0001144204-14-015602.txt : 20140314 0001144204-14-015602.hdr.sgml : 20140314 20140314061020 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-015602 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140314 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140314 GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL ACTIVIST FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL ACTIVIST INVESTMENTS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL VALUE LLC GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS II, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS VII, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001493552 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 010969655 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86333 FILM NUMBER: 14692728 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 CHURCH STREET CITY: NAUGATUCK STATE: CT ZIP: 06770 BUSINESS PHONE: 203 720 50000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 CHURCH STREET CITY: NAUGATUCK STATE: CT ZIP: 06770 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STILWELL JOSEPH CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001113303 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10006 SC 13D/A 1 v371698_sc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13-D/A

 

CUSIP No. 63906P107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 24

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)

 

NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

63906P107

(CUSIP Number)

 

Mr. Joseph Stilwell

111 Broadway, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10006

Telephone: (212) 269-1551

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

March 12, 2014
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [   ]

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Value Partners II, L.P.


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  WC, OO


5. Check 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:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P.


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  WC, OO


5. Check 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:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P.


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  WC, OO


5. Check 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:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P.


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  WC, OO


5. Check 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:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Partners, L.P.


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC, OO


5. Check 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:  679,831
9. Sole Dispositive Power:   0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Stilwell Value LLC


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  n/a


5. Check 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:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

OO

 

 
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).




Joseph Stilwell


2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)




(a)  [X]




(b)


3. SEC Use Only .


4. Source of Funds (See Instructions)  PF, OO


5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]


6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
 
7. Sole Voting Power:  0
8. Shared Voting Power:  679,831
9.  Sole Dispositive Power:  0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:  679,831


11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  679,831


12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]


13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  9.7%


14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

 

 
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

 

This is the sixth amendment (this "Sixth Amendment") to the original Schedule 13D, which was filed on July 11, 2011 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), amended on November 21, 2011 (the "First Amendment"), on May 2, 2013 (the "Second Amendment"), on June 25, 2013 (the "Third Amendment"), on December 11, 2013 (the "Fourth Amendment"), and on February 13, 2014 (the "Fifth Amendment"). This Sixth Amendment is being filed jointly by Stilwell Value Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Value Partners II"); Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Value Partners VII"); Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Activist Fund"); Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Activist Investments"); Stilwell Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Partners"); Stilwell Value LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Stilwell Value LLC"), and the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, and Stilwell Activist Investments; and Joseph Stilwell, the managing member of and owner of more than 99% of the equity in Stilwell Value LLC and the general partner of Stilwell Partners. All the filers of this statement are collectively referred to herein as the "Group."

 

This statement relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 333 Church Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770. The amended joint filing agreement of the members of the Group is attached as Exhibit 4 to the Fifth Amendment.

 

Item 2.  Identity and Background

 

(a)-(c)  This statement is filed by Joseph Stilwell with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Joseph Stilwell, including shares of Common Stock held in the names of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, Stilwell Activist Investments, and Stilwell Partners in Joseph Stilwell's capacities as the general partner of Stilwell Partners and the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund and Stilwell Activist Investments.

 

The business address of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, Stilwell Activist Investments, Stilwell Partners, Stilwell Value LLC, and Joseph Stilwell is 111 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10006.

 

The principal employment of Joseph Stilwell is investment management. Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, Stilwell Activist Investments, and Stilwell Partners are private investment partnerships engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for their own accounts. Stilwell Value LLC is in the business of serving as the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, Stilwell Activist Investments and related partnerships.

 

(d)  During the past five years, no member of the Group has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e)  During the past five years, no member of the Group has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

 
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(f)  Joseph Stilwell is a citizen of the United States.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

No shares of Common Stock have been purchased by the Group since the filing of the Fourth Amendment. All purchases of shares of Common Stock made by the Group using funds borrowed from Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC or Morgan Stanley, if any, were made in margin transactions on their usual terms and conditions. All or part of the shares of Common Stock owned by members of the Group may from time to time be pledged with one or more banking institutions or brokerage firms as collateral for loans made by such entities to members of the Group. Such loans generally bear interest at a rate based on the broker's call rate from time to time in effect. Such indebtedness, if any, may be refinanced with other banks or broker-dealers.

 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

 

We are filing this Sixth Amendment to report that on March 12, 2014, the Issuer agreed to appoint Robert M. Bolton, who was selected by the Group, to the Issuer's board of directors for a term ending in 2016. Additionally, the Issuer agreed that it will not adopt any stock incentive plans. Our agreements with the Issuer and Mr. Bolton are attached as Exhibits 5 and 6 to this Sixth Amendment and incorporated herein by reference.

 

On February 13, 2014, we announced our intention to seek board representation at the Issuer's upcoming annual meeting. We now intend to work with management and the board of directors to maximize shareholder value.

 

Our purpose in acquiring shares of Common Stock of the Issuer is to profit from the appreciation in the market price of the shares of Common Stock through asserting shareholder rights. We do not believe the value of the Issuer's assets is adequately reflected in the current market price of the Issuer's Common Stock.

 

Since 2000, affiliates of the Group have filed Schedule 13Ds to report greater than five percent positions in 49 other publicly traded companies. For simplicity, these affiliates are referred to as the “Group”, “we”, “us”, or “our.” In each instance, our purpose has been to profit from the appreciation in the market price of the shares we held by asserting shareholder rights. In each situation, we believed that the values of the companies’ assets were not adequately reflected in the market prices of their shares. The filings are described below.

 

On May 1, 2000, we filed a Schedule 13D to report a position in Security of Pennsylvania Financial Corp. ("SPN"). We scheduled a meeting with senior management to discuss ways to maximize the value of SPN's assets. On June 2, 2000, prior to the scheduled meeting, SPN and Northeast Pennsylvania Financial Corp. announced SPN's acquisition. We then sold our shares on the open market.

 

On July 7, 2000, we filed a Schedule 13D to report a position in Cameron Financial Corporation ("Cameron"). We exercised our shareholder rights by, among other things, requesting that Cameron management hire an investment banker, demanding Cameron's list of shareholders, meeting with Cameron's management, demanding that Cameron invite our representatives to join the board, writing to other Cameron shareholders to express our dismay with management's inability to maximize shareholder value and publishing that letter in the local press. On October 6, 2000, Cameron announced its sale to Dickinson Financial Corp., and we sold our shares on the open market.

 

 
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On January 4, 2001, following the announcement by Community Financial Corp. ("CFIC") of the sale of two of its four subsidiary banks and its intention to sell one or more of its remaining subsidiaries, we filed a Schedule 13D to report our position. We reported that we acquired CFIC stock for investment purposes. On January 25, 2001, CFIC announced the sale of one of its remaining subsidiaries. We then announced our intention to run an alternate slate of directors at the 2001 annual meeting if CFIC did not sell the remaining subsidiary by then. On March 27, 2001, we wrote to CFIC confirming that CFIC had agreed to meet with one of our proposed nominees to the board. On March 30, 2001, before our meeting took place, CFIC announced its merger with First Financial Corporation, and we sold our shares on the open market.

 

On February 23, 2001, we filed a Schedule 13D to report a position in Montgomery Financial Corporation ("Montgomery"). On April 20, 2001, we met with Montgomery's management, and suggested that they maximize shareholder value by selling the institution. We also informed management that we would run an alternate slate of directors at the 2001 annual meeting unless Montgomery were sold. Eleven days after we filed our Schedule 13D, however, Montgomery's board amended its bylaws to make it more difficult for us to run an alternate slate by limiting the pool of potential nominees to local persons with a banking relation and shortening the deadline to nominate an alternate slate. We located qualified nominees under the restrictive bylaw provisions and noticed our slate within the deadline. On June 5, 2001, Montgomery announced that it had hired a banker to explore a sale. On July 24, 2001, Montgomery announced its merger with Union Community Bancorp.

