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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kania, Sr. Arthur J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Kania, Lindner, Lasak & Faney
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 525
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(Street)
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Prime Bancorp, Inc./PBNK
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Report
(check applicable line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5. 6.
2. 3. 4. Amount of Owner-
Transaction Transaction Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
Date Code Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
Day/ of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Year) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security -------------------------- (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Amount (A)or Price & 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
(D)
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see instruction 4(b)(v)
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FORM 5 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 4/30/98 A 666.67 (1) (1) Stock 666.67 $22.50 666.67 D
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 6/30/98 A 40.40 (1) (1) Stock 40.40 $24.75 40.40 D
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 7/31/98 A 32.95 (1) (1) Stock 32.95 $20.25 32.95 D
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 9/30/98 A 50.96 (1) (1) Stock 50.96 $19.63 50.96 D
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 10/31/98 A 58.12 (1) (1) Stock 58.12 $18.50 58.12 D
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Phantom Common
Stock Units 1-for-1 12/31/98 A 88.89 (1) (1) Stock 88.89 $15.75 88.89 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Prime Bancorp, Inc.
Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash
upon the departure of the reporting person from the Board of Directors. All
amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split
during June, 1998.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Arthur J. Kania, Sr. 2/16/99
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