SECURITY FINANCIAL BANCORP INC
8-K, EX-2.2, 2000-09-12
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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EXHIBIT 2.2           CAINKAR AGREEMENT



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                              STANDSTILL AGREEMENT


      This Agreement  ("Agreement") dated the 7th day of September 2000, is made
by and between  Security  Financial  Bancorp,  Inc.  ("Security  Financial") and
Vincent Cainkar,  Burbank Partners and the Louis F. Cainkar, Ltd. Profit Sharing
Plan  (collectively  the "Cainkar  Capital  Group," and  individually a "Cainkar
Group Member").

                                    RECITALS

      Whereas,  Security  Financial and the Cainkar Group and each Cainkar Group
Member  have  agreed  that it is in their  mutual  interests  to enter into this
Agreement as hereinafter described.

      Now, therefore,  in consideration of the premises and the representations,
warranties,  covenants  and  agreements  contained  herein,  and other  good and
valuable consideration, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

22.   Representations and Warranties of Cainkar Group and the Cainkar Group
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Members
      -------

      The Cainkar  Group and the Cainkar  Group  Members  hereby  represent  and
warrant to Security Financial as follows:

      d.    The  Cainkar  Group  and  the  Cainkar Group Members have beneficial
            ownership  of the  number of  shares  set forth for each in the most
            recent  correspondence  sent to  Security  Financial  by the Cainkar
            Group  regarding  the Cainkar  Group's  Notice of Intent to Nominate
            Director  dated June 16, 2000 wherein total  ownership was stated to
            be 39,000 shares and have full and complete  authority to enter into
            this  Agreement  and to bind the  entire  number  of  shares  of the
            capital  stock of Security  Financial in which they have,  or have a
            right to acquire a beneficial  ownership  interest,  to the terms of
            this  Agreement and this  Agreement  constitutes a valid and binding
            agreement of the Cainkar Group and each Cainkar Group Member.

      e.    There are no arrangements,  agreements or  understanding between the
            Cainkar Group (or any Cainkar  Group Member) and Security  Financial
            other than as set forth in this Agreement.

2.    Representations and Warranties of Security Financial
      ----------------------------------------------------

      Security  Financial  hereby  represents  and warrants to the Cainkar Group
and, each Cainkar Group Member as follows:

      a.    Security  Financial  has  full power and authority to enter into and
            perform its obligations under this Agreement,  and the execution and
            delivery  of this  Agreement  by  Security  Financial  has been duly
            authorized  by the Board of  Directors  of  Security  Financial  and
            requires no other Board of Directors  or  stockholder  action.  This
            Agreement  constitutes  a valid and binding  obligation  of Security
            Financial  and the  performance  of its terms does not  constitute a
            violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.



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      b.    There  are no arrangements, agreements or understandings between the
            Cainkar Group or any of the Cainkar Group Members, other than as set
            forth in this Agreement.

3.    Directorships
      -------------

      Each of John Palmer and Richard Lashley shall be appointed to the Board of
Directors of Security  Financial and the Board of Directors of Security  Federal
Bank & Trust (the "Bank")  subject to any  required  prior notice or approval by
regulatory authorities.  Once the size of the Board of Directors is increased to
11  members  and  any  required  regulatory  notice  and or  approval  has  been
satisfied,  Palmer shall be  appointed to the Class of Directors  that is up for
election in 2000,  and Lashley shall be appointed to the Class of Directors that
is up for election in 2002. John Palmer and Richard Lashley have agreed to enter
into a Standstill Agreement (the "PL Agreement") with Security Financial.

4.    Voting at 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
      ---------------------------------------------

      Provided that the PL Agreement requires support for the following actions,
the Cainkar  Group and each Cainkar Group Member shall vote all of the shares of
Security  Financial common stock beneficially owned by them for each of Security
Financial's nominees for election and for the ratification of the appointment of
Security  Financial's  independent  auditors  at  the  2000  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders of Security Financial,  and shall vote all of the stock of Security
Financial  beneficially  owned by them in favor of the  Proposal  to approve the
Security  Financial  Bancorp,  Inc. 2000 Stock-Based  Incentive Plan at the 2000
Annual Meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof.

