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BANCORP HAWAII, INC.
1,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $2.00 PER SHARE
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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The Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") provides
shareholders of common stock ("Common Shares") of Bancorp Hawaii, Inc.
("Bancorp") with a simple and convenient method of purchasing Common Shares
without fees of any kind. Any holder of record of Common Shares of Bancorp is
eligible to join the Plan.
In addition, any of the following who is not a holder of record or
beneficial owner of Common Shares may join the Plan by purchasing Common Shares
pursuant to the initial stock purchase provisions of the Plan: an employee,
retired employee, or director of Bancorp, Bank of Hawaii (the "Bank"), or any of
their wholly owned subsidiaries ("Eligible Employee"); or a resident of the
State of Hawaii.
Investment options offered participants under the Plan are:
Full Dividend Reinvestment -- Reinvest dividends on all Common Shares
held. Participants may also make optional payments of a minimum of $25 per
payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per calendar quarter.
Partial Dividend Reinvestment -- Reinvest dividends on less than all
Common Shares held and continue to receive cash dividends on the other
shares. Participants may also make optional payments of a minimum of $25
per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per calendar quarter.
Optional Payments Only -- Invest by making optional payments of a
minimum of $25 per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per calendar
quarter without reinvesting dividends on Common Shares held.
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UNDERWRITING
PRICE TO DISCOUNTS PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONS ISSUER
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Per Share....................... * $ 0 *
Total........................... * $ 0 *
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* The price of Common Shares purchased under the Plan shall be 100% of the
market price determined on the basis of the average of the last sales prices
of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the period of five trading
days ending on the day of purchase.
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This Prospectus relates to 1,000,000 authorized and unissued Common Shares
registered for sale under the Plan. It is suggested that this Prospectus be
retained for future reference.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sales hereunder shall under
any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in the
affairs of Bancorp since the date hereof. No person has been authorized to give
any information or to make any representations, other than as contained in this
Prospectus and in other documents relating to the Plan delivered to eligible
parties and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection
with the offer described in this Prospectus, and if given or made, such
information or representations must not be relied upon. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell the securities to which this Prospectus relates in
any State to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer in such State.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS OCTOBER 28, 1996.
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This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, certain portions of which have been omitted pursuant to
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). The Registration Statement may be inspected without charge at the
principal office of the Commission in Washington, D.C., and all copies of all or
any parts of it may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of the
prescribed fees.
Bancorp is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy
statements, and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy
statements, and other information may be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, or at the Regional Offices of the Commission:
Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661-2511; or 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. Copies
of such material can also be obtained from the Commission at prescribed rates.
Written requests for such material should be addressed to the Public Reference
Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549.
Bancorp's Common Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol BOH. Reports, proxy material, and other information may also be inspected
at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York,
New York 10005.
Any person, including any beneficial owner, receiving a copy of this
Prospectus may obtain without charge, upon request, a copy of any of the
documents incorporated herein (except for certain exhibits to such documents) or
Bancorp's Annual Report to Shareholders. Requests should be addressed to
Corporate Secretary Department, Bancorp Hawaii, Inc., 130 Merchant Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone (808) 537-8239.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Issuer............................................................................. 3
Description of the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan....................... 3
Purpose.............................................................................. 3
Plan Highlights...................................................................... 3
Administration....................................................................... 4
Participation........................................................................ 4
Costs................................................................................ 5
Purchases............................................................................ 6
Initial Stock Purchase and Optional Payments......................................... 6
Reports to Participants.............................................................. 7
Certificates for Shares.............................................................. 7
Termination of Participation......................................................... 7
Sale of Shares....................................................................... 8
Effective Date....................................................................... 8
Safekeeping of Shares................................................................ 8
Limitation of Liability.............................................................. 8
Other Information.................................................................... 8
Federal Income Tax Consequences of Participation in the Plan......................... 10
Use of Proceeds........................................................................ 10
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference........................................ 10
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel................................................. 11
Experts................................................................................ 11
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THE ISSUER
Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. ("Bancorp") is the issuer of the shares of common
stock ("Common Shares") covered by this Prospectus. Its principal executive
offices are located at 130 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone
(808) 537-8239.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The following is a discussion of the provisions of the Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") of Bancorp. Those holders of
Common Shares who do not wish to participate in the Plan will receive cash
dividends, as declared, by check as usual.
