INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP
SB-2/A, 1997-10-03
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         As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 1997
    

                                                      Registration No. 333-26583

   
                     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                       TO
                                    Form SB-2
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
                 (Name of Small Business Issuer in Its charter)
    

         Delaware                                                 6060         
  (State or Jurisdiction of                         (Primary Standard Industrial
Incorporation or Organization)                       Classification Code Number)

                                   13-3699013
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                       10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015),
                 New York, New York 10020-1903, (212) 757-7300
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          (Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)

        10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015), New York, New York 10020-1903
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                    (Address of Principal Place of Business)

                       Lawrence G. Bergman, Vice President
                        Intervest Bancshares Corporation
                        10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015)
                          New York, New York 10020-1903
            ---------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)

                                -----------------

                                 with copies to:

                             Thomas E. Willett, Esq.
                              Harris Beach & Wilcox
                              130 East Main Street
                            Rochester, New York 14604

    Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public: As soon as practicable.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number of the  earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering. ________________

If this Form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the  Securities  Act,  check  the  following  box and  list the  Securities  Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering.  ___________________

If delivery  of the  prospectus  is  expected  to be made  pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box.



The registrant hereby amends this  registration  statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this registration  statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may
determine.


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                              SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
                 PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 1, 1997
                                   PROSPECTUS
    

                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
                   (A Bank Holding Company for Intervest Bank)

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         The securities  offered hereby consist of warrants related to 1,528,665
shares of Class A Common Stock issued by Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation (the
"Company"),  a warrant  related to the  purchase  of  150,000  shares of Class B
Common Stock  (collectively,  the  "Warrants"),  and 1,528,665 shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Class A Common Stock") and 150,000
shares of Class B Common  Stock,  par value $1.00 per share (the "Class B Common
Stock")  issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.  Warrants related to a total of
645,000  shares  of  Class A  Common  Stock  were  issued  by the  Compnay  in a
registered  public  offering in 1994. In addition,  warrents  related to 883,665
shares of Class A Common  Stock and 150,000  shares of Class B Common Stock have
been  issued in private  placements  by the  Company.  Of the  Warrants  offered
hereby,  Warrants  related  to  883,665  shares of Class A Common  Stock and the
Warrant  related  to  150,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock may be offered or
sold,  from time to time, for the account of the holders of such  Warrants.  See
"Selling Warrant Holders."
    

         The  Company's  Warrants are not  exercisable  unless the Company has a
current  prospectus  covering the shares  issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
and this prospectus  covers those shares.  In addition,  the Company has certain
Warrants which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
While none of the holders of such  Warrants  has  indicated an intent to sell or
transfer such  Warrants,  this  prospectus  will allow the offer or sale by such
holders, from time to time, at such holders' election.

   
         Prior  to the  Offering,  there  has  been  no  public  market  for the
securities  of the Company,  and there can be no assurance  that any such market
will develop.  See  "Determination of Offering Price" for the factors considered
in determining  the offering  price.  The Company intends to file an application
for the trading of its Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under
the symbol "INTA."
    

      Prospective investors should consider the information discussed under
            "Investment Considerations and Risk Factors" on page 10.
                                -----------------

      THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR
         DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                 CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
    AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE
         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
      ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
                               CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

   
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                                        Underwriting
                                        Discounts and       Proceeds to
                   Price to Public      Commissions(1)      Company(2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per Share           $ 6.67              $0                  $6.67
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Per Warrant(3)      $0                  $0                  $0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total               $11,196,695.55      $0                  $11,196,695.55
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)      The  Company  will not use brokers or dealers in  connection  with this
         offering.
    

(2)      Before deducting expenses estimated at $40,000.

(3)      The Company has attributed no value to the Warrants. As to any Warrants
         that  may be sold for the  account  of the  holder,  the  Company  will
         receive no proceeds on resale.

             The date of this Prospectus is _________________, 1997

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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The  Company  is  subject  to  the  information   requirements  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act") and the rules
and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder,  and in accordance  therewith,  files
reports,  and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").  Such reports,  and other information can be inspected and copied
at  prescribed  rates  at the  public  reference  facilities  maintained  by the
Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549 and at
the Commission's  regional offices located at 7 World Trade Center,  Suite 1300,
New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp  Center,  500 West Madison  Street,  Suite
1400,  Chicago,  Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can also be obtained at
prescribed rates by writing to the Securities and Exchange  Commission's  Public
Reference  Section,  450  Fifth  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,   D.C.  20549.  The
Commission  maintains a website that  contains  reports,  proxy and  information
statements and other information  regarding registrants that file electronically
with the Commission. The address of that site is: "http://www.sec.gov".

         This Prospectus  constitutes a part of a Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 filed by the  Company  with the  Commission  through  the  Electronic  Data
Gathering and Retrieval  ("EDGAR") system with respect to the securities offered
hereby. This Prospectus omits certain information  contained in the Registration
Statement,  certain items of which are contained in exhibits to the Registration
Statement as  permitted  by the rules and  regulations  of the  Commission.  For
further  information  with  respect to the  Company and the  securities  offered
hereby,  reference is made to the Registration  Statement including the exhibits
filed as a part  thereof,  which may be inspected  at the  principal or regional
offices of the Commission, without charge.

         The Company will furnish annual reports to its shareholders  which will
contain  audited  financial  statements  certified  by  its  independent  public
accountants.  The Company may distribute  unaudited  quarterly reports and other
interim reports to its shareholders as it deems appropriate.

         The  Company  will  provide  without  charge  to each  person to whom a
Prospectus is delivered,  upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of
any or all  documents  referred to above that have been  incorporated  into this
Prospectus  by  reference.  Written or oral  requests for such copies  should be
directed to: Mr.  Lawrence G.  Bergman,  Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation,  10
Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020; (212) 757-7300.

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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

   
         The  following  summary is  qualified in its entirety by, and should be
read  in  conjunction   with,  the  more  detailed   information  and  financial
statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
all share and per share date have been retroactively  adjusted to give effect to
a one and one-half for one stock split related to the Class A and Class B common
stock effective September 19, 1997.
    

The Company

         Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation  (the  "Company")  is a bank holding
company  incorporated  under  the  laws of the  State  of  Delaware  whose  only
subsidiary is Intervest Bank (the "Bank"),  a Florida  chartered bank which is a
member of the Federal Reserve System.  The Company owns approximately 96% of the
issued and  outstanding  shares of the Bank. The Bank is a community-  oriented,
full  service,  commercial  bank  serving  the  Clearwater  area of the State of
Florida.

         The principal  business of the Bank is to attract  deposits and to loan
or invest  those  deposits  on  profitable  terms.  The Bank offers a variety of
deposit accounts which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation
("FDIC")  up to  $100,000  per  depositor.  The  lending  of the  Bank  consists
primarily of commercial loans, real estate loans and consumer loans. The Bank is
one of several  providers of funds for such purposes in its market area, and its
lending policies, deposit products and related services are intended to meet the
needs of individuals and businesses in its market area.

         As of June 30, 1997, the Company had  consolidated  assets and deposits
of $117.5 million and $104.9 million,  respectively. The Company's stockholders'
equity  at June  30,  1997 was  $10.1  million.  Unless  the  context  otherwise
requires,  references  herein  to  the  Company  include  the  Company  and  its
subsidiary, the Bank, on a consolidated basis.

The Offering

   
Securities Offered                  1,528,665 shares of Class A Common Stock and
                                    150,000  shares  of  Class  B  Common  Stock
                                    issuable  upon exercise of the Warrants at a
                                    price of $6.67  per share.  See "Description
                                    of Securities."

Shares of Class A
Common Stock Currently
Outstanding                         1,350,000 shares(1)

Shares of Class A Common
Stock Outstanding After
Exercise of the Class A Warrants    2,878,665 shares(1)(2)

Shares of Class B Common
Stock Currently
Outstanding                         300,000 shares

Shares of Class B Common
Stock Outstanding After
Exercise of Class B Warrants        450,000 shares
    

Use of Proceeds                     The   Company   intends  to  apply  the  net
                                    proceeds of this  Offering to the  Company's
                                    capital to further  increase its capital and
                                    for   the   Company's    general   corporate
                                    purposes,  including without limitation, the
                                    financing of the  expansion of the Company's
                                    operations  through  acquisitions,  and  the
                                    infusion  of  capital  to the  Bank  and any
                                    future subsidiaries of the Company. See "Use
                                    of Proceeds."

   
Investment Considerations           Prospective  investors  in the Units  should
                                    consider the information discussed under the
                                    heading "Investment  Considerations and Risk
                                    Factors."
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(1)      Does not include:  (i) 300,000  shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
         upon the conversion of issued and outstanding  shares of Class B Common
         Stock;  (ii)  1,528,665  shares of Class A Common Stock  issuable  upon
         exercise of  outstanding  Warrants for Class A Common Stock;  and (iii)
         150,000  shares of Class A Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of
         shares of Class B Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an outstanding
         Warrant for shares of Class B Common Stock.
    

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(2)      The Company  recently  filed a  registration  statement  related to the
         issuance of up to 650,000  Units (each Unit  consisting of one share of
         Class A Common  Stock and on warrant to  purchase  one share of Class A
         Common  Stock).  In  connection  with that  offering,  the  Company has
         granted  the  Underwriter  the  option  to offer  and sell up to 97,500
         additional  Units to cover  over-subscriptions.  The  Company  has also
         agreed to issue the  Underwriter  Warrants to  purchase  that number of
         shares of Class A Common Stock which is 10% of the number of Units sold
         in the  Offering,  and to issue to the  Underwriter  and  participating
         broker/dealers  Warrants to  purchase  that number of shares of Class A
         Common  Stock  which is 10% of the number of Units sold by each of them
         in the Offering.  None of the securities issuable in that offering have
         been included.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                       SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share figures)
                                                                               As of or for the
                                            As of or for the      ------------------------------------------
                                            Six Months Ended       Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended
                                                June 30           December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
                                          1997           1996         1996           1995           1994
                                          ----           ----         ----           ----           ----
                                              (unaudited)
<S>                                   <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>      
Income Statement Summary:
    

Interest income .................    $    4,304         2,857         6,381         4,190         2,158
Interest expense ................         2,688         1,628         3,745         2,225           803
Net interest income .............         1,616         1,229         2,636         1,965         1,355
Provision for loan losses .......           184           128           250           233           124
Net interest income
  after provision
  for loan losses ...............         1,432         1,101         2,386         1,732         1,231
Other Income ....................            68            78           106            89           112
Other expense ...................           940           765         1,551         1,415         1,054
Earnings before
  income taxes ..................           560           414           941           406           289
Provision for income
  taxes .........................           213           172           383           136           108
Net Earnings ....................           347           242           558           270           181

Per Share Data:

Net Earnings ....................           .21           .15           .34           .16           .11
Cash dividends ..................          --            --            --            --            --
Book value (1) ..................          6.12          5.72          5.91          5.57          5.38
Shares outstanding at
  period-end(2) .................     1,650,000     1,650,000     1,650,000     1,650,000     1,650,000

Period-End Balance Sheet Summary:

Total assets ....................    $  117,537        79,634       105,196        68,942        40,117
Securities ......................        38,296        21,474        34,507        19,630         8,638
Loans (net of unearned
  income) .......................        70,539        50,483        60,310        37,058        22,754
Allowance for loan losses .......           999           752           811           593           369

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Deposits.........................       104,862        68,279        93,447        58,601        30,092
Stockholders' equity.............        10,094         9,431         9,747         9,189         8,884
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(1)      Represents  stockholders'  equity  divided by the number of outstanding
         shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock at period-end.

(2)      Represents  issued and  outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock and
         Class B Common Stock.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               As of or for the
                                            As of or for the      ------------------------------------------
                                            Six Months Ended       Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended
                                                June 30           December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
                                          1997           1996         1996           1995           1994
                                          ----           ----         ----           ----           ----
                                              (unaudited)
<S>                                       <C>          <C>         <C>            <C>             <C>   
Selected Financial Ratios:
- --------------------------
Return on average
  assets .........................          .60%         .64%        .67%           .51%            .61%
Return on average
  equity .........................         7.12%        5.20%       5.91%          3.01%           3.02%
Dividends declared to
  net earnings ...................           --          --          --              --             --
Loans (net of unearned
  income) to deposits ............        67.27%       73.93%      64.54%         63.24%          75.61%
Net charge-offs to
  loans at period-end ............           --         (.06)%       .05%           .02%            .03%
Ratio of Allowance for loan
  losses to loans
  at period-end ..................          .014       .015         .013           .016            .016
Average stockholders'
  equity to average total
  assets .........................         8.49%       12.35%      11.29%         16.89%          20.05%
Ratio of Allowance for Loan losses
  to nonperforming loans .........           --         3.06         --              --            1.05

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</TABLE>

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                            THE COMPANY AND THE BANK

Intervest Bancshares Corporation
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         The  Company,  a  Delaware  corporation  organized  in 1993,  is a bank
holding  company  registered  under the Bank  Holding  Company  Act of 1956,  as
amended (the "BHCA"). The Company's principal asset is its ownership interest of
approximately 96% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Bank. The Company,
through its ownership of the Bank, is engaged in the commercial banking business
and its  primary  source of earnings is derived  from  income  generated  by its
ownership  and  operation of the Bank.  As of June 30, 1997,  the Company,  on a
consolidated  basis, had total assets of $117.5 million,  net portfolio loans of
$69.5 million,  total deposits of $104.9 million,  and  stockholders'  equity of
$10.1 million.  Unless the context otherwise requires,  references herein to the
Company include the Company and its  majority-owned  subsidiary,  the Bank, on a
consolidated basis.

         The Company is a legal  entity,  separate and  distinct  from the Bank.
There are various  legal  limitations  with  respect to the Bank's  financing or
otherwise supplying funds to the Company.  In particular,  under federal banking
law, the Bank may not declare a dividend  that  exceeds  undivided  profits.  In
addition,  the approval of the Federal  Reserve  Bank of Atlanta  (the  "Atlanta
FRB"), as well as the Florida Department of Banking and Finance,  is required if
the total  amount of all  dividends  declared in any  calendar  year exceeds the
Bank's net profits,  as defined,  for that year,  combined with its retained net
profits for the proceeding two years.  The Atlanta FRB also has the authority to
limit further the payment of dividends by the Bank under certain  circumstances.
In addition,  federal  banking laws prohibit or restrict the Bank from extending
credit to the Company under certain circumstances.

Intervest Bank
- --------------

         The  Bank  is  a  Florida  chartered  banking  corporation   originally
chartered in December, 1987. It operated as Countryside Bankers until 1994, when
its name was changed to Intervest  Bank. The Bank engages in commercial  banking
from four  offices,  all of which are located in  Clearwater,  Florida.  A fifth
office in South  Pasadena,  Florida is being  renovated  and is  expected  to be
opened for business by the end of this year.

         The Bank primarily focuses on providing  personalized  banking services
to  businesses  and  individuals  within its market  area.  The Bank  originates
commercial loans to businesses,  collateralized  and  uncollateralized  consumer
loans, and real estate loans (primarily commercial real estate loans).

         The Bank's income is derived  principally from interest and fees earned
in connection with its lending activities, interest and dividends on securities,
short-term investments and other services. The Bank's income is also affected by
provisions for loan losses. Its principal expenses are interest paid on deposits
and operating expenses. The Bank intends to expand its deposit and loan customer
relationships at its existing offices and to examine opportunities for expansion
to new locations. The Bank's operations are also significantly affected by local
economic  and  competitive  conditions  in its market  areas.  Changes in market
interest  rates,  government  legislation and policies  concerning  monetary and
fiscal affairs, and the attendant actions of the regulatory authorities all have
an impact on the Bank's operations.

         The Bank is subject to examination and comprehensive  regulation by the
Federal  Reserve  Board (the "FRB") and its  deposits are insured by the Federal
Deposit  Insurance  Corporation (the "FDIC") to the extent permitted by law. The
Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System.  The Bank is also subject to the
supervision of and examination by the Florida Department of Banking and Finance.

         The  principal  executive  offices  of the  Company  are  located at 10
Rockefeller  Plaza (Suite  1015),  New York,  New York 10020,  and its telephone
number  is (212)  757-7300.  The  principal  executive  offices  of the Bank are
located at 625 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 34625, and its telephone number
is (813)  442-2551.  In addition  to its  principal  office,  the Bank has three
branch offices in Clearwater,  Florida, located at: (i) 2575 Ulmerton Road; (ii)
2175 Nursery Road; and (iii) 1875 Belcher Road North, Clearwater, and expects to
open a fourth  branch in South  Pasadena,  Florida by the end of this year for a
total of five banking offices.


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                   INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND RISK FACTORS

         A  prospective  investor  should  review  and  consider  carefully  the
following risk factors,  together with the other  information  contained in this
prospectus in evaluating an investment in the Company.  The prospectus  contains
certain  forward-looking  statements and actual results could differ  materially
from those projected in the forward- looking  statements as a result of numerous
factors, including those set forth below and elsewhere in the prospectus.

Limited Operating History
- -------------------------

         The principal  current business activity of the Company consists of its
controlling  ownership of the Bank and,  accordingly,  it is dependent  upon the
success  and  profitability  of the Bank.  The Company was formed in February of
1993 for the purpose of  acquiring  a  controlling  interest in the Bank,  which
transaction  occurred in May of 1993.  Prior to that  transaction,  the Bank had
operated under separate  ownership and  management.  The Bank was not profitable
through its fiscal year ended December 31, 1992. The Bank achieved profitability
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 and has been profitable in each year
thereafter.  The  Company  had a  small  loss in 1993  and has  been  profitable
thereafter. In light of the relatively brief period of the Company's operations,
there can be no assurance of future profitability.  See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Consolidated
Financial Statements."

Management's Broad Discretion Over Proceeds
- -------------------------------------------

         None of the  proceeds  of the  Offering  have  yet  been  committed  to
specific applications.  All determinations  concerning the use and investment of
the proceeds will be made by management of the Company.

Dividends
- ---------

         Since its  inception,  the  Company has not paid any  dividends  on its
common stock and there is no immediate  prospect or contemplation of the payment
of such dividends.

         Dividends  paid by the Company are subject to the financial  conditions
of both the Bank and the Company as well as other  business  considerations.  In
addition,  banking regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid by
the Bank to the  Company  without  prior  regulatory  approval.  The  amount  of
allowable  dividends  which  could be payable by the  Company  are in  substance
limited  to net  profits  earned by the  Company,  less any  earnings  retention
consistent with the Company's capital needs, asset quality and overall financial
condition.  Distributions paid by the Company to shareholders will be taxable to
the  shareholders  as  dividends,  to the  extent of the  Company's  accumulated
current earnings and profits.
         The payment of  dividends  by the Bank to the Company is  regulated  by
various state and federal laws and by regulations  promulgated by the FRB, which
restrict the payment of dividends under certain circumstances. In addition, such
regulations  also impose certain minimum capital  requirements  which affect the
amount of cash  available  for the payment of dividends  by a regulated  banking
institution  such as the Bank.  Even if the Bank is able to generate  sufficient
earnings to pay  dividends,  there is no  assurance  that the Board of Directors
might not  decide or be  required  to retain a  greater  portion  of the  Bank's
earnings  in order to  maintain  or achieve  the  capital  deemed  necessary  or
appropriate.  The occurrence of any of these events would decrease the amount of
funds  potentially  available  for the payment of  dividends  by the Bank to the
Company. In addition, in some cases, the FRB could take the position that it has
the  power to  prevent  the Bank from  paying  dividends  if, in its view,  such
payments would  constitute  unsafe or unsound banking  practices.  Further,  the
determination of whether  dividends are paid and their frequency and amount will
depend upon the financial condition and performance of the Bank and the Company,
and other factors  deemed  appropriate  by both of the Board of Directors of the
Bank  and of the  Company.  Accordingly,  there  can be no  assurance  that  any
dividends will be paid in the future by the Bank or the Company.



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Securities Not Insured
- ----------------------

         The securities offered hereby are equity securities and are not savings
accounts or deposits insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.

Adequacy of Allowance For Loan Losses.
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         There is a risk that losses may be  experienced  in the Company's  loan
portfolio. The risk of loss will vary with, among other things, general economic
conditions,  the type of loan being made, the  creditworthiness  of the borrower
over the term of the loan and, in the case of a collateralized loan, the quality
of the  collateral  for the loan.  Management  maintains an  allowance  for loan
losses  which is  established  through a provision  for loan  losses  charged to
operations.  Loans are  charged  against  the  allowance  for loan  losses  when
management  believes  that the  collectability  of the  principal  is  unlikely.
Subsequent  recoveries  are added to the  allowance.  The allowance is an amount
that management  believes will be adequate to absorb possible losses inherent in
existing loans and loan commitments,  based on evaluations of collectability and
prior loss  experience.  Management  evaluates  the  adequacy  of the  allowance
monthly, or more frequently if considered  necessary.  The evaluation takes into
consideration  such  factors  as  changes  in the  nature and volume of the loan
portfolio,  overall portfolio  quality,  loan  concentrations,  specific problem
loans and commitments and current and anticipated  economic  conditions that may
affect the borrower's ability to repay.

         As of June 30, 1997, the Company had a loan portfolio of  approximately
$70.5 million and the allowance for loan losses was $999,000,  which represented
1.40%  of  the  total  amount  of  loans.  At  June  30,  1997,  there  were  no
non-performing  assets. The Bank actively manages its nonperforming  loans in an
effort to minimize  credit  losses and monitors its asset quality to maintain an
adequate loan loss allowance.  Although  management  believes that its allowance
for loan losses is adequate,  there can be no assurance  that the allowance will
prove sufficient to cover future loan losses. Further,  although management uses
the best  information  available  to make  determinations  with  respect  to the
allowance  for loan  losses,  future  adjustments  may be  necessary if economic
conditions   differ   substantially   from  the  assumptions   used  or  adverse
developments arise with respect to the Bank's nonperforming or performing loans.
Material  additions  to the Bank's  allowance  for loan losses would result in a
decrease of the Company's net income, and possibly its capital, and could result
in the  inability  to pay  dividends,  among  other  adverse  consequences.  See
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations - Asset Quality and Loan Impairment and Losses."

Supervision and Regulation
- --------------------------

         Bank  holding  companies  and  banks  operate  in  a  highly  regulated
environment  and are  subject  to the  supervision  and  examination  by several
federal and state regulatory agencies. The Company is subject to the BHCA and to
regulation  and  supervision  by the  FRB.  The  Bank  is  also  subject  to the
regulation and supervision of the FDIC and the Florida Department of Banking and
Finance.  Federal and state laws and regulations govern matters ranging from the
regulation  of certain  debt  obligations,  changes  in control of bank  holding
companies,  and the  maintenance  of adequate  capital for the general  business
operations and financial  condition of the Bank,  including  permissible  types,
amounts  and terms of loans and  investments,  the  amount of  reserves  against
deposits,  restrictions on dividends,  establishment of branch offices,  and the
maximum  rate of  interest  that may be charged by law.  The FRB also  possesses
cease and desist powers over bank holding  companies to prevent or remedy unsafe
or unsound  practices or violations of law. These and other  restrictions  limit
the manner by which the Bank and the  Company  may conduct  their  business  and
obtain financing.  Furthermore,  the commercial banking business is affected not
only by general economic  conditions,  but also by the monetary  policies of the
FRB.  These  monetary  policies have had and/or are expected to continue to have
significant  effects on the operating results of commercial banks.  Although the
Company  believes  that  it is in  compliance  in  all  material  respects  with
applicable  state  and  federal  laws,  rules and  regulations,  there can be no
assurance that more restrictive  laws, rules and regulations will not be adopted
in the future  which could make  compliance  more  difficult  or  expensive,  or
otherwise affect the ability of the Bank to attract deposits and make loans. See
"Supervision and Regulation."



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No Public Trading Market
- ------------------------

         As of the date of this  Prospectus,  there has been no  public  trading
market for the  Company's  securities.  The  initial  public  offering  price of
securities was determined by the Company based upon several factors and does not
necessarily bear any relationship to the Company's assets,  book value,  results
of operation,  net worth or any other generally  accepted criteria of value, and
should not be considered as indicative of the actual value of the Company.

         While the Company may consider  making  application  for the listing of
its securities on an exchange or in an inter-dealer  quotation system if it were
to meet the eligibility  criteria for any such exchange or system,  there can be
no assurance  that the Company will meet such  criteria,  that such  application
will be made, or that any of the Company's  Securities will be actively  traded.
Further,  if a market  does  develop,  it may be  limited  and  there  can be no
assurance  that it will be  sustained.  To the extent that a public  market does
develop,  factors  such  as  variations  in  the  Company's  financial  results,
announcements by the Company or others,  general market  conditions,  or certain
regulatory pronouncements may cause the market price of the Company's securities
to fluctuate substantially. See "Market for Securities."

Exercisability of Warrants
- --------------------------

         The Warrants are not exercisable  unless, at the time of exercise,  the
Company  has a current  prospectus  covering  the  shares of Class A and Class B
Common Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of the Warrants and such shares have been
registered,  qualified or deemed to be exempt under the  securities  laws of the
state of residence of the holders of such  Warrants.  While the Company will use
its best efforts to see that these conditions are met, there can be no assurance
that it will be able to do so. See "Description of Securities-Warrants."

Competition
- -----------

         Competition in the banking and financial  services industry is intense.
In its primary  market area,  the Bank  competes  with other  commercial  banks,
savings and loan associations,  credit unions, finance companies,  mutual funds,
insurance companies and brokerage and investment banking firms operating locally
and elsewhere.  Most of these competitors have  substantially  greater resources
and lending limits than the Bank and may offer certain  services,  that the Bank
does not provide at this time. The profitability of the Company depends upon the
Bank's ability to compete in its market areas. See "Business - Competition."

Local Economic Conditions
- -------------------------

         The  success  of the  Company  and the Bank is  dependent  to a certain
extent upon the general economic  conditions in geographic markets served by the
Bank which focuses on Pinellas  County,  Florida and the  immediate  surrounding
areas. The Bank's primary market area is particularly  dependent on the economic
conditions  within  Clearwater,  Florida.  Although  the Bank  expects  economic
conditions  will continue to improve in this market area,  there is no assurance
that favorable economic development will occur or that the Bank's expectation of
corresponding growth will be achieved. Adverse changes in its geographic markets
would likely impair the Bank's ability to collect loans and could otherwise have
a negative  effect on the  financial  condition of the Company.  See "Business -
Market Area."

Lack of Diversification
- -----------------------

         The primary business  activity of the Company consists of its ownership
and control of the capital stock of the Bank. As a result, the Company presently
lacks  diversification as to business  activities and market area, and any event
affecting the Bank will have a direct impact on the Company. See "Business."


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Dependence on Key Personnel
- ---------------------------

         The  Company  and the Bank are  dependent  upon the  services  of their
principal  officers.  If the  services  of any of these  persons  were to become
unavailable  for any reason,  the operation of the Company and the Bank might be
adversely  affected  in a  material  manner.  The  Bank  presently  has  written
employment  agreements  with its President,  its Vice President and its Cashier.
Neither the Company nor the Bank  maintains key man life  insurance  policies on
its executives and do not have any immediate plans to obtain such policies.  The
successful  development of the Company's  business will depend,  in part, on its
and the Bank's ability to attract or retain qualified officers and employees.
See "Management."

Dilution
- --------

         Purchasers of the Units offered hereby will incur immediate dilution in
that the net  tangible  book  value of their  Class A  Common  Stock  after  the
Offering will be less than the exercise price of the Warrants. See "Dilution."

Voting Control
- --------------

   
         As of the date of this Prospectus,  the three original  shareholders of
the Company own  900,000  shares of Class A Common  Stock or 66.6% of the issued
and  outstanding  shares  of Class A Common  Stock of the  Company.  These  same
persons own all of the issued and  outstanding  shares of Class B Common  Stock.
See  "Management  --  Security   Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial  Owners  and
Management."  The  shares of Class B Common  Stock,  as a  separate  class,  are
entitled to elect  two-thirds  of the  directors  of the  Company.  As a result,
voting control will continue to rest with the three persons.
    

Interest Rates
- --------------

         The  principal  source of income for the  Company  is its net  interest
income,  which is affected by  movements  in interest  rates.  Although the Bank
monitors its interest  rate  sensitivity  and attempts to reduce the risk of the
significant  decrease  in net  interest  income  caused by a change in  interest
rates,  rising  interest rates could  nevertheless  adversely  affect the Bank's
results of operations.

