KEYSTONE FINANCIAL INC
10-Q, 2000-05-15
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

              (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

                                       OR

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          for the transition period from ____________to ______________

                         Commission File Number 0-11460

                            KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.

               Pennsylvania                                23-2289209
         (State of Incorporation)                    (IRS Employer I.D. No.)


                               ONE KEYSTONE PLAZA

                             FRONT & MARKET STREETS

                                  P.O. BOX 3660
                            HARRISBURG, PA 17105-3660
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                 (717) 233-1555

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  Registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X or No_______

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock ($2 par value): 48,930,000 as of April 30, 2000.


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                            KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.

                              INDEX                                    PAGE

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Condition - March 31, 2000
and December 31, 1999                                                   3

Consolidated Statements of Income - Three months

ended March 31, 2000 and 1999                                           4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three months ended

March 31, 2000 and 1999                                                 5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                              6

ITEM 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of

             Financial Condition and Results of Operations              6

ITEM 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about

             Market Risk                                               12

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1,2,3, 4 and 5 have been omitted since they are not applicable.

ITEM 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             12

(a)  Exhibits
(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

Signatures                                                             13




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                                       14

PART I. ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION (in thousands, except share data)
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                                                       March 31,   December 31,
                                                         2000         1999
ASSETS
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Cash and due from banks                                 $207,764      $334,273
Federal funds sold                                       170,000             -
Interest bearing deposits with banks                       2,118           877
Investment securities available
  for sale                                             1,078,117     1,073,338
Investment securities held to
  maturity (fair values:
  2000-$568,165; 1999-$575,368)                          580,853       588,201
Loans held for resale                                    119,542       110,203

Loans and leases                                       4,532,893     4,459,546
Allowance for credit losses                              (60,614)     (59,975)
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Net Loans                                              4,472,279     4,399,571

Premises and equipment                                   117,960       118,762
Other assets                                             263,713       262,283
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TOTAL ASSETS                                          $7,012,346    $6,887,508
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LIABILITIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-bearing deposits                            $711,793      $652,613
Interest-bearing deposits                              4,339,856     4,307,721
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Total Deposits                                         5,051,649     4,960,334

Federal funds purchased and security
  repurchase agreements                                  289,410       316,130
Other short-term borrowings                              100,000        50,000
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Total Short-Term Borrowings                              389,410       366,130

FHLB borrowings                                          749,637       728,776
Long-term debt                                           130,018       129,920
Other liabilities                                        135,281       152,323
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                      6,455,995     6,337,483
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Preferred stock: $1.00 par value, authorized
  8,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding               ---           ---
Common stock: $2.00 par value,
  authorized 100,000,000; issued
  48,843,604 - 2000 and 48,731,057 - 1999                 97,687        97,462
Surplus                                                  169,788       167,939
Retained earnings                                        306,781       301,118
Deferred KSOP benefit expense                               (182)         (207)
Net unrealized securities losses, net of tax             (17,723)      (16,287)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                               556,351       550,025
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            $7,012,346    $6,887,508
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  unaudited  consolidated
financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except per share data)
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                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                         March 31,
                                                    2000         1999
INTEREST INCOME
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Loans and fees on loans                          $ 94,468     $ 92,342
Investments - taxable                              23,185       22,635
Investments - tax exempt                            3,429        2,715
Federal funds sold & other                          1,420        1,271
Loans held for resale                               2,634        1,614
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                                                  125,136      120,577
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST EXPENSE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deposits                                           46,265       43,989
Short-term borrowings                               4,573        3,713
FHLB borrowings                                    10,575        5,907
Long-term debt                                      2,337        2,338
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                                                   63,750       55,947
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NET INTEREST INCOME                                61,386       64,630
Provision for credit losses                         3,788        2,663
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
  PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES                      57,598       61,967
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NONINTEREST INCOME
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trust and investment advisory fees                  7,108        6,674
Service charges on deposit accounts                 4,833        4,337
Fee income                                          6,161        6,259
Mortgage banking income                             1,480        3,582
Reinsurance income                                    937          847
Other income                                        3,116        3,957
Net gains - equity securities                          ---         428
Net gains (losses) - debt securities                   85           (3)
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                                                   23,720       26,081
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
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Salaries                                           21,932       23,831
Employee benefits                                   4,155        5,623
Occupancy expense (net)                             5,049        4,739
Furniture and equipment expense                     5,831        5,370
Special charges                                       ---       19,148
Other expense                                      17,236       18,123
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                                                   54,203       76,834
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Income before income taxes                         27,115       11,214
Income tax expense                                  7,260        2,899
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NET INCOME                                        $19,855      $ 8,315
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PER SHARE DATA

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Net income:
  Basic                                             $0.41        $0.17
  Diluted                                           $0.41        $0.17
Dividends                                           $0.29        $0.29
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The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  unaudited  consolidated
financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                                March 31,
                                                            2000        1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net Income                                               $19,855      $ 8,315
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided by operating activities:

  Provision for credit losses                              3,788        2,663
  Provision for depreciation & amortization                5,333        6,253
  Deferred income taxes                                    7,261       (4,101)
  Special charges accrual                                 (1,167)       8,220
  School district settlement                             (34,013)         ---
  Sale of loans held for resale                           53,189       76,450
  Origination of loans held for resale                   (62,316)     (84,729)
  Decrease in interest receivable                          3,179        8,031
  Increase in interest payable                            10,415        3,105
  Other                                                   (5,279)      18,839
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    245       43,046
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing
  deposits with banks                                     (1,241)         537
Available for sale securities:
   Sales                                                     ---        7,633
   Maturities                                            188,810      532,013
   Purchases                                            (195,050)    (505,210)
Held to maturity securities:
   Maturities                                             15,468       43,196
   Purchases                                              (8,039)     (18,721)
Net (increase) decrease in loans                         (82,833)      42,174
Purchases of loans                                           ---       (3,368)
Proceeds from sales of loans                               6,262        6,803
Purchases of premises and equipment                       (3,517)      (3,937)
Other                                                         23         (496)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES      (80,117)     100,624
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Net increase (decrease) in deposits                       91,315     (121,897)
Net increase in short-term borrowings                     23,280       62,761
Proceeds from FHLB borrowings                             65,000          ---
Repayments of FHLB borrowings                            (44,139)     (10,792)
Repayment of long-term debt                                  (27)        (143)
Acquisition of treasury stock                                ---      (72,607)
Cash dividends                                           (14,192)     (14,134)
Other                                                      2,126        4,927
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES      123,363     (151,885)

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS          43,491       (8,215)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         334,273      332,322
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD              $377,764     $324,107

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The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  unaudited  consolidated
financial statements.

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for interim  financial  information and instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10
of  Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  these  statements  do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by accounting  principles  generally accepted
in the United States.  However,  in the opinion of management,  all  adjustments
necessary for a fair  presentation  have been included and such adjustments were
of a normal recurring nature.

Operating  results  for the  three-month  period  ended  March 31,  2000 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results  that may be expected for the year ended
December 31, 2000.

For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements,
footnotes  thereto,  and the  Financial  Review for the year ended  December 31,
1999, as contained in the annual report to shareholders.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Sources of  comprehensive  income  not  included  in net  income are  limited to
unrealized  gains  and  losses  on  certain   investments  in  debt  and  equity
securities. The disclosure of comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):

                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                  2000               1999
- ------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                            Before   Net of   Before    Net of
                                             Tax      Tax        Tax     Tax
                                            ------- --------- -------- ---------
Net Income                                           $19,855            $8,315

Unrealized securities gains (losses)
      arising during the period             (2,124)   (1,381)  (6,984)  (4,540)

Less: Reclassification adjustment for
      securities gains included in net
      income                                    85        55      425      276
- ------------------------------------------- ------- --------- -------- ---------
                                            (2,209)   (1,436)  (7,409)  (4,816)
- ------------------------------------------- ------- --------- -------- ---------
Comprehensive Income                                 $18,419            $3,499
=========================================== ======= ========= ======== =========


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

Keystone Financial,  Inc. (Keystone) is the fourth largest financial institution
headquartered  in  Pennsylvania.  Keystone  offers  a  wide-range  of  financial
products  and services  through its bank and  specialized  nonbank  subsidiaries
located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware.

The purpose of this review is to provide  additional  information  necessary  to
fully understand the consolidated  financial condition and results of operations
of  Keystone.  Throughout  this  review,  net  interest  income and the yield on
earning  assets  are  stated  on  a  fully  taxable-equivalent  basis.  Balances
represent  average daily  balances,  unless  otherwise  indicated.  In addition,
income statement  comparisons are based on results for the first quarter of 2000
compared to the same period of 1999 unless otherwise indicated.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time,  Keystone has and will continue to make statements  which may
include "forward-looking" information.  Keystone cautions that "forward-looking"
information disseminated through financial presentations should not be construed
as guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, actual results may differ from
expectations  contained  in such  "forward-looking"  information  as a result of
factors which are not  predictable.  Financial  institution  performance  can be
affected  by any number of factors,  many of which are  outside of  management's
direct  control.  Examples  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the  effect  of
prevailing economic  conditions;  the overall direction of government  policies;
unforeseen  changes in the general  interest rate  environment;  the actions and
policy  directives  of the Federal  Reserve  Board;  competitive  factors in the
marketplace;  and business  risks  associated  with the management of the credit
extension function and fiduciary activities.  Each of these factors could affect
estimates,  assumptions,  uncertainties, and risks considered in the development
of  "forward-looking"  information,  and could  cause  actual  results to differ
materially from management's expectations regarding future performance.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

Keystone recognized net income of $19.9 million or $0.41 per share for the first
quarter of 2000,  roughly equal to the $0.42 per diluted share recognized in the
first  quarter of 1999,  before  special  charges.  First  quarter  1999 amounts
including  special charges resulted in reported earnings per share of $0.17. The
earnings for the first quarter of 2000 resulted in a return on average assets of
1.16% and return on average equity of 14.18%.

