Registration No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 1997
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 52-1508198
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1627 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
1996 Directors Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copies to:
Barbara Davis Blum Melissa Allison Warren, Esquire
President and Chief Executive Officer Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
1627 K Street, N.W. 120 E. Baltimore Street
Washington, D.C. 20006 Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(202) 466-4090 (410) 685-1120
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent
for Service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Proposed Proposed
Securities Amount Maximum Maximum Amount of
to be to be Offering Price Aggregate Registration
Registered Registered(1) Per Share(2) Offering Price Fee
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Common Stock 7,920 shares $12.06 $95,535 $28.95
Common Stock 7,920 N/A N/A N/A
Purchase Rights(3)
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(1) Together with such indeterminate number of additional shares as may be
issuable to avoid dilution as the result of a stock split, stock dividend
or similar adjustment of the Common Stock pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section
230.416(a).
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(l) solely for the basis of calculating
the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low price as
reported by Nasdaq National Market on August 6, 1997.
(3) The Common Stock Purchase Rights will be attached to and trade with shares
of the Common Stock of the Company.
This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance
with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed or to be filed with the Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (Commission File No.
0-10971) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, which includes the
consolidated balance sheets of the Company and Subsidiary as of December 31,
1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1996, together with the related notes and reports of
independent certified public accountants dated January 17, 1997 and January 26,
1996 and filed with the Commission on March 31, 1997.
(b) The Registrant's Form 10-QSB Reports for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-10971), filed with the Commission on May
15, 1997.
(c) The "Description of Capital Stock" section in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-05073), as amended,
filed with the Commission on June 3, 1996.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) and
(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Neither the named experts or counsel referenced below have an interest
in the Registrant.
The consolidated financial statements of Abigail Adams National
Bancorp, Inc. at December 31, 1996, and for the year ended December 31, 1996
included (incporated by reference) in this Registration Statement have been
audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, as
indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are included herein in
reliance upon the report of said firm and upon the authority of said firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
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The consolidated financial statements of Abigail Adams National
Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 1995, and for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 1995, have been incorporated by reference herein in
reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, incorporated by reference herein and upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed upon by
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, 120 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21202, counsel for the Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended,
permits Delaware corporations to include in their certificates of incorporation
a provision limiting directors' liability for monetary damages for breach of the
duty of care. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law gives Delaware
corporations the power to indemnify each of the present or former officers or
directors under certain circumstances, if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation.
Article FOURTEENTH of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, limits the liability of the Company's directors to the Company or its
shareholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of fiduciary arising out
of certain aspects of the director's conduct. Article XI of the Company's
By-laws permits indemnification of officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
The Company maintains officers' and directors' liability insurance in
the amount of $5,000,000.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. List of Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement (numbering corresponds to Exhibit Table in Item 601
of Regulation S-B):
5 Opinion of Ober, Kaler, Grimes and Shriver as to the legality
of the Common Stock.
10 Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc. 1996 Directors Stock
Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.6 of
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996).
23.1 Consent of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver (contained in the
opinion included as
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Exhibit 5).
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
24 Power of Attorney (located in the signature pages).
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement (i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement unless the information required by
(i) and (ii) is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13 of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement;
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities 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 Plans;
4. That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange 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; and
5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities 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 SEC such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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
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precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
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, Abigail
Adams National Bancorp, Inc. 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 Washington, District of Columbia, this
8th day of August, 1997.
ABIGAIL ADAMS NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Barbara Davis Blum
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Barbara Davis Blum
Chairwoman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints Barbara Davis Blum to sign for such person and in such
person's name and capacity indicated below, any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:
Name Title Date
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/s/ Barbara Davis Blum Chairwoman of the Board, President
Barbara Davis Blum and Chief Executive Officer August 8, 1997
(Principal executive officer)
/s/ Shireen L. Dodson Director August 11, 1997
Shireen L. Dodson
/s/ Susan Hager Director August 8, 1997
Susan Hager
/s/ Jeanne Hubbard Director August 8, 1997
Jeanne Hubbard
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/s/ Clarence L. James, Jr. Director August 12, 1997
Clarence L. James, Jr.
/s/ Steve Protulis Director August 11, 1997
Steve Protulis
/s/ Marshall T. Reynolds Director August 8, 1997
Marshall T. Reynolds
/s/ Robert L. Shell, Jr. Director August 8, 1997
Robert L. Shell, Jr.
/s/ Dana B. Stebbins Director August 11, 1997
Dana B. Stebbins
/s/ Susan J. Williams Director August 8, 1997
Susan J. Williams
/s/ Kimberly J. Levine Senior Vice President, August 11, 1997
Kimberly J. Levine Treasurer and Chief
(Principal financial and Financial Officer
accounting officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Page
No. Description Method of Filing Location
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5 Opinion of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Filed herewith
Shriver
10 Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Incorporated By Reference Not Applicable
Inc. 1996 Directors Stock Option
Plan
23.1 Consent of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Located in Exhibit 5 herewith Not Applicable
Shriver
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP Filed herewith
23.3 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick Filed herewith
LLP
24 Power of Attorney Located in the Signature Pages Not Applicable
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EXHIBIT 5
August 8, 1997
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
1627 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Re: Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc. 1996 Directors Stock
Option Plan - Registration Statement on Form S-8 for 7,920
Shares of Common Stock
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company") in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, on Form S-8 of 7,920 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par
value (the "Shares"), to be issued under the Abigail Adams National Bancorp,
Inc. 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Directors Option Plan"). As such
counsel, we have made such legal and factual examinations and inquiries as we
deemed advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares reserved for
issuance under the Directors Option Plan have been duly and validly authorized
and upon the issuance and delivery of the Shares in the manner and for the
consideration described under such Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8, and
we consent to the use of our name under the heading "Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel."
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
OBER, KALER, GRIMES & SHRIVER,
a Professional Corporation
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated January 17,
1997, included in Abigail Adams National Bancorp's Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31 1996, and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Washington, D.C.
August 11, 1997
EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc.
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel"in the registration statement on Form S-8.
/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Washington, D.C.
August 12, 1997