                         DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

         As of the date of this Prospectus,  there has been no market for or any
trading in any of the Company's  securities.  Consequently,  in determining  the
initial  public  offering  price of Units in 1994 and the exercise  price of the
Warrants,  the Company considered a number of factors,  including the following:
(i) the  current  financial  position  of the  Company  and the  Bank;  (ii) the
experience of management; (iii) the ratio of the share price to book value; (iv)
the  position  of the Company in its  industry  and its  prospects;  and (v) the
general status of the securities market and other relevant factors.  The initial
exercise price of the Warrants was set at $10.00 per share.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

   
         The net proceeds to the Company will depend upon the number of Warrants
actually exercised and cannot be determined at this time. However,  assuming all
of the Warrants were to be  exercised,  the net proceeds to the Company would be
$11,196,696.
    

         The net  proceeds of the Offering  will become a part of the  Company's
capital  funds to be used for general  corporate  purposes,  including,  without
limitation,  the  financing  of the  expansion  of the  Company's  or the Bank's
business   through   acquisitions,   the   establishment   of  new  branches  or
subsidiaries,   and  the  infusion  of  capital  to  the  Bank  and  any  future
subsidiaries of the Company.  Except with respect to its fourth branch, which is
being  renovated,  neither  the Company  nor the Bank  currently  has any plans,
understandings, arrangements or agreements, written or oral, with respect to the
establishment of any branches or  subsidiaries,  or with respect to any specific
acquisition  prospect,  and neither is presently negotiating with any party with
respect thereto.

         The actual  application  of the net proceeds will depend on the capital
needs of the Bank,  the  Company's  own  financial  requirements  and  available
business  opportunities.   None  of  the  uses  described  herein  constitute  a
commitment  by the Company to expend the  proceeds in a particular  manner.  The
Company reserves the right to make shifts in the allocation of the proceeds from
this offering if future events, including changes in the economic climate or the
Company's planned operations,  make such shifts necessary or desirable.  In such

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events,  proceeds  may be applied to the  working  capital  requirements  of the
Company or the Bank. Pending their ultimate  application,  the net proceeds will
be invested in such relatively  short-term  investments or otherwise  applied as
management may determine.

                              MARKET FOR SECURITIES

   
         As of the date of this Prospectus, there has been no established public
trading market for the securities of the Company. While the Company may consider
making  application  for the listing of its  securities  on an exchange or in an
inter-dealer  quotation  system if it were to meet the eligibility  criteria for
any such  exchange or system,  there can be no  assurance  that the Company will
meet such criteria,  that such an  application  will be made, or that any of the
Company's securities will be actively traded. As of the date of this Prospectus,
there were  outstanding  1,350,000  shares of Class A Common  Stock and  300,000
shares of Class B Common Stock. The 300,000 issued and outstanding shares of the
Company's Class B Common Stock are convertible, on a share for share basis, into
shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, at any time after January 1, 2000.
900,000  shares of Class A Common  Stock and all of the shares of Class B Common
Stock are held by the three initial  shareholders of the Company.  See "Security
Ownership of Certain  Beneficial  Owners and  Management." The shares of Class B
Common  Stock  and the  Shares  of  Class A Common  Stock  into  which  they are
convertible,  together  with the  900,000  shares of the  Company's  issued  and
outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by the three  initial
shareholders  (collectively  referred to as  "Restricted  Shares"),  may be sold
pursuant to Securities and Exchange  Commission Rule 144,  promulgated under the
Securities  Act, if the conditions of Rule 144 are met. In addition,  the shares
held by directors  and  executive  officers of the Company are  considered to be
"Control  Shares" and may be sold  pursuant  to Rule 144  without  regard to any
holding period.

         Restricted  Shares may not be sold under Rule 144 unless  they had been
fully paid for and held for one year.  After  such one year  holding  period,  a
stockholder's  shares may be sold in broker's  transactions  in an amount in any
three  months not in excess of the  greater  one of one percent of the number of
shares  then  outstanding  (for  example,  in the case of Class A Common  Stock,
13,500  shares,  equivalent  to one  percent  of the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock  outstanding,  but not accounting for the conversion of the Class B
Common Stock) or the average weekly trading volume for a four-week  period prior
to each  such  sale.  After  they  have been paid for and held for more than two
years,  restricted  shares held by persons who are not affiliates of the Company
may be sold  without  such  limitations  on  amount.  However,  under  Rule 144,
restricted  shares held by affiliates must continue,  after the two year holding
period, to be sold in broker's  transactions  subject to the volume  limitations
described  above.  900,000  shares of the  Company's  Class A Common  Stock will
become eligible for sale in the public market, subject to the conditions of Rule
144 or, if sold upon  registration  under the Securities Act,  without regard to
the  conditions  of Rule  144.  The  above is a  summary  of Rule 144 and is not
intended to be a complete description thereof.
    

                                    DIVIDENDS

         Holders of the  Company's  Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive
dividends  when and if declared by the Board of Directors  out of funds  legally
available therefor.  No dividends may be declared or paid with respect to shares
of Class B Common Stock until January 1, 2000.

         The Company has not paid any dividends on its capital stock in the past
and there is  currently  no  contemplation  of the payment of  dividends  on the
Company's Stock. The Company's  ability to pay dividends is generally limited to
earnings from the prior year,  although retained earnings and dividends from the
Bank  to  the  Company  may  also  be  used  to  pay  dividends   under  certain
circumstances.

         The payment of dividends by the Bank is subject to a  determination  by
the  Bank's  Board of  Directors  and will  depend  upon a  number  of  factors,
including capital requirements,  regulatory  limitations,  the Bank's results of
operations  and  financial  condition,  tax  considerations  of the Bank and the
Company,  the  number  of  outstanding  shares of stock,  and  general  economic
conditions.  State and federal banking laws regulate and restrict the ability of
the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The FRB, which regulates the Bank, not
only has established certain financial and capital  requirements that affect the
ability of the Bank to pay dividends,  but it has also the general  authority to
prohibit the Bank from  engaging in an unsafe or unsound  practice in conducting
its business. Depending upon the financial condition of the Bank, the payment of
cash dividends could be deemed to constitute such an unsafe or unsound practice.
See  "Investment  Considerations  and Risk  Factors  -Uncertainty  of Payment of
Dividend" and "Supervision and Regulation - Bank Regulation."


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         Both the FRB and the Florida  Department of Banking and Finance,  which
regulate and supervise the Bank and the Company, have publicly stated their view
that it is generally an unsafe and unsound practice to pay cash dividends except
out of current operating  earnings.  Under FRB policy, a bank holding company is
expected to act as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary banks and to
commit resources to support each such bank. Consistent with this policy, the FRB
has  stated  that,  as a matter  of  prudent  banking,  a bank  holding  company
generally should not pay cash dividends unless the available net earnings of the
bank  holding  company  is  sufficient  to  fully  fund the  dividends,  and the
prospective  rate of  earnings  retention  appears  to be  consistent  with  the
Company's  capital needs,  asset quality and overall  financial  condition.  See
"Investment Considerations and Risk Factors - Limited Operating History."

         The  ability  of the Bank and the  Company  to pay  cash  dividends  is
currently,  and in the future  could be further  influenced  by bank  regulatory
policies  or  agreements  and by  capital  guidelines.  Accordingly,  the actual
amount,  if any,  and timing of future  dividends  will  depend on,  among other
things,  future earnings,  the financial  condition of the Bank and the Company,
the amount of cash on hand at the Company level,  outstanding debt  obligations,
if any, and the requirements imposed by regulatory authorities.


                                    DILUTION

   
         The net  tangible  book  value of the  Company  at June 30,  1997,  was
approximately  $10.1  million or $6.12 per  outstanding  share of Common  Stock.
After  giving  effect to this  Offering and the receipt of  approximately  $11.2
million of net  proceeds  from the exercise of the  Warrants,  the pro forma net
tangible book value as of June 30, 1997 would be approximately $21.2 million, or
$6.40 per then outstanding  share of Common Stock. This represents a dilution of
net tangible book value to new investors purchasing shares in this offering. The
following table illustrates the per share dilution:

Assumed initial public offering price per share.........................  $ 6.67
Net tangible book value per share of Common Stock
as of June 30, 1997(1)..................................................  $ 6.12
Increase per share attributable to new investors........................  $  .28
                                                                          ------
Pro forma net tangible book value per share of Common Stock
 after this offering(1).................................................. $ 6.40
                                                                          ------
Dilution per share to new investors(2)................................... $  .27
                                                                          ======
__________________
    

(1)      Net  tangible  book value per share of Common  Stock is  determined  by
         dividing  the  Company's  tangible  net  worth  (tangible  assets  less
         liabilities),  by the number of outstanding shares of Class A and Class
         B Common Stock.

(2)      Dilution per share to new investors is determined  by  subtracting  pro
         forma net  tangible  book  value per share of Common  Stock  after this
         offering  from  the  initial  public  offering  price  per  share.  The
         estimated  offering  expenses and commissions are deducted from the net
         proceeds in this computation.



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                                 CAPITALIZATION

         The following table sets forth the  capitalization of the Company as of
June 30, 1997,  and as adjusted at that date after giving effect to the exercise
of all Warrants offered hereby.

   
                                                    Actual(1)     As Adjusted(2)
                                                    ---------     --------------
                                                           (in thousands)
Stockholders' Equity:

Class A Common Stock,  $1.00 par value,
     7,500,000  shares authorized, 1,350,000
     shares issued and outstanding
     (2,878,665 as adjusted)(3).....................   1,350            2,879
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value,
     700,000 shares authorized, 300,000
     shares issued and outstanding
     (450,000, as adjusted) ........................     300              450
 Additional Paid-in Capital.........................   7,105           16,623
 Retained Earnings..................................   1,339            1,339
                                                     -------          -------

Total Stockholders' Equity.......................... $10,094          $21,291
                                                     =======          =======
__________________

(1)      These numbers reflectthe recapitalization effective September 19, 1997.

(2)      Reflects the  1,528,665  shares of Class A Common Stock and the 150,000
         shares of Class B Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

(3)      Does  not  include  shares  of  Class  A  Common  Stock  issuable  upon
         conversion of Class B Common Stock.
    



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                             SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         The following  table presents  selected  financial data for the Company
and the Bank.  The data set forth below for the seven months ended  December 31,
1993,  five months  ended May 31, 1993,  and the years ended  December 31, 1996,
1995,  1994  and 1992  are  derived  from  the  audited  consolidated  financial
statements  of the Company or the Bank, as the case may be. The date for the six
months  ended  June 30,  1997 and 1996  have  been  derived  from the  unaudited
consolidated financial statements of the Company, which include all adjustments,
consisting  only of normal,  recurring  accruals,  which the  Company  considers
necessary for the fair  presentation  of the  financial  position and results of
operations for these periods.  Operating  results for the six-month period ended
June 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the entire  fiscal  year.  The  selected  financial  data  should be read in
conjunction  with,  and are  qualified in their  entirety  by, the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  and the Notes  thereto and  Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of Operations  included  elsewhere
herein.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          At or for the
                                                                                              Seven        Five
                                   Six Months Ended                Years Ended             Months Ended Months Ended Year Ended
                                       June 30                     December 31,             December 31,  May 31,   December 31,
                                   ----------------       -----------------------------       -------     -------     -------
                                   1997        1996       1996         1995        1994       1993(1)     1993(2)     1992(2)
                                   ----        ----       ----         ----        ----       -------     -------     -------
                                     (unaudited)    
                                                            (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Balance Sheet Data:
<S>                            <C>            <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>   
  Total assets ..............  $ 117,537      79,634     105,196      68,942      40,117      29,071      22,557      24,771
  Cash and cash equivalents .      3,836       4,472       6,320       8,551       6,088       5,519       2,569       3,155
  Net Loans .................     69,540      49,731      59,499      36,465      22,385      16,224      16,163      16,732
 Securities .................     38,296      21,474      34,507      19,630       8,638       5,231       2,958       3,883
  Deposits ..................    104,862      68,279      93,447      58,601      30,092      22,195      20,138      23,192
  Borrowed funds ............       --          --          --          --          --          --          --
  Retained earnings
    (Accumulated deficit) ...      1,339         676         992         434         164         (17)     (2,050)     (2,067)
  Total stockholders' equity      10,094       9,431       9,747       9,189       8,884       5,828       1,275       1,258

Income Statement Data:
  Interest income ...........      4,304       2,857       6,381       4,190       2,158       1,007         741       2,078
  Interest expense ..........      2,688       1,628       3,745       2,225         803         345         335         998
  Net interest income .......      1,616       1,229       2,636       1,965       1,355         662         406       1,080
  Provision for loan losses .       (184)       (128)       (250)       (233)       (124)       --           (90)       (279)
  Net interest income after
    provision for loan losses      1,432       1,101       2,386       1,732       1,231         662         316         801
  Other income ..............         68          78         106          89         112          59         102         189
  Other expense .............       (940)       (765)     (1,551)     (1,415)     (1,054)       (738)       (401)     (1,261)
  Earnings (Loss) before
  income taxes ..............        560         414         941         406         289         (17)         17        (271)
  Provision for income taxes        (213)       (172)       (383)       (136)       (108)       --          --          --
  Net earnings (Loss) .......        347         242         558         270         181         (17)         17        (271)

   
Per Share Data:
Net earnings (Loss) .........        .21         .15         .34         .16         .11        (.01)        .05        (.77)
Book value at period end ....  $    6.12        5.72        5.91        5.57        5.38        3.53        3.64        3.59
__________________
    


(1)      Includes the  consolidated  financial  information  of the Company from
         June 1, 1993.

(2)      Financial  information  of the Bank only  
</TABLE>
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                          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
            ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

         The  Company's  principal  asset  is  its  ownership  of a  controlling
interest in the Bank.  Accordingly,  the  Company's  results of  operations  are
primarily  dependent  upon the  results  of  operations  of the  Bank.  The Bank
conducts a commercial  banking  business which  consists of attracting  deposits
from  the  general  public  and  applying  those  funds  to the  origination  of
commercial,  consumer and real estate loans  (primarily  commercial  real estate
loans). The Bank's profitability depends primarily on net interest income, which
is the difference between interest income generated from interest-earning assets
(i.e.,   loans  and   investments)   less  the  interest   expense  incurred  on
interest-bearing  liabilities (i.e.,  customer deposits and borrowed funds). Net
interest income is affected by the relative amounts of  interest-earning  assets
and interest-bearing liabilities, and the interest-rate earned and paid on these
balances. Net interest income is dependent upon the Bank's interest-rate spread,
which is the difference between the average yield earned on its interest-earning
assets  and the  average  rate paid on its  interest-bearing  liabilities.  When
interest-earning assets approximate or exceed interest-bearing  liabilities, any
positive  interest rate spread will generate net interest  income.  The interest
rate spread is  impacted by interest  rates,  deposit  flows,  and loan  demand.
Additionally,  and to a lesser extent,  the Bank's  profitability is affected by
such factors as the level of noninterest income and expenses,  the provision for
loan losses,  and the effective tax rate.  Noninterest income consists primarily
of loan and  other  fees.  Noninterest  expense  consists  of  compensation  and
benefits,  occupancy  related expenses,  deposit insurance  premiums paid to the
FDIC, and other operating expenses.

         Management believes that additional capital is the key to any expansion
program and, to this end, it will continually assess the need for capital,  both
at the Bank and the Company levels. If it is determined that additional  capital
is necessary to support the  operations of the Company or the Bank or to support
any  expansion or  acquisition  activities,  transactions  to obtain  additional
financing  will be considered by the Company.  In that regard,  during 1995, the
Company purchased 200,000 additional shares of the common stock of the Bank at a
purchase price of $5.00 per share, for an aggregate  amount of $1.0 million.  In
connection with that transaction, the Company was granted a warrant, exercisable
from time to time,  in whole or in part,  to purchase  up to 200,000  additional
shares at that price, which warrant was exercised in June, 1997.

         The  Bank's  present  offices  are  located  in  Clearwater,   Florida.
Clearwater is located in Pinellas  County,  which is the most populous county in
the Tampa Bay area of Florida. An additional office in South Pasadena,  which is
also in  Pinellas  County and which  neighbors  Clearwater,  is expected to open
before  year end.  The "Tampa Bay" area is located on the West Coast of Florida,
midway  up the  Florida  peninsula.  The  major  cities  in the area  are  Tampa
(Hillsborough County) and St. Petersburg and Clearwater (Pinellas County).

         The  current   population  of  the  Tampa  Bay  area  is  estimated  at
approximately  2,200,000,  which reflects population  increases of approximately
45% between 1970 and 1980, and approximately 27% between 1980 and 1990. Pinellas
is the most densely populated county in Florida, with more than 2,800 people per
square mile. The average age of the population for the region is estimated at 45
years (as compared to 38 years for the State of Florida),  and this reflects the
history of  Pinellas  County as a  retirement  area.  Recent  years have shown a
slight  drop in  average  age due to an  increase  in office  and  manufacturing
employment opportunities.

         The  economy of  Pinellas  County has  historically  been  tourist  and
retirement  oriented.  Pinellas County has recently  attracted a larger share of
new business,  particularly in the high technology industries.  Total per capita
personal income in Pinellas County increased from approximately  $15,000 in 1984
to  approximately   $22,700  in  1992.  Employment  in  the  region  reflects  a
broad-based  economy,   with  an  emphasis  on  the  retail  trade  and  service
industries.

         The  housing  market  in the  region  remains  stable  in the  view  of
management, although housing starts have slowed from the high levels experienced
during the 1970's.

         Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County and its second largest
city.  It  encompasses  approximately  32 square miles and has a  population  of
approximately 100,000.

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         Management's  discussion and analysis of earnings and related financial
data are presented  herein to assist  investors in  understanding  the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company for the years ended  December
31, 1996 and 1995 and for the  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.
This discussion  should be read in conjunction with the  consolidated  financial
statements and related footnotes presented elsewhere herein.

Results Of Operations

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.

General
- -------

   
         Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1997 were  $347,000,  or
$.21 per share,  compared to net  earnings of $242,000 or $.15 per share for the
six months ended June 30, 1996.  This increase in the Company's net earnings was
primarily  due to an increase in net  interest  income,  partially  offset by an
increase in  noninterest  expenses and an increase in the  provision  for income
taxes.
    

Interest Income and Expense
- ---------------------------

         Interest  income  increased by $1,447,000  from  $2,857,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 1996 to $4,304,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1997.
Interest income on loans increased by $916,000 due to an increase in the average
loan  portfolio  balance from $43.5 million at June 30, 1996 to $65.9 million at
June 30, 1997 partially  offset by a decrease in the weighted average yield from
9.61% in 1996 to 9.12% in 1997. Interest on securities increased by $559,000 due
to an increase in the average  securities  portfolio during the six months ended
June 30, 1997 to $40.7 million from $22.7 million during 1996 and an increase in
the  weighted  average  yield from 5.94% in 1996 to 6.06% in 1997.  Interest  on
other  interest-earning  assets decreased by $28,000 primarily due to a decrease
from in the average balance of these assets from 1996 to 1997.

Interest expense on deposit accounts  increased to $2,688,000 for the six months
ended June 30,  1997 from  $1,628,000  for the six months  ended June 30,  1996.
Interest  expense  increased  primarily  because of an  increase  in the average
balance of deposits from 1996 to 1997.  The average  balance of deposits for the
six months  ended June 30, 1997 was $100.4  million,  compared to $60.6  million
during 1996.

Provision for Loan Losses
- -------------------------

         The provision for loan losses is charged to earnings to bring the total
allowance  to a  level  deemed  appropriate  by  management  and is  based  upon
historical  experience,  the volume and type of lending  conducted  by the Bank,
industry  standards,   the  amount  of  nonperforming  loans,  general  economic
conditions,  particularly  as they relate to the Bank's market areas,  and other
factors  related  to  the  collectability  of the  Bank's  loan  portfolio.  The
provision  increased  from  $128,000  for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 to
$184,000  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  1997.  The  increase  was deemed
appropriate by management due to the growth in the loan portfolio in 1997.

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Noninterest Expense
- -------------------

   
         Total noninterest expense increased by $175,000 to $940,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 1997 from $765,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1996,
primarily due to an increase in employee  compensation  and benefits of $87,000,
an increase in  advertising  and  promotion  of $39,000 and an increase in other
noninterest expense of $9,000 due to the overall growth of the Company.
    

Provision for Income Taxes
- --------------------------

         The income tax  provision  for the six months  ended June 30,  1997 was
$213,000 (an effective rate of 38.0%) compared to $172,000 (an effective rate of
41.5%)  for the  comparable  1996  period.  In 1996,  a greater  portion  of the
consolidated  earnings was  generated by the Holding  Company which has a higher
state tax rate.

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.

General
- -------

         Net  earnings  for the year  ended  December  31,  1996  were  $558,000
compared to $270,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995.  This increase in the
Company's net earnings was  primarily due to an increase in net interest  income
partially  offset by an  increase in other  expenses  and  provision  for income
taxes.

Interest Income and Expense
- ---------------------------

         Interest  income  increased by $2,191,000  from $4,190,000 for the year
ended  December  31, 1995 to  $6,381,000  for the year ended  December 31, 1996.
Interest income on loans increased  $1,746,000 due to an increase in the average
loan  portfolio  balance from $28.1 million for the year ended December 31, 1995
to $49.3  million  for 1996,  partially  offset by a  decrease  in the  weighted
average yield of 87 basis points.  Interest on securities increased $434,000 due
to an increase in the average  securities  balance from $16.8 million in 1995 to
$25.6  million in 1996,  partially  offset by a decrease  in average  yield from
6.44%  in 1995 to  5.92% in 1996.  Interest  on  other  interest-earning  assets
increased  $11,000  primarily  due to an increase  from $4.3  million in average
other interest-earning assets in 1995 to $4.7 million in 1996.

         Interest  expense  increased to $3,745,000  for the year ended December
31, 1996 from $2,225,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995.  Interest expense
on deposit accounts increased because of a $28.6 million increase in the average
balance,  although  there was a decrease of 6 basis points in the average  yield
paid on deposits for the year ended December 31, 1996 compared to 1995.

Provision for Loan Losses
- -------------------------

         The provision for loan losses is charged to earnings to bring the total
allowance  to a  level  deemed  appropriate  by  management  and is  based  upon
historical  experience,  the volume and type of lending  conducted  by the Bank,
industry  standards,   the  amount  of  nonperforming  loans,  general  economic
conditions,  particularly  as they relate to the Bank's market areas,  and other
factors  related  to  the  collectability  of the  Bank's  loan  portfolio.  The
provision  increased  from  $233,000  for the year ended  December  31,  1995 to
$250,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996.  The ratio of net  charge-offs to
average loans  outstanding  was .001 at December 31, 1996 and 1995. The ratio of
allowance  for loan losses to  period-end  total loans was .013 at December  31,
1996 and .016 at  December  31,  1995.  At  December  31,  1996,  there  were no
non-performing  loans.  Management  believes that the allowance for loan loss of
$811,000 is adequate at December 31, 1996.

Other Income
- ------------

         Total other income  increased  $17,000 for the year ended  December 31,
1996 compared to 1995.

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Other Expenses
- --------------

         Total other expenses increased $136,000 for the year ended December 31,
1996  when  compared  to  1995,   primarily  due  to  an  increase  in  employee
compensation  and  benefits,  partially  offset by a decrease in  occupancy  and
equipment  expenses  and federal  insurance  premiums.  The increase in employee
compensation  and benefits is primarily due to additional  personnel for the new
branches.  The decrease in occupancy and equipment expense is due to an increase
in income from the leasing of space in Company buildings to third parties.

Provision for Income Taxes
- --------------------------

         In 1996 the provision for income taxes is $383,000, an effective income
tax rate of 40.7%, as compared to $136,000 and 33.5% respectively,  in 1995. The
increase is primarily due to an increase in net earnings of the holding company,
which are taxed at a higher state income tax rate than those of the Bank.

Net Interest Income

         Net interest income,  which  constitutes the principal source of income
for the Company,  represents the difference  between income on  interest-earning
assets and  interest  expense on  interest-bearing  liabilities.  The  principal
interest-earning  assets  are  securities  and  loans  made  to  businesses  and
individuals.  Interest-bearing  liabilities  primarily consist of time deposits,
interest paying checking accounts ("NOW accounts"),  retail savings deposits and
money market accounts. Funds attracted by these interest-bearing liabilities are
invested in interest-earning  assets.  Accordingly,  net interest income depends
upon  the  volume  of  the   average   interest-earning   assets   and   average
interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on them.

         Net interest  income was  $1,616,000 for the Company for the six months
ended June 30, 1997 compared with  $1,229,000  for the six months ended June 30,
1996. This  improvement in net interest income is primarily a result of a higher
volume of net interest-earning assets.

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         The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated,  information
regarding  (i) the total dollar  amount of interest  and dividend  income of the
Company from interest-earning  assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the
total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing  liabilities and the
resultant average costs; (iii) net interest/dividend  income; (iv) interest rate
spread; and (v) net interest margin. Average balances are based on average daily
balances.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              1997                         1996
                                                              ----                         ----
                                                             Interest    Average          Interest    Average
                                                Average        and        Yield/ Average     and       Yield/
                                                Balance     Dividends     Rate   Balance  Dividends     Rate
                                                -------     ---------     ----   -------  ---------     ----
                                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:1
<S>                                             <C>        <C>            <C>   <C>       <C>           <C>  
    Loans(1)                                    $ 65,853      3,003       9.12% $ 43,454     2,087      9.61%
    Securities                                    40,738      1,234       6.06%   22,715       675      5.94%
    Other interest-earning assets(2)               2,228         67       6.01%    3,505        95      5.42%
                                                 -------      -----       ----    ------     -----      ---- 

    Total interest-earning assets                108,819      4,304       7.91%   69,674     2,857      8.20%
                                                 -------      -----       ----    ------     -----      ---- 

Noninterest-earning assets                         5,922                           5,672
                                                   -----                           -----

    Total assets                                $114,741                        $ 75,346
                                                ========                        ========

Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Money market and NOW deposits                 17,194        379       4.41%    7,502       134      3.57%
    Savings                                        7,629        185       4.85%      636         7      2.20%
    Certificates of deposit                       75,580      2,124       5.62%   52,436     1,485      5.66%
    Other                                           --         --                     70         2      5.71%
                                                 -------      -----               ------     -----      ---- 

    Total interest-bearing liabilities           100,403      2,688       5.35%   60,644     1,628      5.37%
                                                 -------      -----       ----    ------     -----      ---- 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities                    4,592                           5,399
Stockholders' equity                               9,746                           9,303
                                                   -----                           -----

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $114,741                        $ 75,346
                                                ========                        ========

Net interest/dividend income                               $  1,616                       $  1,229
                                                           ========                       ========
Interest rate spread(3)                                                   2.56%                         2.83%
                                                                          ====                          ==== 
Net interest margin(4)                                                    2.97%                         3.53%
                                                                          ====                          ==== 
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to
    average interest-bearing liabilities            1.08                            1.15
                                                    ====                            ====

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                     --------------------------------------------------------
                                                1996                        1995
                                     --------------------------  ----------------------------
                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                              Interest  Average            Interest   Average
                                     Average    and      Yield/  Average     and      Yield/
                                     Balance  Dividends   Rate   Balance   Dividends   Rate
                                     -------  ---------   ----   -------   ---------   ----
<S>                                 <C>      <C>          <C>    <C>      <C>         <C>   
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans(1) .......................  $49,266    4,624      9.39%  $28,052    2,878     10.26%
  Securities .....................   25,577    1,514      5.92%   16,775    1,080      6.44%
  Other interest-earning assets(2)    4,730      243      5.14%    4,266      232      5.44%
                                      -----      ---      ----     -----      ---      ---- 

         Total interest-earning
             assets ..............   79,573    6,381      8.02%   49,093    4,190      8.53%
                                               -----                        -----       

Noninterest-earning assets .......    4,089                        4,007
                                      -----                        -----
         Total assets ............  $83,662                       53,100
                                    =======                       ======
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Money market and
     NOW deposits ................    8,432      310      3.68%    5,515      141      2.56%
   Savings .......................    1,470       62      4.22%      681       15      2.20%
   Certificates of deposit .......   59,437    3,371      5.67%   34,562    2,068      5.98%
   Other .........................       34        2      5.88%       17        1      5.88%
                                     ------    -----      ----    ------    -----       

         Total interest-bearing
            liabilities ..........   69,373    3,745      5.40%   40,775    2,225      5.46%
                                               -----                        -----       

Noninterest-bearing liabilities ..    4,840                        3,356

Stockholders' equity .............    9,449                        8,969
                                      -----                        -----


         Total liabilities and
            stockholders' equity .  $83,662                      $53,100
                                    =======                      =======


Net interest/dividend income .....           $ 2,636                      $ 1,965
                                             =======                      =======


Interest rate spread(3) ..........                        2.62%                        3.07%
                                                          ====                         ==== 

Net interest margin(4) ...........                        3.31%                        4.00%
                                                          ====                         ==== 

Ratio of average interest-earning
   assets to average interest-
   bearing liabilities ...........     1.15                         1.20
                                       ====                         ====

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- ------------------------------------

(1)      Includes nonaccrual loans.

