Limitations on the aggregate purchases of conversion shares by officers, directors and their associates

and their associates (a) Officers and directors of the converting institution and their associates shall not purchase, in the aggregate, more than the following percentage of the total stock offering in the conversion: Officer, director and associate Institution size purchases (per cent) $50,000,000 or less 35 $50,000,001-100,000,000 34 $100,000,001-150,000,000 33 $150,000,001-200,000,000 32 $200,000,001-250,000,000 31 $250,000,001-300,000,000 30 $300,000,001-350,000,000 29 $350,000,001-400,000,000 28 $400,000,001-450,000,000 27 $450,000,001-500,000,000 26 Over $500,000,000 25 (b) The purchase limitations in this section shall not apply to shares held in tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans that are attributable to the officers, directors and their associates.