PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORP
10-K, 1999-12-23
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-KSB

[X]    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934

             FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                       OR
[ ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ------------------ TO ------------------
       COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-25088


                       PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)


           MISSOURI                                               43-1694505
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  (State or other jurisdiction                                (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)


14 North Jackson Street, Perryville, Missouri                           63775
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (573) 547-4581

           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                      NONE
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           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
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                                (Title of class)

         Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 during the past 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports)  and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements  for the past 90
days. YES X . NO ___.

         Check if there is no  disclosure  of  delinquent  filers in response to
Item  405 of  Regulation  S-B  contained  herein,  and  no  disclosure  will  be
contained,  to the  best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [   ]

         State  the  issuer's   revenues  for  its  most  recent   fiscal  year:
$6.6 million.

         The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates
of the registrant, computed by reference to the average of the bid and ask price
of such stock as of December 16, 1999, was approximately $12.1 million.  (The
exclusion from such amount of the market value of the shares owned by any
person  shall not be deemed an  admission by the  registrant that such person
is an affiliate of the registrant.)

         As of November 30, 1999, there were 741,928 shares
issued and outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Parts II and IV of Form 10-KSB - Annual Report to Stockholders for the
         fiscal year ended  September 30, 1999.

         Part III of Form 10-KSB - Proxy Statement for 1999 Annual Meeting of
         Stockholders.


<PAGE>



                                     PART I


ITEM 1.           DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

GENERAL

         THE  COMPANY.  Perry County  Financial  Corporation  (the  "Company") a
Missouri corporation, was formed in September 1994 to act as the holding company
for Perry  County  Savings  Bank,  FSB (the "Bank" or "Perry  County")  upon the
completion  of the  Bank's  conversion  from the  mutual to the stock  form (the
"Conversion").   The  Company  received  approval  from  the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision  (the  "OTS") to acquire  all of the common  stock of the Bank to be
outstanding  upon completion of the Conversion.  The Conversion was completed on
February 10, 1995.  All  references  to the Company  prior to February 10, 1995,
except where otherwise indicated, are to the Bank.

         At September 30, 1999, the Company had $96.6 million of assets and
stockholders'  equity of $13.2  million (or 13.7% of total assets).

         The  executive  offices of the Company are located at 14 North  Jackson
Street, Perryville,  Missouri 63775, and its telephone number at that address is
(573) 547-4581.

         The  activities of the Company  itself have been limited to investments
in U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency  Obligations,  interest-bearing  deposits at
financial  institutions  and a note  receivable  from the Bank's  Employee Stock
Ownership Plan.  Unless otherwise  indicated,  all activities discussed
below are of the Bank.

         THE BANK. The Bank is a federally  chartered stock savings  association
headquartered in Perryville, Missouri. Its deposits are insured up to applicable
limits by the Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  (the  "FDIC"),  which is
backed by the full  faith and credit of the United  States.  The Bank's  primary
market area is Perry County,  Missouri,  which is serviced through its office in
Perryville, Missouri.

         The  principal  business  of the Bank  consists  of  attracting  retail
deposits from the general public and using such deposits to purchase  securities
and  mortgage-backed  securities and to originate mortgage loans secured by one-
to four-family  residences  and, to a lesser extent,  commercial,  construction,
development  and  multi-family  real estate  loans and loans  secured by deposit
accounts. At September 30, 1999, at least 90% of the Bank's real estate mortgage
loans were secured by properties located in Missouri.

         The Bank's  revenues  are derived  primarily  from  interest  earned on
securities, mortgage- backed securities and on mortgage loans. The Bank does not
originate  loans  to  fund  leveraged  buyouts,  and  has no  loans  to  foreign
corporations  or  governments.  The Bank only  solicits  deposits in its primary
market area and does not accept brokered deposits.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         When used in this Form 10-KSB and in future filings by the Company with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC"),  in the Company's  press
releases or other public or shareholder  communications,  and in oral statements
made with the approval of an authorized  executive officer, the words or phrases
"will likely  result",  "are expected to", "will  continue",  "is  anticipated",
"estimate",   "project"  or  similar   expressions   are  intended  to  identify
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995.  Such  statements  are  subject  to  risks  and
uncertainties,  including  but not limited to changes in economic  conditions in
the  Company's  market  area,  changes  in  policies  by  regulatory   agencies,
fluctuations  in interest rates,  demand for loans in the Company's  market area
and  competition,  all or some of which  could  cause  actual  results to differ
materially  from  historical   earnings  and  those  presently   anticipated  or
projected.  The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on
any such  forward-looking  statements,  which speak only as of the date made and
are subject to the above-stated  qualifications in any event. The Company wishes
to advise  readers  that the factors  listed  above could  affect the  Company's
financial  performance  and could cause the Company's  actual results for future
periods to differ  materially  from any opinions or  statements  expressed  with
respect to future periods in any current statements.

         The  Company  does  not   undertake--and   specifically   declines  any
obligation--to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or  unanticipated
events.

LENDING ACTIVITIES

         MARKET AREA. The Bank's office is located at 14 North Jackson Street in
Perryville,  Missouri.  Through this office, the Bank currently serves primarily
Perry County.  Perryville,  Missouri is located  approximately 80 miles south of
St. Louis, Missouri. Perryville is the County Seat of Perry County. Perry County
has a population of  approximately  17,000.  The major employers in Perry County
are  engaged  in  light  industry  and  include   Gilster-Mary  Lee,  Sabreliner
Corporation,  Miraculous  Medal  Association,  East Perry  Lumber  Company,  NPS
Corporation,  TG (USA)  Corporation,  Perry  Crating  Company  and Solar  Press.


         GENERAL.  The Bank's loan portfolio consists primarily of conventional,
first mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family  residences and, to a lesser
extent, consumer, multi-family and commercial real estate loans and construction
or development  loans. At September 30, 1999, the Bank's gross loans outstanding
totaled $17.0 million, of which $14.4 million or 84.7% were one-to  four-
family  residential  mortgage  loans.  One- to  four-family mortgage loans
were primarily  fixed rate loans.  At that same date,  commercial and multi-
family  residential real estate loans totaled  $644,000,  all of which  were
fixed-rate  loans.  Also  at  that  date,  the  Bank's construction and
land loans totaled  $1.0 million or 6.1% of the Bank's total loan
portfolio, all of which were fixed-rate loans.  Loans secured by deposit
accounts were $280,000 at September 30, 1999.


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<PAGE>



         The Bank and the  Company  also invest in  mortgage-backed  and related
securities and U.S.  government and agency  obligations.  At September 30, 1999,
mortgage-backed  securities  totaled  $36.5  million or  37.8%  of total
assets and U.S.  government and agency obligations totaled $37.6 million or
38.9% of total assets.  See "Investment Activities."

         All loans up to  $85,000  must be  approved  by the  Bank's  President.
Requests for loans  greater than $85,000 are reviewed and  considered for
approval by the Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis.   The  Bank's  loans
- - -to-one-borrower  limit is  generally  limited to the greater of 15% of
unimpaired capital and surplus or $500,000.  See "Regulation - Federal
Regulation of Savings  Associations." At September 30, 1999, the maximum
amount  which the Bank could have lent under this limit to any one  borrower and
the borrower's related entities was approximately $2.1 million.
At  September  30,  1999,  the Bank had no loans or groups  of loans to  related
borrowers  with  outstanding  balances in excess of this amount.  The  Bank's
largest   lending   relationship   at   September   30,   1999   was  a
commercial loan of $384,000.  The next largest lending relationship at
September 30, 1999 was a commercial loan of $350,000.  Both loans were
current as of September 30, 1999.

         LOAN PORTFOLIO  COMPOSITION.  The following information  concerning the
composition  of the Bank's loan  portfolios in dollar amounts and in percentages
(before  deductions  for  loans in  process,  deferred  fees and  discounts  and
allowances for losses) as of the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          September 30,
                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   1999                       1998                     1997
                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount       Percent       Amount       Percent     Amount       Percent
                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
REAL ESTATE LOANS:
<S>                                        <C>           <C>          <C>             <C>     <C>             <C>
 One- to four-family.....................  $14,379        84.7%       $13,496         84.4%   $11,844         81.5%
 Multi-family............................       26          .2             42          0.3         64          0.4
 Commercial..............................      618         3.6            727          4.6        726          5.0
 Construction or land....................    1,669         9.8          1,269          7.9      1,519         10.5
                                           ---------     -------       -------        -----    -------        -----
     Total real estate loans.............   16,692        98.3         15,534         97.2     14,153         97.4
                                           ---------     -------       -------        -----    -------        -----

OTHER LOANS:
 Consumer Loans:
  Deposit account........................      280         1.7             454         2.8        382          2.6
                                           ---------     -------       -------       -----    -------        -----
     Total consumer loans................      280         1.7             454         2.8        382          2.6
                                           ---------     -------       -------       -----    -------        -----
     Total loans.........................   16,972       100.0%         15,988       100.0%    14,535        100.0%
                                                         =======                      =====                   =====

LESS:
 Loans in process........................      329                         190                    591
 Deferred fees and discounts.............       13                           9                      9
 Allowance for losses....................       30                          25                     25
                                           ---------                   -------                -------
 Total loans receivable, net.............  $16,600                     $15,764                $13,910
                                           =========                   =======                =======
</TABLE>



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         Adjustable  rate  loans  included  in the loan  portfolio  amounted  to
$504,000 at September 30, 1999.

         The  following  table sets forth certain  information  at September 30,
1999 regarding the dollar amount of principal repayments becoming due during the
periods  indicated  for loans.  The table below does not include any estimate of
prepayments  which  significantly  shorten the average life of all loans and may
cause the Bank's  actual  repayment  experience to differ from that shown below.
Construction  loans are  automatically  converted  to permanent  loans,  and are
included in the related real estate mortgage loans category.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          Real Estate        Loans Secured by
                                        Mortgage Loans(2)     Deposit Accounts     Total
                                       ---------------------------------------------------
                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
Due During Years Ending:
<S>                                    <C>                   <C>                <C>
Within 1 year(1)...................     $          6            $      280      $   286
After 1 year through 3 years.......               45                    -            45
After 3 years through 5 years......              172                    -           172
After 5 years through 10 years.....              888                    -           888
Beyond 10 years....................           15,581                    -        15,581
                                        ------------           -----------      ----------
       Total gross loans...........     $     16,692            $      280      $16,972
                                        ============           ===========      ==========

</TABLE>

(1)  Includes demand loans and loans having no stated maturity.
(2)  Includes single- and multi-family  loans,  construction, land and
     commercial loans.



         The  following  table sets forth the dollar  amount of all real  estate
mortgage loans at September 30, 1999, due after  September 30, 2000,  which have
fixed interest rates and adjustable interest rates.


                                                             Real Estate
                                                          Mortgage Loans(1)
                                                      -------------------------
                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
Fixed rate...........................................      $16,182
Adjustable rate......................................          504
                                                            ______
       Total gross loans.............................      $16,686
                                                            ======


(1)  Includes single and multi-family  loans,  construction, land and commercial
     loans.



         ONE- TO FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING. The Bank's primary
lending activity consists of the origination of one- to four-family  residential
mortgage loans secured by property located in the Bank's primary market area. At
September 30, 1999,  $14.4 million,  or 84.7%,  of the Bank's gross loan
portfolio   consisted  of  permanent   loans  secured  by  one-  to  four-family
residences.   Approximately  90% of these  loans were  located in the
Bank's market area.

         At September 30, 1999, the Bank offered one- to four-family residential
fixed rate loans with loan payments  (amortization) based on a 25 year maturity,


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but with a loan term of 20 years. In prior years, the Bank originated fixed rate
loans with terms to maturity up to 30 years, and during fiscal 1999 the Bank
offered fixed rate  residential  mortgage loans based on a 20 year maturity.
At September 30, 1999, the total balance of one- to  four-family  fixed rate
loans was $13.9 million or 81.8% of the Bank's gross loan portfolio.

         The Bank also offers one- to four-family  residential  adjustable  rate
mortgages ("AMLs") which are fully amortizing loans with contractual  maturities
of up to 20  years.  The  interest  rates  on  substantially  all  of  the  AMLs
originated by the Bank are subject to adjustment after the initial period at one
year intervals. The Bank's AML products generally carry interest rates which are
reset to a stated margin over an  independent  index.  Increases or decreases in
the  interest  rate  of the  Bank's  AMLs  are  generally  limited  to 2% at any
adjustment date and 6% over the life of the loan. The Bank's AMLs do not contain
prepayment penalties and do not produce negative amortization.  At September 30,
1999, the total balance of one- to four-family AMLs was $.5  million,  or
3.0% of the Bank's gross loan portfolio.

         The Bank evaluates  both the  borrower's  ability to make principal and
interest payments and the value of the property that will secure the loan. Perry
County also  verifies the  borrower's  employment  history and the source of the
downpayment.

         The  Bank  generally   originates   residential   mortgage  loans  with
loan-to-value  ratios up to 80%.  The Bank  does not  require  private  mortgage
insurance on its loans. As a result of the lack of insurance,  in the event of a
foreclosure,  the Bank is subject to a potential risk of loss on the disposition
of such property in the event of a decrease in value of the  property.  The Bank
has,   however,   had  a  very  limited  loss  experience  on  such  loans.  See
"Non-Performing  Assets and Classified  Assets."  Property  securing real estate
loans made by Perry  County is  appraised by  independent  appraisers.  The Bank
requires  evidence of marketable title and lien position on all loans secured by
real  property and requires  homeowners or fire and extended  coverage  casualty
insurance in amounts at least equal to the  principal  amount of the loan or the
value of improvements  on the property,  depending on the type of loan. The Bank
may also require flood insurance to protect the property securing its interest.

         Residential mortgage loan originations derive from a number of sources,
including  real estate and mortgage  broker  referrals,  existing  borrowers and
depositors,  builders and walk-in  customers.  Loan applications are accepted at
the Bank's office.

         In the past,  the Bank has purchased  one- to  four-family  residential
mortgage  loans secured by property  located  outside its market area. The loans
purchased  were reviewed by the Bank prior to purchase for  compliance  with its
own underwriting  standards.  Some of these loans did,  however,  exceed the 80%
loan-to-value  ratio requirement (but were covered by private mortgage insurance
which  reduced the Bank's  exposure to no more than 80%).  The Bank's  purchased
loans are  wellseasoned,  since it has not purchased any such loans for at least
five years.  The Bank's purchased  residential  mortgage loans have performed in
a manner consistent with its originated loans.

         MULTI-FAMILY  AND  COMMERCIAL  REAL ESTATE  LENDING.  The Bank has also
engaged in a limited amount of  multi-family  and commercial real estate lending
in its market  area.  At  September  30, 1999,  the Bank had  $644,000  in its


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multi-family and commercial real estate loan portfolio.  The Bank does
not currently  purchase these types of loans.  These loans represented
3.8% of the Bank's gross loan portfolio.

         The Bank's  multi-family  and commercial  real estate loan portfolio is
secured  primarily by office, other commercial or apartment  buildings.
Commercial  and  multi-family  real estate  loans  generally  have terms that do
not exceed 20 years and are made in amounts up to 80% of the appraised value
of the security property.  All of these loans have fixed  rates of  interest.
In  underwriting  these  loans,  the Bank currently analyzes the financial
condition of the borrower  (including a review of the borrower's personal
financial statements), the borrower's credit history, and the  reliability
and  predictability  of the  cash  flow  generated  by the property securing
the loan. The Bank may also require a personal  guarantee from the borrower
on these loans.  Appraisals on properties  securing commercial real estate
loans  originated  by the Bank are,  to the extent  required  by federal
regulations, performed by independent appraisers.

         Multi-family  and  commercial  real estate  loans  generally  present a
higher level of risk than loans secured by one- to four-family residences.  This
greater risk is due to several factors, including the concentration of principal
in a limited  number of loans and  borrowers,  the  effect of  general  economic
conditions  on income  producing  properties  and the  increased  difficulty  of
evaluating and monitoring  these types of loans.  Furthermore,  the repayment of
loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate is typically  dependent
upon the successful  operation of the related real estate  project.  If the cash
flow from the project is reduced  (for  example,  if leases are not  obtained or
renewed,  or a  bankruptcy  court  modifies a lease term,  or a major  tenant is
unable to fulfill its lease  obligations),  the borrower's  ability to repay the
loan may be impaired.

         CONSTRUCTION  LENDING.  At September 30, 1999,  the Bank had $1.0
million of construction  and development  loans.  Perry County offers
loans to  individuals  for the  construction  of their  residences, as well as
to builders  principally for the  construction  of one- to four-family
residences.Currently,  such loans are offered with fixed rates of interest.
Following the six month construction period, these loans may become permanent
loans.

         Construction  lending  generally  affords  the Bank an  opportunity  to
receive interest at rates higher than those obtainable from residential lending.
Nevertheless,  construction  lending is generally considered to involve a higher
level of credit risk than one- to four-family residential lending since the risk
of loss on  construction  loans is  dependent  largely  upon the accuracy of the
initial  estimate of the  individual  property's  value upon  completion  of the
project and the estimated cost (including  interest) of the project. If the cost
estimate  proves to be  inaccurate,  the Bank may be required  to advance  funds
beyond the amount originally committed to permit completion of the project.

         CONSUMER LENDING. The only consumer loans offered by the Bank are loans
secured by deposit  accounts.  At September 30, 1999,  the Bank's  consumer loan
portfolio  totaled  $280,000 or 1.7% of the Bank's gross loan  portfolio.


         The Bank lends up to 90% of the amount of the  deposit  and the rate is
currently the greater of 6.75% per annum or 1.5% above the  certificate  rate on
the pledged account.


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LOAN ORIGINATIONS

         Loan   originations   are  developed  from  continuing   business  with
depositors  and  borrowers,   soliciting   realtors  and  builders  and  walk-in
customers.  Loans are  originated by the Bank's staff of salaried loan officers.
When the Bank originates a loan, it retains the servicing. Loan applications are
taken, processed in the administrative office of the Bank, and then submitted to
the President or the Board, as appropriate.

         The Bank's  ability to originate  loans is dependent  upon the customer
demand for loans in its  market.  Demand is  affected  by the local  economy and
interest rate environment.

