HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP INC
10-Q, 1999-02-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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(Mark One)
|X|      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998.


                                       OR

|_|      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission File Number:      0-26570


                    Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc.
         --------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                                            61-1284899
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(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)


104 South Chiles Street, Harrodsburg, Kentucky                40330-1620
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (606) 734-5452


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 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 ninety days.    Yes   X      No
                                              -----       -----

As of February 10, 1999, 1,763,542 shares of the registrant's common stock were
issued and outstanding.

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                                    CONTENTS


<TABLE>
<S>            <C>                                                                                                  <C>
PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.        Financial Statements

               Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1998 (unaudited) and
                        September 30, 1998...........................................................................3

               Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three-Month Periods Ended
                        December 31, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited).......................................................4

               Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the
                        Three Month Period Ended December 31, 1998 (unaudited).......................................5

               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Month Periods Ended
                        December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 (unaudited)..........................................6

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................................8

Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                        Results of Operations........................................................................9


PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings....................................................................................15
Item 2.        Changes in Securities................................................................................15
Item 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities......................................................................15
Item 4.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................................................15
Item 5.        Other Information....................................................................................15
Item 6.        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.....................................................................15

SIGNATURES
</TABLE>


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            HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 As of                 As of
                                                                             December 31,         September 30,
                                                                                 1998                   1998      
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------
<S>                                                                       <C>                   <C>               
ASSETS                                                                        (unaudited)

Cash and due from banks                                                   $          658,848    $          739,772
Interest Bearing Deposits                                                          9,389,757             7,334,333
Available-for-sale securities                                                      4,967,358             3,825,492
Held-to-maturity securities                                                        8,658,992            11,140,809
Loans receivable, net                                                             85,525,219            85,271,904
Accrued interest receivable                                                          602,422               660,798
Premises and equipment, net                                                          834,832               852,123
Other assets                                                                          50,902                94,046
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------

    Total assets                                                          $      110,688,330    $      109,919,277
                                                                          ==================    ==================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits                                                                  $       80,360,339    $       78,995,644
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance                                 29,353                71,849
Deferred federal income tax                                                        1,786,427             1,398,193
Dividends payable                                                                                          354,445
Other liabilities                                                                    317,944               117,533
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------
    Total liabilities                                                             82,494,063            80,937,664
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------

Stockholders' equity
    Common stock, $0.10 per value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;
        2,182,125 shares issued and outstanding                                      218,213               218,213
    Additional paid-in capital                                                    21,166,734            21,154,129
    Retained earnings, substantially restricted                                   10,843,704            11,003,179
    Accumulated other comprehensive income                                         3,228,638             2,475,007
    Treasury stock, 354,783 and 258,607 shares as of December 31,
         1998 and September 30, 1998, respectively                                (5,900,142)           (4,477,515)
    Unallocated employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) shares                       (1,362,880)           (1,391,400)
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------ 
         Total stockholders' equity                                               28,194,267            28,981,613
                                                                          ------------------    ------------------

         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                       $      110,688,330    $      109,919,277
                                                                          ==================    ==================
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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            HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            For the Three-Month Periods
                                                                                 Ended December 31,
                                                                 -------------------------------------------------
                                                                      1998                               1997     
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
<S>                                                              <C>                                 <C>          
Interest income:
    Interest on loans                                            $    1,685,549                      $   1,622,689
    Interest and dividends on securities                                170,914                            194,702
    Other interest income                                                90,519                            135,536
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
         Total interest income                                        1,946,982                          1,952,927
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Interest expense:
    Interest on deposits                                                968,563                            984,925
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Net interest income                                                     978,419                            968,002
Provision for loan losses                                                10,000                             35,000
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses                     968,419                            933,002
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Non-interest income:
    Loan and other service fees, net                                     22,415                             19,194
    Other                                                                 3,366                              4,608
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
                                                                         25,781                             23,802
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
Non-interest expense:
    Compensation and benefits                                           227,390                            227,553
    Occupancy expenses, net                                              33,312                             37,149
    Federal and other insurance premiums                                 11,671                             13,073
    Data processing expenses                                             30,689                             26,443
    State franchise tax                                                  23,819                             23,587
    Other operating expenses                                            103,388                             83,101
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
                                                                        430,269                            410,906
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Income before income tax expense                                        563,931                            545,898
Income tax expense                                                      191,736                            185,606
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Net income                                                       $      372,195                      $     360,292
                                                                 ==============                      =============