This Prospectus relates to Common Shares purchased on or after the date of
this Prospectus in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to provide holders of record of Common Shares
with a simple and convenient method of investing cash dividends and optional
payments in additional Common Shares without payment of any brokerage commission
or service charges. The Plan is also designed to permit Eligible Employees and
residents of the State of Hawaii to join the Plan without incurring brokerage
commissions by making an initial purchase of Common Shares through the Plan.
Because Common Shares will be purchased directly from Bancorp, Bancorp will
retain such funds for general corporate purposes.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS
The following are some of the highlights of Plan participation:
(a) Participants may purchase Common Shares quarterly with reinvested
cash dividends on all or less than all of the Common Shares registered in
their names. See "Participation."
(b) Participants may also purchase Common Shares monthly with optional
payments of a minimum of $25 per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per
calendar quarter. See "Initial Stock Purchase and Optional Payments."
(c) No commission or service charges are paid by participants in
connection with purchases under the Plan. See "Costs."
(d) Full investment of funds is possible under the Plan because the
Plan permits fractions of shares, as well as full shares, to be credited to
a participant's account. See "Purchases."
(e) Cash dividends on the shares in the participant's account are
automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares. See "Purchases."
(f) The purchase price of stock acquired through the Plan is based on
a five-trading-day average, which may be higher or lower than the market
price on the purchase date. See "Purchases."
(g) Certificates for shares credited to a participant's account are
registered in the name of the Administrator or its nominee, unless the
participant withdraws shares from the participant's account and requests
the issuance of certificates for those shares. In that case, the withdrawn
shares may continue to participate in the Plan. See "Certificates for
Shares."
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(h) A participant may instruct the Plan Administrator to sell Common
Shares credited to the participant's account, and upon such sale the
Administrator will remit the net proceeds remaining after payment of
brokerage commissions, a service fee and any applicable taxes. Sales are
ordinarily made weekly following timely receipt of written instructions.
See "Sale of Shares." Such sales will generally take longer to complete
than a sale of Common Shares for which a participant holds certificates.
ADMINISTRATION
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Administrator")
administers the Plan for participants, keeps records, sends statements of
account to participants, and performs other duties relating to the Plan. Common
Shares purchased under the Plan will be registered in the name of the
Administrator, or its nominee, and the Administrator will keep an individual
account for each participant to record the participant's interest in the Plan.
The Administrator is not an affiliate of Bancorp.
PARTICIPATION
All holders of record of Common Shares are eligible to join the dividend
reinvestment and optional payment portions of the Plan at any time. An eligible
shareholder may join the Plan by completing and signing a Bancorp-approved
authorization form ("Authorization Form") and returning it to the Corporate
Secretary of Bancorp. Each participant in the Plan will remain a participant
until he or she terminates his or her participation in the Plan. Additional
copies of this Prospectus, together with additional Authorization Forms, may be
obtained at any time by writing to Bancorp Hawaii, Inc., P.O. Box 2900,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96846, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by calling the
Corporate Secretary Department at (808) 537-8239.
Except as discussed below, only holders of record of Common Shares are
eligible to join the dividend reinvestment and optional payment portions of the
Plan. Accordingly, owners of Common Shares whose shares are held of record in
names other than their own (e.g., broker, bank nominee) must either (1) have the
election to have their shares participate in the Plan made by the holder of
record or (2) become holders of record by having Common Shares transferred into
their own names and then making an election to participate. An election to have
shares participate in the Plan may not exceed the number of shares held of
record by the person making the election.
The Plan provides that if a member of the Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing
Plan has an interest in the Bancorp Stock Fund of such profit sharing plan, he
or she will be regarded as a holder of record of Common Shares. Such a person is
thereby eligible to make optional payments to the Plan even if he or she owns no
other Common Shares.
An Authorization Form electing reinvestment of dividends must be received
by the record date of the dividend to be reinvested in order to reinvest that
dividend. An optional payment may be made when joining the Plan or at any time
thereafter.
In addition, the following may join the Plan by purchasing Common Shares
pursuant to the initial stock purchase provisions of the Plan:
(a) An Eligible Employee who is not a holder of record or a beneficial
owner of Common Shares participating in the Plan.