         The  Bank  has  not  sold  any of its  loans  and  does  not  currently
contemplate  doing  so  in  the  future.   While  the  Bank  has  purchased  and
participated in loans in the past, it does not currently contemplate  purchasing
or participating in new loans.

         The following table shows the loan  origination  activities of the Bank
for the periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 Year Ended September 30,
                                        --------------------------------------------
                                             1999             1998          1997
                                        --------------------------------------------
                                                        (In Thousands)
ORIGINATIONS BY TYPE:<S>                      <C>                <C>            <C>
 Adjustable rate:
  Real estate - one- to four-family.....    $    -            $  ---        $   71
                                            ----------        ------        ------
         Total adjustable-rate..........         -               ---            71
                                            ----------        ------        ------
 Fixed rate:
  Real estate - commercial and development     603               467           238
  Real estate - one- to four-family.......   5,376             6,449         4,996
  Non-real estate - consumer..............     611               786           716
                                            ----------        ------        ------
         Total fixed-rate.................   6,590             7,702         5,950
                                            ----------        ------        ------
         Total loans originated...........  $6,590            $7,702        $6,021
                                            ==========        ======        ======
</TABLE>



NON-PERFORMING ASSETS AND CLASSIFIED ASSETS

         When a  borrower  fails to make a required  payment on a mortgage  loan
within  35 days of its due  date,  a late  notice  is  mailed by the Bank to the
borrower.  If  payment is not made after the first  notice,  a second  notice is
mailed to the borrower approximately 15 days from the date of the first notice.

         If payments  are over 60 days  delinquent,  personal  contact  with the
borrower will be made by a representative of the Bank to establish  satisfactory
payment arrangements.

         Normally  after the loan is 95 days past due and  satisfactory  payment
arrangements  have not been made,  the loan will be recommended by management to
the  Board of  Directors  for  foreclosure.  An  evaluation  of the value of the
security is made at that time,  and an  appraisal is made at the time a property
is acquired through foreclosure.


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         When deemed  appropriate  by  management,  Perry County may acquire the
real estate by deed in lieu of  foreclosure  as an  alternative to a foreclosure
action.  The decision as to when to begin  foreclosure  proceedings  is based on
such factors as the amount of loan in relation to the original indebtedness, the
extent  of the  delinquency  and  the  borrower's  ability  and  willingness  to
cooperate in curing the delinquency. Should a foreclosure occur, the real estate
is sold at public sale and may be purchased by the Bank.

         The following table sets forth the Bank's loan  delinquencies  by type,
by amount and by percentage of type at September 30, 1999.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Loans Delinquent For:
                           -----------------------------------------------------------------        Total Loans Delinquent
                                      60-89 Days                     90 Days and Over                 60 Days and Over
                           -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------

                                                  Percent                           Percent                         Percent
                                                  of Loan                           of Loan                         of Loan
                            Number    Amount     Category     Number    Amount     Category    Number    Amount     Category
                           -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------
                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
Real Estate:
<S>                          <C>      <C>          <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>
  One- to four-family......    -      $ -           -    %        -      $  -          -   %    -          $ -        -  %
                             -----    ------                    -----     ------                -----     ------

     Total.................    -      $ -           -    %        -       $ -          -   %    -          $ -        -  %
                             =====    ======                    =====     ======                =====     ======

</TABLE>



         ASSET QUALITY.  The Bank currently  concentrates  its lending  activity
primarily on one- to four-family  mortgage  loans in Perry County,  Missouri and
has traditionally  experienced low non-performing asset levels. At September 30,
1999,  the Bank  had no  non-performing  assets,  which  is  below  average  for
comparable institutions.  See "- Allowance for Losses on Loans."

         The table below sets forth the amounts and categories of non-performing
assets in the Bank's loan portfolio. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when
the  collection of principal  and/or  interest  become  doubtful.  For all years
presented,  the Bank has had no  troubled  debt  restructurings  (which  involve
forgiving a portion of interest or  principal  on any loans or making loans at a
rate  materially  less than  that of market  rates)  and no  foreclosed  assets.
Foreclosed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans.


                                                            September 30,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                       1999     1998     1997
                                                     --------------------------
                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
Non-accruing loans:
  One- to four-family................................  $---    $---    $  11
                                                       ----    ----    -----
     Total...........................................  ----     ---       11
                                                       ----    ----    -----

Total non-performing assets..........................  $---    $---    $  11
                                                       ====    ====    =====
Total as a percentage of total assets................  ---%    ---%     0.06%
                                                       ====    ====    =====



         OTHER LOANS OF CONCERN.  As of  September  30, 1999 there were no loans
classified  by the Bank  with  respect  to which  known  information  about  the
possible  credit  problems of the  borrowers  or the cash flows of the  security
properties  have caused  management to have some doubts as to the ability of the
borrowers to comply with present  loan  repayment  terms and which may result in
the future  inclusion  of such  items in the  non-performing  asset  categories.



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<PAGE>



         CLASSIFIED ASSETS.  Federal  regulations provide for the classification
of loans and other assets such as debt and equity  securities  considered by the
OTS to be of lesser quality as "substandard,"  "doubtful" or "loss." An asset is
considered  "substandard"  if it is  inadequately  protected  by the current net
worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral  pledged,  if any.
"Substandard"  assets include those characterized by the "distinct  possibility"
that the savings  association  will sustain "some loss" if the  deficiencies are
not  corrected.  Assets  classified  as  "doubtful"  have all of the  weaknesses
inherent in those classified  "substandard," with the added  characteristic that
the weaknesses present make "collection or liquidation in full," on the basis of
currently  existing facts,  conditions,  and values,  "highly  questionable  and
improbable."  Assets  classified as "loss" are those considered  "uncollectible"
and  of  such  little  value  that  their  continuance  as  assets  without  the
establishment of a specific loss allowance is not warranted.

         When  a  savings  association   classifies  problem  assets  as  either
substandard or doubtful,  it may establish general allowances for loan losses in
an amount  deemed  prudent by  management.  General  allowances  represent  loss
allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent risk associated
with lending activities,  but which, unlike specific  allowances,  have not been
allocated to particular problem assets.  When a savings  association  classifies
problem  assets as  "loss,"  it is  required  either  to  establish  a  specific
allowance for losses equal to 100% of that portion of the asset so classified or
to  charge-off  such  amount.   An   association's   determination   as  to  the
classification  of its  assets  and the amount of its  valuation  allowances  is
subject to review by the  association's  District  Director at the  regional OTS
office,  who may order the establishment of additional  general or specific loss
allowances.

         In connection with the filing of its periodic  reports with the OTS and
in accordance  with its  classification  of assets  policy,  the Bank  regularly
reviews  the loans in its  portfolio  to  determine  whether  any loans  require
classification  in  accordance  with  applicable  regulations.  On the  basis of
management's review of its assets, at September 30, 1999, the Bank had no assets
classified as substandard.

         ALLOWANCE  FOR  LOSSES  ON  LOANS.  The  allowance  for loan  losses is
established through a provision for loan losses based on management's evaluation
of the risk inherent in its loan  portfolio and changes in the nature and volume
of its loan activity.  Such evaluation,  which includes a review of all loans of
which full collectibility may not be reasonably  assured,  considers among other
matters,  the estimated fair value (generally,  the amount that could reasonably
be  expected  to be received  in a current  sale  between a willing  buyer and a
willing seller) of the underlying  collateral,  economic conditions,  historical
loan loss experience and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for
an adequate loan loss allowance.

         Although   management  believes  that  it  uses  the  best  information
available to determine the allowances, unforeseen market conditions could result
in adjustments and net earnings could be significantly affected if circumstances
differ   substantially   from  the   assumptions   used  in  making   the  final
determination.  Future additions to the Bank's  allowances will be the result of
periodic loan,  property and collateral  reviews and thus cannot be predicted in
advance and no assurance can be made that future additions to the allowance will
not be as large or larger than those in previous  years.  At September 30, 1999,
the Bank had a total allowance for losses on loans of $30,000, or .18% of
total  gross  loans.  See Note  5 of the Notes to  Consolidated
Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>



         The following table sets forth an analysis of the Bank's  allowance for
loan losses.


                                                            Year Ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                     1999       1998      1997
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                       (Dollars in Thousands)

Balance at beginning of period.................      $   30    $ 25      $ 25

Net charge-offs................................         ---     ---       ---
Additions charged to operations................           5     ---       ---
                                                     ------    ----      ----
Balance at end of period.......................      $   30    $ 25      $ 25
                                                     ======    ====      ====
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to
 average loans outstanding during the period...        ---%    ---%      ---%
                                                     ======    ====      ====

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to
 average non-performing assets.................        ---%    ---%      ---%
                                                     ======    ====      ====






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         The  distribution  of the Bank's  allowance  for losses on loans at the
dates indicated is summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               September 30,
                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               1999                                  1998
                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Percentage    Percent of                Percentage   Percent of
                                           of Loans      Allowance                 of Loans    Allowance
                                Amount      in Each      to Gross      Amount      in Each      to Gross
                               of Loan     Category      Loans in     of Loan      Category     Loans in
                                 Loss      to Total        Each         Loss       to Total       Each
                              Allowance   Gross Loans    Category    Allowance   Gross Loans    Category
                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                             <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
One- to four-family...........  $ 30         84.7%        .21%      $ 25          0.19%         84.4%
Multi-family..................   ---           .2         ---         ---           ---          0.3
Commercial real estate........   ---          3.6         ---         ---           ---          4.6
Construction or development...   ---          9.8         ---         ---           ---          7.9
Consumer......................   ---          1.7         ---         ---           ---          2.8
Unallocated...................   ---          ---         ---         ---           ---          ---
                                --------   --------    --------      ----         ------       ------
      Total...................  $ 30        100.0%        .21%      $ 25           .19%        100.0%
                                ========   ========    ========      ====         ======       ======

</TABLE>





                                          September 30,
                              -------------------------------------
                                             1997
                              -------------------------------------
                                           Percentage   Percent of
                                            of Loans    Allowance
                                 Amount      in Each     to Gross
                                of Loan     Category     Loans in
                                  Loss      to Total       Each
                               Allowance   Gross Loans   Category
                              -------------------------------------

One- to four-family...........   $ 25          81.5%        0.21%
Multi-family..................    ---           0.4          ---
Commercial real estate........    ---           5.0          ---
Construction or development...    ---          10.5          ---
Consumer......................    ---           2.6          ---
Unallocated...................    ---           ---          ---
                                 ----         ------        -----
      Total...................   $ 25         100.0%        0.21%
                                 ====         ======        =====


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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

         Perry County must maintain  minimum levels of investments  that qualify
as liquid  assets  under OTS  regulations.  Liquidity  may  increase or decrease
depending upon the  availability of funds and comparative  yields on investments
in  relation  to the  return  on  loans.  Historically,  the Bank has  generally
maintained its liquid assets above the minimum  requirements  imposed by the OTS
regulations  and at a level  believed  adequate to meet  requirements  of normal
daily activities,  repayment of maturing debt and potential deposit outflows. As
of September 30, 1999, the Bank met its regulatory liquidity ratio
requirement (which is the ratio of liquid assets as a percentage of net
withdrawable  savings  deposits and current borrowings).  See "Regulation -
Liquidity."

         Federally  chartered savings  institutions have the authority to invest
in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations,
securities  of various  federal  agencies,  certain  certificates  of deposit of
insured banks and savings institutions, certain bankers' acceptances, repurchase
agreements  and  federal  funds.  Subject  to  various  restrictions,  federally
chartered savings institutions may also invest their assets in commercial paper,
investment grade corporate debt securities and mutual funds whose assets conform
to the investments that a federally  chartered savings  institution is otherwise
authorized to make directly.

         Generally,  the investment  policy of the Bank is to invest funds among
various  categories of investments and maturities based upon the Bank's need for
liquidity, to achieve the proper balance between its desire to minimize risk and
maximize yield, to provide collateral for borrowings,  and to fulfill the Bank's
asset/liability management policies.

         MORTGAGE-BACKED  SECURITIES.  The Bank first began  making  significant
purchases of mortgage-backed  securities in the early 1980s as an alternative to
home mortgage  originations  for portfolio when management  determined that such
investments would produce higher  risk-adjusted  yields for the Bank in light of
the  competition  and limited  consumer  demand for home mortgages in its market
area.  The  Bank's  current  investment  strategy   emphasizes   mortgage-backed
securities with high credit  quality,  high cash flow, high liquidity and
minimal  prepayment risk. The Bank has invested  primarily in federal agency
securities,  principally  Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and Fannie Mae obligations
and  certain  types  of  CMOs.  See  Note  4  of the  Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.

         The Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae  certificates  are modified
pass-through  mortgage-backed  securities that represent  undivided interests in
underlying   pools  of  fixed-rate,   or  certain  types  of  adjustable   rate,
single-family  residential  mortgages  issued  by  these  government-  sponsored
entities.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provide the certificate holder a guarantee
of timely payments of interest and scheduled principal payments,  whether or not
they  have  been  collected.  Ginnie  Mae's  guarantee  to the  holder of timely
payments of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government.

         A CMO is a special  type of  pass-through  debt in which the  stream of
principal and interest payments on the underlying  mortgages or  mortgage-backed
securities  is used to create  classes with  different  maturities  and, in some
cases,  amortization  schedules,  as well as a residual interest, with each such
class  possessing  different  risk  characteristics.  Management  believes these
securities may represent attractive  alternatives  relative to other investments


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<PAGE>


due to the wide variety of maturity and repayment options available through such
investments. The Bank did not hold any CMOs at September 30, 1999.   The
Bank does not anticipate purchasing significant amounts of CMOs in the future.

         Mortgage-backed  securities  generally  yield  less than the loans that
underlie such  securities,  because of the cost of payment  guarantees or credit
enhancements  that result in nominal  credit risk. In addition,  mortgage-backed
securities  are more liquid than  individual  mortgage  loans and may be used to
collateralize  obligations of the Bank. In general,  mortgage-backed  securities
issued  or  guaranteed  by  Fannie  Mae and  Freddie  Mac and  certain  AA-rated
mortgage-backed  pass-through  securities  are  weighted at no more than 20% for
risk-based capital purposes, and mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed
by Ginnie Mae and the SBA are weighted at 0% for  risk-based  capital  purposes,
compared  to an assigned  risk  weighting  of 50% to 100% for whole  residential
mortgage  loans.  These  types of  securities  thus  allow the Bank to  optimize
regulatory capital to a greater extent than non-securitized whole loans.

         While  mortgage-backed  securities  carry  a  reduced  credit  risk  as
compared  to whole  loans,  such  securities  remain  subject to the risk that a
fluctuating  interest  rate  environment,  along with other  factors such as the
geographic  distribution  of  the  underlying  mortgage  loans,  may  alter  the
prepayment rate of such mortgage loans and so affect both the prepayment  speed,
and value, of such securities.  The adjustable rate and/or short maturity of the
Bank's   portfolio   is  designed  to  minimize   that  risk.   In  contrast  to
mortgage-backed   securities  in  which  cash  flow  is  received  (and,  hence,
prepayment  risk is shared) PRO RATA by all securities  holders,  the cash flows
from the mortgages or mortgage-backed  securities  underlying CMOs are segmented
and paid in  accordance  with a  predetermined  priority  to  investors  holding
various tranches of such securities or obligations. A particular tranche of CMOs
may  therefore  carry  prepayment  risk  that  differs  from  that of  both  the
underlying  collateral and other tranches.  The classes of CMOs purchased by the
Bank have been in the lower risk tranche categories.

         SECURITIES.  At September 30, 1999,  the Company and Bank's  securities
(including  a  $750,000  investment  in the  common  stock of the FHLB of Des
Moines) totaled $38.3 million, or 39.7% of its total assets.
It is the Bank's  general  policy to purchase  U.S.  Government  securities  and
federal agency obligations and other investment  securities.  See Note 3 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

         OTS  regulations  restrict  investments  in  corporate  debt and equity
securities  by  the  Bank.  These  restrictions   include  prohibitions  against
investments  in the debt  securities  of any one  issuer in excess of 15% of the
Bank's  unimpaired   capital  and  unimpaired  surplus  as  defined  by  federal
regulations,  which totaled $2.1 million as of September 30, 1999, plus an
additional  10% if the  investments  are fully  secured  by  readily  marketable
collateral.  At September 30, 1999,  the Bank was in compliance  with
this  regulation.  See  "Regulation  - Federal  Regulation of Savings
Associations"  for  a  discussion  of  additional  restrictions  on  the  Bank's
investment activities.



                                       14

<PAGE>


         The  following  table sets forth the  composition  of the Company's and
Bank's securities and mortgage-backed securities at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  September 30,
                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 1999                 1998                 1997
                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Carrying     % of     Carrying    % of    Carrying     % of
                                           Value      Total      Value     Total     Value      Total
                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
<S>                                      <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>     <C>        <C>
  U.S. government securities............ $     ---         %   $   ---        ---%  $   ---      ---%
  Federal agency obligations............    37,599      98.0    33,274       97.8    35,411     98.3
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
     Subtotal...........................    37,599      98.0    33,274       97.8    35,411     98.3
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
Equity securities:
  FHLB stock............................       750       2.0       750        2.2       602      1.7
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
     Subtotal...........................       750       2.0       750        2.2       602      1.7
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
     Total debt and equity securities... $  38,349     100.0%  $34,024      100.0%  $36,013    100.0%
                                         =========   =======   =======      ======  =======    ======

Other interest-earning assets:
  Interest-bearing deposits with banks.. $   2,702     100.0%  $11,651      100.0%  $ 2,346    100.0%
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
     Total.............................. $   2,702     100.0%  $11,651      100.0%  $ 2,346    100.0%
                                         =========   =======   =======      ======  =======    ======

Mortgage-backed securities:
  Ginnie Mae............................   $30,077      82.4%  $19,767       57.9%  $16,222     53.0%
  Fannie Mae............................     5,959      16.3    11,103       32.5    10,074     32.9
  Freddie Mac...........................       456       1.3     3,259        9.6     4,335     14.1
                                         ---------   -------   -------      ------  -------    ------
     Total mortgage-backed securities... $  36,492     100.0%  $34,129      100.0%  $30,631    100.0%
                                         =========   =======   =======      ======  =======    ======

</TABLE>


         The composition and maturities of the securities  portfolio,  excluding
FHLB stock and other equity securities, are indicated in the following table.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   September 30, 1999
                                     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Less Than      1 to 5        5 to 10       Over         Total Investment
                                         1 Year        Years         Years      10 Years          Securities
                                     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Carrying     Carrying      Carrying     Carrying      Market    Amortized
                                         Value         Value         Value        Value        Value       Cost
                                     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                    <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>
Federal agency obligations
 available-for-sale..................  $ ---          $ ---         $ 2,423       $35,176     $37,599      $40,690
                                       --------       --------      --------     --------     --------    --------

Weighted average yield...............         %              %         7.03%         6.74%       6.76%
                                       ========       ========      ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>



         The Company and the Bank's securities  portfolio at September 30, 1999,
contained  neither  tax-exempt  securities  nor securities of any issuer with an
aggregate book value in excess of 10% of the Bank's retained earnings, excluding
those issued by the U.S. government, or its agencies.


