-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PJrgI6bA01q4QdTR4AwWYMU7FzE4k8V3d8tOTPp+UPhymAWNp9SqLsSLsmrdB6xq 6tw9dbBFiXYi/e590xwIZQ== 0000908737-96-000221.txt : 19960906 0000908737-96-000221.hdr.sgml : 19960906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000908737-96-000221 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960905 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19960924 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIS BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001013049 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-11443 FILM NUMBER: 96626259 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 3034 STREET 2: 1441 MAIN STREET CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01102-3034 BUSINESS PHONE: 4137488000 S-8 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 1996 Registration No. 333- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 SIS BANCORP, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Massachusetts 04-3303264 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 1441 Main Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01102 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) SIS Bancorp, Inc. Director Stock Option Plan SIS Bancorp, Inc. Management Stock Option Plan SIS Bancorp, Inc. Director Restricted Stock Plan SIS Bancorp, Inc. Management Restricted Stock Plan (Full Title of the Plans) MICHAEL E. TUCKER, ESQ. Senior Vice President and General Counsel SIS Bancorp, Inc. 1441 Main Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01102 (Name and Address of Agent For Service) (413)748-8000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: MICHAEL A. MATZKA, ESQ. Sullivan & Worcester LLP One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================================================= Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount to be Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering Amount of Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Share Price Registration Fee Common Stock, $.01 par value 868,650 (1) $12.25 to $21.00 (2) $14,064,825 (2) $4,849.94 ================================================================================================================================= (1) Consists of 806,250 shares authorized under the Stock Option Plans and 62,400 unissued shares authorized under the Restricted Stock Plans. Also includes an indeterminate number of securities which may be issuable by reason of a reorganization, recapitalization, exchange of shares, stock split, combination of shares or dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or other securities, as provided under the plans. (2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) the offering price is calculated based upon the exercise price with respect to 589,300 shares subject to options currently outstanding and, for the remainder of the shares, the average of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, National Market System on September 4, 1996.
EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement contains two parts: the first part contains a Prospectus prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3 (in accordance with Section C of the General Instructions to Form S-8) which covers re-offers and re-sales by the Selling Shareholders listed in the Prospectus of shares of Common Stock of the Company issued or to be issued upon exercise of options granted to certain directors under the stock option plans maintained by the Registrant. The second part contains information required in the Registration Statement pursuant to Form S-8. Prospectus 551,200 Shares ------------------------- SIS BANCORP, INC. ------------------------- COMMON STOCK (Par Value $.01 Per Share) ------------------------- This Prospectus is being used in connection with the offering, from time to time, by certain shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders") of SIS Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), of up to 551,200 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company which may be acquired by certain directors and executives of the Company under the SIS Bancorp, Inc. Director Restricted Stock Plan and the SIS Bancorp, Inc. Management Restricted Stock Plan (the "Restricted Stock Plans") or acquired pursuant to the exercise of options (the "Options") granted to certain directors and executives of the Company under the SIS Bancorp, Inc. Director Stock Option Plan and the SIS Bancorp, Inc. Management Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Option Plans" and, together with the Restricted Stock Plans, the "Plans"). The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Shareholders. The Shares may be sold from time to time by the Selling Shareholders or by pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest. Such sales may be made on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, National Market System ("NMS") at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in negotiated transactions. All discounts, commissions or fees incurred in connection with the sale of the Shares offered hereby will be paid by the Selling Shareholders or by the purchasers of the Shares, except that the expenses of preparing and filing this Prospectus and the related Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and of registering or qualifying the Shares will be paid by the Company. The Selling Shareholders and any broker executing selling orders on behalf of the Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in which event any discounts, concessions, or commissions received by such broker may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act. The Common Stock is listed on the NMS. On September 4, 1996, the closing price of the Common Stock on the NMS was $21 per share. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE COMMISSION, CORPORATION, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE BANK INSURANCE FUND, THE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION INSURANCE FUND OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. The date of this Prospectus is September 5, 1996. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the Common Stock offered by this Prospectus or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy such Common Stock in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page Available Information ................................................... 3 Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference ......................... 3 The Company ............................................................. 4 Selling Shareholders .................................................... 4 Plan of Distribution .................................................... 6 Indemnification ......................................................... 6 Experts ................................................................. 