CFX CORP
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
                                    FORM 8-K
 
                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JULY 1, 1996
 
                                CFX CORPORATION
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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      NEW HAMPSHIRE          1-10633        02-0402421
     (State or other       (Commission   (I.R.S. employer
      jurisdiction         file number)   identification
    of incorporation)                          no.)
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                     102 MAIN STREET, KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
                    (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (603) 352-2502
 
                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
 
CONSUMMATION OF MERGER TRANSACTIONS
 
    On  July  1,  1996,  the  Registrant  consummated  the  following previously
announced transactions:
 
    (1) the merger of The  Safety Fund Corporation, a Massachusetts  corporation
headquartered  in Fitchburg,  Massachusetts ("Safety  Fund"), with  and into the
Registrant through  a  series of  intermediate  transactions (the  "Safety  Fund
Merger"); and
 
    (2) the merger of Milford Co-operative Bank, a New Hampshire state chartered
co-operative  bank headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire ("Milford"), with and
into Registrant's  wholly owned  subsidiary,  CFX Bank,  a New  Hampshire  state
chartered  savings  bank headquartered  in  Keene, New  Hampshire  (the "Milford
Merger").
 
    The consummation  of the  foregoing  transactions is  discussed in  a  press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
THE SAFETY FUND MERGER
 
    In  the  Safety Fund  Merger, each  of  Safety Fund's  1,665,000 outstanding
shares of common stock (including  all related preferred stock purchase  rights)
was  converted into 1.700  shares of the  Registrant's common stock  and cash in
lieu of  fractional shares.  At the  closing, Safety  Fund had  total assets  of
approximately $297.1 million and total deposits of approximately $252.5 million.
The  transaction  was  accounted for  as  a  pooling of  interests.  Safety Fund
National Bank,  Fitchburg, Massachusetts,  Safety Fund's  principal  subsidiary,
will  continue to operate under  its present name and  charter as a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Registrant.
 
    Immediately following the closing, in accordance with the Agreement and Plan
of Merger dated January 5,  1996 by and between  the Registrant and Safety  Fund
(the  "Safety Fund  Merger Agreement"), the  following directors  of Safety Fund
were appointed to the Registrant's board of directors, increasing the number  of
Registrant's  directors from 11 to 15: Christopher W. Bramley, P. Kevin Condron,
William E. Aubuchon, III, and David R. Grenon.
 
    The Safety Fund Merger  Agreement was previously filed  as Exhibit 2 of  the
Registrant's  Schedule  13D filed  on January  16, 1996  with respect  to Safety
Fund's  common  stock  and  incorporated  by  reference  as  Exhibit  2  of  the
Registrant's  Current Report on  Form 8-K dated  January 16, 1996.  On March 28,
1996, the Registrant and  Safety Fund executed an  amendment to the Safety  Fund
Merger  Agreement  deleting Section  2.6 of  the  Safety Fund  Merger Agreement,
relating to additional merger consideration, and making certain other conforming
changes. The amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. On April 30, 1996, the
Registrant and Safety Fund executed a second amendment to the Safety Fund Merger
Agreement correcting certain scrivener's  errors in Section  6.13 of the  Safety
Fund  Merger Agreement. The second amendment  is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2.
On June  15, 1996,  as contemplated  by the  Safety Fund  Merger Agreement,  CFX
Acquisition  Corporation,  a wholly  owned subsidiary  of the  Registrant formed
solely for  the purpose  of  facilitating the  Safety  Fund Merger,  executed  a
joinder  to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement,  which joinder was consented to by
the Registrant and Safety Fund. The joinder is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3.
 
THE MILFORD MERGER
 
    In the Milford  Merger, each  of Milford's  689,000 shares  of common  stock
outstanding  was converted into  2.6446 shares of  the Registrant's common stock
and cash in lieu of fractional shares. At the closing, Milford had total  assets
of  approximately  $160.1 million  and  total deposits  of  approximately $141.3
million. The  transaction was  accounted for  as a  pooling of  interests.  Upon
consummation  of the Milford Merger, Milford was  merged with and into CFX Bank,
and Milford ceased operating under its own  name and charter. On June 25,  1996,
prior  to the consummation  of the Milford Merger  and consistent with Milford's
prior practices, Milford declared a  regular semi-annual dividend in the  amount
of  $0.45 per share of Milford common stock outstanding as of record on June 28,
1996.
 
    The Agreement and Plan of Merger dated  February 9, 1996 by and between  CFX
Bank  and  Milford  and  joined  in  by  the  Registrant  (the  "Milford  Merger
Agreement"), and a related Agreement
 
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and Plan of Reorganization dated February  9, 1996 by and among the  Registrant,
CFX  Bank and Milford (the  "Milford Reorganization Agreement"), were previously
filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, to the Registrant's Current  Report
on  Form 8-K  dated February  16, 1996. The  Registrant and  Milford executed an
amendment to  the Milford  Reorganization Agreement  on April  29, 1996,  making
certain  technical  corrections  to the  Milford  Reorganization  Agreement. The
amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4.
 
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
 
    (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
        (1) Audited financial statements of Safety Fund as of December 31,  1995
    and  1994 and for the years ended December  31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, and the
    independent auditors' reports thereon, were previously included on pages F-1
    through F-36 of  the Registrant's  definitive proxy statement  for the  1996
    annual  meeting of  the Registrant's  shareholders and  were incorporated by
    reference into Part III of the  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for
    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.
 
        (2)  Unaudited interim financial  statements of Safety  Fund as of March
    31, 1996 and  1995 and for  the quarters  then ended are  filed herewith  as
    Exhibit 99.2.
 
        (3) Audited financial statements of Milford as of June 30, 1995 and 1994
    and  for the years ended  June 30, 1995, 1994  and 1993, and the independent
    auditors' reports thereon, and the unaudited interim financial statements of
    Milford as of December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994 and for the six months
    then ended,  were  previously filed  as  Exhibit 99.1  to  the  Registrant's
    Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 12, 1996.
 
        (4)  Unaudited interim financial  statements of Milford  as of March 31,
    1996 and 1995 and the nine months  then ended are filed herewith as  Exhibit
    99.3.
 
    (b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
 
        (1)  Unaudited pro forma  combined financial information  as of December
    31, 1995 and for the  years ended December 31,  1995, 1994 and 1993,  giving
    effect  to the  Safety Fund Merger  and the Milford  Merger, were previously
    included on pages 46-53 of  the Registrant's definitive proxy statement  for
    the   1996  annual  meeting  of   the  Registrant's  shareholders  and  were
    incorporated by reference into Part III of the Registrant's Annual Report on
    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.
 
        (2) Unaudited pro forma combined  financial information as of March  31,
    1996  and for the three months ended  March 31, 1996 and 1995, giving effect
    to the Safety  Fund Merger  and the Milford  Merger, are  filed herewith  as
    Exhibit 99.4.
 
