COLONIAL TRUST CO /AZ
10QSB, 1998-02-17
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                                   FORM 10-QSB

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 UNDER  SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT OF
     1934
                For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1997

[ ] TRANSITION  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from __________ to__________.
                                
                        Commission File Number 000-18887
                                
                             COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Arizona                                            75-2294862
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(State of Incorporation)                    (IRS Employer Identification Number)
                                
                   5336 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85015
                   -------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                  602-242-5507
                         -------------------------------
                         (Registrant's telephone number)

                                      NONE
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
      (Former name, address and fiscal year, if changed since last report)

          Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the  registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                            Yes [X]        No [ ]
                                
APPLICABLE  ONLY TO  ISSUERS  INVOLVED  IN  BANKRUPTCY  PROCEEDINGS  DURING  THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

          Check whether the registrant  filed all documents and reports required
to be  filed  by  Section  12,  13 or  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act  after  the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by court. Yes [ ]       No [ ]
                                
                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
                                
          State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common equity, as of the last practicable date: 7,740,401

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):  Yes [ ]       No [X]
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                             COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY
                                
                                      INDEX
                                                                           Page
                                                                           ----
Part I.   Financial Information:

          Item 1:   Financial Statements                                     3  

                    Condensed Balance Sheets                                 3

                    Condensed Statements of Operations                       4

                    Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                       5

                    Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                  6
 
          Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis or
                    Plan of Operation                                       10

Part II.  Other Information

          Item 1:   Legal Proceedings                                       13

          Item 2:   Changes in Securities                                   13

          Item 3:   Default Upon Senior Securities                          13

          Item 4:   Submission of Matters to a Vote of
                    Security Holders                                        13

          Item 5:   Other Information                                       13
     
          Item 6:   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                        13

SIGNATURES                                                                  13

          Item 7:   Exhibit 11 - Schedule of Computation
                    Of Earnings Per Share

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                             COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY
                                    
                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                    
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        Condensed Balance Sheets
                  December 31, 1997 and March 31, 1997

                                            December 31, 1997    March 31, 1997
                                            -----------------    --------------
ASSETS                                        (Unaudited)
     
Cash and cash equivalents                    $  166,872             132,426
Receivables                                     317,640             150,228
Note receivable                                 382,277             361,057
Property, furniture and equipment, net          719,934             739,456
Goodwill, net                                   156,462             165,590
Other assets                                    128,559             166,443
                                             ----------           ---------
                                             $1,871,744           1,715,200
                                             ==========           =========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $  123,147             113,610
Income tax payable                               26,598              25,617
Deferred income taxes                            21,322              19,429
                                             ----------           ---------
 Total liabilities                              171,067             158,656

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value;
  25,000,000 shares authorized,
  7,740,401 and 7,777,401
  issued and outstanding                        554,942             554,942
Additional paid-in capital                      505,347             505,347
Retained earnings                               640,388             496,255
                                             ----------           ---------
  Total stockholders' equity                  1,700,677           1,556,544
                                             ----------           ---------
                                             $1,871,744           1,715,200
                                             ==========           =========

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                          COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

                Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

                                       Three-month periods    Nine-month periods
                                        ended December 31,    ended December 31,
                                        1997       1996       1997        1996
                                        ----       ----       ----        ----
Revenues from trust services:
  Bond servicing income               $394,331   314,460   1,178,853     905,937
  IRA servicing fees                    88,617    69,565     317,209     230,750
  Trust fee income                      73,427    53,353     206,670     125,431
  Interest income                       10,402     8,907      29,475      25,479
                                      --------   -------   ---------   ---------

Total revenue                          566,777   446,285   1,732,207   1,287,597
                                      ========   =======   =========   =========

General and administrative
  expenses                             477,580   390,085   1,470,005   1,114,519
                                      --------   -------   ---------   ---------

Income before income taxes              89,197    56,200     262,202     173,078

Income taxes                            36,892    22,715     106,969      70,051
                                      --------   -------   ---------   ---------

Net income                            $ 52,305    33,485     155,233     103,027
                                      ========   =======   =========   =========

Basic Net income per
  common share                        $   .007      .004        .020        .013
                                      ========   =======   =========   =========

Diluted Net income per
  common share                        $   .007       N/A        .020         N/A
                                      ========   =======   =========   =========

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements and Exhibit 11.

