HBANCORPORATION INC
S-8, 1997-10-02
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 1997
                                                     Registration No. 333-______
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                   ON FORM S-8
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                              HBANCORPORATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                                          37-1351506
    (State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization                          Identification No.)

619 12th Street, Lawrenceville, Illinois                             62439
(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

                              HBANCORPORATION, INC.
                         RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                            Jeffrey M. Werthan, P.C.
                                Gary A. Lax, P.C.
                           John S. Pettibone III, Esq.
                         Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
      (a limited liability partnership including professional corporations)
                                 Suite 700 East
                           1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (202) 414-6100
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                            Proposed maximum       Proposed maximum                     
Title of securities to    Amount to be       offering price            aggregate           Amount of
     be registered        registered(1)         per share           offering price      registration fee
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<S>                     <C>                  <C>                     <C>                  <C>
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share     24,666 shares          $15.50(2)             $382,323(2)          $115.86(2)
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(1)  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  this
     Registration  Statement  covers,  in  addition  to the number of shares set
     forth above, an indeterminate  number of shares which, by reason of certain
     events  specified  in  the  Plan,  may  become  subject  to the  Plan.

(2)  Estimated,  pursuant to Rule 457(h),  solely for the purpose of calculating
     the  registration  fee,  at $15.50 per share,  which was the average of the
     high and the low price of the  common  stock of  HBancorporation,  Inc.  on
     September  29,  1997 as  reported  on the "pink  sheets"  published  by the
     National Quotation Bureau, Inc.

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                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS


     The document(s)  containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants in the  HBancorporation,  Inc. Recognition
and Retention  Plan (the "Plan") as specified by Rule  428(b)(1)  promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission")  under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

     Such  document(s) are not being filed with the  Commission,  but constitute
(along  with the  documents  incorporated  by  reference  into the  Registration
Statement  pursuant  to Item 3 of Part II  hereof) a  prospectus  that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.



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                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.

     The   following    documents    previously   or   concurrently   filed   by
HBancorporation,   Inc.  (the   "Company")   with  the   Commission  are  hereby
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

(a)  The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June
     30, 1996 (File No.  0-27700)  filed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
     Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");

(b)  all  other  reports  filed  pursuant  to  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of the
     Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act") since
     the  end of  the  fiscal  year  covered  by  audited  financial  statements
     contained in the prospectus referred to in Item 3(a) above; and

(c)  the  description  of the common  stock,  par value  $.01 per share,  of the
     Registrant contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
     (File No.  0-27700)  filed with the Commission on December 19, 1995 and all
     amendments  thereto  or reports  filed for the  purpose  of  updating  such
     description.

     All documents  subsequently  filed by the  Registrant  with the  Commission
pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c),  14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a  post-effective  amendment  which  indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold,  shall be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  into  this  Registration
Statement  and to be a  part  thereof  from  the  date  of the  filing  of  such
documents.  Any statement contained in the documents incorporated,  or deemed to
be  incorporated,  by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Registration  Statement and the Prospectus to
the  extent  that a  statement  contained  herein  or  therein  or in any  other
subsequently  filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,  incorporated by
reference  herein or therein  modifies or supersedes  such  statement.  Any such
statement so modified or superseded  shall not be deemed,  except as so modified
or  superseded,  to  constitute a part of this  Registration  Statement  and the
Prospectus.

     The  Company  shall  furnish  without  charge  to each  person  to whom the
Prospectus is delivered,  on the written or oral request of such person,  a copy
of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to
such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically  incorporated by reference
to the  information  that is  incorporated).  Requests should be directed to the
Secretary,  HBancorporation,  Inc.,  619 12th  Street,  Lawrenceville,  Illinois
62439, telephone number (618) 943- 2515.


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     All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the Prospectus
is qualified in its entirety by the detailed  information,  including  financial
statements,  appearing  in the  documents  incorporated  herein  or  therein  by
reference.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

     Not Applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

     Not Applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

     The Certificate of  Incorporation  of the Holding  Company  provides that a
director or officer of the Holding  Company shall be  indemnified by the Holding
Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law
against all expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such
person in  connection  with his  activities  as a  director  or  officer or as a
director or officer of another  company,  if the  director or officer  held such
position at the request of the Holding Company.  Delaware law requires that such
director,  officer,  employee or agent,  in order to be  indemnified,  must have
acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be not opposed to the
best interests of the Holding  Company and, with respect to any criminal  action
or proceeding, either had reasonable cause to believe such conduct was lawful or
did not have reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

     The  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and Delaware law also provide that the
indemnification provisions of such Certificate and the statute are not exclusive
of any other  right  which a person  seeking  indemnification  may have or later
acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws
of the  Holding  Company,  agreement,  vote  of  stockholders  or  disinterested
directors or otherwise.