Earnings per common share                                        $          .21                      $         .20
                                                                 ==============                      =============

Earnings per common share assuming dilution                      $          .21                      $         .20
                                                                 ==============                      =============
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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            HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               for the three month period ended December 31, 1998
                                   (unaudited)

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Accumulated
                                                Additional                    Other                      Unearned          Total
                                     Common      Paid-in       Retained   Comprehensive   Treasury         ESOP        Stockholders'
                                     Stock       Capital       Earnings       Income        Stock         Shares          Equity   
                                    --------   -----------   -----------  -------------  ------------   ------------   -------------
<S>                                 <C>        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>        
Balance, September 30, 1998         $218,213   $21,154,129   $11,003,179   $2,475,007    $(4,477,515)   $(1,391,400)   $28,981,613
                                                                                                                       -----------

Comprehensive income:
   Net income                                                    372,195                                                   372,195
   Other comprehensive income,
     net of tax unrealized gains
     on securities                                                            753,631                                      753,631
                                                                                                                       -----------

Total comprehensive income                                                                                               1,125,826

Dividend declared                                               (531,670)                                                 (531,670)

ESOP shares earned                                  12,605                                                   28,520         41,125

Purchase of common stock, 96,176
  shares                                                                                  (1,422,627)                   (1,422,627)
                                    --------   -----------   -----------   ----------    -----------    -----------    -----------

Balance, December 31, 1998          $218,213   $21,166,734   $10,843,704   $3,228,638    $(5,900,142)   $(1,362,880)   $28,194,267
                                    ========   ===========   ===========   ==========    ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>




          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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            HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

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


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             For the Three-Month Periods
                                                                                   Ended December 31,
                                                                 -------------------------------------------------
                                                                      1998                               1997     
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
<S>                                                              <C>                                 <C>          
Operating activities
Net income                                                       $      372,195                      $     360,292
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
    Provision for loan losses                                            10,000                             35,000
    ESOP benefit expense                                                 41,125                             48,772
    Provision for depreciation                                           17,288                             17,214
    Amortization of loan fees                                           (18,772)                           (10,014)
    Accretion/amortization of investment
      premium/discount                                                   (1,557)                                20
    FHLB stock dividend                                                 (24,300)                           (23,400)
    Change in:
      Interest receivable                                                58,376                             34,532
      Interest payable                                                    1,903                                986
      Accrued liabilities                                               198,508                           (121,300)
      Prepaid expense                                                    43,144                             26,089
      Income taxes payable                                                                                 298,854
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

    Net cash provided by operating activities                           697,910                            667,045
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

Investing activities
Net (increase) decrease in loans                                       (244,543)                        (1,597,719)
Maturity of certificates of deposit                                                                        600,000
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities                                                                 (1,000,000)
Maturity of securities held-to-maturity                               2,500,000                            500,000
Principal repayments - mortgage back securities                           7,676                             10,780
Purchase of fixed assets                                                      -                             (1,646)
                                                                 --------------                      -------------

    Net cash provided (used) by investing activities                  2,263,133                         (1,488,585)
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
</TABLE>







          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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            HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, Continued
                                   (Unaudited)

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             For the Three-Month Periods
                                                                                   Ended December 31,
                                                                 -------------------------------------------------
                                                                      1998                               1997     
                                                                 --------------                      -------------
<S>                                                              <C>                                 <C>
Financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in demand deposits,
    NOW accounts and savings accounts                                 1,433,203                           (93,937)
Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit                      (68,508)                         (290,189)
Net increase (decrease) in custodial accounts                           (42,496)                          (41,418)
Purchase of treasury stock                                           (1,422,627)                         (658,428)
Payment of dividends                                                   (886,115)                         (749,385)
                                                                 --------------                      ------------

    Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                   (986,543)                       (1,833,357)
                                                                 --------------                      ------------

    Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                  1,974,500                        (2,654,897)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                        8,074,105                        12,620,793
                                                                 --------------                      ------------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                         $   10,048,605                      $  9,965,896
                                                                 ==============                      ============


Supplemental Disclosures
    Cash payments for:
       Interest on deposits                                      $      966,660                      $    983,938
                                                                 ==============                      ============
       Income taxes                                              $                                   $           
                                                                 ==============                      ============
</TABLE>




          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.    Basis of Presentation

      Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp (the "Company") was formed at the
      direction of First Federal Savings Bank of Harrodsburg (the "Bank") to
      become the holding company of the Bank upon the conversion of the Bank
      from mutual to stock form (the "Conversion"). The Company's sole business
      is to serve as a holding company for the Bank. Accordingly, the financial
      statements and discussions herein include both the Company and the Bank.
      The Company was incorporated at the direction of the Board of Directors of
      the Bank in June 1995. On September 29, 1995, the Bank converted from
      mutual to stock form as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In
      conjunction with the Conversion, the Company issued 2,182,125 shares of
      its common stock to the public.

      The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
      prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
      ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to
      Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not
      include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete
      financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
      (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary for fair
      presentation have been included. The results of operations and other data
      for the three-month period ended December 31, 1998 are not necessarily
      indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year
      ending September 30, 1999.

2.    Earnings Per Share

      Earnings per share for the three month periods ended December 31, 1998 and
      1997 amounted to $0.21 and $0.20 per common share based on weighted
      average common stock shares outstanding of 1,735,274 and 1,839,603,
      respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 1998, there were no
      common stock equivalents, which had a dilutive effect on earnings.
      Earnings per common share, assuming dilution for common stock equivalents
      for the three-month period ended December 31, 1997, amounted to $0.20 per
      common share, based on weighted average common shares outstanding after
      dilutive effect of 1,841,541.

3.    Dividends

      A special cash dividend of $0.30 per share was paid on October 16, 1998 to
      stockholders of record as of October 1, 1998. The regular semi-annual cash
      dividend of $.20 per share was paid on October 15, 1998 to stockholders of
      record as of September 30, 1998. The total dividends paid by the Company
      for the three months ended December 31, 1998 amounted to $886,115.

4.    Treasury stock

      Pursuant to the stock repurchase plan approved by the Board of Directors
      of the Company on September 21, 1998, the Company repurchased a total of
      96,176 shares at a total price of $1,422,627 during the three months ended
      December 31, 1998.



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ITEM 2:       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
              RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Condition

The Company's consolidated assets increased approximately $769,000, or .70% to
$110.7 million at December 31, 1998 compared to $110.0 million at September 30,
1998. The net increase of $769,000 was due primarily to a $2.0 million increase
in cash and interest-bearing deposits, offset in part by a decrease of $1.3
million in investment securities.

The Company's investment portfolio decreased approximately $1.3 million.
Securities classified as available- for-sale and recorded at market value per
SFAS No. 115 increased $1.1 million due solely to the increase in market value
of such securities. Securities held-to-maturity decreased $2.4 million primarily
due to the call of three $500,000 FHLB bonds and two $500,000 FNMA bonds.

Under SFAS No. 115, unrealized gains or losses on securities available-for-sale
are recorded net of deferred income tax as a separate component of retained
earnings. At December 31, 1998, the Company included net unrealized gains of
approximately $3,228,600 in retained earnings. At September 30, 1998, the
Company included net unrealized gains of approximately $2,475,000 in retained
earnings. Per SFAS No. 115, such gains or losses will not be reflected as a
charge or credit to earnings until the underlying gains or loss, if any, is
actually realized at the time of sale.

Deposits increased $1.4 million, or 1.7% from $79.0 million at September 30,
1998 to $80.4 million at December 31, 1998. This increase reflects the Company's
competitively priced product line within the local market area.

