1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
PL Capital, LLC
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
185,667
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
185,667
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
185,667
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.9%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Financial Edge Fund, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
127,989
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
127,989
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
127,989
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT O
F CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.1%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Financial Edge—Strategic Fund, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
56,089
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
56,089
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,089
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
63,758
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
63,758
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,758
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
2.0%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,589
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,589
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,589
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
<0.1%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
63,758
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
63,758
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,758
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
2.0%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
PL Capital Advisors, LLC
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
249,425
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
249,425
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
249,425
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.9%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
John W. Palmer
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
249,425
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
249,425
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
249,425
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.9%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Richard J. Lashley
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
251,425
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
251,425
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
251,425
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Beth Lashley, Trustee for the Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) T
(b) £
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
|
||
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
£
|
||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
2,000
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,000
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,000
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
T
|
||
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
<0.1%
|
||
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
Item 1.
|
Security and Issuer
|
Item 2.
|
Identity and Background
|
|
·
|
Financial Edge Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Financial Edge Fund”);
|
|
·
|
Financial Edge-Strategic Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Financial Edge Strategic”);
|
|
·
|
PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Focused Fund”);
|
|
·
|
PL Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PL Capital”) and General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund;
|
|
·
|
PL Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PL Capital Advisors”), and the investment advisor to Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic, Focused Fund and Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P.;
|
|
·
|
Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Goodbody/PL LP”);
|
|
·
|
Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC (“Goodbody/PL LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company and General Partner of Goodbody/PL LP; and
|
|
·
|
John W. Palmer and Richard J. Lashley, as Managing Members of PL Capital, PL Capital Advisors and Goodbody/PL LLC.
|
|
·
|
Richard J. Lashley as beneficiary of the Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust.
|
|
·
|
Beth R. Lashley, as Trustee of the Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust.
|
|
(1)
|
shares of Common Stock held in the name of Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund, in Mr. Palmer’s and Mr. Lashley’s capacity as Managing Members of (A) PL Capital, the General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund, and (B) PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor for Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund; and
|
|
(2)
|
shares of Common Stock held in the name of Goodbody/PL LP, in Mr. Palmer’s and Mr. Lashley’s capacity as Managing Members of (A) Goodbody/PL LLC, the General Partner of Goodbody/PL LP and (B) PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor for Goodbody/PL LP; and
|
|
(3)
|
shares of Common Stock held in the name of the Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust, in Mr. Lashley’s capacity as beneficiary and Mrs. Lashley’s capacity as Trustee.
|
Item 3.
|
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
|
Item 4.
|
Purpose of Transaction
|
Item 5.
|
Interest in Securities of the Company
|
(A)
|
Financial Edge Fund
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Financial Edge Fund made no purchases or sales of Common Stock in the past 60 days.
|
|
(d)
|
Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of PL Capital, the General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, they have the power to direct the affairs of Financial Edge Fund, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Financial Edge Fund. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are also the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor of Financial Edge Fund. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Financial Edge Fund over the shares of Common Stock that Financial Edge Fund holds.
|
(B)
|
Financial Edge Strategic
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Financial Edge Strategic made no purchases or sales of Common Stock in the past 60 days.
|
|
(d)
|
Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of PL Capital, the General Partner of Financial Edge Strategic, they have the power to direct the affairs of Financial Edge Strategic, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Financial Edge Strategic. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are also the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor of Financial Edge Strategic. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Financial Edge Strategic over the shares of Common Stock that Financial Edge Strategic holds.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Focused Fund made no purchases or sales of Common Stock in the past 60 days.
|
|
(d)
|
Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of PL Capital, the General Partner of Focused Fund, they have the power to direct the affairs of Focused Fund, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Focused Fund. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are also the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor of Focused Fund. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Focused Fund over the shares of Common Stock that Focused Fund holds.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Goodbody/PL LP made no purchases or sales of Common Stock in the past 60 days.
