<PAGE> 1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
---------
THE BANK OF KENTUCKY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Title of Class of Securities)
062896105
---------------------------------------------
(CUSIP Number)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
<PAGE> 2
- ------------------------
CUSIP No. 062896105 13G
- ------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
RODNEY S. CAIN ###-##-####
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
N/A
(b) [ ]
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U S CITIZEN
- --------- --------------- -------- ---------------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,172
NUMBER OF
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 310,899
OWNED -------- ---------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH
0
REPORTING PERSON
-------- ---------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
- --------- --------------- -------- ---------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
312,071
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
N/A
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
17.82%
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation
- ---------
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1065 Burlington Pike
- --------- Florence, Kentucky 41042
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Rodney S. Cain
- ---------
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
- --------- Residence: 445 Bristow Road, Independence, Kentucky 41051
Item 2(c). Citizenship: U S Citizen
- ---------
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common
- ---------
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
- --------- 062896105
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person
- ------ filing is a: N/A
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act
(e) [ ] Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 4
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership:
- -------
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 312,071
(b) Percent of Class: 17.82%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,172
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 310,899
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A
- ------
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A
- ------
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
- ------ Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
- ------
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 5
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
- ------
Item 10. Certification:
- -------
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
2-6-98 /s/ Rodney S. Cain
- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
Date
