SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) March 28, 1997
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High Point Financial Corp.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 0-12430 22-2426221
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Branchville Square, Branchville, New Jersey 07826
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973)948-3300
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Inapplicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99(a) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP dated March 28, 1997.
99(b) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP dated March 30, 1998.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
HIGH POINT FINANCIAL CORP.
(Registrant)
MICHAEL A. DICKERSON
Date: November 20, 1998 By: __________________________________
Michael A. Dickerson
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Index
99(a) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP dated March 28, 1997.
99(b) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP dated March 30, 1998.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 20, 1997 included in this
Form 10-K, into High Point Financial Corp.'s previously filed Registration
Statement No. 2-97635 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-12243 on Form
S-2, Registration Statement No. 33-18227 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-18226 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-22288 on Form S-3,
Registration Statement No. 33-37621 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-76296 on Form S-2 and Registration Statement No. 333-06811 on Form S-8.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
March 28, 1997
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 22, 1998 included in this
Form 10-K, into High Point Financial Corp.'s previously filed Registration
Statement No. 2-97635 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-12243 on Form
S-2, Registration Statement No. 33-18227 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-18226 on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-22288 on Form S-3,
Registration Statement No. 33-37621 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-76296 on Form S-2 and Registration Statement No. 333-06811 on Form S-8.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
March 30, 1998