Stockholders' equity decreased by $790,000 to $28.2 million for the quarter
ended December 31, 1998. The net decrease of $790,000 is due to decreases of
$1.4 million from the purchase of the Company's stock and the declaration of
dividends totaling $532,000, offset in part by an increase from net income of
$372,000, an increase of $754,000 in net unrealized appreciation on investments
held-for-sale, plus an increase of $41,000 related to the release of ESOP shares
from collateral during the quarter ended December 31, 1998.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

Net Income

Net income increased by $12,000, or 3.3%, for the three month period ended
December 31, 1998 as compared to the same period in 1997. The net increase of
$12,000 was due to a $10,000 increase in net interest income, a $2,000 increase
in non interest income, and a $25,000 decrease in the provision for loan losses
offset by a $19,000 increase in non interest expenses, and a $6,000 increase in
income tax expense for 1998 compared to 1997.

Net Interest

Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 1998 was $978,000
compared to $968,000 for the same period in 1997. The increase in net interest
income in 1998 of $10,000 was due to a decrease in interest expense of $16,000
offset by a decrease in interest income of $6,000.


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Interest Income

Interest income was $1.9 million, or 7.24% of average interest-earning assets,
for the quarter ended December 31, 1998 as compared to $1.9 million, or 7.31% of
average interest-earning assets, for the quarter ended December 31, 1997.
Interest income decreased $6,000 or .3% from 1998 to 1997. The change was due to
an increase of $660,000 in the average balance of interest-earning assets during
the quarter ended December 31, 1998 compared to the quarter ended December 31,
1997, offset by a 7 basis point decrease in the average rate earned on
interest-earning assets.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $969,000, or 4.88% of average interest-bearing deposits,
for the quarter ended December 31, 1998 as compared to $985,000, or 5.04% of
average interest-bearing deposits, for the corresponding period in 1997.
Interest expense decreased by $16,000 due primarily to a .16 basis point
decrease in the average rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities during
the quarter ended December 31, 1998 compared to the quarter ended December 31,
1997.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses during the quarter ended December 31, 1998
amounted to $10,000, as compared to $35,000 for the corresponding period in
1997. Management considered many factors in determining the necessary levels of
the allowance for loan losses, including an analysis of specific loans in the
portfolio, estimated value of the underlying collateral, assessment of general
trends in the real estate market, delinquency trends, prospective economic and
regulatory conditions, inherent loss in the loan portfolio, and the relationship
of the allowance for loan losses to outstanding loans. At December 31, 1998, the
allowance for loan losses represented .40% of total loans compared to .41% at
December 31, 1997. The allowance for loan losses was at a level consistent with
management's analysis of the loan portfolio.

Non Interest Income

Non-interest income amounted to $26,000 and $24,000 for the quarters ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The largest item in non interest
income is service fees on loan and deposit accounts, which amounted to $22,000
and $19,000 for 1998 and 1997, respectively. The increase in non interest income
of $2,000 was primarily due to an increase in service fees on deposit accounts.

Non Interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased approximately $19,000, or 4.7% to $430,000 for
the quarter ended December 31, 1998 compared to $411,000 for the comparable
period in 1997. Non-interest expense was 1.6% and 1.5% of average assets for the
quarters ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The increase of $19,000
was due primarily to an increase in other operating expenses of $20,000 offset
by a net decrease of $1,000 in all other non interest expense classifications.
The increase of $20,000 in other operating expenses was due to an increase in
advertising, supplies, transfer agent fees, and franchise taxes related to the
holding company.

Income Taxes

The provision for income tax expense amounted to approximately $192,000 and
$186,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, which
as a percentage of income before income tax expenses amounted to 34.0% for 1998
and 1997.

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Year 2000 Readiness

The financial industry is one of the largest industries impacted by the year
2000 issue. However, this is not a new problem. This issue was first faced years
ago when financial institutions began issuing mortgage loans for 25-30 years,
which caused the maturity date to fall in year 2000 or beyond. So, this is not a
new issue for financial institutions.

The following discussion of the implications of the Year 2000 problem for the
Bank contains numerous forward looking statements based on inherently uncertain
information. The cost of the project and the date on which the Bank plans to
complete the internal Year 2000 modifications are based on management's best
estimates, which are derived utilizing a number of assumptions of future events
including the continued availability of internal and external resources, third
party modifications, and other factors. However, there can be no guarantee that
these statements will be achieved, and actual results could differ. Moreover,
although management believes it will be able to make the necessary modifications
in advance, there can be no guarantee that failure to modify the systems would
not have a material adverse effect on the Bank.