(b) An individual who is a resident of the State of Hawaii and who is
not a holder of record or a beneficial owner of Common Shares participating
in the Plan. The Plan provides that the Chairman of the Board of Bancorp
may suspend the eligibility of such individuals to participate in the
initial stock purchase provisions of the Plan at any time. The Chairman's
discretion to suspend such eligibility might
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be exercised, for example, if the number of Common Shares then available
for Plan purposes was insufficient to meet the requirements of existing
Plan participants, or to facilitate compliance with legal or regulatory
requirements.
A person may purchase Common Shares pursuant to the initial stock purchase
provisions of the Plan by completing and signing a Bancorp-approved Initial
Stock Purchase Form-Hawaii Resident/Eligible Employee, as the case may be, and
returning it to the Corporate Secretary of Bancorp. An initial stock purchase
payment must be at least $250, but the initial stock purchase payment and any
optional payment may not exceed an aggregate of $5,000 in any calendar quarter.
Common Shares purchased pursuant to the initial stock purchase provisions of the
Plan will be at 100% of the market price. A person purchasing Common Shares
pursuant to the initial stock purchase provisions of the Plan will be deemed to
have chosen the Full Dividend Reinvestment option, described below, unless and
until such person has changed the investment option by signing an Authorization
Form electing another investment option.
The Authorization Form provides for the purchase of Common Shares through
the following investment options offered under the Plan:
Full Dividend Reinvestment -- Reinvest dividends on all Common Shares
held by a participant at 100% of the market price. Optional payments of a
minimum of $25 per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per calendar
quarter may also be made. Optional payments will be invested at 100% of the
market price.
Partial Dividend Reinvestment -- Reinvest dividends on fewer than all
of the Common Shares held by a participant at 100% of the market price and
continue to receive cash dividends on the other Common Shares. Optional
payments of a minimum of $25 per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per
calendar quarter may also be made. Optional payments will be invested at
100% of the market price.
Optional Payments Only -- Invest by making optional payments of a
minimum of $25 per payment up to an aggregate of $5,000 per calendar
quarter. Optional payments will be invested at 100% of the market price.
If an executed Authorization Form does not specify an investment option,
the Corporate Secretary Department will return the form for completion or
request further written instructions from the participant.
If dividends are subject to federal income tax withholding, the amount of
tax to be withheld will be deducted from the dividend amount to determine the
amount to be reinvested.
A participant may change the investment option at any time by signing a new
Authorization Form and returning it to the Corporate Secretary of Bancorp for
review and forwarding to the Administrator. However, any change in option with
respect to reinvestment of dividends must be received by the Corporate Secretary
of Bancorp by the first day of the month preceding the month in which the
dividends are to be paid to allow sufficient time for processing.
Cash dividends on Common Shares credited to the participant's account under
the Plan are automatically reinvested to purchase additional Common Shares.
COSTS
No brokerage fees are incurred in purchasing Common Shares under the Plan
because Common Shares are purchased directly from Bancorp. All service fees and
costs of administration of the Plan are paid by Bancorp, except that
participants who elect to have the Administrator, as agent for the participant,
sell the shares of common stock from his or her account on the open market and
to receive cash in lieu of the issuance
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of a stock certificate upon termination or withdrawal from the Plan will be
charged brokerage commission, a service fee of the Administrator charged in
connection with such sale, and any applicable taxes to be paid or withheld by
the Administrator.
PURCHASES
The price of Common Shares purchased under the Plan will be 100% of the
market price, which will be determined on the basis of the average of the last
sales prices of Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the period of
five trading days ending on the day of the purchase. If there is no trading in
the Common Shares during any trading day during the five-day period, the market
price and the purchase price based thereon will be determined by Bancorp on the
basis of such market quotations as it deems appropriate. No Common Shares will
be sold by Bancorp to the Plan at less than the par value of such shares of
$2.00 per share.
Cash dividends on Common Shares will be applied to the purchase of Common
Shares on dividend payment dates. Optional payments will be applied as described
under "Initial Stock Purchase and Optional Payments."
Each participant's account will be credited with that number of Common
Shares, including fractions computed to four decimal places, equal to the
amounts to be invested, divided by the applicable purchase price.
INITIAL STOCK PURCHASE AND OPTIONAL PAYMENTS
An initial stock purchase payment in the form of cash, check, or money
order may be made at any time, but must be in an amount of at least $250. The
initial stock purchase payment and any optional payment, however, may not exceed
an aggregate of $5,000 in any calendar quarter. (A payment is regarded as made
on the date it is invested.) It is recommended that initial stock purchase
payments not be made in cash, especially if made by mail.