         Perry County's  investments,  including the mortgage-backed  securities
portfolio, are managed in accordance with a written investment policy adopted by
the Board of Directors.

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<PAGE>



SOURCES OF FUNDS

         GENERAL. The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits, amortization
and prepayment of loan principal,  borrowings,  interest earned on or maturation
of investment securities and short-term investments, and net earnings.

         Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for seasonal
reductions in deposits or deposit inflows at less than projected levels, and may
be used on a  longer-term  basis to support  expanded  lending  activities or to
increase the effectiveness of the Bank's asset/liability management program.

         DEPOSITS.  Perry County offers the following types of deposit accounts:
passbook  savings,  demand and NOW accounts,  money market deposit  accounts and
certificates  of deposit.  The Bank only solicits  deposits from its market area
and does not use  brokers  to obtain  deposits.  The Bank  relies  primarily  on
competitive  pricing  policies and customer  service to attract and retain these
deposits.

         The flow of deposits is influenced  significantly  by general  economic
conditions,   changes  in  money  market  and  prevailing  interest  rates,  and
competition.  The  Bank  currently  offers  competitive  rates  on  longer  term
certificates of deposit,  the result of which is designed to extend the maturity
of its  liabilities.  The Bank believes that this will have a positive effect on
its results of operations,  both for asset/liability  management purposes and in
the event market rates of interest increase.

         The variety of deposit  accounts  offered by the Bank has allowed it to
be competitive in obtaining funds and to respond with  flexibility to changes in
consumer demand. The Bank has become more susceptible to short-term fluctuations
in deposit flows, as customers have become more interest rate  conscious.  Based
on its experience,  the Bank believes that its passbook savings,  demand and NOW
accounts and certificates of deposit are relatively  stable sources of deposits.
However,  the  ability  of the Bank to  attract  and  maintain  certificates  of
deposit, and the rates paid on these deposits,  has been and will continue to be
significantly affected by market conditions.

         The following table sets forth the savings flows at the Bank during the
periods indicated.


                                            Year Ended September 30,
                                     ---------------------------------------
                                       1999          1998          1997
                                     ---------------------------------------
                                                  (In Thousands)

Opening balance..................     $ 64,151      $ 61,071      $ 62,712
Deposits.........................       39,712        36,467        33,795
Withdrawals......................      (38,698)      (35,827)      (37,673)
Interest credited................        2,582         2,440         2,237
                                      ---------     --------      --------

Ending balance...................     $ 67,747      $ 64,151      $ 61,071
                                      =========     ========      ========

Net increase (decrease)..........     $  3,596      $  3,080      $ (1,641)
                                      =========     ========      ========
Percent increase (decrease)......         5.61%         5.04%        (2.62)%
                                      =========     ========      ========



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<PAGE>



         The following table sets forth the dollar amount of savings deposits in
the  various  types  of  deposit  programs  offered  by the  Bank  at the  dates
indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            September 30,
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1999                  1998                  1997
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Percent               Percent               Percent
                                                    Amount   of Total    Amount    of Total    Amount    of Total
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)

TRANSACTIONS AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS:
<S>                                                 <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>
Noninterest Bearing NOW Accounts..................  $     59       .1%   $    81     0.1%      $   177     0.3%
NOW Accounts 2.25%................................     3,478      5.1      3,015     4.7         3,303     5.4
Passbook Accounts 2.75%...........................     4,075      6.0      4,004     6.3         4,182     6.9
Money Market Accounts 4.72%, 4.69%
 and 4.65%........................................    10,046     14.8      8,218    12.8         7,349    12.0
                                                    --------  --------   -------   ------      -------   ------

Total Non-Certificates............................    17,658     26.0     15,318    23.9        15,011    24.6
                                                    --------  --------   -------   ------      -------   ------

CERTIFICATES:

 2.00 -  4.00%....................................       120       .2        117     0.2           215     0.3
 4.01 -  6.00%....................................    48,471     71.6     44,265    69.0        30,351    49.7
 6.01 -  8.00%....................................     1,509      2.2      4,451     6.9        15,494    25.4
                                                    --------  --------   -------   ------      -------   ------

Total Certificates................................    50,100     74.0     48,833    76.1        46,060    75.4
                                                    --------  --------   -------   ------      -------   ------
Total Deposits....................................  $ 67,758    100.0%   $64,151   100.0%      $61,071   100.0%
                                                    ========  ========   =======   ======      =======   ======

</TABLE>



         The following table shows rate and maturity  information for the Bank's
certificates of deposit as of September 30, 1999.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   2.00-      4.01-       6.01-                  Percent
                                   4.00%      6.00%       8.00%       Total     of Total
                                ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
Certificate accounts
maturing in year ending:
- - -------------------------------
<S>                              <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
September 30, 2000.............  $   120     $39,010     $ 1,057     $40,187       80.2%
September 30, 2001.............        -       7,211         452       7,663       15.3
September 30, 2002.............        -       1,357           -       1,357        2.7
September 30, 2003.............        -         416           -         416         .8
September 30, 2004.............        -         477           -         477        1.0
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------     ------

   Total.......................  $   120     $48,471     $ 1,509     $50,100      100.0%
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========     ======

   Percent of total............        .3%      96.7%        3.0%      100.0%
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========

</TABLE>





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<PAGE>



         The following table indicates the amount of the Bank's  certificates of
deposit and other deposits by time remaining  until maturity as of September 30,
1999.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Maturity
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Over         Over
                                                   3 Months       3 to 6      6 to 12        Over
                                                    or Less       Months       Months     12 Months       Total
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------   ---------
                                                                           (In Thousands)

<S>                                               <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
Certificates of deposit less than $100,000....... $ 8,171,107  $10,878,652  $13,418,481   $ 9,913,515   $42,381,755

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more(1)...   3,129,484    2,609,065    1,979,442       ---         7,717,991

Total certificates of deposit.................... $11,300,591  $13,487,717  $15,397,923   $ 9,913,515   $50,099,746
                                                   ==========    =========    =========     =========    =========
</TABLE>

- - -----------------------
(1)  Includes deposits from governmental and other public entities.

         Generally,   the  Bank  does  not  pay  interest  rates  on  its  jumbo
certificates  of deposit  (certificates  of deposit with balances of $100,000 or
more) in excess of the  interest  rates paid on  certificates  of  deposit  with
balances of less than $100,000.

         BORROWINGS.  On occasion,  the Bank has used  advances from the FHLB of
Des Moines to supplement its deposits when the rates are favorable.  As a member
of the FHLB of Des Moines,  the Bank is  required  to own  capital  stock and is
authorized to apply for advances.  Each FHLB credit program has its own interest
rate,  which may be fixed or variable,  and includes a range of maturities.  The
FHLB of Des Moines may prescribe the acceptable uses to which these advances may
be put,  as well as  limitations  on the  size  of the  advances  and  repayment
provisions.

         There  were  $15.0  million  of  advances  from FHLB of Des Moines
outstanding as of September 30, 1999.

         The  following  table  sets forth the  maximum  month-end  balance  and
average balance of FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase
and other borrowings for the periods indicated.


                                              Year Ended September 30,
                                       ------------------------------------
                                        1999          1998         1997
                                       ------------------------------------
                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
MAXIMUM BALANCE:
  FHLB advances................         $15,000     $15,000        $6,500

AVERAGE BALANCE:
  FHLB advances................         $15,000     $ 8,538        $3,346




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<PAGE>



         The  following  table sets forth certain  information  as to the Bank's
borrowings at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           September 30,
                                                          ------------------------------------------
                                                             1999            1998           1997
                                                          ------------------------------------------
                                                                       (Dollars in Thousands)

<S>                                                         <C>             <C>             <C>
FHLB advances.............................................   $15,000         $15,000        $6,500
                                                             ----------      -------        ------
     Total borrowings.....................................   $15,000         $15,000        $6,500
                                                             ==========      =======        ======
Weighted average interest rate of FHLB advances...........       5.5%          5.5%          6.0%
                                                             ==========          ===           ===
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SUBSIDIARY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

         As a federally chartered savings association, Perry County is permitted
by OTS  regulations  to  invest  up to 2% of its  assets  in the  stock  of,  or
unsecured  loans to, service  corporation  subsidiaries.  The Bank may invest an
additional 1% of its assets in service  corporations where such additional funds
are used for  inner-city  or community  development  purposes.  At September 30,
1999, Perry County had no subsidiaries.

REGULATION

         GENERAL.  Perry  County is a  federally  chartered  savings  bank,  the
deposits of which are federally  insured and backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States Government.  Accordingly,  Perry County is subject to broad
federal regulation and oversight  extending to all its operations.  Perry County
is a  member  of the  FHLB of Des  Moines  and is  subject  to  certain  limited
regulation  by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System  ("Federal
Reserve  Board").  As the savings and loan holding company of Perry County,  the
Company also is subject to federal regulation and oversight.  The purpose of the
regulation of the Company and other holding  companies is to protect  subsidiary
savings  associations.  Perry  County  is a member  of the  Savings  Association
Insurance  Fund  ("SAIF")  and the  deposits of Perry  County are insured by the
FDIC. As a result,  the FDIC has certain  regulatory and  examination  authority
over Perry County.

         Certain of these regulatory requirements and restrictions are discussed
below or elsewhere in this document.

         FEDERAL  REGULATION  OF  SAVINGS  ASSOCIATIONS.  The OTS has  extensive
authority  over  the  operations  of  savings  associations.  As  part  of  this
authority, Perry County is required to file periodic reports with the OTS and is
subject to periodic  examinations  by the OTS and the FDIC. The last regular OTS
examination  of Perry County was as of January 30, 1997.   All savings
associations  are subject to a  semi-annual  assessment,  based upon the savings
association's total assets, to fund the operations of the OTS.

         The OTS also  has  extensive  enforcement  authority  over all  savings
institutions  and  their  holding  companies,  including  Perry  County  and the
Company. This enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to
assess civil money penalties, to issue cease-and-desist or removal orders and to
initiate  injunctive  actions.  In  general,  these  enforcement  actions may be
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practices.  Other  actions or  inactions  may provide the basis for  enforcement
action,  including  misleading or untimely  reports  filed with the OTS.  Except
under certain  circumstances,  public disclosure of final enforcement actions by
the OTS is required.

         In addition,  the investment,  lending and branching authority of Perry
County is prescribed  by federal laws and it is prohibited  from engaging in any
activities not permitted by such laws. For instance,  no savings institution may
invest in  non-investment  grade  corporate debt  securities.  In addition,  the
permissible  level of  investment  by federal  associations  in loans secured by
non-residential real property may not exceed 400% of total capital,  except with
approval of the OTS. Federal savings  associations are also generally authorized
to branch nationwide. Perry County is in compliance with the noted restrictions.

         Perry    County's    general     permissible    lending    limit    for
loans-to-one-borrower  is equal to the greater of $500,000 or 15% of  unimpaired
capital  and  surplus  (except  for  loans  fully  secured  by  certain  readily
marketable  collateral,  in  which  case  this  limit  is  increased  to  25% of
unimpaired  capital and surplus).  At September 30, 1999, Perry County's lending
limit under this restriction was $2.1 million.  Perry County is
in compliance with the loans-to-one-borrower limitation.

         The OTS, as well as the other  federal  banking  agencies,  has adopted
guidelines  establishing  safety and soundness standards on such matters as loan
underwriting and  documentation,  internal controls and audit systems,  interest
rate risk exposure and compensation and other employee benefits. Any institution
which fails to comply with these standards must submit a compliance plan.

         INSURANCE OF ACCOUNTS  AND  REGULATION  BY THE FDIC.  Perry County is a
member of the SAIF,  which is administered by the FDIC.  Deposits are insured up
to applicable  limits by the FDIC and such insurance is backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States Government. As insurer, the FDIC imposes deposit
insurance  premiums and is authorized to conduct  examinations of and to require
reporting by FDIC-insured  institutions.  It also may prohibit any  FDIC-insured
institution  from engaging in any activity the FDIC  determines by regulation or
order to pose a serious  risk to the FDIC.  The FDIC also has the  authority  to
initiate enforcement actions against savings associations,  after giving the OTS
an opportunity to take such action,  and may terminate the deposit  insurance if
it determines that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices or
is in an unsafe or unsound condition.

         The FDIC's deposit insurance premiums are assessed through a risk-based
system under which all insured  depository  institutions  are placed into one of
nine categories,  based upon their level of capital and supervisory  evaluation.
Under the system,  institutions  classified as well  capitalized  (i.e.,  a core
capital ratio of at least 5%, a ratio of Tier 1 or core capital to risk-weighted
assets  ("Tier 1 risk-based  capital")  of at least 6% and a risk-based  capital
ratio of at least  10%) and  considered  healthy  pay the lowest  premium  while
institutions  that are less than adequately  capitalized  (i.e.,  core or Tier 1
risk-based  capital ratios of less than 4% or a risk-based capital ratio of less
than 8%) and  considered  of  substantial  supervisory  concern  pay the highest
premium.  Risk  classification  of all insured  institutions will be made by the
FDIC for each  semi-annual  assessment  period.  As of September 30, 1999, Perry
County met the requirements of a well-capitalized institution.



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         The FDIC is authorized to increase  assessment  rates,  on a semiannual
basis, if it determines that the reserve ratio of the SAIF will be less than the
designated  reserve  ratio of 1.25% of SAIF insured  deposits.  In setting these
increased  assessments,  the FDIC must seek to restore the reserve ratio to that
designated  reserve  level,  or such higher  reserve ratio as established by the
FDIC.  The FDIC may also impose  special  assessments  on SAIF  members to repay
amounts  borrowed from the United States Treasury or for any other reason deemed
necessary by the FDIC.

         Effective  January  1,  1997,  the  premium  schedule  for BIF and SAIF
insured  institutions  ranged from 0 to 27 basis points.  However,  SAIF-insured
institutions are required to pay a Financing  Corporation (FICO) assessment,  in
order to fund the  interest on bonds  issued to resolve  thrift  failures in the
1980s,  equal to  approximately  6.48  basis  points  for each $100 in  domestic
deposits,   while   BIF-insured   institutions   pay  an  assessment   equal  to
approximately  1.52  basis  points  for  each  $100 in  domestic  deposits.  The
assessment  is expected to be reduced to 2.43 basis points no later than January
1, 2000,  when BIF insured  institutions  fully  participate in the  assessment.
These  assessments,  which may be  revised  based upon the level of BIF and SAIF
deposits will continue until the bonds mature in the year 2017.

         REGULATORY    CAPITAL    REQUIREMENTS.    Federally   insured   savings
associations,  such as Perry County, are required to maintain a minimum level of
regulatory  capital.  The OTS has  established  capital  standards,  including a
tangible capital requirement, a leverage ratio (or core capital) requirement and
a risk-based capital requirement applicable to such savings associations.  These
capital  requirements  must be generally as stringent as the comparable  capital
requirements  for national  banks.  The OTS is also authorized to impose capital
requirements  in excess  of these  standards  on  individual  associations  on a
case-by-case basis.

         The capital  regulations  require  tangible capital of at least 1.5% of
adjusted total assets (as defined by  regulation).  Tangible  capital  generally
includes  common   stockholders'   equity  and  retained  income,   and  certain
noncumulative  perpetual  preferred stock and related income.  In addition,  all
intangible  assets,  other than a limited amount of purchased mortgage servicing
rights,  must be deducted from tangible capital for calculating  compliance with
the requirement. At September 30, 1999, Perry County did not have any intangible
assets.

         The OTS regulations establish special  capitalization  requirements for
savings associations that own subsidiaries.  In determining  compliance with the
capital requirements,  all subsidiaries engaged solely in activities permissible
for national  banks or engaged in certain other  activities  solely as agent for
its customers are  "includable"  subsidiaries  that are consolidated for capital
purposes in proportion to the association's  level of ownership.  For excludable
subsidiaries the debt and equity  investments in such  subsidiaries are deducted
from assets and capital.

         At September 30, 1999,  Perry County had tangible capital of $14.0
million, or 14.4% of adjusted total assets, which is approximately $11.1
million above the minimum  requirement  of 1.5% of adjusted  total assets in
effect on that date.

         The capital standards also require core capital equal to at least 3% of
adjusted total assets.  Core capital generally consists of tangible capital plus
certain intangible  assets,  including a limited amount of purchased credit card
relationships.  As a result of the prompt corrective action provisions discussed
below,  however, a savings  association must maintain a core capital ratio of at


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least  4%  to  be  considered  adequately  capitalized  unless  its  supervisory
condition  is such to allow it to maintain a 3% ratio.  At  September  30, 1999,
Perry County had no intangibles which were subject to these tests.

         At  September  30,  1999,  Perry  County  had  core  capital  equal  to
$14.0 million,  or 14.4% of adjusted total assets,  which is $12.9 million
above the minimum leverage ratio  requirement of 3% as in effect on that date.