Keystone's  performance,  like that of many other regional banks, was influenced
by  increasing  interest  rates,  which  resulted in a  tightening  margin and a
decline in the level of mortgage banking revenue.

Net  interest  income  declined  5% from the  first  quarter  of 1999 as the net
interest margin dropped from 4.22% to 3.99%. Due to a sharp increase in interest
rates,  Keystone's  funding  costs  increased at a pace in excess of the rate of
growth in earning asset yields. Despite the effect of increasing interest rates,
Keystone  experienced loan growth in the quarter,  following  several periods of
declining balances.

The  provision  for credit  losses  increased 42% and reflected the influence of
higher loan growth and its impact on the level of the allowance.  Net charge-off
levels for the first  quarter of 2000 were  0.28% of average  loans,  consistent
with the same quarter of 1999. Asset quality  remained  constant and reflected a
decline in the level of risk  elements  expressed as a percentage  of loans from
1.35% at March 31, 1999 to 1.30% at March 31, 2000.

While rising interest rates negatively  impacted mortgage banking income,  other
categories of noninterest revenue demonstrated  growth.  Improvement occurred in
trust and investment management fees, service charges on deposits and electronic
banking revenue.

Keystone's  1999  restructuring  was  successful  in reducing  core  noninterest
expense  levels 6% from the first quarter of 1999. The employee base was reduced
11% due to efficiencies  gained from  unification of the separate bank charters.
Keystone  will realize a full year's  benefit from  reduced  operating  expenses
during 2000.


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AVERAGE STATEMENT OF CONDITION

The average  balance  sheets for the three  months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
were as follows (in thousands):

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                                                                     Change
                                         2000        1999       Volume      %
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Cash and due from banks                $187,187     $182,718   $4,469       2%
Federal funds sold and other             99,217      103,007   (3,790)     (4)
Investments                           1,686,022    1,749,994  (63,972)     (4)
Loans held for resale                   119,744       81,314   38,430      47

Loans                                 4,490,075    4,444,509   45,566       1
Allowance for credit losses             (61,051)     (60,978)     (73)    ---
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Net loans                             4,429,024    4,383,531    45,493      1

Intangible assets                        53,470       59,853    (6,383)   (11)
Other assets                            320,082      226,585    93,497     41
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 TOTAL ASSETS                        $6,894,746   $6,787,002  $107,744      2%
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Noninterest-bearing deposits           $657,453     $661,527  $ (4,074)    (1)
Interest-bearing deposits             4,338,246    4,468,226  (129,980)    (3)
Short-term borrowings                   343,413      353,721   (10,308)    (3)
FHLB borrowings                         725,546      421,325   304,221     72
Other long-term debt                    129,914      130,190      (276)   ---
Other liabilities                       137,151      138,410    (1,259)    (1)
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 TOTAL LIABILITIES                    6,331,723    6,173,399   158,324      3
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    563,023      613,603   (50,580)    (8)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY               $6,894,746   $6,787,002  $107,744      2%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Loan growth  totaling $160 million or 4% occurred  throughout the commercial and
consumer  categories  during the  quarter.  Such  growth was offset by  declines
attributable to the run-off of indirect automobile loans and leases to result in
a net  increase  of  $46  million.  Increases  in  loans  held  for  resale  are
attributable to the timing of residential mortgage sales.

The  increase  in other  assets  is  partially  attributable  to  investment  in
bank-owned life insurance.  The decline in shareholders'  equity is attributable
to share repurchase activity that took place in the first half of 1999.


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NET INTEREST INCOME

The following table summarizes,  on a fully taxable equivalent basis, changes in
net interest income and net interest margin for the three months ended March 31,
2000 and 1999 (in thousands):

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                                                                   Increase/
                                 2000               1999          (Decrease)
                                     Yield/             Yield/          Yield/
                            Amount    Rate    Amount    Rate    Amount   Rate
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Interest income           $127,344  8.00%   $122,647   7.77%    $4,697    0.23
 Interest expense            63,750  4.63      55,947   4.22      7,803    0.41
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net interest income       $ 63,594          $ 66,700           $(3,106)
 Interest spread                     3.37%              3.55%             (0.18)
 Impact of noninterest
  funds                              0.62               0.67              (0.05)
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 Net interest margin                 3.99%              4.22%             (0.23)
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Net interest  income  declined  $3.1 million or 5% in the first  quarter of 2000
compared with the same period in 1999. Due to the  liability-sensitive  position
of  Keystone's  balance  sheet,  the overall  cost of funds was  impacted by the
increasing  interest rate  environment  to a more  significant  extent than loan
yields. As a result, the net interest margin decreased 23 basis points.

Interest  income  increased  $4.7  million  or  4% in  the  first  quarter.  The
improvement  was  attributable  to an increase  of 23 basis  points in the total
yield on earning assets and a slight increase in the volume of earning assets.

Interest  expense  increased $7.8 million or 14% for the first  quarter,  as the
total cost of funds  increased  41 basis  points.  In  addition to the impact of
deposit  repricing   associated  with  the  higher  interest  rate  environment,
Keystone's  cost of funds  has been  impacted  by  deposit  runoff  and  greater
reliance on higher cost FHLB borrowings.

PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The  provision for credit  losses  reached $3.8 million for 2000,  compared with
$2.7  million for 1999.  The  increased  expense was  responsive  to loan growth
occurring  during the  quarter.  The  allowance  for loan losses  expressed as a
percentage of total loans at March 31, 2000 was comparable to the same period of
1999 (1.34% versus 1.36%). Refer to the asset quality section of this report for
additional information related to the allowance for credit losses.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Excluding  securities  gains from both  periods,  total  noninterest  sources of
revenue decreased $2 million or 8% in 2000. While Keystone experienced nearly 7%
growth in trust and investment  advisory fees and 11% growth in service  charges
on deposits,  mortgage  originations and the associated mortgage banking revenue
were adversely impacted by the higher interest rate environment.  While mortgage
originations  remained  strong  in  total,  originations  to date  in 2000  have
primarily  been variable rate  mortgages,  which Keystone is holding in its loan
portfolio. In early 1999, consumer preferences for fixed-rate products generated
higher  levels  of  mortgage  banking  income as such  credits  were sold in the
secondary  market.  As a  consequence  of the  decline in loans  sold,  mortgage
banking  revenue  declined $2.1 million or 59%.  Other income in 1999 included a
gain on the sale of a branch which did not recur for 2000, contributing to a $.8
million decline.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Excluding  special  charges  Keystone  incurred in 1999  related to its internal
restructuring,  total  noninterest  expenses  declined 6%. The most  significant
improvements  occurred in  salaries  and  benefits  as a result of  efficiencies
gained through the  restructuring  which enabled Keystone to reduce its level of
full-time equivalent employees from 2,965 at December 31, 1998 to 2,509 at March
31, 2000. Other expense demonstrated a decline of $.9 million or 5% as increased
expenses associated with revenue  improvement  initiatives such as marketing and
professional  consulting were more than offset by reduced processing,  telephone
and tax expenses, attributable in part to the restructuring.

Both occupancy and furniture and equipment expense demonstrated slight increases
due to technological improvements.

INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for 2000 was $7.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate
of 27%, comparable to Keystone's effective tax rate of 26% for the first quarter
of 1999.

ASSET QUALITY

Keystone's  allowance for credit losses  reached $60.6 million or 1.34% of loans
at March 31, 2000,  comparable to the ratio at the end of 1999.  Annualized  net
charge-offs  expressed as a percentage of average loans remained  stable at .28%
for the first quarter of 1999 and 2000.

The  following  table  provides a  comparative  summary of the  activity  in the
allowance for credit losses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and
1999(in thousands).

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                                 2000          1999
- -----------------------------------------------------
Allowance for Credit Losses:

Balance at beginning of period    $59,975   $60,274
Loans charged-off:
 Commercial                          (263)     (773)
 Real estate secured                 (827)     (900)
 Consumer                          (2,816)   (1,888)
 Lease financing                     (529)     (146)
- -----------------------------------------------------
Total loans charged-off            (4,435)   (3,707)
- -----------------------------------------------------
Recoveries:
 Commercial                            54        112
 Real estate secured                  730        306
 Consumer                             463        171
 Lease financing                       39         38
- -----------------------------------------------------
Total recoveries                    1,286        627
- ------------------------------------------------------
Net loans charged-off              (3,149)    (3,080)
Provision for credit losses         3,788      2,663
- ------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period          $60,614    $59,857
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The following table has been provided to compare  nonperforming assets and total
risk  elements  at March 31, 2000 to the  balances  at the end of 1999,  in both
absolute dollars and as a percentage of loans. This presentation is supplemented
by a comparison of various coverage ratios.