|
|
(d)
|
Goodbody/PL LLC is the General Partner of Goodbody/PL LP. Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of Goodbody/PL LLC, they have the power to direct the affairs of Goodbody/PL LP. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are also the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor of Goodbody/PL LP. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Goodbody/PL LLC over the shares of Common Stock held by Goodbody/PL LP.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
PL Capital has made no purchases or sales of Common Stock directly.
|
|
(d)
|
PL Capital is the General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund. Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of PL Capital, they have the power to direct the affairs of PL Capital. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with PL Capital over the shares of Common Stock held by Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
PL Capital Advisors has made no purchases or sales of Common Stock directly.
|
|
(d)
|
PL Capital Advisors is the investment advisor to Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic, Focused Fund and Goodbody/PL LP. Because they are the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley have the power to direct the affairs of PL Capital Advisors. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with PL Capital Advisors over the shares of Common Stock held by Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic, Focused Fund and Goodbody/PL LP.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Goodbody/PL LLC has made no purchases or sales of Common Stock directly.
|
|
(d)
|
Goodbody/PL LLC is the General Partner of Goodbody/PL LP. Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of Goodbody/PL LLC, they have the power to direct the affairs of Goodbody/PL LLC. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are also the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment advisor of Goodbody/PL LLC. Therefore, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lashley are deemed to share voting and dispositive power with Goodbody/PL LLC over the shares of Common Stock held by Goodbody/PL LP.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Mr. Palmer did not purchase or sell any shares of Common Stock within the past 60 days.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
Mr. Lashley did not purchase or sell any shares of Common Stock within the past 60 days.
|
(a)-(b)
|
See cover page.
|
|
(c)
|
The Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust made no purchases or sales of Common Stock within the past 60 days.
|
|
(d)
|
Beth Lashley is the Trustee, and Richard Lashley is the beneficiary, of the Doris Lashley Testamentary Trust (the Trust). Because Beth Lashley is the Trustee of the Trust she has the power to direct the affairs of the Trust. Therefore, Beth Lashley has voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by the Trust.
|
Item 6.
|
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Company.
|
Item 7.
|
Material to be Filed as Exhibits
|
|
1
|
Joint Filing Agreement.
|
|
2
|
Letter dated May 6, 2011 from PL Capital’s principals Messrs. Lashley and Palmer to the Board of Directors of Polonia.
|
|
3
|
Press Release dated May 9, 2011.
|
FINANCIAL EDGE FUND, L.P. | |||||
By: |
PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|
|||
General Partner
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
FINANCIAL EDGE-STRATEGIC FUND, L.P.
|
|||||
By: |
PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|
|||
General Partner
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
PL CAPITAL/FOCUSED FUND, L.P.
|
|||||
By: |
PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|
|||
General Partner
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, L.P.
|
|||||
By: |
GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
||||
General Partner
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|||||
By: |
/s/ John W. Palmer
|
/s/ Richard J. Lashley
|
|||
John W. Palmer
|
Richard J. Lashley
|
||||
Managing Member
|
Managing Member
|
PL CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
|
|||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|||||
By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
DORIS LASHLEY TESTAMENTARY TRUST
|
|||||
By: | /s/ Beth R. Lashley | ||||
Trustee |
By: |
/s/ John W. Palmer
|
|
|||
John W. Palmer
|
|
||||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Richard J. Lashley |
FINANCIAL EDGE FUND, L.P. | |||||
By: |
PL CAPITAL, LLC
|
|
|||
General Partner
|
|
||||
|
|
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
FINANCIAL EDGE-STRATEGIC FUND, L.P.
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PL CAPITAL, LLC
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General Partner
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
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PL CAPITAL/FOCUSED FUND, L.P.
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PL CAPITAL, LLC
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General Partner
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
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GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, L.P.