(2)      Includes interest-bearing deposits.

(3)      Interest  rate spread  represents  the  difference  between the average
         yield   on   interest-earning   assets   and   the   average   cost  of
         interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)      Net  interest   margin  is  net  interest  income  divided  by  average
         interest-earning assets.


Rate/Volume Analysis
- --------------------

         The following table sets forth certain information regarding changes in
interest income and interest  expense of the Company for the periods  indicated.
For each category of interest-earning  assets and interest-bearing  liabilities,
information is provided on changes  attributable  to (1) changes in rate (change
in rate  multiplied by prior  volume),  (2) changes in volume  (change in volume
multiplied  by prior  rate)  and (3)  changes  in  rate-volume  (change  in rate
multiplied by change in volume).

                                              Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                   1997 vs. 1996
                                       -----------------------------------
                                             Increase (Decrease) Due to
                                       -----------------------------------
                                                             Rate/
                                        Rate      Volume     Volume  Total
Interest-earning assets:                          (In thousands)
      Loans(1)                          $ (105)   1,075      (54)     916
      Securities                            14      535       10      559
      Other interest-earning assets         10      (35)      (3)     (28)
                                        ------   ------   ------   ------

      Total                                (81)   1,575      (47)   1,447
                                        ------   ------   ------   ------


Interest-bearing liabilities:
      Money Market and NOW deposits         32      172       41      245
      Savings                                8       80       90      178
      Certificates of Deposit              (13)     657       (5)     639
      Other                               --         (2)    --         (2)
                                        ------   ------   ------   ------

         Total                              27      907      126    1,060
                                        ------   ------   ------   ------


Net change in net interest income
      before provision for loan losses  $ (108)     668     (173)     387
                                        ======   ======   ======   ======




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                                          Year Ended December 31,
                                                1996 vs. 1995
                                      -----------------------------------
                                         Increase (Decrease) Due to
                                      -----------------------------------
                                                          Rate/
                                      Rate     Volume    Volume    Total
                                      ----     ------    ------    -----
Interest-earning assets:                          (in thousands)
  Loans                              $(245)     2,176     (185)    1,746
  Securities                           (87)       567      (46)      434
  Other interest-earning assets        (13)        25       (1)       11
                                     -----      -----    -----     -----
      Total                          $(345)     2,768     (232)    2,191
                                     -----      -----    -----     -----
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Money Market and NOW Deposits         62         74       33       169
  Savings                               14         17       16        47
  Certificates of Deposit             (107)     1,488      (78)    1,303
  Other                               --            1     --           1
                                     -----      -----    -----     -----
      Total                            (31)     1,580      (29)    1,520
                                     -----      -----    -----     -----
Net change in net interest income
   before provision for loan losses  $(314)     1,188     (203)      671
                                     =====      =====    =====     =====

Income Taxes
- ------------

      At June 30, 1997,  the Company had net operating  loss carry  forwards for
federal income tax purposes  available to offset future federal  taxable income.
They were in the aggregate amount of $495,000,  with specified portions expiring
in each year from 2004 through 2008. The carry forwards are subject to an annual
limitation of $332,000.

      At the time of its  incorporation,  the Company  adopted the provisions of
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes," which requires it to take into account changes in tax rates when valuing
the deferred income tax amounts carried on its balance sheets.

Asset/Liability Management
- --------------------------

      Exposure to  interest  rate risk is  primarily  a function of  differences
between the maturity and repricing  schedules of assets  (principally  loans and
securities) and liabilities (principally deposits). A principal objective of the
Bank's asset/liability management strategy is to minimize the Bank's exposure to
changes in interest rates by maintaining a balanced interest rate risk position.
This  strategy  is  overseen  in part  through  the  direction  of the Asset and
Liability  Committee  of the  Bank  (the  "ALCO  Committee")  which  establishes
policies and monitors results to control interest rate sensitivity.

      As a part of the Bank's  interest rate risk  management  policy,  the ALCO
Committee  examines the extent to which its assets and liabilities are "interest
rate-sensitive"  and monitors the Bank's  interest  rate  sensitivity  "gap." An
asset or  liability  is  considered  to be  interest  rate-sensitive  if it will
reprice or mature within the time period analyzed, usually one year or less. The
interest  rate-sensitivity gap is the difference between interest-earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within such time
period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest  rate-sensitive
assets  exceeds  the amount of  interest  rate-sensitive  liabilities.  A gap is
considered  negative  when the  amount of  interest  rate-sensitive  liabilities
exceeds  interest  rate-sensitive  assets.  During a period of  rising  interest
rates, a negative gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income,  while
a  positive  gap would tend to result in an  increase  in net  interest  income.
During a period of falling  interest  rates, a negative gap would tend to result
in an  increase  in net  interest  income,  while a  positive  gap would tend to
adversely affect net interest income.  If the repricing of the Bank's assets and
liabilities  were  equally  flexible and moved  concurrently,  the impact of any
increase or decrease in interest rates on net interest income would be minimal.

      A simple  interest  rate "gap"  analysis  by itself may not be an accurate
indicator  of how net  interest  income  will be affected by changes in interest
rates.  Accordingly,  the ALCO  Committee  also  evaluates  how the repayment of
particular  assets and  liabilities  is impacted  by changes in interest  rates.
Income  associated  with  interest-earning  assets  and  costs  associated  with

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interest-bearing  liabilities  may  not be  affected  uniformly  by  changes  in
interest rates.  In addition,  the magnitude and duration of changes in interest
rates  may have a  significant  impact  on net  interest  income.  For  example,
although  certain assets and liabilities may have similar  maturities or periods
of repricing,  they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest
rates.  Interest rates on certain types of assets and  liabilities  fluctuate in
advance of changes in general  market  interest  rates,  while interest rates on
other types may lag behind changes in general market rates. In addition, certain
assets,  such as  adjustable  rate  mortgage  loans,  have  features  (generally
referred to as "interest  rate caps") which limit changes in interest rates on a
short-term  basis  and over the life of the  asset.  In the event of a change in
interest  rates,  prepayment  and early  withdrawal  levels  also could  deviate
significantly  from those  assumed in  calculating  the  interest-rate  gap. The
ability of many  borrowers to service their debts also may decrease in the event
of an interest-rate increase.

      Management's  strategy  is to  maintain  a  balanced  interest  rate  risk
position to protect its net interest  margin from market  fluctuations.  To this
end, the ALCO Committee reviews,  on a monthly basis, the maturity and repricing
of assets and  liabilities.  The ALCO  Committee has adopted a goal of achieving
and  maintaining  a  six-month  ratio  between  rate  sensitive  assets  to rate
sensitive liabilities of .80 to 1.20.

      Principal among the Bank's asset/liability  management strategies has been
the emphasis on managing its  interest-rate  sensitive  liabilities  in a manner
designed to attempt to reduce the Bank's  exposure during periods of fluctuating
interest  rates.  Management  believes  that the type and  amount of the  Bank's
interest rate-sensitive  liabilities may reduce the potential impact that a rise
in interest  rates might have on the Bank's net interest  income.  Additionally,
the Bank  maintains a "floor," or minimum rate, on many of its floating or prime
based loans. The "floor" amount for each specific loan is determined in relation
to the prevailing market rates on the date of origination and management retains
a great deal of flexibility in connection with the  establishment  of floors for
particular loans.  Management  recognizes that floors allow the Bank to continue
to earn a higher rate when the floating rate falls below the established "floor"
rate.



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      The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information  relating  to the
Company's  interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities at June 30,
1997 that are estimated to mature or are scheduled to reprice  within the period
shown.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  More than     More than
                                                                  One Year and  Five Years and
                                             0-3           4-12   Less than     Less than
                                            Months         Months  Five Years   Ten Years           Total
                                            ------         ------  ----------   ---------           -----
                                                             (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>               <C>  
Mortgage and commercial loans (1):
   Commercial loans                        $  2,551         304         398        213               3,466
   Commercial real estate loans               4,941      10,202      49,409         79              64,631
   Residential mortgage loans                   404         577         376      1,358               2,715
   Consumer loans                                19          15          67       --                   101
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------            --------

         Total loans                          7,915      11,098      50,250      1,650              70,913
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------            --------

Federal funds sold                            1,973        --          --         --                 1,973
Interest-bearing deposits with banks           --          --            99       --                    99
Securities (2)(3)                             1,703       4,511      25,744      6,541              38,499
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------            --------

         Total rate-sensitive assets         11,591      15,609      76,093      8,191             111,484
                                           ========    ========    ========   ========            ========

Deposit accounts (2):
   Money market deposits                     14,381        --          --         --                14,381
   NOW deposits                               3,441        --          --         --                 3,441
   Savings deposits                           9,176        --          --         --                 9,176
   Certificates of deposit                   12,353      26,896      35,405      1,005              75,659
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------            --------

         Total rate-sensitive liabilities  $ 39,351      26,896      35,405      1,005             102,657
                                           ========    ========    ========   ========            ========

GAP (repricing differences)                $(27,760)    (11,287)     40,688      7,186               8,827
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------            --------

Cumulative GAP                             $(27,760)    (39,047)      1,641      8,827
                                           --------    --------    --------   --------

Cumulative GAP/total assets                  (23.62)%    (33.32)%      1.40%      7.51%
                                             --------    --------   --------   --------
</TABLE>

- --------

(1)      In preparing the table above, adjustable-rate loans are included in the
         period in which the interest  rates are next scheduled to adjust rather
         than in the  period in which the loans  mature.  Fixed  rate  loans are
         scheduled, including repayment, according to their maturities.

(2)      Money  market,   NOW,  and  savings  deposits  are  regarded  as  ready
         accessible withdrawable accounts. All other time deposits are scheduled
         through the maturity dates.  Securities are also scheduled  through the
         maturity dates.

(3)      Includes Federal Reserve Bank stock.



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<PAGE>



Financial Condition

Lending Activities
- ------------------

         A significant  source of income for the Company is the interest  earned
on loans.  At June 30, 1997, the Company's  total assets were $117.5 million and
its net loans (after  allowance  for loan losses) were $69.5 million or 59.1% of
total assets as compared to $105.2 million of total assets at December 31, 1996,
and net loans (after  allowance for loan losses) of $59.5  million  representing
56.6% of the total assets at December 31, 1996.

         Lending activities are conducted pursuant to a written policy which has
been adopted by the Bank. Each loan officer has defined lending authority beyond
which loans,  depending upon their type and size,  must be reviewed and approved
by a loan committee comprised of certain directors of the Bank.

                             LOAN PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

         The following  table sets forth  information  concerning  the Company's
loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               At June 30, 1997        At December 31, 1996     At December 31, 1995
                               ----------------        --------------------     --------------------
                                               % of                    % of                     % of
                               Amount          Total   Amount          Total    Amount          Total
                               ------          -----   ------          -----    ------          -----
                                                (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                           <C>              <C>     <C>              <C>    <C>              <C>  
Commercial loans              $  3,466           4.9%  $  3,514           5.8% $  4,391          11.8%
Commercial real estate loans    64,631          91.1     54,198          89.4    29,719          79.7
Residential mortgage loans       2,715           3.8      2,784           4.6     3,046           8.2
Consumer loans                     101            .2        157            .2       115            .3
                                ------          ----     ------          ----    ------          ----

         Total loans            70,913         100.0%    60,653         100.0%   37,271         100.0%
                                               =====     ------         =====    ------         ===== 
Add (Deduct):
   Deferred loan fees             (374)                    (343)                   (186)
   Unamortized discount           --                        --                      (27)
                                ------                   ------                  ------          

         Loans, net           $ 70,539                 $ 60,310               $  37,058
                              ========                 ========               =========
</TABLE>


         The following  table reflects the contractual  principal  repayments by
period of the Company's loan portfolio at December 31, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            Residential         Commercial
                  Years Ended       Commercial              Mortgage           Real Estate               Consumer
                  December 31,         Loans                   Loans              Loans                    Loans           Total
                  ------------         -----                   -----              -----                    -----           -----
                                                            (Dollars in thousands)
<S>               <C>                 <C>                   <C>                  <C>                       <C>           <C>    
                       1997           $2,872                   362                 4,012                     96            7,342
                       1998              237                   372                 3,438                     33            4,080
                       1999              156                   300                 6,962                     12            7,430
                  2000-2001              184                   582                17,502                     16           18,284
                  2002-2003               65                   437                 4,279                    ---            4,781
                  2004-2010              ---                   731                18,005                    ---           18,736
                                     -------                   ---                ------                    ---           ------
                      Total           $3,514                $2,784               $54,198                   $157          $60,653
                                      ======               =======               =======                   ====          =======
</TABLE>

         Of the $53.3 million of loans due after 1997,  25.9% of such loans have
fixed interest rates and 74.1% have adjustable interest
rates.

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         The following table sets forth total loans originated and repaid during
the periods indicated.

                                               Six Months       Year Ended
                                             Ended June 30,    December 31,
                                            1997        1996      1996
                                            ----        ----      ----
                                                   (in thousands)
Originations:
         Commercial loans                 $    373        273        497
         Commercial real estate loans       12,935     15,999     30,802
         Consumer loans                         40         48        145
                                          --------   --------   --------

                  Total loans originated    13,348     16,320     31,444

         Principal reductions               (3,088)    (3,556)    (8,062)
                                          --------   --------   --------

           Increase in total loans        $ 10,260     12,764     23,382
                                          ========   ========   ========

Asset Quality
- -------------

         Management   seeks  to  maintain  a  high  quality  of  assets  through
conservative underwriting and sound lending practices. The majority of the loans
in the Bank's  loan  portfolio  are  collateralized  by  commercial  real estate
mortgages.  As of June 30,  1997,  approximately  91.1%,  and as of December 31,
1996, approximately 89.4% of the total loan portfolio was collateralized by this
type of property.  The level of delinquent loans and foreclosed real estate also
is relevant to the credit quality of a loan  portfolio.  As of June 30, 1997, no
assets were non-performing, while as of December 31, 1996, non-performing assets
totaled $185,000.

         In an effort to maintain the quality of the loan  portfolio  management
seeks  to  minimize  higher  risk  types  of  lending.  In view of the  relative
significance  of real estate  related loans, a downturn in the value of the real
estate could have an adverse impact on the Company's profitability.  However, as
part of its loan portfolio management strategy, the Company typically limits its
loans  to a  maximum  of 75% of the  value  of the  underlying  real  estate  as
determined by an MAI appraisal. In addition, knowledgeable members of management
make physical  inspections of properties  being  considered for mortgage  loans.
Management  believes that such precautions  reduce the Company's exposure to the
risks  associated  with a  downturn  in  real  estate  values.  See  "Investment
Considerations and Risk Factors--Local Economic Conditions."

         Commercial loans also entail risks since repayment is usually dependent
upon the  successful  operation  of the  commercial  enterprise.  They  also are
subject to adverse  conditions  in the economy.  Commercial  loans are generally
riskier than mortgage loans because they are typically underwritten on the basis
of the  ability  to repay from the cash flow of a  business  rather  than on the
ability  of  the  borrower  or  guarantor  to  repay.  Further,  the  collateral
underlying  commercial loans may depreciate over time,  cannot be appraised with
as much  precision  as real  estate,  and may  fluctuate  in value  based on the
success of the business.

         Loan  concentrations  are  defined  as  amounts  loaned  to a number of
borrowers  engaged in similar  activities which would cause them to be similarly
impacted by economic  or other  conditions.  The  Company,  on a routine  basis,
monitors  these  concentrations  in order to make  necessary  adjustments in its
leading  practices that most clearly  reflect the economic  conditions,  loan to
deposit ratios,  and industry trends.  Concentrations  of loans in the following
categories constituted the total loan portfolio as of June 30, 1997:

                  Commercial loans                        4.9%
                                                          ----
                  Commercial Real estate loans           91.1%
                                                         -----
                  Consumer and other loans                 .2%
                                                           ---
                  Residential Mortgage Loans              3.8%
                                                          ----

         The Loan  Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank  concentrates
its  efforts  and  resources,  and that of its  senior  management  and  lending
officers, on loan review and underwriting procedures.  Internal controls include
ongoing reviews of loans made to monitor  documentation and ensure the existence
and  valuations  of  collateral.  In  addition,   management  of  the  Bank  has

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established  a  review  process  with  the  objective  of  quickly  identifying,
evaluating,  and initiating  necessary corrective action for marginal loans. The
goal of the loan  review  process is to address  classified  and  non-performing
loans  as  early  as  possible.  Management  maintains  a  cautious  outlook  in
anticipating  the  potential  effects of  uncertain  economic  conditions  (both
locally  and  nationally)  and  the  possibility  of more  stringent  regulatory
standards.  See  "Investment  Considerations  and Risk  Factors-Supervision  and
Regulation."

Classification of Assets
- ------------------------

         Generally,  interest on loans is accrued and  credited to income  based
upon the principal balance outstanding. It is management's policy to discontinue
the accrual of interest income and classify a loan as non-accrual when principal
or  interest  is  past  due 90  days or  more  and  the  loan is not  adequately
collateralized,  or when in the opinion of management,  principal or interest is
not likely to be paid in accordance with the terms of the  obligation.  Consumer
installment  loans  will be  charged-off  after  90 days of  delinquency  unless
adequately  collateralized  and in the process of collection.  Loans will not be
returned to accrual  status until  principal  and interest  payments are brought
current and future  payments appear  reasonably  certain.  Interest  accrued and
unpaid at the time a loan is  placed on  nonaccrual  status is  charged  against
interest  income.  Subsequent  payments  received are applied to the outstanding
principal balance.

         Real  estate  properties   acquired  through,   or  in  lieu  of,  loan
foreclosure  are to be sold  and are  initially  at fair  value  at the  date of
foreclosure  establishing a new cost basis.  After  foreclosure,  valuations are
periodically performed by management and the real estate is carried at the lower
of carrying  amount or fair value less cost to sell.  Revenue and expenses  from
operations  and  changes  in  the  valuation   allowance  are  included  in  the
consolidated statement of earnings. At June 30, 1997, the Bank had no foreclosed
real estate.

         The following table sets forth certain  information on nonaccrual loans
and foreclosed  real estate,  the ratio of such loans and foreclosed real estate
to  total  assets  as  of  the  dates  indicated,   and  certain  other  related
information.

                                             At June 30,         At December 31,
                                                1997               1996    1995
                                                ----               ----    ----
                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:
     Residential mortgage loans                 $--                 --       --
     Commercial loans                            --                 --       --
     Consumer and other loans                    --                 --       --
                                               -----                ----  ------

         Total non-accrual loans                 --                 --       --
                                               =====                ====  ======

         Total nonperforming loans               --                 --       --
                                               =====                ====  ======
Total nonperforming loans to
            total loans                          --%                --%      --%

         Total nonperforming loans to
            total assets                         --                 --       --
                                               -----                ----  ------

Foreclosed real estate:

   Real estate acquired by foreclosure or
     deed in lieu of foreclosure                $--                  185     --
                                               -----                ----  ------

         Total nonperforming loans and
            foreclosed real estate              $--                  185     --
                                               =====                ====  ======

         Total nonperforming loans and
            foreclosed real estate to 
            total assets                         -- %               .17%   -- %
                                               =====                ====  ======
Loan Impairment and Losses
- --------------------------

         On  January  1, 1995,  the  Company  adopted  Statements  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards  No. 114 and 118 ("SFAS  114 and 118").  These  Statements
address the  accounting  by  creditors  for  impairment  of certain  loans.  The
Statements generally require the Company to identify loans for which the Company
probably will not receive full repayment of principal and interest,  as impaired
loans. The Statements require that impaired loans be valued at the present value

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of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan's effective interest rate,
or at the  observable  market  price  of the  loan,  or the  fair  value  of the
underlying  collateral  if the loan is  collateral  dependent.  The  Company has
implemented  the  Statements by modifying its monthly  review of the adequacy of
the  allowance  for loan losses to also  identify  and value  impaired  loans in
accordance with guidance in the  Statements.  The adoption of the Statements did
not have any  material  effect on the results of  operations  for the six months
ended June 30, 1997 or 1996 and years ended December 31, 1996 or 1995.

         Management considers a variety of factors in determining whether a loan
is impaired,  including  (i) any notice from the borrower that the borrower will
be unable to repay all principal and interest  amounts  contractually  due under
the loan agreement,  (ii) any delinquency in the principal and interest payments
other than minimum delays or shortfalls in payments, and (iii) other information
known by management  which would  indicate that full  repayment of the principal
and interest is not probable.  In evaluating  loans for  impairment,  management
generally  considers  delinquencies of 60 days or less to be minimum delays, and
accordingly  does not  consider  such  delinquent  loans to be  impaired  in the
absence of other indications of impairment.

         Management evaluates smaller balance,  homogeneous loans for impairment
and adequacy of allowance  for loan losses  collectively,  and  evaluates  other
loans  for  impairment  individually,  on  a  loan-by-loan  basis.  The  Company
evaluates the consumer loan portfolio  which are smaller  homogeneous  loans for
impairment on an aggregate  basis,  and utilizes its own  historical  charge-off
experience,  as well as the charge-off experience of its peer group and industry
statistics to evaluate the adequacy of the  allowance  for loan losses.  For all
commercial,  commercial real estate and residential  mortgage loans, the Company
evaluates loans for impairment on a loan-by-loan basis.

         The Company  evaluates  all  nonaccrual  loans as well as any  accruing
loans exhibiting  collateral or other credit  deficiencies for impairment.  With
respect to  impaired,  collateral-dependent  loans,  any portion of the recorded
investment in the loan that exceeds the fair value of the  collateral is charged
off.

         For  impairment  recognized  in  accordance  with SFAS 114 and 118, the
entire change in the present value of expected cash flows,  or the entire change
in estimated fair value of collateral for collateral dependent loans is reported
as a provision for loan losses in the same manner in which impairment  initially
was  recognized or as a reduction in the amount of the provision  that otherwise
would be reported.

         The Company had no impaired  loans during the six months ended June 30,
1997,  or at December  31,  1996 or 1995.  The average  recorded  investment  in
impaired  loans  during 1996 and 1995 was $31,000 and $5,000,  respectively.  No
interest income on impaired loans was recognized in 1996 or 1995.

         Loans are  reported  at the  principal  amount  outstanding  net of the
allowance for loan losses and unamortized premiums,  discounts and deferred loan
origination fees and costs.

         The  allowance for loan losses is  established  through a provision for
loan losses charged to operations.  Loans are charged  against the allowance for
loan losses when management believes that the collectability of the principal is
unlikely.  Subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance. The allowance is an
amount that  management  believes  will be adequate  to absorb  possible  losses
inherent  in  existing  loans  and loan  commitments,  based on  evaluations  of
collectability and prior loss experience.  Management  evaluates the adequacy of
the  allowance  monthly,  or  more  frequently  if  considered  necessary.   The
evaluation  takes into  consideration  such factors as changes in the nature and
volume of the loan portfolio,  overall portfolio quality,  loan  concentrations,
specific  problem loans and  commitments,  and current and anticipated  economic
conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to repay.

         Management  continues to actively  monitor the Bank's asset quality and
to charge-off loans against the allowance for loan losses when appropriate or to
provide specific loss allowances when necessary. Although management believes it
uses the best information  available to make  determinations with respect to the
allowance  for loan  losses,  future  adjustments  may be  necessary if economic
conditions differ from the economic conditions in the assumptions used in making
the  initial  determinations.  The Bank's  allowance  at  December  31, 1996 was
$811,000, and the Bank increased its allowance for loan losses to $999,000 as of
June 30, 1997,  consistent with the increase in the loan  portfolio,  reflecting
management's  intent to maintain  reserves at a level management  believes to be
adequate. See "Investment Considerations and Risk Factors--Adequacy of Allowance
for Loan Losses."

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         The following table sets forth  information with respect to activity in
the Bank's allowance for loan losses during the periods indicated:

                                                          Six Months Ended              Year Ended
                                                      -----------------------     ---------------------------
                                                      June 30,       June 30,     December 31,   December 31,
                                                        1997           1996          1996            1995
                                                        ----           ----          ----            ----
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)

<S>                                                  <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>     
Average loans outstanding, net                       $ 65,853       $ 43,454       $ 49,266      $ 28,052
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

Allowance at beginning of period                          811            593            593           369
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------
Charge-offs:
   Real estate loans                                     --             --               62          --
                                                                                   --------      --------
   Commercial loans                                      --             --             --              23
                                                                                   --------      --------
   Consumer loans                                        --             --                3             7
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

         Total loans charged-off                         --             --               65            30
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

Recoveries                                                  4             31             33            21
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

   Net charge-offs (recoveries)                            (4)           (31)            32             9
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

Provision for loan losses charged
   to operating expenses                                  184            128            250           233
                                                     --------       --------       --------      --------

Allowance at end of period                           $    999       $    752       $    811      $    593
                                                     ========       ========       ========      ========

   
Ratio of net charge-offs to
   average loans outstanding                           .----           (.001)          .001          .001
                                                     ========       ========       ========      ========
    

Ratio of allowance for loan losses
   to period-end total loans                             .014           .015           .013          .016
                                                     ========       ========       ========      ========

Ratio of allowance for loan losses
   to nonperforming loans                                --             3.06           --            --
                                                     ========       ========       ========      ========

Period end total loan                                $ 70,913       $ 50,035       $ 60,653      $ 37,271
                                                     ========       ========       ========      ========
</TABLE>
         The following table presents information  regarding the Company's total
allowance  for losses as well as the  allocation  of such amounts to the various
categories of loans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    At June 30, 1997    At December 31, 1996  At December 31, 1995
                                  -------------------   --------------------  --------------------
                                                % of              % of Loans             % of Loans
                                           Loans to                 to Total               to Total
                                  Amount  Total Loans   Amount       Loans     Amount       Loans
                                  ------  -----------   ------       -----     ------       -----
                                                                       (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>   
Commercial loans                   $ 43          4.3%    $ 82         10.1%    $140         23.6%
Commercial real estate loans        886         88.7      677         83.5      378         63.7
Residential real estate loans        68          6.8       50          6.2       72         12.2
Consumer loans and other              2           .2        2           .2        3           .5
                                   ----        -----     ----        -----     ----        -----
   Total allowance for
     loan losses                   $999        100.0%    $811        100.0%    $593        100.0%
                                   ====        =====     ====        =====     ====        ===== 
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>

         The  allowance  for loan  losses  represented  1.4% of the total  loans
outstanding at June 30, 1997, compared with 1.5% at June 30, 1996.

Securities
- ----------

         The  following  table  sets  forth  the  carrying  value of the  Bank's
held-to-maturity securities portfolio as of the dates indicated:

                                                  At December 31,
                                At June 30,      -----------------
                                    1997         1996         1995
                                    ----         ----         ----
                                           (in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
  U.S. Treasury securities        $ 2,992        1,499        2,265

U.S. Government and
  agency securities                35,304       33,008       17,365
                                  -------      -------      -------

    Total                         $38,296       34,507       19,630
                                  =======      =======      =======




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    The  following   table  sets  forth,  by  maturity   distribution,   certain
information pertaining to the held-to maturity securities portfolio as follows:

<TABLE>

                                        One Year             After One Year       After Five Years
                                        Or Less              to Five Years           to Ten Years                Total
                                ----------------------  ----------------------   -------------------    -----------------------
                                Carrying       Average  Carrying       Average   Carrying    Average    Carrying        Average
                                  Value         Yield     Value         Yield     Value       Yield       Value          Yield
                                  -----         -----     -----         -----     -----       -----       -----          -----
                                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                              <C>             <C>     <C>             <C>     <C>             <C>     <C>             <C>  
June 30, 1997:
   U.S. Treasury Securities      $ 1,500         6.13%   $ 1,492         6.03%   $ -----        -----%   $ 2,992         6.08%
   U.S. Government
       agency securities           4,511         5.86     24,253         6.15      6,540         6.47     35,304         6.17
                                   -----         ----                    ----      -----         ----     ------         ----

               Total             $ 6,011         5.93%   $25,745         6.14%   $ 6,540         6.47%   $38,296         6.16
                                 =======         ====    =======         ====    =======         ====    =======         ====



December 31, 1996:
   U.S. Treasury Securities          500         6.04%       999         6.17%      --           ----%     1,499         6.12%
   U.S. Government
     agency securities             8,142         5.97     22,856         6.16      2,010         6.33     33,008         6.12
                                   -----         ----     ------         ----      -----         ----     ------         ----
               Total             $ 8,642         5.97%   $23,855         6.16%   $ 2,010         6.33%   $34,507         6.12%
                                 =======         ====    =======         ====    =======         ====    =======         ==== 
</TABLE>

Deposit Activities
- ------------------

      Deposits  are the major  source of the Bank's  funds for lending and other
investment purposes.  Deposits are attracted  principally from within the Bank's
primary  market  area  through  the  offering  of a  broad  variety  of  deposit
instruments including checking accounts, money market accounts,  regular savings
accounts,   term  certificate   accounts  (including  "jumbo"   certificates  in
denominations of $100,000 or more) and retirement savings plans.

