UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 9)

KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Shares, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

496904103

(CUSIP Number)

 

Mr. Joseph Stilwell

26 Broadway, 23^rd Floor

New York, New York 10004

Telephone: (212) 269-5800

 

with a copy to:

Spencer L. Schneider, Esq.

70 Lafayette Street, 7^th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Telephone: (212) 233-7400

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

April 2, 2009

(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),

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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

This is the ninth amendment ("Ninth Amendment") to the original Schedule 13D, which was filed on November 7, 2008 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), amended on November 14, 2008 ("First Amendment"), on November 17, 2008 ("Second Amendment"), on November 24, 2008 ("Third Amendment"), on December 29, 2008 ("Fourth Amendment"), on January 12, 2009 ("Fifth Amendment"), on February 2, 2009 ("Sixth Amendment"), on February 17, 2009 ("Seventh Amendment"), and on February 18, 2009 (the "Eighth Amendment"). This Ninth Amendment is being filed jointly by Stilwell Value Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Value Partners III"); Stilwell Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Stilwell Associates"); Stilwell Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands company ("Stilwell Offshore"); Stilwell Value LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Stilwell Value LLC"), and the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates; Stilwell Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Stilwell Management") and manager of Stilwell Offshore under a managing agreement; Joseph Stilwell; Spencer L. Schneider; InsRisk Equity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("InsRisk Fund"); InsRisk Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("InsRisk Partners"); and Larry G. Swets, Jr. Stilwell Value Partners III, Stilwell Associates, Stilwell Offshore, Stilwell Value LLC, Stilwell Management, Mr. Stilwell, Mr. Schneider, InsRisk Fund, InsRisk Partners, and Mr. Swets are collectively referred to herein as the "Group."

This statement relates to the common shares, no par value ("Common Stock"), of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (the "Issuer"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 7120 Hurontario Street, Suite 800, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5W 0A9. The amended joint filing agreement of the members of the Group is attached as Exhibit 12 to this Ninth 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 III, Stilwell Associates, and Stilwell Offshore, in Joseph Stilwell's capacities as the managing and sole member of Stilwell Value LLC, which is the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates, and as the managing and sole member of Stilwell Management, which is the manager of Stilwell Offshore.

This statement is filed by Larry G. Swets, Jr., with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Swets, including shares of Common Stock held in the name of InsRisk Fund, in Mr. Swets' capacity as the managing and sole member of InsRisk Partners, which is the general partner of InsRisk Fund.

The business address of Stilwell Value Partners III, Stilwell Associates, Stilwell Value LLC, and Joseph Stilwell is 26 Broadway, 23^rd Floor, New York, New York 10004. The business address of Stilwell Offshore and Stilwell Management is 315 Clocktower Commons, Brewster, New York 10508. The business address of Mr. Schneider is 70 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013. The business address of InsRisk Fund, InsRisk Partners and Mr. Swets is 100 South Walnut, Itasca, Illinois 60143.

 

 

The principal employment of Joseph Stilwell is investment management. Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates are private investment partnerships engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for their own accounts. Stilwell Offshore is a company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for its own account. Stilwell Value LLC is in the business of serving as the general partner of Stilwell Value Partners III, Stilwell Associates, and related partnerships. Stilwell Management is in the business of serving as manager of Stilwell Offshore. InsRisk Fund is a private investment partnership engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for its own account. InsRisk Partners is in the business of serving as the general partner of InsRisk Fund. Mr. Schneider is an attorney engaged in private practice. Mr. Swets is an insurance consultant.

(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.

(f)  Messrs. Stilwell, Schneider, and Swets are citizens of the United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Since the filing of the Eighth Amendment, Stilwell Offshore acquired 100,000 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $204,000. Such funds were provided from Stilwell Offshore's working capital and, from time to time, in part by margin account loans from subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley extended in the ordinary course of business.

The amount of funds expended to date by Stilwell Value Partners III to acquire the 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock it holds in its name is $18,701,289. Such funds were provided from Stilwell Value Partners III's working capital and, from time to time, in part by margin account loans from subsidiaries of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC extended in the ordinary course of business.

The amount of funds expended to date by Stilwell Associates to acquire the 1,725,000 shares of Common Stock it holds in its name is $8,874,816. Such funds were provided from Stilwell Associates' working capital and, from time to time, in part by margin account loans from subsidiaries of JP Morgan Chase & Co. extended in the ordinary course of business.

The amount of funds expended to date by Joseph Stilwell to acquire the 600,000 shares of Common Stock he holds in his name is $2,104,004. Such funds were provided from personal funds and, from time to time, in part by margin account loans from subsidiaries of JP Morgan Chase & Co. extended in the ordinary course of business.

The amount of funds expended to date by InsRisk Fund to acquire the 10,100 shares of Common Stock it holds in its name is $57,928. Such funds were provided from InsRisk Fund's

 

 

working capital and, from time to time, in part by margin account loans from Goldman Sachs extended in the ordinary course of business.

