Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2023

KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

United States	0-51176	61-1484858
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

655 Main Street, Hazard, Kentucky		41702
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(502) 223-1638

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		KFFB		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On September 6, 2023, Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (the “Company”) announced its unaudited financial results for the twelve and three months ended June 30, 2023. For more information, see the Company’s press release dated September 6, 2023, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

99.1		Press Release dated September 6, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP

Date: September 7, 2023	By:	/s/ R. Clay Hulette
		R. Clay Hulette
		Vice President and Chief Finance Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp

Hazard, Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky and Lancaster, Kentucky

For Immediate Release September 6, 2023

Contact: Don Jennings, President, or Clay Hulette, Vice President

(502) 223-1638

216 West Main Street

P.O. Box 535

Frankfort, KY 40602

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp Releases Earnings

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (Nasdaq: KFFB), (the “Company”) the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky (the two banks being collectively referred to as the “Banks”), announced net income of $933,000 or $0.11 basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended June 30, 2023, compared to net income of $1.6 million or $0.19 per common share for the twelve months ended June 30, 2022. Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 totaled $42,000 or $0.00 basic and diluted earnings per share compared to net earnings of $206,000 or $0.02 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Net income decreased $657,000 or 41.3% compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to decreased net interest income, decreased non-interest income, increased provision for loan losses, and increased non-interest expenses, which were somewhat offset by decreased income taxes. Net interest income decreased $304,000 or 3.3% and totaled $8.9 million for the year just ended, as interest income increased $1.8 million or 16.9% to $12.8 million and interest expense increased $2.1 million or 122.5% to $3.9 million. In the general economy the fiscal year was marked by historical interest rate increases as the Federal Open Market Committee continued its fight against inflation. As with most financial institutions, our funding sources repriced more quickly during the unprecedented interest rate increases than our assets. Consequently, the increase in our interest expense was attributed primarily to higher average rates paid on both deposits and FHLB advances, while the increase in our interest income was a combination of both higher average balances and higher rates earned on those assets. Non-interest income decreased $213,000 or 41.4% and totaled $302,000, primarily due to decreased gains on loan sales. The Company sells its long-term fixed rate loans to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati as part of its asset/liability management strategy and the sale of such loans decreased along with the rise in general interest rates during the fiscal year. The Company recorded a provision for loan loss of $113,000 for the year just ended compared to a credit of $60,000 for the prior fiscal year. For the year ended June 30, 2023, non-interest expense increased $150,000 or 2.0% and totaled $7.8 million. Income tax expense decreased $183,000 or 38.4% year over year due to lower income before taxes.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, net income decreased $164,000 or 79.6%, primarily as net interest income decreased $253,000 or 11.6% and totaled $1.9 million for the quarterly period compared to $2.2 million for the prior year quarter. Interest income increased $934,000 or 36.0% to $3.5 million, while interest expense increased $1.2 million or 286.7% and totaled $1.6 million. Non-interest income decreased $27,000 or 29.0% to $66,000 for the quarter just ended compared to the same quarter in 2022. There was no provision for loan losses on loans during the recently-ended quarter compared to a $46,000 provision for loan losses on loans in the prior year period.

At June 30, 2023, assets totaled $349.0 million, an increase of $20.9 million or 6.4% compared to June 30, 2022. This increase was attributed primarily to an increase of $39.2 million or 14.3% in loans, net, which totaled $313.8 million at June 30, 2023. Somewhat offsetting the increase in loans was a decrease of $17.7 million or 68.4% in cash and cash equivalents. Total liabilities increased $22.3 million or 8.1% to $298.3 million at June 30, 2023, primarily as a result of increased FHLB advances, which increased $36.0 million or 105.7% and totaled $70.1 million at June 30, 2023, and were somewhat offset by decreased deposits, which decreased $13.5 million or 5.6% and totaled $226.3 million at year end.

At June 30, 2023, the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (“CBLR”) of the Company was 15.0%, while the ratio for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky were 20.4% and 11.7%, respectively. With respect to the Banks, an interim final rule under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act established the current minimum ratio of 9%.

At June 30, 2023, the Company reported its book value per share as $6.27. The change in shareholders’ equity was primarily associated with net income for the period, less dividends paid on common stock and cost of shares repurchased for treasury purposes.

This press release may contain statements that are forward-looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 or the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors including, but not limited to, real estate values, the impact of interest rates on financing, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the business of the Company, changes in the securities markets and the Risk Factors described in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that results expressed therein will be achieved.

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is the parent company of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard, which operates one banking office in Hazard, Kentucky and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, which operates three banking offices in Frankfort, Kentucky, two banking offices in Danville, Kentucky and one banking office in Lancaster, Kentucky. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol KFFB. At June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately 8,086,715 shares outstanding of which approximately 58.5% was held by First Federal MHC.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

	June 30, 2023		June 30, 2022
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,167	$	25,823
Investment Securities		12,354		10,816
Loans available-for sale		-		152
Loans, net		313,807		274,583
Real estate acquired through foreclosure		70		10
Goodwill		947		947
Other Assets		13,677		15,749
Total Assets	$	349,022	$	328,080
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits	$	226,309	$	239,857
FHLB Advances		70,087		34,066
Other Liabilities		1,915		2,132
Total liabilities		298,311		276,027
Shareholders’ Equity		50,711		52,025
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	349,022	$	328,080
Book value per share	$	6.27	$	6.38
Tangible book value per share	$	6.15	$	6.26
Outstanding shares		8,086,715		8,154,695

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except share data)

	Twelve months ended June 30,					Three months ended June 30,
	2023		2022			2023		2022
Interest Income	$	12,758	$	10,914		$	3,532	$	2,598
Interest Expense		3,902		1,754			1,601		414
Net Interest Income		8,856		9,160			1,931		2,184
Provision (credit) for Losses on Loans		113		(60	)		-		46
Non-interest Income		302		515			66		93
Other Non-interest Expense		7,818		7,668			1,944		1,922
Income Before Income Taxes		1,227		2,067			53		309
Income Taxes		294		477			11		103
Net Income	$	933	$	1,590		$	42	$	206
Earnings per share:
Basic and Diluted	$	0.11	$	0.19		$	0.00	$	0.02
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic and Diluted		8,133,927		8,213,407			8,101,287		8,202,780

Cover	Sep. 06, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Sep. 06, 2023
Entity File Number	0-51176
Entity Registrant Name	KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001297341
Entity Tax Identification Number	61-1484858
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	X1
Entity Address, Address Line One	655 Main Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Hazard
Entity Address, State or Province	KY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	41702
City Area Code	502
Local Phone Number	223-1638
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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