     These  provisions may have the effect of deterring  shareholder  derivative
actions,  since the Holding  Company may ultimately be responsible  for expenses
for both  parties to the action.  A similar  effect  would not be  expected  for
third-party claims.

     In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware law also provide
that the Holding  Company may maintain  insurance,  at its  expense,  to protect
itself and any director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Holding  Company or
another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other  enterprise
against any expense,  liability or loss,  whether or not the Holding Company has
the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under
the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Holding Company intends to obtain such
insurance.



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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

     Not Applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.
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<CAPTION>
Regulation S-K                                                            Reference to Prior Filing or
   Exhibit                                                                 Exhibit Number Attached
   Number                           Document                                    Hereto
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<S>        <C>                                                            <C>
 4         Instruments Defining the Rights of Security
           Holders, Including Indentures:

                   Certificate of Incorporation of HBancorporation,
                   Inc.................................................             *

                   Bylaws of HBancorporation, Inc......................             *

                   Form of Stock Certificate of HBancorporation,
                   Inc.................................................             *

                   HBancorporation, Inc.
                   Recognition and Retention Plan......................    Attached as Exhibit 4.1

                   HBancorporation, Inc.
                   Recognition and Retention Plan Restricted Stock
                   Agreement...........................................    Attached as Exhibit 4.2

 5         Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P...................    Attached as Exhibit 5

15         Letter on unaudited interim financial
           information.................................................      Not Applicable

23         Consents of Experts and Counsel:

                   Consent of Kemper CPA Group, L.L.C.,
                   certified public accountants........................    Attached as Exhibit 23.1

                   Consent of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P...........    Attached as Exhibit 23.2

24         Power of Attorney...........................................  Contained on Signature Page

26         Invitations for Competitive Bids............................      Not Applicable

99         Additional Exhibits.........................................      Not Applicable
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*    Filed as exhibits to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on Form S-1
     (File No.  33-80589) filed with the Commission on December 19, 1995 and all
     amendments  thereto  or reports  filed for the  purpose  of  updating  such
     description. All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated
     herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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     The Company hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan
and any  amendment  thereto to the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (the "IRS") in a
timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order
to qualify the Plan under  Section 401 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

Item 9. Undertakings.

     (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)  To file,  during  any  period in which  offers or sales are being
               made, a post-effective  amendment to this registration  statement
               to include any material  information  with respect to the plan of
               distribution   not  previously   disclosed  in  the  registration
               statement  or any  material  change  to such  information  in the
               registration statement.

          (2)  That,  for the purpose of  determining  any  liability  under the
               Securities  Act,  each  such  post-effective  amendment  shall be
               deemed  to  be a  new  registration  statement  relating  to  the
               securities  offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
               thereof.

          (3)  To  remove  from   registration  by  means  of  a  post-effective
               amendment any of the  securities  being  registered  which remain
               unsold at the termination of the offering.

     (b)  The undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of
          determining  any liability under the Securities Act each filing of the
          Registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
          of the  Exchange Act and each filing of the  employee  benefit  plan's
          annual  report  pursuant to Section  15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
          incorporated  by  reference  in the  registration  statement  shall be
          deemed to be a new registration  statement  relating to the securities
          offered  therein,  and the  offering of such  securities  at that time
          shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (c)  Insofar  as   indemnification   for  liabilities   arising  under  the
          Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
          persons of the  registrant  pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or
          otherwise,  the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
          Commission such  indemnification is against public policy as expressed
          in the Securities Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event
          that a claim for indemnification  against such liabilities (other than
          the  payment  by the  registrant  of  expenses  incurred  or paid by a
          director,  officer  or  controlling  person of the  registrant  in the
          successful  defense of any action,  suit or proceeding) is asserted by
          such director,  officer or controlling  person in connection  with the
          securities  being  registered,  the  registrant  will,  unless  in the
          opinion of its  counsel  the matter  has been  settled by  controlling
          precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
          whether  such  indemnification  by  it is  against  public  policy  as
          expressed  in the  Securities  Act and will be  governed  by the final
          adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and the Registrant has duly caused
this  Registration  Statement  to be  signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of  Lawrenceville,  State of Illinois,  on
September 29, 1997.

                                      HBANCORPORATION, INC.



                                  By: /s/ Kevin J. Kavanaugh
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Kevin J. Kavanaugh, Chairman of the Board,
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Duly Authorized Representative)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Kevin  J.  Kavanaugh,  his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments) to this Registration
Statement,  and to file the  same,  with all  exhibits  thereto,  and all  other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and  necessary  to be done,  as
fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in person,  hereby
ratifying and confirming said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitutes or
substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the date as indicated.