 

On June 14, 2001, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in HCB Bancshares, Inc. ("HCBB"). On September 4, 2001, we reported that we had entered into a standstill agreement with HCBB, under which HCBB agreed to: (a) add a director selected by us, (b) consider conducting a Dutch tender auction, (c) institute annual financial targets, and (d) retain an investment banker to explore alternatives if it did not achieve the financial targets. On October 22, 2001, our nominee, John G. Rich, Esq., was named to the board. On January 31, 2002, HCBB announced a modified Dutch tender auction to repurchase 20% of its shares. Although HCBB's outstanding share count decreased by 33% between the filing of our original Schedule 13D and August 2003, HCBB did not achieve the financial target. On August 12, 2003, HCBB announced it had hired a banker to assist in exploring alternatives for maximizing shareholder value, including a sale. On January 14, 2004, HCBB announced its sale to Rock Bancshares Inc. and we sold our shares on the open market.

 

On December 15, 2000, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Oregon Trail Financial Corp. ("OTFC"). In January 2001, we met with the management of OTFC to discuss our concerns that management was not maximizing shareholder value, and we proposed that OTFC voluntarily place our nominees on the board. OTFC rejected our proposal, and we announced our intention to solicit proxies to elect a board nominee. We demanded OTFC's shareholder list, but it refused. We sued OTFC in Baker County, Oregon, and the court ruled in our favor and sanctioned it. We also sued two OTFC directors alleging that one had violated OTFC's residency requirement and that the other had committed perjury. Both suits were dismissed pre-trial but we filed an appeal in one suit and were permitted to re-file the other suit in state court. On August 16, 2001, we started soliciting proxies to elect Kevin D. Padrick, Esq. to the board. We argued in our proxy materials that OTFC should have repurchased its shares at prices below book value. OTFC announced the hiring of an investment banker. Then, the day after the 9/11 attacks, OTFC sued us in Portland, Oregon and moved to invalidate our proxies; the court denied the motion and the election proceeded.

 

 
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On October 12, 2001, OTFC's shareholders elected our candidate by a 2-1 margin. In the five months after the filing of our first proxy statement (i.e., from August 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001), OTFC repurchased approximately 15% of its shares. On March 12, 2002, we entered into a standstill agreement with OTFC. OTFC agreed to: (a) achieve annual targets for return on equity, (b) reduce their current capital ratio, (c) obtain advice from an investment banker regarding annual 10% stock repurchases, (d) re-elect our director to the board, (e) reimburse a portion of our expenses, and (f) withdraw their lawsuit. On February 24, 2003, OTFC and FirstBank NW Corp. announced their merger, and we sold substantially all of our shares on the open market.

 

On November 25, 2002, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in American Physicians Capital, Inc. ("ACAP"). The Schedule 13D disclosed that on January 18, 2002, Michigan's insurance department had approved our request to solicit proxies to elect two directors to ACAP's board. On January 29, 2002, we noticed our intention to nominate two directors at the 2002 annual meeting. On February 20, 2002, we entered into a three-year standstill agreement with ACAP, providing for ACAP to add our nominee to its board. ACAP also agreed to consider using a portion of its excess capital to repurchase ACAP's shares in each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003 so that its outstanding share count would decrease by 15% for each of those years. In its 2002 fiscal year, ACAP repurchased 15% of its outstanding shares; these repurchases were highly accretive to per-share book value. On November 6, 2003, ACAP announced a reserve charge and that it would explore options to maximize shareholder value. It also announced that it would exit the healthcare and workers' compensation insurance businesses. ACAP then announced that it had retained Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., to assist the board. On December 2, 2003, ACAP announced the early retirement of its President and CEO. On December 23, 2003, ACAP named R. Kevin Clinton its new President and CEO. On June 24, 2004, ACAP announced that it had decided that the best means to maximize shareholder value would be to shed non-core businesses and focus on its core business line in its core markets. We increased our holdings in ACAP, and we announced that we intended to seek additional board representation. On November 10, 2004, ACAP invited Mr. Stilwell to sit on the board, and we entered into a new standstill agreement. This agreement was terminated in November 2007, with our nominees remaining on ACAP's board. On May 8, 2008, our nominees were re-elected to three-year terms expiring in 2011. On passage of federal healthcare legislation in 2010, ACAP became concerned about the fundamentals of its business and promptly acted to assess its strategic alternatives. On October 22, 2010, ACAP was acquired by The Doctors Company.

 

On June 30, 2003, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. ("FPIC"). On August 12, 2003, Florida's insurance department approved our request to hold more than 5% of FPIC's shares, to solicit proxies to hold board seats, and to exercise shareholder rights. On November 10, 2003, FPIC invited our nominee, John G. Rich, Esq., to join the board and we signed a confidentiality agreement. On June 7, 2004, we disclosed that because FPIC's management had taken steps to increase shareholder value and because its market price increased and reflected fair value in our estimation, we sold our shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below five percent. Our nominee was invited to remain on the board after we sold our stake.

 

 
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On March 29, 2004, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Community Bancshares, Inc. ("COMB"). We disclosed our intention to meet with COMB's management and evaluate management's progress in resolving its regulatory issues, lawsuits, problem loans, and non-performing assets, and that we would likely support management if it effectively addressed COMB's challenges. On November 21, 2005, we amended our Schedule 13D and stated that although we believed that COMB's management had made good progress, COMB's return on equity would likely remain below average for the foreseeable future, and it should therefore be sold. On November 21, 2005, we also stated that if COMB did not announce a sale before our deadline to solicit proxies for the next annual meeting, we would solicit proxies to elect our own slate. On January 6, 2006, we disclosed the names of our three board nominees. On May 1, 2006, COMB announced its sale to The Banc Corporation, and we sold our shares on the open market.

 

On June 20, 2005, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania ("PBIP"). Most of PBIP's shares are held by the Prudential Mutual Holding Company (the "MHC"), which is controlled by PBIP's board. The MHC controls most corporate decisions coming up for a shareholder vote, such as the election of directors. But regulations promulgated by the FDIC previously barred the MHC from voting on PBIP's management stock benefit plans, and PBIP's IPO prospectus indicated that the MHC would not vote on the plans. We announced in August 2005 that we would solicit proxies to oppose adoption of the plans as a referendum to place Mr. Stilwell on the board. PBIP decided not to put the plans up for a vote at the 2006 annual meeting.

 

In December 2005, we solicited proxies to withhold votes on the election of directors as a referendum to place Mr. Stilwell on the board. At the 2006 annual meeting, 71% of PBIP's voting public shares were withheld from voting on management's nominees.

 

On April 6, 2006, PBIP announced that just after we had filed our Schedule 13D, it had secretly solicited a letter from an FDIC staffer (which it concealed from the public) that the MHC would be allowed to vote in favor of the plans. PBIP also announced a special meeting to vote on the plans. We alerted the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Fed") about this announcement, and PBIP was directed to seek Fed approval before adopting the plans. On April 19, 2006, PBIP postponed the special meeting. The Fed subsequently followed the FDIC's position in September 2006. In December 2006, we solicited proxies to withhold votes on the election of PBIP's directors at the 2007 annual meeting. At the meeting, 75% of PBIP's voting public shares were withheld. Also during the annual meeting, PBIP's President and Chief Executive Officer, in response to a question posed by Mr. Stilwell, was unable to state the meaning of per share return on equity. On March 7, 2007, we disclosed that we were publicizing the results of PBIP's elections and its directors' unwillingness to hold a democratic vote on the stock plans by placing billboard advertisements throughout Philadelphia.

 

In December 2007, we filed proxy materials for the solicitation of proxies to withhold votes on the election of PBIP's directors at the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. At the February 4, 2008 annual meeting, an average of 77% of PBIP's voting public shares withheld their votes. Excluding shares held in PBIP's ESOP, an average of 88% of the voting public shares withheld their votes in this election.

 

 
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On October 4, 2006, we sued PBIP, the MHC, and the directors of PBIP and the MHC in federal court in Philadelphia seeking an order to prevent the MHC from voting in favor of the plans. On August 15, 2007, the court dismissed some claims, but sustained our cause of action against the MHC as majority shareholder of PBIP for breach of fiduciary duties. Discovery proceeded and all the directors were deposed. Both sides moved for summary judgment, but the court ordered the case to trial which was scheduled for June 2008. On May 22, 2008, we voluntarily discontinued the lawsuit after determining that it would be more effective and appropriate to pursue the directors on a personal basis in a derivative action. On June 11, 2008, we filed a notice to appeal certain portions of the lower court's August 15, 2007 order dismissing portions of the lawsuit.