Optional payments in the form of cash, check, or money order may be made at
any time, but must be for at least $25 per payment and may not exceed an
aggregate of $5,000 per calendar quarter. The $5,000.00 quarterly limitation on
initial stock purchase payments and optional payments will not be waived. The
amount of the optional payments may be varied each time (but may not be less
than $25 per payment), and there is no obligation to make additional optional
payments. It is recommended that optional payments not be made in cash,
especially if made by mail.
Initial stock purchase or optional payments received by the Corporate
Secretary Department of Bancorp by the last business day of the month will be
applied towards the purchase of additional Common Shares on the tenth business
day of the following month or on the dividend payment date if a dividend is
payable in such month. However, payments that will not be invested within 35
days of receipt will be returned. Accordingly, initial stock purchase or
optional payments should be submitted so that they are received by the Corporate
Secretary Department of Bancorp between the tenth calendar day and the last
business day of the month.
An optional payment form and reply envelope may be obtained by calling the
Corporate Secretary Department of Bancorp at (808) 537-8239 or by written
request mailed to Bancorp Hawaii, Inc., P.O. Box 2900, Honolulu, Hawaii 96846,
Attention: Corporate Secretary. All checks or money orders should be made
payable to "Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company," and sent to Bancorp at
the above address.
No interest will be paid on initial stock purchase or optional payments for
the period from the date of receipt until the date Common Shares are purchased.
Checks and other drafts must clear before such funds
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will be available for purchases of Common Shares under the Plan. Checks drawn on
foreign banks are subject to collection fees and exchange rates on the date of
negotiation. An investor who has submitted payment for an initial stock purchase
or optional purchase may cancel that transaction by providing written
instructions to the Corporate Secretary Department of Bancorp, provided those
instructions are received by the business day preceding the purchase date.
REPORTS TO PARTICIPANTS
Each participant in the Plan will receive a statement of account at least
once each quarter showing amounts invested, purchase prices, shares purchased,
and other information for the year to date. Each year, the fourth quarter
statement with summary will reflect year-to-date information which should be
retained for the participant's permanent record. Each participant will also
receive a Form 1099 for income tax purposes.
In addition, each participant will receive copies of the same
communications sent to every other holder of Common Shares, including Bancorp's
Quarterly Shareholders Report, Annual Report to Shareholders, and the Notice of
Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Common Shares purchased under the Plan, including Common Shares purchased
pursuant to the initial stock purchase provisions of the Plan, will be
registered in the name of the Administrator or its nominee. The number of shares
credited to an account under the Plan will be shown on the participant's
quarterly statement of account. This protects against loss, theft, or
destruction of stock certificates.
Certificates for such shares will not be issued to a participant except
upon the participant's termination of participation in the Plan or withdrawal of
all or a portion of the shares from the participant's account. Upon a
participant's termination of participation in the Plan, the participant will
receive certificates for whole shares credited to the participant's account and
a cash payment for any fraction of a share. Upon a participant's withdrawal of
all or a portion of the shares from the participant's account, the participant
will receive certificates for whole shares so withdrawn, but in no case will
certificates for fractional shares be issued. Withdrawn shares for which
certificates are issued will continue to participate in the Plan unless the
participant directs otherwise.
Accounts under the Plan are maintained in the names in which certificates
of the participants were registered at the time they entered the Plan, or in the
case of those persons entering the Plan pursuant to the initial stock purchase
provisions of the Plan, in the names designated on the Bancorp-approved initial
stock purchase form.
TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION
Participation in the Plan may be terminated by a participant at any time.
In order to terminate participation in the Plan, a participant must send a
written request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 2 Broadway, 19th
Floor, New York, NY 10004. When participation in the Plan is terminated,
certificates for whole shares credited to the participant's account under the
Plan will be issued and a cash payment will be made for any fraction of a share.
Certificates for fractions of shares will not be issued under any circumstances,
and any cash payments will be based on the then current market price of the
stock.
Any notice of termination received after a dividend record date will not be
effective until dividends paid for such record date have been credited to the
participant's Plan account.