7 Legal Matters ........................................................... 7 2 AVAILABLE INFORMATION The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements, and other information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the following Regional Offices: the Northeast Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048, and the Midwest Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Copies of such material can be obtained by written request from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Company files electronically with the Commission. The Commisssion maintains a World Wide Web site (located at http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. A registration statement on Form S-8, together with all amendments, exhibits and documents incorporated therein by reference (the "Registration Statement"), has been filed with the Commission, Washington, D.C., under the Securities Act, with respect to the Shares offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. Statements in this Prospectus as to the contents of exhibits are not necessarily complete, and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the copies of documents filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission. See also "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference." INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents (or parts thereof) filed with the Commission by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus: (a) The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated June 4, 1996, relating to the Common Stock. (b) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 21, 1996. (c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended June 30, 1996. All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the Shares offered hereby have been sold, or deregistering all of the Shares that, at the time of such post-effective amendment, remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein which is deemed to be modified or superseded, shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus. The Company shall furnish without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, copies of any or all of the documents which are incorporated by reference herein (other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Written or telephone requests for such documents should be directed to Ting Chang, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Planning, SIS Bancorp, Inc., 1441 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102, telephone (413)748- 8000. 3 THE COMPANY General The Company is a business corporation organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on January 18, 1996. The only office of the Company, and its principal place of business, is located at the main office of the Bank at 1441 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102 and its telephone number is (413) 748-8000. The Company was organized for the sole purpose of becoming the holding company of Springfield Institution for Savings (the "Bank"). Upon completion of the holding company formation on June 21, 1996, the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which thereby became a bank holding company under federal law. The Bank is a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank organized in 1827 and headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The conversion of the Bank from a savings bank in mutual form to a savings bank in stock form was completed in February 1995. The Bank is engaged principally in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits in real estate mortgage, construction, consumer and commercial loans, and in various securities. The Bank conducts its business from its main office in Springfield and from a network of 21 branches in Massachusetts. Prior to completion of the bank holding company formation, the Company had no business activities and there are no operating business activities currently proposed for the Company. In the future, the Company may become an operating company or acquire commercial banks or thrift institutions or companies engaged in bank-related activities. There are no current agreements or understandings with respect to any acquisition and no assurance can be given that any such acquisitions will occur. Upon formation of the holding company, the Company acquired all of the outstanding Bank common stock and received a transfer of approximately $250,000 in funds from the Bank. Pending use of these funds for other corporate purposes, the Company intends to invest these funds in U.S. government securities or other short-term investments permitted by law. The Company may enter into a management agreement for the purpose of rendering certain services to the Bank. No proposal and no terms of any agreement, however, have been considered. Property Initially, the Company neither owns nor leases any real or personal property. Instead, the Company intends to utilize the premises, equipment and furniture of the Bank without the direct payment of any rental fees to the Bank. Competition It is expected that for the near future the primary business of the Company will be the ongoing business of the Bank. Therefore, the competitive conditions to be faced by the Company will be the same as those faced by the Bank. In addition, many banks and financial institutions have formed holding companies or may form holding companies in the future. It is likely that these holding companies will attempt to acquire commercial banks, thrift institutions or companies engaged in bank-related activities. The Company, therefore, will face competition in undertaking any such acquisitions and in operating subsequent to any such acquisitions. Employees At the present time, the Company does not intend to employ any persons other than its management. It will utilize the support staff of the Bank from time to time without the payment of any fees, except to the extent as may be required by applicable law. If the Company acquires other financial institutions or pursues other lines of business, it may at such time hire additional employees. SELLING SHAREHOLDERS The following table sets forth: (i) the name of each Selling Shareholder, (ii) his or her position(s) with the Company and its predecessor or affiliates, over the last three years, (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock owned (or subject to option) by each Selling Shareholder as of the date of this Prospectus, (iv) the number of shares of Common Stock which, as of the date of this Prospectus, may be offered for the account of each Selling Shareholder by this Prospectus and (v) the amount of the class to be owned by each Selling Shareholder if such Selling Shareholder were to sell all of the shares of Common 4 Stock covered by this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that any of the Selling Shareholders will offer for sale or sell any or all of the Shares offered by them pursuant to this Prospectus.