 

We entered into a settlement agreement and an expense agreement with PBIP in November 2008 under which we agreed to support PBIP's stock benefit plans, drop our litigation and withdraw our shareholder demand, and generally support management, and, in exchange, PBIP agreed, subject to certain conditions, to repurchase up to 3 million of its shares (including shares previously purchased), reimburse a portion of our expenses, and either adopt a second step conversion or add our nominee who meets certain qualification requirements to its board if the repurchases were not completed by a specified time.

 

On March 5, 2010, we reported that our ownership in PBIP had dropped below 5 percent as a result of open market sales and sales of common stock to PBIP.

 

On January 19, 2006, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in SCPIE Holdings Inc. ("SKP"). We announced we would run our slate of directors at the 2006 annual meeting and demanded SKP's shareholder list. SKP initially refused to timely produce the list, but did so after we sued it in Delaware Chancery Court. We engaged in a proxy contest at the 2006 annual meeting, but SKP's directors were elected. On December 14, 2006, SKP agreed to place Mr. Stilwell on the board. On October 16, 2007, Mr. Stilwell resigned from SKP's board after it approved a sale of SKP that Mr. Stilwell believed was an inferior offer. We solicited shareholder proxies in opposition to the proposed sale; however, the sale was approved.

 

On July 27, 2006, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Roma Financial Corp. ("ROMA"). Prior to its acquisition by Investors Bancorp, Inc., in December 2013, nearly 70% of ROMA's shares were held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP, WMPN and NECB) controlled by ROMA's board. In April 2007, we engaged in a proxy solicitation at ROMA's first annual meeting, urging shareholders to withhold their vote from management's slate. ROMA did not put their stock benefit plans up for a vote at that meeting. We then met with ROMA management. In the four months after ROMA became eligible to repurchase its shares, it promptly announced and substantially completed repurchases of 15% of its publicly held shares, which were accretive to shareholder value. In our judgment, management came to understand the importance of proper capital allocation. Based on ROMA management's prompt implementation of shareholder-friendly capital allocation plans, we supported management's adoption of stock benefit plans at the 2008 shareholder meeting, and we sold our shares in the open market.

 

 
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On November 5, 2007, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. ("NECB"). A majority of NECB's shares are held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP and WMPN) controlled by NECB's board. We presented a model stock benefit plan to management that we would support based on a vesting schedule that more closely aligns management's interests to shareholder returns. NECB’s management responded to the proposal with a form letter. On July 1, 2010, we delivered a written demand to NECB demanding to inspect its shareholder list. On July 22, 2010, NECB announced its first ever share repurchase plan. NECB, however, refused to supply us with the shareholder list. Therefore, on July 23, 2010, we sued NECB in federal court in New York seeking an order compelling compliance. On August 31, 2010, NECB produced the list of shareholders to us and we dismissed the lawsuit. We have written to shareholders expressing our belief that NECB’s directors have not properly overseen management. On October 3, 2011, we sent a letter to NECB's board of directors demanding that NECB expand the board with disinterested directors to consider a second step conversion. On November 2, 2011, we filed a lawsuit in New York state court against NECB, the mutual holding company and their boards of directors, personally and derivatively, for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of failure to fairly consider a second step conversion. On November 16, 2011, we sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission arguing that Part II, Item 1 of NECB's Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2011, is misleading in regards to our lawsuit. On October 21, 2013, the court denied NECB's motion to dismiss our lawsuit and the case will proceed.

 

On May 23, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in William Penn Bancorp, Inc. ("WMPN"). A majority of WMPN's shares are held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP and NECB) controlled by WMPN's board. We hope to work with management in maximizing shareholder value. We provided a PowerPoint presentation to management regarding our views on capital allocation.

 

On May 30, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Malvern Federal Bancorp, Inc. ("MLVF"). When we announced our reporting position, a majority of MLVF's shares were held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP, WMPN and NECB) controlled by MLVF's board. On October 26, 2010, we demanded that MLVF pursue a derivative action against its directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. MLVF failed to pursue the action and, on June 3, 2011, we sued MLVF's directors demanding that the court, among other things, order the directors to properly consider pursuing a second step conversion. On November 9, 2011, The Honorable Judge Howard F. Riley, Jr., overruled the director defendants' preliminary objections to the derivative lawsuit. On January 17, 2012, MLVF announced its intention to undertake a second step conversion and we withdrew the lawsuit. The conversion and stock offering were completed on October 11, 2012, and our shares were converted into shares of Malvern Bancorp, Inc. On September 5, 2013, we notified MLVF of our intention to nominate John P. O'Grady for election as a director at its 2014 annual meeting, but we later reached an agreement with MLVF for Mr. O'Grady to join its board of directors.

 

On November 7, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("KFS"). We requested a meeting with its CEO and chairman to discuss ways to maximize shareholder value and minimize both operational and balance sheet risks, but the CEO was unresponsive. We then requisitioned a special shareholder meeting to remove the CEO and chairman from the KFS board and replace them with our two nominees. On January 7, 2009, we entered into a settlement agreement with KFS whereby, among other things, the CEO resigned from the KFS board and KFS expanded its board from nine to ten seats and appointed our nominees to fill the two vacant seats on the board. By April 23, 2009, the board was reconstituted with just three of the original ten legacy directors remaining. Also, Joseph Stilwell was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of one of our nominees, Larry G. Swets, Jr., and our other nominee, Spencer L. Schneider, was elected chairman of the board. In addition, the CEO and CFO were fired for incompetence and insubordination. By November 3, 2009, all of the legacy directors had resigned from the board. On May 27, 2010, Mr. Stilwell and Mr. Schneider were re-elected to the board. On June 1, 2010, Mr. Swets was appointed CEO. During the time the Group has had board representation, KFS has sold non-core assets, repurchased public debt at a discount to face value, sold a credit-sensitive asset, disposed of its subsidiary Lincoln General, substantially reduced its expenses, and reduced other balance sheet and operations risks.

 

 
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On December 29, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in First Savings Financial Group, Inc. ("FSFG"). We met with management in New York. FSFG announced a stock repurchase plan and began repurchasing its shares. In December 2009, we reported that our beneficial ownership in the outstanding FSFG common stock had fallen below 5 percent.

 

On March 12, 2009, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania ("ALLB"). When we announced our reporting position, a majority of ALLB's shares were held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP, WMPN and NECB) controlled by ALLB's board. However, on August 11, 2010, ALLB announced its intention to undertake a second step offering, selling all shares to the public. The plan of conversion and reorganization was approved by depositors at a special meeting held December 29, 2010. We strongly supported ALLB’s action. Following completion of the conversion of Alliance Bank from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure, we increased our stake with the belief that shareholders and ALLB will do well if management focuses on profitability.

 

On September 24, 2010, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in FedFirst Financial Corporation ("FFCO"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On October 8, 2010, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. ("WAYN"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On October 18, 2010, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Standard Financial Corp. ("STND"). On March 19, 2013, we disclosed that we sold shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below 5 percent.

 

On January 3, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana ("HFBL"). On February 7, 2013, we disclosed that we sold shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below 5 percent.

 

On February 7, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Wolverine Bancorp, Inc. ("WBKC"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On February 28, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in SP Bancorp, Inc. ("SPBC"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

 
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On March 28, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Eureka Financial Corp. ("EKFC"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On April 1, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Harvard Illinois Bancorp, Inc. ("HARI"). On February 7, 2012, we stated our intention to nominate a director at HARI's 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and also disclosed the names of our nominee and alternate nominee. On March 2, 2012, we sent a letter to HARI's stockholders expressing our belief that HARI should seek a stronger community bank as a merger partner. We mailed our proxy materials to HARI's stockholders in April 2012 seeking election of our nominee. On May 25, 2012, we reported that our nominee was not elected to the HARI board of directors and that we intended to run a board nominee at the HARI annual stockholders meeting in 2013. We mailed our proxy materials to HARI's stockholders on April 3, 2013 seeking election of our nominee. On June 4, 2013, we reported that our nominee was not elected to the HARI board of directors and that we intended to run a board nominee at the HARI annual stockholders meeting in 2014. On March 3, 2014, we stated our intention to nominate an individual for election as a director at HARI's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and also disclosed the names of our nominee and alternate nominees.

