Central Federal Corporation Form POS AM
Registration
No. 333-129315
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 1, 2005
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
on Form S-1/A
to
Form S-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under the Securities Act of 1933
Central Federal Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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34-1877137 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2923 Smith Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
330.666.7979
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Eloise L. Mackus
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Central Federal Corporation
2923 Smith Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
330.666.7979
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
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V. Gerard Comizio
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
202.347.8400 |
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Stanley E. Everett
Brouse McDowell
Suite 500, 388 South Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44311
330.535.5711 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of
this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the
following
box. o
If the registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to
security holders, or a complete and legible facsimile thereof,
pursuant to Item 11(a)(1) of this Form, check the following
box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The registrant filed its Form S-2 registration statement on
October 28, 2005. Since Form S-2 has been eliminated
effective December 1, 2005, the registrant is filing this
post-effective amendment to its Form S-2 on Form S-1/A.
PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Item 13. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses payable by
the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution
of the common stock. All the amounts shown are estimates.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee
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2,500 |
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Nasdaq®
Fee
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25,000 |
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Accounting Fees and Expenses*
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60,000 |
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Printing Fees and Expenses*
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75,000 |
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Legal Fees and Expenses *
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225,000 |
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Transfer Agent Fees*
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10,000 |
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Blue Skies Fees and Expenses, and Miscellaneous*
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52,500 |
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Total*
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$ |
450,000 |
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Item 14. |
Indemnification of Directors And Officers. |
General Corporation Law
The registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Section 145 (Section 145) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (Delaware
Law), inter alia, provides that a Delaware
corporation:
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(i) may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened
to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such
person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporations best interests and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was illegal; and |
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(ii) may indemnify any person who is, was or is threatened
to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason
of the fact that such person was a director, officer, employee
or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may
include expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by any such person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the corporations best
interests and that no indemnification is permitted without
judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is
adjudged to be liable to the corporation. |
Where an officer, director, employee or agent is successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to
above, the corporation must indemnify him against expenses
(including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably
incurred in connection therewith.
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The determination that indemnity is proper in the circumstances,
because the director or officer has met the applicable standard
of conduct, shall be made in each specific case by a majority of
the directors who are not parties to the action, by a committee
of directors designated by a majority of such non-party
directors, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion (if
there are no non-party directors or at the request of a majority
of the non-party directors) or by a majority vote of the
outstanding shares of the common stock.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized by
Section 145 is not exclusive of other such rights under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise, and a corporation is expressly
authorized to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising
out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would
otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of Delaware Law enables a corporation, by
provision in its Certificate of Incorporation, to limit or
eliminate the personal liability of a director to the
corporation and its stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty,
except with respect to (i) any breach of the duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) any
act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) certain
transactions under Section 174 of Delaware Law, which
concerns unlawful payments of dividends, stock purchases or
redemptions or (iv) any transaction from which the director
a personal benefit in money, property or services to which the
director is not legally entitled.
Certificate of Incorporation
As permitted by Section 145, Article Tenth of the
registrants Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
Charter), provides that any director or officer of
the registrant or any person who is or was serving, at the
request of the registrant, as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law,
as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but in the case
of any such amendment only to the extent that such amendment
permits the registrant to provide broader indemnification rights
that Delaware law permitted the registrant to provide prior to
amendment).
Such indemnification extends to any expense, liability or loss
(including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise
taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably
incurred or suffered by the indemnified person.
Article Tenth also provides for the advancement of expenses
to be incurred in connection with the defense of any claim;
provided, however, that if Delaware law so requires, an
advancement of expenses in connection with a claim made with
respect to service as a director or officer will be provided
only if the indemnified director or officer undertakes in
writing to repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately
determined by final judicial decision that he is not entitled to
be indemnified for such expenses.
The right to indemnification under Article Tenth is not
exclusive of any other right the indemnified person may have or
acquire under any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or
otherwise, to the extent permitted by Delaware law.