    (c)  Exhibits.
 
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 2.1       First Amendment to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated March 28, 1996.
 2.2       Second Amendment to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated April 30, 1996.
 2.3       Joinder to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated June 15, 1996.
 2.4       Amendment to the Milford Reorganization Agreement dated April 29, 1996.
99.1       Press Release dated July 1, 1996
99.2       Unaudited interim financial statements of Safety Fund as of March 31, 1996.
99.3       Unaudited interim financial statements of Milford as of March 31, 1996.
99.4       Unaudited pro forma combined financial information as of March 31, 1996 and for the
           three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, giving effect to the Safety Fund Merger
           and the Milford Merger.
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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.
 
                                CFX CORPORATION
 
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Date:  July 16, 1996                           By:                       /s/  Mark  A. Gavin
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                                                                Mark A. Gavin,
                                                            CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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   LOCATION IN
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          2.1      First Amendment to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated March 28, 1996.
          2.2      Second Amendment to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated April 30, 1996.
          2.3      Joinder to the Safety Fund Merger Agreement dated June 15, 1996.
          2.4      Amendment to the Milford Reorganization Agreement dated April 29, 1996.
         99.1      Press Release dated July 1, 1996.
         99.2      Unaudited interim financial statements of Safety Fund as of March 31, 1996.
         99.3      Unaudited interim financial statements of Milford as of March 31, 1996.
         99.4      Unaudited pro forma combined financial information as of March 31, 1996 and for the three months
                   ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, giving effect to the Safety Fund Merger and the Milford Merger.
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                                  EXHIBIT 2.1
              FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SAFETY FUND MERGER AGREEMENT
                          The Safety Fund Corporation
                                470 Main Street
                         Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420
 
March 28, 1996
 
CFX Corporation
102 Main Street
Keene, New Hampshire 03431
 
Attention:  Mark A. Gavin
          Chief Financial Officer
 
    Re: Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
    Reference  is made to that certain Agreement  and Plan of Merger dated as of
January 5,  1996  (the "Agreement"),  by  and  between CFX  Corporation,  a  New
Hampshire   corporation,  and  The  Safety  Fund  Corporation,  a  Massachusetts
corporation. Capitalized  terms  used but  not  defined herein  shall  have  the
meanings defined in the Agreement.
 
    We  have  discussed the  need  to amend  the  Agreement so  as  to eliminate
provisions for "Additional Merger Consideration", as provided in Section 2.6  of
the Agreement. We propose the following:
 
    1.  DELETION AND RENUMBERING. Section 2.6 of the Agreement is deleted in its
entirety,  and Sections 2.7 through 2.12, respectively, are hereby renumbered as
Sections 2.6  through 2.11.  All  cross references  to  Section 2.6  are  hereby
deleted,  and all cross references to former  Sections 2.7 through 2.12 shall be
appropriately renumbered.
 
    2.  AMENDMENT TO  SECTION 3.3. Section  3.3 of the  Agreement is amended  by
deleting  the words  "two-thirds" in the  fourth sentence  thereof and replacing
them with the words "a majority."
 
    3.   SCHEDULE A.  Attached hereto  for  the convenience  of the  parties  as
Schedule  A are the pages of the Agreement affected by this Amendment Agreement,
with the changes marked. Deletions  appear as struck-through text surrounded  by
[   ], and additions appear as double underlined text.
 
    4.    NO  OTHER  AMENDMENTS.  Except  as  specifically  amended  hereby, the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
    5.  COUNTERPARTS. This  Amendment Agreement may be  executed in one or  more
counterparts  all of which  shall be considered  one and the  same agreement and
each of which shall be deemed an original.
 
    We would  appreciate your  indicating your  concurrence that  the  foregoing
represents  our mutual agreement by countersigning below and returning a copy of
this Amendment Agreement to the undersigned.
 
                                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
 
                                          By: ____/s/_Christopher W. Bramley____
                                                   Christopher W. Bramley
                                                          PRESIDENT
 
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                                          By: ____/s/_Martin F. Connors, Jr.____
                                                  Martin F. Connors, Jr.
                                                          TREASURER
Accepted and agreed to:
 
CFX CORPORATION
 
By: ________/s/_Peter J. Baxter_______
             Peter J. Baxter
      PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
               OFFICER
 
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                                  EXHIBIT 2.2
              SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SAFETY FUND MERGER AGREEMENT
                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                                470 MAIN STREET
                         FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS 01420
                                 APRIL 30, 1996
 
Peter J. Baxter
President and Chief Executive Officer
CFX Corporation
102 Main Street
Keene, New Hampshire 03431
 
    Dear Peter:
 
    We  have discussed the  need to further  correct a scrivener's  error in the
Agreement  and  Plan  of  Merger  by  and  between  Safety  Fund  and  CFX  (the
"AGREEMENT"). We have agreed that Section 6.13 of the Agreement shall be amended
to add the following (inadvertently deleted) language immediately after the word
"Agreement" in the final line of Section 6.13:
 
    ",  and  (iv) Buyer  Sub to  execute  one or  more counterparts  of this
    Agreement and to deliver  at least one such  counterpart so executed  to
    Safety Fund, whereupon Buyer Sub shall become a party to and be bound by
    this Agreement.".
 
    We  would appreciate  your indicting  your concurrence  that this correction
should be made by countersigning  below and returning a  copy of this letter  to
the address above.
 
                                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
 
                                          By: ____/s/_Christopher W. Bramley____
                                                   Christopher W. Bramley
                                                          PRESIDENT
 
                                          By: ____/s/_Martin F. Connors, Jr.____
                                                   Martin F. Connors, Jr.
                                                          TREASURER
 
Accepted and agreed to:
 
CFX CORPORATION
 
__________/s/_Peter J. Baxter_________
           Peter J. Baxter
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
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                                  EXHIBIT 2.3
                    JOINDER IN AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
 
    JOINDER  IN  AGREEMENT  AND  PLAN  OF  MERGER  dated  as  of  June  15, 1996
("Joinder"), by CFX  Acquisition Corporation, a  Massachusetts corporation  (the
"Corporation"),  and agreed to  by CFX Corporation,  a New Hampshire corporation
("CFX"), and The Safety Fund  Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation  ("Safety
Fund").
 
    WHEREAS,  CFX and Safety Fund  entered into an Agreement  and Plan of Merger
(the "Merger Agreement") on January 5, 1996.
 
    WHEREAS, the Merger  Agreement was  subsequently amended by  CFX and  Safety
Fund on March 28 and April 30, 1996 by written amendments (the "Amendments").
 
    WHEREAS,  the Merger Agreement contemplates the formation of the Corporation
and the merger of the Corporation with  and into Safety Fund (the "Merger")  and
the subsequent merger of the surviving corporation with and into CFX.
 