/s/ Kevin J. Kavanaugh                         /s/ Robert R. Ernst
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Kevin J. Kavanaugh, Chairman of the Board,     Robert R. Ernst, Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive and Operating Officer)

Date: September 29, 1997                       Date: September 29, 1997




/s/ John H. White                              /s/ Mary E. Denison
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John H. White, Director                        Mary E. Denison, Director

Date: September 29, 1997                       Date: September 29, 1997




/s/ Harry J. DeBuisseret, Jr.                  /s/ L. Patrick Kavanaugh
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Harry J. DeBuisseret, Jr., Director            L. Patrick Kavanaugh, Director

Date: September 29, 1997                       Date: September 29, 1997


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



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                                    EXHIBITS


                                       TO


                                    FORM S-8


                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT


                                      UNDER


                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933




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                              HBANCORPORATION, INC.



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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<CAPTION>
                                                                        Reference to Prior Filing or
                                                                        Page Number in Sequentially
Exhibit                                                                     Numbered Registration
 Number                                                                             Statement
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<S>          <C>                                                        <C>

   4         Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders,
             Including Indentures:

                  Certificate of Incorporation of HBancorporation,
                  Inc.                                                               *

                  Bylaws of HBancorporation, Inc.                                    *

                  Form of Stock Certificate of HBancorporation, Inc.                 *

                  HBancorporation, Inc.
                  Recognition and Retention Plan                                Exhibit 4.1

                  HBancorporation, Inc.
                  Recognition and Retention Plan 
                  Restricted Stock Agreement                                    Exhibit 4.2

   5         Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.                         Exhibit 5

  23.1       Consent of Kemper CPA Group, L.L.C.                                Exhibit 23.1

  23.2       Consent of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.                         Exhibit 23.2

  24         Power of Attorney                                                  Contained on signature page.
</TABLE>
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*  Filed as  exhibits to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form S-1
   (File No.  33-80589)  filed with the  Commission on December 19, 1995 and all
   amendments  thereto  or  reports  filed  for the  purpose  of  updating  such
   description.  All of such previously filed documents are hereby  incorporated
   herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.






                                   Exhibit 4.1


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                              HBANCORPORATION, INC.

                         RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN


     1. Plan  Purpose.  The  purpose  of the Plan is to  promote  the  long-term
interests  of the  Corporation  and its  stockholders  by  providing a means for
attracting  and  retaining   executive  officers  of  the  Corporation  and  its
Affiliates.

     2. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the Plan:

     "Award" - means the grant by the Committee of Restricted Stock, as provided
in the Plan.

     "Affiliate" - means any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation" of
the  Corporation,  as  such  terms  are  defined  in  Section  424(e)  and  (f),
respectively, of the Code.

     "Bank" - means Heritage National Bank.

     "Code" - means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "Committee" - means the Committee referred to in Section 7 hereof.

     "Continuous Service" - means the absence of any interruption or termination
of  service  as a  director,  advisory  director,  officer  or  employee  of the
Corporation or any Affiliate. Service shall not be considered interrupted in the
case of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the
Corporation  or any  Affiliate  or in the  case  of  transfers  between  payroll
locations of the Corporation or between the Corporation, its subsidiaries or its
successor.

     "Corporation" - means HBancorporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     "ERISA" - means the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974,  as
amended.

     "Non-Employee  Director"  - means a  director  who a) is not  currently  an
officer or  employee  of the  Corporation;  b) is not a former  employee  of the
Corporation  who receives  compensation  for prior  services  (other than from a
tax-qualified  retirement  plan); c) has not been an officer of the Corporation;
d) does not receive remuneration from the Corporation in any capacity other than
as a director;  and e) does not possess an interest in any other transactions or
is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required
under Item 404(a) or (b) of Regulation S-K.

     "Participant" - means any director,  advisory director, officer or employee
of the  Corporation or any Affiliate who is selected by the Committee to receive
an Award and any director or advisory director of the Corporation who is granted
an Award pursuant to Section 13 hereof.

     "Plan" - means the Recognition and Retention Plan of the Corporation.

     "Restricted  Period" - means the period of time  selected by the  Committee
for the purpose of determining  when  restrictions are in effect under Section 3
hereof with respect to Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan.



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     "Restricted Stock" - means Shares which have been contingently awarded to a
Participant by the Committee subject to the restrictions  referred to in Section
3 hereof, so long as such restrictions are in effect.

     "Shares"  - means the  common  stock,  par value  $0.01 per  share,  of the
Corporation.

     3. Terms and Conditions of Restricted  Stock. The Committee shall have full
and complete authority,  subject to the limitations of the Plan, to grant awards
of Restricted  Stock and, in addition to the terms and  conditions  contained in
paragraphs  (a) through (f) of this  Section 3, to provide  such other terms and
conditions  (which need not be identical among  Participants) in respect of such
Awards, and the vesting thereof, as the Committee shall determine.

