  provisions in this Section 2, in no event
shall  this  Option be  exercisable  prior to six months  following  the date of
grant. Options shall be 100% vested and exercisable upon the death or disability
of the  Optionee,  or upon a  Change  in  Control  of the  Company,  subject  to
limitations  under  applicable  regulations and policies of the Office of Thrift
Supervision.

                  (b) Method of Exercise.  This Option shall be exercisable by a
written notice which shall:

                            (i) State the election to exercise  the Option,  the
         number of  Shares  with  respect  to which it is being  exercised,  the
         person in whose name the stock  certificate  or  certificates  for such
         Shares of Common  Stock is to be  registered,  his  address  and Social
         Security  Number (or if more than one, the names,  addresses and Social
         Security Numbers of such persons);

                           (ii) Contain such  representations  and agreements as
         to the holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common
         Stock as may be satisfactory to the Company's counsel;

                          (iii) Be signed by the person or persons  entitled  to
         exercise the Option and, if the Option is being exercised by any person
         or  persons  other  than  the  Optionee,   be   accompanied  by  proof,
         satisfactory to counsel for the Company, of the right of such person or
         persons to exercise the Option; and

                           (iv) Be in  writing  and  delivered  in  person or by
         certified mail to the Treasurer of the Company.

         Payment of the  purchase  price of any Shares with respect to which the
Option is being  exercised  shall be by certified or bank  cashier's or teller's
check.  The certificate or  certificates  for shares of Common Stock as to which
the Option shall be exercised  shall be  registered in the name of the person or
persons exercising the Option.

                  (c) Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised
if the issuance of the Shares upon such exercise would constitute a violation of
any applicable federal or state securities or other law or valid regulation.  As
a condition to the Optionee's  exercise of this Option,  the Company may require
the person exercising this Option to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

         3. Non-transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of this  Option  shall be binding  upon the  executors,  administrators,  heirs,
successors and assigns of the Optionee.



<PAGE>

         4. Term of Option.  This Option may not be exercised more than ten (10)
years  from the date of grant of this  Option,  as set forth  below,  and may be
exercised  during  such term only in  accordance  with the Plan and the terms of
this Option.

         5. Related  Matters.  Notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary,
additional  conditions or restrictions  related to such Options may be contained
in the Plan or the resolutions of the Plan Committee  authorizing  such grant of
Options.

                                              First Kansas Financial Corporation




Date of Grant:                             By:
              ----------------                 ---------------------------------


Attest:




- -------------------------
[SEAL]












<PAGE>





                    NON-INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION EXERCISE FORM
                    ----------------------------------------

                                 PURSUANT TO THE
                       FIRST KANSAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN


                                                  --------------------
                                                                (Date)


First Kansas Financial Corporation
600 Main Street
Osawatomie, Kansas  66064

Dear Sir:

         The undersigned  elects to exercise the  Non-Incentive  Stock Option to
____________   purchase  shares  of  Common  Stock  of  First  Kansas  Financial
Corporation under and pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated ______________.

         Delivered  herewith is a certified or bank  cashier's or teller's check
and/or shares of Common  Stock,  valued at the fair market value of the stock on
the date of exercise, as set forth below.


                              $________              of cash or check
                               ________              of Common Stock
                              $                      Total
                               ========


         The name or names to be on the stock  certificate or  certificates  and
the address and Social Security Number of such person(s) is as follows:

         Name
               --------------------------------------------

         Address
                 ------------------------------------------

         Social Security Number
                                ---------------------------


                                                 Very truly yours,



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




                                   EXHIBIT 4.4

                         FORM OF STOCK AWARD TAX NOTICE


<PAGE>




                 TAX ISSUES RELATED TO EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS


         This   memorandum   reviews  the  tax  effects  upon  the  exercise  of
"Non-Incentive  Stock Options"  ("NSOs")  (those options awarded to non-employee
directors and perhaps to some officers) and "Incentive  Stock Options"  ("ISOs")
(those options generally awarded to officers and employees).