The Bank places a high degree of reliance on computer systems of third parties,
such as customers, suppliers, and other financial and governmental institutions.
Although the Bank is assessing the readiness of these third parties and
preparing contingency plans, there can be no guarantee that the failure of these
third parties to modify their systems in advance of December 31, 1999 would not
have a material adverse affect on the Bank.

First Federal Savings Bank of Harrodsburg has fully completed the Awareness
Phase and has completed approximately 95% of the Assessment Phase of its Year
2000 Compliance Plan. All mission critical systems have been identified and the
status determined. In addition, the Bank is actively pursuing responses from
those few vendors who have not replied on those systems determined mission
necessary or mission desirable.

The Bank is currently working on the Renovation Phase of its Plan. As the Bank
uses an outside service provider, INTRIEVE, Inc., the renovation of its mission
critical system largely depends upon their progress. They are actively pursuing
every avenue required to insure their Y2K compliance and are currently being
monitored by the Bank's regulatory agency, the Office of Thrift Supervision.
INTRIEVE, Inc. is keeping their customers informed as to their state of
readiness. The Bank has identified that its teller processing hardware and
software, used to process deposits, withdrawals, payments, and other customer
transactions, are not currently Y2K compatible, and the Bank has signed a
contract for the purchase of Y2K compatible hardware and software. The hardware
and software is currently scheduled for installation during the first or second
quarter of 1999. The Bank anticipates all testing should be completed by June
30, 1999.

Total expenses related to year 2000 compliance are estimated at approximately
$115,500. Expenses consist of the cost of replacement hardware and software,
consulting fees and labor. Expenses to date are approximately $7,000. The bulk
of expenses are estimated at $106,500 for 1999, of which the main expense is
replacement hardware and software, and the remaining estimated expenses are
$2,000 in the year 2000 for consulting fees and labor.

The major component of risk to the Bank lies with its service provider,
INTRIEVE, Inc. Should INTRIEVE, Inc. not become fully Y2K compliant, it would be
necessary for the Bank to revert to manual processing of customer accounts.
Though this would be a labor-intensive process, it would be possible to operate
in such a manner for a reasonable period of time. The Bank does not anticipate
any risk associated with environmental systems, such as heating/air
conditioning, phone systems, or utilities, as it has been assured that all
systems are Y2K compliant. However, as First Federal Savings Bank does not
control all software it uses or interfaces

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to, it is possible that errors may be undetected should other parties fail to
ensure their systems are year 2000 compliant.

First Federal has adopted a Contingency Plan to be used in the event on-line
processing with INTRIEVE, Inc., the Bank's service provider, is not operational
due to the rollover of the date from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000. The
plan, if needed, will be implemented by the Year 2000 Steering Team as
designated in the Bank's Year 2000 Compliance Plan approved by the Board of
Directors.

Despite the best efforts of management to address this issue, the vast number of
external entities that have direct and indirect business relationships with the
Bank, such as customers, vendors, payment system providers, and other financial
institutions, makes it impossible to assure that a failure to achieve compliance
by one or more of these entities would not have material adverse impact on the
operations of the Bank.

Non-Performing Assets

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Bank's
non-performing assets at the dates indicated. No loans were recorded as
restructured loans within the meaning of SFAS No. 15 at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            December 31,             September 30,
                                                                                1998                     1998     
                                                                           ---------------         ---------------
                                                                                   (amounts in thousands)
<S>                                                                        <C>                     <C>
Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis:/1
 Real Estate:
      Residential...............................................           $             -         $             -
                                                                           ---------------          --------------
Total       ....................................................                         -                       -
                                                                           ---------------         ---------------
Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more:
  Real Estate:
      Residential...............................................                       458                     358
      Other ....................................................                        27                      27
      Consumer..................................................                        33                     104
                                                                           ---------------         ---------------
Total       ....................................................                       518                     489
                                                                           ---------------         ---------------
Total of non-accrual and 90 day past due loans..................           $           518         $           489
                                                                           ===============         ===============
Percentage of net loans.........................................                       .61%                    .57%
                                                                           ===============         ===============
Other non-performing assets/2...................................           $             -         $             -
                                                                           ===============         ===============
</TABLE>

At December 31, 1998, the Bank did not have any loans in non-accrual status.
Accordingly, all income earned for the three months ended December 31, 1998 on
the loans in the table above, has been included in income.