     (a) At the  time of an award  of  Restricted  Stock,  the  Committee  shall
establish  for each  Participant  a  Restricted  Period,  during which or at the
expiration  of which,  as the  Committee  shall  determine  and  provide  in the
agreement  referred to in paragraph (d) of this Section 3, the Shares awarded as
Restricted  Stock shall vest, and subject to any such other terms and conditions
as the Committee  shall  provide,  shares of  Restricted  Stock may not be sold,
assigned,  transferred,  pledged or  otherwise  encumbered  by the  Participant,
except as hereinafter  provided,  during the Restricted Period.  Except for such
restrictions,  and  subject  to  paragraphs  (d) and (e) of this  Section  3 and
Section 4 hereof,  the  Participant  as owner of such shares  shall have all the
rights of a  stockholder,  including but not limited to the right to receive all
dividends  paid on such shares and the right to vote such shares.  The Committee
shall have the authority, in its discretion, to accelerate the time at which any
or all of the restrictions shall lapse with respect thereto, or to remove any or
all of  such  restrictions,  whenever  it may  determine  that  such  action  is
appropriate  by reason  of  changes  in  applicable  tax or other  laws or other
changes in  circumstances  occurring  after the  commencement of such Restricted
Period.

     (b) Except as  provided  in Section 5 hereof,  if a  Participant  ceases to
maintain  Continuous  Service for any reason  (other than death,  disability  or
retirement),  unless the  Committee  shall  otherwise  determine,  all Shares of
Restricted Stock  theretofore  awarded to such Participant and which at the time
of such  termination  of  Continuous  Service  are  subject to the  restrictions
imposed  by  paragraph  (a) of this  Section 3 shall  upon such  termination  of
Continuous  Service  be  forfeited  and  returned  to  the  Corporation.   If  a
Participant ceases to maintain Continuous Service by reason of death, disability
or retirement,  the Restricted Stock then still subject to restrictions  imposed
by paragraph (a) of this Section 3 will be free of those  restrictions as of the
day prior to such death, disability or retirement.

     (c) Each certificate in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under
the Plan shall be registered in the name of the Participant and deposited by the
Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Corporation
and shall bear the following (or a similar) legend:

     "The   transferability   of  this  certificate  and  the  shares  of  stock
     represented  hereby  are  subject  to the terms and  conditions  (including
     forfeiture)   contained  in  the   Recognition   and   Retention   Plan  of
     HBancorporation, Inc. Copies of such Plan are on file in the offices of the
     Secretary  of  HBancorporation,   Inc.,  619  12th  Street,  Lawrenceville,
     Illinois 62439.

     (d) At the time of any Award, the Participant shall enter into an agreement
with the Corporation in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms
and conditions of the Award and such



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other matters as the Committee,  in its sole  discretion,  shall  determine (the
"Restricted Stock Agreement").

     (e) At the time of an award of shares of  Restricted  Stock,  the Committee
may,  in its  discretion,  determine  that the  payment  to the  Participant  of
dividends declared or paid on such shares, or specified portions thereof, by the
Corporation  shall be deferred  until the earlier to occur of (i) the lapsing of
the  restrictions  imposed  under  paragraph  (a) of this  Section 3 or (ii) the
forfeiture  of such shares under  paragraph  (b) of this Section 3, and shall be
held by the Corporation  for the account of the Participant  until such time. In
the event of such deferral,  there shall be credited at the end of each year (or
portion  thereof)  interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the
year at a rate per annum as the  Committee,  in its  discretion,  may determine.
Payment of deferred dividends,  together with interest accrued thereon, shall be
made upon the  earlier to occur of the events  specified  in (i) and (ii) of the
immediately preceding sentence.

     (f) At the expiration of the restrictions  imposed by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3, the  Corporation  shall  redeliver to the  Participant  (or where the
relevant  provision of paragraph  (b) of this Section 3 applies in the case of a
deceased  Participant,  to his legal  representative,  beneficiary  or heir) the
certificate(s)  and stock power  deposited  with it pursuant to paragraph (c) of
this Section 3 and the Shares represented by such  certificate(s)  shall be free
of the restrictions referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 3.

     4. Adjustments Upon Changes in  Capitalization.  In the event of any change
in the outstanding Shares subsequent to the effective date of the Plan by reason
of  any   reorganization,   recapitalization,   stock  split,   stock  dividend,
combination or exchange of shares,  merger,  consolidation  or any change in the
corporate  structure or Shares of the Corporation,  the maximum aggregate number
and class of shares as to which  Awards  may be  granted  under the Plan and the
number and class of shares with  respect to which Awards  theretofore  have been
granted under the Plan shall be appropriately  adjusted by the Committee,  whose
determination  shall be  conclusive.  Any  shares  of stock or other  securities
received, as a result of any of the foregoing,  by a Participant with respect to
Restricted   Stock   shall  be  subject  to  the  same   restrictions   and  the
certificate(s)  or other  instruments  representing or evidencing such shares or
securities  shall be legended and deposited  with the  Corporation in the manner
provided in Section 3 hereof.