 

On April 11, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Fraternity Community Bancorp, Inc. ("FRTR"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On April 18, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Sunshine Financial, Inc. ("SSNF"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On July 5, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. ("JXSB"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On August 24, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Colonial Financial Services, Inc. ("COBK"). On December 18, 2013, we reached an agreement with COBK to have a director of our choice appointed to its board of directors. We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On September 12, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in First Financial Northwest, Inc. ("FFNW"). On January 11, 2012, a representative of the Group became a member of FFNW's Board. On February 15, 2012, our representative resigned and we announced our intention to run a contested election at FFNW's 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. We mailed our proxy materials to FFNW's shareholders in April 2012 seeking election of our nominee. At FFNW's 2012 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 24, 2012, our nominee beat Victor Karpiak, the Chairman and President, by a substantial percentage. FFNW attempted to invalidate our votes and we sued to enforce our rights. In accordance with the settlement we reached with FFNW in December 2012, our nominee, Kevin Padrick, was appointed to FFNW's board on March 14, 2013, and Victor Karpiak resigned as Chairman.

 

On September 23, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Poage Bankshares, Inc. ("PBSK"). On February 24, 2014, we stated our intention to nominate an individual for election as a director at PBSK's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and also disclosed the names of our nominee and alternate nominee.

 

 
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On September 29, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in United Insurance Holdings Corp. ("UIHC"). On December 17, 2012, we disclosed that we sold shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below five percent.

 

On October 7, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (“PROV”). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On October 24, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in ASB Bancorp, Inc. ("ASBB"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On November 21, 2011, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Sound Financial, Inc. ("SNFL"). On August 22, 2012, Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. ("SFBC") announced completion of its second step conversion and our shares of SNFL were converted into shares of SFBC. We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On January 19, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in West End Indiana Bancshares, Inc. ("WEIN"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On March 5, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in IF Bancorp, Inc. ("IROQ"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On May 7, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Anchor Bancorp ("ANCB"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On July 23, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Georgetown Bancorp, Inc. ("GTWN"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On September 21, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Fairmount Bancorp, Inc. ("FMTB"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value. On February 25, 2014, we reported our intention to seek board representation at FMTB's 2015 annual shareholder meeting if FMTB does not announce its sale.

 

On October 22, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Hamilton Bancorp, Inc. ("HBK"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On November 23, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Polonia Bancorp, Inc. ("PBCP"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On November 29, 2012, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in TF Financial Corporation ("THRD"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On January 22, 2013, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in United Community Bancorp ("UCBA"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

 
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On February 25, 2013, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in HopFed Bancorp, Inc. ("HFBC"). We mailed our proxy materials to HFBC's stockholders on April 5, 2013 seeking election of our nominee as a director at HFBC's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders on May 15, 2013. Our nominee, Robert Bolton, beat HFBC's nominee by a two to one margin.

 

On April 8, 2013, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. ("JFBI"). Our shareholder proposal at JFBI's 2013 annual shareholder meeting was defeated. We met with management and the board of directors of JFBI and let them know we would seek board representation at JFBI's 2014 annual shareholder meeting if JFBI did not announce its sale. JFBI announced its sale on January 23, 2014. On March 3, 2014, we disclosed that we sold shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below 5 percent.

 

On May 20, 2013, we filed a Schedule 13D with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reporting a position in United-American Savings Bank ("UASB"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

On October 28, 2013, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Delanco Bancorp, Inc. ("DLNO"). We hope to work with management and the board to maximize shareholder value.

 

Members of the Group may seek to make additional purchases or sales of shares of Common Stock. Except as described in this filing, no member of the Group has any plans or proposals which relate to, or could result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Members of the Group may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their positions and formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto.

 

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

The percentages used in this filing are calculated based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, 7,002,208, reported as of November 12, 2013, in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2013.

 

(A)Stilwell Value Partners II

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Stilwell Value Partners II has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Fourth Amendment.

 

(d)Because he is the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Value Partners II, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Value Partners II. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Value Partners II with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

 

 
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(B)Stilwell Value Partners VII

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Stilwell Value Partners VII has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Second Amendment.

 

(d)Because he is the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners VII, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Value Partners VII, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Value Partners VII. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Value Partners VII with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

 

(C)Stilwell Activist Fund

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

 
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(c)Stilwell Activist Fund has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Fourth Amendment.

 

(d)Because he is the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Activist Fund, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Activist Fund, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Activist Fund. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Activist Fund with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

 

(D)Stilwell Activist Investments

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Stilwell Activist Investments has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Fourth Amendment.

 

(d)Because he is the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Activist Investments, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Activist Investments, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Activist Investments. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Activist Investments with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

 

(E)Stilwell Partners

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Stilwell Partners has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Second Amendment.

 

(d)Because he is the general partner of Stilwell Partners, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Partners, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Partners. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Partners with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

 

(F)Stilwell Value LLC

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Stilwell Value LLC has made no purchases of shares of Common Stock.

 

(d)Because he is the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Value LLC. Stilwell Value LLC is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund and Stilwell Activist Investments. Therefore, Stilwell Value LLC may be deemed to share with Joseph Stilwell voting and disposition power with regard to the shares of Common Stock held by Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund and Stilwell Activist Investments.

 

 
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(G)Joseph Stilwell

 

(a)Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 679,831
Percentage:  9.7%

 

(b)1.     Sole power to vote or to direct vote: 0
2.Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 679,831
3.Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0
4.Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 679,831

 

(c)Joseph Stilwell has not purchased or sold any shares of Common Stock since the filing of the Second Amendment.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Other than the Amended Joint Filing Agreement filed with the Fifth Amendment as Exhibit 4, and the Standstill Agreement and Stock Option Agreement filed with this Sixth Amendment as Exhibits 5 and 6, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Item 2 hereof and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finders' fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies, except for sharing of profits.

 

Under the Standstill Agreement, the Group has agreed, for the term of the agreement, not to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock, transfer more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or solicit proxies against the Issuer's board of directors. For additional terms of the Standstill Agreement, see Exhibit 5 to this Sixth Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Under the Stock Option Agreement, certain members of the Group granted Mr. Bolton an option to purchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares of the Common Stock at a purchase price of $7.11 per share (the "Option Shares"). The Option Shares will vest when Mr. Bolton is seated on the Issuer's board of directors and will become exercisable upon the occurrence of certain transactions specified in the Stock Option Agreement. For additional terms of the Stock Option Agreement, see Exhibit 6 to this Sixth Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Stilwell Value LLC, in its capacity as general partner of Stilwell Value Partners II, Stilwell Value Partners VII, Stilwell Activist Fund, and Stilwell Activist Investments; and Joseph Stilwell, in his capacity as the general partner of Stilwell Partners and the managing member and 99% owner of Stilwell Value LLC, are entitled to an allocation of a portion of profits.

 

See Items 1 and 2 above regarding disclosure of the relationships between members of the Group, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated July 11, 2011, filed with the Original Schedule 13D
2 Letter to Issuer's President and Chief Executive Officer dated November 15, 2011, filed with the First Amendment
3 Amended Joint Filing Agreement, dated May 1, 2013, filed with the Second Amendment
4 Amended Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 13, 2014, filed with the Fifth Amendment
5 Standstill Agreement among the Issuer, the Group and Robert M. Bolton dated March 12, 2014
6 Stock Option Agreement dated March 12, 2014, with Robert M. Bolton  
 
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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: March 13, 2014

 

  STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS II, L.P.
       
  By: STILWELL VALUE LLC
    General Partner
     
    /s/ Joseph Stilwell
    By: Joseph Stilwell
      Managing Member
   
  STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS VII, L.P.
       
  By: STILWELL VALUE LLC
    General Partner
     
    /s/ Joseph Stilwell
    By: Joseph Stilwell
      Managing Member
   
  STILWELL ACTIVIST FUND, L.P.
       
  By: STILWELL VALUE LLC
    General Partner
     
    /s/ Joseph Stilwell
    By: Joseph Stilwell
      Managing Member
       
  STILWELL ACTIVIST INVESTMENTS, L.P.
       