                                                 March 31,         December 31,
(dollars in thousands)                              2000              1999
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Nonaccrual loans                                     $35,055          $27,183
Restructurings                                           833              841
Other real estate                                      3,203            3,170
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Nonperforming assets                                  39,091           31,194
Loans 90 days or more past due                        20,031           22,508
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total risk elements                                  $59,122          $53,702
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Ratio to period-end loans:*
  Nonperforming assets                                  .86%             .70%
  90-days past due                                      .44              .50
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total risk elements                                    1.30%            1.20%
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Coverage Ratios:
 Ending allowance to nonperforming loans                169%             214%
 Ending allowance to risk elements**                    108%             119%
 Ending allowance to annualized
  net charge-offs                                       4.8X             2.5X
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The denominator consists of period-end loans and ORE. **Excludes ORE.

During the first quarter, a few commercial loans migrated into nonaccrual status
from  the  less-severe  delinquent  categories,  causing  the  increase  in risk
elements. Management has identified no systemic credit quality issues associated
with the commercial loan portfolio.

Management's determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic
evaluations of the loan portfolio and other relevant factors. This evaluation is
inherently  subjective as it requires  material  estimates,  including,  but not
limited to, the  amounts  and timing of  expected  future cash flows or the fair
value of collateral  on impaired  loans;  estimated  losses on  installment  and
residential  mortgage loans; and general amounts for historical loss experience,
economic  conditions,  known  deterioration  in  certain  classes  of  loans  or
collateral,  trends in delinquencies,  uncertainties in estimating  losses,  and
inherent risks in the various  portions of the loan portfolio,  all of which may
be susceptible to significant change.

In determining  the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses,  management  also
makes  allocations to specific  problem  commercial loans or pools of loans with
consideration given to the above factors. While allocations are made to specific
loans and pools of loans, the allowance is available for all loan losses.  Based
on its  evaluation of loan quality,  management  believes that the allowance for
credit  losses at March 31, 2000 is adequate to absorb  potential  losses within
the loan portfolio.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Keystone's regulatory capital measures,  which include the leverage ratio, "Tier
1" capital,  and "Total" capital ratios,  continued to be well in excess of both
regulatory  minimums  and the  thresholds  established  for  "well  capitalized"
institutions.  The  following  comparative  presentation  of  these  ratios  and
associated regulatory standards is provided:

                                                    Regulatory Standards
                                                 ---------------------------
                        March 31,   December 31,    Well          Minimum
                         2000          1999      Capitalized    Requirement
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leverage ratio             7.93%        7.48%       5.00%           4.00%
Tier 1                    10.51%       10.54%       6.00%           4.00%
Total capital ratio       11.73%       11.78%      10.00%           8.00%

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

At March 31, 2000,  there have been no material  changes to the  information  on
this topic presented in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report.

PART II

ITEM 6(a) Exhibits

  Exhibit #               Description
 ----------               -------------

    10                    Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
    11                    Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings
    12                    Statement Re Computation of Ratios
    27                    Financial Data Schedule


ITEM 6(b) Reports on Form 8-K

During the quarter  ended March 31, 2000,  the  registrant  filed the  following
reports on Form 8-K:

Date of Report           Item    Description
- ---------------          -----   ---------------------------------------

January 18, 2000          5      Earnings release for the fourth quarter

March 23, 2000            5      Press release announcing dividend declaration


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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.



DATE: May 12, 2000



/s/ Carl L. Campbell
- ----------------------------
Carl L. Campbell
President & Chief
Executive Officer

DATE: May 12, 2000



/s/ Donald F. Holt
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Donald F. Holt
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

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                            KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.

                      EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

                            EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000


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                                       ii




                            KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.

                      EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                          Page

ARTICLE I              OBJECTIVES                                           1

 Section 1.01  Objectives                                                   1
 Section 1.02  Application of this Amended and Restated Plan                1

ARTICLE II             DEFINITIONS                                          2

 Section 2.01  Definitions                                                  2

ARTICLE III            ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN                           4

 Section 3.01  Committee and Agents                                         4
 Section 3.02  Rules and Regulations                                        4
 Section 3.03  Quorum                                                       4
 Section 3.04  Plan Interpretation                                          4
 Section 3.05  Notice of Participation                                      4
 Section 3.06  Costs                                                        4
 Section 3.07  Unsecured Creditor                                           4
 Section 3.08  Authority of Board and Committee                             4
 Section 3.09  Amended, Modification or Termination                         5
 Section 3.10  Claim and Appeal Procedure                                   5

ARTICLE IV             PARTICIPATION ELIGIBILITY                            7

 Section 4.01  Designation of Groups                                        7
 Section 4.02  Participants                                                 7
 Section 4.03  New Participating Entities                                   7
 Section 4.04  Termination of Employment                                    7
 Section 4.05  Death, Retirement, Disability, Leave of Absence or Transfer  7
 Section 4.06  Directors                                                    7

ARTICLE V              DETERMINATION OF INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARD
                                AND DISCRETIONARY BONUS                     8

 Section 5.01  Required Financial Performance Levels                        8
 Section 5.02  Performance Criteria                                         8
 Section 5.03  Determination of Salary Percentage
                and Allocation of Performance Criteria                      8
 Section 5.04  Determination of Incentive Compensation Award                9
 Section 5.05  Determination of Discretionary Bonus                         9

ARTICLE VI             PAYMENT TO PARTICIPANTS AND DEFERRALS               10

 Section 6.01  Timing of Payment                                           10
 Section 6.02  Payment in Common Stock                                     10
 Section 6.03  Deferral of Payment                                         11
 Section 6.04  Beneficiary Designation                                     11
 Section 6.05  Deferral Account                                            11
 Section 6.06  Deemed Investment Elections                                 12
 Section 6.07  Payment of Deferred Amounts                                 13
 Section 6.08  Amount of Deferred Payment                                  13
 Section 6.09  Automatic Cash Out                                          13
 Section 6.10  Hardship Withdrawal                                         14
 Section 6.11  Tax Withholding                                             14

ARTICLE VII            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS                            15

 Section 7.01  No Recourse                                                 15
 Section 7.02  Expense                                                     15
 Section 7.03  Merger or Consolidation                                     15
 Section 7.04  Legal Costs                                                 15
 Section 7.05  Gender and Number                                           15
 Section 7.06  Construction                                                15
 Section 7.07  Non-alienation                                              15
 Section 7.08  No Employment Rights                                        16
 Section 7.09  Minor or Incompetent                                        16
 Section 7.10  Illegal or Invalid Provision                                16

APPENDIX A                 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS                         A-1



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                                    ARTICLE I

                                   OBJECTIVES

         Section 1.01 - Objective.  The Executive  Incentive  Compensation  Plan
(Plan) is designed to achieve the following objectives:

(a)           Increase the profitability  and growth of Keystone  Financial in a
              manner  which is  consistent  with  the  goals  of  Keystone,  its
              stockholders and its associates.

(b)           Provide  executive  compensation  which is competitive  with other
              bank holding  companies  and banks and provide the  potential  for
              payment of meaningful cash awards.

(c)           Attract and retain  personnel of outstanding ability and encourage
              excellence in  the  performance  of  individual  responsibilities.
(d)           Motivate and reward those  members of management who contribute to
              the success of Keystone.
(e)           Allow the  flexibility  which permits  revision and  strengthening
              from time to time to  reflect  changing  organizational  goals and
              objectives.

         The intent of this Plan,  which is effective as of January 1, 2000,  is
profit enhancement through quality performance.

         Section  1.02 -  Application  of this Amended and  Restated  Plan.  The
amended and restated Plan set forth herein is generally  effective as of January
1, 2000.  This Plan was  formerly  referred to as the Keystone  Financial,  Inc.
Management  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  and  was  restated  as the  Executive
Incentive  Compensation  Plan effective  January 1, 2000. To the extent there is
any inconsistency between this amended and restated Plan and a Deferral Election
filed with the Committee,  or the time of payment  provisions of the prior Plan,
with  respect to deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Awards for Award Years which
began  prior to January 1, 1994,  the  Deferral  Election  or prior Plan time of
payment provisions shall control.


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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DEFINITIONS

         Section 2.01 -  Definitions.  As used herein,  the following  words and
phrases  shall have the meanings  below,  unless the context  clearly  indicates
otherwise:

(a)           "Associate"  shall mean any individual  employed and classified by
              Keystone or a Participating Entity as a common-law  employee.  The
              term  "Associate"  shall not  include any  independent  contractor
              engaged  by  Keystone   or  a   Participating   Entity,   even  if
              reclassified by Keystone,  a Participating  Entity or the Internal
              Revenue Service (or other governmental  authority or court of law)
              as a  common-law  employee,  for any period  prior to the date the
              reclassification  is made  regardless of the effective date of the
              reclassification.