     5.  Effect  of Change  in  Control.  Each of the  events  specified  in the
following  clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 5 shall be deemed a "change
of  control":  (i) any third  person,  including a "group" as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  shall become the  beneficial
owner of shares of the Corporation or the Bank with respect to which 25% or more
of the total  number of votes which may be cast for the election of the Board of
Directors of the  Corporation,  (ii) as a result of, or in connection  with, any
cash  tender  offer,  merger or other  business  combination,  sale of assets or
contested  election,  or  combination  of the  foregoing,  the  persons who were
directors of the Corporation or the Bank shall cease to constitute a majority of
the Board of  Directors of the  Corporation,  or (iii) the  shareholders  of the
Corporation shall approve an agreement providing for a sale or other disposition
of all or  substantially  all the assets of the  Corporation or the Bank. If the
Continuous  Service  of any  Participant  of the  Corporation  is  involuntarily
terminated for whatever reason,  at any time within twelve months after a change
in control,  unless the Committee shall have otherwise provided,  any Restricted
Period with respect to Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to



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such  Participant  shall lapse upon such  termination  and all Shares awarded as
Restricted  Stock shall  become  fully  vested in the  Participant  to whom such
Shares were awarded.

     6.  Assignments  and  Transfers.  No Award nor any right or  interest  of a
Participant under the Plan in any instrument evidencing any Award under the Plan
may be assigned,  encumbered or transferred except, in the event of the death of
a Participant,  by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA or
the rules thereunder.

     7. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting
of two or more  members,  each of whom  shall be a  Non-Employee  Director.  The
members of the  Committee  shall be  appointed  by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.  Except as  limited  by the  express  provisions  of the Plan,  the
Committee  shall have sole and complete  authority and discretion to (i) se lect
Participants and grant Awards; (ii) determine the number of shares to be subject
to types of Awards generally,  as well as to individual Awards granted under the
Plan;  (iii)  determine  the terms and  conditions  upon which  Awards  shall be
granted  under  the  Plan;  (iv)  prescribe  the form and  terms of  instruments
evidencing such grants;  and (v) establish from time to time regulations for the
administration  of the Plan,  interpret  the Plan,  and make all  determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

     A majority of the Committee  shall  constitute a quorum,  and the acts of a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present,  or
acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee without a meeting, shall
be acts of the Committee.

     8.  Shares  Subject to Plan.  Subject to  adjustment  by the  operation  of
Section 4 hereof,  the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may
be made under the Plan is 5% of the total Shares of the Corporation  outstanding
on the date of the ratification of the Plan by the  Corporation's  stockholders.
The shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan may be either
authorized  and  unissued  shares  or  issued  shares  heretofore  or  hereafter
reacquired and held as treasury shares. An Award shall not be considered to have
been made under the Plan with respect to Restricted Stock which is forfeited and
new Awards may be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as
to which such forfeiture has occurred.

     9. Employee  Rights Under the Plan. No director,  officer or employee shall
have a right to be selected as a Participant nor, having been so selected, to be
selected  again as a  Participant  and no director,  officer,  employee or other
person  shall have any claim or right to be  granted an Award  under the Plan or
under any other  incentive or similar plan of the  Corporation or any Affiliate.
Neither the Plan nor any action  taken  thereunder  shall be construed as giving
any  employee  any right to be re tained in the employ of the  Corporation,  the
Bank or any Affiliate.

     10.  Withholding  Tax. Upon the  termination of the Restricted  Period with
respect to any shares of Restricted  Stock (or at any such earlier time, if any,
that an election is made by the Participant  under Section 83(b) of the Code, or
any successor  provision thereto, to include the value of such shares in taxable
income),  the  Corporation  may withhold from any payment or  distribution  made
under this Plan  sufficient  Shares or may  withhold  or cause to be paid by the
Participant  sufficient cash to cover any applicable  withholding and employment
taxes.  The  Corporation  shall have the right to deduct from all dividends paid
with  respect to shares of  Restricted  Stock the amount of any taxes  which the
Corporation is required to withhold with respect to such dividend  payments.  No
discretion or choice



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shall be conferred  upon any  Participant  with  respect to the form,  timing or
method of any such tax withholding.

     11. Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may
amend,  suspend  or  terminate  the Plan or any  portion  thereof  at any  time;
provided,  however,  that no such  amendment,  suspension or  termination  shall
impair  the  rights  of any  Participant,  without  his  consent,  in any  Award
theretofore made pursuant to the Plan.

     12. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become  effective upon its ratification by
the stockholders of the  Corporation.  It shall continue in effect for a term of
ten years unless sooner terminated under Section 11 hereof.