    WHEREAS,  the Corporation was organized as  a wholly owned direct subsidiary
of CFX and was formed solely for the purpose of facilitating the Merger.
 
    NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration   of  the  covenants,   representations,
warranties  and agreements contained in the  Merger Agreement, and of other good
and valuable  consideration, the  receipt and  sufficiency of  which are  hereby
acknowledged, the Corporation hereby agrees as follows:
 
    1.   JOINDER. The Corporation agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions
of the Merger Agreement, as amended  by the Amendments and any other  amendments
thereto.  The Corporation  intends that the  execution of this  Joinder shall be
deemed an execution of the Merger Agreement and each of the Amendments as  fully
as  if executed by the  Corporation on the original  of the Merger Agreement and
the Amendments.
 
    2.  CONSENT. By executing this Joinder, each of CFX and Safety Fund consents
and agrees  to  the  Corporation's  joinder in  the  Merger  Agreement  and  the
Amendments.
 
    3.  NOTICES. All notices to the Corporation under Section 12.4 of the Merger
Agreement  shall  be sent  to the  Corporation in  care of,  and to  the address
specified for, CFX.
 
    4.  COUNTERPARTS. This Joinder may  be executed in one or more  counterparts
all  of which shall be  considered one and the same  agreement and each of which
shall be deemed an original.
 
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this Joinder as of the  day
and year first written above.
 
CFX ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
By: ________/S/_MARK A. GAVIN_______
             Mark A. Gavin
     PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
              OFFICER
     TREASURER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL
              OFFICER
 
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AGREED TO BY:
 
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              CFX CORPORATION                         THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
          By: /S/ PETER J. BAXTER                    By: /S/ CHRISTOPHER W. BRAMLEY
                Peter J. Baxter                          Christopher W. Bramley
     PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER       PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                                     By: /S/ MARTIN F. CONNORS, JR.
                                                         Martin F. Connors, Jr.
                                                               TREASURER
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                                  EXHIBIT 2.4
               AMENDMENT TO THE MILFORD REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT
 
                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
 
    Pursuant  to the  provisions of  Section 6.5  of the  Agreement and  Plan of
Reorganization (the  "Agreement) dated  as  of February  9,  1996 by  and  among
Milford  Cooperative Bank ("Milford")  and CFX Corporation  ("CFX") and CFX Bank
("CFX Bank"), the parties hereby wish to amend the Agreement, as appropriate, to
include references to Milford's present legal counsel.
 
    Accordingly, Section  7.4 is  hereby revised  to replace  the references  to
Milford's legal counsel as follows:
 
       Thacher Proffitt & Wood
       1500 K Street, N.W.
       Suite 200
       Washington, D.C. 20005
       Attn: Richard A. Schaberg, Esq.
       Telephone: (202) 347-8400
       Facsimile No.: (202) 347-5862 or (202) 347-6238
 
    Additionally,  Section 5.3(f) of the Agreement  is hereby revised to read as
follows:
 
        f)  CFX and Bank  shall have received an  opinion of Thacher Proffitt  &
           Wood,  counsel to Milford, dated the Closing Date, as to such matters
           as  CFX  and  Bank  may  reasonably  request  with  respect  to   the
           transactions contemplated hereby.
 
    IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto,  intending to  be  legally bound
hereby,  have  caused  this  amendment  to  the  Agreement  to  be  executed  in
counterparts  by their duly  authorized officers and their  corporate seal to be
hereunto affixed and attested by  their officers thereunto duly authorized,  all
as of the date and year first above written.
 
                                          MILFORD CO-OPERATIVE BANK
 
                                          By: ______/s/_Richard D. D'Amato______
                                                     Richard D. D'Amato
                                                PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                                                         OFFICER
 
                                          CFX CORPORATION
 
                                          By: _________/s/_Mark A. Gavin________
 
                                          CFX BANK
 
                                          By: _________/s/_Mark A. Gavin________
 
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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1
 
                           CFX CORPORATION COMPLETES
 
                                SAFETY FUND AND
 
                          MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE MERGERS
 
KEENE,  NH,  JULY 1,  1996  -- CFX  CORPORATION  (AMEX: CFX)  ANNOUNCED  THAT IT
COMPLETED ITS MERGERS WITH THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION AND MILFORD  CO/OPERATIVE
BANK.
 
    Pursuant  to  the definitive  agreements,  each of  Safety  Fund's 1,665,000
outstanding and  Milford's  689,000  outstanding shares  of  common  stock  were
converted  into 1.7  shares and  2.6446 shares,  respectively, of  the Company's
common stock,  resulting  in the  issuance  of 2,831,000  shares  and  1,823,000
shares,  respectively, of the Company's common  stock to Safety Fund and Milford
shareholders. Cash will be paid in lieu of issuing fractional shares.
 
    The  Milford   Co/operative  was   a  state-chartered   co/operative   bank,
headquartered  in  Milford, New  Hampshire. Milford  was  merged into  CFX's New
Hampshire banking subsidiary, CFX Bank in the merger.
 
    The Safety  Fund Corporation  was a  bank holding  company headquartered  in
Fitchburg,  Massachusetts. Safety  Fund's subsidiary bank,  Safety Fund National
Bank, will continue to operate as a subsidiary of CFX.
 
    Both the  Safety Fund  and Milford  mergers  will be  accounted for  by  the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting.
 
    Peter  J. Baxter, President  and Chief Executive  Officer of CFX Corporation
said, "We welcome the shareholders, customers  and employees of Safety Fund  and
Milford  to  the CFX  family  of community  banks.  As a  combined  company, all
customers will  share in  the many  benefits of  a larger  and more  diversified
community banking company."
 
    CFX  Corporation is a  multi-bank holding company with  total assets of $1.4
billion following the mergers. The Company's three banking subsidiaries are  CFX
Bank,  headquartered in Keene, New Hampshire, Orange Savings Bank, headquartered
in Orange, Massachusetts, and  The Safety Fund  National Bank, headquartered  in
Fitchburg,  Massachusetts.  CFX  Mortgage,  Inc.,  CFX  Bank's  mortgage banking
subsidiary, services approximately  $686 million in  mortgage loans for  others.
The  Company operates 41 full service offices, 2 loan production offices, and 61
automated teller and remote service banking locations in New Hampshire and north
central Massachusetts, and operates a trust division with $349 million in assets
under management.
 