  By: STILWELL VALUE LLC
    General Partner
     
    /s/ Joseph Stilwell
    By: Joseph Stilwell
      Managing Member

 

  STILWELL PARTNERS, L.P.
   
  /s/ Joseph Stilwell
  By: Joseph Stilwell
    General Partner

 

 

  STILWELL VALUE LLC
   
  /s/ Joseph Stilwell
  By: Joseph Stilwell
    Managing Member
     
     
  JOSEPH STILWELL
     
  /s/ Joseph Stilwell
  Joseph Stilwell

 

  

 

 

EX-99.5 2 v371698_ex99-5.htm EXHIBIT 99.5

Exhibit 99.5

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 5

 

 

STANDSTILL AGREEMENT

 

THIS STANDSTILL AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated this 12th day of March 2014, is by and among Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan (the “Bank,” and collectively with the Company, “Naugatuck Valley”), Stilwell Value Partners II, L.P. (“Stilwell Value Partners II”), Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P. (“Stilwell Value Partners VII”), Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P. (“Activist Fund”), Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P. (“Activist Investments”), Stilwell Partners, L.P. (“Stilwell Partners”), Stilwell Value LLC (“Stilwell Value”), and Joseph Stilwell, an individual (collectively, the “Stilwell Group,” and each individually, a “Stilwell Group Member”), and Robert M. Bolton, an individual (the “Nominee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Naugatuck Valley, the Stilwell Group and the Nominee have agreed that it is in their mutual interests to enter into this Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Recitals and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.Representations and Warranties of the Stilwell Group Members. The Stilwell Group Members represent and warrant to Naugatuck Valley, as follows:

 

(a) The Stilwell Group has fully disclosed in Exhibit A to this Agreement the total number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Common Stock”), as to which it is the beneficial owner, and neither the Stilwell Group nor any Stilwell Group Member nor any of their affiliates has (i) a right to acquire any interest in any capital stock of the Company, or (ii) a right to vote any shares of capital stock of the Company other than as set forth in Exhibit A;

 

(b) The Stilwell Group and the Stilwell Group Members have full power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stilwell Group and Stilwell Group Members has been duly authorized by the Stilwell Group and the Stilwell Group Members. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Stilwell Group and the Stilwell Group Members and the performance of its terms will not constitute a violation of any limited partnership agreement, operating agreement, bylaws, or any agreement or instrument to which the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member is a party;

 

(c) There are no other persons who, by reason of their personal, business, professional or other arrangement with the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member, have agreed, in writing or orally, explicitly or implicitly, to take any action on behalf of or in lieu of the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member that would be prohibited by this Agreement; and

 

(d) There are no arrangements, agreements or understandings concerning the subject matter of this Agreement between the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member and Naugatuck Valley or between the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member and the Nominee other than as set forth in this Agreement and other than the Stock Option Agreement dated the date hereof by and between the Stilwell Group Members and the Nominee.

 

 
 

 

 

2.Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Bank.

 

(a) The Company and the Bank hereby represent and warrant to the Stilwell Group that the Company and the Bank have full power and authority to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Bank has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Bank and the performance of its terms will not constitute a violation of their respective articles of incorporation, charter or bylaws or any agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Bank is a party.

 

(b) The Company and the Bank hereby represent and warrant to the Stilwell Group that there are no arrangements, agreements, or understandings concerning the subject matter of this Agreement between the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member and Naugatuck Valley other than as set forth in this Agreement.

 

3.Covenants.

 

(a) During the term of this Agreement, Naugatuck Valley covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(i) Upon receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals for the appointment of the Nominee, the Board of Directors of the Company will be expanded by one board seat, and the Nominee will be appointed a director of the Company to serve in the class of directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor, if any, is elected and qualified. Upon receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals for the appointment of the Nominee, the Board of Directors of the Company will cause the Board of Directors of the Bank to expand the Bank’s Board of Directors by one board seat and to appoint the nominee to fill the vacancy created by the expansion of the Bank’s Board of Directors to serve in the class of directors with terms expiring at the Bank’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor, if any, is elected and qualified. The parties hereto understand and agree that any new director of the Company and the Bank, including the Nominee must receive all necessary regulatory approvals and non-objections, including those of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), before commencing service as a director of the Company and the Bank. The Company and the Bank agree to act in good faith and cooperate with the Nominee in promptly submitting all necessary applications and notices to the FRB and the OCC contemplated hereby;

 

(ii) Upon his appointment and qualification to the Company’s and the Bank’s Boards of Directors, the Nominee shall be treated on a consistent basis with other members of the Company’s and the Bank’s Boards of Director with respect to compensation and benefits, and he shall be appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Company Board of Directors;

 

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(iii) Should the Nominee not receive the necessary regulatory approvals and nonobjections, the Company shall appoint an alternate director, selected by Mr. Stilwell (the “Alternate”), subject to the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Alternate shall, subject to the receipt of all necessary approvals of the FRB and/or the OCC and his or her agreement to honor the provisions of Sections 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, be appointed to the Boards of the Company and the Bank;

 

(iv) Should the Nominee’s or Alternate’s, as the case may be, position as a director of the Company or the Bank be terminated during the term of this Agreement due to his resignation, death, permanent disability or otherwise, the Company shall appoint a replacement director, selected by Mr. Stilwell (“Replacement Director”), subject to the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Replacement Director shall, subject to the receipt of any necessary approvals of the FRB and/or the OCC and his or her agreement to honor the provisions of Sections 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, be appointed to the Boards of the Company and the Bank; and

 

(v) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall not submit for shareholder approval at any Company annual meetings of stockholders any new stock benefit plans.

 

(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member covenant and agree not to do the following, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with any affiliate, other group or other person:

 

(i) own, acquire, offer or propose to acquire or agree to acquire, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, or through the acquisition of control of another person or entity (including by way of merger or consolidation) any additional shares of the outstanding Company Common Stock, any rights to vote or direct the voting of any additional shares of Company Common Stock, or any securities convertible into Company Common Stock (except by way of stock splits, stock dividends, stock reclassifications or other distributions or offerings made available and, if applicable, exercised on a pro rata basis, to holders of the Company Common Stock generally);

 

(ii) without the Company’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any interest in the Stilwell Group’s shares of Company Common Stock to any person the Stilwell Group believes, after reasonable inquiry, would be beneficial owner after any such sale or transfer of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock;

 

(iii) (A) propose or seek to effect a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization, sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of substantially all the assets of, or other business combination involving, or a tender or exchange offer for securities of, the Company or the Bank or any material portion of the Company’s or the Bank’s business or assets or any type of transaction that would result in a change in control of the Company (any such transaction described in this clause (A) is a “Company Transaction” and any proposal or other action seeking to effect a Company Transaction as described in this clause (A) is defined as a “Company Transaction Proposal”), (B) seek to exercise any control or influence over the management of the Company or the Boards of Directors of the Company or the Bank or any of the businesses, operations or policies of the Company or the Bank, (C) present to the Company, its shareholders or any third party any proposal constituting or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Transaction, or (D) seek to effect a change in control of the Company;

 

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(iv) publicly suggest or announce its willingness or desire to engage in a transaction or group of transactions or have another person engage in a transaction or group of transactions that would constitute or could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Transaction or take any action that might require the Company to make a public announcement regarding any such Company Transaction;

 

(v) initiate, request, induce, encourage or attempt to induce or give encouragement to any other person to initiate any Company Transaction Proposal, or otherwise provide assistance to any person who has made or is contemplating making, or enter into discussions or negotiations with respect to, any Company Transaction Proposal;

 

(vi) solicit proxies or written consents or assist or participate in any other way, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or written consents, or otherwise become a “participant” in a “solicitation,” or assist any “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 of Regulation 14A and Instruction 3 of Item 4 of Schedule 14A, respectively, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in opposition to any recommendation or proposal of the Company’s Board of Directors, or recommend or request or induce or attempt to induce any other person to take any such actions, or seek to advise, encourage or influence any other person with respect to the voting of (or the execution of a written consent in respect of) the Company Common Stock, or execute any written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of the Company Common Stock or grant a proxy with respect to the voting of the capital stock of the Company to any person or entity other than the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