      Maturity terms,  service fees and withdrawal  penalties are established by
the Bank on a periodic basis. The determination of rates and terms is predicated
on funds  acquisition  and liquidity  requirements,  rates paid by  competitors,
growth goals and federal regulations.

      Regulations  promulgated  by the  FDIC  pursuant  to the  Federal  Deposit
Insurance Company Improvement Act of 1991 ("1991 Banking Law") place limitations
on the ability of certain insured depository  institutions to accept,  renew, or
rollover deposits by offering rates of interest which are  significantly  higher
than the  prevailing  rates of  interest on  deposits  offered by other  insured
depository  institutions  having  the same type of  charter  in such  depository
institution's  normal market area. Under these  regulations,  "well capitalized"
depository  institutions  may accept,  renew, or roll such deposits over without
restriction,  "adequately capitalized" depository institutions may accept, renew
or roll such  deposits  over with a waiver  from the FDIC  (subject  to  certain
restrictions   on  payments  of  rates),   and   "undercapitalized"   depository
institutions  may not accept,  renew or roll such deposits over. The regulations
contemplate that the definitions of "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized"
and  "undercapitalized"  will be the  same  as the  definitions  adopted  by the
agencies to implement the corrective action provisions of the 1991 Banking Law."
See  "Supervision and  Regulation--Impact  of the 1991 Banking Law." At June 30,
1997,  the  Bank  met  the  definition  of  a  "well   capitalized"   depository
institution.

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      The  following  table  shows  the   distribution  of,  and  certain  other
information relating to, the Bank's deposit accounts by type:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  At June 30, 1997        At December 31, 1996     At December 31, 1995
                                --------------------     ----------------------    --------------------
                                              % of                       % of                     % of
                                Amount      Deposits     Amount        Deposits    Amount       Deposits
                                ------      --------     ------        --------    ------       --------
                                                       (Dollars in thousands)

<S>                           <C>             <C>       <C>             <C>       <C>             <C>   
Demand deposits               $  2,204          2.1%    $  2,401          2.6%    $  2,729          4.7%
NOW deposits                     3,441          3.3        4,536          4.9        2,705          4.6
Money market deposits           14,381         13.7        7,507          8.0        3,518          6.0
Savings deposits                 9,177          8.7        4,742          5.0          595          1.0
                              --------        -----     --------        -----     --------        -----
        Subtotal                29,203         27.8       19,186         20.5        9,547         16.3
                              --------        -----     --------        -----     --------        -----

Certificate of deposits:
   3.00%-3.99%                    --                        --         --               24       --
   4.00%-4.99%                     188           .2        1,682          1.8          255           .4
   5.00%-5.99%                  57,442         54.8       53,507         57.3       23,756         40.5
   6.00%-6.99%                  12,490         11.9       13,307         14.2       14,109         24.2
   7.00%-7.99%                   5,539          5.3        5,765          6.2       10,910         18.6
                              --------        -----     --------        -----     --------        -----

Total certificates
   of deposit (1)               75,659         72.2       74,261         79.5       49,054         83.7
                              --------        -----     --------        -----     --------        -----

Total deposits                $104,862        100.0%    $ 93,447        100.0%    $ 58,601        100.0%
                              ========        =====     ========        =====     ========        =====
- -------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)     Includes individual  retirement  accounts ("IRAs") totaling  $6,036,000,
        $5,434,000 and  $3,464,000 at June 30, 1997,  December 31, 1996 and 1995
        respectively, all of which are in the form of certificates of deposit.

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        The  following  table shows the average  amount of and the average  rate
paid on each of the  following  deposit  account  categories  during the periods
indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                            Six Months Ended                                       Year Ended
                             -----------------------------------------------     ---------------------------------------------
                                    June 30,                 June 30,                 December 31,            December 31,
                                    --------                 --------                 ------------            ------------
                                      1997                     1996                      1996                    1995
                             Average        Average   Average        Average     Average       Average   Average       Average
                             Balance         Yield    Balance         Yield      Balance        Yield    Balance        Yield
                             -------         -----    -------         -----      -------        -----    -------        -----
                                                                        (in thousands)
<S>                          <C>              <C>     <C>              <C>       <C>            <C>     <C>              <C>  
Money market & NOW           $ 17,194         4.41%   $  7,502         3.57%      8,432         3.68%   $  5,515         2.56%
Savings deposits                7,629         4.85         636         2.20       1,470         4.22         681         2.20
Certificates of deposit        75,580         5.62      52,436         5.66      59,437         5.67      34,562         5.98
Other                            --        --               70         5.71          34         5.88          17         5.88
                               ------         ----      ------         ----      ------         ----      ------         ----

        Total deposits       $100,403         5.35%     60,644         5.37%     69,373         5.40%   $ 40,775         5.46%
                             ========         ====      ======         ====      ======         ====    ========         ==== 

        The Bank does not have a concentration  of deposits from any one source,
the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on the business of either
the Bank or the  Company.  Management  believes  that  substantially  all of the
Bank's  depositors  are residents in its primary market area. The Bank currently
does not accept brokered deposits.


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        The following  tables  presents by various  interest rate categories the
amounts of  certificates of deposit at June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996 which
mature during the periods indicated:


                                                    Year Ending June 30,
                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                            1998            1999          2000        2001      2002           Total
                            ----            ----          ----        ----      ----           -----
                                                               (dollars in thousands)
<S>                       <C>            <C>              <C>        <C>      <C>             <C>   
  June 30, 1997:
     4.00%-4.99%              151            37             ---        ---       ---             188
     5.00%-5.99%           37,344        11,305             777      4,838     3,178          57,442
     6.00%-6.99%            1,754           124           1,368        574     8,670          12,490
     7.00%-7.99%             ---          ---             5,296       ---        243           5,539
                           -------      -------           -----     ------    ------           -----

Total certificates
     of deposit           $39,249        11,466           7,441      5,412    12,091          75,659
                          =======        ======           =====      =====    ======          ======




                                                       Year Ending December 31,
                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                            1998            1999          2000        2001      2002           Total
                            ----            ----          ----        ----      ----           -----
                                                               (dollars in thousands)
  December 31, 1996:
     4.00%-4.99%          $ 1,636            46             ---        ---       ---           1,682
     5.00%-5.99%           36,664        10,477             620      3,741     2,005          53,507
     6.00%-6.99%            4,545           404             803        465     7,090          13,307
     7.00%-7.99%             ----            62           1,831      3,631       241           5,765
                           --------     -------           -----      -----    ------          ------

Total certificates
     of deposit           $42,845        10,989           3,254      7,837     9,336          74,261
                          =======        ======           =====      =====     =====          ======

</TABLE>

Jumbo certificates ($100,000 and over) mature as follows:

                                     At June 30,   At December 31,
                                     -----------   ---------------
                                          1997        1996
                                          ----        ----
                                           (in thousands)

Due three months or less                 $1,163         733
Due over three months to six months       2,821       2,136
Due over six months to one year             512       2,566
Due over one year                         2,683       1,826
                                         ------      ------

                                         $7,179       7,261
                                         ======      ======

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The  following  table sets forth the net  deposit  flows of the Bank  during the
periods indicated:

   
                                   Six Months Ended    Year Ended   Year Ended
                                        June 30,      December 31, December 31,
                                 -------------------  ------------ ------------
                                    1997        1996     1996         1995
                                    ----        ----     ----         ----
                                 (in thousands)
Net increase before
   interest credited              $ 8,731        8,051   31,168      26,343
Net interest credited               2,684        1,627    3,678       2,166
                                  -------      -------  -------     -------
    

        Net deposit increase      $11,415        9,678   34,846      28,509
                                  =======      =======  =======     =======


Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

        The  Company's  principal  sources of funds are those  generated  by the
Bank. The Bank's principal sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest
payments  on  loans,   maturities  and  interest  on  securities,   and  capital
contributions  from the  Company.  The  Company's  cash flow is  affected by its
operations,  investing activities,  and financing activities.  Net cash provided
from  operations  primarily  results  from net  earnings  adjusted  for  noncash
accounting entries.

        The  Bank  is  subject  to  various  regulatory   capital   requirements
administered  by the federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements   can  initiate   certain   mandatory   and   possibly   additional
discretionary  actions by regulators  that, if  undertaken,  could have a direct
material  effect on the Bank's  financial  statements.  Under  capital  adequacy
guidelines and the regulatory  framework for prompt corrective  action, the Bank
must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative  measures of the
Bank's assets,  liabilities,  and certain  off-balance-sheet items as calculated
under  regulatory   accounting   practices.   The  Bank's  capital  amounts  and
classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about
components, risk weightings, and other factors.

        Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation  to  ensure  capital
adequacy  require the Bank to maintain  minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in
the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the  regulations) to
risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average
assets (as defined).  Management  believes,  as of June 30, 1997,  that the Bank
meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

        As of June 30,  1997,  the most recent  notification  from the State and
Federal regulators categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory
framework for prompt  corrective  action.  To be categorized as well capitalized
the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based,  Tier I risk-based,  and Tier I
leverage  ratios as set forth in the table.  There are no  conditions  or events
since  that  notification  that  management  believes  have  changed  the Bank's
category.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         To be Well
                                                                                     Capitalized under
                                                                  For Capital        Prompt Corrective
                                              Actual           Adequacy Purposes:    Action Provisions:
                                       --------------------   -------------------  ---------------------
                                       Amount         Ratio   Amount        Ratio  Amount          Ratio
                                       ------         -----   ------        -----  ------          -----
                                               (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                    <C>            <C>     <C>            <C>    <C>            <C>  
As of June 30, 1997
        Total capital                  $9,686         11.90   $6,511         8.00   $8,139         10.00
        (to Risk Weighted Assets)
        Tier I Capital                 $8,687         10.67    3,256         4.00    4,884          6.00
        (to Risk Weighted Assets)
        Tier I Capital                 $8,687          7.57    4,592         4.00    5,741          5.00
        (to Average Assets)

As of December 31, 1996:
        Total capital
        (to Risk Weighted Assets)       8,051         11.90    5,412         8.00    6,765         10.0
        Tier I Capital
        (to Risk Weighted Assets)       7,240         10.70    2,706         4.00    4,059          6.0
        Tier I Capital
        (to Average Assets)             7,240          7.48    3,871         4.00    4,839          5.0
</TABLE>

        Management  believes that additional capital is the key to any expansion
program and, to this end, it will continually assess the need for capital,  both
at the Bank and the holding company levels.  If it is determined that additional
capital is necessary to support the  operations of the Company or the Bank or to
support  any  expansion  or  acquisition  activities,   transactions  to  obtain
additional funds will be considered by the Company. In that regard, during 1995,
the Company  purchased  200,000 shares of common stock of the Bank at a purchase
price of $5.00 per share,  for an aggregate  purchase price of $1.0 million.  In
consideration for the Company's purchase, the Company was also granted a warrant
to  purchase  200,000  additional  shares at a price of $5.00 per  share,  which
warrant was exercised in June, 1997.

New Accounting Requirement
- --------------------------

        The FASB has issued Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 125
("SFAS 125").  This Statement  provides  accounting and reporting  standards for
transfers  and  servicing  of  financial  assets as well as  extinguishments  of
liabilities.   This   Statement   also   provides   consistent   standards   for
distinguishing  transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that
are secured  borrowings.  SFAS 125 is effective  for  transfers and servicing of
financial  assets as well as  extinguishments  of  liabilities  occurring  after
December  31,  1996.  The  adoption  of SFAS 125 had no effect on the  Company's
financial statements during the six month period ended June 30, 1997.

Future Accounting Requirement
- -----------------------------

        The FASB has issued Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 128
("SFAS  128").  This  Statement  specifies  the  computation,  presentation  and
disclosure   requirements  for  earnings  per  share  (EPS)  for  entities  with
publicly-held  common  stock.  SFAS 128 is effective for both interim and annual
periods ending after December 15, 1997.  Management does not expect the adoption
of this Statement to have a material effect on earnings per share.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
- ---------------------------------------

        The financial  statements  and related  financial  data  concerning  the
Company  presented  herein  have been  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles,  which  require the  measurement  of financial
position  and  operating   results  in  terms  of  historical   dollars  without
considering  changes in the relative  purchasing power of money over time due to
inflation.  The primary  impact of inflation on the operations of the Company is
reflected  in  increased  operating  costs.  Unlike most  industrial  companies,
virtually  all of the assets and  liabilities  of a  financial  institution  are
monetary  in  nature.  As a  result,  changes  in  interest  rates  have  a more
significant  impact on the  performance of a financial  institution  than do the
effects of changes  in the  general  rate of  inflation  and  changes in prices.
Interest  rates do not  necessarily  move in the same  direction  or in the same
magnitude as the prices of goods and services.

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                                    BUSINESS

General
- -------

        The Company is a registered bank holding company  incorporated under the
laws of the State of  Delaware in 1993.  Its  96%-owned  subsidiary  and primary
asset is the Bank. The Company,  through its controlling  ownership of the Bank,
engages in the  business of  commercial  banking.  Although  the Company is also
engaged in mortgage lending  activities,  its primary  business  activity is its
ownership of the Bank. The Bank is a Florida chartered  banking  corporation and
is a member of the Federal Reserve System.

        The Bank primarily focuses on providing personalized banking services to
businesses  and  individuals  within the market area where its banking office is
located. Management believes that this local market strategy enables the Bank to
attract and retain low cost core deposits which provide substantially all of the
Bank's funding requirements.

        Deposit services include certificates of deposit,  individual retirement
accounts  ("IRAs") and other time  deposits,  checking and other demand  deposit
accounts,  NOW  accounts,  savings  accounts  and  money  market  accounts.  The
transaction  accounts and time certificates are tailored to the principal market
areas at rates  competitive  to those in the  area.  All  deposit  accounts  are
insured by the FDIC up to the maximum limits permitted by law. The Bank solicits
these accounts from small businesses,  professional firms and households located
throughout its primary market area.

        The Bank has ATM  facilities  and offers ATM cards with access to local,
state,  and national  networks.  The Bank also offers safe deposit  boxes,  wire
transfers,  direct deposit of payroll and social security checks,  and automatic
drafts for  various  accounts.  The Bank  periodically  reviews the scope of the
products and services it offers so as to assess whether  additional  products or
services should,  consistent with market  opportunities and available resources,
be included in the Bank's products and services.

        The  Bank  conducts  commercial  and  consumer  banking  business  which
primarily  consists of attracting  deposits from the areas served by its banking
offices  and using  those  deposits,  together  with  funds  derived  from other
sources,  to originate a variety of  commercial,  consumer and real estate loans
(primarily commercial real estate loans). The Bank offers a broad range of short
to  medium-term  business  and personal  loans.  Commercial  loans  include both
collateralized  and  uncollateralized   loans  for  working  capital  (including
inventory  and   receivables),   business   expansion   (including  real  estate
acquisitions  and  improvements),  and  purchases  of equipment  and  machinery.
Consumer loans include  collateralized and uncollateralized  loans for financing
automobiles, boats, home improvements, and personal investments.

        The Bank's income is derived  principally  from interest and fees earned
in connection with its lending activities, interest and dividends on securities,
short-term investments and other services. The Bank's income is also affected by
provisions for loan losses. Its principal expenses are interest paid on deposits
and operating expenses. The Bank intends to expand its deposit and loan customer
relationships at its existing offices and to examine opportunities for expansion
to new locations. The Bank's operations are also significantly affected by local
economic and competitive conditions in its market areas.

        As  is  the  case  with  banking  institutions  generally,   the  Bank's
operations  are  materially  and  significantly  influenced by general  economic
conditions and by related monetary and fiscal policies of financial  institution
regulatory  agencies,  including  the FRB,  the FDIC,  and the State of Florida.
Deposit flows and cost of funds are  influenced  by interest  rates on competing
investments  and  general  market  rates of  interest.  Lending  activities  are
affected  by the demand for  financing  of real estate and other types of loans,
which in turn is affected by the interest  rates at which such  financing may be
offered and other factors  affecting local demand and availability of funds. The
Bank faces strong  competition in the attraction of deposits (its primary source
of lendable funds) and in the origination of loans.

Market Area
- -----------

        The Bank's  facilities  are  located in  Pinellas  County,  which is the
Bank's primary market area. Pinellas County has an estimated resident population
of approximately  850,000.  The Bank's deposit gathering and lending markets are
concentrated on the communities surrounding its offices in Clearwater,  Florida.

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<PAGE>

Management  believes  that its offices are located in an area serving  small and
mid-sized   businesses   and  serving   middle  and  upper  income   residential
communities.

Market for Services
- -------------------

        Management  believes  that the Bank's  principal  markets  are:  (i) the
established and expanding  commercial market within the primary market area: and
(ii) the moderate and the affluent  residential market within the primary market
area. Moreover,  management believes that a community bank is well positioned to
establish these  relationships  with both  commercial  customers and households.
Management  believes that the Bank is well  positioned to take  advantage of its
market  segment.  Businesses are solicited  through the personal  efforts of the
Bank's directors and officers. Management believes a locally-based bank is often
perceived by the local business community as possessing a clearer  understanding
of local commerce and its needs.

Lending Activities
- ------------------

General
- -------

        The primary source of income  generated by the Bank is from the interest
earned  from  both the  loan  and  securities  portfolios.  The  Bank  maintains
diversification when considering  investments and the granting of loan requests.
Emphasis is placed on the  borrower's  ability to generate  cash flow to support
its debt obligations and other cash related expenses. Lending activities include
commercial  and  consumer  loans and real  estate  loans.  Commercial  loans are
originated  for working  capital  funding.  Consumer loans include those for the
purchase of automobiles,  boats, home improvements and investments.  Real estate
loans include primarily the origination of loans for commercial property.  While
the Bank's lending activities include single-family  residential mortgages, such
lending activities are not emphasized.

        At June 30,  1997 the  Bank's  net loan  portfolio  was  $69.5  million,
representing  59.1% of its total  assets.  As of such date,  the loan  portfolio
consisted of 4.9% commercial  loans,  94.9%  real-estate  mortgage loans and .2%
consumer and other loans.

Real Estate Mortgage Loans
- --------------------------

        A substantial  portion of the Bank's real estate mortgage loans are made
to finance the  acquisition  and holding of  commercial  real  estate.  The Bank
requires  mortgage  title  insurance  and hazard  insurance  in  amounts  deemed
appropriate by Management.  As part of its loan portfolio  management  strategy,
the  Company  typically  limits its loans to 75% of the value of the  underlying
real  estate as  determined  by an MAI  appraisal.  In  addition,  knowledgeable
members of management make physical  inspections of properties  being considered
for mortgage loans.

        Commercial   mortgage  lending  generally  involves  greater  risk  than
residential  mortgage  lending.  Such  lending  typically  involves  larger loan
balances to single borrowers and repayment of loans secured by  income-producing
properties is typically  dependent upon the successful  operation of the related
real estate project.

Commercial Lending
- ------------------

        The Bank offers a variety of  commercial  loan services  including  term
loans, lines of credit and equipment financing. Short- to-medium term commercial
loans,  both  collateralized  and   uncollateralized,   are  made  available  to
businesses for working capital (including  inventory and receivables),  business
expansion  (including  acquisitions  of real estate and  improvements),  and the
purchase of equipment and machinery.  The purpose of a particular loan generally
determines its structure.

        The Bank's  commercial  loans  primarily are  underwritten in the Bank's
primary market area on the basis of the borrower's  ability to service such debt
from income. As a general  practice,  the Bank takes as collateral a lien on any
available real estate,  equipment,  or other assets.  Working  capital loans are
primarily  collateralized  by short-term assets whereas term loans are primarily
collateralized by long-term assets.

        Unlike residential mortgage loans, which generally are made on the basis
of the borrower's ability to make repayment from his employment and other income
and which are  collateralized  by real  property  whose  value  tends to be more
readily ascertainable,  commercial loans typically are underwritten on the basis
of the  borrower's  ability to make repayment from the cash flow of his business
and  generally  are   collateralized  by  business  assets,   such  as  accounts
receivable,  equipment and inventory. As a result, the availability of funds for
the repayment of commercial loans may be substantially  dependent on the success
of the  business  itself.  Further,  the  collateral  underlying  the  loans may
depreciate over time,  cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential
real estate, and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business.

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Consumer Loans
- --------------

        Consumer  loans made by the Bank have included  automobiles,  recreation
vehicles,  boats,  home  improvements,  home  equity  lines of credit,  personal
(collateralized and uncollateralized) and deposit account  collateralized loans.
The terms of these loans periodically range from 36 to 120 months and vary based
upon the kind of collateral and size of loan.

        Consumer  loans  typically  have a short term and carry higher  interest
rates than that charged on other types of loans.  Installment loans, however, do
pose additional risks of  collectability  when compared to traditional  types of
loans granted by commercial  banks such as residential  mortgage  loans. In many
instances, the Bank is required to rely on the borrower's ability to repay since
the collateral  may be of reduced value at the time of collection.  Accordingly,
the  initial  determination  of the  borrower's  ability  to repay is of primary
importance in the underwriting of consumer loans.

Loan Solicitation and Processing
- --------------------------------

        Loan   originations   are  derived  from  a  number  of  sources.   Loan
originations  can be  attributed  to  direct  solicitation  by the  Bank's  loan
officers, existing customers and borrowers,  advertising,  walk-in customers and
referrals from brokers.

        Upon receipt of a loan application from a prospective borrower, a credit
report and verifications are ordered to verify specific  information relating to
the loan applicant's employment income and credit standing. An appraisal,  where
required,  of any real estate  intended to  collateralize  the proposed  loan is
undertaken by an appraiser approved by the Bank.

Competition
- -----------

        The  Bank  encounters  strong  competition  both  in  making  loans  and
attracting deposits. The deregulation of the banking industry and the widespread
enactment of state laws which permit multi-bank  holding companies as well as an
increasing  level of  interstate  banking  have  created  a  highly  competitive
environment for commercial  banking in the Bank's primary market area. In one or
more aspects of its business,  the Bank competes  with other  commercial  banks,
savings and loan associations,  credit unions, finance companies,  mutual funds,
insurance  companies,  brokerage and  investment  banking  companies,  and other
financial  intermediaries  operating in Pinellas  County and elsewhere.  Most of
these  competitors,  some of  which  are  affiliated  with  large  bank  holding
companies,  have  substantially  greater  resources and lending limits,  and may
offer certain  services that the Bank does not currently  provide.  In addition,
many of the Company's non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive
federal  regulations  that govern bank holding  companies and federally  insured
banks. See "Investment Considerations and Risk Factors-Competition."

        Management believes that the Company and the Bank are well positioned to
compete  successfully in its primary market area,  although no assurances can be
given.  Competition  among  financial  institutions is based upon interest rates
offered on deposit  accounts,  interest  rates charged on loans and other credit
and  service  charges,  the  quality  and scope of the  services  rendered,  the
convenience  of  banking  facilities,  and,  in the case of loans to  commercial
borrowers,   relative   lending  limits.   As  an  independent   community  bank
headquartered  in the Bank's primary market area,  management  believes that the
Bank's community  commitment and involvement in its primary market area, as well
as its commitment to quality,  personalized  banking services,  are factors that
contribute to the Bank's competitiveness.

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Employees
- ---------

        At June  30,  1997,  the  Company  and the  Bank  together  employed  25
full-time employees 1 part-time employee.  None of these employees is covered by
a collective  bargaining  agreement  and the Company  believes that its employee
relations are good.

Properties
- ----------

        The office of the Company is located at 10 Rockefeller  Plaza, New York,
New York. The Bank maintains its principal  office in owned premises  consisting
of a two-story building of approximately 22,000 square feet at 625 Court Street,
Clearwater,  Florida,  which was completely  renovated and expanded in 1997. The
Bank occupies the ground floor,  which  consists of  approximately  9,000 square
feet plus drive-through teller facilities, as its principal office and the upper
floor is  leased to a single  commercial  tenant  under a  long-term  lease.  In
addition to its principal office,  the bank owns two branch offices and leases a
third branch office in Clearwater,  Florida and owns a fourth branch location in
South  Pasadena,  Florida,  which is expected to be open by year end. The leased
branch  consists of  approximately  5,100 square feet at 1875 Belcher Road North
and includes  drive-through  teller facilities.  The operating branches owned by
the Bank are as follows:  (i) 2175 Nursery Road, which consists of a facility of
approximately  2,700  square feet and  likewise  includes  drive-through  teller
facilities;  and (ii) 2575 Ulmerton Road, which consists of approximately  2,500
square feet plus drive-through teller facilities, with space on the upper floors
leased to commercial tenants. The Bank also owns a former bank office located at
6750  Gulfport  Boulevard  in  South  Pasadena,  Florida,  which  consists  of a
one-story building of approximately 2,500 square feet, with drive-through teller
facilities.  The building is being renovated and it is anticipated  that it will
open as a branch  office  before  year-end,  at which  time the Bank will have a
total of five banking offices.

Litigation
- ----------

        The  Company  and the  Bank are  periodically  parties  to or  otherwise
involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business,  such as
claims to enforce  liens,  claims  involving  the making and  servicing  of real
property  loans,  and other issues incident to the Bank's  business.  Management
does not believe that there is any pending or threatened  proceeding against the
Company or the Bank which, if determined adversely, would have a material effect
on the business,  results of operations, or financial position of the Company or
the Bank.

Federal and State Taxation
- --------------------------

        General. The Company and the Bank file a consolidated federal income tax
return  on a  calendar  year  basis.  Consolidated  returns  have the  effect of
eliminating   intercompany   distributions,   including   dividends,   from  the
computation  of  consolidated  taxable  income for the taxable year in which the
distributions occur. Banks and bank holding companies are subject to federal and
state income taxes in the same manner as other corporations.  In accordance with
an income tax sharing agreement,  income tax charges or credits are allocated to
the Company and the Bank on the basis of their respective taxable income or loss
included in the consolidated income tax return.

        Federal  Income  Taxation.  Although a bank's  income tax  liability  is
determined  under  provisions  of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), which is applicable to all taxpayers,  Sections 581 through 597 of
the Code apply specifically to financial institutions.

        The two primary areas in which the  treatment of financial  institutions
differs from the treatment of other corporations under the Code are in the areas
of bond  gains  and  losses  and bad debt  deductions.  Bond  gains  and  losses
generated  from the sale or  exchange of  portfolio  instruments  are  generally
treated for financial  institutions  as ordinary  gains and losses as opposed to
capital  gains and losses for other  corporations,  as the Code  considers  bond
portfolios  held by banks to be  inventory  in a trade or  business  rather than
capital assets.  Banks are allowed a statutory  method for calculating a reserve
for bad  debt  deductions.  Based on the  asset  size of the  Bank,  the Bank is
permitted to maintain a bad debt reserve  calculated  on an  experience  method,
based on charge-offs and recoveries for the current and preceding five years, or
a "grandfathered" base year reserve, if larger.

        State  Taxation.  The Company files state income tax returns in Florida,
New York and New Jersey and  franchise  tax returns in Delaware.  Florida  taxes
banks under  primarily the same  provisions as other  corporations.  The holding
company's activities,  other than the bank operations,  are taxable in the State
of New York. Generally, state taxable income is calculated under applicable Code
sections with some modifications required by state law.

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                                   MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers of the Company
- -----------------------------------------------


        The  directors and executive  officers of the Company,  their ages,  and
positions with the Company are set forth below.

        Lawrence G. Bergman,  age 53, serves as a Director,  Vice  President and
Secretary of the Company and has served in such capacities since the Company was
organized.  Mr.  Bergman  received a Bachelor of Science  degree and a Master of
Engineering (Electrical) degree from Cornell University, and a Master of Science
in Engineering and a Ph.D degree from The Johns Hopkins University.  Mr. Bergman
is also Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Loan Committee
of  the  Bank  and  a  Director,   Vice-President  and  Secretary  of  Intervest
Corporation  of New York.  During  the past  five  years  Mr.  Bergman  has been
actively  involved in the  ownership  and  operation of real estate and mortgage
investments.

        Michael A. Callen, age 57, serves as a Director of the Company,  and has
served in such capacity since May,  1994. Mr Callen  received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Wisconsin in Economics and Russian. Mr. Callen has
been Senior Advisor,  The National  Commercial  Bank,  Jeddah,  Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia since May, 1993.  From the fall of 1992 through  February of 1993, he was
an Adjunct Professor of International  Banking at Columbia  University  Business
School.  From 1987 until February of 1992 he was a Director and Sector Executive
at  Citicorp/Citibank,  responsible  for corporate  banking  activities in North
America, Europe and Japan. He is also a Director of Intervest Corporation of New
York and AMBAC, Inc.