All purchases of shares of Common Stock made by the Group using funds borrowed from Goldman Sachs or subsidiaries of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, JP Morgan Chase & Co., 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

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 are filing this Ninth Amendment to report that Stilwell Offshore and Stilwell Management have become members of the Group.

In order to maximize shareholder value and lower risk, we believe the following must occur:

On November 11, 2008, after the Issuer's CEO failed to promptly schedule a meeting with us, we served a requisition for a special shareholders meeting to remove the CEO and chairman from the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Board") and replace them with Mr.

 

 

Schneider and Mr. Swets. We met with the members of the Board on November 21, 2008, and offered to rescind our requisition for a special shareholders meeting and have the chairman remain on the Board if our nominees were promptly added to the Board. 

On December 2, 2008, the Issuer scheduled the special shareholders meeting for February 10, 2009. On December 29, 2008, we reported our commitment to hold the shares of Common Stock that we currently own for a period of three years in the event that we were successful in obtaining sufficient votes to remove Michael Walsh and W. Shaun Jackson at the special shareholders meeting, and to place our nominees on the Board.

On January 7, 2009, we entered into a settlement agreement with the Issuer (the "KFS Settlement Agreement") whereby, among other things, W. Shaun Jackson, the Issuer's President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned from the Issuer's Board and the Issuer expanded its Board from nine to ten seats and appointed Messrs. Schneider and Swets to fill the two vacant seats on the Board. In addition, for a period of three years, we have agreed not to seek to have our nominees elected to a majority of the seats on the Board. A copy of the KFS Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 7 to the Fifth Amendment.

Effective January 7, 2009, Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates entered into agreements with the individuals we nominated to be placed on the Board, Spencer L. Schneider and Larry G. Swets, Jr., granting each of them an option to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock at an average price of $9.34 per share. Copies of the agreements are attached as Exhibits 10 and 11 to the Eighth Amendment.

On January 29, 2009, we requisitioned another special shareholders meeting to terminate the practice of paying holding company directors to sit on subsidiary boards and to attend meetings as observers, as well as to reduce the board size by two directors to be identified at a later date, but the Group did not intend to seek any additional seats on the Board. On February 10, 2009, we dropped our requisition for a special shareholders meeting after one director resigned and the Issuer reached an agreement with us that three additional legacy directors will not stand for reelection at the upcoming annual general meeting.

Since 2000, affiliates of the Group have filed Schedule 13Ds to report greater than five percent positions in 17 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.

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 and moved to invalidate our proxies; the court denied the motion and the election proceeded.

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, Spencer L. Schneider, Esq., 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 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 its market price to more adequately reflect its value, we sold our shares on the open market, decreasing our holdings below five percent.

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.

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 in accordance with the demand described below. 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.

On May 14, 2008, we made written demand that 87-year-old PBIP director John Judge resign or be removed due to disabling illness which may have progressed to senile dementia. We also demanded that the board take action to stop the directors from seeking to control the vote on the plans, and that each director personally reimburse PBIP for defending the lawsuit. On June 9, 2008, PBIP announced that Mr. Judge had resigned from the board in response to our demand.

On November 7, 2008, we entered into a settlement agreement and an expense agreement with PBIP 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 are not completed by a specified time.

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"). Nearly 70% of ROMA's shares are held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP) 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.

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 ROMA) controlled by NECB's board. We have 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. To date, management has not formally responded.

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, ROMA, and NECB) controlled by WMPN's board. We hope to work with management in maximizing shareholder value. On June 26, 2008, we provided a powerpoint presentation to management regarding our views on capital allocation guidelines.

On May 30, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Malvern Federal Bancorp, Inc. ("MLVF"). A majority of MLVF's shares are held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP, ROMA, NECB, and WMPN) controlled by MLVF's board. We hope to work with management in maximizing shareholder value. On June 26, 2008, we provided a powerpoint presentation to management regarding our views on capital allocation guidelines.

On December 29, 2008, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in First Savings Financial Group, Inc. ("FSFG"). We hope to meet with FSFG management to discuss ways to maximize shareholder value.

On March 12, 2009, we filed a Schedule 13D reporting a position in Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania ("ALLB"). A majority of ALLB's shares are held by a mutual holding company (like PBIP, ROMA, NECB, WMPN and MLVF) controlled by ALLB's board. We hope to work with management in maximizing shareholder value.

So long as not inconsistent with the terms of the KFS Settlement Agreement, we reserve our rights to exercise our shareholder rights. Such reserved rights include, in the future, without limitation, the rights to: (a) communicate and discuss our views with other shareholders, including discussions concerning the election of directors to the Board and ways to maximize shareholder value; (b) meet with management or representatives of the Issuer to discuss ways to maximize shareholder value; (c) make proposals to the Issuer's Board and management; (d) seek additional representation on the Issuer's Board; and/or (e) solicit proxies or written consents from other shareholders of the Issuer with respect to additional Board representation or other proposals for shareholder action.