(vii) initiate, propose, submit, encourage or otherwise solicit shareholders of the Company for the approval of one or more shareholder proposals or induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal, or seek election to, or seek to place a representative or other affiliate or nominee on, the Company’s Board of Directors (other than with respect to the provisions of Sections 3(a)(i), (iii) and (iv), providing for the possible election of the Nominee, Alternate or Replacement Director) or seek removal of any member of the Company’s or the Bank’s Boards of Directors;

 

(viii) form, join in or in any other way (including by deposit of the Company’s capital stock) participate in a partnership, pooling agreement, syndicate, voting trust or other group with respect to Company Common Stock, or enter into any agreement or arrangement or otherwise act in concert with any other person, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Company Common Stock;

 

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(ix) (A) join with or assist any person or entity, directly or indirectly, in opposing, or make any statement in opposition to, any proposal or director nomination submitted by the Company’s Board of Directors to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, or (B) join with or assist any person or entity, directly or indirectly, in supporting or endorsing (including supporting, requesting or joining in any request for a meeting of shareholders in connection with), or make any statement in favor of, any proposal submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders that is opposed by the Company’s Board of Directors;

 

(x) vote for any nominee or nominees for election to the Board of Directors of the Company other than those nominated or supported by the Company’s Board of Directors;

 

(xi) except in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, initiate or participate, by encouragement or otherwise, in any litigation against the Company or the Bank or their respective officers and directors, or in any derivative litigation on behalf of the Company or the Bank, except for testimony which may be required by law;

 

(xii) advise, assist, encourage or finance (or arrange, assist or facilitate financing to or for) any other person in connection with any of the matters restricted by, or otherwise seek to circumvent the limitations of, this Agreement; and

 

(xiii) object to any employment agreement or change in control agreement for William C. Calderara or James Cotter, including any stock option grants to be awarded in connection therewith.

 

(c) During the term of this Agreement, each Stilwell Group Member and the Nominee agree not to disparage the Company, the Bank or any of their directors (including nominees supported by the Company’s Board of Directors), officers or employees in any public or quasi-public forum, and the Company and the Bank agree not to disparage the Stilwell Group and the Nominee in any public or quasi-public forum.

 

(d) (i) The Nominee agrees that during the term of this Agreement he will not take any action, directly or indirectly, which, if the Nominee were deemed to be a Stilwell Group Member, would be in violation of or inconsistent with any of the covenants and agreements made by the Stilwell Group in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii) of Section 3(b) hereof, provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent or limit the Nominee, upon his appointment and qualification as a director of the Company and the Bank, from expressing his views or positions on matters related to the Company’s or the Bank’s business, operations or policies to other members of the Company’s or the Bank’s Board of Directors at duly convened meetings of the Company’s or the Bank’s Board of Directors in such manner as may be necessary and appropriate in order to fulfill his duties as a director;

 

(ii) In the event that the Nominee, breaches clause (i) of this Section 3(d), he shall promptly resign his positions as a director of the Company and the Bank; in the event that the Nominee fails to resign after a breach in accordance with the provisions of this clause (ii), the Nominee agrees that the remaining directors of the Company and the Bank, by majority vote thereof, may remove the Nominee, from his directorship positions with the Company and the Bank.

 

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(iii) The Nominee, and any Alternate or Replacement Director, agrees to promptly submit his resignation as a director in the event of the termination of this Agreement prior to the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

(e) Upon appointment of the Nominee, and the commencement of his services as a director of the Company after the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals or non-objections, the Company, the Stilwell Group and the Nominee, will enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto, which shall remain in force through the Nominee’s tenure on the Board of Directors.

 

4.Notice of Breach and Remedies.

 

The parties expressly agree that an actual or threatened breach of this Agreement by any party will give rise to irreparable injury that cannot adequately be compensated by damages. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, each party shall be entitled to seek a temporary restraining order or injunctive relief to prevent a breach of the provisions of this Agreement or to secure specific enforcement of its terms and provisions.

 

The Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member expressly agree that they will not be excused or claim to be excused from performance under this Agreement as a result of any material breach by Naugatuck Valley unless and until Naugatuck Valley is given written notice of such breach and thirty (30) business days either to cure such breach or seek relief in court. If Naugatuck Valley seeks relief in court, the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member irrevocably stipulate that any failure to perform by the Stilwell Group and/or any Stilwell Group Member or any assertion by the Stilwell Group and/or any Stilwell Group Member that they are excused from performing their obligations under this Agreement would cause Naugatuck Valley irreparable harm, that Naugatuck Valley shall not be required to provide further proof of irreparable harm in order to obtain equitable relief and that the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member shall not deny or contest that such circumstances would cause Naugatuck Valley irreparable harm. If, after such thirty (30) business day period, Naugatuck Valley has not either reasonably cured such material breach or obtained relief in court, the Stilwell Group or each Stilwell Group Member may terminate this Agreement by delivery of written notice to Naugatuck Valley.

 

Naugatuck Valley expressly agrees that it will not be excused or claim to be excused from performance under this Agreement as a result of any material breach by the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member unless and until the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member is given written notice of such breach and thirty (30) business days either to cure such breach or seek relief in court. If the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member seeks relief in court, Naugatuck Valley irrevocably stipulates that any failure to perform by Naugatuck Valley or any assertion by Naugatuck Valley that it is excused from performing its obligations under this Agreement would cause the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member irreparable harm, that the Stilwell Group or any Stilwell Group Member shall not be required to provide further proof of irreparable harm in order to obtain equitable relief and that Naugatuck Valley shall not deny or contest that such circumstances would cause the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member irreparable harm. If, after such thirty (30) business day period, the Stilwell Group or the Stilwell Group Member has not either reasonably cured such material breach or obtained relief in court, Naugatuck Valley may terminate this Agreement by delivery of written notice to the Stilwell Group and each Stilwell Group Member.

 

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5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective upon the execution of the Agreement, and will remain in effect for a period expiring as of the close of business on the date of the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, provided, however, the Stilwell Group may terminate this Agreement at any time after the date of the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by delivery of written notice to Naugatuck Valley, provided further, that the Nominee, Alternate or Replacement Director, as the case may be, resigns as a director of the Company and the Bank in accordance with paragraph (iii) of Section 3(d) hereof.

 

6. Publicity. Any press release or publicity with respect to this Agreement or any provisions hereof shall be jointly prepared and issued by the parties hereto. During the term of this Agreement, no party to this Agreement shall cause, discuss, cooperate or otherwise aid in the preparation of any press release or other publicity concerning any other party to this Agreement or its operations without the prior approval of such other party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

7. Notices. All notices, communications and deliveries required or permitted by this Agreement shall be made in writing signed by the party making the same, shall specify the Section of this Agreement pursuant to which it is given or being made and shall be deemed given or made (a) on the date delivered if delivered by telecopy or in person, (b) on the third Business Day after it is mailed if mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) (with postage and other fees prepaid) or (c) on the day after it is delivered, prepaid, to an overnight express delivery service that confirms to the sender delivery on such day, as follows:

 

  Stilwell Group: Joseph Stilwell
    111 Broadway, 12th Floor
    New York, New York 10006
    Facsimile: 212-269-2675
     
     
  With a copy to: E. J. Borrack, Esq.
    c/o The Stilwell Group
    111 Broadway, 12th Floor
    New York, New York 10006
    Facsimile: 212-269-2675
     
     
  Nominee: Robert M. Bolton
   

2507 Browncroft Blvd.

Suite 102

Rochester, New York 14625

     

 

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  Naugatuck Valley: William C. Calderara
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation
    333 Church Street
    Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
    Facsimile: 203-
     
     
  With a copy to: Sean P. Kehoe, Esq.
    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
    607 14th Street, NW, Suite 900
    Washington, DC 20005
    Facsimile: 202- 585-0051

 

8. Governing Law and Choice of Forum. Unless applicable federal law or regulation is deemed controlling, Connecticut law shall govern the construction and enforceability of this Agreement. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained in the United States District Court for the State of Connecticut or, if there is no basis for federal jurisdiction, in the Waterbury Superior Court. The Stilwell Group, the Stilwell Group Members the Nominee agree that the United States District Court for the State of Connecticut and the Waterbury Superior Court may exercise personal jurisdiction over them in any such actions.