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                            COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

                Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

                                                            Nine-month periods
                                                            ended December 31,
                                                            1997         1996
                                                            ----         ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                             $ 155,233      103,027
Adjustments to reconcile net income
  to net cash provided by operating activities:
   Amortization                                              9,128        9,127
   Depreciation                                             52,852       41,403
   Increase in receivables                                (167,412)     (35,576)
   Decrease in other assets                                 37,884        9,861
   Increase in accounts payable,
    accrued liabilities and income taxes                    12,411       27,328
                                                         ---------     --------
Net cash provided by operating activities                  100,096      155,170
                                                         ---------     --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property, furniture and equipment            (33,330)     (87,936)
  Purchase of note receivable                              (21,220)     (19,047)
  Payment of Note Payable                                        0     (540,000)
  Decrease in investment securities                              0      464,883
                                                         ---------     --------

Net cash used in investing activities                      (54,550)    (182,100)
                                                         ---------     --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Purchase of common stock                                 (11,100)           0

Net cash used in financing activities                      (11,100)           0
                                                         ---------     --------

Increase (Decrease) in cash and
  cash equivalents                                          34,446      (26,390)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period           132,426      217,638
                                                         ---------     --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period               $ 166,872      190,708
                                                         =========     ========
                                                                       
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                         COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY
                                    
                                    
                  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

1.   Significant Accounting Policies

     In the opinion of Colonial Trust Company (the "Company"),  the accompanying
     unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments  necessary
     to present  fairly the financial  position,  the results of operations  and
     cash flows for the periods  presented.  The accompanying  statements do not
     include all  disclosures  considered  necessary for a fair  presentation in
     conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Therefore, it is
     recommended that these accompanying  statements be read in conjunction with
     the financial  statements  appearing in the Company's 1997 Annual Report on
     Form 10-KSB.

     (a) Nature of Business

          The  Company  was  incorporated  on  August  15,  1989 in the State of
          Arizona for the  purpose of  engaging  in the  business of acting as a
          fiduciary.  The  Company is  domiciled  in the State of Arizona and is
          regulated by the Arizona State Banking Department. Its Common Stock is
          registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

          The  Company  serves as trustee  under  various  bond  indentures  for
          issuers of bonds in 39 states.  The issuers are primarily churches and
          other  non-profit  organizations.  As trustee,  the Company  receives,
          holds,  invests  and  disburses  the bond  proceeds as directed by the
          applicable trust indenture and receives weekly or monthly sinking fund
          payments from the issuer of the bonds,  and, as paying agent, pays the
          semi-annual principal and interest payments to the bondholders.

          The  Company  also  serves  as  trustee  of  self-directed  individual
          retirement  accounts for certain bondholders or employees of religious
          organizations.

          On  November  1, 1995,  the  Company  purchased  all of the issued and
          outstanding  capital stock of Camelback  Trust Company  ("Camelback").
          Camelback serves as trustee or agent, providing investment management,
          administration,  and  custodial  services for  customers  with various
          securities held in trust or for investment agency accounts.

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                          COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

                  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

          Effective  on August 1, 1996,  Camelback  was merged with and into the
          Company, the Company continued as the surviving  corporation,  and the
          separate existence of Camelback  terminated effective as of such date.
          Camelback now operates as the Company's "Personal Trust Division".
     
     (b) Revenue Recognition

          The  Company is  compensated  for its  services  as trustee and paying
          agent in one of three ways. The first fee structure allows the Company
          to invest trust funds held for  disbursement  and retain the gains and
          earnings  therefrom.  The second fee  structure  requires  the issuing
          institution  to pay a percentage  of the bond  proceeds to the Company
          for  set-up  and  bond   printing   costs   during  the  first   year.
          Additionally,  an annual  maintenance  fee is required each year.  The
          third fee  structure  entitles the Company to interest  earnings up to
          2.5% of daily trust funds held in bond proceeds  accounts in lieu of a
          set-up  fee.  Annual  maintenance  fees and bond  printing  costs  are
          charged as a  percentage  of the  related  bond issue.  The  Company's
          policy is to allow the  non-profit  issuer to choose between the three
          fee structures.  The Company  believes that the third fee structure is
          currently utilized by a majority of the Company's competitors.
               