Number Shares Owned Shares Owned of Shares Following Prior to This to be Completion of Name Position with Company Offering* Offered Offering * - ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------- ----------- ------------ Teresita Alicea Director of the Bank 10,250** 6,600 3,450** Frank W. Barrett Executive Vice President, Credit and Commercial Lending 89,923(1.6%) 61,000 28,923** Division, of the Bank, since 1994 Mary E. Boland Director of the Bank 18,800** 6,600 12,200** Sister Mary Caritas (Geary) S.P. Director of the Company and the Bank 10,675** 6,600 4,075** Ting Chang Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Planning of 28,324** 20,000 8,324** the Company, and, since 1995, the Bank; previously Corporate Planning Officer for the Bank Donald F. Collins Director of the Bank 31,300** 6,600 24,700** B. John Dill Executive Vice President of the Bank and President of 68,298(1.2%) 40,000 28,298** Colebrook Corporation Gilbert F. Ehmke Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the 30,100** 24,500 5,600** Company and, since 1995, the Bank William B. Hart, Jr. Director of the Company and, since 1996, the Bank 11,800** 6,600 5,200** Paulette Henderson-Johnson Director of the Bank 8,925** 6,600 2,325** Charles L. Johnson Director of the Company and the Bank 13,800** 6,600 7,200** Laura Sotir Katz Vice President and Controller of the Company and the Bank 9,005** 6,000 3,005** F. William Marshall, Jr. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the 179,598(3.1%) 126,800 52,798** Company and the Bank Henry J. McWhinnie Senior Vice President, Human Resources Division, of the 43,682** 30,800 12,882** Bank, since 1994 John M. Naughton Director of the Company and the Bank 25,000** 10,000 15,000** Thomas O'Brien Director of the Company and, since 1996, the Bank 11,800** 6,600 5,200** Jeanne Rinaldo Senior Vice President, Residential Mortgage Division, of the 40,725** 30,600 10,125** Bank Brian Schwartz Vice President and Director of Internal Auditing of the Bank, 7,000** 6,000 1,000** since 1995 Gary P. Shannon Director of the Bank 14,425** 6,600 7,825** Stephen A. Shatz Director of the Company and the Bank 23,300** 6,600 16,700** Christopher A. Sinton Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Division, of the Bank, 41,111** 31,400 9,711** since 1995 John H. Southworth Director of the Bank 14,110** 6,600 7,510** John F. Treanor Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial 83,298(1.5%) 61,500 21,798** Officer of the Company and, since 1994, the Bank Michael E. Tucker Senior Vice President, Clerk and General Counsel of the 39,937** 30,000 9,937** Company and the Bank - --------- * =For purposes of this table, the number of shares owned prior to this registration includes all shares which are allocated to the shareholder under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and those which would be owned if all options granted under the Option Plans were exercised. ** = Less than one percent.