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                                  EXHIBIT 99.2
 
             UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SAFETY FUND
                              AS OF MARCH 31, 1996
 
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                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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                                                              MARCH 31,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                                1996           1995
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                                     $ 11,273,097   $ 13,305,505
Federal funds sold                                             7,300,000      2,500,000
Investment securities available for sale (amortized cost
    of $55,838,968 in 1996 and $62,427,502 in 1995)           56,340,118     63,737,909
Investment securities held to maturity (market value
    of $57,853,257 in 1996 and $41,024,069 in 1995)           58,291,919     39,924,078
Loans                                                        155,191,032    160,433,831
Less allowance for possible loan losses                       (6,977,286)    (7,350,150)
                                                          ------------------------------
            Net loans                                        148,213,746    153,083,681
                                                          ------------------------------
Premises and equipment, net                                    9,392,499      9,638,596
Accrued interest receivable                                    2,886,491      2,473,884
Other real estate owned, net                                     151,809         50,000
Deferred income tax asset, net                                 2,055,393      1,665,799
Other assets                                                   1,235,134      1,103,800
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            Total assets                                    $297,140,206   $287,483,252
                                                          ==============================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
   Deposits:
      Interest bearing                                      $187,001,375   $184,897,462
      Noninterest bearing                                     65,510,848     67,891,000
                                                          ------------------------------
            Total deposits                                   252,512,223    252,788,462
   Securities sold under repurchase agreements                18,617,807     11,119,611
   Treasury tax and loan notes                                 3,304,639      1,156,804
   Other liabilities                                           1,243,320      1,031,315
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            Total liabilities                                275,677,989    266,096,192
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $10 par value;
      100,000 shares authorized, none issued
   Common stock, $5 par value;
      3,200,000 shares authorized
      1,660,665 issued and outstanding                         8,303,325      8,303,325
   Surplus                                                     7,584,846      7,584,846
   Retained earnings                                           5,380,304      4,815,433
   Net unrealized gain on investment securities
      available for sale                                         193,742        683,456
                                                          ------------------------------
            Total stockholders' equity                        21,462,217     21,387,060
                                                          ------------------------------
            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity      $297,140,206   $287,483,252
                                                          ==============================
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                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
________________________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>

                                                            THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                   1996       1995
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<S>                                                             <C>          <C>
Interest income:
   Interest on loans                                            $3,641,350   $3,467,820
   Interest and dividends on investment securities:
      Available for sale                                           910,897      840,597
      Held to maturity                                             866,066      794,874
   Interest on federal funds sold                                   43,353       20,385
                                                            ----------------------------
            Total interest income                                5,461,666    5,123,676
                                                            ----------------------------
Interest expense:
   Interest on deposits                                          1,798,024    1,554,336
   Interest on borrowed funds                                      168,771      191,092
                                                            ----------------------------
            Total interest expense                               1,966,795    1,745,428
                                                            ----------------------------
Net interest income                                              3,494,871    3,378,248
Provision for possible loan losses                                  75,000      525,000
                                                            ----------------------------
Net interest income after provision for possible loan losses     3,419,871    2,853,248
                                                            ----------------------------
Noninterest income:
   Trust fees                                                      559,051      519,462
   Service fees                                                    294,252      258,383
   Gains on loans sold, net                                              0          709
   Gains on sales of investment securities
      available for sale, net                                            0          781
   Other                                                           235,126      160,733
                                                            ----------------------------
            Total noninterest income                             1,088,429      940,068
                                                            ----------------------------
Noninterest expense:
   Salaries and wages                                            1,451,452    1,474,866
   Employee benefits                                               348,229      339,678
   Occupancy, net                                                  266,418      258,405
   Equipment                                                       290,001      292,738
   Professional fees                                               195,026      198,059
   Marketing                                                       144,972      162,013
   Expenses related to proposed merger                             324,873            0
   Deposit insurance                                                18,066      141,852
   Other real estate owned, net                                     30,371       17,574
   Directors' fees                                                  64,800       61,300
   Other                                                           484,221      498,049
                                                            ----------------------------
            Total noninterest expense                            3,618,429    3,444,534
                                                            ----------------------------
Income before income taxes                                         889,871      348,782
Income tax expense                                                 325,000      130,800
                                                            ----------------------------
Net income                                                      $  564,871   $  217,982
                                                            ============================
Net income per common share                                           $.34         $.13
Weighted average shares outstanding                              1,660,665    1,657,120
</TABLE>

                                      -2-
<PAGE>

                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
________________________________________________________________________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Common                      Retained
                                          Stock         Surplus       Earnings        Other        Total
                                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------
<S>                                   <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
Balance December 31, 1995               $8,303,325     $7,584,846     $4,815,433    $ 683,456   $21,387,060

Net income                                   -              -            564,871        -           564,871

Reduction in unrealized gain on
investment securities available for
sale, net of income taxes                    -              -              -         (489,714)     (489,714)
                                      -------------  ------------- -------------  ------------  ------------
Balance, March 31, 1996                 $8,303,325     $7,584,846     $5,380,304    $ 193,742   $21,462,217
                                      =============  ============= =============  ============  ============
</TABLE>

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
________________________________________________________________________________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                               1996             1995
                                                                              -------------    -------------
<S>                                                                           <C>               <C>
   Net income                                                                 $    564,871      $   217,982
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
         provided (used) by operating activities:
      Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans                                           -               78,009
      Origination of mortgage loans held for sale                                    -              (77,300)
      Repurchase of mortgage loans previously sold                                   -             (222,788)
      Gains on mortgage loans sold, net                                              -                 (709)
      Depreciation and amortization                                                289,996          300,312
      Gains on sales of investment securities available for sale, net                -                 (781)
      Amortization (accretion) of bond premiums and discounts, net                   3,720          (50,685)
      Provision for possible losses on loans and other real estate owned            75,000          541,333
      Increase in accrued interest receivable                                     (412,607)        (521,505)
      (Increase) decrease in other assets, net                                    (308,143)         218,682
      Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                                     212,005          (94,985)
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
   Net cash provided by operating activities                                       424,842          387,565
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
      Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale                -            6,632,345
      Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available for sale       9,000,000        2,000,000
      Proceeds from maturities of investment securities held to maturity         5,294,739          179,954
      Purchase of investment securities available for sale                      (2,430,078)           -
      Purchase of investment securities held to maturity                       (23,642,739)           -
      Increase in federal funds sold                                            (4,800,000)      (3,200,000)
      (Increase) decrease in loans outstanding                                   4,794,935       (7,316,327)
      Purchases of premises and equipment                                          (43,899)        (249,535)
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
   Net cash used by investing activities                                       (11,827,042)      (1,953,563)
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements         7,498,196       (7,418,960)
      Increase (decrease) in treasury tax and loan notes                         2,147,835       (1,378,013)
      Increase (decrease) in deposits                                             (276,239)       9,812,230
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
   Net cash provided by financing activities                                     9,369,792        1,015,257
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
DECREASE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS                                             (2,032,408)        (550,741)
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING OF YEAR                                      13,305,505       15,223,830
                                                                            ---------------    -------------
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, END OF PERIOD                                        $ 11,273,097      $14,673,089
                                                                            ===============    =============
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during quarter for:
      Interest                                                                $  1,914,509      $ 1,628,364
      Income taxes                                                                 288,000          141,901
Non-cash transactions:
      Transfers from loans to other real estate owned                              101,809            -
</TABLE>

                                      -4-
<PAGE>

                          THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                MARCH 31, 1996

1.   The financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments
     which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair
     presentation of the financial position and results of operations for
     interim periods.  All such adjustments consist of normal recurring
     accruals.