(b)           "Award  Year"  shall  mean  a  calendar year beginning on or after
              January 1, 2000.
(c)           "Beneficiary" shall mean the person or persons,  natural or legal,
              designated in writing by the  Participant  to receive any benefits
              under  the Plan  which  may  become  payable  in the  event of the
              Participant's  death or, if none is designated or surviving at the
              time  of the  Participant's  death,  the  Participant's  surviving
              spouse  shall be the  Beneficiary  or,  if  there is no  surviving
              spouse,   then  the  estate  of  the  Participant   shall  be  the
              Beneficiary.

(d)           "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Keystone.

(e)           "Committee" shall mean the Human Resources Committee of the Board.

(f)           "Deferral Account" shall mean the bookkeeping  account established
              on the books and records of Keystone or a Participating Entity, as
              applicable,  for a Participant  to reflect the deferred  Incentive
              Compensation  Award credited to the  Participant for an Award Year
              and adjustments  thereto under the various provisions of the Plan.
              The use of the term  Deferral  Account  shall not mean,  under any
              circumstances,   that  a  Participant  or   Beneficiary,   or  the
              Participant's  estate,  shall have title to any specific assets of
              Keystone or a Participating Entity.

(g)           "Deferral  Election"  shall  mean the  written  notice in the form
              prescribed  by the  Committee  or its  delegate,  filed  with  the
              Committee,   which   indicates   the   portion  of  an   Incentive
              Compensation  Award  which  the  Participant  elects  to  defer in
              accordance with the terms of the Plan. No Deferral  Election shall
              be  effective  until  it  is  received  and  acknowledged  by  the
              Committee or its delegate.

(h)           "Disability"  shall mean the total and  permanent  disability of a
              Participant,   as  defined  by  any  Long-Term   Disability  Plan,
              maintained  by  Keystone  or  a  Participating   Entity  which  is
              applicable  to  the  Participant,  as in  effect  at the  time  of
              determination.

(i)           "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
              1974, as amended from time to time.

(j)           "Fair Market  Value" shall mean the fair market value of one share
              of Keystone  Financial,  Inc.  Common Stock as determined pursuant
              to Section 6.02.

(k)           "Financial  Performance"  shall mean the financial  performance of
              Keystone and/or a Participating  Entity as determined from time to
              time by the Committee or its delegate.

(l)           "Group" shall mean the group to which a Participant is assigned in
              accordance with Section 4.01.

(m)           "Incentive  Compensation  Award" shall mean the dollar amount of
              compensation  awarded to the Participant for an Award Year as
              determined under Article V of the Plan.
(n)           "Keystone" shall mean Keystone Financial, Inc.

(o)           "Participant"  shall mean an Associate who has been  designated by
              the Committee to be a participant  in the Plan in accordance  with
              Section 3.05, and only for as long as such designation  remains in
              effect.



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(p)          "Participating Entity" shall mean Keystone and any other subsidiary
              of  Keystone,  affiliate  bank  of  Keystone,  or other affiliated
              entity of Keystone,  which elects  to participate in the Plan with
              respect to its Associates and is  approved  by  the  Board  or the
              Committee to participate  in  the  Plan,  with  such  status  as a
              Participating  Entity  and  participation  in  the  Plan  ceasing
              automatically on the date the subsidiary of affiliate ceases to be
              a subsidiary or affiliate of Keystone.  The participating entities
              from time to time are listed on Appendix A attached  hereto and as
              amended from time to time.

(q)           "Plan" shall mean the Keystone Financial, Inc. Executive Incentive
              Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective January 1, 2000,
              as set forth  herein,  and as it may be amended  from time to time
              hereafter.

(r)           "Salary" shall mean the Participant's base salary from Keystone or
              a Participating Entity.



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                                   ARTICLE III

                           ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

         Section  3.01 -  Committee  and  Agents.  Full power and  authority  to
administer the Plan shall be vested in the Committee.  The Committee may appoint
a secretary who may, but need not be, a member of the  Committee.  The Committee
may also employ such other agents as it deems  appropriate to assist it with the
administration of the Plan.

         Section 3.02 - Rules and Regulations. The Committee shall, from time to
time,  establish  rules,  forms and  procedures of general  application  for the
administration of the Plan.

         Section 3.03 - Quorum. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting  business  relating to the Plan.
The acts of a majority of the  members  present  (in  person,  or by  conference
telephone ) at any meeting of the  Committee at which there is a quorum shall be
valid acts of the Committee. Acts reduced to and approved unanimously in writing
by all the Committee members shall also be valid acts.

         Section 3.04 - Plan  Interpretation.  The Committee shall have the full
power  and  authority  to  construe  and  interpret  the  Plan,   and  make  all
determinations  of Incentive  Compensation  Awards  under the Plan,  approve all
Associates who are to  participate  in the Plan,  determine the Group to which a
Participant  is assigned  under Section 4.01,  and determine all facts and other
issues relating to claims and appeals under the Plan.

         Section  3.05 - Notice of  Participation.  The  Committee  shall send a
written  notice,  in the  form  prescribed  by the  Committee  or its  delegate,
informing the Associate  that he or she has been selected to be a Participant in
the Plan and  specifying  the period for which such  designation is to remain in
effect,  and the group to which the Participant is assigned.  No Associate shall
have the right to become a Participant and shall not be a Participant  until the
date specified in the notice.  Furthermore,  being designated a Participant does
not guarantee an Associate that an Incentive  Compensation  Award will be earned
or that such  Associate  will be  permitted  to defer  receipt  of an  Incentive
Compensation Award pursuant to Section 6.05.

         Section  3.06  -  Costs.  All  costs  and  expenses   involved  in  the
administration  of the Plan  shall be borne  by  Keystone  or the  Participating
Entity.

         Section 3.07 - Unsecured Creditor.  The Plan constitutes a mere promise
by Keystone or the Participating  Entity to make benefit payments in the future.
Keystone's and the Participating  Entities'  obligations under the Plan shall be
an  unfunded  and  unsecured  promise  to pay.  Keystone  and the  Participating
Entities shall not be obligated under any circumstances to fund their respective
financial  obligations  under the Plan. Any of them may, in its discretion,  set
aside funds in a trust or other vehicle, subject to the claims of its creditors,
in order to assist  it in  meeting  its  obligations  under  the  Plan,  if such
arrangement  will  not  cause  the  Plan  to be  considered  a  funded  deferred
compensation plan under ERISA, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and provided,  further,  that any trust  created by Keystone or a  Participating
Entity and any assets held by such trust to assist Keystone or the Participating
Entity in meeting its  obligations  under the Plan will  conform to the terms of
the model  trust,  as  described  in Rev.  Proc.  92-64,  1992-2 C.B. 422 or any
successor.  The Participants and their  Beneficiaries  shall have the status of,
and their rights to receive  payments of earned  Incentive  Compensation  Awards
shall be no greater than the rights of, general unsecured  creditors of Keystone
or the applicable Participating Entity.

         Section 3.08 - Authority of Board and Committee.  Any  determination or
action of the Committee or the Board and the records of the  Committee  shall be
final,  conclusive and binding on all participants and Beneficiaries,  and their
beneficiaries,  heirs, personal  representatives,  executors and administrators,
and upon Keystone,  the  Participating  Entities and all other persons having or
claiming  to have any right or  interest  in or under the Plan.  No  Participant
shall  participate in any decision of the Board or the Committee  which directly
or indirectly affects the Participant's Deferral Election or Deferral Account.

         Section 3.09 - Amended,  Modification or Termination. The Board, in its
sole  discretion,  may amend,  modify or terminate the Plan at any time and from
time to time,  provided that no such  amendment,  modification,  or  termination
shall reduce the Participant's or Beneficiary's  vested interest in the Deferral
Account as of the day before any such  amendment,  modification  or termination,
unless  consented to by the affected  Participant  or by the  Beneficiary if the
Participant is deceased.

         Section 3.10 - Claim and Appeal Procedure.

     (a)  In  the  event  of  a  claim  by  a  Participant  or  a  Participant's
          Beneficiary  for or in  respect of any  benefit  under the Plan or the
          method of payment  thereof,  such  Participants  or Beneficiary  shall
          present the reason for his claim in writing to the  Committee,  in c/o
          Keystone HR Compensation,  Harrisburg,  or such other person or entity
          designated  and  communicated  by the Committee.  The Committee  shall
          within ninety (90) days after the receipt of such written claim,  send
          written  notification  to the  Participant  or  Beneficiary  as to its
          disposition, unless special circumstances require an extension of time
          for  process-  ing  the  claim.  If  such an  extension  of  time  for
          processing  is  required,  written  notice of the  extension  shall be
          furnished  to the  claimant  prior to the  termination  of the initial
          ninety (90) day  period.  In no event  shall such  extension  exceed a
          period of ninety (90) days from the end of such  initial  period.  The
          extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an
          extension  of time and the  date by which  the  Committee  expects  to
          render  the  final  decision.