 

9. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by any governmental authority or a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

 

10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns, and transferees by operation of law, of the parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of, be enforceable by or create any right or cause of action in any person, including any shareholder of the Company, other than the parties to the Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any Stilwell Group Member from transferring any portion or all of the shares of Company Common Stock owned thereby at any time to any affiliate of Stilwell or any other Stilwell Group Member but only if the transferee agrees in writing for the benefit of Naugatuck Valley (with a copy thereof to be furnished to Naugatuck Valley prior to such transfer) to be bound by the terms of this Agreement (any such transferee shall be included in the terms “Stilwell Group” and “Stilwell Group Member”).

 

11. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall continue for the term of this Agreement unless otherwise provided.

 

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12. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except by a written agreement executed by all of the parties.

 

13. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a) The term “acquire” means every type of acquisition, whether effected by purchase, exchange, operation of law or otherwise.

 

(b) The term “acting in concert” means (i) knowing participation in a joint activity or conscious parallel action towards a common goal, whether or not pursuant to an express agreement, or (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise.

 

(c) The term “affiliate” means, with respect to any person, a person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with such other person.

 

(d) The term “beneficial owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, and be determined in accordance with, Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(e) The term “change in control” denotes circumstances under which: (i) any person or group becomes the beneficial owner of shares of capital stock of the Company or the Bank representing 25% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of the Boards of Directors of the Company or the Bank, (ii) the persons who were directors of the Company or the Bank cease to be a majority of the Board of Directors, in connection with any tender or exchange offer (other than an offer by the Company or the Bank), merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or combination of the foregoing, or (iii) shareholders of the Company or the Bank approve a transaction pursuant to which substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Bank will be sold.

 

(f) The term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, activities or policies of a person or organization, whether through the ownership of capital stock, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(g) The term “group” has the meaning as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(h) The term “person” includes an individual, group acting in concert, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or similar company, syndicate, or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of the equity securities of the Company.

 

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(i) The term “transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, gift, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, gift, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of (by operation of law or otherwise), any Company Common Stock or any interest in any Company Common Stock; provided, however, that a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a constituent corporation shall not be deemed to be the transfer of any common stock beneficially owned by the Stilwell Group or a Stilwell Group Member.

 

(j) The term “vote” means to vote in person or by proxy, or to give or authorize the giving of any consent as a stockholder on any matter.

 

14. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties in separate counterparts, and signature pages may be delivered by facsimile, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

15. Duty to Execute. Each party agrees to execute any and all documents, and to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary or proper to effectuate or further evidence the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

16. Termination. This Agreement shall cease, terminate and have no further force and effect upon the expiration of the term as set forth in Section 5, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4 or Section 5 hereof or by mutual written agreement of the parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the undersigned and is effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

       
       
STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS II, L.P.    
By: Stilwell Value LLC    
        General Partner    
       
By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell    
  Joseph Stilwell                                  
  Managing Member    
       

   

     
       
STILWELL VALUE PARTNERS VII, L.P.  
       
By: Stilwell Value LLC   JOSEPH STILWELL
  General Partner  
       
By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell   /s/ Joseph Stilwell
  Joseph Stilwell   Joseph Stilwell
  Managing Member    
       
       
STILWELL ACTIVIST INVESTMENTS, L.P.    
By: Stilwell Value LLC    
  General Partner             By: ROBERT M. BOLTON

 

By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell   /s/ Robert M. Bolton
  Joseph Stilwell   Robert M. Bolton
  Managing Member    
       
       
STILWELL PARTNERS, L.P.    
By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell    
  Joseph Stilwell    
  General Partner    

 

 

STILWELL VALUE LLC    
By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell    
  Joseph Stilwell    
  Managing Member    
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STILWELL ACTIVIST FUND, L.P.   NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
         
By: Stilwell Value LLC   By: /s/ William C. Calderara
  General Partner     William C. Calderara
        President and Chief Executive
By: /s/ Joseph Stilwell     Officer
  Joseph Stilwell    
  Managing Member    

 

    NAUGATUCK VALLEY SAVINGS AND LOAN
         
         
      By: /s/ William C. Calderara
        William C. Calderara
        President and Chief Executive
        Officer
       
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EXHIBIT A

 

The Stilwell Group currently holds 679,831 shares of Company Common Stock.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

 

THIS NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of the date on which it is fully executed, as indicated by signatures below, by and among Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (the “Company”), the Stilwell Group (composed of Stilwell Value Partners II, L.P., Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P., Stilwell Partners, L.P., Stilwell Value LLC, Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P., Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P., and Joseph Stilwell, an individual, and their employees and representatives), and ______________, a director whose name was placed in nomination by the Stilwell Group (“Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Director is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan (the “Bank”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Stilwell Group and the Director have agreed that it is in their mutual interests to enter into this Agreement as hereinafter described.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1. In connection with the Director serving on the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, the Director and other Company employees, directors, and agents may divulge nonpublic information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries to the Stilwell Group and such information may be shared among the Stilwell Group's employees and agents who have a need to know such information. The Stilwell Group expressly agrees to maintain all nonpublic information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries in confidence. The Stilwell Group expressly acknowledges that federal and state securities laws may prohibit a person from purchasing or selling securities of a company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities, while the first-mentioned person is in possession of material nonpublic information about such company. The Stilwell Group agrees to comply with the Company's insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time, to the same extent as if it were a director of the Company. To the extent the nonpublic information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries received by the Stilwell Group is material, this Agreement is intended to satisfy the confidentiality agreement exclusion of Regulation FD of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) set forth in Rule 100(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation FD of the SEC.

 

2. Each of the Stilwell Group and the Director represents and warrants to the Company that this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized (in the case of the entity members of the Stilwell Group), executed and delivered by them, and is a valid and binding agreement enforceable against them in accordance with its terms.

 

3. The Director hereby further confirms to the Company that no event has occurred with respect to the Director that would require disclosure in a document filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, under Item 401(f) or Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K.

 

4. The Stilwell Group acknowledges that with regard to its obligations to maintain the confidentiality of nonpublic information of the Company and its subsidiaries, monetary damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement and that, in addition to all other remedies, the Company may be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for such breach, and agrees that in conjunction therewith the Company shall not be required to post any bond.

 

5. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions of the parties in connection therewith not referred to herein.

 

6. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to choice of law principles that may otherwise compel the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Connecticut to resolve any dispute arising from this Agreement and waives any defense of inconvenient or improper forum.

 

7. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and, in the event any term or provision hereof or portion thereof is deemed or held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be conformed to prevailing law rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties, and, in any event, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless continue and be deemed to be in full force and effect and binding upon the parties.

 

8. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

9. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by all of the parties hereto.

 

10. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

 

  THE STILWELL GROUP     NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
         
         
  _________________________     _______________________________

By:

Date:

Joseph Stilwell

__________ __, 2014

 

By:

 

Date:

William C. Calderara, President and

Chief Executive Officer

___________ __, 2014

DIRECTOR

Date: ___________ __, 2014

 

 

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EX-99.6 3 v371698_ex99-6.htm EXHIBIT 99.6

Exhibit 99.6

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 6

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 

 

THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 12th day of March, 2014, by and between Stilwell Value Partners II, L. P., Stilwell Value Partners VII, L. P., Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P. and Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P. (together, the “Stilwell Investment Funds”), their General Partner, Stilwell Value LLC (“Stilwell Value”), Stilwell Partners, L.P. (“Stilwell Partners” and collectively with the Stilwell Investment Funds, the “Stilwell Funds”), and its General Partner, Joseph Stilwell (“Stilwell” and collectively with the Stilwell Funds and Stilwell Value, “The Stilwell Group”), having their principal place of business at 111 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10006, and Robert M. Bolton, an individual doing business at 2507 Browncroft Blvd., Suite 102, Rochester, NY 14625 (the “Optionee”).