          The Company also receives fees for services  provided as custodian for
          self-directed  individual  retirement  accounts.  For its  services as
          trustee,  the  Company  receives  an  annual  base  fee of  $40  and a
          transaction fee of $5 per  transaction for each  transaction in excess
          of 12 per year.  The Company  also  retains,  as a portion of its fee,
          earnings up to 2% of the daily uninvested balance in each IRA account.

          The Company's  Personal Trust Division generates revenues based on two
          fee  structures.  The first  structure  represents a percentage of the
          fiduciary assets which are held as trustee or agent. Fees are assessed
          on a quarterly  basis to  individual  accounts  according  to the fair
          market value of the supporting fiduciary assets in such account at the
          end of each quarter.

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                             COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
                                                         

          Under the second fee structure,  the Company charges a flat annual fee
          based on the type of assets  and  services  rendered.  This fee varies
          depending  on the  level  of  investment  manage-  ment  the  customer
          desires.  The  Company  charges a flat  annual  fee of $500 plus a per
          asset fee for special  assets held in the account for IRA accounts for
          which it serves as custodian.

     (c) Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share

          Income per share  included in the  financial  statements is based on a
          weighted average of 7,773,857 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
          December 31, 1997 and 7,777,401 shares of Common Stock  outstanding as
          of December  31,  1996.  The Company  repurchased  and retired  37,000
          shares of Common  Stock,  at $.30 per share,  during  the  three-month
          period ended December 31, 1997.
          
2.   Note Receivable

     On December  1, 1990,  the  Company  entered  into a Master Note and Letter
     Agreement with Church Loans and Investment  Trust,  Inc., its former parent
     corporation.  The Master Note, in the maximum amount of $1,000,000,  is due
     on demand,  bears interest  payable  monthly at 1% less than the prime rate
     and is  unsecured.  Amounts  advanced  from time to time may be prepaid and
     reborrowed.

3.   Lease Commitments

     The Company  leases certain office  equipment  under various  nonterminable
     lease  arrangements.  The  Company  is also  party to an  office  lease for
     commercial  office space  formerly  occupied by the  Company.  On March 15,
     1995,  the Company  assigned  its rights and  obligations  under the office
     lease to an unrelated third party. The Company is liable for rent and other
     obligations  under the lease in the event the assignee  defaults  under the
     office lease. The office lease terminated on September 30, 1996.

     The  Company  is party to an  office  lease  for  commercial  office  space
     formerly  occupied  by  Camelback  as  its  executive  office.  This  space
     currently is utilized by the  Personal  Trust  Division.  This office lease
     terminates on February 14, 1998.  The Company does not intend to renew this
     lease.

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                             COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

4.   Promissory Note  

     In  connection  with the  acquisition  of Camelback,  the Company  issued a
     Promissory Note to the shareholders of Camelback in the amount of $540,000.
     The Company held investments  available for sale of approximately  $540,000
     as security for the Promissory  Note. The Promissory Note was due on August
     1, 1996, including all interest from November 1, 1995 through maturity.  On
     July 31, 1996, this  Promissory  Note was paid in full by transferring  the
     investment  securities  held as collateral to the holder of the  Promissory
     Note,  including all interest earned from November 1, 1995 through July 31,
     1996.