          In the  event  the  claim is  wholly or partially denied,  the written
          notification  shall  state  the  specific  reason  or  reasons for the
          denial, include  specific references to pertinent  Plan  provision  on
          which the  denial is based,  provide an explanation  of any additional
          material or information  necessary for the Participant  or Beneficiary
          to perfect  the  claim  and  a  statement of  why  such   material  or
          information  is  necessary,  and set forth the procedure  by which the
          Participant  or  Beneficiary  may  appeal the denial of the claim.  If
          the claim has not been  granted and notice is not furnished within the
          time  period specified  in the preceding paragraph, the claim shall be
          deemed  denied  for  the purpose of proceeding to appeal in accordance
          with paragraph (b) below.

     (b)  In the event a Participant or Beneficiary  wishes to appeal the denial
          of his claim, he may request a review of such denial by making written
          application  to  the  Committee,  in  c/o  Keystone  HR  Compensation,
          Harrisburg, or such other person or entity designated and communicated
          by the Committee,  within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written
          notice of denial (or the date on which such claim is deemed  denied if
          written  notice is not  received  within the  applicable  time  period
          specified in paragraph (a) above). Such Participant or Beneficiary (or
          his duly authorized  representative)  may, upon written request to the
          Committee,  review  documents  which are pertinent to such claim,  and
          submit in writing  issues  and  comments  in support of his  position.
          Within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written  appeal (unless an
          extension  of time is  necessary  due to special  circumstances  or is
          agreed to by the  parties,  but in no event more than one  hundred and
          twenty (120) days after such receipt),  the Committee shall notify the
          Participant or Beneficiary of its final decision.  Such final decision
          shall  be in  writing  and  shall  include  specific  reasons  for the
          decision,  written  in a manner  calculated  to be  understood  by the
          claimant,  and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on
          which the  decision is based.  If an  extension  of time for review is
          required  because  of  special  circumstances,  written  notice of the
          extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement
          of the extension. If the claim has not been granted and written notice
          is not provided  within the time period  specified  above,  the appeal
          shall be deemed denied.

     (c)  If a Participant  or  Beneficiary  does not follow the  procedures set
          forth in  paragraphs  (a) and (b)  above,  he shall be  deemed to have
          waived his right to appeal benefit  determinations  under the Plan. In
          addition, the decisions, actions and records of the Committee shall be
          conclusive and binding upon Keystone,  the Participating  Entities and
          all  persons  having or  claiming  to have any right or interest in or
          under the Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                             PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

         Section 4.01 - Designation of Groups. An Associate who is designated by
the Committee as a  Participant  for an Award Year shall be a member of a Group,
as determined  from time to time by the Committee or its delegate.  With respect
to a Participant  who moves from one Group to another during an Award Year, such
Participant shall be treated as a member of each Group for the period of time in
that Group  during the Award Year and the  Participant's  actual  Salary for the
period in each Group shall be used to calculate the Incentive Compensation Award
applicable for the period of time in each Group.

         Section  4.02 -  Participants.  Except as  otherwise  provided  in this
Section 4.02,  an Associate  who is not a Participant  as of the first day of an
Award Year shall not be a  Participant  for that Award Year. A new  Associate of
Keystone or a Participating  Entity hired during an Award Year, and an Associate
promoted  to a Group  during  the Award  Year who was not a  Participant  at the
beginning of the Award Year,  may become a Participant  during an Award Year and
participate in the Plan for such Award Year on a pro-rata basis.

         Section 4.03 - New Participating Entities. Except as otherwise provided
in this Section  4.03, a  Participating  Entity may only join the Plan as of the
first day of an Award Year.  An entity  which  becomes a  subsidiary,  affiliate
bank, or other  affiliate of Keystone  during an Award Year or for other reasons
is not participating in the Plan at the beginning of the Award Year may become a
Participating  Entity during an Award Year and  participate in the Plan for such
Award Year on a pro-rata basis,  or other basis  specified by the Committee,  if
the Participating  Entity joins the Plan effective not later than six (6) months
after the beginning of the Award Year. Notwithstanding the above, the Committee,
in its sole discretion, may provide in writing that a Participating Entity shall
join the Plan more than six (6) months after the  beginning of an Award Year and
shall  specify in such  writing  the basis on which the  Participating  Entity's
Participants shall be eligible for an Incentive Compensation Award for the first
Award Year.

         Section 4.04 - Termination of Employment. A Participant who voluntarily
or  involuntarily  terminates  employment  with  Keystone and all  Participating
Entities  prior  to the end of an  Award  Year  will  forfeit  any  right  to an
Incentive Compensation Award for the Award Year during which termination occurs,
except as otherwise provided in Section 4.05 below or as otherwise determined by
the Committee or its delegate.

         Section  4.05 - Death,  Retirement,  Disability,  Leave of  Absence  or
Transfer.  If, during an Award Year, a  Participant  dies,  retires,  terminates
employment  because  of  Disability,  is  granted  a  leave  of  absence,  or is
transferred to a  non-Participating  Entity or out of all Groups,  the Committee
may, at its discretion or under such uniform rules as it may  prescribe,  make a
partial or full Incentive  Compensation  Award to the  Participant for the Award
Year.

         Section 4.06 - Directors. A member of the Board who is not an Associate
in one of the Groups may not participate in the Plan.


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                                    ARTICLE V

      DETERMINATION OF INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARD AND DISCRETIONARY BONUS

         Section 5.01 - Required Financial  Performance  Levels. In order for an
Incentive  Compensation  Award  to be made  for an  Award  Year,  the  following
performance levels must be met:

(a)           The minimum  level of  Financial  Performance  established  by the
              Committee for an Award Year for Keystone or a Participating Entity
              must be met  before  any  Incentive  Compensation  Award  based on
              Keystone's or such Participating  Entity's  Financial  Performance
              can be made.

(b)           Keystone's  Financial  Performance  for the Award  Year must be at
              least  two-thirds  (or such other  percentage  established  by the
              Committee)   of  the  minimum   level  of  Financial   Performance
              established for Keystone under (a) above.

(c)           The Committee  shall  establish from time to time and  communicate
              to  Participants  the minimum  performance rating required and the
              minimum,  maximum  and  other  intermediate percentages within the
              performance criteria  established  under Section 5.02 for purposes
              of calculating  the Incentive  Compensation  Award  for  an  Award
              Year; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision
              of the Plan to the  contrary, any  Participant  who  receives less
              than the minimum  performance  rating on any performance appraisal
              report  during  an  Award  Year  or  has  received a final written
              warning  shall  be ineligible  for an Incentive Compensation Award
              for that Award Year.

         Section 5.02 - Performance Criteria.
         -----------------------------------

(a)           The  Incentive   Compensation  Award  for  a  Participant  may  be
              calculated   in  part  on  the  basis  of   Keystone's   Financial
              Performance and in part on the basis of the Financial  Performance
              of the Participating Entity who employs the Participant.

(b)           Effective  beginning with the 1994 Award Year, in addition to the
              Financial Performance criteria referred to in paragraph (a) above,
              the   Incentive  Compensation  Award  for  a  Participant  may  be
              calculated  in  part  based  on  the Participant's  individual
              performance  and/or  performance  of  the  Participant's job unit,
              the levels of which will be measured by  general  criteria  (e.g.,
              revenues,  margins,  cost management,  quality,  customer service,
              etc.)  and in  part may  consist of a discretionary piece based on
              the  Participant's  individual  performance  measured  by personal
              behavioral criteria (e.g. attitude,  teamwork,  etc.).  Guidelines
              for determining  the  requirements  for   achieving   the  various
              performance  levels  will  be  developed  by  the Committee or its
              delegate and communicated to Participants from time to time during
              the Award Year.

(c)           The Committee may, in its sole discretion, change or eliminate the
              performance  criteria  referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above,
              and may  establish new or additional  performance  criteria,  from
              time to time,  provided that the applicable  performance  criteria
              are communicated to affected Participants.

         Section 5.03 -  Determination  of Salary  Percentage  and Allocation of
Performance  Criteria.  The Committee shall determine and, itself or through its
delegate,  communicate  to  Participants  from time to time the  percentage of a
Participant's  Salary to be taken into  account for  purposes of  determining  a
Participant's  Incentive  Compensation  Award for an Award Year.  The  Committee
shall  also  determine  and,  itself or through  its  delegate,  communicate  to
Participants  the  percentages of the  performance  criteria  established  under
Section 5.02 above which are applicable to Participants  in each Group,  and for
this  purpose  may  subdivide   each  Group  into  Keystone   Participants   and
Participating Entity Participants, or such other subgroups as it may determine.

         Section 5.04 -  Determination  of  Incentive  Compensation  Award.  The
amount of a  Participant's  Incentive  Compensation  Award for an Award Year, if
any, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate in accordance with the
terms of the Plan and shall be communicated in writing to the Participants.

         Section 5.05 - Determination of Discretionary  Bonus. The Committee may
grant,  from  time to time in its sole  discretion,  a bonus to any  Participant
based on any criteria it determines.  Such bonus, if specifically  designated by
the Committee as payable under this Plan, shall be subject to such provisions of
the Plan as it shall  specify;  provided,  however,  that such  bonus may not be
subject to the  provisions of Section 6.03 regarding  elective  deferrals or the
provisions of Section 6.07 regarding the  Participant's  election of the form of
payment.


