KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP INC
SC 13E4/A, 1999-01-19
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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 As filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  January 15, 1999.

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                     TO THE
                                 SCHEDULE 13E-4
                          ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
      (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

                           KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP, INC.
                           ---------------------------
                                (Name of issuer)

                           KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP, INC.
                           ---------------------------
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                     Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   49842P 10 3
                                 ---------------
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 Gerald V. Brown
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                           Klamath First Bancorp, Inc.
                                 540 Main Street
                           Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
                                 (541) 882-3444
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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
     Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

                                   Copies to:
  John F. Breyer, Jr., Esquire                    Martin L. Meyrowitz, P.C.
     Breyer & Associates PC                        Michael S. Sadow, P.C.
   1100 New York Avenue, N.W.                  Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
         Suite 700 East                          1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20005-3934                          Suite 700 East
         (202) 737-7900                          Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
   (202) 737-7979 (Facsimile)                          (202) 414-6100
                                                  (202) 682-0354 (Facsimile)

                                 October 9, 1998
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     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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  TRANSACTION VALUATION*                               AMOUNT OF FILING FEE*
  ----------------------                               ---------------------
       $39,667,060                                           $7,934.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*    Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee, based upon
     the  purchase  of  1,983,353  shares at the maximum  tender  offer price of
     $20.00 per share.

[X]  Check box if any of the fee is offset as  provided by Rule  0-11(a)(2)  and
     identify  the filing with which the  offsetting  fee was  previously  paid.
     Identify the previous filing by registration  statement number, or the Form
     or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $7,934.00      Filing Party: Klamath First Bancorp, Inc.
Form or Registration No.: 005-45247    Date Filed:   October 9, 1998


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     This  Amendment  No. 3 amends  and  supplements  the  Issuer  Tender  Offer
Statement on  Amendment  No. 2 to the Schedule  13E-4 (the  "Statement"),  dated
January 15, 1999,  filed by Klamath  First  Bancorp,  Inc. (the  "Company"),  an
Oregon corporation,  to correct  typographical errors on Exhibit 9(a)(13) to the
Statement.  Capitalized  terms used herein but not otherwise  defined shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.


ITEM 9.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         Item 9 is hereby amended to include the following additional exhibits:

         (a)(13)   Revised  text  of Press Release issued  by the Company, dated
                   January 15, 1999.


                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the  information  set forth in this  Schedule  13E-4 is true,  complete and
correct.

                                         KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP, INC.


January 19, 1999                     By: /s/Gerald V. Brown
                                         ------------------
                                         Gerald V. Brown
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer




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                                                               Exhibit 9(a)(13)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          January 15, 1999




                      KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES
                          FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER


     Klamath Falls,  Oregon -- January 15, 1999 -- Klamath First  Bancorp,  Inc.
(Nasdaq NMS: KFBI)  announced  today final results of the Modified Dutch Auction
Tender Offer that expired on Friday,  January 8, 1999 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Consistent with preliminary  results  released  January 11, 1999,  Klamath First
Bancorp,  Inc. will purchase  1,984,090  shares,  or approximately  85.9% of the
shares tendered at $19.50 per share or below,  and 64.7% of all shares tendered.
All shares  tendered  above  $19.50 per share and  shares not  purchased  due to
proration will be promptly returned.  The value of the shares to be purchased is
$38.7 million and the number of shares to be purchased represents  approximately
20.0 percent of the Company's 9,916,766 shares of common stock issued on January
15, 1999. After the transaction,  there will be 7,932,676 shares of common stock
issued and 6,914,882 shares of common stock outstanding.

   
     At September 30, 1998,  Klamath First Bancorp,  Inc. reported the following
ratios:  (i) return on average  equity - 6.52%;  (ii)  dividend  payout  ratio -
34.50%; (iii) shareholders' equity to total assets - 14.07%; and (iv) book value
per share - $16.30.  On a pro forma basis, at September 30, 1998, as a result of
the repurchase of 1,984,090 shares at $19.50 per share,  these ratios would have
been as follows:  (i) return on average  equity - 7.99%;  (ii)  dividend  payout
ratio - 28.36%;  (iii)  shareholders'  equity to total assets - 10.72%; and (iv)
book value per share - $15.39.
    

     The tender offer was  commenced on October 9, 1998  whereby  Klamath  First
Bancorp,  Inc.  offered to purchase up to  1,983,353  shares of its common stock
within a price range,  as adjusted and  published on December 4, 1998, of $18.00
per share to $20.00 per share.

     Headquartered in Klamath Falls,  Oregon,  Klamath First Federal Savings and
Loan Association, the principal subsidiary of Klamath First Bancorp, Inc., has a
state-wide  presence  currently  operating out of 35 offices  covering 22 Oregon
counties.


Contact:       Gerald V. Brown                       Frank X. Hernandez
               President and                         Senior Vice President and
               Chief Executive Officer                Chief Operating Officer
               (541) 882-3444 ext. 133               (541) 882-3444 ext. 113





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