2.   Results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 are
     not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire
     year.

3.   The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in
     conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the
     Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1995.

4.   Financial statements for interim periods, by their very nature, require
     estimations which may result in greater imprecision than those associated
     with annual audited financial statements.

5.   Earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares
     outstanding during the period.

6.   In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of
     Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes",
     the Company has a net deferred tax asset.  Deferred income taxes reflect
     the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts
     of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the
     amounts used for income tax purposes.  As of March 31, 1996, the Company
     had established a valuation allowance of $424,059 ($499,059 at December
     31, 1995).

7.   The "net unrealized gain on investment securities available for sale"
     included in the stockholders' equity section of the Company's balance
     sheet as of March 31, 1996 consists of three components:

<TABLE>
       <S>                                                    <C>

       Net unrealized gain on investment securities
       available for sale, net of deferred income
       taxes of $197,954                                      $ 303,196

       Net unrealized loss related to investment
       securities transferred during 1994 from the
       available for sale portfolio to the held to
       maturity portfolio, net of deferred income
       taxes of $188,595                                       (288,861)

       Net unrealized gain related to investment
       securities transferred during 1995 from the
       available for sale portfolio to the held to
       maturity portfolio, net of deferred income
       taxes of $117,133                                        179,407
                                                              ----------
                                                              $ 193,742
                                                              ==========
</TABLE>

                                      -5-
<PAGE>

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONT'D)

8.   As of March 31, 1996, the Company had commitments to extend credit of
     approximately $33 million.

                                       -6-

<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT 99.3
 
                           MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE BANK
 
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
 
                                     ASSETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                JUNE 30, 1995
                                                                              MARCH 31, 1996   ----------------
                                                                             ----------------
                                                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                          <C>               <C>
Cash and due from banks....................................................  $      2,099,564  $      1,605,747
Interest bearing deposit accounts..........................................        19,765,274        16,967,728
Securities (Note 4):
  Available for sale at fair value (cost $34,159,006 at March 31, 1996 and
   $31,672,830 at June 30, 1995)...........................................        33,852,285        31,681,762
  Held to maturity at cost (fair value $29,340,452 at March 31, 1996 and
   $38,058,105 at June 30, 1995)...........................................        29,686,396        38,623,602
Loans receivable, net......................................................        70,194,322        60,818,640
Accrued interest receivable:
  Loans....................................................................           524,709           434,212
  Securities...............................................................           572,317           877,349
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston..................................           714,000           655,100
Premises and equipment.....................................................         2,015,254         2,138,750
Real estate owned..........................................................            71,222            36,055
Deferred federal income tax benefit........................................           363,796           228,748
Other assets...............................................................           252,755           284,144
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
    Total assets...........................................................  $    160,111,894  $    154,351,837
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
 
                                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
  Deposit accounts.........................................................  $    141,341,304  $    135,746,914
  Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston...........................         2,000,000         2,000,000
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities...................................         1,242,310         1,562,351
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
      Total liabilities....................................................  $    144,583,614  $    139,309,265
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
Stockholders' Equity:
  Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 1,800,000 authorized; 675,167 and 657,717
   issued and outstanding, respectively....................................           675,167           657,717
  Additional paid-in capital...............................................         6,796,257         6,613,032
  Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale, net
   of taxes................................................................          (202,436)            5,895
  Retained earnings (subject to restrictions)..............................         8,259,292         7,765,928
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
      Total stockholders' equity...........................................  $     15,528,280  $     15,042,572
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...........................  $    160,111,894  $    154,351,837
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
                                                                             ----------------  ----------------
</TABLE>
 
              See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
                                       14
<PAGE>
                           MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE BANK
 
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               THREE MONTHS                  NINE MONTHS
                                                             ENDED MARCH 31,               ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                       ----------------------------  ----------------------------
                                                           1996           1995           1996           1995
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
                                                                              (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Interest income:
  Mortgage loans.....................................  $   1,341,019  $   1,216,189  $   3,881,392  $   3,492,992
  Other loans........................................  $     135,752  $      81,573  $     325,898  $     232,010
  Demand accounts....................................  $     220,973  $     232,762  $     598,870  $     620,424
  Investment securities..............................  $     577,051  $     569,223  $   1,923,632  $   1,711,710
  Mortgage-backed securities.........................  $     412,759  $     382,933  $   1,253,102  $   1,128,534
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total interest income............................  $   2,687,554  $   2,482,680  $   7,982,894  $   7,185,670
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Interest expense:
  Deposit accounts...................................  $   1,310,893  $   1,105,237  $   3,893,412  $   3,193,696
  Borrowings.........................................  $      31,523  $      36,694  $     102,049  $     132,798
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total interest expense...........................  $   1,342,416  $   1,141,931  $   3,995,461  $   3,326,494
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Net interest income..............................  $   1,345,138  $   1,340,749  $   3,987,433  $   3,859,176
    Provision for probable loan losses...............  $      30,000  $      30,000  $      90,000  $      70,000
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net interest income after provision for probable loan
 losses..............................................  $   1,315,138  $   1,310,749  $   3,897,433  $   3,789,176
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Non-interest income:
  Customer service charges...........................  $     101,078  $      98,601  $     312,240  $     307,999
  Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities.......  $           0  $       2,274  $      51,166  $      (4,455)
  Gain on loan sales.................................  $          98  $           0           (131)         2,073
  Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned.....  $        (657) $           0  $       7,297  $           0
  Other..............................................  $      60,223  $      60,711  $     215,444  $     203,217
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total non-interest income........................  $     160,742  $     161,586  $     586,016  $     508,834
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Non-interest expenses:
  Compensation and fringe benefits...................  $     463,478  $     428,739  $   1,374,848  $   1,277,263
  Occupancy and equipment............................  $     136,129  $     120,518  $     369,358  $     340,920
  Data processing service fees.......................  $      91,031  $      85,146  $     269,661  $     248,855
  Federal insurance premium..........................  $      78,234  $      75,344  $     231,085  $     225,500
  Advertising........................................  $      14,560  $      13,499  $      48,144  $      40,350
  Other..............................................  $     166,581  $     199,920  $     548,844  $     531,880
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total non-interest expenses......................  $     950,013  $     923,166  $   2,841,940  $   2,664,768
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Income before provision for income taxes.............  $     525,867  $     549,169  $   1,641,509  $   1,633,242
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Provision for income taxes...........................  $     187,425  $     131,167  $     554,615  $     499,167
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Net income.......................................  $     338,442  $     418,002  $   1,086,894  $   1,134,075
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net income per share.................................  $        0.51  $        0.64  $        1.65  $        1.73
Dividends per share..................................  $        0.50  $        0.25  $        0.90  $        0.55
Average shares outstanding...........................        659,917        656,217        659,917        656,217
</TABLE>
 
