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EXHIBIT 99
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation
Robert W. Zapp, President and CEO
Telephone: (859) 372-5173
Contact: Fort Thomas Financial Corporation
Larry N. Hatfield, President and CEO
Telephone: (859) 441-3302
THE BANK OF KENTUCKY FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF THE
MERGER WITH FORT THOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FLORENCE AND FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY, JUNE 14, 2000- The Bank of Kentucky
Financial Corporation announced the completion of the merger of Fort Thomas
Financial Corporation, the parent company of Fort Thomas Savings Bank, into the
Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation effective Wednesday June 14, 2000. The
merger of Fort Thomas Savings Bank into The Bank of Kentucky, the wholly owned
subsidiary of The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation, was also effected as a
matter of law, although the data processing functions of the two banks will not
be merged until June 24, 2000.
The Bank of Kentucky is a state-chartered commercial bank with total assets of
$350,000,000 and thirteen locations in Boone, Kenton, and Grant counties. The
combined company will have assets totaling $450,000,000 with fifteen branch
locations in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant Counties and twenty-three ATM
locations.
Robert W. Zapp, the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of
Kentucky stated, "This acquisition is consistent with our strategic plan of
increasing market share in the Northern Kentucky Market and provides The Bank of
Kentucky an opportunity to expand into an attractive Campbell County market. We
are excited about the expansion in the Northern Kentucky Market and look forward
to serving our new customers in Campbell County."