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                                   ARTICLE VI

                      PAYMENT TO PARTICIPANTS AND DEFERRALS

         Section 6.01 - Timing of Payment.  An Incentive  Compensation Award for
an Award Year shall be paid to the  Participant,  or in the case of death to the
Participant's  Beneficiary,  on or before June 15th of the next year, unless the
Participant has made an election to defer receipt until a later date by filing a
Deferral  Election with the  Committee  which is effective for the Award Year in
accordance with Section 6.04.

         Section  6.02 -  Payment  in Common  Stock.  At the  discretion  of the
committee which  administers the Keystone  Financial,  Inc. 1992 Stock Incentive
Plan ( the "SIP  Committee")  or any similar  plan in effect from time to time (
the "SIP ") , Incentive  Compensation Awards payable on or after January 1, 1994
under any  Section of this  Article VI may be paid in whole or in part in shares
of Keystone Financial,  Inc. Common Stock, provided,  however, that with respect
to  Participants  subject to Section 16 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
such shares must be paid in a manner  consistent  with the  provisions of and as
provided  in the SIP.  The number of shares of Common  Stock to be paid would be
determined  by dividing  the cash payment  which would  otherwise be made by the
Fair Market Value on the date on which the payment is to be made. Any fractional
share shall be paid in cash. A Participant  shall be considered,  on the date as
of which Fair Market Value is determined for purposes of the stock distribution,
as a shareholder of Keystone with respect to the shares to be distributed.

         For  purposes  of this  Section  6.02,  Fair  Market  Value is the mean
between  the  following  prices,  as  applicable,  for the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be  determined,  as quoted in The Wall Street  Journal (or in
such other  reliable  publication  as the SIP Committee or its delegate,  in its
discretion, may determine to rely upon):

(a)           if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,  the
              highest and lowest  sales  prices per share of the Common Stock as
              quoted in the NYSE-Composite Transactions listing for such date,

(b)           if the Common Stock is not listed on the New York Stock  Exchange,
              the highest and lowest  sales prices per share of Common Stock for
              such date on (or on any composite  index  including) the principal
              United States securities  exchange registered under the Securities
              Exchange Act of 1934 on which the Common Stock is listed, or

(c)           if the Common Stock is not listed on any  exchange  referred to in
              paragraphs  (a) or (b) above,  the highest and lowest sales prices
              per  share  of the  Common  Stock  for such  date on the  National
              Association of Securities  Dealers Automated  Quotations System or
              any successor system then in use ("NASDAQ").

         If there are no such  sale  price  quotations  for the date as of which
Fair Market Value is to be determined,  but there are such sale price quotations
within a  reasonable  period both  before and after such date,  then Fair Market
Value shall be determined by taking a weighted  average of the means between the
highest and lowest  sales  prices per share of the Common  Stock as so quoted on
the nearest  date  before and the  nearest  date after the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be determined.  The average  should be weighted  inversely by
the respective numbers of trading days between the selling dates and the date as
of which Fair Market Value is to be determined.  If there are no such sale price
quotations on or within a reasonable period both before and after the date as of
which Fair Market Value is to be determined, then Fair Market Value shall be the
mean  between the bona fide bid and asked prices per share of Common Stock as so
quoted for such date on NASDAQ,  or if none,  the weighted  average of the means
between such bona fide bid and asked  prices on the nearest  trading date before
and the nearest  trading date after the date as of which Fair Market Value is to
be determined in the manner described above in this Section 6.02.

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         If the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock  cannot be  determined  on
the basis previously set forth in this Section 6.02 on the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be  determined,  the SIP  Committee or its delegate  shall in
good faith  determine  the Fair Market  Value of the Common  Stock on such date.
Fair Market Value shall be determined  without regard to any  restriction  other
than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse.

         Section 6.03 - Deferral of Payment.  A Participant who is determined by
the Committee or its delegate to be in the group of Participants  constituting a
select group of  management  or highly  compensated  Associates  of Keystone and
Participating  Entities  for  purposes  of Title I of ERISA  may  elect to defer
receipt  of all or part  (but  not less  than  $1,000)  of his or her  Incentive
Compensation  Award for an Award Year,  with  payment of deferred  amounts to be
made  following  termination of employment or death as provided in Section 6.07.
In order for a Deferral  Election to be effective,  a Participant  must complete
and file the  appropriate  forms  provided the  Committee,  in  accordance  with
procedures  established  by the  Committee,  prior to the beginning of the Award
Year or not more than thirty  (30) days from the date of becoming a  Participant
if after the  beginning of an Award Year. A Deferral  Election will be effective
with respect to Incentive Compensation Awards attributable to services performed
by the Participant  after the election  becomes  effective and shall continue in
effect for future Award Years until rescinded by the Participant in writing on a
form provided by and delivered to the Committee  prior to January 1 of the Award
Year for which the recission is to be effective.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no election to defer an Incentive  Compensation  Award shall be effective  for a
Participant  who has made a  hardship  withdrawal  from the  Keystone  Financial
401(k)  Savings Plan ( the "401(k) Plan") (a) for a period of 12 months from the
date of such hardship  withdrawal,  if the hardship  withdrawal has been made in
reliance  on  Treasury  Regulation  Section  1.401(k) -  1(d)(2)(iv)(B)  and the
deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Award would  constitute an employee  elective
contribution or employee  contribution under an employer plan within the meaning
of  Treasury  Regulation  Section  1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B)(4)  or any  successor
regulation or (b) for such other period as required for  suspension of deferrals
under this Plan pursuant to the provisions of the 401(k) Plan.

         Section 6.04 - Beneficiary Designation. A Participant may file with the
Committee  or its  delegate  a  completed  designation  of  Beneficiary  Form as
prescribed  by the  Committee or its  delegate.  Such  designation  may be made,
revoked or changed by the Participant at any time before death or receipt of the
balance of the Deferral Account, but such designation of Beneficiary will not be
effective  and  supersede  all  prior  designations  until  it is  received  and
acknowledged by the Committee or its delegate. If the Committee has any doubt as
to the proper  Beneficiary to receive  payments  hereunder,  the Committee shall
have  the  right  to  withhold  such  payments   until  the  matter  is  finally
adjudicated.  However,  any payment made in good faith shall fully discharge the
Committee,  Keystone,  the Participating Entities and the Board from all further
obligations with respect to that payment.

         Section 6.05 - Deferral  Account.  The Committee shall cause a Deferral
Account to be established  and  maintained  only on the books of Keystone or the
Participating  Entity for each Participant who elects to defer payment of all or
part of his or her Incentive  Compensation  Award pursuant to Section 6.03. Such
account shall be credited with the portion of each Incentive  Compensation Award
deferred,  adjusted  quarterly as provided  below,  and shall be debited for any
payment  to  the  Participant  or  the  Participant's  Beneficiary.  A  separate
subaccount  within the Deferral  Account shall be maintained for each Award Year
with respect to which a Participant's Deferral Election provides for a number of
installment payments which is different from the Participant's Deferral Election
applicable to other Award Years, and as otherwise determined by the Committee.

(a)           The amount in the Participant's Deferral Account shall be adjusted
              on a quarterly  basis as of the last day of each calendar  quarter
              to reflect  net  earnings,  gains or losses for the  quarter.  The
              adjustment for earnings, gains or losses for each quarter shall be
              equal to the amount determined under (1) or (2) below as follows:

1)                    Moody's  Long-Term  Corporate Bond Rates. The total amount
                      determined by multiplying (A) one hundred and five percent
                      (105%) of the average of the Moody's  Long-Term  Corporate
                      Bond  Rates  for the three  (3)  months  in the  preceding
                      calendar  quarter  (current  calendar  quarter,  effective
                      January 1, 1994) divided by twelve,  by (B) the balance in
                      the  Participant's  Deferral Account as of the end of each
                      month in the current quarter; or

2)       Deemed Investment Options.  The total amount  determined by multiplying
         the  rate  earned  (positive  or  negative  by  each  fund available as
         described  in  (A)  and  (B)  below  (taking  into   account   earnings
         distributed and share appreciation (gains)  or depreciation (losses) on
         the value of shares of the fund) for each month of the current calendar
         quarter by the portion of the  balance  in  the  Participant's Deferral
         Account as of the end of each such month, respectively, which is deemed
         to be invested in the fund pursuant to Section 6.06  below.  Subject to
         elimination,  modification, or addition by the Committee, the following
         shall be the funds  available for the  Participant's deemed investments
         pursuant to Section 6.06 below.

A.       Keystone Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan Funds-These funds are the
         same funds  as  those  available for investment from time to time under
         the Keystone Financial, Inc. 401(k)  Savings  Plan  other than any fund
         which invests in Keystone Financial, Inc. stock.

B.       Other Options - In addition  to, or in lieu of, the investment  options
         described in A. above,other funds may be established  from time to time
         as determined by the Committee, and the Committee may provide any other
         form  of  investment  option  it  determines to be advisable; provided,
         however,  that  such  funds  and options  shall  be  made available and
         communicated to all Participants on a uniform basis.