              See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
                                       15
<PAGE>
                           MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE BANK
 
                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
                        NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
 
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         NET
                                                                                      UNREALIZED
                                                                                     HOLDING GAIN
                                                                                      (LOSS) ON
                                                        ADDITIONAL                    AVAIL-FOR-       TOTAL
                                            COMMON        PAID-IN       RETAINED         SALE      STOCKHOLDERS'
                                             STOCK        CAPITAL       EARNINGS      SECURITIES       EQUITY
                                          -----------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
                                                                        (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                       <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>
Balance at June 30, 1995................  $   657,717  $   6,613,032  $   7,765,928   $    5,895   $   15,042,572
Issuance of common stock................  $    17,450  $     183,225       --             --       $      200,675
Change in unrealized holding gain on
 available-for-sale securities, net of
 taxes..................................      --            --             --         $ (208,331)  $     (208,331)
Net income..............................      --            --        $   1,086,894       --       $    1,086,894
Dividends paid..........................      --            --        $    (593,530)      --       $     (593,530)
                                          -----------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
Balance at March 31, 1996...............  $   675,167  $   6,796,257  $   8,259,292   $ (202,436)  $   15,528,280
                                          -----------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
                                          -----------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
              See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
                                       16
<PAGE>
                           MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE BANK
 
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                            MARCH 31,
                                                                                 --------------------------------
                                                                                      1996             1995
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
                                                                                           (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                              <C>              <C>
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
  Net income...................................................................  $     1,086,894  $     1,134,075
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
   activities:
    Depreciation and amortization..............................................          178,482          204,054
    Provision for probable loan losses.........................................           90,000           70,000
    Loss (gain) on sale of securities..........................................          (51,166)           4,455
    Gross receipts associated with loans originated for resale.................          119,569          181,073
    Gross payments associated with loans originated for resale.................         (119,700)        (179,000)
    Loss (gain) on loan sales..................................................              131           (2,073)
    Gain on sale of real estate owned..........................................           (7,297)       --
    Writedown of real estate owned.............................................           99,207        --
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Deferred income taxes....................................................          (27,727)          (4,356)
      Accrued interest receivable..............................................          214,535           31,891
      Other assets.............................................................           31,389          (84,857)
      Accrued expenses and other liabilities...................................  $      (328,639) $        64,556
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
        Net cash provided by operating activities..............................        1,285,678        1,419,818
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Purchases of securities available-for-sale...................................  $   (22,689,598)       --
  Proceeds from maturities of securities available-for-sale....................        2,500,000        --
  Proceeds from called securities available-for-sale...........................        8,000,000        --
  Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale.........................       10,594,552        --
  Purchases of securities held-to-maturity.....................................       (7,664,765)       --
  Proceeds from called securities held-to-maturity.............................        9,500,000        --
  Proceeds from maturities of securities held-to-maturity......................        1,000,000
  Purchases of investment securities...........................................        --             (10,630,177)
  Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities..................        --               9,675,000
  Purchase of mortgage-backed securities.......................................        --              (1,415,045)
  Proceeds from paydowns of mortgage-backed securities.........................        5,262,008        2,278,261
  Purchase of collateralized mortgage obligations..............................                        (1,000,000)
  Proceeds from the sales and paydowns of collateralized mortgage
   obligations.................................................................        --                 984,493
  Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock.....................................          (58,900)         (28,900)
  Net increase in loans receivable.............................................       (9,719,398)      (2,811,576)
  Capital expenditures.........................................................          (54,986)        (231,225)
  Proceeds from sale of real estate owned......................................          126,639        --
  Change in other real estate owned............................................        --                 (82,059)
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
        Net cash used in investing activities..................................  $    (3,204,448) $    (3,261,228)
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
  Net increase (decrease) in deposit accounts..................................  $     5,594,390  $      (476,527)
  Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank.........................................                        (1,000,000)
</TABLE>
 
                                       17
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                            MARCH 31,
                                                                                 --------------------------------
                                                                                      1996             1995
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
                                                                                           (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                              <C>              <C>
  Increase in advanced payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance...........            8,598          100,903
  Dividends paid...............................................................         (593,530)        (360,919)
  Issuance of common stock.....................................................          200,675        --
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities....................  $     5,210,133  $    (1,736,543)
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...........................        3,291,363       (3,577,953)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning...........................................       18,573,475       19,222,579
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents, ending..............................................  $    21,864,838  $    15,644,626
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
                                                                                 ---------------  ---------------
Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid on deposits....................................................  $     3,893,412  $     3,193,696
  Interest paid on borrowings..................................................  $       102,049  $       132,798
  Taxes paid...................................................................  $       571,495  $       527,039
</TABLE>
 
              See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
 
                                       18
<PAGE>
                           MILFORD CO/OPERATIVE BANK
 
                       NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                                 MARCH 31, 1996
 
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
(1) ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
    The  financial information as  of March 31, 1996,  the results of operations
for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, the cash flows  for
the  nine months ended March 31, 1996 and  1995, and the statement of changes in
stockholders' equity for the  nine months ended March  31, 1996, are  unaudited,
but  in the opinion  of management reflect  all adjustments (none  of which were
other than normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of  such
information. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the entire year.
 
(2) INCOME TAXES
    The provision for income taxes differs from the statutory rate due primarily
to differences in the loan loss provision for book and tax purposes.
 
(3) ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES
    The Bank classifies securities as either held-to-maturity,
available-for-sale  or  trading.  Securities  held-to-maturity  are  reported at
amortized cost. Trading securities are  reported at fair value, with  unrealized
gains  and losses  included in  earnings. The Bank  did not  have any securities
reported as  trading securities  as  of March  31,  1996. Securities  which  are
available-for-sale  are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses
excluded from earnings  and reported  as a separate  component of  stockholders'
equity (net of taxes). On July 1, 1994, in conjunction with the adoption of SFAS
No. 115, the Bank classified $27,716,866 of securities as available-for-sale and
recorded  an unrealized loss of $155,399 (net  of taxes) as a separate component
of stockholders' equity. During the nine months ended March 31, 1996, the amount
was an unrealized loss (net of taxes) of $202,436.
 