          The OTS risk-based  requirement  requires savings associations to have
total capital of at least 8% of risk-weighted  assets. Total capital consists of
core capital, as defined above, and supplementary capital. Supplementary capital
consists of certain  permanent  and  maturing  capital  instruments  that do not
qualify as core capital and general  valuation loan and lease loss allowances up
to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets. Supplementary capital may be used
to satisfy the risk-based  requirement  only to the extent of core capital.  The
OTS is  also  authorized  to  require  a  savings  association  to  maintain  an
additional  amount of total capital to account for  concentration of credit risk
and the risk of non-traditional  activities. At September 30, 1999, Perry County
was in compliance with this requirement.

         Certain  exclusions from capital and assets are required to be made for
the purpose of calculating  total  capital.  Such  exclusions  consist of equity
investments  (as  defined  by  regulation)  and that  portion  of land loans and
nonresidential  construction  loans in excess of an 80% loan-to-value  ratio and
reciprocal holdings of qualifying capital instruments.  Perry County had no such
exclusions from capital and assets at September 30, 1999.

         In  determining  the  amount  of  risk-weighted   assets,  all  assets,
including certain  off-balance sheet items, will be multiplied by a risk weight,
ranging from 0% to 100%,  based on the risk  inherent in the type of asset.  For
example,  the OTS has assigned a risk weight of 50% for  prudently  underwritten
permanent  one- to  four-family  first lien mortgage loans not more than 90 days
delinquent  and having a loan to value ratio of not more than 80% at origination
unless insured to such ratio by an insurer approved by the Fannie Mae or Freddie
Mac.

         OTS regulations also require that savings  associations  with more than
normal  interest  rate risk  exposure  to deduct  from its  total  capital,  for
purposes of determining compliance with such requirement, an amount equal to 50%
of its  interest-rate  risk  exposure  multiplied  by the  present  value of its
assets. This exposure is a measure of the potential decline in the net portfolio
value of a savings  association,  greater  than 2% of the  present  value of its
assets,  based upon a  hypothetical  200 basis  point  increase  or  decrease in
interest rates (whichever results in a greater decline).  Net portfolio value is
the  present  value  of  expected  cash  flows  from  assets,   liabilities  and
off-balance  sheet  contracts.  The rule will not become effective until the OTS
evaluates the process by which savings  associations may appeal an interest rate
risk deduction determination.  It is uncertain as to when this evaluation may be
completed.  Any savings  association with less than $300 million in assets and a
total capital ratio in excess of 12% is exempt from this requirement  unless the
OTS determines otherwise.

         At September  30, 1999,  Perry County had total  risk-based  capital of
$14.1  million and  risk-weighted  assets of $20.5  million;  or total
capital  of  68.6%  of  risk-weighted  assets.  This  amount  was
$12.4 million above the 8% requirement in effect on that date.

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         The OTS and the FDIC are authorized  and,  under certain  circumstances
required, to take certain actions against savings associations that fail to meet
their  capital  requirements.  The OTS is  generally  required to take action to
restrict the activities of an "undercapitalized  association" (generally defined
to be  one  with  less  than  either  a 4%  core  capital  ratio,  a 4%  Tier  1
risked-based  capital  ratio  or an  8%  risk-based  capital  ratio).  Any  such
association  must  submit a  capital  restoration  plan and  until  such plan is
approved by the OTS may not increase its assets,  acquire  another  institution,
establish a branch or engage in any new  activities,  and generally may not make
capital   distributions.   The  OTS  is  authorized  to  impose  the  additional
restrictions that are applicable to significantly undercapitalized associations.

          As a condition to the approval of the capital  restoration  plan,  any
company  controlling  an  undercapitalized  association  must agree that it will
enter  into  a  limited  capital  maintenance  guarantee  with  respect  to  the
institution's achievement of its capital requirements.

         Any savings  association  that fails to comply with its capital plan or
is  "significantly  undercapitalized"  (i.e.,  Tier 1 risk-based or core capital
ratios of less than 3% or a  risk-based  capital  ratio of less than 6%) must be
made  subject  to one or more of  additional  specified  actions  and  operating
restrictions  which may cover all aspects of its operations and include a forced
merger  or  acquisition  of  the   association.   An  association  that  becomes
"critically  undercapitalized" (i.e., a tangible capital ratio of 2% or less) is
subject to further mandatory restrictions on its activities in addition to those
applicable to significantly  undercapitalized associations. In addition, the OTS
must appoint a receiver (or conservator  with the concurrence of the FDIC) for a
savings  association,  with certain limited exceptions,  within 90 days after it
becomes critically  undercapitalized.  Any undercapitalized  association is also
subject to the general enforcement  authority of the OTS and the FDIC, including
the appointment of a conservator or a receiver.

         The OTS is also generally  authorized to reclassify an association into
a lower capital category and impose the restrictions applicable to such category
if the institution is engaged in unsafe or unsound  practices or is in an unsafe
or unsound condition.

         The imposition by the OTS or the FDIC of any of these measures on Perry
County may have a substantial  adverse effect on Perry  County's  operations and
profitability.   Company   shareholders  do  not  have  preemptive  rights,  and
therefore, if the Company is directed by the OTS or the FDIC to issue additional
shares of  Common  Stock,  such  issuance  may  result  in the  dilution  in the
percentage of ownership of the Company.

         LIMITATIONS   ON  DIVIDENDS  AND  OTHER  CAPITAL   DISTRIBUTIONS.   OTS
regulations  impose various  restrictions or  requirements on associations  with
respect  to their  ability  to pay  dividends  or make  other  distributions  of
capital.  OTS regulations also prohibit a savings  association from declaring or
paying any dividends or from repurchasing any of its stock if, as a result,  the
regulatory capital of the association would be reduced below the amount required
to be maintained for the liquidation  account established in connection with its
mutual to stock conversion.


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         LIQUIDITY.  All  savings  associations,  including  Perry  County,  are
required  to  maintain  an average  daily  balance of liquid  assets  equal to a
certain  percentage of the sum of its average daily balance of net  withdrawable
deposit accounts and borrowings payable in one year or less. For a discussion of
what the Bank  includes  in liquid  assets,  see  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations  - Liquidity  and
Capital  Resources."  This liquid asset ratio  requirement may vary from time to
time depending  upon economic  conditions and savings flows of all savings
associations.

         Penalties may be imposed upon associations for violations of the liquid
asset ratio  requirement.  At September 30, 1999, Perry County was in compliance
with  the  requirement.

         QUALIFIED THRIFT LENDER TEST. All savings associations, including Perry
County,  are required to meet a qualified  thrift  lender  ("QTL") test to avoid
certain  restrictions  on  their  operations.   This  test  requires  a  savings
association  to have  at  least  65% of its  portfolio  assets  (as  defined  by
regulation) in qualified thrift investments on a monthly average for nine out of
every 12 months on a rolling basis. As an alternative,  the savings  association
may maintain 60% of its assets in those assets specified in Section  7701(a)(19)
of the Internal Revenue Code.  Under either test, such assets primarily  consist
of residential  housing  related loans and  investments.  At September 30, 1999,
Perry  County met the test and has always met the test since its  effectiveness.


         Any savings association that fails to meet the QTL test must convert to
a national bank charter, unless it requalifies as a QTL and thereafter remains a
QTL. If an  association  does not  requalify  and  converts  to a national  bank
charter,  it must remain  SAIF-insured  until the FDIC permits it to transfer to
the BIF.  If such an  association  has not yet  requalified  or  converted  to a
national  bank,  its  new  investments  and  activities  are  limited  to  those
permissible  for both a  savings  association  and a  national  bank,  and it is
limited to national bank branching  rights in its home state.  In addition,  the
association is immediately  ineligible to receive any new FHLB borrowings and is
subject to national  bank limits for payment of dividends.  If such  association
has not requalified or converted to a national bank within three years after the
failure,  it must  divest  of all  investments  and  cease  all  activities  not
permissible  for a  national  bank.  In  addition,  it must repay  promptly  any
outstanding FHLB borrowings,  which may result in prepayment  penalties.  If any
association  that fails the QTL test is  controlled by a holding  company,  then
within one year after the failure,  the holding  company must register as a bank
holding  company  and  become  subject  to  all  restrictions  on  bank  holding
companies. See "- Holding Company Regulation."

         COMMUNITY  REINVESTMENT  ACT.  Under  the  Community  Reinvestment  Act
("CRA"),  every  FDIC  insured  institution  has a  continuing  and  affirmative
obligation  consistent  with safe and sound  banking  practices to help meet the
credit  needs  of its  entire  community,  including  low  and  moderate  income
neighborhoods.  The CRA does not  establish  specific  lending  requirements  or
programs  for  financial   institutions  nor  does  it  limit  an  institution's
discretion  to develop the types of products and  services  that it believes are
best  suited  to its  particular  community,  consistent  with the CRA.  The CRA
requires the OTS, in connection with the examination of Perry County,  to assess
the  institution's  record of meeting the credit needs of its  community  and to
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a merger or the  establishment of a branch,  by Perry County.  An unsatisfactory
rating may be used as the basis for the denial of an application by the OTS.

         The federal banking agencies,  including the OTS, have recently revised
the CRA  regulations  and  the  methodology  for  determining  an  institution's
compliance with the CRA. Due to the heightened  attention being given to the CRA
in the past few years,  Perry County may be required to devote  additional funds
for investment and lending in its local community. Perry County was examined for
CRA  compliance  in 1997 and  received  a rating of  "Satisfactory."

         TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Generally, transactions between a savings
association or its  subsidiaries  and its affiliates are required to be on terms
as  favorable  to  the  association  as  transactions  with  non-affiliates.  In
addition,  certain of these  transactions,  such as loans to an  affiliate,  are
restricted to a percentage  of the  association's  capital.  Affiliates of Perry
County  include the Company and any company  which is under common  control with
Perry County. In addition,  a savings  association may not lend to any affiliate
engaged  in  activities  not  permissible  for a bank  Company  or  acquire  the
securities  of most  affiliates.  Perry  County's  subsidiaries  are not  deemed
affiliates, however; the OTS has the discretion to treat subsidiaries of savings
associations as affiliates on a case by case basis.

         Certain  transactions with directors,  officers or controlling  persons
are also subject to conflict of interest  regulations enforced by the OTS. These
conflict of interest  regulations and other statutes also impose restrictions on
loans to such persons and their  related  interests.  Among other  things,  such
loans must be made on terms  substantially the same as for loans to unaffiliated
individuals.

         HOLDING COMPANY  REGULATION.  The Company is a unitary savings and loan
holding company subject to regulatory oversight by the OTS. As such, the Company
is  required  to  register  and  file  reports  with the OTS and is  subject  to
regulation  and  examination  by the OTS. In addition,  the OTS has  enforcement
authority over the holding company and its non-savings association  subsidiaries
which  also  permits  the  OTS to  restrict  or  prohibit  activities  that  are
determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary savings association.

         As a unitary savings and loan holding company, the Company generally is
not subject to activity restrictions. If the Company acquires control of another
savings association as a separate subsidiary, it would become a multiple savings
and loan  holding  company,  and the  activities  of the  Company and any of its
subsidiaries  (other  than  Perry  County  or  any  other  SAIF-insured  savings
association)  would  become  subject  to such  restrictions  unless  such  other
associations  each  qualify  as  a  QTL  and  were  acquired  in  a  supervisory
acquisition.

         If Perry  County  fails the QTL  test,  the  Company  must  obtain  the
approval of the OTS prior to continuing after such failure,  directly or through
its other  subsidiaries,  any business  activity  other than those  approved for
multiple savings and loan holding companies or their subsidiaries.  In addition,
within one year of such  failure the Company  must  register as, and will become
subject  to,  the  restrictions  applicable  to  bank  holding  companies.   The
activities  authorized  for a  bank  Company  are  more  limited  than  are  the
activities  authorized for a unitary or multiple  savings and loan Company.  See
"--Qualified Thrift Lender Test."


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         The Company must obtain approval from the OTS before acquiring  control
of  any  other  SAIF-insured   association.   Such  acquisitions  are  generally
prohibited  if they result in a multiple  savings and loan  Company  controlling
savings  associations  in  more  than  one  state.   However,   such  interstate
acquisitions  are  permitted  based  on  specific  state  authorization  or in a
supervisory acquisition of a failing savings association.

         FEDERAL SECURITIES LAW. The stock of the Company is registered with the
SEC under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
The Company is subject to the information,  proxy solicitation,  insider trading
restrictions and other requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act.

         Company stock held by persons who are affiliates  (generally  officers,
directors and principal  stockholders)  of the Company may not be resold without
registration or unless sold in accordance with certain resale  restrictions.  If
the Company  meets  specified  current  public  information  requirements,  each
affiliate  of the  Company  is  able  to  sell  in the  public  market,  without
registration, a limited number of shares in any three-month period.

         FEDERAL  RESERVE  SYSTEM.   The  Federal  Reserve  Board  requires  all
depository  institutions to maintain  non-interest bearing reserves at specified
levels against their transaction accounts (primarily checking, NOW and Super NOW
checking  accounts).  At September 30, 1999, Perry County was in compliance with
these  reserve  requirements.  The  balances  maintained  to meet the
reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve Board may be used to satisfy
liquidity requirements that may be imposed by the OTS. See "--Liquidity."

         Savings  associations are authorized to borrow from the Federal Reserve
Bank  "discount   window,"  but  Federal  Reserve  Board   regulations   require
associations to exhaust other reasonable alternative sources of funds, including
FHLB borrowings, before borrowing from the Federal Reserve Bank.

         FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM.  Perry County is a member of the FHLB of
Des  Moines,  which  is one of 12  regional  FHLBs,  that  administers  the home
financing credit function of savings associations. Each FHLB serves as a reserve
or  central  bank for its  members  within  its  assigned  region.  It is funded
primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the
FHLB  System.  It makes loans to members  (i.e.,  advances) in  accordance  with
policies  and  procedures,  established  by the board of  directors of the FHLB,
which are subject to the oversight of the Federal  Housing  Finance  Board.  All
advances from the FHLB are required to be fully secured by sufficient collateral
as determined by the FHLB. In addition,  all long-term  advances are required to
provide funds for residential home financing.

         As a member, Perry County is required to purchase and maintain stock in
the FHLB of Des Moines.  At September 30, 1999,  Perry County had  $750,000 in
FHLB stock, which was in compliance with this requirement.

         Under  federal  law the FHLBs are  required  to  provide  funds for the
resolution  of  troubled  savings  associations  and to  contribute  to low- and
moderately priced housing programs through direct loans or interest subsidies on
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projects.  These  contributions  have  affected  adversely  the  level  of  FHLB
dividends  paid and could continue to do so in the future.  These  contributions
could also have an adverse  effect on the value of FHLB stock in the  future.  A
reduction in value of Perry  County's  FHLB stock may result in a  corresponding
reduction in Perry County's capital.

FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

         FEDERAL  TAXATION.  Savings  associations  such as the Bank  that  meet
certain  definitional  tests  relating  to the  composition  of assets and other
conditions  prescribed  by the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended (the
"Code"),  are  permitted to establish  reserves for bad debts and to make annual
additions  thereto which may, within  specified  formula  limits,  be taken as a
deduction in  computing  taxable  income for federal  income tax  purposes.  The
amount of the bad debt reserve deduction for  "nonqualifying  loans" is computed
under the experience  method.  Under the experience method, the bad debt reserve
deduction is an amount  determined  under a formula based generally upon the bad
debts actually sustained by the savings association over a period of years.

         In August 1996, legislation was enacted that repealed the percentage of
taxable  income  method used by many  thrifts,  including the Bank, to calculate
their bad debt reserve for federal  income tax  purposes.  As a result,  thrifts
such as the Bank must  recapture  that  portion of the reserve  that exceeds the
amount  that  could have been taken  under the  experience  method for tax years
beginning after December 31, 1987. The recapture  occurs over a six-year period,
commencing  with  the  1998  tax  year.  At  September  30,  1999,  the Bank had
approximately  $390,000 in bad debt reserves  subject to recapture for
federal income tax  purposes.   The  deferred  tax  liability  related to the
recapture has been  previously  established so there will be no effect on future
net income.

         In addition to the regular income tax, corporations,  including savings
associations  such as the Bank,  generally  are  subject  to a minimum  tax.  An
alternative  minimum tax is imposed at a minimum tax rate of 20% on  alternative
minimum  taxable  income,  which is the sum of a  corporation's  regular taxable
income (with certain  adjustments) and tax preference  items, less any available
exemption.  The alternative  minimum tax is imposed to the extent it exceeds the
corporation's  regular  income tax and net  operating  losses can offset no more
than 90% of alternative minimum taxable income.

         A portion of the Bank's  reserves for losses on loans may not,  without
adverse tax consequences, be utilized for the payment of cash dividends or other
distributions   to  a  shareholder   (including   distributions  on  redemption,
dissolution or  liquidation) or for any other purpose (except to absorb bad debt
losses).  As of  September  30,  1999,  the portion of Perry  County's  reserves
subject to this  treatment  for tax purposes  totaled  approximately  $1.4
million.

         Perry County files federal  income tax returns on a calendar year basis
using the accrual method of accounting.  The Company does not anticipate  filing
consolidated  federal  income tax returns with Perry County Savings Bank.
The Company and the Bank have not been audited by the IRS within the last
ten years.

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<PAGE>



         MISSOURI  TAXATION.  Missouri-based  thrift  institutions,  such as the
Bank, are subject to a special financial institutions tax, based on net earnings
without  regard to net operating  loss  carryforwards,  at the rate of 7% of net
earnings.  This tax is in lieu of all other state taxes on thrift  institutions,
on their property, capital or income, except taxes on tangible personal property
owned by the Bank, contributions paid pursuant to the Unemployment  Compensation
law of Missouri,  real estate taxes,  social security taxes, sales taxes and use
taxes.  In  addition,  Perry  County is entitled to credit  against this tax all
taxes paid to the State of Missouri or any political subdivision except taxes on
tangible  personal  property  owned by the Bank and held for  lease or rental to
others and on real  estate,  contributions  paid  pursuant  to the  Unemployment
Compensation Law of Missouri,  social security taxes, sales taxes and use taxes,
and taxes  imposed by the  Missouri  Financial  Institutions  Tax Law.  Missouri
thrift institutions are not subject to the regular state corporate income tax.

