S-8 1 s8sop_052804-0129.txt FORM As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2004 Registration No. 333-______ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- Wells Financial Corp. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota 41-1799504 ------------------------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 53 First Street, S.W. Wells, Minnesota 56097 -------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Wells Financial Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan Wells Federal Bank 2003 Stock Bonus Plan ---------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plans) James D. Moll Chief Financial Officer 53 First Street, S.W. Wells, Minnesota 56097 (507) 533-3151 -------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies to: Richard Fisch, Esq. Evan M. Seigel, Esq. Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC 1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 340 West Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 434-4660 --------------------------
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ======================================================================================================================= Title of Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Securities to Amount to be Offering Aggregate Offering Amount of Registration be Registered Registered (1) Price Per Share(2) Price (2) Fee (2) ------------- -------------- ------------------ --------- ------- Common Stock $0.10 par value per share 43,900 shares $30.73 $1,349,047 $170.92 Common Stock $0.10 par value per share 126,100 shares $26.97 $3,400,917 $430.90 =======================================================================================================================
(1) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon awards to be granted under the Wells Financial Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan consists of 120,000 shares, and under the Wells Federal Bank 2003 Stock Bonus Plan (the "RSP") consists of 50,000 shares are being registered under this Registration Statement and for which a registration fee is being paid. Additionally, an indeterminate number of additional shares may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (2) Under Rule 457(h) of the 1933 Act, the registration fee may be calculated, inter alia, based upon the price at which the stock options may be exercised. An aggregate of 170,000 shares are being registered hereby, of which 43,900 shares are under option at a weighted average exercise price of $30.73 per share ($1,349,047 in the aggregate). The remainder of such shares 126,100 shares, consisting of 50,000 shares awarded under the RSP and 76,100 shares under the stock option plan not subject to options, are being registered based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May 24, 2004, of $26.97 per share ($3,400,917 in the aggregate), for a total offering of $4,749,964. This Registration Statement shall become effective automatically upon the date of filing, in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and Rule 462 of the 1933 Act. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS Item 1. Plan Information. * ------ Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. * ------ *This Registration Statement relates to the registration of 170,000 shares of Wells Financial Corp. (the "Company" or "Registrant") common stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Common Stock") issuable to employees, officers and directors of the Registrant or its subsidiary as compensation for services in accordance with the Wells Financial Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan under which 120,000 shares are issuable, and the Wells Federal Bank 2003 Stock Bonus Plan under which 50,000 shares are issuable (together, the "Plans"). Documents containing the information required by Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). 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 pursuant to Rule 424, in reliance on Rule 428. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference. ------ The Company became subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") on February 9, 1995 and, accordingly, files periodic reports and other information with the Commission. Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company filed with the Commission may be inspected and copies may be obtained (at prescribed rates) at the Commission's Public Reference Section, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The following documents filed by the Company are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference: (a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Year Ended December 31, 2003; (b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004; and (c) The description of the Company's securities as contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on February 9, 1995. All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 4. Description of Securities. ------ Not Applicable 2 Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. ------ Not Applicable Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. ------ Sections 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act authorizes a corporation such as the registrant to indemnify officers, directors, employees and agents under certain circumstances. Section 302A.521, subdivision 2 requires indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents who have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of certain actions, suits, proceedings claims, issues and matters. Article XVIII of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provides for indemnification. Section 308A.325 of the Minnesota Statutes, 1971 allows for the limitation of liability of directors. The registrant believes that these provisions assist the registrant in, among other things, attracting and retaining qualified persons to serve the registrant and its subsidiary. However, a result of such provisions could be to increase the expenses of the registrant and effectively reduce the ability of stockholders to sue on behalf of the registrant since certain suits could be barred or amounts that might otherwise be obtained on behalf of the registrant could be required to be repaid by the registrant to an indemnified party. Additionally, the Company has in force a Directors and Officers Liability Policy underwritten by St. Paul Insurance Companies, Inc. with a $3.0 million aggregate limit of liability and an aggregate deductible of $50,000 per loss both for claims directly against officers and directors and for claims where the Company is required to indemnify directors and officers. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is therefore unenforceable. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. ------ Not Applicable Item 8. Exhibits. ------ For a list of all exhibits filed or included as part of this Registration Statement, see "Index to Exhibits" at the end of this Registration Statement. Item 9. Undertakings. ------ (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) 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 1933 Act; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the 3 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)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, 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. (3) 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. (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) 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. (c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report, to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the 1934 Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial information. (d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant 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 Registrant 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 expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 4 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 Wells in the State of Minnesota, on the 28th day of May 2004. Wells Financial Corp. By: /s/Lonnie R. Trasamar ------------------------------------- Lonnie R. Trasamar President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative) POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned directors and officers of Wells Financial Corp., do hereby severally constitute and appoint Lonnie R. Trasamar as our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things and acts in our names in the capacities indicated below and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Lonnie R. Trasamar may deem necessary or advisable to enable Wells Financial Corp., to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registrant, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign, for any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said Lonnie R. Trasamar shall do or 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 in the capacities indicated as of the date indicated.
/s/Lonnie R. Trasamar /s/James D. Moll ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Lonnie R. Trasamar James D. Moll President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Date: May 28, 2004 Date: May 28, 2004 /s/Dale E. Stallkamp /s/Gerald D. Bastian ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Dale E. Stallkamp Gerald D. Bastian Director Vice President and Director Date: May 28, 2004 Date: May 28, 2004 /s/Randel I. Bichler /s/Richard A. Mueller ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Randel I. Bichler Richard A. Mueller Director Director Date: May 28, 2004 Date: May 28, 2004 /s/David Buesing ----------------------------------------------- David Buesing Director Date: May 28, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 4.1 Wells Financial Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan 4.2 Wells Federal Bank 2003 Stock Bonus Plan 4.3 Form of Stock Option Agreement to be entered into with respect to Stock Options under the Stock Option Plan 4.4 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement 4.5 Form of Stock Award Tax Notice 5.1 Opinion of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC as to the validity of the Common Stock being registered 23.1 Consent of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC (appears in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) 23.2 Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP 24 Reference is made to the Signatures section of this Registration Statement for the Power of Attorney contained therein