A.       Exercise of an NSO
         ------------------

         Upon the  exercise of an NSO, the amount by which the fair market value
of the shares on the date of exercise  exceeds the exercise  price will be taxed
to the optionee as ordinary income.  The Company will be entitled to a deduction
in  the  same  amount,  provided  it  makes  all  required  withholdings  on the
compensation  element of the exercise.  In general,  the optionee's tax basis in
the shares  acquired by  exercising  an NSO is equal to the fair market value of
such shares on the date of exercise.  Upon a subsequent  sale of any such shares
in a  taxable  transaction,  the  optionee  will  realize  capital  gain or loss
(long-term  or  short-term,  depending  on whether the shares were held for more
than 12 months before the sale) in an amount equal to the difference between his
or her basis in the shares and the sale price.

         Special  rules  apply if an  optionee  pays  the  exercise  price  upon
exercise of NSOs with previously  acquired shares of stock.  Except as described
below with respect to shares  acquired  pursuant to ISOs,  such a transaction is
treated as a  tax-free  exchange  of the old  shares for the same  number of new
shares.  To that extent,  the optionee's  basis in the new shares is the same as
his or her basis in the old shares, i.e., there is a carryover of basis, and the
capital gain holding period runs without interruption from the date when the old
shares were  acquired.  The value of any new shares  received by the optionee in
excess of the number of old shares  surrendered  less any cash the optionee pays
for the new shares will be taxed as ordinary income. The optionee's basis in the
additional  shares is equal to the fair market  value of such shares on the date
the shares were  transferred,  and the capital gain holding period  commences on
the same date.  The effect of these  rules is to defer the date when any gain in
the old  shares  that  are used to buy new  shares  must be  recognized  for tax
purposes.  Stated  differently,  these  rules  allow an  optionee to finance the
exercise of an NSO by using shares of stock that he or she already owns, without
paying  current  tax on any  unrealized  appreciation  in the  value of all or a
portion of those old shares.

B.       Exercise of an ISO
         ------------------

         The holder of an ISO will not be subject to federal income tax upon the
exercise of the ISO, and the Company will not be entitled to a tax  deduction by
reason of such  exercise,  provided  that the  holder is still  employed  by the
Company  (or  terminated  employment  no longer  than  three  months  before the
exercise date).  Additional exceptions to this exercise timing requirement apply
upon the death or disability of the optionee. A sale of the shares received upon
the  exercise of an ISO which  occurs both more than one year after the exercise
of the ISO and more than two years after the grant of the ISO will result in the
realization  of long-term  capital gain or loss in the amount of the  difference
between the amount  realized on the sale and the exercise price for such


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shares.  Generally,  upon a sale  or  disposition  of the  shares  prior  to the
foregoing holding requirements  (referred to as a "disqualifying  disposition"),
the optionee  will  recognize  ordinary  income,  and the Company will receive a
corresponding deduction equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market
value of the shares on the date of transfer to the  optionee  over the  exercise
price,  or (ii) the excess of the amount  realized on the  disposition  over the
exercise  price for such shares.  Currently,  ISO exercises are exempt from FICA
and  FUTA  taxes  and  a  disqualifying  disposition  is  exempt  from  employer
withholding.

         A special rule applies if an optionee  pays all or part of the exercise
price  of an ISO by  surrendering  shares  of  stock  that he or she  previously
acquired  by  exercising  any other ISO.  If the  optionee  has not held the old
shares  for  the  full  duration  of  the  applicable   holding  periods  before
surrendering  them,  then the  surrender  of such shares to exercise the new ISO
will be treated as a disqualifying  disposition of the old shares.  As described
above,  the result of a  disqualifying  disposition is the loss of favorable tax
consequences  with respect to the  acquisition of the old shares pursuant to the
previously exercised ISO.

