FLORIDAFIRST BANCORP
8-K, 1999-10-26
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20552


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                October 15, 1999




                              FLORIDAFIRST BANCORP
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



        United States                 000-25693                  59-3545582
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(State or other jurisdiction         (File No.)                (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                         Identification
                                                                  Number)


205 East Orange Street, Lakeland, Florida                       33801-4611
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (863) 688-6811
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)


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                              FLORIDAFIRST BANCORP

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events
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         The Registrant  announced  that it had received the required  approvals
necessary  to  implement  a stock  repurchase  plan to purchase up to 15% of its
outstanding  Common Stock held by persons other than  FloridaFirst  Bancorp MHC.
The  Registrant  will  purchase up to 405,578  shares of its Common  Stock.  For
further details,  reference is made to the Press Release dated October 19, 1999,
which  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99 and  incorporated  herein  by  this
reference.


Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
          Information and Exhibits
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         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99       Press Release dated October 19, 1999.



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                                   SIGNATURES


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



                                       FLORIDAFIRST BANCORP



Date: October 26, 1999                 By: /s/ Kerry P. Charlet
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                                           Kerry P. Charlet
                                           Chief Financial Officer



                                   EXHIBIT 99

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FloridaFirst Bancorp                          Contact:     Kerry P. Charlet
                                                           Senior Vice President
Lakeland, Florida                                          (941) 688-6811
                                                           Ext. 1004


                              For Immediate Release
                                October 19, 1999


                         FLORIDAFIRST BANCORP ANNOUNCES
                    OTS APPROVAL OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

         Lakeland,  Florida -- October 19, 1999 -- Gregory C. Wilkes,  President
of FloridaFirst Bancorp,  Lakeland, Florida (Nasdaq "FFBK"), the holding company
of FloridaFirst Bank,  announced today that the Office of Thrift Supervision has
approved its  application to repurchase up to 405,578 shares of its common stock
pursuant to the  Company's  stock  repurchase  plan.  Pursuant to the plan,  the
Company will repurchase up to 15% of its outstanding shares of common stock held
by persons other than FloridaFirst Bancorp, MHC, its mutual holding company.

         The repurchases will be made in open-market transactions subject to the
availability of stock and the terms of the repurchase plan.  Repurchased  shares
will become  authorized  but  unissued  shares and will be utilized  for general
corporate  and other  purposes,  including the issuances of shares in connection
with company and bank stock benefit plans.



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