NOTE 4
Securities available-for-sale consist of the following at March 31, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        GROSS          GROSS
                                                                      UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED
                                                       AMORTIZED       HOLDING        HOLDING          FAIR
                                                          COST          GAINS         LOSSES          VALUE
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
Marketable equity securities.......................  $    2,265,856   $      948    $   (32,485)  $    2,234,319
Investment securities..............................  $   22,315,031   $   55,958    $  (334,061)  $   22,036,928
Mortgage-backed securities.........................  $    9,578,119   $   32,550    $   (29,631)  $    9,581,038
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
                                                     $   34,159,006   $   89,456    $  (396,177)  $   33,852,285
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
    Securities held-to-maturity consist of the following at March 31, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        GROSS          GROSS
                                                                      UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED
                                                       AMORTIZED       HOLDING        HOLDING          FAIR
                                                          COST          GAINS         LOSSES          VALUE
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
Investment securities..............................  $   13,007,953   $    6,247    $   (84,910)  $   12,929,290
Mortgage-backed securities.........................  $   16,678,443   $   61,804    $  (329,085)  $   16,411,162
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
                                                     $   29,686,396   $   68,051    $  (413,995)  $   29,340,452
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
                                                     --------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT 99.4
 
           CFX CORPORATION -- THE SAFETY CORPORATION -- MILFORD COOP
 
                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT
 
                   FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
 
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       CFX
                                                                    PRO FORMA                      CFX
                                                       SAFETY       COMB. W/                    PRO FORMA    CFX FULLY
                                           CFX          FUND         SAFETY        MILFORD      COMB. W/     PRO FORMA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)  (HISTORICAL) (HISTORICAL)      FUND      (HISTORICAL)     MILFORD     COMBINED
- -------------------------------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                    <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
Interest income:
  Interest on loans and leases.......      13,303         3,468        16,771         1,531        14,834       18,302
  Interest and dividends on
   securities........................       1,676         1,635         3,311           952         2,628        4,263
  Other interest income..............         287            20           307             0           287          307
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Total Interest and Dividend
     Income..........................      15,266         5,123        20,389         2,483        17,749       22,872
Interest expense:
  Interest on deposits...............       5,987         1,554         7,541         1,105         7,092        8,646
  Interest on borrowings.............       1,388           191         1,579            37         1,425        1,616
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Total Interest Expense...........       7,375         1,745         9,120         1,142         8,517       10,262
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend
     Income..........................       7,891         3,378        11,269         1,341         9,232       12,610
  Provision of loan and lease
   losses............................         150           525           675            30           180          705
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend Income
     After Provision for Loan and
     Lease Losses....................       7,741         2,853        10,594         1,311         9,052       11,905
Other income.........................       2,064           940         3,004           161         2,225        3,165
Other expense........................       7,307         3,444        10,751           923         8,230       11,674
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Income Before Income Taxes.......       2,498           349         2,847           549         3,047        3,396
Income taxes.........................         942           131         1,073           131         1,073        1,204
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Net Income.......................       1,556           218         1,774           418         1,974        2,192
Preferred stock dividends............          67             0            67             0            67           67
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
    Net Income Available to Common
     Stock...........................       1,489           218         1,707           418         1,907        2,125
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding.........................       7,056         1,661         9,880           656         8,791       11,615
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
Earnings per common share............   $    0.21     $    0.13     $    0.17     $    0.64     $    0.22    $    0.18
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
                                       -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
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         CFX CORPORATION -- THE SAFETY FUND CORPORATION -- MILFORD COOP
 
                   PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
 
                                 MARCH 31, 1996
 
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
                                     ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      CFX
                                                                                   PRO FORMA
                                                         SAFETY                   COMBINED W/
                                              CFX         FUND       PRO FORMA       SAFETY        MILFORD      PRO FORMA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)     (HISTORICAL) (HISTORICAL) ADJUSTMENTS       FUND       (HISTORICAL)  ADJUSTMENTS
- ----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  -------------
<S>                                       <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>          <C>
  Cash and due from banks...............   $  24,281    $  11,273                  $   35,554     $   2,100
  Interest bearing deposits with other
   banks................................         314        7,300                       7,614        19,765
  Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
   stock................................       7,496            0                       7,496           714
  Securities available for sale.........     125,703       56,340                     182,043        33,852
  Securities held to maturity...........      19,410       58,292                      77,702        29,686
  Mortgage loans held for sale..........       7,794                                    7,794             0
  Loans and leases......................     725,703      155,191                     880,894        70,603
    Less allowance for loan and lease
     losses.............................       7,936        6,977                      14,913           409
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
      Net Loans and Leases..............     717,767      148,214            0        865,981        70,194             0
  Premises and equipment................      13,513        9,392                      22,905         2,015
  Mortgage servicing rights.............       4,473                                    4,473
  Goodwill and deposit base
   intangibles..........................       9,720                                    9,720
  Foreclosed real estate................       1,141          152                       1,293            71
  Other assets..........................      26,677        6,177                      32,854         1,715
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
                                           $ 958,289    $ 297,140    $       0     $1,255,429     $ 160,112     $       0
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
 
                                           LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
  Deposits:
    Interest bearing....................   $ 669,703    $ 187,001                  $  856,704       132,957
    Noninterest bearing.................      55,275       65,511                     120,786         8,384
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
      Total Deposits....................     724,978      252,512            0        977,490       141,341             0
  Short-term borrowed funds.............      27,901       18,618                      46,519             0
  Advances from FHLBB...................      97,355        4,548                     101,903         2,000
  Other liabilities.....................      17,422                                   17,422         1,243
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
      Total Liabilities.................     867,656      275,678            0      1,143,334       144,584             0
Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock (1)(2)(3)................       5,041        8,303       (6,421)         6,923           675           515
  Paid-in capital.......................      66,150        7,585        6,421         80,156         6,796          (515)
  Retained earnings.....................      20,389        5,380                      25,769         8,259
  Net unrealized losses on securities
   available for sale, after tax
   effects..............................        (947)         194                        (753)         (202)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
      Total Shareholders' Equity........      90,633       21,462            0        112,095        15,528             0
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
                                           $ 958,289    $ 297,140    $       0     $1,255,429     $ 160,112     $       0
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------       ------
Number of common shares outstanding            7,561        1,661                      10,385           675
                                          -----------  -----------               --------------  -----------
                                          -----------  -----------               --------------  -----------
Common shareholders' equity per share
 (4)....................................   $   11.99    $   12.92                  $    10.79     $   23.00
                                          -----------  -----------               --------------  -----------
                                          -----------  -----------               --------------  -----------
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                              CFX
                                           PRO FORMA    CFX FULLY
                                          COMBINED W/   PRO FORMA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)       MILFORD      COMBINED
- ----------------------------------------  ------------  ----------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>
  Cash and due from banks...............   $   26,381   $   37,654
  Interest bearing deposits with other
   banks................................   $   20,079   $   27,379
  Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
   stock................................   $    8,210   $    8,210
  Securities available for sale.........   $  159,555   $  215,895
  Securities held to maturity...........   $   49,096   $  107,388
  Mortgage loans held for sale..........   $    7,794   $    7,794
  Loans and leases......................   $  796,306   $  951,497
    Less allowance for loan and lease
     losses.............................   $    8,345   $   15,322
                                          ------------  ----------
      Net Loans and Leases..............      787,961      936,175
  Premises and equipment................   $   15,528   $   24,920
  Mortgage servicing rights.............   $    4,473   $    4,473
  Goodwill and deposit base
   intangibles..........................   $    9,720   $    9,720
  Foreclosed real estate................   $    1,212   $    1,364
  Other assets..........................   $   28,392   $   34,569
                                          ------------  ----------
                                           $1,118,401   $1,415,541
                                          ------------  ----------
 
