U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Welch, William J.
60 East Elizabeth Street
Skaneateles, NY USA 13152
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. SKAN
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
07/31/98
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (x) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
Vice President
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock [1] | | | | | | |3485.3936 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |2501.97 |I |By ESOP [2] |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock Options |$3.50 | | | | | | [3] |12/11|Common Stock|3000 | [4] |3000 |D | |
| | | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | |
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Stock Options 1 |$5.66 | | | | | | [5] |10/12|Common Stock|1125 | [6] |1125 |D | |
| | | | | | | |/03 | | | | | | |
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Stock Options 2 |$6.83 | | | | | | [7] |12/20|Common Stock|3000 | [8] |3000 |D | |
| | | | | | | |/04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Options 3 |$9.16 | | | | | | [9] |4/16/|Common Stock|1500 | [10] |1500 |D | |
| | | | | | | |06 | | | | | | |
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Stock Options 4 |$10.83 | | | | | | [11]|1/21/|Common Stock|1050 | [12] |1050 |D | |
| | | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Stock Options 5 |$19.25 |2/11/|J [1| |1500 | | [14]|2/11/|Common Stock|1500 | [15] |1500 |D | |
| |98 |3] | | | | |08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Amount of shares beneficially owned has been adjusted to reflect a 3 for 2
stock split effected on November 28, 1997.
2. By ESOP Trust (100% vested)
3. Options become exercisable 20% per year after the day of grant.
4. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. Long-term Incentive and Capital
Accumulation Plan.
5. Options become exercisable 50% per year after the day of grant.
6. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Long-term Incentive Capital
Accumulation Plan.
7. Options become exercisable 20% per year after the day of grant.
8. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. Long-term Incentive and Capital
Accumulation Plan.
9. Options become exercisable 20% per year after the day of grant.
10. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. Long-term Incentive and Capital
Accumulation Plan.
11. Options become exercisable 50% per year after the day of grant.
12. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Long-term Incentive Capital
Accumulation Plan.
13. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Long-term Incentive Capital
Accumulation Plan.
14. Options become exercisable 50% per year after the day of grant.
15. Granted under the Skaneateles Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Long-term Incentive Capital
Accumulation Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
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