COMPETITION

         Perry County faces strong competition, both in originating loans and in
attracting deposits. Competition in originating loans comes primarily from other
commercial  banks and savings  associations  making loans secured by real estate
located in the Bank's market area.  The Bank competes for loans  principally  on
the basis of the quality of services it provides to  borrowers,  interest  rates
and loan fees it charges, and the types of loans it originates.

         The Bank  attracts  all of its  deposits  through  its  retail  banking
office,  primarily from the  communities it serves.  Therefore,  competition for
those deposits is principally from other commercial banks,  savings associations
and  credit  unions  located  or doing  business  in the  same  and  surrounding
communities.  The Bank competes for these deposits by offering  deposit accounts
at competitive rates and convenient business hours.

         The Bank's  primary  market area is Perry County,  Missouri.  There are
four commercial banks and one savings association which compete for deposits and
loans in Perry County.

EMPLOYEES

         The Bank had eight  full-time  employees  and  one  part-time
employee as of September 30, 1999,  none of whom was represented by a collective
bargaining agreement.  The Bank believes that it enjoys good relations
with its personnel.  There are no executive officers of the Company and the Bank
who are not directors.


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ITEM 2.  DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES

         The  following  table sets forth the  location  and certain  additional
information  regarding the Bank's  office at September  30, 1999.  The office is
owned by the Bank. At September 30, 1999, the Bank's  premises and equipment had
an aggregate net book value of $312,000.

                                                                Net Book Value
                                    Year         Square        of Premises and
                                   Opened       Footage           Equipment
                                   --------------------------------------------
Office:
  14 North Jackson Street           1957         4,780           $312,000
  Perryville, Missouri



         The Bank's accounting and  record-keeping  activities are maintained on
an on-line basis with an independent service bureau.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         Currently,  the Bank is not involved in any pending  legal  proceedings
other  than a routine  legal  proceeding  occurring  in the  ordinary  course of
business,  which  in the  aggregate  involves  an  amount  that is  believed  by
management to be immaterial to the financial condition of the Bank.


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

         No matter was  submitted  to a vote of  security  holders,  through the
solicitation  of proxies or otherwise,  during the quarter  ended  September 30,
1999.

                                     PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         Page 1 of the attached  1999 Annual  Report to  Stockholders  is
herein incorporated by reference.

ITEM 6.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

         Pages  3  through  9 of the attached  1999 Annual Report to
Stockholders are herein incorporated by reference.


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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The following  information  appearing in the Company's Annual Report to
Stockholders for the year ended September 30, 1999, is incorporated by reference
in this Annual Report on Form 10- KSB as Exhibit 13.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Pages in
                                                                                      Annual
ANNUAL REPORT SECTION                                                                 Report
- - ---------------------                                                                --------
<S>                                                                                   <C>
Report of Independent Auditors................................................         10
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999 and 1998.................         11
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Years Ended September 30,
 1999, 1998 and 1997..........................................................         12
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for
 Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997................................         13
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended September 30,
 1999, 1998 and 1997..........................................................         14
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....................................         15

</TABLE>



         With the  exception of the  aforementioned  information,  the Company's
Annual  Report to  Stockholders  for the year ended  September  30, 1999, is not
deemed filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

ITEM 8.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
         ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

         None.


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                                    PART III


ITEM 9.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND
         CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A)
         OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

DIRECTORS

         Information  concerning Directors of the Company is incorporated herein
by reference  from the  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for the Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders  to be held in 2000,  a copy of which  will be filed not later than
120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

         Information   concerning   Executive   Officers   of  the   Company  is
incorporated  herein by reference  from the definitive  Proxy  Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2000, a copy of which will be filed
not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A)

         Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  requires  the
Company's directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of
a registered class of the Bank's equity securities, to file with the SEC initial
reports of  ownership  and reports of changes in  ownership  of Common Stock and
other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than 10%
stockholders  are required by SEC  regulation to furnish the Company with copies
of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

         To the Company's  knowledge,  based solely on a review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written  representations that no other
reports were  required during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999,  all
Section 16(a) filing  requirements applicable to its officers, directors and
greater than 10 percent beneficial owners were complied with except that Mr.
Stephen C. Rozier inadvertently failed  to file a Form 3 within ten days of
becoming a director.  Mr. Rozier filed the Form 3 on November 18, 1999.

ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         Information concerning executive compensation is incorporated herein by
reference  from  the  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for the  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders  to be held in 2000,  a copy of which  will be filed not later than
120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
         OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         Information  concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners
and management is  incorporated  herein by reference  from the definitive  Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  to be held in 2000, a copy of
which will be filed not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.


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<PAGE>



ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         Information  concerning certain  relationships and related transactions
is incorporated  herein by reference from the definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2000, a copy of which will be filed
not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (A)  EXHIBITS

         See Index to Exhibits.

         (B)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         There  were no Form 8-Ks  filed by the  Registrant during the quarter
         ended September 30, 1999.


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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES


         In accordance  with Section 13 of 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.


                                            PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION


Date:  December 22, 1999                       By: /S/ LEO J. ROZIER
       -----------------------                 --------------------------------
                                               Leo. J. Rozier
                                               (DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)

         In accordance  with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below
by the following  persons on behalf of the Issuer and in the  capacities  and on
the dates indicated.


By:    /S/ LEO J. ROZIER                   By:   /S/ JAMES K. YOUNG
       ----------------------------------        ------------------------------
       Leo J. Rozier, Chairman of the            James K. Young, Director,
        Board, President and Chief               Secretary
        Executive Officer                        (CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING
        (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND OPERATING       OFFICER)
        OFFICER)

Date:  December 22, 1999                         Date: December 22, 1999
       ----------------------------------        ------------------------------


By:    /S/ STEPHEN C. ROZIER               By:   /S/ MILTON A. VOGEL
       ----------------------------------        ------------------------------
       Stephen C. Rozier, Director,              Milton A. Vogel, Director
       Assistant Vice President and
       Assistant Secretary

Date:  December 22, 1999                         Date: December 22, 1999
       ----------------------------------        ------------------------------



By:    /S/ THOMAS L. HOEH
       ----------------------------------
       Thomas L. Hoeh, Director


Date:  December 22, 1999
       ----------------------------------




<PAGE>



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<CAPTION>

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                                                REFERENCE
                                                                                TO PRIOR
                                                                                FILING OR
REGULATION                                                                       EXHIBIT
   S-B                                                                            NUMBER
 EXHIBIT                                                                         ATTACHED
  NUMBER                         DOCUMENT                                         HERETO
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>       <C>                                                                     <C>

  3(i)    Articles of Incorporation, including amendments thereto                    *
  3(ii)   By-Laws                                                                    *
  4       Instruments defining the rights of security holders,                       *
          including debentures
  10      Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements
               (a)  Employment Contract between Leo J. Rozier and the Bank           *
               (b)  1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan                             *
               (c)  Recognition and Retention Plan                                   *
  13      Annual Report to Security Holders                                         13
  16      Letter re:  change in certifying accountants                              **
  21      Subsidiaries of Registrant                                                21
  23      Consents of Experts and Counsel                                           23
  27      Financial Data Schedule                                                   27
- - ----------------

</TABLE>

*    Filed as exhibits to the Company's Form S-1  registration  statement filed
     on October 4, 1994 (File No.  33-84786) of the Securities Act of 1933. All
     of such  previously  filed  documents  are hereby  incorporated  herein by
     reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-B.

**   Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K filed on August 23, 1995
     (File No. 0-25088).










                                   EXHIBIT 13

                        ANNUAL REPORT TO SECURITY HOLDERS






<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              PERCENT OF         STATE OF
            PARENT                       SUBSIDIARY OR ORGANIZATION            OWNERSHIP       INCORPORATION
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                      <C>             <C>

Perry County Financial Corporation      Perry County Savings Bank, FSB           100%             Federal

</TABLE>




<TABLE>
<S>
                        MICHAEL TROKEY & COMPANY, P.C.
                         CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                               10411 CLAYTON ROAD
                             ST. LOUIS, MO  63131
                                (314) 432-0996



    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference and use of our report, dated
December 1, 1999, on the consolidated financial statements of Perry County Financial
Corporation which appears in Perry County Financial Corporation's Annual Report of
Shareholders and Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1999 in Perry County
Financial Corporation's previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
No. 333-4168 and 333-4170).

                                          Michael Trokey & Company, P.C.

St. Louis, Missouri
December 21, 1999
<S>
</TABLE>


Business of the Company and the Bank
<TABLE>
<C>
On November 23, 1994 Perry County Savings Bank converted its charter to a
federally chartered savings bank and changed its name to Perry County Savings
Bank, FSB (Bank).  On February 10, 1995, Perry County Savings Bank, FSB
converted from mutual to stock form and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
a newly formed Missouri holding company, Perry County Financial Corporation
(Company). The Company issued 856,452 shares of common stock at $10 per share in
conjunction with the offering.  Net proceeds from the sale of common stock in
the offering were $7,267,041, after deduction of conversion costs of
$612,319, and unearned compensation related to shares issued to the Employee
Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).  The Company retained 50% of the net conversion
proceeds, less the funds used to originate a loan to the ESOP for the
purchase of shares of common stock, and used the balance of the net proceeds
to purchase all of the stock of the Bank in the conversion.
<C>
</TABLE>
The Company has no significant assets other than common stock of the Bank, and
the loan to the ESOP, and net proceeds retained by the Company following the
conversion.  The Company's principal business is the business of the Bank.
The Bank's deposit accounts are insured up to a maximum of $100,000 by the
Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF), which is administered  by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Bank's primary business, as conducted
through its office located in Perryville, Missouri, is the origination of
mortgage loans secured by one- to four-familyresidences located primarily in
Perry County.  Lending activities are funded through attraction of deposit
accounts, consisting of certificate accounts, money-market deposit accounts,
savings accounts and NOW accounts.  To a lesser extent, the Bank also
originates mortgage loans on commercial real estate, construction loans on
single-family residences and commercial properties, and loans secured by deposit
accounts.

Common Stock

The common stock of Perry County Financial Corporation is traded on the NASDAQ
Small Cap Market under the symbol "PCBC".  The following table sets forth the
market price and dividend information on the Company's common stock:



Quarter Ended              High        Low          Dividend

December 31, 1997        $25.00      $20.50            $.00
March 31, 1998           $24.50      $23.25            $.50
June 30, 1998            $24.13      $22.75            $.00
September 30, 1998       $22.94      $18.00            $.00

December 31, 1998        $20.75      $19.50            $.00
March 31, 1999           $21.50      $19.88            $.50
June 30, 1999            $21.50      $19.63            $.00
September 30, 1999       $20.13      $19.00            $.00

Dividend payment decisions are made with consideration of a variety of factors
including earnings, financial condition, market considerations and regulatory
restrictions.  Restrictions on dividend payments are described in note 10 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.  As of December 1, 1999, the
Company had approximately 400 stockholders of record (which includes nominees
for beneficial owners holding shares in "street name").
<PAGE>1

                               Selected Financial Highlights


Financial Condition Data:
                                                         At September 30,
                                   1999     1998      1997      1996     1995
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)

  Assets                       $ 96,617    96,807    84,135   81,149    76,421
  Cash and cash equivalents
    and securities             $ 41,051    45,821    38,565   38,150    36,377
  Mortgage-backed securities   $ 36,492    34,129    30,631   29,819    31,190
  Loans receivable, net        $ 16,601    15,764    13,910   11,718     7,810
  Deposits                     $ 67,747    64,151    61,071   62,712    60,178
  Advances from FHLB           $ 15,000    15,000     6,500    2,500      -
  Stockholders' equity         $ 13,217    16,879    16,049   15,072    15,683

  Full service offices open           1         1         1        1         1



Operating Data:
                                         For the Year Ended September 30,
                                  1999     1998      1997      1996     1995
                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
Interest income                $  6,463     5,970     5,533    5,295     4,839
  Interest expense               (4,166)   (3,754)   (3,239)  (3,121)   (2,859)
    Net interest income           2,297     2,216     2,294    2,174     1,980
  Provision for loan losses          (5)     -        -          (15)     -
    Net interest income after
      provision for loan losses   2,292     2,216     2,294    2,159     1,980
  Noninterest income                139        39       170      145        50
  Noninterest expense              (935)     (922)     (889)  (1,552)     (862)
    Earnings before income taxes  1,496     1,333     1,575      752     1,168
  Income taxes                     (580)     (526)     (600)    (296)     (432)
  Net earnings                 $    916       807       975      456       736

Diluted earnings per share     $   1.22      1.03      1.26      .58      (1)

Dividends per share            $    .50       .50       .40      .30       .00

(1)Diluted earnings per share is not meaningful since common stock was issued
   on February 10, 1995.
<PAGE>2

                         Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                       Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The business of the Bank has been that of a financial intermediary consisting
primarily of attracting deposits from the general public and using such
deposits to originate mortgage loans secured by one-to four-family residences
and, to a lesser extent, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction
loans and loans secured by deposit accounts.  The Bank's revenues are derived
principally from interest earned on loans, investments, and mortgage-backed
securities (MBSs).  The operations of the Bank are influenced significantly
by general economic conditions and by policies of financial institution
regulatory agencies, including the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).  The Bank's cost of funds is
influenced by interest rates on competing investments and general market
interest rates.  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.

Certain statements in this report which relate to the Company's plans,
objectives or future performance may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995.
Such statements are based on management's current expectations.  Actual
strategies and results in future periods may differ materially from those
currently expected because of various risks and uncertainties.  Additional
discussion of factors affecting the Company's business and prospects is
contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk

The Bank's net interest income is dependent primarily upon the difference or
spread between the average yield earned on MBSs, loans and securities and the
average rate paid on deposits and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank
(FHLB), as well as the relative amounts of such assets and liabilities. The
Bank, as other thrift institutions, is subject to interest rate risk to the
degree that its interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice at different
times, or on a different basis, than its interest-earning assets.

Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risk

The Bank's principal financial objective is to achieve long-term profitability
while limiting its exposure to fluctuating interest rates.  The Bank has an
exposure to interest rate risk, including short-term U.S. prime interest
rates.  The Bank has employed various strategies intended to limit the adverse
effect of interest rate risk on future operations by providing a better match
between the interest rate sensitivity of its assets and liabilities, or
maintaining the interest rate spread.

Although the Bank has originated adjustable rate mortgage loans (AMLs) in the
past, during the years ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, the Bank
originated $6.6 million, $6.9 million and $5.2 million, respectively, of
long-term fixed-rate, mortgage loans.  The Bank also purchased $11.3 million
during 1999 and $10.0 million during 1998 of long-term, fixed rate MBSs.

The Bank expanded the "leveraged investment" program during the year ended
September 30, 1999. Long-term Federal agency obligations, which are callable
in the near term, are purchased with intermediate-term FHLB advances (or
other available funds).  All investment securities at September 30,1999 are
callable.  The Bank is able to earn a higher interest rate spread since the
market prices callable obligations differently than noncallable obligations
with otherwise identical terms.  Leveraged investments usually result in
increased interest rate risk.  The effect on net interest income is positive
unless rates change significantly.  If rates rise substantially, the long-
term security is usually not called.  Interest rates increased during the
fiscal year.  Because of market pricing, the Bank recorded unrealized
<PAGE>3

losses of $2.4 million, net of tax, even though the interest rate spread
remains positive.  The Bank expects to purchase short and intermediate term
securities and MBSs in the future, and reduce purchases of long-term
financial instruments.

Quantitative Disclosures of Market Risk

The Bank does not purchase derivative financial instruments or other financial
instruments for trading purposes.  Further, the Bank is not subject to any
foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or equity price
risk.  The Bank is subject to interest rate risk.

The OTS provides a net market value methodology to measure the interest rate
risk exposure of thrift institutions.  This exposure is a measure of the
potential decline in the net portfolio value (NPV) of the institution based
upon the effect of an assumed 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest
rates. NPV is the present value of the expected net cash flows from the
institution's financial instruments (assets, liabilities and off-balance
sheet contracts).  Loans, deposits, advances and investments are valued
taking into consideration similar maturities, related discount rates and
applicable prepayment assumptions.  This procedure for measuring interest rate
risk was developed by the OTS to replace the gap analysis (the difference
between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that mature
or reprice within a specific time period).

The following table sets forth as of September 30, 1999 the OTS estimated
changes in fair value of equity based on the indicated interest rate
environments:

         Change                                                NPV as % of PV
    (In Basis Points)    Estimated Net Portfolio Value           of Assets
    in Interest Rates  $ Amount   $ Change   % Change     NPV Ratio  BP Change
                              (Dollars in Thousands)

         +300          $   1,043  $ (14,300)      (93)%        1.28%    (1,430)
         +200              5,323    (10,200)      (65)%        6.13%      (945)
         +100             10,125     (5,218)      (34)%       10.95%      (463)
            0             15,343                              15.57%
         (100)            15,896        553         4 %       16.13%       +56
         (200)            15,987        644         4 %       16.23%       +66
         (300)            16,026        685         5 %       16.27%       +70

As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are
inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table.  For
example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities
or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in
market interest rates.  Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets
and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates,
while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates.
Additionally, certain assets, such as AML loans, have features which restrict
changes in interest rates on a short term basis and over the life of the
asset.  Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, expected rates
of prepayments on loans and early withdrawals from certificates could
likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table.