At December 31, 1998, there were no loans identified by management, which were
not reflected in the preceding table, but as to which known information about
possible credit problems of borrowers caused

- - --------
1   Non-accrual status denotes any loan past due 90 days and whose loan balance,
    plus accrued interest exceeds 90% of the estimated loan collateral value.
    Payments received on a non-accrual loan are either applied to the
    outstanding principal balance or recorded as interest income, or both,
    depending on assessment of the collectibility of the loan.
2   Other non-performing assets represent property acquired by the Bank through
    foreclosure or repossessions accounted for as a foreclosure in-substance.
    This property is carried at the fair market of the property value, net of
    selling expenses.

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management to have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply
with present loan repayment terms.

The following summarized the Bank's capital requirements and position at
December 31, 1998 and September 30, 1998.

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<CAPTION>
                                                      December 31                       September 30
                                                          1998                               1998    
                                            --------------------------------    ------------------------------
                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                Amount            Percent          Amount            Percent
                                                ------            -------          ------            -------

<S>                                         <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>  
Core capital   ........................     $       21,345             20.2%    $      24,912            23.5%
Core capital requirement...............              4,232              3.0%            4,247             4.0%
                                            --------------    -------------     -------------    -------------

Excess         ........................     $       17,113             17.2%    $      20,665            19.5%
                                            ==============    =============     =============    =============

Core capital ..........................     $       21,345             36.8%    $      24,912            43.2%
General valuation allowance............                345               .6%              335              .6%
                                            --------------    -------------     -------------    -------------

Total capital (core and supplemental)               21,690             37.4%           25,247            43.8%
Risk-based capital requirement.........              4,644              8.0%            4,612             8.0%
                                            --------------    -------------     -------------    -------------

Excess         ........................     $       17,046             29.4%    $      20,635            35.8%
                                            ==============    =============     =============    =============
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Liquidity

The liquidity of the Company depends primarily on the dividends paid to it as
the sole shareholder of the Bank. At December 31, 1998, the Bank could pay
common stock dividends of approximately $13.0 million.

The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits and proceeds from principal and
interest payments of loans. Additional sources of liquidity are advances from
the FHLB of Cincinnati and other borrowings. At December 31, 1998, the Bank had
no outstanding borrowings. The Bank has utilized and may in the future, utilize
FHLB of Cincinnati borrowings during periods when management of the Bank
believes that such borrowings provide a lower cost source of funds than deposit
accounts and the Bank desires liquidity in order to help expand its lending
operations.

The Company's operating activities produced positive cash flows for the quarters
ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.

The Bank's most liquid assets are cash and cash-equivalents, which include
investments in highly liquid, short-term investments. At December 31, 1998 and
September 30, 1998, cash and cash equivalents totaled $10.0 million and $8.1
million, respectively.

At December 31, 1998, the Bank had $41.8 million in certificates of deposits due
within one year and $17.6 million due between one and three years. Management
believes, based on past experience, that the Bank will retain much of the
deposits or replace them with new deposits. At December 31, 1998, the Bank had
$940,000 in outstanding commitments to originate mortgages, excluding $1.3
million in approved but unused home equity lines of credit and $1.1 million in
approved but unused lines of credit and letters of credit. The Bank intends to
fund these commitments with short-term investments and proceeds from loan
repayments.