     "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act
     of 1995:
     
     This Form 10-QSB may contain one or more forward-looking  statements within
     the  meaning of Section 21 E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
     amended,  and is  subject  to  the  safe  harbors  created  thereby.  These
     forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,  including, but
     not limited to: the Company's continued  involvement in each of its current
     businesses;  the continued  employment of key  management,  including  John
     Johnson,  the Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Marv  Hoeflinger,  the
     Company's Vice President of Business Development,  Bud Olson, the Company's
     Vice  President of Business  Development  - Personal  Trust  business,  and
     Christopher  J. Olson,  the Company's  Vice  President  and senior  officer
     responsible  for the  Company's  Personal  Trust  Business;  the success of
     Messrs.  Johnson,  Hoeflinger and Bud Olson in their  business  development
     efforts on behalf of the Company;  the Company's success in being repaid on
     the  bonds it  purchases  or the loans it makes  under the Bond  Repurchase
     Program;  the continuation of the Company's  investment  advisory agreement
     with Hackett  Investment  Advisors ("HIA"),  pursuant to which HIA provides
     investment  advisory  services for the majority of the trust and investment
     agency  accounts of the  Company,  and the success of HIA in managing  such
     accounts;  increased  competition for the Company's  services;  competitive
     pressures  on prices for the  Company's  services;  increased  staffing  or
     office  needs  not  currently  anticipated;  new rules or  regulations  not
     currently  anticipated which adversely affect the Company;  and an increase
     in interest rates or other economic factors having an adverse impact on the
     Company.


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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION  

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

          Under legislation passed by the State of Arizona effective on July 20,
1996, the Company is required to maintain net capital of at least  $500,000,  of
which $166,666 must be "liquid" (as defined in the  legislation) by December 31,
1997. At December 31, 1997,  the Company's  total net capital was  approximately
$1,711,777,  of which $166,666 was considered liquid (as the Company  interprets
the State Banking  Department's  definition of liquid capital),  compared to net
capital of $1,556,000 at March 31, 1997,  of which none was  considered  liquid.
The Company received  clarification  from the State Banking  Department in early
January 1998 and was notified that its  interpretation  of "liquid" did not meet
the requirement.  The Company immediately  purchased a certificate of deposit in
the amount $166,666,  which does meet the State Banking Department's  definition
of "liquid"  capital.  As of the date hereof,  the Company is in compliance with
the net capital requirements of the State Banking Department.  Additionally, the
legislation  requires  the  Company to have  liquid net  capital of  $333,332 by
December 31, 1998 and liquid net capital of $500,000 by December  31,  1999.  At
this time, the Company has no other sources of capital or liquidity available to
the  Company,  other  than  income  earned  and fees  received  by the  Company.
Management  believes  that net income  from  future  operations,  together  with
existing  capital  resources  of the  Company,  will be  sufficient  to meet the
capital  needs of the  Company  and the  liquidity  requirements  imposed by the
recently-passed legislation for the foreseeable future, although there may be no
assurance in this regard.

          On  November  1,  1995,  the  Company  purchased  all the  issued  and
outstanding  capital stock of Camelback Trust Company  ("Camelback").  The total
consideration  paid by Colonial  for the net assets of Camelback  was  $197,046.
This amount included $27,646 cash (including  $12,046 for Camelback's  furniture
and  equipment)  and 769,999  shares of  unregistered  common  stock of Colonial
valued at $169,400  ($.22 per share).  The  carrying  value of  Camelback's  net
assets  approximated  their  fair  market  value  at the  date  of  acquisition,
resulting in goodwill of $190,118.  During fiscal 1997,  the excess of cost over
fair value  (goodwill)  of  $190,118  was  reduced by $7,288 to reflect the fair
market  value of  assets  and  liabilities.  In  connection  with the  Company's
issuance of a $540,000  Promissory  Note payable to the former  shareholders  of
Camelback,  approximately  $540,000 of the Company's  investments  available for
sale were held as security for certain Secured Debentures payable by Camelback's
previous shareholder,  Bootstrap Capital Corporation, Inc., to its shareholders.
On July 31, 1996,  this  Promissory  Note was paid in full by  transferring  the
investment  securities held as collateral to the holder of the Promissory  Note,
including  all  interest  earned from  November 1, 1995  through  July 31, 1996.
Effective,  August 1, 1996,  Camelback was merged with and into the Company, the
Company  continued  as  the  surviving  corporation,  and  Camelback's  separate
existence terminated effective as of such date.