Although they have no current intention to do so, members of the Group may seek to make additional purchases of shares of Common Stock. We have committed to holding in the aggregate the shares of Common Stock that we currently own for a period of three years. Except

 

 

as described in this Ninth Amendment, 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. So long as not inconsistent with the terms of the KFS Settlement Agreement, 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, 55,068,528, reported as the number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2008, in the Issuer's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2008. All purchases and sales of shares of Common Stock reported herein were made in open-market transactions.

(A)  Stilwell Value Partners III

Percentage: 9.9%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 5,425,000

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 5,425,000

(c)     Since the filing of the Original Schedule 13D, Stilwell Value Partners III has not purchased additional shares of Common Stock.

Also in the past 60 days, Stilwell Associates has sold 100,000 shares of Common Stock on April 7, 2009, at a price of $2.04 per share for total proceeds of $204,000.

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

(B)  Stilwell Associates

Percentage: 9.9%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 5,425,000

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 5,425,000

(c)   In the past 60 days, Stilwell Associates has purchased 150,000 shares of Common Stock for a total of $211,000. The chart below reflects certain information about the purchases:

 

 

 

 

Also in the past 60 days, Stilwell Associates has sold 100,000 shares of Common Stock on April 7, 2009, at a price of $2.04 per share or total proceeds of $204,000.

 

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

(C) Stilwell Offshore Ltd.

Percentage: 9.9%

 

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 5,425,000

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 5,425,000

 

(c)     Stilwell Offshore holds 100,000 shares of Common Stock which it purchased on April 2, 2009, at a price of $2.04 per share, or a total of $204,000.

 

(d)     Because he is a director of Stilwell Offshore and is the managing and sole member of Stilwell Management, which is the manager of Stilwell Offshore pursuant to a managing agreement, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Offshore, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of Stilwell Offshore. Therefore, Joseph Stilwell is deemed to share voting and disposition power with Stilwell Offshore with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

(D) Joseph Stilwell

Percentage: 9.9%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 5,425,000

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 5,425,000

(c)     In the past 60 days, Mr. Stilwell has purchased 300,000 shares of Common Stock on March 3, 2009, at a price of $1.41 per share, or a total of $423,000.

 

 

(E)  Stilwell Value LLC

Percentage: 9.9%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 5,425,000

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 5,425,000

(d)     Because he is the managing and sole member 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 III and Stilwell Associates. 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 III and Stilwell Associates.

(F) Stilwell Management LLC

 

 

 

 

(d)     Because he is the managing and sole member of Stilwell Management, Joseph Stilwell has the power to direct the affairs of Stilwell Offshore. Stilwell Management is the manager of Stilwell Offshore under a managing agreement. Therefore, Stilwell Management may be deemed to share with Joseph Stilwell voting and disposition power with regard to the shares of Common Stock held by Stilwell Offshore.

 

(G) Spencer L. Schneider

Percentage: n/a

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 0

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 0

 

 

(H)  InsRisk Fund

Percentage: 0.02%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 10,100

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 10,100

(c)     Since the filing of the First Amendment, InsRisk Partners has not purchased any shares of Common Stock.

 

(d)     Because he is the managing and sole member of InsRisk Partners, which is the general partner of InsRisk Fund, Mr. Swets has the power to direct the affairs of InsRisk Fund, including the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held in the name of InsRisk Fund. Therefore, Mr. Swets is deemed to share voting and disposition power with InsRisk Fund with regard to those shares of Common Stock.

(I)  InsRisk Partners

Percentage: 0.02%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 10,100

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 10,100

(d)     Because he is the managing and sole member of InsRisk Partners, Mr. Swets has the power to direct the affairs of InsRisk Partners. InsRisk Partners is the general partner of InsRisk Fund. Therefore, InsRisk Partners may be deemed to share with Mr. Swets voting and disposition power with regard to the shares of Common Stock held by InsRisk Fund.

(J)  Larry G. Swets, Jr.

Percentage: 0.02%

2. Shared power to vote or to direct vote: 10,100

3. Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition: 10,100

 

 

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

Other than the Amended Joint Filing Agreement filed as Exhibit 12 to this Ninth Amendment, and the Stock Option Agreements filed as Exhibits 10 and 11 to the Eighth Amendment, 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. Stilwell Value LLC, in its capacities as general partner of Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates, and Joseph Stilwell, in his capacities as managing and sole member of Stilwell Value LLC and Stilwell Management, are entitled to an allocation of a portion of profits. InsRisk Partners, in its capacity as general partner of InsRisk Fund, and in Mr. Swets' capacity as managing and sole member of InsRisk Partners, are entitled to an allocation of a portion of profits. Stilwell Value Partners III and Stilwell Associates have issued to each of Mr. Schneider and Mr. Swets options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock.

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

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 12

AMENDED JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common shares, no par value, of the Issuer and further agree that this Amended Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Amended Joint Filing Agreement this 8th day of April, 2009.