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Finally, Article Tenth provides that the registrant may
grant to any employee or agent to the fullest extent permitted
by Delaware law the rights of indemnification and advancement of
expenses available to directors and officers under
Article Tenth.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7), Article Eleventh of
the Charter provides that no director of the registrant shall be
personally liable to the registrant or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty except with
respect to (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the
registrant or its stockholders, (ii) any act or omission
not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) certain transactions under
Section 174 of Delaware law, which concerns unlawful
payments of dividends, stock purchases or redemptions or
(iv) any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
Insurance
The registrant also maintains insurance covering certain
liabilities of the directors and the elected and appointed
officers of the registrant and its subsidiaries, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Item 15. |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
In 2003 Central Federal Corporation sold 312,649 shares of its
common stock to 61 accredited investors in a private placement
under Regulation D. The offering raised $3,119,000 in net
proceeds.
See the Exhibit Index at page
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Registration Statement.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
For determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
the registrant will treat the information omitted from the form
of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in
reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities
Act as part of this registration statement as of the time it was
declared effective.
For determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser, the registrant will treat each post-effective
amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new
registration statement for the securities offered in the
registration statement, and the offering of the securities at
that time as the initial bona fide offering of those
securities.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-1/A this post-effective amendment to
Form S-2 and has
duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Fairlawn, Ohio, as of
the 11th day of January, 2006.
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CENTRAL FEDERAL CORPORATION |
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By: /s/ Eloise L. Mackus |
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Eloise L. Mackus, Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
post-effective amendment to
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities indicated on January 11, 2006.
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Signature |
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/s/ David C. Vernon
David C. Vernon |
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Chairman of the Board |
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/s/ Mark S. Allio
Mark S. Allio |
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Vice Chairman of the Board; President and Chief Executive
Officer (principal executive officer) |
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/s/ Therese Ann Liutkus
Therese Ann Liutkus |
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Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer) |
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Aldrich
Jeffrey W. Aldrich |
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Director |
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/s/ Thomas P. Ash
Thomas P. Ash |
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Director |
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/s/ W. R. Downing
W. R. Downing |
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Director |
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/s/ Gerry W. Grace
Gerry W. Grace |
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Director |
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/s/ Jerry F. Whitmer
Jerry F. Whitmer |
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Director |
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CENTRAL FEDERAL CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Document Name |
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1 |
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Underwriting Agreement |
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Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrants
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 No. 333-64089
filed with the Commission on September 23, 1998) |
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Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
registrants Registration Statement on Form S-2
No. 333-129315 filed with the Commission on
October 28, 2005) |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrants
Registration Statement on Form S-2 No. 333-129315
filed with the Commission on October 28, 2005) |
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Form of Stock Certificate of the registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.0 to the registrants
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 No. 333-64089
filed with the Commission on September 23, 1998) |
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5 |
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Opinion of Brouse McDowell, A Legal Professional Association, on
legality of common stock (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 5 to the registrants Registration Statement
on Form S-2 No. 333-129315 filed with the Commission
on October 28, 2005) |
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10 |
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Salary Continuation Agreement between CFBank and David C. Vernon
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2005) |
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10 |
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Employment Agreement between CFBank and Richard J.
ODonnell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
to the registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2005) |
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10 |
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Employment Agreement between the registrant and David C. Vernon
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2004) |
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10 |
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Amendment to Employment Agreement between the registrant and
David C. Vernon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
to the registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2005) |
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10 |
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Amendment to Employment Agreement between CFBank and David C.
Vernon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2005) |
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10 |
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Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between the registrant
and David C. Vernon (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to the registrants Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the
Commission on March 30, 2005) |
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10 |
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Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between CFBank and
David C. Vernon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6
to the registrants Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on
March 30, 2005) |
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Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 11 to the registrants
Registration Statement on Form S-2 No. 333-129315
filed with the Commission on October 28, 2005) |
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21 |
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Subsidiaries of the registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 21 to the registrants Registration Statement
on Form S-2 No. 333-129315 filed with the Commission
on October 28, 2005) |
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Exhibit |
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Document Name |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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23 |
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Consent of Brouse McDowell (included in Exhibit 5) |
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24 |
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Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24
to the registrants Registration Statement on Form S-2
No. 333-129315 filed with the Commission on
October 28, 2005) |
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Denotes management contract or other compensatory plan or
arrangement |
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