     13. Initial Grants.  By, and  simultaneously  with, the ratification of the
Plan by the  Corporation's  stockholders,  each member of the Board of Directors
who is not a  full-time  Employee,  is hereby  granted  an Award  equal to 1,200
shares of the Corporation's  common stock. Each such Award shall be evidenced by
a Restricted  Stock Agreement in a form approved by the Committee  administering
this Plan and shall be subject in all  respects to the terms and  conditions  of
this  Plan,  which are  controlling.  All  Awards of  Restricted  Stock  granted
pursuant to this Section 13 shall be rounded down to the nearest  whole share to
the extent necessary to ensure that no shares of Restricted  Stock  representing
fractional shares are issued.  The Awards will vest in five equal  installments,
with the first installment vesting immediately upon the ratification of the Plan
by the Corporation's  stockholders and each additional installment vesting after
the end of the  subsequent  calendar  years,  as long as the Director  maintains
Continuous Service with the Bank after the Conversion.








                                   Exhibit 4.2









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                              HBANCORPORATION, INC.

                         RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN

                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

RS No. _____

     Shares of  Restricted  Stock are  hereby  awarded  on April  28,  1997,  by
Hbancorporation, Inc. (the "Corporation"), to __________________________________
(the "Grantee"), in accordance with the following terms and conditions,  and the
conditions  contained in the  Corporation's  Recognition and Retention Plan (the
"Plan"):

     1. Share Award.  The  Corporation  hereby  awards the Grantee  ____________
shares  (the  "Shares")  of  Common  Stock,  par value  $.01 per share  ("Common
Stock"),  of the Corporation  pursuant to the Plan, as the same may from time to
time  be  amended,  and  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  and  subject  to the
restrictions  therein and hereinafter set forth. A copy of the Plan as currently
in effect is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto.

     2. Restrictions on Transfer and Restricted  Period.  During the period (the
"Restricted  Period") commencing on April 28, 1997, and terminating on April 28,
2001, the Shares may not be sold, assigned,  transferred,  pledged, or otherwise
encumbered by the Grantee, except as hereinafter provided.

     Except as set forth  below,  the  Shares  will vest at a rate of 20% of the
Shares per year of  Continuous  Service (as defined in the Plan)  commencing  on
April 28, 1997 pursuant to the following schedule:

                                                       % of the
          Date of Vesting                            Shares Vested
          ---------------                            -------------
          April 28, 1997                                 20%
          April 28, 1998                                 20%
          April 28, 1999                                 20%
          April 28, 2000                                 20%
          April 28, 2001                                 20%

     Subject to the restrictions  set forth in the Plan, the Committee  referred
to in Section 6 of the Plan or its successor  (the  "Committee")  shall have the
authority, in its discretion,  to accelerate the time at which any or all of the
restrictions shall lapse with respect to any Shares thereto, or to remove any or
all of such restrictions,  whenever the Committee may determine that such action
is  appropriate  by reason of changes in applicable  tax or other laws, or other
changes in  circumstances  occurring  after the  commencement  of the Restricted
Period.

     3.  Termination of Service.  If the Grantee ceases to maintain  "Continuous
Service" (as defined in the Plan) for any reason other than death, disability or
retirement, all shares which at the



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time of such  termination of Continuous  Service are subject to the restrictions
imposed by Section 2 above shall upon such termination of Continuous  Service be
forfeited  to the  Corporation.  If the Grantee  ceases to maintain  "Continuous
Service" (as defined in the Plan) by reason of death,  disability or retirement,
the Shares  then  still  subject  to  restrictions  imposed by Section 2 of this
Agreement shall be free of those  restrictions as provided in the Plan and shall
not be forfeited.

     4.   Certificates  for  the  Shares.   The  Corporation  shall  issue  five
certificates  in the name of the Grantee,  each in respect of 20% of the Shares,
and shall hold each such  certificate  on deposit for the account of the Grantee
until the  expiration  of the  Restricted  Period  with  respect  to the  Shares
represented thereby. Such certificates shall bear the following legend:

                  The  transferability  of this  certificate  and the  shares of
                  stock  represented   hereby  are  subject  to  the  terms  and
                  conditions (including forfeiture) contained in the Recognition
                  and Retention Plan of  HBancorporation,  Inc..  Copies of such
                  Plan  are  on  file  in  the  offices  of  the   Secretary  of
                  HBancorporation,   619-12th  Street,  Lawrenceville,  Illinois
                  62439.

     The Grantee further agrees that  simultaneously  with the execution of this
Agreement,  the  Grantee  shall  execute  five  stock  powers  in  favor  of the
Corporation,  each with respect to 20% of the Shares, and shall promptly deliver
such stock powers to the Corporation.