  Deposits:
    Interest bearing....................   $  802,660   $  989,661
    Noninterest bearing.................   $   63,659   $  129,170
                                          ------------  ----------
      Total Deposits....................   $  866,319   $1,118,831
  Short-term borrowed funds.............   $   27,901   $   46,519
  Advances from FHLBB...................   $   99,355   $  103,903
  Other liabilities.....................   $   18,665   $   18,665
                                          ------------  ----------
      Total Liabilities.................    1,012,240    1,287,918
Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock (1)(2)(3)................   $    6,231   $    8,113
  Paid-in capital.......................   $   72,431   $   86,437
  Retained earnings.....................   $   28,648   $   34,028
  Net unrealized losses on securities
   available for sale, after tax
   effects..............................   $   (1,149)  $     (955)
                                          ------------  ----------
      Total Shareholders' Equity........   $  106,161   $  127,623
                                          ------------  ----------
                                           $1,118,401   $1,415,541
                                          ------------  ----------
Number of common shares outstanding             9,346       12,169
                                          ------------  ----------
                                          ------------  ----------
Common shareholders' equity per share
 (4)....................................   $    11.36   $    10.49
                                          ------------  ----------
                                          ------------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
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           CFX CORPORATION -- THE SAFETY CORPORATION -- MILFORD COOP
 
                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT
 
                   FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
 
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     CFX
                                                                                  PRO FORMA                      CFX
                                                                     SAFETY       COMB. W/                    PRO FORMA
                                                         CFX          FUND         SAFETY        MILFORD      COMB. W/
       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)         (HISTORICAL) (HISTORICAL)      FUND      (HISTORICAL)     MILFORD
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Interest income:
  Interest on loans and leases.....................      15,677         3,642        19,319         1,477        17,154
  Interest and dividends on securities.............       1,741         1,777         3,518           989         2,730
  Other interest income............................         132            43           175           221           353
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Total Interest and Dividend Income.............      17,550         5,462        23,012         2,687        20,237
Interest Expense:
  Interest on deposits.............................       6,980         1,798         8,778         1,311         8,291
  Intereset on borrowings..........................       1,749           169         1,918            31         1,780
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Total Interest Expense.........................       8,729         1,967        10,696         1,342        10,071
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend Income...............       8,821         3,495        12,316         1,345        10,166
Provision of loan and lease losses.................         800            75           875            30           830
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend Income After
     Provision for Loan and Lease Losses...........       8,021         3,420        11,441         1,315         9,336
Other income.......................................       2,613         1,088         3,701           161         2,774
Other expense......................................       7,291         3,618        10,909           950         8,241
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Income Before Income Taxes.....................       3,343           890         4,233           526         3,869
Income taxes.......................................       1,015           325         1,340           188         1,203
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Net Income.....................................       2,328           565         2,893           338         2,666
Preferred stock dividends..........................           0             0             0             0             0
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
    Net Income Available to Common Stock...........       2,328           565         2,893           338         2,666
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
Weighted average common shares outstanding (5).....       7,540         1,661        10,364           660         9,285
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
Earnings per common share..........................   $    0.31     $    0.34     $    0.28     $    0.51     $    0.29
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
                                                     -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                                      CFX FULLY
                                                      PRO FORMA
       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)          COMBINED
                                                     -----------
<S>                                                  <C>
Interest income:
  Interest on loans and leases.....................      20,796
  Interest and dividends on securities.............       4,507
  Other interest income............................         396
                                                     -----------
    Total Interest and Dividend Income.............      25,699
Interest Expense:
  Interest on deposits.............................      10,089
  Intereset on borrowings..........................       1,949
                                                     -----------
    Total Interest Expense.........................      12,038
                                                     -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend Income...............      13,661
Provision of loan and lease losses.................         905
                                                     -----------
    Net Interest and Dividend Income After
     Provision for Loan and Lease Losses...........      12,756
Other income.......................................       3,862
Other expense......................................      11,859
                                                     -----------
    Income Before Income Taxes.....................       4,759
Income taxes.......................................       1,528
                                                     -----------
    Net Income.....................................       3,231
Preferred stock dividends..........................           0
                                                     -----------
    Net Income Available to Common Stock...........       3,231
                                                     -----------
                                                     -----------
Weighted average common shares outstanding (5).....      12,108
                                                     -----------
                                                     -----------
Earnings per common share..........................   $    0.27
                                                     -----------
                                                     -----------
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                  SAFETY FUND AND MILFORD CO-OPERATIVE MERGERS
           NOTES TO PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(1) Common Stock at March 31, 1996:
 
    CFX,  $0.66 2/3 par value, 22,500,000  authorized shares, of which 7,561,176
    shares have been issued and are outstanding.
 
    SAFETY  FUND,  $5.00  par  value,  3,200,000  authorized  shares,  of  which
    1,660,665 shares have been issued and are outstanding.
 
    MILFORD,  $1.00  par value,  1,800,000 authorized  shares, of  which 675,167
    shares have been issued and are outstanding.
 
(2) The pro forma financial statements  reflect the exchange of Safety Fund  and
    Milford  Common Stock for CFX Common Stock in connection with the mergers at
    the exchange ratios of 1.7 and 2.6446, respectively.
 
    In combining the  companies, a pro  forma adjustment at  March 31, 1996  was
    made  to reflect  the issuance  of 2,823,131 shares  of CFX  Common Stock to
    Safety Fund shareholders and 1,785,547 shares of CFX Common Stock to Milford
    shareholders in  exchange for  the  outstanding shares  of Safety  Fund  and
    Milford Common Stock.
 
(3)  The merger agreements provide  that each holder of  Safety Fund and Milford
    Common Stock, who would  otherwise have been entitled  to a fraction of  CFX
    Common  Stock,  will be  paid the  cash  value of  such fraction.  Such cash
    payments have not been reflected in the pro forma information.
 
(4) Pro forma  common shareholders' equity  per share was  computed by  dividing
    combined  historical common  shareholders' equity by  the sum  of the common
    shares outstanding at  period end, adjusted  to give effect  to both of  the
    mergers, using the exchange ratios of 1.7 and 2.6446, respectively.
 
(5)   Pro  forma  weighted  average  common  shares  outstanding  represent  the
    historical weighted  average common  shares outstanding  of CFX  during  the
    periods,  plus the historical weighted  average common shares outstanding of
    Safety Fund and  Milford adjusted  to give effect  to both  of the  mergers,
    using the exchange ratios of 1.7 and 2.6446, respectively.
 
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