The Bank sold approximately $2.0 million of fixed-rate securities in November
1999, at a nominal profit, and expects to sell additional available for sale
assets in the future, subject to market conditions.
<PAGE>4


Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields and Rates
<TABLE>
<S>
The following table presents for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest income from
average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average
interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates.  No tax equivalent adjustments were
made.  All average balances are monthly average balances.  Nonaccruing loans have been included in
the table as loans carrying a zero yield.
<S>
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Year Ended September 30,
                                1999                   1998                   1997
                                          Average               Average                Average
                           Average         Yield/Average         Yield/ Average         Yield/
                           BalanceInterest Cost  Balance Interest Cost   BalanceInterest Cost
                                                    (Dollars in thousands)
<S>              <C>      <C>    <C>   <C>     <C>    <C>   <C>     <C>    <C>
Interest-earning
 assets:
Loans receivable $16,005  1,219  7.62% 15,201  1,207  7.94% 12,729  1,014  7.97%
Mortgage-backed
 securities       35,716  2,310  6.47% 30,815  2,051  6.65% 29,451  1,989  6.75%
Securities        37,597  2,541  6.76% 34,177  2,360  6.91% 33,479  2,294  6.85%
FHLB stock           750     48  6.34%    583     39  6.76%    602     42  7.00%
Other interest-
 earning assets    7,564    345  4.55%  6,200    313  5.05%  3,875    194  5.00%
  Total interest-
   earning assets 97,632  6,463  6.62% 86,976  5,970  6.86% 80,136  5,533  6.90%

Interest-bearing
  liabilities:
Savings deposits   4,128    114  2.75%  4,051    111  2.75%  4,308    118  2.74%
Demand and MMDA
 deposits         12,839    517  4.03% 11,057    433  3.91% 11,501    402  3.49%
Certificate
 accounts         49,888  2,698  5.41% 47,541  2,720  5.72% 45,983  2,520  5.48%
Advances from
 FHLB             15,000    837  5.58%  8,538    490  5.74%  3,346    199  5.95%
  Total interest-
   bearing
   liabilities   $81,855  4,166  5.09% 71,187  3,754  5.27% 65,138  3,239  4.97%

Net interest income
 before provision
 for loan losses $        2,297                2,216                2,294

Interest rate spread             1.53%                1.59%                1.93%

Net earning
 assets          $15,777               15,789               14,998

Net yield on
 average interest-
 earning assets                  2.35%                2.55%                2.86%

Ratio of average
 interest-earning
 assets to average
 interest-bearing
 liabilities      119.27%             122.18%                123.02%
</TABLE>

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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 in volume (changes in volume multiplied
by prior year's rate), rates (changes in rate multiplied by prior year's
volume) and rate/volume (changesin rate multiplied by the changes in volume).

                                        Year Ended September 30,
                       1999  vs.  1998                   1998  vs.  1997
                   Increase (Decrease) Due To       Increase (Decrease) Due To
                                    Rate/                             Rate/
                   Volume     Rate  Volume    Total  Volume     Rate VolumeTotal
                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
Interest income:
Loans receivable  $ 64     (49)     (3)     12    197      (3)     (1)     193
Mortgage-backed
 securities        326     (58)     (9)    259     92     (29)     (1)      62
Securities         236     (49)     (5)    182     47      18       1       66
FHLB stock          11      (2)     (1)      8     (1)     (2)   -          (3)
Other interest-
 earning assets     69     (31)     (7)     31    116       2       1      119
Total interest-
  earning assets   706    (189)    (25)    492    451     (14)   -         437
Interest expense:
Deposits           219    (144)    (10)     65     42     180       2      224
Advances from FHLB 371     (14)    (10)    347    309      (7)    (11)     291
Total interest-
 bearing liab-
 ilities          $590    (158)    (20)    412    351     173      (9)     515

Net interest
 income           $                         80                             (78)

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<S>
Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure

The Bank is reviewing computer applications with its outside data processing service bureau and other
software vendors to ensure operational and financial systems are not adversely affected by "year 2000"
software failures.  All major customer applications are processed through an outside service bureau
which recently completed proxy testing.  Other major systems have been tested.  Connectivity testing
between Bank and vendor systems to ensure continued compatibility has been completed.  The Bank
developed a written contingency plan which includes a ledger card system for loan and deposit
accounts.  The Bank identified certain of its hardware and software that would not be year 2000
compliant and purchased newer equipment and software amounting to $63,000 in 1998.  Management
is unable to estimate any additional expense related to this issue.  Any year 2000 compliance failure
could result in additional expense to the Bank.
<S>
</TABLE>
Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Bank's principal sources of funds are cash receipts from deposits, loan
repayments by borrowers, proceeds from maturing securities, advances from the
Federal Home Loan Bank and net earnings.  The Bank has an agreement with the
FHLB of Des Moines to provide cash advances, should the Bank need additional
funds.  For regulatory purposes, liquidity is measured as a ratio of cash and
certain investments to withdrawable deposits and short-term borrowings.  The
minimum level of liquidity required by regulation is presently 4%.  The
Bank's liquidity ratio at September 30, 1999, was substantially higher than
the required ratio.  The Bank maintains a higher level of liquidity than
required by regulation as a matter of management philosophy in order to more
closely match interest-sensitive assets with interest-sensitive liabilities.
The Bank has $40.2 million in certificates due within one year and $17.7
million in other deposits without specific maturity at September 30, 1999.
Management


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estimates that most of the deposits will be retained or replaced by new
deposits.

Financial Condition

Total assets decreased from $96.8 million at September 30, 1998 to $96.6 million
at September 30, 1999.  Maturing securities, loan repayments, customer deposits
and cash and cash equivalents were used to originate loans as well as fund
the purchase of securities and MBSs.  Loans receivable, net increased as the
Bank continued to promote fixed rate mortgage loan originations in the Bank's
market area.  Accrued interest on loans, MBSs and investment securities
increased due to higher portfolio balances.  Advances from borrowers for
taxes and insurance increased due to customer deposits of
insurance proceeds from a recent hailstorm.

During 1999, treasury stock of the Company increased by $1.6 million.  The
Company repurchased 82,181 shares in the open market at an average price of
$19.66 per share.  While the purchase of treasury stock is believed to be
beneficial to the Company and our shareholders, the purchase of treasury
stock reduces interest-earning assets of the Company.  Capital of the Bank is
also reduced to the extent treasury stock purchases are funded by dividends from
the Bank to the Company.

Commitments to originate mortgage loans are legally binding agreements to lend
to the Bank's customers.  Commitments at September 30, 1999 to originate
fixed rate mortgage loans and fund loans in process were $474,000.  Loan
commitments expire in 180 days or less.

Results of Operations

     Comparison of the Years Ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998

Net Earnings
Net earnings for the year ended September 30, 1999 were $916,000 compared with
$807,000 for the year ended September 30, 1998, an increase of $109,000.  The
increase relates primarily to gains on sale of MBSs and higher net interest
income, partially offset by higher noninterest expense and income taxes.

Net Interest Income
Net interest income was $2.2 million for 1998 and $2.3 million for 1999.  The
interest rate spread decreased from 1.59% for 1998 to 1.53% for 1999.
Interest rates paid on deposits decreased due to local market conditions in
1998.  Total interest income increased $493,000 from $6.0 million for 1998 to
$6.5 million for 1999.  The weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets
decreased from 6.86% for 1998 to 6.62% for 1999 due to loan refinances, MBS
prepayments and calls of investment securities.  Interest on loans receivable
increased as a result of higher average loans outstanding for 1999.
Management has placed renewed emphasis on origination of loans, primarily fixed-
rate loans.

Interest on securities, MBSs and other interest-earning assets increased due to
higher average balances, offset by lower yields.  Components of interest-
earning assets  change from time to time based on the availability, interest
rates and other terms of loans, investments and MBSs.  Interest expense
increased $412,000 from $3.8 million for 1998 to $4.2 million for 1999 due to
higher average balances of deposits and FHLB advances, offset by a lower
average rate on deposits.  The weighted-average rate on total interest-
bearing liabilities decreased from 5.27% for 1998 to 5.09% for 1999.

Provision for Loan Losses
Provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to bring the total allowance
for loan losses to a level considered adequate by management to provide for
loan losses based on prior loss experience, known and inherent risks in the
portfolio, adverse situations which may affect the borrower's ability to repay,
the estimated value of any underlying collateral and current economic
conditions.  Management also considers other factors relating to the
collectibility of the Bank's loan portfolio.  The provision for loan
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losses was $5,000 for the year ended September 30, 1999.  No provision for
loan losses was recorded for the year ended September 30, 1998.  There were
no non-accrual loans at September 30, 1999 or 1998.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income increased by $100,000 from $39,000 for 1998 to $139,000 for
1999.  This increase resulted primarily from net gains on sales of MBSs of
$4,000 in 1998 compared to $106,000 in 1999.  Gains on sales of assets are
not stable sources of income and there is no assurance that the Company will
generate such gains in the future.

Noninterest expense
Noninterest expense increased by $13,000 from $922,000 for 1998 to $935,000 for
1999.  Compensation and benefits increased due to cost of living salary
increases, offset by lower ESOP expenses.  ESOP expense was $103,000 and
$94,000 for 1998 and 1999, respectively.  ESOP expense is affected by changes in
the market price of the Company's stock.  Equipment and data processing
expense increased as a result of full-year depreciation expense on equipment
additions placed in service during 1998 compared with half-year depreciation
in 1998.  Other noninterest expense decreased due to lower supervisory and
professional fees.

Income Taxes
Income taxes increased $54,000 from $526,000 in 1998 to $580,000 in 1999 due to
higher earnings before income taxes.

      Comparison of the Years Ended September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997

Net Earnings
Net earnings for the year ended September 30, 1998 were $807,000 compared
with $975,000 for the year ended September 30, 1997, a decrease of $168,000.
The decrease relates primarily to substantially lower gain on sale of MBSs
and lower interest rate spread.  Noninterest expense increased due to higher
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) expenses, offset by lower SAIF deposit
insurance premium.

Net Interest Income
Net interest income was $2.3 million for 1997 and $2.2 million for 1998.  The
interest rate spread decreased from 1.93% for 1997 to 1.59% for 1998.
Interest rates paid on deposits increased due to local market competition.
Total interest income increased $438,000 from $5.5 million in 1997 to $6.0
million for 1998.  Although the weighted-average yield on interest-earning
assets decreased from 6.90% for 1997 to 6.86% for 1998, average interest-
earning assets increased from $80.1 million for 1997 to $87.0 million for
1998.  Interest on loans receivable increased as a result of higher average
loans outstanding for 1998.  Management has placed renewed emphasis on
origination of loans, primarily fixed-rate loans.  Interest on MBSs increased
due to a higher average balance, offset by a slightly lower yield.  Interest
on securities increased due to a higher balance and yield.  Interest on other
interest-earning assets increased largely as a result of a higher average
balance.  Components of interest-earning assets  change from time to time
based on the availability, interest rates and other terms of loans,
investments and MBSs.  Interest expense increased $515   0 from $3.2 million for
1997 to $3.8 million for 1998 largely due to a higher average balance of FHLB
advances and, to a lesser extent, a higher average rate on deposits.  The
weighted-average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities increased from
4.97% for 1997 to 5.27% for 1998, reflecting an increasingly competitive market
for retail deposits.
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Provision for Loan Losses
Provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to bring the total allowance
for loan losses to a level considered adequate by management to provide for
loan losses based on prior loss experience, known and inherent risks in the
portfolio, adverse situations which may affect the borrower's ability to repay,
the estimated value of any underlying collateral and current economic
conditions.  Management also considers other factors relating to the
collectibility of the Bank's loan portfolio.  No provision for loan
losses was recorded for the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1998.  There
 were no non-accrual loans at September 30, 1998 compared to $11,000 at
September 30, 1997.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income decreased by $131,000 from $170,000 for 1997 to $39,000 for
1998.  This decrease resulted from net gains on sales of securities and MBS
of $4,000 in 1998 compared to $135,000 in 1997.  Gains on sales of assets are
not stable sources of income and there is no assurance that the Company will
generate such gains in the future.

Noninterest expense
Noninterest expense increased by $33,000 from $889,000 for 1997 to $922,000 for
1998.  Compensation and benefits increased due to higher ESOP expenses and
slightly higher salaries.  ESOP expense was $87,000 and $103,000 for 1997 and
1998, respectively.  ESOP expense is affected by changes in the market price
of the Company's stock.  SAIF deposit insurance premiums decreased as a
result of a lower assessment rate.

Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased by $74,000 from $600,000 in 1997 to $527,000 in 1998 due
to lower earnings before income taxes.

Impact of Inflation
The consolidated financial statements and related data 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 Bank 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,
interest rates, generally, have a more significant impact on a financial
institution's performance than does inflation.  Interest rates do not
necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of
goods and services.  In the current interest rate environment, liquidity and the
maturity structure of the Bank's assets and liabilities are critical to the
maintenance of acceptable performance levels.

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                              MICHAEL TROKEY & COMPANY, P.C.
                               CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                    10411 CLAYTON ROAD
                                   ST. LOUIS, MO  63131
                                      (314) 432-0996


Report of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors
Perry County Financial Corporation
Perryville, Missouri

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Perry County
Financial Corporation and subsidiary (Company), as of September 30, 1999 and
1998 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
September 30, 1999.  These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated 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 audit 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 Perry County
Financial Corporation and subsidiary as of September 30, 1999 and 1998, and
e results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended September 30, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.


St. Louis, Missouri                    MICHAEL TROKEY & COMPANY P.C.
December 1, 1999

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                     PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                                Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                September 30, 1999 and 1998


      Assets                                             1999         1998

Cash and cash equivalents                         $   2,702,394    11,796,514
Securities available for sale,
  at market value (amortized
  cost of $40,689,812 and $33,174,361)               37,598,925    33,274,100
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock                            750,000       750,000
Mortgage-backed securities available
  for sale, at market value (amortized
  cost of $37,243,056 and $33,695,252)               36,491,591    34,128,765
Loans receivable, net                                16,600,996    15,764,398
Premises and equipment, net                             311,740       333,323
Accrued interest receivable:
  Securities                                            497,458       430,289
  Mortgage-backed securities                            203,805       189,193
  Loans receivable                                       79,191        74,955
Deferred tax asset                                    1,325,803         -
Other assets                                             55,047        65,149
      Total assets                                $  96,616,950    96,806,686

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Deposits                                          $  67,747,445    64,150,713
Accrued interest on deposits                            151,751       144,081
Advances from FHLB of Des Moines                     15,000,000    15,000,000
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance         288,846       182,209
Other liabilities                                        89,218        53,980
Accrued income taxes                                    122,812        71,835
Deferred income tax liability                              -          325,170
      Total liabilities                              83,400,072    79,927,988
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
  Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value;
    1,000,000 shares authorized; shares
    issued and outstanding - none                          -             -
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares
    authorized; 856,452 shares issued                     8,565         8,565
  Additional paid-in capital                          8,220,541     8,170,765
  Common stock acquired by ESOP                        (455,275)     (501,246)
  Common stock acquired by MRP                         (141,056)     (189,030)
  Unrealized (loss) gain on securities
    available for sale, net                          (2,420,682)      335,950
  Treasury stock, at cost, 114,524 and
    34,055 shares                                    (2,193,325)     (608,815)
  Retained earnings - substantially restricted       10,198,110     9,662,509
      Total stockholders' equity                     13,216,878    16,878,698
      Total liabilities and stockholders' equitY  $  96,616,950    96,806,686

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                    PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                            Consolidated Statements of Earnings

                       Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                                           1999         1998        1997
Interest income:
  Loans receivable                       $ 1,219,136   1,207,200    1,014,312
  Mortgage-backed securities               2,310,106   2,050,704    1,989,129
  Securities                               2,589,063   2,399,372    2,335,572
  Other interest-earning assets              344,408     313,014      193,720
      Total interest income                6,462,713   5,970,290    5,532,733
Interest expense:
  Deposits:
    NOW                                       78,258      72,783       74,139
    Passbook accounts                        113,732     111,277      118,166
    Money market deposit accounts            439,222     360,078      327,758
    Certificates                           2,697,518   2,719,639    2,519,594
  Advances from FHLB                         837,055     489,964      199,036
      Total interest expense               4,165,785   3,753,741    3,238,693
      Net interest income                  2,296,928   2,216,549    2,294,040
Provision for loan losses                      5,000        -            -
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses           2,291,928   2,216,549    2,294,040
Noninterest income:
  Service charges on NOW accounts             24,397      29,283       27,339
  Gain (loss) on sale of securities
    available for sale                         -            -         (17,010)
  Gain on sale of mortgage-backed
    securities available for sale            106,287       3,760      152,429
  Other                                        8,337       5,860        7,359
      Total noninterest income               139,021      38,903      170,117
Noninterest expense:
  Compensation and benefits                  607,544     595,638      559,006
  Occupancy expense                           29,508      31,169       27,996
  Equipment and data processing expense       94,339      84,704       78,592
  SAIF deposit insurance premium              38,643      38,209       55,264
  Other                                      164,993     172,525      167,922
      Total noninterest expense              935,027     922,245      888,780
      Earnings before income taxes         1,495,922   1,333,207    1,575,377
Income taxes:
  Current                                    611,935     525,826      462,836
  Deferred                                   (32,000)        670      137,370
      Total income taxes                     579,935     526,496      600,206
      Net earnings                      $    915,987     806,711      975,171

Basic earnings per common share         $       1.23        1.04         1.27

Diluted earnings per common share       $       1.22        1.03         1.26

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                       PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                       Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