        Jerome Dansker, age 78, serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Executive  Vice  President  of the  Company.  He has  served as  Executive  Vice
President  since 1994 and as  Chairman  of the Board  since  1996.  Mr.  Dansker
received a Bachelor  of Science  degree from the New York  University  School of
Commerce, Accounts and Finance, a law degree from the New York University School
of Law, and is admitted to practice as an attorney in the State of New York. Mr.
Dansker is also a Director and Chairman of the Loan Committee of the Bank and is
Chairman of the Board of Directors  and  Executive  Vice  President of Intervest
Corporation  of New York.  During  the past five  years,  Mr.  Dansker  has been
actively  involved in the  ownership  and  operation of real estate and mortgage
investments.

        Lowell S. Dansker, age 46, serves as a Director, President and Treasurer
of the  Company,  and has  served  in such  capacities  since  the  Company  was
organized. Mr. Dansker received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
from Babson  College,  a law degree from the  University of Akron School of Law,
and is admitted to  practice as an attorney in New York,  Ohio,  Florida and the
District of Columbia.  Mr. Dansker is also Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
and a member of the Loan  Committee  of the Bank and a Director,  President  and
Treasurer of Intervest  Corporation of New York. During the past five years, Mr.
Dansker has been actively involved in the ownership and operation of real estate
and mortgage investments.

        Milton F. Gidge,  age 68,  serves as a Director of the Company,  and has
served in such  capacity  since March,  1994.  Mr. Gidge  received a Bachelor of
Business  Administration  degree in  Accounting  from Adelphi  University  and a
Masters  Degree in Banking  and  Finance  from New York  University.  Mr.  Gidge
retired in 1994 and, prior to his retirement, was a Director and Chairman-Credit
Policy of Lincoln Savings Bank,  F.S.B.  (headquartered in New York City). He is
also a Director of Intervest Corporation of New York, Interboro Mutual Indemnity
Insurance Company and Vicon Industries, Inc. Mr. Gidge was a director and senior
officer of Lincoln Savings Bank, F.S.B. for more than five years.

        William F.  Holly,  age 68,  serves as a Director of the Company and has
served in such capacity since March, 1994. Mr. Holly received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics from Alfred  University.  Mr. Holly is Chairman of the Board
and CEO of Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc.,  members of the Boston Stock Exchange,  with
offices in Rochester, New York and Canandaigua, New York, and is also a Director
of Intervest  Corporation  of New York and a Trustee of Alfred  University.  Mr.
Holly has been an officer and director of Sage,  Rutty & Co., Inc. for more than
five years.

        David J. Willmott,  age 59, serves as a Director of the Company, and has
served in such capacity since March,  1994. Mr. Willmott is a graduate of Becker
Junior  College  and  attended  New York  University  Extension  and Long Island
University  Extension of  Southampton  College.  Mr.  Willmott is the Editor and
Publisher  of Suffolk Life  Newspapers,  which he founded more than 25 years ago
and is a Director of Intervest Corporation of New York.

        Wesley T. Wood,  age 54,  serves as a Director of the  Company,  and has
served in such  capacity  since  March,  1994.  Mr. Wood  received a Bachelor of
Science  degree  from New York  University,  School  of  Commerce.  Mr.  Wood is
President  of  Marketing  Capital   Corporation,   an  international   marketing
consulting and  investment  firm which he founded in 1973. He is also a Director
of  Intervest  Corporation  of New  York,  a  Director  of the  Center of Direct
Marketing  at New  York  University,  a member  of the  Marketing  Committee  at
Fairfield  University in Connecticut,  and a Trustee of St. Dominics R.C. Church
in Oyster Bay, New York.

        All of the  directors  of the  Company  have  been  elected  to serve as
directors until the next annual meeting of the Company's  shareholders.  Each of
the  officers of the Company has been  elected to serve as an officer  until the
next annual meeting of the Company's directors.

         Mr.  Bergman's  wife is the  sister of Lowell S.  Dansker,  and  Jerome
Dansker is the father of Lowell S. Dansker and Mrs. Bergman.

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Directors and Executive Officers of the Bank
- --------------------------------------------

        The current directors and executive officers of the Bank are as follows:

                Lawrence  G.  Bergman  serves  as  Co-Chairman  of the  Board of
Directors and as a member of the Loan  Committee of the Bank and has served as a
director since May 1993. See "Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

                Stephen M. Bragin,  age 67, serves as a Director of the Bank and
has served in such  capacity  since  November  1993.  Mr.  Bragin  attended  the
University  of  Pennsylvania,  where he majored in business.  Mr.  Bragin is the
Director of  Development  at the  University of South  Florida,  College of Fine
Arts. He is retired from the citrus  growing and processing  business,  where he
had over 30 years of experience.

                Robert J. Carroll,  age 55, serves as a Director and as a member
of the Loan  Committee of the Bank, and has served as a director since 1987. Mr.
Carroll  received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree from the University
of Florida,  Gainesville.  He is a senior  partner in the law firm of  Perenich,
Carroll,  Perenich, Avril & Caulfield,  P.A., and has been a member of such firm
for 25 years.

                Petra H. Coover,  age 51,  serves as Vice  President of the Bank
and has served in such capacity since June 1994. Ms. Coover  received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in business  administration  from  Eckerd  College.  She has also
attended The National  School of Real Estate  Finance of Ohio State  University,
the  Commercial  Lending  School  of the  University  of South  Florida  and the
International Business Institute in the Netherlands.  Ms. Coover has been a bank
officer for more than 13 years.

                Jerome  Dansker serves as a Director and as Chairman of the Loan
Committee  of the Bank and has served as a director  since  November  1993.  See
"Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

                Lowell  S.  Dansker  serves  as  Co-Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Directors and as a member of the Loan Committee of the Bank, and has served as a
director since May 1993. See "Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

                David M.  Egbert,  age 55,  serves as a Director of the Bank and
has served in such capacity since November 1993. Mr. Egbert  received a Bachelor
of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in journalism  and  advertising.
Mr. Egbert is the President of the IMS Group, a marketing services company based
in St.  Petersburg,  Florida,  which he founded in 1989.  Prior to this,  he was
Senior Vice  President/Marketing at Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Egbert has over 25
years of marketing experience,  which includes approximately 10 years in banking
as a senior officer specializing in marketing.

                Russell A.  Kimball,  age 53,  serves as a director of the Bank,
and has served in such capacity since  December  1995.  Mr.  Kimball  received a
Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in Hotel and Restaurant
Management.  Mr. Kimball is Executive Vice President and General  Manager of the
Sheraton  Sand Key Resort.  Mr.  Kimball has been  appointed  by the Governor of
Florida to the  Florida  Commission  on  Tourism,  is  Chairman  of the Board of
Directors of the Florida Hotel & Motel Association and serves as a member of the
Board of Directors of various county and local tourism and hotel organizations.

                Mark W. Maconi,  age 47, serves as a Director and as a member of
the Loan  Committee  of the Bank and has served as a  director  since  1987.  He
attended  St.  Petersburg  Junior  College and is the  President  of Mark Maconi
Homes, Inc., a building and land development firm which he founded approximately
20 years ago.  Mr.  Maconi is Vice  President  of the  Contractors  and Builders
Association  of Pinellas  County and is Chairman of the  Building  Advisory  and
Appeals Board of Pinellas County.

                Lawrence W.  Nortrup,  age 71,  serves as a Director of the Bank
and has served in such  capacity  since  March,  1994.  Mr.  Nortrup  received a
Bachelor  of  Science  degree  from  the  University  of  Illinois  in  business
management. Mr. Nortrup retired as CEO and President of Michigan Avenue National
Bank of Chicago and has over twenty-five years of banking experience.

                Keith A.  Olsen,  age 44, was elected  President  of the Bank in
1994.  Prior to such time,  he was  Senior  Vice  President  of the Bank and had
served in that capacity since 1991. Mr. Olsen received an Associates Degree from
St. Petersburg Junior College and a Bachelors Degree in Business  Administration
and Finance from the University of Florida,  Gainesville.  He is also a graduate
of the Florida School of Banking of the University of Florida,  Gainesville, the
National School of Real Estate Finance of Ohio State University and the Graduate
School of Banking of the South of Louisiana State University. Mr. Olsen has been
a banker for more than 15 years and has served as a senior bank officer for more
than 10 years.

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                Marti J. Warren, age 35, serves as Vice President and Cashier of
the Bank and has served in that capacity since 1996. Mr. Warren is a graduate of
the Florida  School of Banking of the  University  of Florida,  Gainsville.  Mr.
Warren has been a bank officer for more than ten years.

        All of the directors of the Bank have been elected to serve as directors
until the next annual meeting of the Bank's  shareholders.  Each of the officers
of the Bank has been  elected  to serve  as an  officer  until  the next  annual
meeting of the Bank's directors.

Executive Compensation
- ----------------------

        The  following  table sets forth all  compensation  paid during the last
three  years to the Bank's  chief  executive  officer.  No other  officer of the
Company or Bank had annual compensation in excess of $100,000.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

                                   Annual Compensation               Long-Term Compensation
                     ----------------------------------------------  ----------------------
                                                                      Awards(2)
                                                                      ---------
                                                       Other Annual  Number of
Name and Principal   Year      Salary(1)    Bonuses    Compensation    Shares    Pay-Outs
    Position         ----      ---------    -------    ------------    ------    --------
    --------
<S>                  <C>       <C>          <C>             <C>        <C>         <C>  
   
Keith A. Olsen,      1994      $87,500      $ 6,500         --         15,000      --
  President          1995      $90,000      $10,000         --         15,000      --
                     1996      $95,000      $10,000         --         15,000      --
</TABLE>
    

(1)      All compensation or renumeration paid to employees is paid by the Bank.
         At the present time, there are no employees of the Company and there is
         no compensation paid by the Company.

(2)      These represent warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock.

         Directors of the Company are paid  director's fees of $500 per meeting.
Directors of the Bank are paid director's fees of $100 per meeting.

         The Bank has an  employment  agreement  with Mr.  Keith A.  Olsen.  The
agreement  provides  for a base  annual  salary  of not less than  $125,000  and
provides for a maximum of two years' severance upon termination of employment.

Fringe Benefits
- ---------------

         The Bank  maintains a 401(k) and Profit  Sharing Plan which  encourages
the  accumulation  of savings for  participants'  retirement.  The plan  permits
401(k) matching contributions,  as well as employer profit-sharing contributions
in the  discretion  of the Bank.  The Bank  contributed  $12,181 to this Plan in
1996.

Stock Option Plan-Bank
- ----------------------

         The Bank maintains a 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan"),  which
provides for the grant of options to key employees of the Bank. The Compensation
Committee  administers  the Option Plan and determines  those  employees to whom
options will be granted.  Up to 70,000 shares of common stock of the Bank may be
issued  pursuant to options  granted under the Option Plan, and no option may be
granted after April 16, 2002.

         The options  granted  pursuant to the Option Plan are  non-transferable
other than by will or under the laws of descent  and  distribution.  The options
vest over 5 years  after the date of grant at the rate of 20% per year.  Options
may not be  exercised  more than 10 years after the date of grant.  The exercise
price of options  granted  under the  Option  Plan may not be less than the fair
market value of the common stock of the Bank on the date of grant.

         As of June 30, 1997, no shares of common stock had been issued upon the
exercise  of options  granted  under the Option  Plan,  and  options to purchase
11,000  shares of common  stock at an  exercise  price of $5.00 were held by one
employee  which expire on December 31, 2001. It is expected that the Option Plan
will be terminated and that no further  options will be granted under the Option
Plan.

Warrants
- --------

   
         At June 30, 1997, there were issued and outstanding warrants related to
the purchase of 1,528,665  shares of Class A Common Stock and 150,000  shares of
Class B Common Stock and the Company has reserved a total of 1,528,665 shares of
Class A Common Stock and 150,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock for  issuance,
from time to time, upon exercise of these warrants. Of these warrants, 1,027,200
are  exercisable  at any time on or before  December  31,  2001 and  501,465 are
exercisable at any time on or before January 31, 2006. Each represents the right
to purchase one share of Class A Common  Stock at a purchase  price of $6.67 per
share   (subject  to  adjustment  in  connection   with  certain   issuances  of
securities).  There is also  outstanding a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of
Class B Common Stock,  exercisable  at a price of $6.67 per share at any time on
or before  January 31, 2007 (subject to  adjustment  in connection  with certain
issuances of securities). As of June 30, 1997 none of the Company's warrants had
been exercised.
    

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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
- ----------------------------------------------

         The Bank has had,  and expects to have in the future,  various loan and
other banking  transactions  in the ordinary  course of business with directors,
and  executive  officers of the Bank (or  associates  of such  persons).  In the
opinion of management, all such transactions: (i) have been and will be made the
ordinary  course of business,  (ii) have been and will be made on  substantially
the same terms,  including  interest  rates and  collateral  on loans,  as those
generally  prevailing at the time for  comparable  transactions  with  unrelated
persons,  and (iii) have not and will not  involve  more than the normal risk of
collectability or present other unfavorable features. The total dollar amount of
extensions  of credit,  including  unused  lines of  credit,  to  directors  and
executive  officers and any of their  associates was $3.3 million as of June 30,
1997, which represented  approximately  32.7% of the Bank's total  stockholders'
equity.  There are no loans to  directors  or officers of  Intervest  Bancshares
Corporation.

         The holding  company,  as well as corporations  affiliated with certain
directors of the Company,  have in the past and may in the future participate in
mortgage loans originated by the Bank. Such  participations are on substantially
the same terms as would apply for comparable transactions with other persons and
the interest of the participants in the collateral  securing those loans is pari
passu with the Bank.

         Except for the lease  described  below and  outside of normal  customer
relationships,  none of the directors,  officers, or present shareholders of the
Company and no  corporations  or firms with which such  persons or entities  are
associated,  currently  maintains or has  maintained  since the beginning of the
last fiscal year, any  significant  business or personal  relationship  with the
Company  or the Bank,  other than such as arises by virtue of such  position  or
ownership interest in the Company or the Bank.

         The Bank leases certain office  facilities  from a corporation in which
Robert J. Carroll,  a director of the Bank, is an officer and in which he has an
ownership interest. See Note 4 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following  table sets forth  certain  information  regarding the  beneficial
ownership  of the  Company's  outstanding  common  stock as of June 30,  1997 by
directors and executive  officers of the Company,  and the other person who owns
more  than  5% of  the  issued  and  outstanding  shares.  Except  as  otherwise
indicated,  the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power
with respect to all shares of common stock owned by them.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   

                                      Class A Common Stock           Class B Common Stock
                                   ----------------------------    -----------------------------
Name and Address of
Beneficial Holder                  Number of         Percent of    Number of         Percent of
                                     Shares           Class(1)      Shares             Class
                                     ------           --------      ------             -----
<S>                                <C>                  <C>        <C>                 <C> 
Helene D. Bergman                    225,000            16.67%      75,000             16.67%
   201 East 62nd Street
   New York, New York 10021

Lawrence G. Bergman                  307,500(2)         20.21%      75,000             16.67%
   201 East 62nd Street
   New York, New York 10021

Lowell S. Dansker                    532,500(2)         36.17%     150,000             33.33%
   360 West 55th Street
   New York, New York 10019

Michael A. Callen                     45,000(3)          2.72%           0                 0%
   Jeddah
   Kingdom of Saudia Arabia

Jerome Dansker                       553,965(4)         29.10%     150,000(4)          33.33%
   860 Fifth Avenue
   New York, New York 10021

Milton F. Gidge                       31,500(5)          1.75%           0                 0%
   43 Salem Ridge Drive
   Huntington, New York 11743

William F. Holly                      45,000(6)          2.70%           0                 0%
   206 Edgemere Drive
   Rochester, New York 14612

David J. Wilmott                      94,500(7)          6.21%           0                 0%
   West Way
   Southhampton, New York

Wesley T. Wood                        97,500(8)          6.42%           0                 0%
   24 Timber Ridge Drive
   Oyster Bay, New York 11771

All directors and executive
   officers as a group             1,932,465            87.66%     450,000               100%
                                   ---------
- -----------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)      Percentages have been computed based upon the total outstanding  shares
         of the Company plus, for each person and the group,  shares that person
         or the group has the right to acquire pursuant to warrants.

(2)      Includes  82,500  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

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<PAGE>

   
(3)      Includes  33,750  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(4)      The  553,965  shares  of Class A common  stock  are  issuable  upon the
         exercise of outstanding warrants.  The 150,000 shares of Class B Common
         Stock are issuable upon exercise of a warrant.

(5)      Includes  27,000  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(6)      Includes  33,750  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(7)      Includes  6,000  shares of Class A common stock owned by members of Mr.
         Willmott's  family,  as well as 52,500  shares of Class A common  stock
         (and 6,000 shares of Class A common stock  issuable to family  members)
         issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

(8)      Includes  60,000  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.
    

                             SELLING WARRANT HOLDERS

         The  following  table  sets forth  certain  information  regarding  the
beneficial  ownership of the Company's Warrants by Selling Warrant Holders,  and
as adjusted to reflect the sale of Warrants  offered  hereby.  While none of the
Selling  Warrant  Holders has indicated any intention to offer or sell Warrants,
such Warrants may be offered or sold, from time to time, for the account of such
holders.  Except as indicated in the footnotes to the table, the Selling Warrant
holders have not held any position or had any other material  relationship  with
the Company within the past three years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                 Beneficially Owned   Offered      Beneficially Owned
                                  Prior to Offering   Hereby         After Offering
                                  -----------------   ------         --------------
                                 # of     % of         # of         # of        % of
Name                            Shares Outstanding     Shares      Shares   Outstanding
- ----                            ------------------     ------      ------   -----------
<S>                             <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>          <C>
   
Karen E. Armentrout(3)           1,500      *          1,500            0       --
Linda M. Backer(3)               2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Wanda D. Bailey(3)               2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Wendy H. Belanger(3)             1,500      *          1,500            0       --
Mary C. Belmonte(3)              2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Maureen S. Benner(3)             1,500      *          1,500            0       --
Lawrence G. Bergman(1)(2)       82,500      5.4%      52,500       30,000       2.0%
Dana D. Bosson(3)                  450      *            450            0       --
Gloria E. Brady(3)               1,500      *          1,500            0       --
Stephen M. Bragin(2)            22,500      1.5%      15,000        7,500       *
Michael A. Callen(1)            33,750      2.2%      15,000       18,750       *
Pamela K. Carlyle(3)               450      *            450            0       --
Robert J. Carroll(2)            22,500      1.5%      15,000        7,500
Gail M. Chamberlain(3)             450      *            450            0       --
Petra H. Coover(2)              12,750      *          9,000        3,750
Jerome Dansker(1)(2)(4)        553,965     36.2%     538,965       15,000       *
Lowell S. Dansker(1)(2)         82,500      5.4%      52,500       30,000       2.0%
David M. Egbert(2)              22,500      1.5%      15,000        7,500       *
Amy J. Fahy(3)                     450      *            450            0       --
Sharon J. Falk                     750      *            750            0       --
Christopher J. Galati              750      *            750            0       --
Milton F. Gidge(1)              22,500      1.5%      15,000        7,500       *
Wanda L. Glennon(3)                450      *            450            0       --
Margaret P. Hedgepeth(3)         1,500      *          1,500            0       --
Russell A. Kimball(2)            7,500      *          7,500            0       --
Barbara A. Knapp(3)              2,250      *          1,500          750       --
Mark W. Maconi(2)               22,500      1.5%      15,000        7,500       *
Debra K. Mason(3)                2,250      *          1,500          750       *
    

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Linda H. Nash Trustee            4,500      *          4,500            0      --
Linda H. Nash                    3,000      *          3,000            0      --
Mary F. Nonnemacher(3)           2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Lawrence W. Nortrup(2)          26,250       1.7%     15,000       11,250       *
Nancy S. Norwood                22,500       1.5%     11,250       11,250       *
Keith A. Olson(2)               45,000       2.9%     30,000       15,000       *
Diane S. Rathburn(3)             2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Patricia A. Reinoehl(3)          2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Susan H. Roy                     7,500      *          7,500            0      --
Roxanne L. Souder(3)               450      *            450            0      --
Linda A. Ventura(3)              2,250      *          1,500          750       *
Linda W. Waldron(3)              1,500      *          1,500            0      --
Marti J. Warren(2)               3,750      *          3,750            0      --
David J. Willmott(1)            52,500      34.3%     15,000       37,500      2.5%
Wesley T. Wood(1)               60,000      39.2%     15,000       45,000      2.9%
Sue J. Worley(3)                 1,500      *          1,500            0      --
    

- -----------------------------------
*Less than 1%
</TABLE>

(1)      Director or Officer of the Company

(2)      Director or Officer of the Bank

(3)      Employee of the Bank

   
(4)      Mr.  Dansker is also the holder of a Warrant  related to 150,000 shares
         of Class B Common Stock,  constituting  the only issued and outstanding
         Warrant for Class B Common Stock,  and that Warrant may also be offered
         or sold.
    




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                            DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

General
- -------

   
         The  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation  provide for two classes of
common capital stock consisting of 7,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share,  and 700,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock,  par value
$1.00 per share. In addition,  the Company's Articles provide for 300,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Preferred Stock"). The Company's
Articles of Incorporation authorize the Board of Directors,  without shareholder
approval,  to fix  the  preferences,  limitations  and  relative  rights  of the
Preferred  Stock, to establish one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock,
and to determine the variations  between each such series or class. No shares of
Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding.

         As of the date of this  Prospectus,  there were issued and  outstanding
1,350,000  shares  of Class A Common  Stock,  900,000  of which  are held by the
initial  stockholders  of the Company and 300,000 shares of Class B Common Stock
held by the same initial stockholders.
    

Common Stock
- ------------

         Both  classes  of  common  stock  have  equal  voting  rights as to all
matters,  except that, so long as at least 50,000 shares of Class B Common Stock
remain issued and outstanding,  the holders of the outstanding shares of Class B
Common  Stock  are  entitled  to vote  for the  election  of  two-thirds  of the
directors  (rounded  up to the  nearest  whole  number)  and the  holders of the
outstanding  shares  of  Class A  Common  Stock  are  entitled  to vote  for the
remaining  directors of the Company.  Under Delaware law, the holders of Class A
and Class B Common  Stock would be entitled  to vote as  separate  classes  upon
certain  matters which would  adversely  affect or  subordinate  the rights of a
class.

         Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock (none of which are presently outstanding), holders of Class A
Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in dividends  when and as declared by
the Company's Board of Directors out of funds legally  available  therefor.  See
"Dividends."

         No dividends  may be declared or paid with respect to shares of Class B
Common  Stock  until  January 1, 2000,  after  which time the holders of Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will share  ratably in dividends  when and
as declared by the Board of Directors.

         The  shares  of Class B Common  Stock are  convertible,  on a share for
share basis,  into Class A Common Stock, at any time and from time to time after
January 1,  2000.  Neither  Class A nor Class B Common  Stock  holders  have any
preemptive  rights as to  additional  issues of common stock.  Shareholders  are
subject to no assessments and, upon liquidation, both Class A and Class B common
shareholders would be entitled to participate equally per share in the assets of
the Company available to common shareholders.

Class A Warrants
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         As of the  date of this  prospectus,  there  are  outstanding  warrants
related  to  1,528,665,  shares  of the  Company's  Class A  Common  Stock.  The
outstanding  warrants  entitle the  registered  holders  thereof to purchase one
share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $6.67 per share. Warrants related to
1,027,220 shares of Class A Common Stock expire on December 31, 2001 and another
warrant related to 501,465 shares of Class A Common Stock expires on January 31,
2006.
    

         The exercise  price is subject to  adjustment  in  accordance  with the
anti-dilution and other provisions  referred to below. The holder of any Warrant
may exercise such Warrant or any portion thereof by surrendering the certificate
representing the Warrant to the Company's  transfer and warrant agent,  with the
subscription  on the reverse side of such  certificate  properly  completed  and
executed,  together  with  payment of the  exercise  price.  The  Warrant may be
exercised at any time until expiration of the Warrant. No fractional shares will
be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants. Warrants may not be exercised as to
fewer than 100 shares  unless  exercised as to all  Warrants  held by the holder
thereof. The exercise prices of the Warrants have been arbitrarily determined by

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the Company and are not  necessarily  related to the Company's  book value,  net
worth or other  established  criteria of value.  The exercise price should in no
event be regarded as an indication of any future market price of the  securities
offered hereby.

         The Warrants are not exercisable  unless, at the time of exercise,  the
Company has a current  prospectus  covering the shares of common stock  issuable
upon exercise of such Warrants and such shares have been  registered,  qualified
or deemed to be exempt under the securities law of the state of residence of the
holders of such Warrants. Although the Company will use its best efforts to have
all such shares so registered or qualified on or before the exercise date and to
maintain a current  prospectus  relating  thereto  until the  expiration of such
Warrants, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

         The  exercise  price and the  number of shares of Class A Common  Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the
occurrence  of  certain  events,   including  stock  dividends,   stock  splits,
combinations or  reclassifications on or of the Class A Common Stock or sales by
the  Company  of shares of its  Class A Common  Stock at a price  below the then
applicable exercise price of the Warrants.  Additionally,  an adjustment will be
made in the case of a  reclassification  or  exchange  of Class A Common  Stock,
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another  corporation or sale
of all or  substantially  all of the  assets of the  Company  in order to enable
warrant  holders  to  acquire  the kind and  number  of shares of stock or other
securities  or  property  receivable  in such event by a holder of the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock that might otherwise have been purchased upon the
exercise of the Warrant.  In most cases,  no  adjustment  will be made until the
number  of shares  issued  by the  Company  exceeds  5% of the  number of shares
outstanding  after the offering and thereafter no adjustments will be made until
the cumulative  adjustments and exercise price per share amount to $.05 or more.
No adjustment to the exercise  price of the shares  subject to the Warrants will
be made for dividends (other than stock  dividends),  if any paid on the Class A
Common Stock or for securities  issued  pursuant to a company stock option plan,
if any, or other employee benefit plans of the Company.

   
         When sold by the existing holders,  the Warrants will be registered and
may be presented to the transfer  and warrant  agent for  transfer,  exchange or
exercise at any time at or prior to the close of business on the expiration date
for such Warrant, at which time the Warrant becomes wholly void and of no value.
If a market for the Warrants develops,  the holder may sell the Warrants instead
of exercising  them. There can be no assurance,  however,  that a market for the
Warrants will develop or continue.
    

         The  Warrants do not confer upon holders any voting or any other rights
as a shareholder of the Company.

Class B Warrant
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         There is an  outstanding  warrant to purchase  up to 150,000  shares of
Class B Common Stock, at any time prior to January 31, 2007, at a purchase price
of $6.67 per share. The warrant  contains terms and conditions  substantially in
conformity  with the  Warrants  related  to shares of Class A Common  Stock.  In
addition,  the Warrant  provides  for an  adjustment  in the number of shares of
Class B Common  Stock  purchasable  upon the  exercise  of the  Warrant  and the
exercise price per share in accordance with  anti-dilution  and other provisions
which are in substantial conformity with those described above, but which relate
to share  issuances  and  recapitalizations  for both Class A and Class B Common
Stock.
    

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Tax Consequences-Warrants
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         Under  current  provisions  of the  Code,  no  gain  or  loss  will  be
recognized to a holder upon the exercise of a Warrant.  The sale of a Warrant by
a holder  or the  redemption  of a  Warrant  from a holder  will  result  in the
recognition  of gain or loss in an amount  equal to the  difference  between the
amount  realized by the holder and the Warrants  adjusted  basis in the hands of
the holder.  Provided  that the holder is not a dealer in the  Warrants and that
the common stock would have been a capital  asset in the hands of the holder had
the  Warrant  been  exercised,  gain or loss  from the sale or  redemption  of a
Warrant  will be long term or short term  capital gain or loss to the holder and
loss on the expiration of a Warrant, equal to the Warrants adjusted basis in the
hands of the holder,  will be long term or short term  capital  loss,  depending
upon  whether the Warrant had been held for more than one year.  No gain or loss
will be recognized  by the Company upon receipt of payment for a Unit,  upon the
exercise of a Warrant, or upon the expiration of a Warrant.

         Although the Company has been  advised by its  counsel,  Harris Beach &
Wilcox, LLP, that the foregoing is an accurate summary of certain federal income
tax  considerations  attributable  to the Warrants,  it does not purport to be a
full description of the federal, state or local tax considerations applicable to
the  Warrants  or the  underlying  shares of common  stock.  Each  holder of the
Warrants  should  seek the advice of his or her own tax  advisor  regarding  the
affects  that  such  an  investment  in the  Warrants  will  have  on his or her
individual tax situation.

Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
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         The registrar  and transfer  agent for the Common Stock and the Warrant
Agent for the Warrants is The Bank of New York.

Preferred Stock
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         The  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation   authorize  the  Board  of
Directors,  without further shareholder  approval,  to issue shares of Preferred
Stock in one or more  series with  powers,  preferences,  rights,  restrictions,
limitations, and other qualifications that could adversely affect the voting and
other rights of the holders of Common Stock.

   
         The Board of Directors has the authority to issue up to 300,000  shares
of the Preferred  Stock of the Company in any number of series (to designate the
rights and  preferences  of such  series)  which  could  operate to render  more
difficult the  accomplishment  of mergers or other  business  combinations.  The
Board of Directors of the Company has no present  intent to issue any  Preferred
Stock at this time. Under certain circumstances and when, in the judgment of the
Board of Directors,  the action will be in the best interest of the stockholders
and the Company,  such shares could be used to create voting  impediments  or to
frustrate  persons seeking to gain control of the Company.  Such shares could be
privately placed with purchasers  friendly to the Board of Directors in opposing
a hostile  takeover  bid. In addition,  the Board of Directors  could  authorize
holders of a series of Preferred  Stock to vote either  separately as a class or
with the holders of the Company's  Common Stock on any merger,  sale or exchange
of assets by the Company or any other extraordinary  corporate transaction.  The
existence  of  the  additional  authorized  shares  could  have  the  effect  of
discouraging unsolicited takeover attempts or delaying,  deferring or preventing
a change  in  control  of the  Company.  Such an  occurrence,  in the event of a
hostile  takeover  attempt,  may have an adverse impact on stockholders  who may
wish to participate  in such offer.  The issuance of new shares could be used to
dilute the stock  ownership of a person or entity  seeking to obtain  control of
the Company should the Board of Directors  consider the action of such entity or
person not to be in the best interest of the stockholders  and the Company.  The
Board of Directors  is not aware of any present  attempt or effort by any person
to accumulate the Company's securities or obtain control of the Company.
    

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Restrictions on Changes in Control
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         Under the Federal  Change in Bank Control Act (the  "Control  Act"),  a
notice must be submitted  to the FRB if any person,  or group acting in concert,
seeks to acquire 10% or more of any class of  outstanding  voting  securities of
the Company, unless the FRB determines that the acquisition will not result in a
change of control of the Company. Both the Class A Common Stock and the Warrants
are deemed to be voting  securities for these  purposes.  Under the Control Act,
the  FRB  has  60  days  within  which  to  act  on  such  notice,  taking  into
consideration certain factors,  including the financial and managerial resources
of the acquiror,  the convenience and needs of the community  served by the bank
holding  company and its  subsidiary  banks,  and the  antitrust  effects of the
acquisition.  Under the BHCA a company is  generally  required  to obtain  prior
approval  of the FRB before it may obtain  control  of a bank  holding  company.
Control is generally  described to mean the beneficial  ownership of 25% or more
of all outstanding voting securities of a company.

                           SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

         Bank holding  companies and Banks are extensively  regulated under both
federal  and state  law.  These laws and  regulations  are  intended  to protect
depositors,  not  stockholders.  To the extent  that the  following  information
describes statutory and regulatory provisions it is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the particular statutory and regulatory  provisions.  Any change in
the applicable law or regulation may have a material  effect on the business and
prospects of the Company and the Bank. See "Investment  Considerations  and Risk
Factors-Supervision and Regulation."

Bank Holding Company Regulation

         As a bank holding company registered hereunder the BHCA, the Company is
subject to the regulation and supervision of the FRB. The Company is required to
file with the FRB annual  reports and other  information  regarding its business
operations  and  those  of its  subsidiaries.  Under  the  BHCA,  the  Company's
activities  and those of its  subsidiaries  are limited to banking,  managing or
controlling  banks,  furnishing  services  to or  performing  services  for  its
subsidiaries or engaging in any other activity which the FRB determines to be so
closely  related to banking or managing or  controlling  banks as to be properly
incident thereto.

         The BHCA requires, among other things, the prior approval of the FRB in
any  case  where  a  bank  holding  company  proposes  to  (i)  acquire  all  or
substantially  all of the  assets  of any other  bank,  (ii)  acquire  direct or
indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the outstanding voting stock of
any bank (unless it owns a majority of such bank's voting shares) or (iii) merge
or consolidate with any other bank holding company. The FRB will not approve any
acquisition   merger  or   consolidation   that  would   have  a   substantially
anti-competitive  effect,  unless the anti-  competitive  impact of the proposed
transaction is clearly  outweighed by a greater  public  interest in meeting the
convenience  and needs of the  community  to be served.  The FRB also  considers
capital  adequacy  and other  financial  and  managerial  resources  and  future
prospects  of  the  companies  and  the  banks  concerned,   together  with  the
convenience and needs of the community to be served, when reviewing acquisitions
or mergers.  The BHCA further  provides  that the FRB shall not approve any such
acquisitions of control of any bank operating outside the bank holding company's
principal state of operations,  unless such action is specifically authorized by
the statutes of the state in which the bank to be acquired is located.

         Additionally,  the BHCA prohibits a bank holding company,  with certain
limited exceptions, from (i) acquiring or retaining direct or indirect ownership
or control of more than 5% of the outstanding  voting stock of any company which
is not a bank or bank holding company,  or (ii) engaging  directly or indirectly
in activities  other than those of banking,  managing or controlling  banks,  or
performing  services for its subsidiaries,  unless such non-banking  business is
determined  by the FRB to be so  closely  related  to  banking  or  managing  or
controlling  banks  as  to  be  properly   incident  thereto.   In  making  such
determinations,  the FRB is  required  to weigh  the  expected  benefits  to the
public,  such  as  greater  convenience,   increased  competition  or  gains  in
efficiency, against the possible adverse effects, such as under concentration of
resources,  decreased or unfair competition,  conflicts of interest,  or unsound
banking practices.

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         The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
("FIRREA")  made a  significant  addition  to the  list  of  permitted  non-bank
activities for bank holding companies by specifically  permitting a bank holding
company to acquire,  upon  approval of the FRB and other  applicable  regulatory
authorities, any savings association regardless of its financial condition.

         There are a number of  obligations  and  restrictions  imposed  on bank
holding  companies  and their  depository  institution  subsidiaries  by law and
regulatory policy that are designed to minimize potential loss to the depositors
of such  depository  institutions  and the FDIC insurance funds in the event the
depository  institution becomes in danger of default or in default. For example,
under the 1991  Banking  Law,  to avoid  receivership  of an insured  depository
institution  subsidiary,  a bank holding  company is required to  guarantee  the
compliance  of any insured  depository  institution  subsidiary  that may become
"undercapitalized"  with the terms of any capital restoration plan filed by such
subsidiary with its  appropriate  federal banking agency up to the lesser of (i)
an  amount  equal  to 5% of the  institution's  total  assets  at the  time  the
institution  became  undercapitalized  or (ii) the amount that is necessary  (or
would have been  necessary) to bring the  institution  into  compliance with all
applicable capital standards as of the time the institution fails to comply with
such capital  restoration  plan. See (ii)  "Supervision and Regulation Impact of
the 1991  Banking  Law." Under a policy of the FRB with  respect to bank holding
company  operations,  a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of
financial  strength  to its  subsidiary  depository  institutions  and to commit
resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so
absent such policy.  The FRB also has the authority  under the BHCA to require a
bank holding  company to terminate  any activity or to  relinquish  control of a
nonbank  subsidiary  (other than a nonbank  subsidiary of a bank) upon the FRB's
determination  that such  activity or control  constitutes a serious risk to the
financial  soundness  and  stability of any bank  subsidiary of the bank holding
company.

         In addition,  the  "cross-guarantee"  provisions of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act ("FDIA") require insured  depository  institutions which are under
common  control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss suffered by the FDIC (whether
such loss is paid from the Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund ("SAIF") or the
Bank  Insurance  Fund  ("BIF")  of the  FDIC) as a result  of the  default  of a
commonly  controlled  insured  depository  institution  or  for  any  assistance
provided by the FDIC to a commonly controlled insured depository  institution in
danger of default.  Accordingly, the cross- guarantee provisions enable the FDIC
to access a bank holding  company's  healthy SAIF and BIF members.  The FDIC may
decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provisions if it determines that a waiver
is in the best interest of the SAIF or the BIF or both.  The FDIC's claims under
the  cross-guarantee  provisions are superior to claims of  stockholders  of the
insured depository institution (including its holding company or any stockholder
or  creditor  of such  company)  but are  subordinate  to claims of  depositors,
secured  creditors and holders of subordinated  debt (other than  affiliates) of
the commonly controlled insured depository institutions.

         In January 1989, the FRB adopted risk-based capital guidelines for bank
holding  companies.  The  risk-based  capital  guidelines  are  designed to make
regulatory  capital  requirements  more sensitive to differences in risk profile
among  banks and bank  holding  companies,  to  account  for  off-balance  sheet
exposure,  and to minimize  disincentives for holding liquid assets. Under these
guidelines,  assets  and  off-balance  sheet  items are  assigned  to broad risk
categories each with appropriate weights. The resulting capital ratios represent
capital as a percentage  of total  risk-weighted  assets and  off-balance  sheet
items.

         Bank holding companies  currently are required to fully comply with the
FRB's  risk-based  capital  guidelines,  which  were  phased in over two  years.
Effective December 31, 1992, the minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted
assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities,  such as standby letters
of credit) is 8%. At least 4% of the total  capital  is  required  to be "Tier I
Capital," particularly consisting of common stockholders' equity,  noncumulative
perpetual  preferred  stock,  and  a  limited  amount  of  cumulative  perpetual
preferred stock,  less certain goodwill items and other intangible  assets.  The
remainder  ("Tier II Capital")  may consist of (a) the allowance for loan losses
of up to 1.25% of risk weighted risk assets, (b) excess of qualifying  perpetual
preferred  stock,  (c) hybrid  capital  instruments,  (d)  perpetual  debt,  (e)
mandatory  convertible  securities,  and (f) subordinated  debt and intermediate
term  preferred  stock up to 50% of Tier I capital.  Total capital is the sum of
Tier  I  and  Tier  II  capital  less  reciprocal   holdings  of  other  banking
organizations' capital instruments,  investments in unconsolidated  subsidiaries
and any other  deductions as determined by the FRB (determined on a case by case
basis or as a matter of policy after formal rule-making).

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         Bank holding company assets are given  risk-weights of 0%, 20%, 50% and
100%. In addition,  certain  off-balance  sheet items are given  similar  credit
conversion  factors  to  convert  them to asset  equivalent  amounts to which an
appropriate  risk  weight  will apply.  These  computations  result in the total
risk-weighted  assets.  Most loans will be assigned  to the 100% risk  category,
except for performing first mortgage loans fully secured by residential property
which carry a 50% risk rating. Most investment securities (including, primarily,
general  obligation  claims  on states or other  political  subdivisions  of the
United  States) will be assigned to the 20%  category,  except for  municipal or
state revenue bonds, which have a 50% risk weight, and direct obligations of the
U.S.  Treasury  or  obligations  backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government,  which have a 0% risk weight in converting  off-balance  sheet items
direct credit  substitutes  including general  guarantees and standby letters of
credit  backing  financial  obligations  are  given  a 100%  conversion  factor.
Transaction-related  contingencies such as bid bonds,  standby letters of credit
backing non-financial obligations, and undrawn commitments (including commercial
credit  lines  with an  initial  maturity  or more  than  one  year)  have a 50%
conversion factor.  Short term commercial letters of credit are converted at 20%
and certain short-term unconditionally cancelable commitments have a 0% factor.

         The  Company's  management  believes that the  risk-weighing  of assets
under  these  guidelines  does not and will not have a  material  impact  on the
Company's  operations or on the operations of the Bank. As of June 30, 1997, the
Bank's total capital to risk-weighted  assets was 11.90%.  Its Tier I capital to
risk-weighted   assets  was  10.67%.  In  addition  to  the  risk-based  capital
guidelines, the FRB has adopted a minimum Tier l capital (leverage) ratio, under
which a bank holding  company must maintain a minimum level of Tier I capital to
average total  consolidated  assets of at least 4% in the case of a bank holding
company  that  has  the  highest  regulatory   examination  rating  and  is  not
contemplating  significant growth or expansion. All other bank holding companies
are  expected to maintain a leverage  ratio of at least 100 to 200 basis  points
above  the  stated  minimum.  As of June 30,  1997  the  Bank's  Tier I  capital
(leverage) ratio was 7.57%.

         The 1991 Banking law requires each federal  banking  agency,  including
the FRB,  to revise  its  risk-based  capital  standards  to ensure  that  those
standards take adequate  account of interest rate risk,  concentration of credit
risk and the risks of nontraditional  activities,  as well as reflect the actual
performance  and expected risk of loss on  multifamily  mortgages.  The FRB, the
FDIC and the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued
a joint  advance  notice of  proposed  rule  making,  soliciting  comments  on a
proposed  framework for  implementing  these revisions.  Under the proposal,  an
institution's  assets,  liabilities,  and  off-balance  sheet positions would be
weighted by risk factors that approximate the instruments'  price sensitivity to
a 100 basis point change in interest rates. Institutions with interest rate risk
exposure  in excess of a threshold  level  would be required to hold  additional
capital proportional to that risk. The notice also asked for comments on how the
risk-based  capital  guidelines of each agency may be revised to take account of
concentration  of credit  risk and the risk of  nontraditional  activities.  The
Company  cannot  assess at this point the impact the proposal  would have on the
capital requirements of the Company or the Bank.

         The BHCA  prohibits  the FRB from  approving a bank  holding  company's
application  to acquire a bank or a bank  holding  company  located  outside the
state in which  the  operations  of its  banking  subsidiaries  are  principally
conducted,  unless such acquisition is specifically authorized by statute of the
state in which the bank or Bank  holding  company  to be  acquired  is  located.
Florida law permits bank holding companies in the Southeast region of the United
States to acquire Florida banking organizations, provided that the home state of
the  acquiring  company has enacted  reciprocal  legislation.  In this  context,
reciprocal  legislation  is  generally  defined as  legislation  that  expressly
authorizes  Florida  banking  organizations  to  acquire  banking  organizations
located  in  another  state  on  terms  and  conditions  substantially  no  more
restrictive  that those  applicable to such an  acquisition in Florida by a bank
holding company located in the other state. For purposes of this paragraph,  the
Company  is a Florida  bank  holding  company.  It cannot be  predicted  to what
extent,  if any, the business of the Bank or the Company may be affected by such
legislation.

Bank Regulation
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         The  Bank  is a  state-chartered  banking  corporation  subject  to the
supervision of, and regular  examination by the FRB and the State of Florida, as
well as to the supervision of the FDIC.

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         The  operations  of the Bank are subject to state and federal  statutes
applicable to banks which are members of the Federal  Reserve  System and to the
regulations of the FRB, the FDIC and the State of Florida.  The FDIC insures the
deposits of the Bank to the current  maximum  allowed by law.  Such statutes and
regulations  relate to required reserves against deposits,  investments,  loans,
mergers  and  consolidations,  issuance  of  securities,  payment of  dividends,
establishment of branches,  and other aspects of the Bank's operations.  Various
consumer laws and regulations also affect the operations of the Bank,  including
state  usury  laws,  laws  relating to  fiduciaries,  consumer  credit and equal
credit,  and fair credit reporting.  Under the provisions of the Federal Reserve
Act, the Bank is subject to certain  restrictions on any extensions of credit to
the Company or, with certain exceptions, other affiliates, on investments in the
stock or other  securities of national banks, and on the taking of such stock or
securities as  collateral.  These  regulations  and  restrictions  may limit the
Company's  ability to obtain  funds from the Bank for its cash needs,  including
funds for  acquisitions,  and the payment of  dividends,  interest and operating
expenses.  Further,  the Bank is  prohibited  from  engaging  in  certain  tying
arrangements  in  connection  with any  extension  of  credit,  lease or sale of
property or  furnishing  of services.  For example,  the Bank may not  generally
require a customer to obtain other  services  from the Bank or the Company,  and
may not require the  customer to promise  not to obtain  other  services  from a
competitor as a condition to an extension of credit. The Bank also is subject to
certain  restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on extensions of credit
to executive officers, directors, principal stockholders or any related interest
of such persons. Extensions of credit (i) must be made on substantially the same
terms  (including  interest  rates and  collateral)  as,  and  following  credit
underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than those prevailing at the
time for, comparable transactions with persons not covered above and who are not
employees  and (ii) must not involve  more than the normal risk of  repayment or
present other unfavorable  features.  In addition,  extensions of credit to such
persons  beyond limits set by FRB  regulations  must be approved by the Board of
Directors.  The Bank also is subject to certain lending limits and  restrictions
on overdrafts to such persons.  A violation of these  restrictions may result in
the  assessment  of  substantial  civil  monetary  penalties  on the Bank or any
officer, director,  employee, agent or other person participating in the conduct
of the affairs of the Bank or the imposition of a cease and desist order.

         As an institution  whose deposits are insured by the BIF and SAIF funds
of the FDIC,  the Bank also is subject to insurance  assessments  imposed by the
FDIC.  Under  current law, as amended by the 1991  Banking  Law,  the  insurance
assessment to be paid by BIF and SAIF insured institutions shall be as specified
in  schedules  to be issued by the FDIC  from  time to time.  The  amount of the
assessment  will be  determined  in part to  allow  for a  minimum  BIF and SAIF
reserve  ratio of 1.25% of estimated  insured  deposits (or such higher ratio as
the FDIC may determine in accordance  with the  statute).  Further,  the FDIC is
authorized under the 1991 Banking Law to impose one or more special  assessments
in any amount deemed  necessary to enable  repayment of amounts  borrowed by the
FDIC from the Treasury  Department.  Effective  July 1, 1991, the semiannual BIF
assessment  was  set at  0.23%  of an  institution's  average  assessment  base.
Effective January 1, 1993, the FDIC replaced the uniform  assessment rate with a
transitional  risk-based  assessment  schedule  (which is  required  by the 1991
Banking Law to be fully effective by January 1994),  having assessments for both
BIF and SAIF insured deposits  ranging from 0.23% to 0.31% of the  institution's
average  assessment  base.  This same schedule was retained  commencing  July 1,
1993.  The actual  assessment to be paid by each BIF and SAIF member is based on
the institution's assessment risk classification, which is determined on whether
the institution is considered "well capitalized,"  "adequately  capitalized," or
"under-capitalized,"  as those  terms have been  defined in  applicable  federal
regulations  adopted to implement the prompt  corrective action provision of the
1991 Banking law, and whether such  institution is considered by its supervising
agency to be financially sound or to have supervising  concerns.  As a result of
the 1991 Banking Law, the  assessment  rate on deposits  could further  increase
significantly at any time over the next 15 years. Based on the current financial
condition and capital  levels of the Bank,  the Company does not expect that the
transitional  risk-base  assessment  schedule will have a material impact on the
earnings of the Bank.

         The FDIC has  proposed a rule which would  affect  contracts  between a
bank holding  company,  such as the Company (or related  interests  under common
control), and its insured depository institution  affiliates,  such as the Bank.
The FDIC proposed establishing a rebuttable regulatory  presumption that certain
types of contracts  between an insured  depository  institution  and any company
which directly or indirectly  controls it (or which is under common control with
it) are  unsafe  and  unsound.  The types of  contracts  to be  covered  by such
presumption  would  include those  relating to: (i) making or purchasing  loans,
(ii)  servicing  loans,   (iii)  performing  trust  functions,   (iv)  providing
bookkeeping or data processing  services,  (v) furnishing  management  services,
(vi) selling or  transferring  any department or subsidiary,  (vii) payments for
intangible  assets or (viii)  transferring  any asset for less than fair  market

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value  as  evidenced  by an  independent  written  appraisal  or  prepaying  any
liability  more than 30 days prior to its due date.  The FDIC also has  proposed
regulations which would prohibit any insured depository institution, such as the
Bank, from entering into any contract with any person to provide goods, products
or services if such  contract is  determined  to adversely  affect the safety or
soundness of the insured institution.  The Company and the Bank cannot determine
at this point the impact these  proposed rules would have if they are adopted in
their currently proposed form.

Impact of the 1991 Banking Law
- ------------------------------

         Among other things, the 1991 Banking Law provides increased funding for
the BIF and provides for expanded  regulation  of  depository  institutions  and
their affiliates, including parent holding companies.

         The BIF funding  provisions  could result in a significant  increase in
the assessment rate on deposits of BIF  institutions  over the next 15 years. No
assurance  can be given at this  time as to what the level of  premiums  will be
during this 15-year period.  The 1991 Banking Law provides authority for special
assessments  against  insured  deposits  and for the  development  of a  general
risk-based deposit insurance assessment system which the FDIC began to implement
on a  transitional  basis  effective  January  1,  1993.  See  "Supervision  and
Regulation-Bank Regulation."

         The 1991 Banking Law provides the federal  banking  agencies with broad
powers  to  take  prompt  corrective  action  to  resolve  problems  of  insured
depository  institutions.  The extent of those  powers  depends upon whether the
institution  in  question  is  "well  capitalized,"   "adequately  capitalized,"
"undercapitalized,"    "significantly    undercapitalized,"    or    "critically
undercapitalized."  In  September  1992,  each of the federal  banking  agencies
issued final uniform  regulations  defining such capital  levels to be effective
December 19, 1992. Under the final regulations, a bank would be considered "well
capitalized" if it has (i) a total  risk-based  capital ratio of 10% or greater,
(ii) a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6% or greater,  (iii) a leverage ratio
of 5% or greater  and (iv) is not subject to any order or written  directive  to
meet  and  maintain  a  specific  capital  level  for any  capital  measure.  An
"adequately  capitalized"  bank  would  be  defined  as one that has (i) a total
risk-based  capital  ratio of 8% or greater,  (ii) a Tier I  risk-based  capital
ratio of 4% or  greater,  and (iii) a leverage  ratio of 4% or greater (or 3% or
greater in the case of a bank with a composite CAMELS rating of 1). A bank would
be considered (A)  "undercapitalized"  if it has (i) a total risk-based  capital
ratio of less than 8%, (ii) a Tier I risk-based  capitalized  ratio of less than
4%, or (iii) a leverage  ratio of less than 4% (or 3% in the case of a bank with
a composite  CAMELS rating of 1); (B)  "significantly  undercapitalized"  if the
bank has (i) a total  risk-based  capital  ratio of less than 6%,  (ii) a Tier I
risk-based Capital ratio of less than 3%, or (iii) a leverage ratio of less than
3%, and (C)  "critically  undercapitalized"  if the bank has a ratio of tangible
equity to total assets equal to or less than 2%.

         As  of  June  30,  1997,  the  Bank  met  the  definition  of  a  "Well
Capitalized" institution.

         The 1991  Banking law also  amended  the prior law with  respect to the
acceptance of brokered  deposits by insured  depository  institutions  to permit
only a "well  capitalized"  depository  institution to accept brokered  deposits
without  prior  regulatory  approval.  In June  1992  the  FDIC  issued  a final
regulation implementing these provisions regulating brokered deposits. Under the
regulation,  "well  capitalized"  banks may  accept  brokered  deposits  without
restriction,  "adequately capitalized" banks may accept brokered deposits with a
waiver  from the FDIC  (subject to certain  restrictions  on payments of rates),
while  "undercapitalized"  banks may not accept brokered deposits.  The FDIC has
proposed  to  amend  these  regulations  to  conform  the  regulation's  capital
classifications    ("well    capitalized,"    "adequately    capitalized"    and
"undercapitalized")  to those  contained in the  regulations  implemented by the
prompt corrective action provisions of the 1991 Banking Law (as described in the
previous paragraph). The Company does not believe that this regulation will have
a material adverse effect on its current operations.

         To facilitate the early  identification  of problems,  the 1991 Banking
law  requires  the  federal  banking  agencies  to  review  and,  under  certain
circumstances,  prescribe more stringent  accounting and reporting  requirements
than those required by generally accepted accounting principles.  Effective July
2, 1993, the FDIC issued final rules  implementing  those provisions.  The final
rules are applicable to only those FDIC insured financial  institutions,  which,
at the  beginning of any fiscal year,  had total assets of $500 million or more.
The  rules,   among  other  things,   require  that  management  report  on  the
institution's responsibility for preparing financial statements and establishing
and  maintaining  an internal  control  structure and  procedures  for financial

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reporting  and  compliance  with  laws and  regulations  concerning  safety  and
soundness,  and that  independent  auditors  attest to and report  separately on
assertions in  management's  response  concerning  compliance with such laws and
regulations, using FDIC-approved audit procedures.

         The 1991 Banking Law further  requires the federal banking  agencies to
develop  regulations  requiring  disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
and, to the extent  feasible and  practicable,  supplemental  disclosure  of the
estimated  fair market  value of assets and  liabilities.  The 1991  Banking Law
further  requires  examinations  of all insured  depository  institutions by the
institution's appropriate federal supervisory agency. Moreover, the 1991 Banking
Law,  modified by the Federal  Enterprises  Financial  Safety and Soundness Act,
requires the federal banking  agencies to set operational and managerial,  asset
quality,   earnings  and  stock  valuation   standards  for  insured  depository
institutions  and  depository  institution  holding  companies  (including  bank
holding  companies such as the Company),  as well as compensation  standards for
insured depository  institutions that prohibit excessive  compensation,  fees or
benefits to officers,  directors,  employees and principal stockholders. In July
1992,  the federal  banking  agencies  issued a joint advance notice of proposed
rule-making  soliciting  comments on all aspects of the  implementation of these
standards  in  accordance  with the 1991  Banking  Law,  including  whether  the
compensation standards should apply to depository institution holding companies.

         The  foregoing   necessarily  is  a  general   description  of  certain
provisions of the 1991 Banking Law and does not purport to be complete.  Several
of  the  provisions  of  the  1991  Banking  Law  will  be  implemented  through
regulations  issued by the various federal banking  agencies,  only a portion of
which have been adopted in final form. The effect of the 1991 Banking Law on the
Company  and the Bank  will not be fully  ascertainable  until  after all of the
provisions are effective and after all of the regulations are adopted.

Monetary Policy and Economic Control
- ------------------------------------

         The commercial  banking  business in which the Bank engages is affected
not only by general economic  conditions,  but also by the monetary  policies of
the FRB. Changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowing,  availability of
borrowing at the "discount  window," open market  operations,  the imposition of
changes in reserve  requirements  against  member banks'  deposits and assets of
foreign  branches  and the  imposition  of and  changes in reserve  requirements
against  certain  borrowings  by  banks  and  their  affiliates  are some of the
instruments of monetary policy available to the FRB. These monetary policies are
used in varying  combinations to influence  overall growth and  distributions of
bank loans,  investments  and deposits,  and this use may affect  interest rates
charged on loans or paid on deposits.  The monetary policies of the FRB have had
a  significant  effect on the  operating  results  of  commercial  banks and are
expected to do so in the future.  The  monetary  policies of these  agencies are
influenced by various factors, including inflation, unemployment, short-term and
long-term changes in the international  trade balance and in the fiscal policies
of the United States Government. Future monetary policies and the effect of such
policies on the future  business and earnings of the Company and the Bank cannot
be predicted.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The  Company's  Warrants are not  exercisable  unless the Company has a
current  prospectus  covering the shares  issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
and this prospectus  covers those shares.  In addition,  the Company has certain
Warrants which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
While none of the holders of such  Warrants  has  indicated an intent to sell or
transfer such  Warrants,  this  prospectus  will allow the offer or sale by such
holders, from time to time, at such holders' election.

   
         With  respect to the Warrants  held by Selling  Warrant  Holders,  such
Warrants  may be  offered  and sold  from  time to time by the  Selling  Warrant
Holder.  The Selling  Warrant  Holder will act  independently  of the Company in
making decisions with respect to the timing,  manner and size of each sale. Such
sale may be made in negotiated transactions.  In affecting sales, broker/dealers
engaged by the Selling Warrant Holders may arrange for other  broker/dealers  to
participate.  Broker/dealers  will receive  commissions  or  discounts  from the
Selling  Warrant  Holders in amounts to be negotiated  immediately  prior to the
sale.  In the  offering of the  Warrants  covered  hereby,  the Selling  Warrant
Holders and any  broker/dealers and any other  participating  broker/dealers who
execute sales for the Selling Warrant Holders may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the  Securities  Act in  connection  with such sales,  any
profits  realized by the Selling  Warrant  Holders and the  compensation of such
broker/dealer  may  deemed to be  underwriting  discounts  and  commissions.  In
addition,  any  Warrants  covered  by this  Prospectus  which  qualify  for sale
pursuant  to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather  than  pursuant  to this
Prospectus.  Of the  Warrants  offered by  Selling  Warrant  Holders  hereunder,
Warrants related to 694,965 shares of Class A Common Stock presently qualify for
sale pursuant to Rule 144.
    