         Where the applicable holding period requirements have been met, the use
of previously  acquired  shares of stock to pay all or a portion of the exercise
price of an ISO may offer significant tax advantages, particularly a deferral of
the recognition of any appreciation in the surrendered shares in the same manner
as discussed above with respect to NSOs.

C.       Alternative Minimum Tax
         -----------------------

         The  "alternative  minimum  tax"  is  paid  when  such  tax  exceeds  a
taxpayer's regular federal income tax. The alternative minimum tax is calculated
based on alternative minimum taxable income, which is taxable income for federal
income tax  purposes,  modified  by certain  adjustments  and  increased  by tax
preference items.

         The spread  under an ISO - i.e.,  the  difference  between (a) the fair
market  value  of the  shares  at  exercise  and  (b)  the  exercise  price - is
classified  as  alternative  minimum  taxable  income for the year of  exercise.
Alternative  minimum  taxable income may be subject to the  alternative  minimum
tax.  However,  a  disqualifying  disposition  of the shares  subject to the ISO
during the same year in which the ISO was exercised  will  generally  cancel the
alternative minimum taxable income generated upon exercise of the ISO.

         When a taxpayer  sells stock  acquired  through the exercise of an ISO,
generally only the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the
date of  exercise  and the  date of sale is used in  computing  the  alternative
minimum  tax. The portion of a taxpayer's  minimum tax  attributable  to certain
items of tax  preference  (including the spread upon the exercise of an ISO) can
be  credited  against the  taxpayer's  regular  liability  in later years to the
extent that liability exceeds the alternative minimum tax.









                                   EXHIBIT 5.1

                   OPINION OF MALIZIA SPIDI & FISCH, PC AS TO
                THE VALIDITY OF THE COMMON STOCK BEING REGISTERED


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                           MALIZIA SPIDI & FISCH, PC
                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW
                               1301 K STREET, N.W.
                                 SUITE 700 EAST
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005
                                 (202) 434-4660
                            FACSIMILE: (202) 434-4661

                                                     WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER
                                                            (202) 434-4660




June 28, 1999

Board of Directors
First Kansas Financial Corporation
600 Main Street
Osawatomie, Kansas   66064

            RE:        Registration Statement on Form S-8:
                       First Kansas Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan

Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special counsel to First Kansas Financial Corporation,
a Kansas corporation (the "Company"),  in connection with the preparation of the
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the  "Registration  Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  relating to 155,393  shares of common stock,  par value $.10 per share
(the  "Common  Stock") of the Company  which may be issued upon the  exercise of
options  granted  or which  may be  granted  under the  First  Kansas  Financial
Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"),  as more fully described in the
Registration Statement. You have requested the opinion of this firm with respect
to certain legal aspects of the proposed offering.

         We have examined such documents, records, and matters of law as we have
deemed  necessary for purposes of this opinion and based thereon,  we are of the
opinion that the Common Stock when issued  pursuant to the stock awards  granted
under and in  accordance  with the  terms of the Plan  will be duly and  validly
issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

         We hereby  consent to the  filing of this  opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8.

                                                Sincerely,



                                                /s/ Malizia, Spidi & Fisch, PC
                                                ------------------------------
                                                    Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC






                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF MALIZIA SPIDI & FISCH, PC
                 (APPEARS IN THEIR OPINION FILED AS EXHIBIT 5.1)









                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP





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                            [LETTERHEAD OF KPMG LLP]

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT





The Board of Directors and Stockholders
First Kansas Financial Corporation
600 Main Street
Osawatomie, Kansas  66064-1421



         We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-8,  of our report  dated March 5, 1999  relating  to the  consolidated
balance  sheets of First  Kansas  Financial  Corporation  and  subsidiary  as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related  consolidated  statements  of income,
stockholders'  equity, and cash flows for the years ending December 31, 1998 and
1997, which report appears in the December 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-KSB
of First Kansas Financial Corporation.



                                                       /s/ KPMG LLP
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       KPMG LLP



June 28, 1999

Kansas City, Missouri






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