                        Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Unrealized
                                    Common    Common    Gain (Loss)
                          AdditionalStock     Stock     on Securities                 Total
                  Common  Paid-in   Acquired  Acquired  Available  Treasury Retained  Stockholders'
                   Stock  Capital   by ESOP   by MRP    For Sale   Stock    Earnings  Equity
<S>                 <C>   <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
Balance at
September 30, 1996  8,565 8,034,660 (593,186) (335,359) (540,409) (68,977) 8,567,132 15,072,426
Net earnings         -         -        -         -         -        -       975,171    975,171
Unrealized gain on
securities available
for sale, net        -         -         -        -      531,256     -          -       531,256
Comprehensive
 earnings                                                                             1,506,427
Amortization of
 MRP awards          -         -         -      78,090      -        -          -        78,090
Cash dividends
 of $.40 per share   -         -         -        -         -        -      (299,667)  (299,667)
Amortization of ESOP
awards               -       40,666    45,970     -         -        -          -        86,636
Treasury stock
 purchased           -         -         -        -         -    (802,121)      -      (802,121)
Exercise of
 stock options       -       35,526      -        -         -     371,283       -       406,809
Balance at
September 30, 1997  8,565 8,110,852  (547,216)(257,269)   (9,153)(499,815) 9,242,636 16,048,600
Net earnings         -         -         -        -         -        -       806,711    806,711
Unrealized gain on
securities available
 for sale, net       -         -         -        -      345,103     -          -       345,103
Comprehensive
 earnings                                                                             1,151,814
 Shares issued
 under MRP           -        3,312      -     (12,062)     -       8,750       -          -
Amortization of MRP
awards               -         -         -      80,301      -        -          -        80,301
Cash dividends
 of $.50 per share   -         -         -        -         -         -     (386,838)  (386,838)
Amortization of ESOP
awards               -       56,601    45,970     -         -         -         -       102,571
Treasury stock
 purchased           -         -         -        -         -     (117,750)     -      (117,750)
Balance at
September 30, 1998 $8,565 8,170,765  (501,246)(189,030)  335,950  (608,815)9,662,509 16,878,698
Net earnings         -         -         -        -         -         -      915,987    915,987
Unrealized loss on
 securities
 available for
 sale, net           -         -         -         -  (2,756,632)     -         -    (2,756,632)
Comprehensive loss                                                                   (1,840,645)
 Shares issued
 under MRP           -        1,318      -      (32,528)    -       31,210      -          -
Amortization of MRP
awards               -         -         -       80,502     -         -         -        80,502
Cash dividends
 of $.50
 per share           -         -         -         -        -         -     (380,386)  (380,386)
Amortization of ESOP
awards               -       48,458    45,971      -        -         -         -        94,429
Treasury stock
 purchased           -         -         -         -        -   (1,615,720)     -    (1,615,720)
Balance at
September 30, 1999 $8,565 8,220,541 (455,275) (141,056) (2,420,682) (2,193,325) 10,198,110 13,216,878

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                            Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                        Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                <C>           <C>          <C>

                                                           1999        1998        1997
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                      $    915,987     806,711      975,171
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
    provided by (used for) operating activities:
    Depreciation expense                                  28,026      18,068       14,581
    Provision for loan loss                                5,000        -            -
    ESOP expense                                          94,429     102,571       86,636
    MRP expense                                           80,502      80,301       78,090
    Amortization of premiums,
     discounts and loan fees, net                       (509,013)   (318,244)     (58,962)
    Gain on sale of mortgage-backed securities
     available for sale                                 (106,287)     (3,760)    (152,429)
    Loss (gain) on sale of securities
     available for sale                                     -           -          17,010
    Decrease (increase) in:
      Accrued interest receivable                        (86,017)     14,560       54,853
      Deferred tax asset                                    -           -          15,548
      Other assets                                        10,102     (32,971)      38,238
    Increase (decrease) in:
      Accrued interest on deposits                         7,670      21,925       (8,692)
      Other liabilities                                   35,238      28,344     (402,666)
      Accrued income taxes                                50,977     (15,846)     (71,761)
      Deferred income tax liability                      (32,000)        670      121,821
        Net cash provided by (used for)
         operating activities                            494,614     702,329      707,438
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Loans originated, net of principal collections        (836,864) (1,854,251)  (2,186,712)
  Mortgage-backed securities available for sale:
      Purchased                                      (16,802,234)(10,036,213)  (9,614,645)
      Principal collections                            9,162,197   5,944,652    3,767,551
      Proceeds from sale                               4,195,315     901,069    5,518,486
  Securities available for sale:
      Purchased                                      (21,157,634)(27,477,856) (14,033,931)
      Proceeds from maturity or call                  14,149,666  29,377,989   11,500,000
      Proceeds from sale                                    -        800,000    1,982,990
  Purchase of FHLB stock, net of redemption                 -       (148,500)        -
  Purchase of premises and equipment                      (6,443)    (63,896)      (1,412)
        Net cash provided by (used for)
         investing activities                        (11,295,997) (2,557,006)  (3,067,673)
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net increase (decrease) in:
    Deposits                                           3,596,732   3,079,639   (1,640,435)
    Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance      106,637      23,973       11,319
  Advances from FHLB                                        -     18,000,000    6,500,000
  Repayment of advances from FHLB                           -     (9,500,000)  (2,500,000)
  Exercise of stock options                                 -           -         406,809
  Purchase of treasury shares                         (1,615,720)   (117,750)    (802,121)
  Dividends paid to stockholders                        (380,386)   (386,838)    (299,667)
        Net cash provided by (used for)
         financing activities                          1,707,263  11,099,024    1,675,905
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (9,094,120)  9,244,347     (684,330)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year        11,796,514   2,552,167    3,236,497
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year            $  2,702,394  11,796,514    2,552,167
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest on deposits                              $  3,321,060   3,241,852    3,048,349
  Interest on advances from FHLB                         837,055     489,964      199,036
  Federal income taxes                                   503,481     476,320      499,893
  State income taxes                                      57,476      65,352       46,673

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                            Notes Consolidated Financial Statements

                              September 30, 1999 and 1998 and
                         Years ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997

<TABLE>
<S>
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
    Perry County Savings Bank converted from a state-chartered mutual savings and loan association
    to a Federally-chartered mutual savings bank, Perry County Savings Bank, FSB, on November 23,
    1994.  On February 10, 1995, Perry County Savings Bank, FSB (Bank) completed its conversion
    from mutual to stock form and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed Missouri
    holding company, Perry County Financial Corporation (Company).  The following comprise the
    significant accounting policies which the Company and Bank follow in preparing and presenting
    their consolidated financial statements:

    a. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-
         owned subsidiary, Perry County Savings Bank, FSB.  The Company has no significant assets
         other than common stock of the Bank, the loan to the ESOP, and net proceeds retained by
         the Company following the conversion.  The Company's principal business is the business
         of the Bank.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

    b. For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from
         depository institutions and interest-bearing deposits in other depository institutions with
         original maturities of three months or less.  Interest-bearing deposits in other depository
         institutions were $2,450,022 and $11,650,815 at September 30, 1999 and 1998,
         respectively.

    c. Securities and mortgage-backed securities which the Bank has the positive intent and ability
         to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity securities and reported at cost, adjusted
         for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts over the life of the security using
         the interest method.  Securities and mortgage-backed securities not classified as held to
         maturity securities are classified as available for sale securities and reported at fair value,
         with unrealized gains and losses excluded from net earnings and reported in a separate
         component of stockholders' equity.  The Bank does not purchase securities and mortgage-
         backed securities for trading purposes.  The cost of securities sold is determined by specific
         identification.

       Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) are mortgage derivatives and the type owned by
         the Bank are classified as "low-risk" under regulatory guidelines.  CMOs are subject to the
         effects of interest rate risk.  The Bank does not purchase CMOs at any significant premium
         over par value to limit certain prepayment risks, and purchases only CMOs issued by U.S.
         government agencies in order to minimize credit risk.  During 1997, the Bank sold its CMOs.

    d. Loans receivable, net are carried at unpaid principal balances, less loans in process, net deferred
         loan fees, and allowance for losses.  Loan origination and commitment fees and certain direct
         loan origination costs are deferred and amortized to interest income over the contractual life
         of the loan using the interest method.

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                         PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    e. Specific valuation allowances are established for impaired loans for the difference between the
         loan amount and the fair value of collateral less estimated selling costs under the provisions
         of SFAS No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan" and SFAS No. 118,
         "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan - Income Recognition and Disclosures."
         The Bank considers a loan to be impaired when, based on current information and events,
         it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the
         contractual terms of the loan agreement on a timely basis.  The types of loans for which
         impairment is measured under SFAS No. 114 and No. 118 include nonaccrual income
         property loans (excluding those loans included in the homogenous portfolio which are
         collectively reviewed for impairment), large, nonaccrual single family loans and troubled debt
         restructurings.  Such loans are placed on nonaccrual status at the point they become
         contractually delinquent more than 90 days.  Impairment losses are recognized through an
         increase in the allowance for loan losses.  There were no impaired loans under SFAS No. 114
         and No. 118 at September 30, 1999 or 1998.

    f. Allowance for losses are available to absorb losses incurred on loans receivable and represents
         additions charged to expense, less net charge-offs.  Increases to the allowance are charged
         to the provision for loan losses.  Charge-offs to the allowance are made when all, or a
         portion, of the loan is confirmed as a loss based upon management's review of the loan or
         through repossession of the underlying collateral.  Recoveries are credited to the allowance.
         The allowance for losses is established based on management's assessment of trends in the
         loan portfolio and management's periodic review of the loans in the portfolio.  In determining
         the allowance for losses to be maintained, management evaluates current economic
         conditions, past loss and collection experience, fair value of the underlying collateral and risk
         characteristics of the loan portfolio.  Management believes that allowance for losses on loans
         receivable is adequate.  The Bank is subject to periodic examination by regulatory agencies
         which may require the Bank to record increases in the allowance based on their evaluation
         of available information.  There can be no assurance that the Bank's regulators will not
         require further increases to the allowance.

    g. Premises and equipment, net are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation
         of premises and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the
         estimated useful lives of the related assets.  Estimated lives are generally thirty to fifty years
         for building and improvements, and five to ten years for furniture and equipment.

    h. Interest on securities, mortgage-backed securities and loans receivable is accrued as earned.
         Interest on loans receivable contractually delinquent more than ninety days is excluded from
         income until collected.

    i. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial
         statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible
         amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which
         the differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Valuation allowances are established
         when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not
         be realized.  Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus
         the net change in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.

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                        PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


    j. During 1998 the Bank adopted SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share."  Earnings per share are
         based upon the weighted-average shares outstanding.  ESOP shares which have been
         committed to be released are considered outstanding, and stock options to the extent
         dilutive.

    k. The Bank has adopted the disclosure requirements under SFAS No. 123, but will continue to
         recognize compensation expense for stock-based employee compensation plans under APB
         No. 25.

       The Bank reports compensation expense equal to the average fair value of the ESOP shares
         committed to be released in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position 93-6.

    l. The following paragraphs summarize the impact of new accounting pronouncements:

       In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
         Hedging Activities."  The statement establishes standards for accounting and reporting of
         derivative instruments, including derivative instruments embedded in another type of contract
         and for hedging activities.  The statement further requires that all derivatives should be
         recognized as either assets or liabilities and measured at the fair value.  The accounting for
         changes in the fair value, or gains or losses, of a derivative depends on the use of the
         derivative and resulting designation.  The statement supersedes or modifies certain other
         accounting pronouncements.  The statement, as amended by SFAS No. 137, is effective for
         fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.  SFAS No. 133 is not expected to affect the
         financial position or results of the operations of the Bank.

       In October 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 134, "Accounting for Mortgage-Backed Securities
         Retained After the Securitization of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale by a Mortgage Banking
         Enterprise."  The statement amends SFAS No. 65 and No. 115.  The statement requires that
         after the securitization of a mortgage loan held for sale, any retained mortgage-backed
         securities must be classified under the provisions of SFAS No. 115.  Mortgage banking
         enterprises must classify as trading any retained mortgage-backed securities that it commits
         to sell before or during the securitization process.  The statement is effective for the first
         fiscal quarter of the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 1998.  SFAS No. 134 is not
         expected to affect the financial position or results of operations of the Bank.

(2) Risks and Uncertainties
    The Bank is a community oriented financial institution which provides traditional financial services
      within the areas it serves.  The Bank is engaged primarily in the business of attracting deposits
      from the general public and using these funds to originate one- to four-family residential real
      estate loans located primarily in Perry County, Missouri.  Senior management of the Bank
      monitors the level of net interest income and noninterest income from various products and
      services.  Further, operations of the Bank are managed and financial performance is evaluated
      on an industry-wide basis.  As a result, all of the Bank's operations are considered by
      management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.

    The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
      accounting principles.  In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is
      required to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and
      liabilities as of the balance sheet dates and income and expenses for the periods covered.  Actual

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                        PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


      results could differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions.

    The Bank's operations are affected by interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and regulations by
      the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).  The Bank is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that
      its interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more rapidly, or on a different basis, than its
      interest-earning assets.  The Bank uses a net market value methodology provided by the OTS to
      measure its interest rate risk exposure.  Net portfolio value is the expected discounted cash flows
      from the institution's assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet contracts.  This exposure is a
      measure of the potential decline in the net portfolio value of the Bank based upon the effect of
      an assumed increase or decrease in interest rates in 100 basis point increments.  Credit risk is
      the risk of default on the Bank's loan portfolio that results from the borrowers' inability or
      unwillingness to make contractually required payments.  Market risk reflects changes in the value
      of collateral underlying loans receivable and the valuation of real estate held by the Bank.  The
      Bank is subject to periodic examination by regulatory agencies which may require the Bank to
      record increases in the allowances based on their evaluation of available information.  There can
      be no assurance that the Bank's regulators will not require further increases to the allowances.

    The Bank 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 generally
      include commitments to originate mortgage loans.  Those instruments involve, to varying
      degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the
      balance sheet.  The Bank's maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by
      the borrower is represented by the contractual amount and related accrued interest receivable
      of those instruments.  The Bank minimizes this risk by evaluating each borrower's
      creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.  Generally, collateral held by the Bank consists of a
      first or second mortgage on the borrower's property.  The amount of collateral obtained is based
      upon an appraisal of the property.  The Bank offers adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans.
      Commitments at September 30, 1999 to originate fixed-rate mortgage loans and fund loans in
      process were $474,000 expiring in 180 days or less.

     The Bank originates residential real estate loans, and to a lesser extent, commercial real estate
      loans, primarily to customers located in Perry County, Missouri.

<S>
</TABLE>

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                       PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                       Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


(3)  Securities:
     Securities are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              1999
                                      Amortized     Unrealized   Unrealized      Market
                                         Cost         Gains       Losses         Value
     <S>                           <C>               <C>         <C>           <C>
     Available for sale:
      Debt securities - Federal
        agency obligations         $  40,689,812         -       (3,090,887)   37,598,925

     Weighted-average rate                  6.92%


                                                              1998
                                      Amortized     Unrealized   Unrealized      Market
                                          Cost         Gains       Losses         Value
     Available for sale:
      Debt securities - Federal
        agency obligations         $  33,174,361      105,081        (5,342)   33,274,100

     Weighted-average rate                  6.77%

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S>
     Securities with a market value of $1,957,500 were pledged as collateral to secure advances from
      the FHLB of Des Moines.

     Maturities of debt securities available for sale, all of which are callable by the issuers, are
      summarized as follows:
<S>
</TABLE>

                                                               1999
                                                     Amortized       Market
                                                        Cost         Value

Due after five years through ten years            $   2,500,000     2,422,500
Due after ten years through fifteen years            28,205,445    26,416,925
Due after fifteen years through twenty years          6,217,261     5,417,250
Due after twenty-five through thirty years            3,767,106     3,342,250
                                                  $  40,689,812    37,598,925

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale and gross realized gains
and losses on these sales are summarized as follows:
                                             1999         1998       1997

Proceeds from sale                      $      -         800,000    1,982,990

Gross realized gains                    $      -            -            -
Gross realized losses                          -            -         (17,010)
Net gains (losses)                      $      -            -         (17,010)

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                      PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


(4) Mortgage-backed Securities:
    Mortgage-backed securities are summarized as follows:

                                                      1999
                              Amortized    Unrealized   Unrealized     Market
                                 Cost        Gains       Losses        Value
Available for sale:
Mortgage-participation certificates:
 FHLMC                    $     463,926         -          (8,133)     455,793
 GNMA                        30,699,022       33,475     (655,665)  30,076,832
 FNMA                         6,080,108       11,840     (132,982)   5,958,966
                          $  37,243,056       45,315     (796,780)  36,491,591

Weighted-average rate              6.54%

                                                      1998
                              Amortized    Unrealized   Unrealized     Market
                                 Cost        Gains       Losses        Value
Available for sale:
Mortgage-participation certificates:
 FHLMC                    $   3,213,827       53,562       (8,076)   3,259,313
 GNMA                        19,555,160      255,304      (44,043)  19,766,421
 FNMA                        10,926,265      230,966      (54,200)  11,103,031
                          $  33,695,252      539,832     (106,319)  34,128,765

Weighted-average rate              6.70%

<TABLE>
<S>

    Mortgage-backed securities with a market values of $4,647,341, and $2,008,297 were pledged
      as collateral to secure advances from FHLB of Des Moines and certain deposits, respectively, at
      September 30, 1999.  Adjustable-rate mortgage and balloon loans included in mortgage-backed
      securities at September 30, 1999 and 1998 were approximately $9,187,000 and $10,801,000,
      respectively.

<S>
</TABLE>

Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale and gross
realized gains and losses on these sales are summarized as follows:

                                           1999         1998       1997

Proceeds from sale                   $  4,195,315     901,069    5,518,486

Gross realized gains                 $    106,287      10,267      192,362
Gross realized losses                        -         (6,507)     (39,933)
   Net gains (losses)                $    106,287       3,760      152,429

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                   PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(5)  Loans Receivable, Net
     Loans receivable, net are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  1999          1998
     <S>                                                      <C>              <C>
     Real estate loans:
      Single, 1-4 family units                                $  14,379,196    13,496,676
      Multi-family, 5 or more units                                  26,892        41,887
      Construction                                                1,029,840       689,900
      Land                                                          637,905       578,827
      Commercial                                                    617,844       726,933
     Loans secured by deposit accounts                              279,953       454,154
                                                                 16,971,630    15,988,377
     Loans in process                                              (329,405)     (190,165)
     Deferred loan fees                                             (11,229)       (8,814)
     Allowance for losses                                           (30,000)      (25,000)
                                                              $  16,600,996    15,764,398

     Weighted-average rate                                             7.51%         7.70%

</TABLE>

Real estate construction loans at September 30, 1999, are secured primarily by
single, 1-4 family units.  Adjustable-rate loans included in the loan
portfolio amounted to $504,000 and $1,013,000 at September 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.

     Following is a summary of activity in allowance for losses:

                                                 1999      1998       1997

Balance, beginning of year                 $   25,000     25,000     25,000
Provision charged to expense                    5,000       -          -
Balance, end of year                       $   30,000     25,000     25,000

     There were no nonaccrual loans at September 30, 1999 or 1998.

Following is a summary of loans in excess of $60,000 to directors and executive
officers for the year ended September 30, 1999:

      Balance, September 30, 1998                                   $  242,297
        Refinance                                                      260,000
        Repayments                                                    (246,573)
      Balance, September 30, 1999                                   $  255,724

These loans were made on substantially the same terms as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons.