5 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION The sales of the Shares by the Selling Shareholders may be effected, from time to time, on the NMS or on any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed at the time of sale, in negotiated transactions, or through a combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders may effect such transactions by selling Shares to or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the Selling Shareholders and/or the purchasers of Shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The Selling Shareholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the Shares hereunder might be deemed to be "Underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act; any commissions received by them and any profit realized on the resale of Shares as principals might be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. Any broker-dealer acquiring Shares from a Selling Shareholder may sell the Shares either directly, in its normal market-making activities, through or to other brokers on a principal or agency basis, or to its customers. Any such sales may be at prices then prevailing on the NMS, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at prices reflecting the application of a combination of such methods. The Company has advised the Selling Shareholders that anti-manipulative Rules 10b-5, 10b-6 and 10b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act may apply to their sales in the market. The Company has furnished the Selling Shareholders with copies of these rules, and has informed the Selling Shareholders of the possible need for them to deliver copies of this Prospectus in connection with their resales of the Shares. The Selling Shareholders may indemnify any broker- dealer that participates in transactions involving sale of the Shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. Any commissions paid or any discounts or concessions allowed to any such broker- dealers, and, if any such broker-dealer purchases shares as a principal, any profits received on the resale of such Shares may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Upon the Company's being notified by any Selling Shareholders that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Shares through a cross or block trade, a supplemental prospectus will be filed under Rule 424(c) under the Securities Act, setting forth the name of the participating broker-dealer(s), the number of shares involved, the price at which such Shares were sold by the Selling Shareholder, the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed by the Selling Shareholder to such broker- dealer(s), and where applicable, that such broker-dealer(s), did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out in this Prospectus. Any Shares which qualify for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act may be sold under the Rule rather than pursuant to this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that the Selling Shareholders will sell all or even any of the Shares which may be offered by them or any of them hereunder. INDEMNIFICATION The By-laws of the Company provide for the indemnification of each director, officer, employee and agent against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by or imposed on him in connection with any proceeding or threatened proceeding in which he may become involved by reason of his being or having been a director or officer, so long as such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The By-laws of the Company further provide that (a) if the Company is merged into or consolidated with another corporation and the Company is not the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the indemnification obligations of the Company under the By-laws with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring at or prior to the date of such merger or consolidation; (b) if the By-laws are invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and advance expenses to each indemnitee as to any expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, liabilities, losses, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of the By-laws that have not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; and (c) if the Massachusetts General Laws are amended after adoption of the Company's By- 6 laws to expand further the indemnification permitted to an indemnitee, the Company shall indemnify all such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the Massachusetts General Laws, as so amended. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to Directors, officers, or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification, in the event of any such actual liability under the Securities Act, is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. The Articles of the Company provide that its directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any unlawful distributions to stockholders or loans to officers or directors, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements of the Bank as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for the two years then ended have been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, and for the year ended December 31, 1993, have been audited by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, as set forth in their respective reports, which are included as exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 4, 1996. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus upon the authority of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Sullivan & Worcester LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. 7 PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS Item 1. Plan Information* Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information* *Documents containing the information required by Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to each Plan participant in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference The following documents (or parts thereof) filed with the Commission by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus: (a) The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated June 4, 1996, relating to the Common Stock. (b) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 21, 1996. (c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended June 30, 1996. All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the Shares offered hereby have been sold, or deregistering all of the Shares that, at the time of such post-effective amendment, remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein which is deemed to be modified or superseded, shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus. Item 4. Description of Securities Not applicable, as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel Not Applicable. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers The By-laws of the Company provide for the indemnification of each director, officer, employee and agent against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by or imposed on him in connection with any proceeding or threatened proceeding in which he may become involved by reason of his being or having been a director or officer, so long as such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The By-laws of the Company further provide that (a) if the Company is merged into or consolidated with another corporation and the Company is not the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the indemnification obligations of the Company under the By-laws with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring at or prior to the date of such merger or consolidation; (b) if the By-laws are invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and advance expenses to each indemnitee as to any expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, liabilities, losses, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the II-1 Company, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of the By-laws that have not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; and (c) if the Massachusetts General Laws are amended after adoption of the Company's Bylaws to expand further the indemnification permitted to an indemnitee, the Company shall indemnify all such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the Massachusetts General Laws, as so amended. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to Directors, officers, or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification, in the event of any such actual liability under the Securities Act, is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. The Articles of the Company provide that its directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any unlawful distributions to stockholders or loans to officers or directors, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed Not Applicable. Item 8. Exhibits The following exhibits are furnished in connection with this Registration Statement: 5 Opinion of Sullivan & Worcester LLP 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP 23.2 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. 23.3 Consent of Sullivan & Worcester LLP (contained in Exhibit 5) 24 Power of Attorney (included on signature pages) Item 9. Undertakings (1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement: provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; II-2 (b) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (c) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (2) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes, that for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in that Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Springfield, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 28th day of August, 1996. SIS BANCORP, INC. By:/s/ F. William Marshall, Jr. F. William Marshall, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer The undersigned Officers and Directors of SIS Bancorp, Inc. hereby severally constitute F. William Marshall, Jr., John F. Treanor and Michael E. Tucker, and each of them, acting singly, our true and lawful attorneys to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys, acting singly, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures to said registration statement signed by our said attorneys and all else that said attorneys may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures Capacity Date /s/ F. William Marshall, Jr. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director August 28, 1996 F. William Marshall, Jr. /s/ John F. Treanor Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and August 28, 1996 John F. Treanor principal accounting officer /s/ Sister Mary Caritas Geary Director August 28, 1996 Sister Mary Caritas (Geary) S.P. /s/ William B. Hart, Jr. Director August 28, 1996 William B. Hart, Jr. /s/ Charles L. Johnson Director August 28, 1996 Charles L. Johnson /s/ John M. Naughton Director August 28, 1996 John M. Naughton /s/ Thomas O'Brien Director August 28, 1996 Thomas O'Brien /s/ Stephen A. Shatz Director August 28, 1996 Stephen A. Shatz
II-4 EX-5 2 SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109 (617) 338-2800 FAX NO. 617-338-2880 IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN NEW YORK CITY 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. 767 THIRD AVENUE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 (202) 775-8190 (212) 486-8200 FAX NO. 202-293-2275 FAX NO. 212-758-2151 September 4, 1996 SIS Bancorp, Inc. 1441 Main Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01102 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 of 868,650 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), by SIS Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), of 868,650 shares (the "Registered Shares") of its Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), all of which Registered Shares are to be offered by the Company, the following opinion is furnished to you to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as Exhibit 5 to the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Act. The Registered Shares are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act in connection with options granted under the Company's Director Stock Option Plan and Management Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Stock Option Plans") and the issuance of Common Stock under the Company's Director Restricted Stock Plan and Management Restricted Stock Plan (the "Restricted Stock Plans", and collectively with the Stock Option Plans, the "Plans"). We assume that the number and issuance of shares of Common Stock or options to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Plans have been or will be authorized by proper action of the Board of Directors or a Committee thereof of the Company or its predecessor and that the number, issuance and sale of the Registered Shares to be issued directly or offered from time to time pursuant to the exercise of such options will be determined in accordance with the parameters described in the Plans, in accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), and applicable Massachusetts law. We further assume that prior to the issuance of any Registered Shares, there will exist, under the Articles, the requisite number of authorized shares of Common Stock for such issuance which are unissued and are not otherwise reserved for issuance. SIS Bancorp, Inc. September 4, 1996 Page 2 We have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the Registration Statement, and we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, the Articles as presently in effect, corporate records, certificates and statements of officers and accountants of the Company and of public officials, and such other documents as we have considered necessary in order to furnish the opinion hereinafter set forth. This opinion is limited to the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and we express no opinion with respect to the law of any other jurisdiction. Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, upon the issuance by the Company of Registered Shares either directly or pursuant to the exercise of options granted under either of the Plans and in each instance upon delivery of certificates representing the Registered Shares in the manner contemplated by the Plans and the authorization relating thereto by the Board or Committee, the Registered Shares represented by such certificates will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable by the Company. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. Very truly yours, /s/ Sullivan & Worcester LLP SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP EX-23.1 3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 24, 1996 appearing on page A-28 of Springfield Institution for Savings' Annual Report on Form F-2 for the year ended December 31, 1995 which is included as exhibit 99.3 of SIS Bancorp's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 4, 1996. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement. /s/ Price Waterhouse LLP Boston, Massachusetts September 4, 1996 EX-23.2 4 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of SIS Bancorp, Inc. On Form S-8 as filed September 5, 1996 of our report dated January 21, 1994 on our audit of the financial statements of Springfield Institution for Savings as of December 31, 1993 and for the year then ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts." /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. Springfield, Massachusetts September 5, 1996 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----