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         With  respect to the shares of Class A Common  Stock and Class B Common
Stock  issuable upon  exercise of the Warrants,  those shares shall be issued by
the  Company,  from time to time,  upon  exercise by the holders  thereof of the
Warrants.  Shares  of Class A  Common  Stock  or  Class B  Common  Stock  may be
purchased by the holders of Warrants  only by mailing or  delivering a completed
and duly executed  Election to Purchase form which is on the reverse side of the
Warrant  Certificate,  together with payment of the Exercise  Price of $6.67 per
share  for each  Warrant  surrendered  to the Bank of New  York,  the  Company's
warrant agent,  prior to the  expiration of the Warrant.  Payment may be made in
certified funds,  cashier check, bank draft or bank check,  payable to the order
of the warrant agent.  All funds received by the warrant agent from the exercise
of warrants will be forwarded to the Company.
    

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the  securities  offered hereby will be passed upon for
the Company by Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP, Rochester, New York.

                                     EXPERTS

         The consolidated balance sheet of Intervest Bancshares  Corporation and
Subsidiary  as of December 31, 1996 and the related  consolidated  statements of
earnings,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two
year period then ended included in this Prospectus, have been included herein in
reliance  on the  report of  Hacker,  Johnson,  Cohen & Grieb,  Tampa,  Florida,
independent  accountants,  given on the  authority  of that firm as  experts  in
accounting and auditing.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                          Index to Financial Statements

                                                                                                              Page

<S>                                                                                                       <C> 

Independent Auditors' Report.................................................................................F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and
         December 31, 1996...................................................................................F-3

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Six Months
         Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited) and
         the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995..........................................................F-4

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
         Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and
         the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995..........................................................F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and
         1996 (unaudited)
         and the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995......................................................F-6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...................................................................F-7


All schedules are omitted  because of the absence of the conditions  under which
they are  required  or because  the  required  information  is  included  in the
consolidated financial statements and related notes.


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                          Independent Auditors' Report



Board of Directors and Stockholders
Intervest Bancshares Corporation
New York, New York:

We have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheet  of  Intervest
Bancshares  Corporation  and Subsidiary  (the "Company") as of December 31, 1996
and the related consolidated  statements of earnings,  stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1996.
These financial  statements are the responsibility of the Company's  management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based
on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above present
fairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  financial  position of the Company at
December 31, 1996 and the results of its  operations and its cash flows for each
of the years in the two-year  period ended December 31, 1996 in conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.




   

HACKER, JOHNSON, COHEN & GRIEB PA
Tampa, Florida
January 7, 1997, except for Note 18, as to
        which the date is September 19, 1997
    












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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                                               --------   ------------
   Assets                                                        1997         1996
                                                                 ----         ----
                                                             (unaudited)

<S>                                                          <C>           <C>    
Cash and due from banks ..................................    $  1,863       2,868
Federal funds sold .......................................       1,973       3,452
                                                              --------    --------

       Total cash and cash equivalents ...................       3,836       6,320

Interest-bearing deposits with banks .....................          99          99
Securities held to maturity ..............................      38,296      34,507
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $999
   in 1997 and $811 in 1996 ..............................      69,540      59,499
Accrued interest receivable ..............................         997         842
Premises and equipment, net ..............................       3,967       2,940
Restricted securities, Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost         203         203
Foreclosed real estate ...................................        --           185
Deferred income tax asset ................................         495         526
Other assets .............................................         104          75
                                                              --------    --------

                                                              $117,537     105,196
                                                              ========    ========

   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:
   Demand deposits .......................................       2,204       2,401
   Savings and NOW deposits ..............................      12,618       9,278
   Money-market deposits .................................      14,381       7,507
   Time deposits .........................................      75,659      74,261
                                                              --------    --------

       Total deposits ....................................     104,862      93,447

   Other liabilities .....................................       2,249       1,676
                                                              --------    --------

       Total liabilities .................................     107,111      95,123
                                                              --------    --------

Minority interest ........................................         332         326
                                                              --------    --------

Commitments (Notes 4 and 7)

Stockholders' Equity:
   Class A common stock - $1 par value, 4,000,000 shares
     authorized; 900,000 shares issued and outstanding ...         900         900
   Class B common stock - $1 par value, 400,000 shares
     authorized; 200,000 shares issued and outstanding ...         200         200
   Additional paid-in capital ............................       7,655       7,655
   Retained earnings .....................................       1,339         992
                                                              --------    --------

       Total stockholders' equity ........................      10,094       9,747
                                                              --------    --------

                                                             $ 117,537     105,196
                                                               =======     =======
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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                       Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                    ($ in thousands except per share amounts)

                                               Six Months Ended                Year Ended
                                                    June 30,                  December 31,
                                              ------------------         -------------------
                                              1997          1996         1996           1995
                                              ----          ----         ----           ----
                                                  (unaudited)
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>      
Interest income:
   Loans receivable ................    $    3,003         2,087         4,624         2,878
   Securities held to maturity .....         1,234           675         1,514         1,080
   Other interest earning assets ...            67            95           243           232
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

        Total interest income ......         4,304         2,857         6,381         4,190
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Interest expense:
   Deposits ........................         2,688         1,628         3,745         2,225
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

        Net interest income ........         1,616         1,229         2,636         1,965

Provision for loan losses ..........           184           128           250           233
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

        Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses          1,432         1,101         2,386         1,732
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Noninterest income:
   Customer service charges ........            56            61            89            82
   Other ...........................            12            17            17             7
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

        Total noninterest income ...            68            78           106            89
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Noninterest expenses:
   Salaries and employee benefits ..           438           351           739           577
   Occupancy and equipment .........           191           179           342           379
   Advertising and promotion .......            42             3             9            12
   Professional fees ...............            64            58            88            81
   Deposit insurance premiums ......             5             1             2            38
   General insurance ...............            15            15            31            29
   Stationery, printing and supplies            55            34            51            45
   Other ...........................           124           115           270           243
   Minority interest in subsidiary .             6             9            19            11
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

        Total noninterest expenses .           940           765         1,551         1,415
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Earnings before income taxes .......           560           414           941           406

        Income taxes ...............           213           172           383           136
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Net earnings .......................    $      347           242           558           270
                                        ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========

   
Earnings per share .................    $      .21           .15           .34           .16
                                        ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========


Weighted-average number of shares
   outstanding .....................     1,650,000     1,650,000     1,650,000     1,650,000
                                        ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
                                 (In thousands)


                                                                                          Unrealized
                                                                                           Loss on
                                     Class A      Class B     Additional                  Securities        Total
                                      Common       Common      Paid-In       Retained      Available   Stockholders'
                                      Stock        Stock       Capital       Earnings      for Sale        Equity
                                      -----        -----       -------       --------      --------        ------

<S>                                    <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>                        <C>   
Balance at December 31,
   1994.............................   $ 900           200         7,668             164        (48)           8,884

Net earnings........................      -             -            -               270          -              270

Stock issuance cost.................      -             -           (13)              -           -             (13)

Decrease in unrealized loss
   on securities available
   for sale.........................      -             -            -                -           48              48
                                        ----          ----        ------         -------          --           -----

Balance at December 31,
   1995.............................     900           200         7,655             434          -            9,189

Net earnings........................      -             -            -               558          -              558
                                        ----          ----        ------           -----        ----          ------

Balance at December 31,
   1996.............................     900           200         7,655             992          -            9,747

Net earnings for the six
   months ended June 30,
   1997 (unaudited).................      -             -            -               347          -              347
                                        ----          ----       -------          ------        ----          ------

Balance at June 30, 1997
   (unaudited)......................   $ 900           200         7,655           1,339          -           10,094
                                         ===           ===         =====           =====        ====          ======
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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (In thousands)

                                                                  Six Months Ended                  Year Ended
                                                                       June 30,                    December 31,
                                                                 ------------------             ------------------
                                                                 1997          1996             1996          1995
                                                                 ----          ----             ----          ----
                                                                    (unaudited)
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>               <C>          <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings ..........................................    $    347          242               558          270
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation ....................................         108          121               176          170
        Provision for deferred income taxes .............          31          166                67          127
        (Increase) decrease in other assets .............         (29)           1                35           35
        Increase in other liabilities ...................         579          766               850           11
        Increase in accrued interest receivable .........        (155)         (17)             (199)        (387)
        Net amortization of fees, premiums and discounts           12          107               271          (36)
        Write-down on foreclosed real estate ............           8         --                --           --
        Net gain on sale of foreclosed real estate ......          (7)        --                --           --
        Provision for loan losses .......................         184          128               250          233
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

          Net cash provided by operating activities .....       1,078        1,514             2,008          423
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of Federal Reserve Bank stock ................        --           --                --            (30)
  Purchase of securities held to maturity ...............     (15,128)      (9,937)          (30,025)     (22,703)
  Maturities of securities held to maturity .............      11,358        8,000            15,050       11,900
  Net purchases of premises and equipment ...............      (1,135)        (107)             (667)      (1,286)
  Net increase in loans .................................     (10,256)     (13,426)          (23,642)     (14,436)
  Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate ..........         184         --                --           --
  Purchase of interest-bearing deposits .................        --           --                --           (298)
  Maturity of interest-bearing deposits .................        --            199               199          397
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

        Net cash used in investing activities ...........     (14,977)     (15,271)          (39,085)     (26,456)
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net increase in demand, savings, NOW and
    money market deposits ...............................      10,017          350             9,639        1,894
  Net increase in time deposits .........................       1,398        9,328            25,207       26,615
  Stock issuance costs ..................................        --           --                --            (13)
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

        Net cash provided by financing activities .......      11,415        9,678            34,846       28,496
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

        Net (decrease) increase in cash and
         cash equivalents ...............................      (2,484)      (4,079)           (2,231)       2,463

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ........       6,320        8,551             8,551        6,088
                                                             --------     --------          --------     --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ..............    $  3,836        4,472             6,320        8,551
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========

Supplemental  disclosure of cash flow  information:
      Cash paid during the period for:
        Interest ........................................    $  2,684        1,627             3,678        2,166
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========

        Income taxes ....................................    $    397           23                17         --
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========

      Noncash transactions:
        Reclassification of loans to
        foreclosed real estate ..........................    $   --           --                 185         --
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========

        Unrealized gain on securities available for sale,
         net of income tax benefit ......................    $   --           --                --            (48)
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========

        Reclassify securities from available for sale
         to held to maturity ............................    $   --           --                --            750
                                                             ========     ========          ========     ========
</TABLE>


See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                       F-6


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

               For the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and
            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(1) Description of Business and Summary of Significant  Accounting  Policies The
  accompanying consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 1997 and for the
  six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 are unaudited;  however, in the
  opinion of management,  all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of
  the consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments
  are of a normal  recurring  nature.  The results for the six months ended June
  30, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results which may be expected
  for the entire year.

  General.   Intervest  Bancshares   Corporation  (the  "Holding  Company")  was
  incorporated on February 5, 1993. The Holding Company owned 96.30% (unaudited)
  and  95.76%  at June 30,  1997 and  December  31,  1996,  respectively  of the
  outstanding  common stock of Intervest  Bank (the  "Bank")  (collectively  the
  "Company").  The Bank is a Florida  state-chartered  bank,  is  insured by the
  Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation and is a member of the Federal Reserve
  Bank. The Holding Company's primary business is the operation of the Bank. The
  Bank  provides  a wide range of banking  services  to small and  middle-market
  businesses  and  individuals  through  its four  banking  offices  located  in
  Pinellas County, Florida.

  Basis of Presentation.  The accompanying  consolidated financial statements of
  the Company  include the  accounts  of the Holding  Company and the Bank.  All
  significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been eliminated in
  consolidation.

  The  accounting  and  reporting  policies of the Company  conform to generally
  accepted  accounting  principles and to general  practices  within the banking
  industry.  The following summarizes the more significant of these policies and
  practices.

  Estimates.   The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with
  generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
  and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
  disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial
  statements  and the  reported  amounts of  revenues  and  expenses  during the
  reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  Cash and Cash  Equivalents.  For purposes of presentation in the  consolidated
  statements  of cash  flows,  cash and cash  equivalents  are  defined as those
  amounts  included in the  balance-sheet  captions "cash and due from banks and
  federal funds sold."

  Securities  Held to Maturity.  United  States  government  treasury and agency
  securities  for which the Company has the positive  intent and ability to hold
  to maturity are reported at cost,  adjusted for  amortization  of premiums and
  accretion  of  discounts  which are  recognized  in interest  income using the
  interest method over the period to maturity.

  Loans Receivable.  Loans receivable that management has the intent and ability
  to hold for the  foreseeable  future or until maturity or pay-off are reported
  at their outstanding principal adjusted for any charge-offs, the allowance for
  loan losses, and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans.

                                                                     (continued)


                                       F-7


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(1)  Description  of Business and Summary of  Significant  Accounting  Policies,
  Continued  Loans  Receivable,  Continued.  Loan  origination  fees and certain
  direct  origination  costs are  capitalized and recognized as an adjustment of
  the yield of the related loan.

  The  accrual  of  interest  on  impaired  loans  is   discontinued   when,  in
  management's  opinion,  the  borrower  may be unable to meet  payments as they
  become due. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest
  is reversed.  Interest  income is  subsequently  recognized only to the extent
  cash payments are received.

  The  allowance for loan losses is increased by charges to income and decreased
  by charge-offs (net of recoveries).  Management's  periodic  evaluation of the
  adequacy of the allowance is based on the Company's past loan loss experience,
  known and inherent risks in the portfolio,  adverse situations that may affect
  the  borrower's  ability  to  repay,  the  estimated  value of any  underlying
  collateral, and current economic conditions.

  Foreclosed Real Estate.  Real estate properties  acquired through,  or in lieu
  of, loan  foreclosure are to be sold and are initially  recorded at fair value
  at the date of foreclosure  establishing a new cost basis.  After foreclosure,
  valuations  are  periodically  performed by management  and the real estate is
  carried  at the  lower of  carrying  amount or fair  value  less cost to sell.
  Revenue and expenses from  operations  and changes in the valuation  allowance
  are included in the consolidated statement of earnings.

  Income Taxes.  Deferred tax assets and  liabilities are reflected at currently
  enacted  income tax rates  applicable  to the period in which the deferred tax
  assets or  liabilities  are expected to be realized or settled.  As changes in
  tax laws or rates  are  enacted,  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are
  adjusted through the provision for income taxes.

  Premises  and  Equipment.  Land is carried at cost.  Premises,  furniture  and
  fixtures and  equipment  are carried at cost,  less  accumulated  depreciation
  computed by the straight-line method.

  Off-Balance-Sheet  Financial  Instruments.  In the ordinary course of business
  the  Company  has  entered  into   off-balance-sheet   financial   instruments
  consisting  of  commitment  to  extend  credit,  unused  lines of  credit  and
  stand-by-letters  of credit.  Such financial  instruments  are recorded in the
  consolidated  financial  statements  when they are funded or related  fees are
  incurred or received.

  Fair Values of Financial  Instruments.  The following  methods and assumptions
  were used by the Company in estimating fair values of financial instruments:

  Cash and Cash  Equivalents  and  Interest-Bearing  Deposits  with  Banks.  The
  carrying  amounts of cash and short-term  instruments  approximate  their fair
  value.

   Securities Held to Maturity.  Fair values for securities held to maturity are
   based on quoted market prices.

   Federal Reserve Bank Stock. Book value for these securities approximates fair
   value.


                                       F-8
                                                                     (continued)


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


  (1)  Description of Business and Summary of Significant  Accounting  Policies,
  Continued Fair Values of Financial Instruments, Continued.

  Loans Receivable.  For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and have no
  significant  change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying  values.
  Fair values for fixed-rate  mortgage (e.g.  one-to-four  family  residential),
  commercial  real estate and commercial  loans are estimated  using  discounted
  cash flow analyses,  using interest  rates  currently  being offered for loans
  with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

  Deposit Liabilities.  The fair values disclosed for demand, NOW,  money-market
  and savings deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand
  at the  reporting  date (that is,  their  carrying  amounts).  Fair values for
  fixed-rate  certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow
  calculation   that  applies   interest  rates   currently   being  offered  on
  certificates to a schedule of aggregated  expected monthly  maturities on time
  deposits.

  Accrued Interest.  The carrying amounts of accrued interest  approximate their
  fair values.

  Off-Balance-Sheet  Instruments.  Fair  values  for  off-balance-sheet  lending
  commitments  are  based  on fees  currently  charged  to  enter  into  similar
  agreements,  taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the
  counterparties' credit standing.

  Advertising.  The Company expenses all advertising as incurred.

   
  Earnings Per Share.  Earnings  per share of common stock has been  computed on
  the  basis  of  the   weighted-average   number  of  shares  of  common  stock
  outstanding. The effect of outstanding warrants is not dilutive (see Note 18).
    

  New  Accounting  Requirement.  The  FASB has  issued  Statement  of  Financial
  Accounting  Standards No. 125 ("SFAS 125"). This Statement provides accounting
  and reporting  standards  for  transfers and servicing of financial  assets as
  well  as  extinguishments   of  liabilities.   This  Statement  also  provides
  consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are
  sales from  transfers that are secured  borrowings.  SFAS 125 is effective for
  transfers  and  servicing of financial  assets as well as  extinguishments  of
  liabilities occurring after December 31, 1996. The adoption of SFAS 125 had no
  effect on the Company's financial statements during the six-month period ended
  June 30, 1997 (unaudited).

  Future  Accounting  Requirement.  The FASB has issued  Statement  of Financial
  Accounting  Standards  No. 128 ("SFAS  128").  This  Statement  specifies  the
  computation,  presentation and disclosure  requirements for earnings per share
  (EPS) for entities with publicly-held  common stock. SFAS 128 is effective for
  both interim and annual  periods  ending after  December 15, 1997.  Management
  does not expect the adoption of this  Statement  to have a material  effect on
  earnings per share.

                                                                     (continued)






                                       F-9


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(2)  Securities Held to Maturity
  Debt  securities  have been  classified  in the  consolidated  balance  sheets
  according to management's  intent. The carrying amount of securities and their
  approximate fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            Gross      Gross
                                                                                Amortized Unrealized Unrealized   Fair
                                                                                  Cost      Gains      Losses     Value
                                                                                  ----      -----      ------     -----
<S>                                                                             <C>             <C>       <C>     <C>   
     June 30, 1997 (unaudited):
          U.S. Treasury securities .........................................    $ 2,992          6         -       2,998
          U.S. Government and
              agency securities ............................................     35,304         26        119     35,211
                                                                                -------    -------    -------    -------

              Total ........................................................    $38,296         32        119     38,209
                                                                                =======    =======    =======    =======

     December 31, 1996:
          U.S. Treasury securities .........................................      1,499          7         -       1,506
          U.S. Government and
              agency securities ............................................     33,008         44        105     32,947
                                                                                -------    -------    -------    -------

              Total ........................................................    $34,507         51        105     34,453
                                                                                =======    =======    =======    =======
</TABLE>

There were no sales of securities  during the six months ended June 30, 1997
    (unaudited) or the years ended December 31, 1996 or 1995.

  During 1995, the Company transferred $750,000 of securities from available for
  sale to held to maturity at market  value which  approximated  amortized  book
  value.

    The scheduled  maturities of securities  held to maturity are  summarized as
follows (in thousands):

                                                   Amortized     Fair
                                                     Cost       Value
          At June 30, 1997 (unaudited):
          Due in one year or less ..............    $ 6,011      6,017
          Due after one year through five years      25,745     25,712
          Due after five years through ten years      6,540      6,480
                                                    -------    -------

              Total ............................    $38,296     38,209
                                                    =======    =======

          At December 31, 1996:
          Due in one year or less ..............      8,642      8,647
          Due after one year through five years      23,855     23,811
          Due after five years through ten years      2,010      1,995
                                                    -------    -------

              Total ............................    $34,507     34,453
                                                    =======    =======

                                                                     (continued)

                                      F-10


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(3)  Loans Receivable
     The components of loans in the  consolidated  balance sheets are summarized
     as follows (in thousands):
                                                                                       At June 30,   At December 31,
                                                                                       -----------   ---------------
                                                                                          1997                1996
                                                                                          ----                ----
                                                                                       (unaudited)
<S>                                                                                       <C>                 <C>   
              Commercial loans........................................................    $  3,466             3,514
              Commercial real estate..................................................      64,631            54,198
              Residential real estate.................................................       2,715             2,784
              Consumer loans..........................................................         101               157
                                                                                            ------            ------

                                                                                            70,913            60,653

              Deferred loan fees......................................................       (374)             (343)
              Allowance for loan losses...............................................       (999)             (811)
                                                                                           ------            ------

                                                                                          $ 69,540            59,499
                                                                                            ======            ======
</TABLE>

    An  analysis  of the change in the  allowance  for loan  losses  follows (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           Six Months Ended           Year Ended
                                                                           ----------------        -----------------
                                                                                 June 30,             December 31,
                                                                           1997        1996        1996         1995
                                                                           ----        ----        ----         ----
                                                                               (unaudited)
<S>                                                                       <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>

              Balance at beginning of period............................  $ 811         593         593          369
                                                                            ---         ---         ---          ---

              Loans charged-off.........................................     -           -          (65)         (30)
              Recoveries................................................      4          31          33           21
                                                                           ----        ----         ---          ---

                  Net loan recoveries (charge-offs)....................       4          31         (32)          (9)
                                                                           ----        ----         ---          ----

              Provision for loan losses.................................    184         128         250          233
                                                                            ---         ---         ---          ---

              Balance at end of period..................................  $ 999         752         811          593
                                                                            ===         ===         ===          ===
</TABLE>

    The Company had no impaired  loans during the six months ended June 30, 1997
    (unaudited),  or  at  December  31,  1996  or  1995.  The  average  recorded
    investment  in  impaired  loans  during the six months  ended June 30,  1996
    (unaudited)  and the years ended  December  31,  1996 and 1995 was  $41,000,
    $31,000  and $5,000,  respectively.  No interest  income was  recognized  on
    impaired loans during these periods.

                                                                     (continued)





                                      F-11


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(4) Premises and Equipment
    Premises and equipment is summarized as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                At June 30,    At December 31,
                                                                                -----------    ---------------
                                                                                   1997              1996
                                                                                   ----              ----
                                                                               (unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>                <C>  
        Land ................................................................    $   914              729
        Bank buildings ......................................................      2,764            1,926
        Leasehold improvements ..............................................         63               61
        Furniture and fixtures and equipment ................................        675              565
                                                                                 -------          -------

          Total, at cost ....................................................      4,416            3,281

        Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ......................       (449)            (341)
                                                                                 -------          -------

          Net book value ....................................................    $ 3,967            2,940
                                                                                 =======          =======
</TABLE>

In November, 1994 the Company purchased two properties which began operations as
   branch  offices in March,  1995. In addition,  the Company  acquired  another
   property in 1995 which became  operational  as a branch  office in September,
   1995.

On November  15,  1996,  the Company  entered  into an  agreement  to purchase a
   property  for  $185,000  which  will be a branch  office of the  Bank.  It is
   anticipated that this branch office will open by the end of 1997. At June 30,
   1997 (unaudited),  the Bank had remaining purchase commitments outstanding of
   $251,000 to complete the renovation.

TheBank completed its  renovations,  and in June, 1997, moved its main office to
   625 Court Street,  Clearwater,  Florida.  At December 31, 1996,  the Bank had
   purchase commitments of $523,000 to complete the renovations.

In May,  1997  (unaudited),  the Bank  purchased  a  building  and a vacant  lot
   adjacent to the Court Street office to provide  additional parking and office
   space for future expansion of this facility.

On September  26, 1986,  the Bank entered into a lease  agreement for the office
   located on Belcher  Road in  Clearwater,  Florida with a  corporation,  owned
   entirely  by certain of the Bank's  directors,  to lease the Bank's  premises
   (none of  which  are  directors,  officers  or  stockholders  of the  Holding
   Company,  Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation).  On January 1, 1989,  the Bank
   entered into a second lease with the same corporation for additional space in
   the same building.  In January,  1996, both of these leases were renegotiated
   for less space and a lower  rental  rate.  The lease is  accounted  for as an
   operating lease and will expire on October 31, 2007.

                                                                     (continued)






                                      F-12


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(4) Premises and Equipment, Continued
   The lease agreement contains escalation clauses based upon the consumer price
   index and contains  annual  adjustments  up to a maximum of 3% based upon the
   previous  year's rental.  Rental expense was $78,000,  $86,000,  $163,000 and
   $167,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996  (unaudited) and the
   years ended  December  31, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Approximate  future
   minimum  annual  rental  payments  under these  noncancellable  leases are as
   follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   At                                                          At
                                                June 30,                                                  December 31,
         Year Ending                            --------                       Year Ending                ------------
           June 30,                               1997                         December 31,                   1996
         ------------                             ----                         ------------                   ----
                                          (unaudited)
<S>                                             <C>                                 <C>                    <C>    
             1998............................   $  93                               1997.................  $   133
             1999............................      96                               1998.................       92
             2000............................      99                               1999.................       95
             2001............................     102                               2000.................       98
             2002............................     105                               2001.................      101
             Thereafter......................     462                               Thereafter...........      671
                                                  ---                                                        -----

             Total...........................   $ 957                               Total................  $ 1,190
                                                  ===                                                        =====
</TABLE>

   The  Company  leases a portion of their  office  space in the  branch  office
   located on Ulmerton  Road,  Largo,  Florida;  through 1996, its branch office
   located on Belcher  Road,  Clearwater,  Florida and  beginning in  September,
   1997,  office  space at the new main  office  an  Court  Street,  Clearwater,
   Florida  to other  companies.  Such  leases  begin to expire in 1998.  Rental
   income during the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited) and the
   years  ended  December  31,  1996 and  1995  totaled  approximately  $80,000,
   $80,000, $159,000 and $35,000, respectively. Approximate future minimum lease
   income under these leases is as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  At                                                           At
                                               June 30,                                                   December 31,
         Year Ending                           --------                          Year Ending              ------------
           June 30,                              1997                            December 31,                 1996
         ------------                            ----                            ------------                 ----
                                          (unaudited)
<S>                                           <C>                                                            <C>  
             1998............................ $   284                               1997.................    $ 191
             1999............................     289                               1998.................      128
             2000............................     274                               1999.................       59
             2001............................     239                               2000.................       58
             2002............................     213                               2001.................        2
                                                                                                               ---
             Thereafter......................     875
                                               ------

             Total........................... $ 2,174                               Total................    $ 438
                                                =====                                                          ===
</TABLE>

                                                                     (continued)



                                      F-13


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(5)  Deposits
   The  aggregate  amount of short-term  certificates  of deposit with a minimum
   denomination of $100,000, was approximately $7,179,000 and $7,261,000 at June
   30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996, respectively.

   Scheduled   maturities  of   certificates  of  deposit  are  as  follows  (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                At                                                             At
                                             June 30,                                                     December 31,
         Year Ending                         --------                  Year Ending                        ------------
           June 30,                            1997                    December 31,                           1996
         ------------                          ----                    ------------                           ----
                                          (unaudited)
<S>                                          <C>                          <C>                              <C>     
             1998..........................  $ 39,249                     1997...........................  $ 42,845
             1999..........................    11,466                     1998...........................    10,989
             2000..........................     7,441                     1999...........................     3,254
             2001..........................     5,412                     2000...........................     7,837
             2002 and thereafter...........    12,091                     2001 and thereafter............     9,336
                                               ------                                                        ------

             Total.........................  $ 75,659                     Total..........................  $ 74,261
                                               ======                                                        ======
</TABLE>

(6) Other Borrowings
   The Company has agreements with  correspondent  banks whereby the Company may
   borrow up to  $1,000,000 on an overnight  basis under a repurchase  agreement
   and up to $3,457,000 in federal funds.  There were no borrowings  under these
   agreements at June 30, 1997 (unaudited) or December 31, 1996.

(7) Financial Instruments
   The Company is a party to financial instruments with  off-balance-sheet  risk
   in the  normal  course  of  business  to  meet  the  financing  needs  of its
   customers.  These financial  instruments are commitments to extend credit and
   standby letters of credit and may involve,  to varying  degrees,  elements of
   credit  and  interest-rate  risk in excess of the  amount  recognized  in the
   consolidated balance sheet. The contract amounts of these instruments reflect
   the extent of involvement the Company has in these financial instruments.