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SALE OF SHARES
A participant who wishes to receive cash in lieu of shares upon withdrawal
or termination of participation may request the Administrator, as agent for the
participant, to sell such shares on the open market and to remit the net
proceeds to the participant. Such sales are ordinarily executed on the last
trading day of each week; however, the Administrator has discretion to execute
such sales more frequently and might do so, for example, in response to an
unusually high volume of sales requests. In order for a Participant's shares to
be sold by the Administrator, the Administrator or the Corporate Secretary
Department of Bancorp must receive written sale instructions from the
participant by the close of business on the second business day preceding the
sale date. The net proceeds to the participant will equal the selling price of
the shares on the date of sale less brokerage commission, a service fee of the
Administrator charged in connection with such sale, and any applicable taxes to
be paid or withheld by the Administrator. Any fractional shares credited to a
participant under the Plan upon withdrawal or termination will be converted to
cash on the basis of the then current market price of the stock.
EFFECTIVE DATE
The original effective date of the Plan was January 1, 1980. The terms of
the Plan as described in this Prospectus apply to purchases of Common Shares
under the Plan occurring after the date of this Prospectus.
SAFEKEEPING OF SHARES
In accordance with such procedures as the Administrator may adopt from time
to time, a participant may deliver to the Administrator certificates for shares
of Bancorp common stock participating in the Plan of which the participant is
the record holder. The Administrator will register such shares in its or its
nominee's name, but the participant will remain the beneficial owner of such
shares. The Administrator will maintain an individual account in the name of the
participant to record the participant's beneficial ownership of such shares. The
Administrator currently does not charge any fees in connection with such an
account, but it reserves the right to increase such fee or impose additional
fees at any time.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Plan provides that neither Bancorp, the Administrator, nor any of their
representatives, employees, or agents shall be liable under the Plan for any act
done in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act, including, without
limitation, any claims of liability (1) arising out of any such act or omission
to act that occurs prior to a participant's terminating participation pursuant
to the terms of the Plan, and (2) with respect to the prices at which shares are
purchased for the participant's account and the times such purchases are made.
The foregoing provisions do not preclude the exercise by participants of
applicable rights under federal or state securities laws.
OTHER INFORMATION
If a participant who is reinvesting dividends on all or a portion of the
Common Shares registered in the participant's name disposes of a portion of such
shares, the dividends on the remainder of the shares will continue to be
reinvested under the Plan. For example, if a participant authorized reinvestment
of the cash dividends on 50 shares of a total of 100 shares registered in the
participant's name and then the participant disposed of 25 shares, the
Administrator would continue to reinvest the cash dividends on 50 of the
remaining 75 shares. If instead, the participant disposed of 75 shares, the
Administrator would continue to reinvest the cash dividends on all of the
remaining 25 shares.
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If a participant disposes of all Common Shares registered in the
participant's name, the Administrator will continue to reinvest the dividends on
the shares credited to the participant's account under the Plan until otherwise
notified.
If a participant has an account in the Plan, all stock distributable to
such participant as a result of a stock dividend or stock split by Bancorp on
its Common Stock (including stock distributable on shares of Common Stock that
are not held of record by the Administrator under the Plan) shall be credited to
the participant's account in the Plan. If a Bancorp shareholder does not have an
account in the Plan, all stock distributable to such shareholder as a result of
a stock dividend or stock split by Bancorp on its Common Stock will be mailed
directly to the shareholder.
Common Shares credited to the account of a participant under the Plan may
not be pledged or encumbered. A participant who wishes to pledge or encumber
such shares must request that the certificates for such shares be issued in the
participant's name.
Pursuant to such rules as the Administrator and Bancorp may agree upon from
time to time, a participant may transfer shares from one account in the Plan to
another account in the Plan or may direct that shares be issued from the
participant's account in the Plan to another person. Any such transfer or
issuance must be made upon such forms as the Administrator may require.
The participant agrees to notify the Administrator promptly in writing of
any change of address. Notices to the participant may be given by letter
addressed to the participant at his or her last address of record with the
Administrator.
The Administrator will forward all proxy materials including a form of
proxy and return envelope covering all shares owned by a participant to be
voted, such proxy to be returned by the participant to Bancorp or Bancorp's
proxy agent.
If no instructions are received on a proxy card or instruction form
returned, properly signed, with respect to any item thereon, all of the shares
credited to the participant's account under the Plan will be voted in accordance
with the recommendations of Bancorp's management. If the proxy card or
instruction form is not returned or if it is returned unsigned, none of the
participant's shares will be voted unless the participant votes in person.