OTS regulations require that the Bank maintain specified levels of liquidity.
Liquidity is measured as a ratio of cash and certain investments to withdrawable
savings. The minimum level of liquidity required by

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regulation is presently 4.0%. During the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, the
Bank satisfied all regulatory liquidity requirements, and management believes
that the liquidity levels maintained are adequate to meet potential deposit
outflows, loan demand, and normal operations.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto 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 the change in the relative purchasing
power of money over time and due to inflation. The impact of inflation is
reflected in the increased cost of the Company's operations. Unlike most
industrial companies, nearly all the assets and liabilities of the Company are
monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the
Company's performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation.
Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same
extent as the price of goods and services.







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<S>                <C>                                                                <C>
PART II.           OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.            Legal Proceedings                                                  None

Item 2.            Changes in Securities                                              None

Item 3.            Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                    None

Item 4.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                None

Item 5.            Other Information                                                  None

Item 6.            Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                   None

                   Form 8-K, Item 5 filed on December 30, 1998 relating to the
                   Company's announcement of its adoption of a stock repurchase
                   program.

                   The following exhibits are filed herewith:

                   Exhibit 27..................................................................Financial Data Schedule
                   Exhibit 99.1.......................................................Form 8-K dated December 30, 1998
</TABLE>


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc.


Date:     February 10, 1999                                                     
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Jack Hood, President




Date:     February 10, 1999                                                     
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Teresa W. Noel, Treasurer



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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities and Exchange Act or 1934



                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                October 5, 1998


                   HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
                   -----------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                      0-26570                  61-1284899
- - ----------------------------        -------------         ---------------------
(State or other jurisdiction        (SEC File No.)            (IRS Employer 
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


104 South Chiles, Harrodsburg, Kentucky                         40330-1620
- - ---------------------------------------                         ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (606) 734-5452
                                                    --------------


         ========================Not Applicable=======================
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)


<PAGE>


                   HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
                      ------------------------------------


Item 5. Other Events
- - --------------------

          On October 5, 1998, the registrant announced that its Board of 
Directors had adopted a stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase
of up to 5% of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the registrant by
Septenber 29, 1999.

          For further details, reference is made to the press release dated 
October 5, 1998, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein
by this reference.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exhibit 99 -- Press Release dated October 5, 1998.
- - ----------

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                       HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.


Date: October 5, 1998                        By: /s/ Jack D. Hood
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Jack D. Hood
                                                 President

<PAGE>


                                     [Logo]

                   Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc.
                   -----------------------------------------
                        104 S. Chiles St., P.O. Box 384
                             Harrodsburg, KY 40330


Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc.         Contact: Jack D. Hood
(Nasdaq National Market: HFFB)                             606-734-5452
104 South Chiles Street
Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330-1620                  For Immediate Release
                                                  October 5, 1998


                   HARRODSBURG FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
                      Approval of Stock Repurchase Program

     Harrodsburg, Kentucky -- October 5, 1998 -- Harrodsburg First Financial
Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq National Market: HFFB), the holding company of First 
Federal Savings Bank of Harrodsburg, has announced its intention to repurchase 
up to 96,176 shares of the Company's common stock. Mr. Jack D. Hood, President,
said the Company has been authorized by its Board of Directors to repurchase up
to 96,176 shares or 5% of its 1,923,518 outstanding shares of common stock. 
There is no assurance that the full 5% will be repurchased.

     The repurchases are expected to be made in open-market transactions, 
subject to the availability of stock, market conditions, the trading price of 
the stock and the Company's financial performance. Such repurchased shares will 
become treasury shares and will be utilized for general corporate and other 
purposes, including the issuances of shares in connection with the exercise of 
stock options.

     The Company completed its offering of common stock in connection with the 
conversion of Harrodsburg First Federal Savings and Loan Association from a 
federally chartered mutual savings association to a federally chartered stock 
savings bank changing its name to First Federal Savings Bank of Harrodsburg on 
September 29, 1995. The Company sold 2,182,125 shares at $10.00 per share, 
raising $21,821,250 in gross proceeds.

     At June 30, 1998, the Company reported total consolidated assets and 
consolidated shockholers' equity of $109.1 million and $28.9 million, 
respectively. First Federal Savings Bank of Harrodsburg operates through its 
main office located in Harrodsburg and through a full service branch located in 
Lawrenceburg. The Bank's deposits are insured up to legal maximum limits by the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).



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