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          The Company's  cash and cash  equivalents  increased  from $132,426 on
March 31,  1997 to  $166,872 on December  31,  1997,  while the note  receivable
increased  from $361,057 on March 31, 1997 to $382,277 on December 31, 1997. The
increase in cash and cash equivalents was due to the results of operations,  and
the increase in the note  receivable  was primarily due to the  reinvestment  of
interest  earned on the note  receivable.  The Company's  property and equipment
increased  from $965,576 on March 31, 1997 to $998,906 on December 31, 1997. The
increase was primarily due to the purchase of  additional  furniture,  equipment
and computer software for new employees.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE-MONTH  AND  NINE-MONTH  PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1997

          The Company reported  increases in net income for both the three-month
and  nine-month  periods ended  December 31, 1997  compared to comparable  prior
periods.  The  Company had net income of  $52,305,  or $.007 per share,  for the
three-month  period ended December 31, 1997,  compared to net income of $33,485,
or $.004 per share, for the three-month  period ended December 31, 1996; a 56.2%
increase.  The Company  had net income of  $155,233 or $.020 per share,  for the
nine-month  period ended December 31, 1997,  compared to net income of $103,027,
or $.013 per share,  for the nine-month  period ended December 31, 1996; a 50.7%
increase.  The Company had total revenue of $566,777 for the three-month  period
ended  December  31,  1997,  compared  to  total  revenue  of  $446,285  for the
three-month  period ended December 31, 1996; a 27.0%  increase.  The Company had
total revenue of $1,732,207 for the  nine-month  period ended December 31, 1997,
compared to total revenue of $1,287,597 for the nine-month period ended December
31, 1996; a 34.5% increase.
 
          The  Company's  bond  servicing  income  increased to $394,331 for the
three-month  period  ended  December  31,  1997,  compared to  $314,460  for the
three-month period ended December 31, 1996; a 25.4% increase. The Company's bond
servicing  income  increased  to  $1,178,853  for the  nine-month  period  ended
December 31, 1997, compared to $905,937 for the nine-month period ended December
31, 1996; a 30.1%  increase.  The increase  was  primarily  attributable  to the
increase in the number of bond  issues for which the  Company  serves as Trustee
and Paying Agent. As of December 31, 1997, the Company served as trustee for the
benefit of bondholders on 400 bond offerings totaling approximately $313,200,000
in original  principal  amount; as of December 31, 1996, the Company was serving
as  trustee  for the  benefit  of  bondholders  on 337 bond  offerings  totaling
approximately  $265,900,000 in original  principal  amount.  The increase in the
number of bond  offerings  for which the  Company  serves as Trustee  and Paying
Agent  reflects  increased  marketing  and business  development  efforts of the
Company,  including,  but not limited to, the  efforts of Marv  Hoeflinger,  the
Company's  Vice  President  of Business  Development,  who joined the Company in
February 1996.

          Income from IRA  Accounts  increased  to $88,617  for the  three-month
period ended December 31, 1997,  compared to $69,565 for the three-month  period
ended December 31, 1996; a 27.4% increase. Income from IRA Accounts increased to

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$317,209 for the nine-month period ended December 31, 1997, compared to $230,750
for the  nine-month  period ended  December 31,  1996; a 37.5%  increase.  These
increases  were due  primarily  to an  increase  in the  number of IRA  accounts
serviced by the Company.  IRA accounts are serviced by both the Corporate  Trust
Division and the  Personal  Trust  Division of the  Company.  As of December 31,
1997,  the  Company  served as trustee  for  approximately  6,322  self-directed
Individual Retirement Accounts with total assets of approximately  $138,000,000;
as of December 31, 1996, the Company  served as trustee for 5,668  self-directed
Individual Retirement Accounts with total assets of approximately $113,500,000.
  
          Trust fee income for the Personal Trust Division  totaled  $73,427 for
the  three-month  period ended  December  31, 1997,  compared to $53,353 for the
three-month  period ended December 31, 1996; a 37.6% increase.  Trust fee income
for the Personal Trust Division totaled $206,670 for the nine-month period ended
December 31, 1997, compared to $125,431 for the nine-month period ended December
31,  1996;  a 64.8%  increase.  These  increases  were due to an increase in the
number of accounts for which the Company serves as trustee or agent.