Bancorp reserves the right to suspend, modify, or terminate the Plan at any
time. The Chairman of the Board of Bancorp may suspend the Plan at any time. The
Chairman's suspension authority is not limited by the Plan and might be
exercised, for example, if the number of Common Shares available to the Plan was
insufficient, or to facilitate modifications to the Plan, or to facilitate
compliance with legal or regulatory requirements. Bancorp will notify affected
participants of any suspension, termination or material modification of the
Plan. Upon termination of the Plan by Bancorp, certificates for whole shares
credited to a participant's account under the Plan will be issued and a cash
payment will be made for any fraction of a share.
Participants should recognize that Bancorp cannot assure them of a profit
or protect them against a loss on the Common Shares purchased under the Plan. As
with any investment there is an element of risk and there can be no guarantee
that every dollar invested will produce a given amount of income.
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
The following is a summary of material federal income tax consequences of
participating in the Plan under federal income tax law existing as of the date
of this Prospectus:
1. In connection with Common Shares purchased with reinvested
dividends, the fair market value of the shares purchased with reinvested
dividends constitutes dividend income to the shareholder on the dividend
payment date. (Nonparticipating shareholders will have dividend income in
the amount of cash received.)
2. The full amount of dividend income will be eligible for the 70%
dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders.
3. The tax basis of Common Shares credited to the account of a
participant will be their fair market value on the date of their purchase
under the Plan.
4. A participant's holding period for Common Shares acquired pursuant
to the Plan will begin on the day following the purchase of such shares.
5. A participant will not realize any taxable income when the
participant receives certificates for whole Common Shares credited to the
participant's account, either upon the participant's request for those
shares or upon termination of participation in or termination of the Plan.
6. A participant will realize gain or loss when the Common Shares are
sold or exchanged, and in case of a fractional share or cash payment in
lieu of shares, when the participant receives a cash payment for a fraction
of a share credited to the participant's account or when the participant
receives a cash payment in lieu of shares. The amount of such gain or loss
will be the difference between the amount which the participant receives
for the shares or fraction of a share and the tax basis therefor.
A Plan participant is advised to consult with his or her own tax advisor as
to the tax effects of his or her participation in the Plan.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the Common Shares offered pursuant to the
Plan will be used for general corporate purposes of Bancorp, including
investments in, or extensions of credit to, Bancorp's banking and nonbanking
subsidiaries.
Based upon the past and anticipated growth of Bancorp, management
anticipates that Bancorp will engage, in the future, in additional financings
for similar general corporate purposes.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by this reference as of their respective
dates:
1. Bancorp's Form 10-K Annual Report, which contains audited financial
statements for Bancorp's latest fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
2. All other reports of Bancorp filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 1993.
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3. The description of Bancorp common stock contained in the
registration statement (and past and future amendments thereto) for such
common stock filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
All documents subsequently filed by Bancorp pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the
termination of the offering of the shares pursuant to the Plan covered by this
Prospectus, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
and to be a part hereof from the date of such filing of such documents.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
LEGAL OPINION. The validity of the shares of common stock to be offered
hereunder will be passed upon for the registrant by the law firm of Carlsmith
Ball Wichman Murray Case & Ichiki ("Carlsmith Ball"). Charles R. Wichman, one of
the registrant's directors, is a retired partner of Carlsmith Ball and is the
beneficial owner of 31,752 shares of registrant's common stock. Carlsmith Ball
attorneys who have participated in the preparation of this Registration
Statement are the beneficial owners of a total of 15,105 shares of registrant's
common stock.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Bancorp incorporated by reference
in Bancorp's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993 have
been audited by Ernst & Young, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference in reliance
upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting
and auditing.
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
This prospectus describes how you can purchase additional common shares of
Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. by automatically reinvesting your dividends.
The Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan is designed for all
holders of Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. common stock and those who qualify to make an
initial stock purchase under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
BENEFITS TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
- - You purchase additional stock with reinvested dividends.
- - You increase your Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. holdings without paying service charges
or commissions.
- - Your increased holdings will generate additional dividends.
- - You may reinvest all or part of your dividends.
- - Your record-keeping is simplified by having Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company act as your agent to promptly reinvest your dividends.