     5. Grantee's Rights.  The Grantee,  as owner of the Shares,  shall have all
rights of a stockholder.

     6.  Expiration  of Restricted  Period.  Upon the lapse or expiration of the
Restricted Period with respect to a portion of the Shares, the Corporation shall
deliver  to the  Grantee  (or in the case of a  deceased  Grantee,  to his legal
representative)  the certificate in respect of such shares and the related stock
power held by the  Corporation  pursuant  to  Section 4 above.  The Shares as to
which the  Restricted  Period shall have lapsed or expired  shall be free of the
restrictions  referred to in Section 2 above and such certificate shall not bear
the legend provided for in Section 4 above.

     7. Adjustments for Changes in  Capitalization  of the  Corporation.  In the
event of any change in the  outstanding  shares of Common Stock by reason of any
reorganization,  recapitalization,  stock split, stock dividend,  combination or
exchange  of  shares,  merger,  consolidation,  or any  change in the  corporate
structure of the  Corporation  or in the shares of Common Stock,  the number and
class of shares covered by this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted by the
Committee,  whose determination shall be conclusive.  Any shares of Common Stock
or other securities received, as a result of the foregoing,  by the Grantee with
respect to Shares subject to the restrictions  contained in Section 2 above also
shall be subject to such  restrictions and the certificate or other  instruments
representing  or  evidencing  such shares or  securities  shall be legended  and
deposited with the Corporation in the manner provided in Section 4 above.

     8. Delivery and Registration of Shares of Common Stock.  The  Corporation's
obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock hereunder shall be conditioned upon
the receipt of a representation as to the investment intention of the Grantee or
any other  person to whom such shares are to be  delivered,  in such form as the
Committee  shall  determine  to be  necessary  or  advisable  to comply with the
provisions  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  or any other  federal,
state or



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local  securities  legislation  or  regulation.  It may  be  provided  that  any
representation  shall become  inoperative  upon a registration of such shares or
other  action  eliminating  the  necessity  of such  representation  under  such
Securities Act or other  securities  regulation.  The  Corporation  shall not be
required to deliver any shares under the Plan prior to (i) the admission of such
shares to listing on any stock  exchange on which the shares of Common Stock may
then  be  listed,  and  (ii)  the  completion  of  such  registration  or  other
qualification of such shares under any state or federal law, Rule or regulation,
as the Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable.

     9. Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling.  The Shares hereby awarded
and the terms and conditions herein set forth are subject in all respects to the
terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling.  All determinations and
interpretations  of the  Committee  shall be  binding  and  conclusive  upon the
Grantee  or his  legal  representatives  with  regard  to any  question  arising
hereunder or under the Plan.

     10. Grantee Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the
Corporation  or any of its  Affiliates to terminate  the Grantee's  service as a
director,   advisory  director,  director  emeritus,  officer  or  employee,  or
otherwise impose upon the Corporation or any of its Affiliates any obligation to
employ or accept the services of the Grantee.

     11.  Withholding  and Social  Security  Taxes.  Upon the termination of the
Restricted  Period with respect to any Shares (or any such earlier time, if any,
that an  election  is made under  Section  83(b) of the Code,  or any  successor
provision thereto,  to include the value of such Shares in taxable income),  the
Corporation may, in its sole discretion,  withhold a sufficient number of Shares
or withhold  sufficient cash to cover any applicable  withholding and employment
taxes.  Alternatively,  the  Corporation  may  require  the  Grantee  to pay the
Corporation  the  amount  of any taxes  which the  Corporation  is  required  to
withhold  with respect to the Shares.  The  Corporation  shall have the right to
deduct from all dividends paid on the  Restricted  Stock the amount of any taxes
which the  Corporation  is required to withhold  with  respect to such  dividend
payments.  The  Corporation's  method of satisfying its withholding  obligations
shall be solely in the  discretion  of the  Corporation,  subject to  applicable
federal, state and local laws.

     12.  Grantee  Acceptance.  The Grantee shall signify his  acceptance of the
terms and  conditions of this  Agreement by signing in the space  provided below
and signing the attached stock powers and returning a signed copy thereof and of
the attached  stock powers to the  Corporation.  IF A FULLY EXECUTED COPY HEREOF
AND THE ATTACHED  STOCK POWERS HAVE NOT BEEN  RECEIVED BY THE  CORPORATION,  THE
CORPORATION  MAY  REVOKE  THIS  AWARD,  AND AVOID  ALL  OBLIGATIONS  UNDER  THIS
AGREEMENT.



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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have caused this RESTRICTED  STOCK
AGREEMENT to be executed as of the date first above written.




                                                     HBANCORPORATION, INC.




                                                     By:________________________





                                                     ACCEPTED:


                                                     ___________________________




                                                     ___________________________

                                                     (Street Address)


                                                     ___________________________

                                                     (City, State & Zip Code)



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                                   STOCK POWER


     For value received, I hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hbancorporation,
Inc.  (the  "Corporation")  ____________  shares  of the  capital  stock  of the
Corporation,  standing  in my name on the books  and  records  of the  aforesaid
Corporation,  represented  by  Certificate  No.  ,  and  do  hereby  irrevocably
constitute  and appoint the  Secretary of the  Corporation  attorney,  with full
power of  substitution,  to transfer  this stock on the books and records of the
aforesaid Corporation.