5.    PL Capital Group Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Nominate Director
      --------------------------------------------------------------------

      Promptly  upon the  execution  and  delivery  of this  Agreement  and upon
receipt of an executed  copy of the PL  Agreement,  the Cainkar Group shall take
all  necessary  action to withdraw  its Notice of Intent to  Nominate  Directors
dated June 16, 2000.

6.    Publicity
      ---------

      Promptly upon the execution  and delivery of this  Agreement,  each of the
parties shall issue a joint press release disclosing the terms and provisions of
this  Agreement  and the  support of the Cainkar  Group of Security  Financial's
nominees, and other proposals at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,  which
press  release  shall be  subject to the prior  review and  comment of the other
party.  During  the term of this  Agreement,  no party to this  Agreement  shall
cause,  discuss,  cooperate or  otherwise  aid in the  preparation  of any press
release or other  publicity  concerning any other party to this Agreement or its
operations without prior approval of such other party unless required by law, in
which case notice of such requirement shall be given to the other party.

7.    Remedies
      --------

      Security  Financial  and the Cainkar  Group  acknowledge  and agree that a
breach or  threatened  breach by any party may give rise to  irreparable  injury
inadequately  compensable  in  damages,  and  accordingly  each  party  shall be
entitled to injunctive  relief to prevent a breach of the provisions  hereof and
to enforce  specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any state or federal
court having jurisdiction, in addition to any other remedy to which such



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aggrieved  party may be  entitled  to at law or in equity.  In the event  either
party  institutes  any legal  action to enforce such party's  rights  under,  or
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement,  the prevailing  party or parties
in such action  shall be entitled to recover from the other party or parties all
costs and expenses,  including but not limited to actual  attorneys' fees, court
costs,  witness  fees,  disbursements  and any other  expenses of  litigation or
negotiation incurred by such prevailing party or parties.

8.    Term
      ----

      This  Agreement  shall  terminate  upon the date  following  the  Security
Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

9.    Entire Agreement
      ----------------

      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
pertaining  to  the  subject   matter  hereof  and   supersedes  all  prior  and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings,  negotiations and discussions of the
parties in connection therewith not referred to herein.

10.   Counterparts; Facsimile
      -----------------------

      This  Agreement may be executed in any number of  counterparts  and by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, and signature pages may be delivered by
facsimile,  each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

11.   Headings
      --------

      The headings in this  Agreement are for  convenience of reference only and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

12.   Governing Law
      -------------

      This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by and  construed  and  enforced  in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,  without giving effect to its
principles of conflicts of laws.

13.   Severability
      ------------

      In the event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement  should,  for
any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions
of this  Agreement,  and this  Agreement  shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.





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14.   Successors and Assigns
      ----------------------

      This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the  successors and assigns,  and  transferees by operation of
law, of the parties.

15.   Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
      ------------------------------------------------------

      All  representations,  warranties,  covenants and  agreements  made herein
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

16.   Amendments
      ----------

      This  Agreement  may not be  modified,  amended,  altered or  supplemented
except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by all of
the parties hereto.

17.   Further Action
      --------------

      Each party agrees to execute any and all documents,  and to do and perform
any and all acts and  things  necessary  or  proper  to  effectuate  of  further
evidence the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.




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                                    SECURITY FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Mary Beth Bonaventura
                                        ---------------------------------
                                            Mary Beth Bonaventura
                                            Chairman of the Board



                                     /s/ Vincent Cainkar
                                     ------------------------------------
                                     Vincent Cainkar


                                    BURBANK PARTNERS


                                    By:/s/ Vincent Cainkar
                                       ----------------------------------
                                            Vincent Cainkar
                                            Partner


                                         /s/ Cathy M. Cainkar
                                         ---------------------------------
                                            Cathy M. Cainkar
                                            Partner


                                    LOUIS F. CAINKAR, LTD.
                                    PROFIT SHARING PLAN


                                    By:/s/ Vincent Cainkar
                                       -------------------------------
                                            Vincent Cainkar
                                            Trustee




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