         Section 6.06 - Deemed Investment Elections.
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(a)           The  Participant  shall  designate,  on a  form  provided  by  the
              Committee, the percentage, in ten percent (10%) multiples (or such
              other percentage as permitted from time to time by the Committee),
              of the deferred Incentive  Compensation Award that is to be deemed
              invested in the available  funds under Section  6.05(b),  with the
              balance of the deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Award to receive
              interest  credit  according  to  Section  6.05(a)(1)  above.  Said
              designation  shall  be  effective  on  a  date  specified  by  the
              Committee  or its  delegate  and remain in effect and apply to all
              subsequent deferred Incentive Compensation Awards until changed as
              provided below.

(b)           A Participant  may elect to change,  on a calendar  quarter basis,
              the deemed  investment  election  under  paragraph  (a) above with
              respect to future deferred Incentive Compensation Awards among one
              or more of the options  then  available  by written  notice to the
              Committee,  on a form  provided by the  Committee  (or by voice or
              other form of notice permitted by the Committee), at least 30 days
              before  the  first  day of the  calendar  quarter  as of which the
              change is to be  effective,  with such change to be effective  for
              amounts credited to the Deferral Account on or after the effective
              date.

(c)           A Participant  may elect to reallocate the balance of the Deferral
              Account,  subject to any  limitations  imposed by the Committee or
              its delegate,  on a calendar  quarter basis,  in ten percent (10%)
              multiples (or such other percentage as permitted from time to time
              by  the  Committee)  among  the  deemed  investment  options  then
              available.  A  Participant  may make such an  election  by written
              notice to the  Committee,  on a form provided by the Committee (or
              by voice or other form of notice  permitted by the Committee),  at
              least 30 days before the first day of the  calendar  quarter as of
              which the transfer election is to be effective, with such transfer
              to be based on the value of the  Deferral  Account on the last day
              of the preceding quarter.

(d)           The  election of deemed  investments  among the  options  provided
              above  shall  be the  sole  responsibility  of  each  Participant.
              Keystone, the Participating  Entities,  Associates,  and Committee
              members  are not  authorized  to make  any  recommendation  to any
              Participant  with  respect  to  such  election.  Each  Participant
              assumes all risk connected with any adjustment to the value of his
              Deferral  Account.  Neither  the  Committee,   Keystone,  nor  the
              Participating  Entities  in any  way  guarantees  against  loss or
              depreciation.

(e)           All  payments  from the Plan shall be made from the  Participant's
              Deferral    Account   (or   from   the   applicable    subaccount)
              proportionately  from each of the deemed investment funds in which
              the Deferral Account (or applicable subaccount) is invested at the
              time of the payment.

         Section 6.07 - Payment of Deferred Amounts.
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(a)           Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards shall be paid in a lump sum
              or annual  installments,  for a period not to exceed ten years, to
              the  Participant  as  indicated  on  the  Participant's   Deferral
              Election  form. The first payment to the Participant shall be made
              on March 1 (or of March 1 is  not  a  business  day,  on the first
              proceeding  business  day) of  the  calendar  year  following  the
              calendar year during which the Participant's termination of employ
              ment with Keystone and all Participating Entities occurs. For this
              purpose,   termination   of   employment  includes   voluntary  or
              involuntary  termination  of  employment  due to retirement or any
              other reason other than death,  including disability, and shall be
              the  date  reflected  on  Keystone's or the Participating Entity's
              records as the Participant's termination date.

(b)           In the event of the  Participant's  death prior to commencement of
              installment  payments  due under the Plan,  the first  installment
              payment to the Beneficiary  shall be made shall be made on March 1
              (or of March 1 is not a  business  day,  on the  first  proceeding
              business  day) of the calendar  year  following  the calendar year
              during which the  Participant's  death occurs and shall be paid in
              the same form of  payment  as would  have been  applicable  to the
              Participant had the Participant survived.

(c)           In the event of the  Participant's  death  after  commencement  of
              installment  payments to the Participant but prior to full payment
              of the installments due, the remaining  installments due under the
              Plan  in  respect  of  the  Participant   shall  continue  to  the
              Beneficiary  on the same basis as they would have been paid to the
              Participant. The first payment to the Beneficiary shall be made on
              the later of the date payment would  otherwise be made or the last
              day  of  the  second  month  following  the  month  in  which  the
              Participant's  death occurs and shall  include all payments due to
              the Beneficiary following death and prior to the first payment.

(d)           In the event the  Participant's  deferral  account balance is less
              than  $5,000 on the payment  commencement  date the balance of the
              account  will be  paid to the  Participant  or if  applicable  the
              designated  Beneficiary  in a  single  lump sum on that  date,  or
              within 30 days thereafter, in lieu of all payments which otherwise
              would be made under the Plan with respect to the Participant.

         Section  6.08 - Amount of  Deferred  Payment.  If a lump sum payment is
elected for a deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Award for an Award  Year,  such
payment  shall be equal to the value of the  Participant's  Deferral  Account as
adjusted on the last day of the calendar  quarter prior to the date the lump sum
payment is to be made. If annual  installments are elected as the payment method
for a deferred Incentive Compensation Award, the amount of the first installment
shall be calculated by dividing the lump sum value of the Participant's Deferral
Account,  as determined  above,  by the number of  installments to be paid. Each
later installment shall be determined on the same basis as the first installment
except that the value shall be divided by the number of  installments  remaining
to be paid. Amounts held pending distribution from the Plan shall continue to be
credited with earnings, gains or losses on a quarterly basis pursuant to Section
6.05.

         Section 6.09 - Automatic  Cash Out. The Plan is intended to  constitute
an unfunded  plan for tax  purposes  and for purposes of Title I of ERISA and is
intended  to be  maintained  primarily  for the  purpose of  providing  deferred
compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees of
Keystone and Participating Entities and to qualify for the exclusions from Title
I of ERISA which are provided for in Sections  201(2),  301(a)(3) and 401(a) (1)
of ERISA.  Notwithstanding  any provision in this Plan to the  contrary,  in the
event that the  Department  of Labor,  or any other  regulatory  or other  body,
issues final regulations which provide, or a court issues a final determination,
that the Plan does not qualify for any of such exclusions under ERISA, the Board
may  amend  Section  6.03  of  the  Plan  to  change  the  deferral  eligibility
provisions,  and the Committee or the Board may revoke the designation of all or
some Employees as  Participants  for the current or future Award Years,  and the
Committee  or the Board  may take  such  other  action  as it  determines  to be
appropriate in order for the Plan to qualify for such  exclusions.  In addition,
Participants who are precluded from  participating in the deferral  provision of
Section  6.03  because of this  Section  6.09  shall  have the  balance in their
Deferral  Account,  determined as of the end of the preceding  calendar quarter,
plus the amount of any Incentive  Compensation Award deferred during the current
calendar quarter,  distributed in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after
it is  determined  that their  deferrals  should cease,  and such  Participant's
Deferral  Elections  shall  be void  and of no  further  effect.  Keystone,  the
Participating  Entities,  the Committee and the Board shall have no liability to
any Participant who receives a distribution from the Plan or whose participation
is otherwise affected by reason of this Section 6.09.

         Section 6.10 - Hardship  Withdrawal.  Notwithstanding  the terms of any
Deferral  Election  made by a  Participant  hereunder,  the Committee may permit
withdrawal  of all or a  portion  of the  amounts  credited  to a  Participant's
Deferral  Account,  upon the  request of the  Participant  or the  Participant's
representative,  or following the death of a  Participant  upon the request of a
Participant's Beneficiary or such Beneficiary's representative, if the Committee
determines  that  the  Participant  or  Beneficiary,  as the  case  may  be,  is
confronted with an unforeseeable  emergency.  For this purpose, an unforeseeable
emergency is an  unanticipated  emergency  caused by an event that is beyond the
control  of the  Participant  or  Beneficiary  and that  would  result in severe
financial  hardship  to the  Participant  or  Beneficiary  if an early  hardship
withdrawal were not permitted.  The Participant or Beneficiary  shall provide to
the Committee  such evidence as the  Committee may require to  demonstrate  that
such emergency exists and financial  hardship would occur if the withdrawal were
not permitted.  Any  withdrawal  under this Section 6.10 shall be limited to the
amount  necessary  to meet the  emergency.  For purposes of the Plan, a hardship
shall be considered to constitute an immediate and unforeseen financial hardship
if the Participant has an unexpected need for cash to pay for expenses  incurred
by him or a member of his immediate  family  (spouse  and/or  natural or adopted
children)  such as those arising from  illness,  casualty  loss, or death.  Cash
needs  arising from  foreseeable  events,  such as the purchase or building of a
house or  education  expenses  will not be  considered  to be the  result  of an
unforeseeable financial emergency. Payment shall be made, as soon as practicable
after the  Committee  approves  the  payment  and  determines  the amount of the
payment,  in a  single  lump  sum  from  the  portion  of the  Deferral  Account
representing  Award Years  beginning on or after January 1,1994 with the longest
number of  installment  payments  being first,  and then from the portion of the
Deferral  Account  representing  Award Years  beginning prior to January 1, 1994
with the latest payment commencement dates first, and then from the portion of a
Deferral Account, in each case in accordance with Section 6.06 (e).