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                PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



(6)  Premises and Equipment, Net
     Premises and equipment, net are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>

                                                                        1999      1998
      <S>                                                           <C>           <C>
      Land                                                          $   46,972     46,972
      Building and improvements                                        350,356    350,356
      Furniture, fixtures and equipment                                175,504    169,062
                                                                       572,832    566,390
      Less accumulated depreciation                                    261,092    233,067
                                                                    $  311,740    333,323

</TABLE>

Depreciation expense for the years ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was
 $28,026, $18,068 and $14,581, respectively.

(7)  Deposits
     Deposits are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

        Description and interest rate                                1999          1998
      <S>                                                     <C>              <C>
      Noninterest-bearing checking                            $      59,200        81,340
      NOW accounts, 2.25%                                         3,467,695     3,014,860
      Savings accounts, 2.75%                                     4,075,051     4,003,898
      Money market deposit accounts, 4.72% and
        4.69%, respectively                                      10,045,753     8,217,769
          Total transaction accounts                             17,647,699    15,317,867
      Certificates:
        2.01 - 3.00%                                                120,000       116,837
        3.01 - 4.00%                                                   -             -
        4.01 - 5.00%                                             13,790,019       630,626
        5.01 - 6.00%                                             34,680,622    43,634,556
        6.01 - 7.00%                                              1,509,105     4,450,827
          Total certificates, 5.29% and 5.66%, respectively      50,099,746    48,832,846
          Total deposits                                      $  67,747,445    64,150,713

      Weighted-average rate - deposits                                 4.98%         5.19%

</TABLE>

      Certificate maturities at September 30, 1999 are summarized as follows:

        October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000                 $  40,186,232
        October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001                     7,663,364
        October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002                     1,357,492
        October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003                       415,661
        October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004                       476,997
                                                              $  50,099,746

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               PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     Certificates of deposits of $100,000 or more at September 30, 1999 are
summarized as follows:

       Maturing in:
        Three months or less                                  $   3,129,484
        Over three through six months                             2,609,065
        Over six through twelve months                            1,979,442
                                                              $   7,717,991

(8)  Advances from FHLB of Des Moines
     Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines are summarized as
     follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Interest
          Maturity Date      Rate          Initial Call Date      1999           1998
       <S>                   <C>       <C>                    <C>             <C>
       May 8, 2008           5.62%     May 8, 2003            $   5,500,000    5,500,000
       July 15, 2008         5.52%     July 15, 2003              8,000,000    8,000,000
       September 11, 2008    4.99%     September 11, 2001         1,500,000    1,500,000
                                                              $  15,000,000   15,000,000
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S>
     Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines were secured by FHLB stock,
       certain mortgage-backed securities and single-family mortgage loans of $13,655,251.
       See also notes 3 and 4.  All advances at September 30, 1999 are subject to call at the
       dates indicated and every three months thereafter.

(9)  Income Taxes
     The Company and Bank file separate federal income tax returns on a calendar year basis.
        The Bank's tax bad debt reserves in excess of the 1987 tax year level are subject to
       recapture as a result of legislation enacted in 1996. The recapture is payable in equal
       amounts over six years in tax years beginning January 1, 1998 and thereafter.  The
       Bank was able to defer the recapture of its applicable excess tax bad debt reserves for
       two years by having met a residential loan requirement.  The Bank is permitted to
       make additions to the tax bad debt reserve using the experience method.
<S>
</TABLE>

     Income taxes are summarized as follows:
                                                    1999      1998      1997
       Current:
        Federal                                 $ 541,860    462,655   408,526
        State                                      70,075     63,171    54,310
                                                  611,935    525,826   462,836
       Deferred:
        Federal                                   (34,000)     1,639   119,857
        State                                       2,000       (969)   17,513
                                                  (32,000)       670   137,370
                                                $ 579,935    526,496   600,206
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                       PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                       Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Total income tax expense is different than the amounts computed by applying the
federal rate of 34% in the years ending September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 to
earnings before taxes as a result of the following:
                                                          1999    1998  1997

       Expected income tax expense
         at Federal tax rate                        $ 508,613  453,291  535,628
       ESOP compensation expense                       16,475   19,244   13,827
       State income tax, net of Federal tax benefit    45,718   41,664   48,083
       Other                                            9,129   12,297    2,668
                                                    $ 579,935   26,496  600,206

       Effective tax rate                                38.8%    39.5%    38.1%

<TABLE>
<S>
The provisions of SFAS No. 109 require the Bank to establish a liability for the tax effect
  of the tax bad debt reserves over amounts at December 31, 1987.  The Bank's tax
  bad debt reserves at December 31, 1987 were approximately $1,354,000.  The
  estimated deferred tax liability on such amount is approximately $460,000, which has
  not been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  If these tax
  bad debt reserves are used for other than loan losses, the amount used will be subject
  to Federal income taxes at the then prevailing corporate rate.

The components of the net deferred tax asset (liability) are summarized as follows:
<S>
</TABLE>

                                                               1999    1998
   Deferred tax asset:
    Allowance for loan losses                              $    11,100    9,250
    Unrealized loss on securities and
      MBSs available for sale                                1,421,670     -
    Book over tax ESOP and MRP expense, net                     42,224   39,088
      Deferred tax asset                                     1,474,994   48,338
   Deferred tax liability:
    Tax bad debt reserves arising after
      December 31, 1987                                       (144,825)(171,839)
    Unrealized gain on securities and
      MBSs available for sale                                     -    (197,303)
    FHLB stock dividend                                        (4,366)   (4,366)
      Deferred tax liability                                 (149,191) (373,508)
      Net deferred tax asset (liability)                   $ 1,325,803 (325,170)

<TABLE>
<S>
(10) Stockholders' Equity and Regulatory Capital
     On February 10, 1995, Perry County Savings Bank, FSB converted from mutual to stock
       form and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed Missouri holding
       company, Perry County Financial Corporation.  The Company issued 856,452 shares
       of common stock at $10 per share in conjunction with the offering.  Net proceeds
       from the sale of common stock in the offering were $7,267,041, after deduction of
       conversion costs of $612,319, and unearned compensation related to shares issued
       to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  The Company retained 50% of the net
       conversion proceeds, less the funds used to originate a loan to the Bank's ESOP for
       the purchase of shares of common stock, and used the balance of the net proceeds
       to purchase all of the stock of the Bank in the conversion.

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                PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


     The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the
       federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in
       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, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that
       involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items
       as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Bank's capital amounts and
       classifications are also subject to quantitative judgments by the regulators about
       components, risk-weightings and other factors.  At September 30, 1999, the Bank
       met all capital adequacy requirements.  The Bank is also subject to the regulatory
       framework for prompt corrective action.  The most recent notification from the
       regulatory agencies categorized the Bank as well capitalized.  To be categorized as
       well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based
       and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following table.  There are no conditions
       or events since the dates of the aforementioned notifications that management
       believes have changed the Bank's category.

     The Bank's actual and required capital amounts and ratios at September 30, 1999 are
       as follows:
<S>
</TABLE>


                                            Minimum Required  Minimum Required
                                                 for Capital      to be "Well
                                  Actual          Adequacy        Capitalized"
                                  Amount  Ratio Amount    Ratio  Amount  Ratio
                                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
Consolidated stockholders'
  equity                        $13,217
Stockholders' equity of Company  (1,596)
Unrealized loss on securities     2,421
Tangible capital                 14,042   14.4%  $ 1,461    1.5%
General valuation allowance          30
Total capital to risk-
  weighted assets               $14,072   68.6%  $ 1,640    8.0%  $2,051  10.0%

Tier 1 capital to risk-
  weighted-assets               $14,042   68.5%  $   820    4.0%  $1,230  6.0%

Tier 1 capital to
  total assets                  $14,042   14.4%  $ 3,896     4.0% $4,870  5.0%

<TABLE>
<S>

    Deposit account holders and borrowers do not have voting rights in the Bank.  Voting
      rights were vested exclusively with the stockholders of the holding company.  Deposit
      account holders continue to be insured by the SAIF.  A liquidation account was
      established at the time of conversion in an amount equal to the capital of the Bank as
      of the date of the latest balance sheet contained in the final prospectus.  Each eligible
      account holder or supplemental eligible account holder is entitled to a proportionate
      share of this account in the event of a complete liquidation of the Bank, and only in
      such event.  This share will be reduced if the account holder's or supplemental eligible
      account holder's deposit balance falls below the amounts on the date of record and
      will cease to exist if the account is closed.  The liquidation account will never be
      increased despite any increase in the related deposit balance.

    An OTS regulation restricts the Bank's ability to make capital distributions, including
      paying dividends.  The regulation does not permit cash dividend payments if the Bank's
      capital would be reduced below the amount of the minimum capital requirements or
      the liquidation account established at the time of conversion to stock form.  The OTS
      may impose other restrictions on payment of dividends.
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                  PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



    Following is a summary of basic and diluted earnings per common share for
      the year ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997:

                                                  1999       1998    1997

    Net earnings                              $915,987     806,711    975,171

    Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS        746,260     775,325    767,940
    Stock options - treasury stock method        2,883       8,352      3,474
    Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS      749,143     783,677    771,414

    Basic earnings per common share           $   1.23        1.04       1.27

    Diluted earnings per common share         $   1.22        1.03       1.26

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                    PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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(11) Employee Benefits
     The Company established a tax-qualified employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in
       connection with the conversion from mutual to stock form.  The Plan covers
       substantially all employees who have attained age 21 and completed one year of
       service.  The ESOP purchased 68,516 shares of the Company's common stock at $10
       per share with a loan from the Company.  The Bank makes semi-annual contributions
       equal to the ESOP's debt service less dividends on unallocated shares used to repay
       the loan.  Dividends on allocated ESOP shares will be paid to participants of the ESOP.
       The ESOP shares are pledged as collateral on the ESOP loan.  The Plan provides that
       shares are released from collateral and allocated to participating employees based on
       the proportion of loan principal and interest repaid, and compensation of the
       participants.  Since the Plan was considered a top heavy plan under the Internal
       Revenue Code, actual shares released were less than allowed under the Plan.

     Dividends on allocated shares are charged to stockholders' equity.  Dividends on
       unallocated  shares are recorded as a reduction to the ESOP loan.  ESOP expense for
       1999, 1998 and 1997 was $94,429, $102,571 and $86,636, respectively.  The
       number of ESOP shares were as follows:
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                                                          1999      1998

        Allocated shares                                 17,834     13,237
        Shares released for allocation                    4,597      4,597
        Unreleased shares                                45,528     50,125
        Total ESOP shares                                67,959     67,959

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               PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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The fair value of unreleased ESOP shares based on market price of the Company's
  stock was $899,178 at September 30, 1999.

On January 16, 1996, the stockholders of Perry County Financial Corporation ratified the
  1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Stock Option Plan).  Of the 85,645 shares
  reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan, 70,798 shares were awarded in
  January, 1996, and the remainder are available for future awards.  The stock options
  were awarded at $19 per share which was equal to the market value of the
  Company's common stock at the date of grant.  During 1997, 21,411 shares of
  common stock were issued under the stock option plan.  At September 30, 1999,
  1998 and 1997, there were 49,387 shares outstanding.  At September 30, 1999
  there were 29,632 shares exercisable.  The Bank has estimated the fair value of
  awards granted under its stock option plan utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model.
  Had the Company determined compensation expense based on the fair value of its
  stock options at the grant date under SFAS No. 123, the Company's net earnings and
  diluted earnings per common share would have been reduced to the proforma amounts
  indicated below:
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                                                   1999       1998      1997

       Reported net earnings                    $ 915,987    806,711   975,171
       Proforma net earnings                    $ 881,950    772,674   897,800
       Reported diluted earnings per
         common share                           $    1.22       1.03      1.26
       Proforma diluted earnings per
         common share                           $    1.18        .99      1.16

The fair value of each stock option granted during 1996 was $5.47, using a risk-
  free interest rate of 5.49%, expected volatility of 34%, expected dividend
  yield of 4% and expected life of the stock options of 7 years.

On January 16, 1996, the stockholders ratified the Management Recognition and
  Retention Plan (MRP).  Of the 34,258 shares reserved for issuance under the
  MRP, 29,114 shares were awarded in January, 1996, to directors, executive
  officers and employees and an additional 500 shares were awarded in November,
  1997 and 1,712 in November, 1998.  The remainder are available for future
  awards.  Compensation expense in the amount of the fair market value of the
  common stock at the date of grant is recognized pro rata over a five year
  period following the date of grant of the award.  The Plan provides for
  accelerated vesting under certain circumstances.  MRP expense for 1999,
  1998 and 1997 was $80,502, $80,301 and $78,090, respectively.
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                PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(12) Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements
The following condensed balance sheets and condensed statements of earnings and
  cash flows for Perry County Financial Corporation should be read in
  conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

                                  BALANCE SHEETS

                                                        September 30,
         Assets                                        1999          1998

       Cash and cash equivalents                   $ 1,129,331     1,549,375
       Securities available for sale                      -        1,000,000
       ESOP note receivable                            515,961       551,798
       Accrued interest receivable                        -           11,625
       Other assets                                     24,376        37,744
       Investment in subsidiary                     11,621,356    13,768,466
        Total assets                               $13,291,024    16,919,008

        Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

       Other liabilities                           $    74,146        40,310
        Total liabilities                               74,146        40,310
       Stockholders' equity                         13,216,878    16,878,698
        Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity                     $13,291,024    16,919,008


                              STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

                                                   Year Ended September 30,
                                                1999         1998        1997

Equity in earnings of the Bank           $    434,591     303,598      547,705
Dividend from Bank                            428,226     428,226      342,581
Interest income                               135,199     190,918      200,861
Interest expense                                -            -          (3,196)
Loss on sale of securities
  available for sale                            -            -          (5,000)
Other income                                    -           2,300           76
      Other expenses                          (54,639)    (79,753)     (62,404)
      Income taxes                            (27,390)    (38,578)     (45,452)
        Net earnings                     $    915,987     806,711      975,171

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                 PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                                 STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                    Year Ended September 30,
                                                     1999       1998      1997
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net earnings                                $   915,987    806,711    975,171
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
    to net
   cash provided by (used for) operating
    activities:
     Equity in earnings of the Bank             (862,817)  (731,824)  (890,286)
      Dividend from Bank                         428,226    428,226    342,581
      Loss on sale of securities
       available for sale                           -          -         5,000
      Other, net                                  58,829     24,461     12,337
       Net cash provided by (used for)
        operating activities                     540,225    527,574    444,803
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Principal collected on loan to ESOP             35,837     33,565     31,436
  Purchase of securities available for sale         -    (1,000,000)      -
  Securities available for sale - matured      1,000,000  1,000,000       -
  Securities available for sale - sold              -       800,000    995,000
       Net cash provided by (used for)
        investing activities                   1,035,837    833,565  1,026,436
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Repayment of advance from Bank                    -            -    (355,000)
  Exercise of stock options                         -            -     406,809
  Treasury stock purchased                   (1,615,720)   (117,750)  (802,121)
  Dividends paid                               (380,386)   (386,838)  (299,667)
       Net cash provided by (used for)
        financing activities                 (1,996,106)   (504,588)(1,049,979)

Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents                         (420,044)    856,551    421,260
Cash and cash equivalents
  at beginning of year                        1,549,375     692,824    271,564
Cash and cash equivalents
  at end of year                             $1,129,331   1,549,375    692,824

(13) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments are
summarized as follows:

                                          1999                    1998
                                  Carrying      Fair      Carrying        Fair
                                  Amount        Value      Amount        Value

Non-trading instruments and
 nonderivatives:
 Cash and cash equivalents    $  2,702,394   2,702,394  11,796,514  11,796,514
 Securities available for sale  37,598,925  37,598,925  33,274,100  33,274,100
 Stock in FHLB of Des Moines       750,000     750,000     750,000     750,000
 Mortgage-backed securities
   available for sale           36,491,591  36,491,591  34,128,765  34,128,765
 Loans receivable, net          16,600,996  16,371,902  15,764,398  16,088,962
 Deposits                       67,747,445  67,537,475  64,150,713  64,530,000
 Advances from FHLB of
   Des Moines                   15,000,000  15,031,000  15,000,000  15,294,000

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair values of
 financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents are valued at their carrying amounts due to the
  relatively short period to maturity of the instruments.

Fair values of securities and mortgage-backed securities are based on quoted
  market prices or, if unavailable, quoted market prices of similar securities.

Stock in FHLB of Des Moines is valued at cost, which represents redemption value
 and approximates fair value.

Fair values are computed for each loan category using market spreads to treasury
 securities for similar existing loans in the portfolio and management's
 estimates of prepayments.

Deposits with no defined maturities, such as NOW accounts, savings accounts and
 money market deposit accounts, are valued at the amount payable on demand at
 the reporting date.

The fair value of certificates of deposit and advances from FHLB of Des Moines
 is computed at fixed spreads to treasury securities with similar maturities.
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CORPORATE INFORMATION



OFFICERS

LEO J. ROZIER
chairman of the board
and president


JAMES K. YOUNG
secretary


STEPHEN C. ROZIER
assistant vice-president



DIRECTORS

LEO J. ROZIER
chairman of the board
and president


STEPHEN C. ROZIER
assistant vice-president

MILTON A. VOGEL
retired owner/operator of
automobile agency


JAMES K. YOUNG
retired owner/operator of
funeral home

THOMAS L. HOEH
attorney




CORPORATE OFFICES
14 North Jackson Street
Perryville, Missouri 63775
Telephone (573) 547-4581

LEGAL COUNSEL
Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

STOCK TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Registrar and Transfer Company
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, New Jersey  07016

AUDITORS
Michael Trokey & Company, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
10411 Clayton Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63131


ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of Perry County Financial Corporation will be held
January 19, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., at the Walnut Room, American Legion Hall, 98
Grand Avenue, Perryville, Missouri.

FORM 10-KSB
A COPY OF FORM 10-KSB, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AS FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE TO
STOCKHOLDERS AS OF THE RECORD DATE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY,
PERRY COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 14 NORTH JACKSON STREET,
PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI  63375-1334.
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