                                                           _____________________





Dated: ________________________


In the presence of:


_______________________________
Cleora Gillespie, Secretary

                                      SP-1

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                                   STOCK POWER


     For value received, I hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hbancorporation,
Inc. (the "Corporation")  __________________  shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation,  standing  in my name on the books  and  records  of the  aforesaid
Corporation,  represented  by  Certificate  No.  ,  and  do  hereby  irrevocably
constitute  and appoint the  Secretary of the  Corporation  attorney,  with full
power of  substitution,  to transfer  this stock on the books and records of the
aforesaid Corporation.



                                                           _____________________





Dated: ____________________


In the presence of:




___________________________
Cleora Gillespie, Secretary

                                      SP-2

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                                   STOCK POWER


     For value received, I hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hbancorporation,
Inc. (the "Corporation")  __________________  shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation,  standing  in my name on the books  and  records  of the  aforesaid
Corporation,  represented  by  Certificate  No.  ,  and  do  hereby  irrevocably
constitute  and appoint the  Secretary of the  Corporation  attorney,  with full
power of  substitution,  to transfer  this stock on the books and records of the
aforesaid Corporation.



                                                             ___________________





Dated: ____________________


In the presence of:



___________________________
Cleora Gillespie, Secretary

                                      SP-3

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                                   STOCK POWER


     For value received, I hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hbancorporation,
Inc.  (the  "Corporation")  ________________  shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation,  standing  in my name on the books  and  records  of the  aforesaid
Corporation,  represented  by  Certificate  No.  ,  and  do  hereby  irrevocably
constitute  and appoint the  Secretary of the  Corporation  attorney,  with full
power of  substitution,  to transfer  this stock on the books and records of the
aforesaid Corporation.


                                                             ___________________






Dated: ____________________


In the presence of:



___________________________
Cleora Gillespie, Secretary

                                      SP-4

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                                   STOCK POWER


     For value received, I hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Hbancorporation,
Inc. (the  "Corporation")  _________________  shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation,  standing  in my name on the books  and  records  of the  aforesaid
Corporation,  represented  by  Certificate  No.  ,  and  do  hereby  irrevocably
constitute  and appoint the  Secretary of the  Corporation  attorney,  with full
power of  substitution,  to transfer  this stock on the books and records of the
aforesaid Corporation.


                                                            ____________________






Dated: ____________________


In the presence of:




___________________________
Cleora Gillespie, Secretary

                                      SP-5






                                    Exhibit 5







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                                 October 1, 1997




Board of Directors
HBancorporation, Inc.
619 12th Street
Lawrenceville, Illinois 62439

Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to  HBancorporation,  Inc. (the  "Corporation") in
connection  with the  preparation  and filing with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission of a  registration  statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of
1933  (the   "Registration   Statement")   relating  to  24,666  shares  of  the
Corporation's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), to be
offered pursuant to HBancorporation,  Inc.'s Recognition and Retention Plan (the
"Plan") and related interests in the Plan.

     In this  connection,  we have  reviewed  originals or copies,  certified or
otherwise  identified  to  our  satisfaction,  of the  Plan  and  related  trust
agreement, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation,  Bylaws,  resolutions
of its Board of Directors and such other  documents and corporate  records as we
deem appropriate for the purpose of giving this opinion.

     Based upon the  foregoing,  it is our  opinion  that the  Common  Stock and
interests in the Plan covered by the Registration Statement will, when issued by
the Plan, be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

                                             Very truly yours,


                                             /s/ Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.







                                  Exhibit 23.1






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               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants








The Board of Directors
HBancorporation, Inc.
619 12th Street
Lawrenceville, Illinois 62439


Gentlemen:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration  statement
on Form S-8,  pertaining to  HBancorporation,  Inc.'s  Recognition and Retention
Plan,  of our report  dated  July 15,  1997,  on our audits of the  consolidated
financial statements of HBancorporation, Inc. for the years ended June 30, 1997,
1996 and 1995 which report is  incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB.


                                                    /s/ Kemper CPA Group, L.L.C.
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    Kemper CPA Group, L.L.C.


Washington, Indiana

October 1, 1997







                                  Exhibit 23.2


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                                 October 2, 1997







Board of Directors
HBancorporation, Inc.
619 12th Street
Lawrenceville, Illinois 62439

Gentlemen:

     We hereby  consent  to the  inclusion  of our  opinion as Exhibit 5 of this
Registration Statement on Form S-8. In giving this consent, we do not admit that
we are within the category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the rules and  regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                             Very truly yours,


                                             /s/ Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.





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