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GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, LLC
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General Partner
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
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GOODBODY/PL CAPITAL, LLC
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/s/ John W. Palmer
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/s/ Richard J. Lashley
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John W. Palmer
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Richard J. Lashley
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Managing Member
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PL CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member | ||||
PL CAPITAL, LLC
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By: | /s/ John W. Palmer | /s/ Richard J. Lashley | |||
John W. Palmer | Richard J. Lashley | ||||
Managing Member | Managing Member |
DORIS LASHLEY TESTAMENTARY TRUST
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/s/ John W. Palmer
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John W. Palmer
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Richard J. Lashley |
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Polonia lost money in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008;
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Polonia earned $331 thousand in 2009, due almost entirely to non-recurring gains on sales of investment securities (even with the gains included the return on equity was only 1.6%);
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Polonia earned $3.2 million in 2010, due entirely to the bargain purchase gain on the Earthstar Bank acquisition and gains on sales of investment securities;
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Since the January 2007 IPO, Polonia’s total equity has only increased by $2.7 million, which is due entirely to the Earthstar Bank bargain purchase gain, as core operations have contributed nothing;
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Polonia’s holding company has minimal cash left (for buybacks and dividends) which combined with the Earthstar Bank acquisition has caused Polonia to recently suspend its common stock buyback program;
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Since the January 2007 IPO, Polonia has bought back a mere 149,154 shares in total, less than 5% of the total shares outstanding at the IPO date and 10% of the publicly outstanding shares;
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The stock has declined 43% since the January 2007 IPO, from $10.00 to the most recent price of $5.75; and
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Polonia has never paid any dividends to shareholders.
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As noted above, shareholders have not yet received any value from Polonia since its IPO;
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Since Polonia is not currently paying any dividends, shareholders are not being compensated for waiting for a second step;
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There is no longer any potential accretion (to the second step valuation) from stock buybacks because the buyback program has been suspended; and
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There is little potential for accretion in book value or accretion to the second step valuation due to accumulated earnings because it is unlikely Polonia will have significant earnings in 2011 or 2012.
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The market for second step transactions has recently been favorable, after several years of poor conditions.
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We believe that Polonia would be able to complete a second step transaction at a reasonably attractive valuation for shareholders (a likely premium to the current stock price) as noted below:
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A second step transaction completed at 65% of pro-forma book value would generate an exchange ratio of approximately $8.30 and at 70% of pro-forma book value would generate an exchange ratio of approximately $9.30—compared to the current price of $5.75.
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A second step transaction would:
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Create more liquidity in the stock;
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Create capital for stock buybacks, dividends, benefit plans to reward and retain key employees and an increased ESOP for all employees;
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Provide capital for future growth; and
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Improve regulatory capital ratios.
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The upcoming merger of Polonia’s primary federal regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) creates regulatory risk and uncertainty for all MHCs, including Polonia.
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Richard Lashley
Principal
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John Wm. Palmer
Principal
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The market for second step transactions has recently been favorable, after several years of poor conditions;
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Shareholders have not yet received any value from the Company since its IPO;
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The Company is not currently paying any dividends, so shareholders are not being compensated for waiting for a second step;
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There is no longer any potential accretion (to the second step valuation) from stock buybacks because the buyback program has been suspended; and
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There is little potential for accretion in book value or accretion to the second step valuation due to accumulated earnings because the Company is unlikely to have significant earnings in 2011 or 2012.
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It believes that the Company would be able to complete a second step transaction at a reasonably attractive valuation for shareholders (a likely premium to the current stock price) as noted below:
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A second step transaction completed at 65% of pro-forma book value would generate an exchange ratio of approximately $8.30 and at 70% of pro-forma book value would generate an exchange ratio of approximately $9.30—compared to the current price of $5.75
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A second step transaction would:
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Create more liquidity in the stock;
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Create capital for stock buybacks, dividends, benefit plans to reward and retain key employees and an increased ESOP for all employees;
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Provide capital for future growth; and
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Improve regulatory capital ratios.
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