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Delaware First Financial Corporation
400 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19801 * (302) 421-9090

The company is a holding company for Ninth Ward Savings Bank, FSB. The company is a community and customer oriented federal mutual savings bank operating a single office since 1922. The bank originates residential mortgage loans.

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Trident Securities, Inc.Lead Manager (919) 781-8900

Offering Information
NASSCM:DFFN Financial: SIC 6035
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:9/30/97
U.S. Shares:1,157,000 Offer Date:1/5/98
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Price:$10.00
Primary Shares:1,157,000 Offer Price:$10.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.00
Offering Amount: $11,570,000 Selling:$0.00
Expenses:$0 Reallowance:$0.00
Post-IPO Shares: -

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Peabody & Brown
Bank's Law Firm: Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
6 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/96 6/30/97 6/30/96 6/30/97
Revenue:$8.16$4.14$3.87Assets:$112.55
Net Income:-$0.09$0.12$0.04Curr Assets:
EPS:Liabilities:$106.46
Prior EPS:-$0.35-$0.15Curr Liab:
Cash Flow/Oper:$0.31$0.31$13.74Equity:$6.09
Cash Flow/Fin:$15.00$0.24-$11.98Cash:$2.84
Cash Flow/Inv:-$13.72$0.24

Competition
The city of Wilmington, Delaware, the market area in which the company conducts its business, is a highly competitive market for loans and deposits. Thirty-two financial institutions operate 50 active branch offices and compete for $18.9 billion in total deposits in this market. Many of these financial institutions are large national and regional entities with greater resources than the company's. Additionally, the company operates from only one office and, as a result, has a relatively high cost of funds as well as limited product line. As such, the company can provide no assurance concerning its ability to achieve profitability in future periods.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

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