   The Company's  exposure to credit loss in the event of  nonperformance by the
   other party to the financial  instrument for commitments to extend credit and
   standby letters of credit is represented by the  contractual  amount of those
   instruments.  The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments
   as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

                                                                     (continued)









                                      F-14


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(7)  Financial Instruments, Continued
   Commitments  to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as
   there  is  no  violation  of  any  condition  established  in  the  contract.
   Commitments  generally  have  fixed  expiration  dates or  other  termination
   clauses and may require  payment of a fee. Since some of the  commitments are
   expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment  amounts do
   not necessarily  represent future cash  requirements.  The Company  evaluates
   each  customer's  credit  worthiness on a case-by-case  basis.  The amount of
   collateral  obtained if deemed  necessary  by the Company  upon  extension of
   credit is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty.

   Standby letters of credit are conditional  commitments  issued by the Company
   to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk
   involved  in  issuing  letters  of  credit  is  essentially  the same as that
   involved in extending loans to customers.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   The estimated  fair values of the  Company's  financial  instruments  were as
follows (in thousands):

                                                                           At June 30, 1997        At December 31, 1996
                                                                           ----------------        --------------------
                                                                         Carrying      Fair       Carrying       Fair
                                                                           Amount      Value       Amount        Value
                                                                           ------      -----       ------        -----
                                                                              (unaudited)
<S>                                                                    <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>   
         Financial assets:
              Cash and cash equivalents............................... $    3,836      3,836         6,320       6,320
              Securities held to maturity.............................     38,296     38,209        34,507      34,453
              Loans receivable, net...................................     69,540     69,519        59,499      59,692
              Accrued interest receivable.............................        997        997           842         842
              Federal Reserve Bank stock..............................        203        203           203         203
              Interest-bearing deposits with bank.....................         99         99            99          99

         Financial liabilities-
              Deposit liabilities.....................................    104,862    104,830        93,447      93,713
</TABLE>

    A summary of the notional  amounts of the Company's  financial  instruments,
    which  approximate  fair  value,  with off  balance  sheet risk  follows (in
    thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       At                         At
                                                                                    June 30,                  December 31,
                                                                                    --------                  ------------
                                                                                      1997                       1996
                                                                                      ----                       ----
                                                                                 (unaudited)

<S>                                                                                 <C>                          <C>  
              Unfunded loan commitments at variable rates........................   $  1,030                     2,100
                                                                                       =====                     =====

              Available lines of credit..........................................   $    719                       909
                                                                                      ======                     =====

              Standby letters of credit..........................................   $    100                       100
                                                                                      ======                     =====
</TABLE>

                                                                     (continued)



                                      F-15




<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(8)  Credit Risk
    The Company grants a majority of its loans to borrowers throughout the State
    of Florida.  Although  the  Company  has a  diversified  loan  portfolio,  a
    significant  portion of its borrowers'  ability to honor their  contracts is
    dependent upon the economy of the State of Florida. In addition, at June 30,
    1997  (unaudited)  and December  31,  1996,  the  Company's  loan  portfolio
    contained  a  concentration  of  credit  risk in  retail  shopping  centers,
    apartment   buildings  and  office   buildings   totaling   $50,684,000  and
    $41,585,000, respectively.

(9) Income Taxes
    The provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited):                           Current      Deferred            Total
         -------------------------------------------                           -------      --------            -----
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>              <C>
              Federal.......................................................    $  148            26              174
              State.........................................................        34             5               39
                                                                                   ---           ---              ---

                  Total.....................................................     $ 182            31              213
                                                                                   ===           ===              ===

         Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited):
         -------------------------------------------

              Federal.......................................................       (7)           142              135
              State.........................................................        13            24               37
                                                                                   ---           ---              ---

                  Total.....................................................     $   6           166              172
                                                                                   ===           ===              ===

         Year Ended December 31, 1996:
         -----------------------------

              Federal.......................................................       244            63              307
              State.........................................................        72             4               76
                                                                                   ---           ---              ---

                  Total.....................................................     $ 316            67              383
                                                                                   ===           ===              ===

         Year Ended December 31, 1995:
         -----------------------------

              Federal.......................................................         9           108              117
              State.........................................................        -             19               19
                                                                                 -----           ---              ---

                  Total.....................................................     $   9           127              136
                                                                                   ===           ===              ===
</TABLE>

                                                                     (continued)








                                      F-16


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(9) Income Taxes, Continued
     The reasons for the  differences  between the statutory  Federal income tax
     rate and the effective tax rate are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        Six Months Ended               Year Ended
                                                                       ------------------         -------------------
                                                                            June 30,                  December 31,
                                                                       1997          1996         1996           1995
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                                    <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>  
              Tax provision at statutory rate......................    34.0%         34.0%        34.0%          34.0%
              Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
                  State taxes......................................     7.4           9.9          8.1            3.2
                  Other............................................    (3.4)         (2.4)        (1.4)          (3.7)
                                                                       ----          ----         ----           ----

              Income tax provision ................................    38.0%         41.5%        40.7%          33.5%
                                                                       ====          ====         ====           ====
</TABLE>

     The tax  effects of  temporary  differences  that give rise to  significant
     portions of the deferred tax assets relate to the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            At                  At
                                                                                         June 30,         December 31,
                                                                                         --------         ------------
                                                                                           1997                1996
                                                                                           ----                ----
                                                                                        (unaudited)
<S>                                                                                         <C>                 <C>
             Net deferred tax assets:
                 Allowance for loan losses.............................................     $ 279               185
                 Depreciation..........................................................        10               (20)
                 Deferred loan fees....................................................        13                19
                 Net operating loss carryforward.......................................       186               311
                 Other.................................................................         7                31
                                                                                             ----               ---

                     Net deferred tax assets...........................................     $ 495               526
                                                                                              ===               ===
</TABLE>

                                                                     (continued)
















                                      F-17


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(9) Income Taxes, Continued
     At June 30, 1997  (unaudited)  and December  31, 1996,  the Company has the
     following net operating  loss  carryforwards  relating to the operations of
     the Bank for federal income tax purposes available to offset future federal
     taxable income (in thousands):

                                   At              At
                                 June 30,     December 31,
                                 --------     ------------
       Expiration                 1997            1996
       ----------                 ----            ----
                               (unaudited)

          2004                     $--            149
          2005                      --             18
          2006                     194            358
          2007                     298            298
          2008                       3              3
                                  ----           ----

                                  $495            826
                                  ====            ====

    The net operating loss  carryforwards are subject to an annual limitation of
    $332,000 due to the  ownership  change of the Bank when the Holding  Company
    purchased its controlling ownership interest.

(10)  Related Parties
    The Bank has entered into loan  transactions  with certain of its  directors
    and their related entities. The activity is as follows (in thousands):

                                                     Six Months
                                                       Ended      Year Ended
                                                      June 30,   December 31,
                                                      --------   ------------
                                                        1997         1996
                                                        ----         ----
                                                    (unaudited)

          Balance at beginning of period ..........    $ 2,941       1,484
          Additions ...............................        375       1,570
          Repayments ..............................        (28)       (113)
                                                       -------     -------

          Balance at end of period ................    $ 3,288       2,941
                                                       =======     =======

There  are no  loans  to  directors  or  officers  of the  Holding  Company,
    Intervest Bancshares Corporation.

(11)  Employee Stock Option Plan of the Bank
    Prior to 1993,  an officer of the Bank had been  granted  options to acquire
    11,000 shares of the Bank's common stock.  These options  expire on December
    31,  2001,  and are  exercisable  at $5 per  share.  All such  options  were
    exercisable  and  outstanding  during  the six months  ended  June 30,  1997
    (unaudited) and the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.

                                                                     (continued)


                                      F-18


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996

(12)  Profit Sharing Plan
    The Bank sponsors a profit sharing plan  established in accordance  with the
    provisions  of  Section  401(k) of the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  The profit
    sharing plan is available to all  employees  electing to  participate  after
    meeting certain length-of-service  requirements. The Bank's contributions to
    the profit  sharing  plan are  discretionary  and are  determined  annually.
    Expense  relating to the Bank's  contributions  to the profit  sharing  plan
    included in the accompanying  consolidated financial statements was $10,074,
    $3,647  and  $12,181  for the six  months  ended  June  30,  1997  and  1996
    (unaudited)  and  the  year  ended  December  31,  1996.  The  Bank  did not
    contribute  to the profit  sharing  plan during the year ended  December 31,
    1995.

(13)  Common Stock Warrants of the Bank
    In 1995,  Intervest Bancshares  Corporation  purchased 200,000 shares of the
    Bank's  common  stock at $5 per share and  received  warrants to purchase an
    additional  200,000 shares of common stock at $5 par value.  In June,  1997,
    Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation  exercised  the  warrants  and  purchased
    200,000 shares of the Bank's common stock.

(14)  Stockholders' Equity
    The Bank,  as a  state-chartered  bank,  is  limited  in the  amount of cash
    dividends that may be paid. The amount of cash dividends that may be paid is
    based on the Bank's net  earnings  of the  current  year  combined  with the
    Bank's retained net earnings of the preceding two years, as defined by state
    banking regulations.  However, for any dividend  declaration,  the Bank must
    consider  additional  factors  such as the  amount  of  current  period  net
    earnings,   liquidity,   asset  quality,   capital   adequacy  and  economic
    conditions.  It is likely that these  factors would further limit the amount
    of dividends which the Bank could declare. In addition, bank regulators have
    the  authority  to prohibit  banks from paying  dividends  if they deem such
    payment  to be an unsafe or unsound  practice.  The  ability of the  Holding
    Company to pay  dividends  could be affected by the amount of dividends  the
    Bank is able to pay to the Holding Company.

(15)  Regulatory Matters
    The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements  administered
    by  the  federal   banking   agencies.   Failure  to  meet  minimum  capital
    requirements  can  initiate  certain   mandatory  and  possibly   additional
    discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct
    material effect on the Bank's financial  statements.  Under capital adequacy
    guidelines and the regulatory  framework for prompt corrective  action,  the
    Bank  must  meet  specific  capital  guidelines  that  involve  quantitative
    measures of the Bank's assets,  liabilities,  and certain  off-balance-sheet
    items as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting  practices.  The  Bank's
    capital  amounts  and   classification   are  also  subject  to  qualitative
    judgements by the regulators about  components,  risk weightings,  and other
    factors.

    Quantitative  measures  established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy
    require  the Bank to maintain  minimum  amounts and ratios (set forth in the
    table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the  regulations) to
    risk-weighted  assets (as  defined),  and of Tier I capital (as  defined) to
    average  assets  (as  defined).  Management  believes,  as of June 30,  1997
    (unaudited) and December 31, 1996, that the Bank meets all capital  adequacy
    requirements to which it is subject.

                                                                     (continued)

                                      F-19


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(15)  Regulatory Matters, Continued
    As of June 30, 1997  (unaudited)  and  December  31,  1996,  the most recent
    notification from the State and Federal  regulators  categorized the Bank as
    well  capitalized  under the  regulatory  framework  for  prompt  corrective
    action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum
    total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth
    in the table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that
    management  believes  have changed the Bank's  category.  The Bank's  actual
    capital  amounts  and ratios are also  presented  in the table  (dollars  in
    thousands).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                                   For Well
                                                                                      For Capital               Capitalized
                                                              Actual              Adequacy Purposes:             Purposes:
                                                              ------              ------------------             ---------
                                                       Amount       Ratio        Amount         Ratio          Amount   Ratio
                                                       ------       -----        ------         -----          ------   -----

     As of June 30, 1997 (unaudited):
         Total capital (to Risk
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>         <C>              <C>         <C>       <C>   
         Weighted Assets)....................        $ 9,686         11.90%      $ 6,511          8.00%       $ 8,139   10.00%
         Tier I Capital (to Risk
         Weighted Assets)....................          8,687         10.67         3,256          4.00          4,884    6.00
         Tier I Capital
         (to Average Assets).................          8,687          7.57         4,592          4.00          5,741    5.00

     As of December 31, 1996:
         Total capital (to Risk
         Weighted Assets)....................          8,051         11.90         5,412          8.00          6,765    10.0
         Tier I Capital (to Risk
         Weighted Assets)....................          7,240         10.70         2,706          4.00          4,059     6.0
         Tier I Capital
         (to Average Assets).................          7,240          7.48         3,871          4.00          4,839     5.0
</TABLE>

                                                                     (continued)

















                                      F-20


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(16)  Holding Company Financial Information
     The Holding Company's financial information is as follows (in thousands):

                                               Condensed Balance Sheets
                                                                                       At June 30,       At December 31,
                                                                                       -----------       ---------------
                                                                                           1997                1996
                                                                                           ----                ----
                  Assets                                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                                                                       <C>                  <C>  
              Cash.....................................................................   $    250                90
              Short-term securities....................................................        -               1,158
                                                                                          --------             -----

                  Cash and cash equivalents............................................        250             1,248

              Loans receivable.........................................................      1,190             1,230
              Investment in subsidiary.................................................      8,651             7,340
              Organizational costs, net................................................         17                32
              Other assets.............................................................         20                17
                                                                                            ------             -----

                  Total assets.........................................................   $ 10,128             9,867
                                                                                            ======             =====

                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

              Liabilities..............................................................         34               120
              Stockholders' equity.....................................................     10,094             9,747
                                                                                            ------             -----

                  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...........................   $ 10,128             9,867
                                                                                            ======             =====


                                           Condensed Statements of Earnings

                                                                           Six Months Ended          For the Year Ended
                                                                                June 30,                 December 31,
                                                                           ----------------           -----------------
                                                                           1997        1996            1996         1995
                                                                           ----        ----            ----         ----
                                                                               (unaudited)

<S>                                                                       <C>           <C>             <C>          <C>
         Revenues.....................................................    $ 110         183             325          169
         Expenses.....................................................       75         138             224          107
                                                                           ----         ---             ---        -----

              Earnings before earnings of subsidiary..................       35          45             101           62
              Earnings of subsidiary..................................      312         197             457          208
                                                                            ---         ---             ---        -----

              Net earnings............................................    $ 347         242             558          270
                                                                            ===         ===             ===        =====

                                                                     (continued)
</TABLE>






                                      F-21


<PAGE>



                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(16)  Holding Company Financial Information, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

                                                              Six Months Ended          Year Ended
                                                                 June 30,              December 31,
                                                             -----------------       -----------------
                                                             1997         1996       1996         1995
                                                             ----         ----       ----         ----
                                                                (unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>          <C>      <C>
     Net earnings ....................................    $   347         242         558         270
     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
       provided by (used in) operating activities:
         Equity in undistributed earnings of
             subsidiary ..............................       (312)       (197)       (457)       (208)
         Net decrease in organizational costs ........         15          17          29          30
         Other .......................................        (82)         (8)         53          90
         (Increase) decrease in minority interest ....         (6)         19          19        --
                                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

             Net cash provided by operating
               activities ............................        (38)         73         202         182
                                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

Cash flows used in investing activities -
     Net decrease (increase) in loans ................         40        (687)        (62)     (1,168)
                                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

Cash flows from financing activities-
     Purchase of common stock of subsidiary ..........     (1,000)       --           (40)     (1,000)
                                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
     equivalents .....................................       (998)       (614)        100      (1,986)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
     the period ......................................      1,248       1,148       1,148       3,134
                                                          -------     -------     -------     -------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ...........    $   250         534       1,248       1,148
                                                          =======     =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>

(17)  Common Stock Recapitalization and Stock Warrants
    On July 19,  1994,  the Holding  Company's  charter was amended to authorize
    200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock,  200,000  shares of Preferred  Stock
    and to increase the authorized  shares of Class A Common Stock to 2,600,000.
    At that time,  the Company issued the 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock
    to its then stockholders  without any change in total stockholders'  equity.
    On October 10, 1996, the Company's  charter was further  amended to increase
    the authorized number of shares of Class B Common Stock to 400,000. In June,
    1997  (unaudited)  the Company  again  amended  its charter to increase  the
    authorized number of shares of Class A common stock to 4,000,000.

                                                                     (continued)




                                      F-22


<PAGE>


                 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

            Unaudited for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996

   
(17)  Common Stock Recapitalization and Stock Warrants, Continued
    Both  classes of common  stock have equal  voting  rights as to all matters,
    except  that,  so long as at least  50,000  shares  of Class B Common  Stock
    remain issued and outstanding the holders of the outstanding shares of Class
    B Common Stock are entitled to vote for the  election of  two-thirds  of the
    directors  (rounded  to the  nearest  whole  number)  and the holders of the
    outstanding  shares  of Class A Common  Stock are  entitled  to vote for the
    remaining  directors  of the Company.  No dividends  may be declared or paid
    with respect to shares of Class B Common Stock until January 1, 2000,  after
    which time the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will
    share  ratably  in  dividends.  The  shares  of  Class B  Common  Stock  are
    convertible,  on a  share-for-share  basis, into Class A Common Stock at any
    time after January 1, 2000.

    At June 30, 1997  (unaudited)  and December 31, 1996,  there were issued and
    outstanding  warrants related to the purchase of 1,528,665 shares of Class A
    Common  Stock,  and the Company has reserved a total of 1,528,665  shares of
    its Class A Common Stock for issuance,  from time to time,  upon exercise of
    these warrants. Of these warrants,  1,027,200 are exercisable at any time on
    or before December 31, 2001 and represent the right to purchase one share of
    Class A Common  Stock at a  purchase  price of $6.67 per share  (subject  to
    adjustment  in  connection  with  certain  issuances  of  securities).   The
    remaining  warrant is  exercisable at any time on or before January 31, 2006
    and represents the right to purchase  501,465 shares of Class A Common Stock
    at a purchase  price of $6.67 per share (subject to adjustment in connection
    with  certain  future  issuances  of  securities).   As  of  June  30,  1997
    (unaudited)  and December 31, 1996 none of the  Company's  warrants had been
    exercised.
    
    During  1996,  the Board of  Directors  authorized,  subject  to  regulatory
    approval,  the issuance of a warrant to purchase  150,000  shares of Class B
    Common Stock to its Chairman of the Board.  The warrant is  exercisable at a
    price of $6.67 per share at any time on or before  January 31, 2007 (subject
    to adjustment in connection with certain future issuances of securities).  A
    total of  150,000  shares  of the  Company's  Class B Common  Stock has been
    reserved for issuance upon exercise of the foregoing  warrant.  This warrant
    was issued during the six months ended June 30, 1997.
   
    All Class A and Class B common stock warrants and exercise  prices have been
    restated  to reflect the 1.5 for 1 Class A and Class B common  stock  splits
    approved by the Board of Directors of the Holding  Company on September  18,
    1997 (see Note 18).

        On  January  1,  1996,  the  Company  adopted   Statement  of  Financial
    Accounting  Standards No. 123,  "Accounting for  Stock-Based  Compensation,"
    which  establishes   financial   accounting  and  reporting   standards  for
    stock-based employee compensation plans. As permitted by this Statement, the
    Company has elected to continue  utilizing  the  intrinsic  value  method of
    accounting  defined in APB Opinion No. 25. Due to the exercise  price of the
    warrants  approximating  the market value of the common stock at the date of
    grant,  no  compensation  expense has been  recognized  in the  consolidated
    statement of earnings.
    

    Each warrant  entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock. All
    warrants,  when issued, were immediately  exercisable and the exercise price
    and  number of  shares  for all  warrants  are  subject  to  adjustments  in
    connection with future issuance of securities. No warrants were exercised or
    forfeited during the six months ended June 30, 1997 (unaudited) or the years
    ended December 31, 1996 or 1995.

    Due to the  adjustable  nature of the  warrants  issued to purchase  Class A
    common stock,  it was not possible to reasonably  estimate the fair value of
    the warrants,  therefore the estimate of  compensable  cost was based on the
    current  intrinsic  value of the warrants as if the warrants were  currently
    exercised, which would result in no compensation cost.

(18) Subsequent Event
   
    On  September  18,  1997,  the Board of  Directors  of the  Holding  company
    declared  a 1.5 for 1 Class A and  Class B common  stock  split  payable  on
    September 19, 1997 to  sockholders  of record on September 19, 1997. All per
    share  amounts  have been  restated  to reflect  the  effect of these  stock
    splits. In addition,  the stockholders  approved increases in the authorized
    number of Class A and Class B common stock to  7,500,000  shares and 700,000
    shares respectively.
    



                                      F-23


<PAGE>



No dealer, salesman or any other person is authorized to give any information or
to make any representation  not contained in this Prospectus.  If given or made,
such  information  or  representation  must not be relied  upon as  having  been
authorized by the Company.  This  Prospectus does not constitute an offer of any
securities other than the registered  securities to which it relates or an offer
to any person in any jurisdiction where such an offer would be unlawful. Neither
the delivery of this Prospectus,  nor any sale made hereunder,  shall, under any
circumstances,  create  any  implication  that  there  has been no change in the
affairs of the Company since the date hereof or that the  information  herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date.

              ----------------

             TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                       Page
Available Information ............       3
Prospectus Summary ...............       4
Investment Considerations and Risk
  Factors ........................       8
Determination of Offering Price ..      11
Use of Proceeds ..................      11
Market for Securities ............      12
Dividends ........................      12
Dilution
                                        13
Capitalization
                                        14
Selected Financial Data ..........      15
Management's Discussion and
  Analysis of Financial Condition
  and Results of Operation .......      16
Business
                                        38
Management .......................      42
Security Ownership ...............      47
Selling Warrant Holders ..........      48
Description of Securities ........      49
Supervision and Regulation .......      52
Plan of Distribution .............      58
Legal Matters ....................      58
Experts
                                        58
Index to Financial Statements ....      F-1


                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION

   
                        Warrants Related to the Issuance
                          of 1,528,665 shares of Class
                                 A Common Stock
                                       and
                            150,000 shares of Class B
                                  Common Stock
    

                                       and

   
                            1,528,665 Shares of Class A
                                  Common Stock
                                       and
                            150,000 shares of Class B
                                  Common Stock
                     issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
    




                                 --------------
                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 --------------


                                ___________, 1997

<PAGE>



PART II

                     Information Not Required In Prospectus

Item 24. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
- ---------------------------------------------------

         Section 145 of the General  Corporation Law of Delaware provides that a
corporation  may  indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he
is or was a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the corporation,  or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,  officer,  employee
or agent of another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other
enterprise,  against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,  fines and
amounts  paid  in  settlement,  actually  and  reasonably  incurred  by  him  in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of
the corporation  and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,  had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  No indemnification  shall
be made in respect of any claim,  issue or matter as to which such person  shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all  the  circumstances  of the  case,  such  person  is  fairly  and
reasonably  entitled to indemnity for such expenses  which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.

         The  Company's  bylaws  provide  that the Company  will  indemnify  the
officers and directors of the Company to the fullest extent  permitted under the
laws of the State of  Delaware.  In that  regard,  the Company is  obligated  to
indemnify  officers  and  directors  of the Company from and against any and all
judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily  incurred by an officer or director as
a result of any action or proceeding,  or any appeal therein, to the extent such
amounts may be indemnified under the laws of Delaware; and to pay any officer or
director  of the  Company in advance  of the final  disposition  of any civil or
criminal  proceeding,  the  expenses  incurred  by such  officer or  director in
defending such action or proceeding.  The Company's  obligation to indemnify its
officers and directors  continues to individuals  who have ceased to be officers
or  directors of the Company and to the heirs and  personal  representatives  of
former officers and directors of the Company.

Item 25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
- -----------------------------------------------------

         The following  table sets forth the  estimated  cost and expenses to be
borne  by  the  company  in  connection  with  the  offering  described  in  the
Registration Statement,  other than underwriting  commissions and discounts. All
amounts except the registration fee are estimates.

Registration Fee                                                  $      458.18
Printing and Engraving expenses                                   $    2,000.00
Accounting fees and expenses                                      $    5,000.00
Legal fees and expenses                                           $   15,000.00
Blue Sky fees and expenses                                        $    7,000.00
Transfer Agents and Registrar fees                                $     --
Miscellaneous                                                     $   10,541.82
                                                                  -------------
                                                       Total      $   40,000.00
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Item 26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
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         Unregistered  Warrants  related to a total of 188,700 shares of Class A
Common Stock were issued to officers, directors and employees of the Company and
the Bank in 1996. In addition,  in 1996 the Company authorized the issuance of a
warrant  to  purchase  150,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock to an  executive
officer of the Company.  These warrants were issued without  registration  under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  in reliance upon the exemption afforded
by Section 4(2) thereof. All of the foregoing warrants and the shares of Class A
Common Stock  issuable  upon their  exercise  are included in this  Registration
Statement.
    

Item 27.            Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number                            Description of Exhibit
- --------------                            ----------------------

   
3.1                                       Restated  Certificate of Incorporation
                                          of  the   Company,   incorporated   by
                                          reference from Registration  Statement
                                          on Form SB-2 (No. 33-33419)

3.2                                       Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by
                                          reference from Registration  Statement
                                          on Form SB-2 (No. 33-33419)
    

4.1                                       Form  of  Certificate  for  Shares  of
                                          Class A Common Stock,  incorporated by
                                          reference from Pre-Effective Amendment
                                          No.  1 to  Registration  Statement  on
                                          Form SB-2 (No. 33-82246)

4.2                                       Form  of  Certificate  for  Shares  of
                                          Class B Common Stock,  incorporated by
                                          reference from Pre-Effective Amendment
                                          No.  1 to  Registration  Statement  on
                                          Form SB-2 (No. 33-82246)

4.3                                       Form of  Warrant  for  Class A  Common
                                          Stock.*

4.4                                       Form of Warrant  Agreement between the
                                          Company and the Bank of New York.*

5.1                                       Opinion of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP*

24.1                                      Consent of Harris Beach & Wilcox,  LLP
                                          is  included  in the Opinion of Harris
                                          Beach & Wilcox,  LLP, filed as Exhibit
                                          5.1

24.2                                      Consent  of Hacker,  Johnson,  Cohen &
                                          Grieb


*Previously Filed
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Item 28. Undertakings.
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         (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;

                    (i) To include any prospectus  required by Section  10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act of 1933;

                    (ii) To  reflect  in the  prospectus  any  facts  or  events
arising  after the  effective  date of the  registration  statement for the most
recent  post-effective   amendment  thereof,  which,   individually  or  in  the
aggregate,  represent a fundamental  change in the  information set forth in the
registration statement;

                    (iii) 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 purposes of  determining  liability  under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed a new
registration  statement  relating to the securities  offering  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)  Insofar  as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under the
Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors,  officers and
controlling  persons of the small  business  issuer  pursuant  to the  foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the small business issuer has been advised that in the
opinion of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification  is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

         In the event that a claim for indemnification  against such liabilities
(other than the  payment by the small  business  issuer of expenses  incurred or
paid by a director,  officer or controlling  person of the small business issuer
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 small business issuer 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.














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         The undersigned small business issuer will:

                    1. For  determining  any liability under the Securities Act,
treat any information  omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration  Statement  in reliance  upon Rule 430A and  contained in a Form of
Prospectus  filed by the registrant  pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act as part of this  Registration  Statement as of the time
the Commission declared it effective.

                    2. For  determining  any liability under the Securities Act,
treat each post-effective  amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new
registration statement for the securities offered in the Registration Statement,
and the  offering  of the  securities  at that  time as the  initial  bona  fide
offering of those securities.




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                                   SIGNATURES

   
         In accordance with the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the  requirements  of filing on this form and has  caused  this  Registration
Statement or Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized,  in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 30th day of
September, 1997.
    

                                   INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
                                   (Registrant)


                                   By:  /s/ Lowell S. Dansker
                                        ---------------------
                                        Lowell S. Dansker, President

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

                               Title                                     Date
                               -----                                     ----

   
/s/                            Vice President,                          09/30/97
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Lawrence G. Bergman            Secretary and Director

/s/                            Director                                 09/30/97
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Michael A. Callen

/s/                            Chairman of the Board,                   09/30/97
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Jerome Dansker                 Executive Vice President, Director

/s/                            President, Treasurer and Director        09/30/97
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Lowell S. Dansker              (Principal Executive, Financial
                                and Accounting Officer)

/s/                            Director                                 09/30/97
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Milton F. Gidge

/s/                            Director                                 09/30/97
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William F. Holly

/s/                            Director                                 09/30/97
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David J. Willmott

/s/                            Director                                 09/30/97
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Wesley T. Wood
    












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                                                                    Exhibit 24.2


                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENTS

The Board of Directors
Intervest Bancshares Corporation
New York, New York


   
We consent to the use of our report dated  January 7, 1997,  except for note 18,
as to which the date is September 19, 1997,  which relating to the  consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 and the related consolidated statements of
earnings,  stockholders'  equity  and cash flow for each of the years in the two
year period ended December 31, 1996 of Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation and to
the use of our name under the caption of  "Experts,"  in Amendment  No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of Intervest Bancshares Corporation.





HACKER, JOHNSON, COHEN & GRIEB PA
Tampa, Florida
September 30, 1997
    



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