 

WHEREAS, The Stilwell Group beneficially owns shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (the “Common Stock”), a Maryland corporation (“NVSL”);

 

WHEREAS, The Stilwell Group and NVSL have entered into a Standstill Agreement dated March 12, 2014, pursuant to which The Stilwell Group has agreed not to solicit proxies for any nominee for election to the NVSL Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the NVSL 2014 annual stockholder meeting (the “Annual Meeting”), and NVSL has agreed to appoint the Optionee a director to the Board upon the Optionee's receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals; and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the Optionee's agreement to serve on the Board, The Stilwell Group considers it desirable and in its best interest for the Optionee to be granted the option to purchase up to an aggregate of Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of the Common Stock owned by the Stilwell Funds (the “Option Shares”) from the Stilwell Funds, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Grant of Option. The Stilwell Funds hereby grant to the Optionee the right and option (the “Option”) to purchase the Option Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Option shall vest and become exercisable as set forth in Section 4.

 

2. Purchase Price. The purchase price per share of the Option Shares covered by the Option shall be equal to $7.11 per Option Share (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 below) (the “Purchase Price”).

 

3. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Change-in-Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

 
 

 

 

(i)the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of NVSL and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person or entity; or

 

(ii)NVSL consolidates with, or merges with or into, any entity pursuant to a transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for cash or for shares of common stock of the acquiring entity or its parent; provided that such stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the highest tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market, or a United States national securities exchange of comparable stature.

 

(b) “Transaction Date” means the date on which a transaction resulting in a Change-in-Control has been consummated.

 

(c) “Transaction Price” means the value in dollars received by stockholders of NVSL with respect to each share of Common Stock in connection with any transaction resulting in a Change-in-Control.

 

4.Vesting and Exercisability of the Option. The Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows:

 

(a) Provided that the Optionee attends the Annual Meeting, the Option shall vest on the date that the Optionee is officially seated on the Board.

 

(b) The Option, if vested pursuant to Section 4(a), shall become exercisable on the Transaction Date, if not theretofore terminated or expired, and remain exercisable until ten business days following the Transaction Date.

 

5.Method of Exercising Option.

 

(a) The Optionee may exercise the Option (to the extent that it is exercisable in accordance with its terms) by giving written notice to The Stilwell Group accompanied by payment (if applicable) of the full Purchase Price for the Option Shares being purchased. The notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment (if applicable), shall be delivered to The Stilwell Group at its principal business office. The date on which the notice is given to The Stilwell Group is hereinafter referred to as the “Date of Exercise.” In no event may the Option granted hereunder be exercised for a fraction of an Option Share.

 

(b) The Optionee may pay the Purchase Price in one of the following manners:

 

(i) Cash Exercise. The Optionee shall deliver the Purchase Price to The Stilwell Group by certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds; or

 

(ii) Cashless Exercise. The Optionee shall surrender the Option to The Stilwell Group together with a written notice of cashless exercise in which event The Stilwell Group shall issue to the Optionee the number of Option Shares (or shares of another entity into or for which the Option Shares have been converted or exchanged) determined as follows:

 

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X = (Y* (A-B))/A

 

where:

 

X = the number of Option Shares to be issued to the Optionee;

 

Y = the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option is being exercised;

 

A = the Transaction Price.

 

B = the Purchase Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

 

(c) As soon as practicable after receipt by The Stilwell Group of a notice of exercise and of payment in full of the Purchase Price of all the Option Shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised, the Stilwell Funds shall transfer the Option Shares (or shares of another entity into or for which the Option Shares have been converted or exchanged) being purchased to the Optionee.

 

(d) Notwithstanding Section 5(b) and (c) above, if (i) the Transaction Price is to be paid in cash pursuant to the terms of the Change-in-Control transaction or (ii) the parties mutually agree, upon receipt of Optionee's written notice of exercise, and without payment in full of the Purchase Price of the Option Shares with respect to which the notice of exercise relates, the Stilwell Funds shall pay to Optionee an amount in cash equal to the excess of the Transaction Price over the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares.

 

6.Expiration of Option. Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing, the Option will expire as follows:

 

(a) The Option will expire with respect to Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) Option Shares on the date which is 18 months after the Optionee is seated on the Board.

 

(b) The Option will expire with respect to the remaining Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) Option Shares on the date which is two years after the Optionee is seated on the Board.

 

7. Termination of Option. Except as otherwise stated herein, the Option, to the extent not theretofore exercised or expired, shall terminate on the first to occur of the following events, unless The Stilwell Group otherwise elects in writing:

 

(a) In the event of Optionee’s withdrawal from consideration to be seated on the Board prior to NVSL’s receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals;

 

(b) In the event of Optionee becoming ineligible to be seated on the Board for any reason; or

 

(c) In the event of Optionee’s resignation or removal from the Board.

 

 

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8.Adjustments. If prior to the exercise of the Option NVSL shall have effected one or more stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, reclassifications, recapitalizations or similar events, the number of Option Shares subject to this Option and the Purchase Price shall be equitably adjusted as determined by The Stilwell Group in good faith. The Stilwell Group shall give notice of each adjustment or readjustment of the Purchase Price or the number of Option Shares to the Optionee. If prior to the exercise of the Option, the Optionee is granted any options or restricted shares by NVSL, the number of Options hereunder shall be reduced by one Option Share for every two option shares granted by NVSL to Optionee and by one Option Share for every two restricted shares granted by NVSL to Optionee.

 

9.Restrictions. The holder of this Option, by acceptance hereof, represents, warrants and covenants that this Option and the right to purchase the Option Shares is personal to the holder and shall not be transferred to any other person, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may, at any time and from time to time, transfer his rights under this Option and the right to purchase the Option Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his spouse or children, or to a trust created by the Optionee for the benefit of the Optionee or his immediate family or to a corporation or other entity controlled by the Optionee and in which the Optionee or members of his immediate family beneficially own all of the economic interests.

 

10.No Rights as Optionee. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to confer upon the Optionee any right to be nominated by The Stilwell Group for election to the Board or any right to be appointed to the Board without receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.

 

11.Withholding. In the event that the Optionee elects to exercise the Option, and if the Stilwell Funds shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any federal, state or local tax laws, rules or regulations in respect of the issuance of Option Shares to the Optionee pursuant to the Option, the Stilwell Funds shall be entitled to deduct and withhold such amounts from any payments to be made to the Optionee. In any event, the Optionee shall make available to the Stilwell Funds promptly when requested by the Stilwell Funds sufficient funds to meet the requirements of such withholding and the Stilwell Funds shall be entitled to take and authorize such steps as it may deem advisable in order to have such funds available to the Stilwell Funds out of any funds or property due or to become due to the Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may request the Stilwell Funds not to withhold any or all of the amounts otherwise required to be withheld; provided that the Optionee provides the Stilwell Funds with sufficient documentation as may be required by federal, state or local tax laws, rules or regulations supporting his request that such amount is not required to be withheld, in which case the Stilwell Funds may, in its reasonable discretion, reduce such withholding amounts to the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

 

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12.Validity and Construction. This Option Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

13.Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only in writing signed on behalf of The Stilwell Group and the Optionee.

 

14.Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier, addressed as follows: if to The Stilwell Group, at its business office address set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, Attention: Mr. Joseph Stilwell, or at such other address as The Stilwell Group by notice to the Optionee may designate in writing from time to time; and if to the Optionee, at his address set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, or at such other address as the Optionee by notice to The Stilwell Group may designate in writing from time to time. Notices shall be effective upon receipt.

 

15.Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and to the extent not prohibited herein, their respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto and as provided above, their respective heirs, successors, assigns and representatives any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities.

 

16.     Reservation and Ownership of Option Shares. At all times during the period the Option is exercisable the Stilwell Funds shall own and make available for transfer on exercise of the Option a number of shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy their obligations under the terms of this Agreement; provided that Stilwell or Stilwell Value, in their sole discretion, may instead cause an affiliate of the Stilwell Funds to agree to satisfy the Stilwell Funds’ obligations.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

  STILWELL VALUE LLC
   
  /s/ Joseph Stilwell
  Joseph Stilwell, on behalf of The Stilwell Group
   
     
     
     
  /s/ Robert M. Bolton
  Robert M. Bolton, Optionee

 

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