          Interest income increased to $10,402 for the three-month  period ended
December 31, 1997,  compared to $8,907 for the three-month period ended December
31,  1996;  a 16.8%  increase.  Interest  income  increased  to $29,475  for the
nine-month period ended December 31, 1997 compared to $25,479 for the nine-month
period ended December 30, 1996; a 15.7%  increase.  The increases were primarily
attributable to changes in interest rates.

          The  Company's  general  and  administrative   expenses  increased  to
$477,580  for the  three-month  period  ended  December  31,  1997,  compared to
$390,085 for the  three-month  period ended December 31, 1996; a 22.4% increase.
The Company's general and  administrative  expenses  increased to $1,470,005 for
the nine-month  period ended  December 31, 1997,  compared to $1,114,519 for the
nine-month period ended December 31, 1996; a 31.9% increase.  The increases were
due  primarily to the addition of several staff  members,  as well as additional
expenses  involved in  administering  the  Company's  expanding  bond  servicing
business  and  an  increase  in  depreciation  expense  related  to  the  recent
remodeling  of the  Company's  corporate  office.  The Company also  incurred an
expense of  approximately  $54,500.00 in connection with the termination in June
1997 of its proposed private  placement of Common Stock.  Such expenses were for
legal, accounting,  and investment banking fees incurred (and previously accrued
by the Company) in connection with such private  placement.  The Company sold no
securities  in  the  private  placement.  However,  the  Company's  general  and
administrative  expenses  decreased  as a  percentage  of  the  Company's  total
revenues to 84.3% for the three-month period ended December 31, 1997 compared to
87.4% for the comparable prior period, and decreased to 84.9% for the nine-month
period  ended  December  31,  1997  compared to 86.6% for the  comparable  prior
period.  The foregoing  decreases  reflect the  Company's  ability to spread its
general ad administrative expenses over an expanding revenue base.

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          The  Company's   effective  income  tax  rate  was  41.4%  and  40.4%,
respectively,  for the three-month  periods ended December 31, 1997 and December
31,  1996.  The  Company's  effective  income  tax rate  was  40.8%  and  40.5%,
respectively,  for the  nine-month  periods ended December 31, 1997 and December
31, 1996.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

          None.

ITEM 2:   CHANGES IN SECURITIES

          None.

ITEM 3:   DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

          None.

ITEM 4:   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

          None.

ITEM 5:   OTHER INFORMATION

          None.

ITEM 6:  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:

          (a)  Exhibits:

               Exhibit 11 - Schedule of Computation of Earnings per Share

               Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K: None.

                                SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
                                     COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY

DATE: February 13, 1998              BY: /s/ John K. Johnson     
                                         --------------------------------
                                             John K. Johnson
                                             Its: President

DATE: February 13, 1998              BY: /s/ Cecil E. Glovier    
                                         --------------------------------
                                             Cecil E. Glovier
                                             Its: Chief Financial Officer 
                                       13


Item 7:   Exhibit 11 - Schedule of Computation of Earnings Per Share

Formula: Net Income/Weighted  Average Shares Outstanding = Net Income per Common
Share

Three-month periods ended (without stock options):

December 31, 1997 $52,305 / 7,766,808 shares = $.007 Net Income per Common Share

December 31, 1996 $33,485 / 7,777,401 shares = $.004 Net Income per Common Share

Nine-month periods ended (without stock options):

December 31, 1997 $155,233 / 7,773,857 shares = $.020 Net Income per Common
Share

December 31, 1996 $103,027 / 7,777,401 shares = $.013 Net Income per Common
Share 

Calculation of Earnings Per Share for the Common Stock Equivalent using the
Treasury Stock Method:

Market price per share at December 31, 1997 = $.30
Option price per share = $.25
Weighted average of shares outstanding using the Treasury Stock Method of
calculating Earnings Per Share = 7,903,230 three months December 31, 1997
                               = 7,910,279 nine months December 31, 1997
Three-month periods ended:

December 31, 1997 $52,305 / 7,903,230 shares = $.007 Net Income per Common Share

December 31, 1996   N/A 

Nine-month periods ended:

December 31, 1997 $155,233 / 7,910,279 shares = $.02 Net Income per Common Share

December 31, 1996   N/A 

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