         Section 6.11 - Tax  Withholding.  All  Incentive  Compensation  Awards,
whether or not  deferred  under the Plan,  shall be  subject to Federal  income,
FICA, and other tax  withholding as required by applicable law. At the time that
tax  withholding is required,  if an amount is payable in cash under the Plan to
the  Participant  the amount of the required tax  withholding  shall be withheld
from and reduce such cash payment.  If , however,  an amount is not then payable
in cash or the cash payable under the Plan to the  Participant  is less than the
required withholding, the Participant shall pay, by check or money order payable
to Keystone or the Participant Entity employing the Participant,  not later than
the  date  such  withholding  is  required,  the  amount  of  the  required  tax
withholding or, at the sole election of Keystone or such  Participating  Entity,
the amount of required tax withholding shall be withheld from their compensation
or amounts payable to the  Participant.  The Participant  shall hold Keystone or
such  Participating  Entity  harmless  in  acting  to  satisfy  the  withholding
obligation in this manner.


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                                   ARTICLE VII

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Section 7.01 - No Recourse.  If the  Financial  Performance  taken into
account for  determination  of an  Incentive  Compensation  Award is found to be
incorrect by Keystone's  independent  certified  public  accountants at any time
during the following  calendar year and was more than the correct amount,  there
shall be no recourse by Keystone directly against any person or estate. However,
Keystone  shall have the right to correct  such error by  reducing by the entire
excess  amount  any  subsequent  payments  yet to be made under the Plan for all
Award  Years.  Any  underpayments  as a result  of such  error in the  Financial
Performance  taken into account  shall be corrected  within six (6) months after
the  accountants  report the error to the Committee  provided that the Committee
confirms the error.

         Section  7.02  -  Expense.   For  purposes  of  determining   Financial
Performance,  Incentive  Compensation  Awards shall be treated as an expense for
book  purposes in the fiscal year of Keystone or the  Participating  Entity,  as
applicable,   in  which  the  Incentive   Compensation  Award  is  earned  by  a
Participant,  as opposed to subsequent fiscal year(s) during which the Incentive
Compensation  Award is paid, except as determined  otherwise by the Committee or
its delegate.

         Section 7.03 - Merger or  Consolidation.  All  obligations  for amounts
earned but not yet paid under this Plan shall survive any merger,  consolidation
or sale of all or  substantially  all of Keystone's or a Participating  Entity's
assets to any entity,  and be the  liability  of the  successor to the merger or
consolidation  or the  purchaser of assets,  unless  otherwise  agreed to by the
parties thereto.

         Section  7.04 -  Legal  Costs.  A  Participant  will be  reimbursed  by
Keystone ( or its successor) or the Participating  Entity (or its successor) for
any and all expenses incurred in successfully  enforcing, by judgment of a court
of  competent  jurisdiction  and after all  appeals  have  been  exhausted,  the
Participant's right to receive payments under the terms of this Plan.

         Section 7.05 - Gender and Number.  The masculine  pronoun whenever used
in the Plan shall  include the  feminine  and vice  versa.  The  singular  shall
include the plural and the plural  shall  include  the  singular  whenever  used
herein unless the context requires otherwise.

         Section  7.06 -  Construction.  The  provisions  of the  Plan  shall be
construed,  administered  and  governed  by  the  laws  of the  Commonwealth  of
Pennsylvania, including its statute of limitations provisions, to the extent not
preempted  by ERISA or other  applicable  Federal  law.  Titles of Articles  and
Sections of the Plan are for  convenience  of  reference  only and are not to be
taken into account when construing and interpreting the provisions of the Plan.

         Section  7.07 -  Non-alienation.  Except  as may be  required  by  law,
neither the Participant  nor any Beneficiary  shall have the right to , directly
or  indirectly,  alienate,  assign,  transfer,  pledge,  anticipate  or encumber
(except  by reason of death) any  amount  that is or may be  payable  hereunder,
including  in respect of any  liability  of a  Participant  or  Beneficiary  for
alimony or other payments for the support of a spouse,  former spouse,  child or
other  dependent,  prior  to  actually  being  received  by the  Participant  or
Beneficiary  hereunder,  nor shall the Participant's or Beneficiary's  rights to
benefit  payments  under the Plan be  subject  in any  manner  to  anticipation,
alienation,  sale, transfer,  assignment,  pledge,  encumbrance,  attachment, or
garnishment  by creditors of the  Participant  or  Beneficiary  or to the debts,
contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any Participant or Beneficiary,
or transfer by operation of law in the event of  bankruptcy or insolvency of the
Participant  or any  Beneficiary,  or any  legal  process.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  the  Committee may in its sole  discretion,  recognize and establish
procedures for  administering  a domestic  relations or other family court order
providing  for the  Plan to pay all or a  portion  of a  Participant's  Deferral
Account  to or for the  benefit  of a  Participant's  spouse,  former  spouse or
children,  provided  that such order does not require  the Plan to make  payment
prior to the time payment would otherwise be made to the Participant pursuant to
the  terms of the Plan as in  effect  from  time to time and that it meets  such
other requirements as the Committee shall specify.

         Section 7.08 - No Employment  Rights.  Neither the adoption of the Plan
nor any  provision of the Plan shall be  construed  as a contract of  employment
between Keystone or a Participating Entity and any Associate or Participant,  as
a guarantee or right of any Associate or Participant,  or to future or continued
employment  with Keystone or a Participating  Entity,  or as a limitation on the
right of Keystone or a  Participating  Entity to discharge any of its Associates
with or without  cause.  Specifically,  designation  as a  Participant  does not
create any rights,  and no rights are created  under the Plan,  with  respect to
continued or future employment or conditions of employment.

         Section 7.09 - Minor or Incompetent.  If the Committee  determines that
any  Participant or Beneficiary  entitled to a payment under the Plan is a minor
or incompetent by reason of physical or mental  disability,  it may, in its sole
discretion,  cause any payment thereafter becoming due to such person to be made
to  any  other  person  for  his  benefit,   without  responsibility  to  follow
application of amounts so paid.  Payments made pursuant to this provision  shall
completely  discharge  Keystone,  the  Participating  Entities,  the  Plan,  the
Committee and the Board.

         Section 7.10 - Illegal or Invalid  Provision.  In case any provision of
the Plan shall be held  illegal  or  invalid  for any  reason,  such  illegal or
invalid provision shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan
shall be  construed  and  enforced  without  regard to such  illegal  or invalid
provision.


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                                   APPENDIX A

                             PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

For the purposes of Section 2.01, the term  "Participating  Entity" includes the
following as of January 1, 1993 and thereafter:

- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
                         Name                       Effective Date
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Keystone Financial, Inc.         January 1, 1993
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Frankford Bank, N.A.             January 1, 1994 until 1997 when merged into
                                 Keystone Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Keystone Bank, N.A.              January 1, 1997 until 1999 when merged into
                                 Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Northern Central Bank            January 1, 1993 until 1999 when merged into
                                 Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Mid-State Bank and Trust Company January 1, 1993 until 1999 when merged into
                                 Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania National Bank       January 1, 1993 until 1999 when merged into
and Trust Company                Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
American Trust Bank, N.A.        January 1, 1994 until 1999 when merged into
                                 Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Financial Trust Corporation      January  1, 1997 until 1999 when merged into
                                 Keystone Financial Bank, N.A..

- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Keystone Financial               January 1, 1996
Mortgage Corporation
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Keystone National Bank           January 1, 1997 until 1999 when its assets were
                                 acquired by Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
Keystone Financial Bank, N.A.    January 1, 1999
- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------


This  Appendix A may be revised and replaced  from time to time  without  formal
amendment of the Plan,  subject to  signature by an elected  officer of Keystone
Financial, Inc.




- ------------------------------                 ----------------------
         Signature                                  Date Signed


Name and Officer Title of Signer

- --------------------------------



The following is a  reconciliation  of the  numerators and  denominators  of the
basic and diluted  earnings per share  computations  (in  thousands,  except per
share data):

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Three Months Ended
                                                  March 31,
                                          2000                1999
- --------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------
Numerator - Net Income                      $19,855               $ 8,315
Denominators:
  Basic shares outstanding                   48,805                49,595
  Dilutive option effect                         65                   519
- --------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------
  Dilutive shares outstanding                48,870                50,114
- --------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------
EPS:
  Basic                                       $0.41                 $0.17
  Diluted                                     $0.41                 $0.17
- --------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------------


Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Three Months Ended
(in thousands)                                                    March 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            2000           1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. Income before taxes                                   $27,115       $11,214
  2. Fixed charges:
     a.  Interest expense                                  $63,750       $55,947
     b.  Interest component of rent expense                    771           670
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     c.  Total fixed charges (line 2a.+ line 2b.)           64,521        56,617
     d.  Interest on deposits                               46,265        43,989
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     e.  Fixed charges excluding interest on
          deposits (line 2c.-line 2d.)                     $18,256       $12,628
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3. Income before taxes plus fixed charges:
     a.   Including interest on deposits                   $91,636       $67,831
                (line 1.+ line 2c.)
     b.   Excluding interest on deposits                    45,371        23,842
                (line 1.+ line 2e.)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4. Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:
     a.   Including interest on deposits
                (line 3a. divided by line 2c.)               1.42x         1.20x
     b.   Excluding interest on deposits
                (line 3b. divided by line 2e.)               2.49x         1.89x
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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This schedule  contains summary financial  information  extracted from the first
quarter 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-Q.

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