CHESTER BANCORP INC

election_required = True...d shares in the following order of priority: o First, we will purchase shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn from any "odd lot" holder (as defined below) who o tenders all the shares owned (beneficially or of record) by the odd lot holder; and o completes the section entitled "Odd Lots" in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, in the notice of guaranteed delivery; and o Second, after the purchase of all the shares properly tendered by odd lot holders, subject to the conditional tender provisions described in Section 5, we will purchase shares from all other shareholders who properly tender shares, on a pro rata basis with appropriate adjust...

expiry = 2001-08-15...ANCORP, INC. OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 250,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF CHESTER BANCORP, INC. AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $17.75. THE PRO-RATION PERIOD AND YOUR RIGHT TO WITHDRAW SHARES YOU TENDER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, ON AUGUST 15, 2001, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. WE MAY EXTEND THE OFFER PERIOD AT ANY TIME. Chester Bancorp, Inc. invites you to tender your shares of Common Stock for purchase by the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this offer to purchase...

listed = True...01. Assuming that we purchase all 250,000 shares of Common Stock that we are offering to purchase, the number of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock would be reduced to 1,021,584 shares immediately after the offer. Share Prices. Our Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol "CNBA." The following table shows the high and low bid prices for our Common Stock for each quarter since December 31, 1998, as well as the cash dividends paid per share on the Common Stock during the past two years. YEAR QUARTERLY QUARTER DIVIDENDS LOW HIGH ------- --------- --- ---- 2001 ---- 1st Quarter $ .13 $16.75 $17.50 2000 --...

mechanism = FIXED...R OF SHARES; PRIORITY OF PURCHASES; ODD LOTS; PRORATION General. On the terms and subject to the conditions of our offer, as set forth in this document and the related letter of transmittal, we are offering to purchase up to 250,000 shares of our Common Stock for a purchase price of $17.75 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, the "Purchase Price." The term "expiration date" means 5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on August 15, 2001, unless and until we, in our sole discretion, extend the period of time for which our offer will remain open. If extended by us, the term "expiration date" means the latest time and dat...

mechanism = FIXED...00 $887.50 *Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee, in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This calculation assumes the purchase of 250,000 shares of Common Stock of Chester Bancorp, Inc. at the tender offer purchase price of $17.75 per share in cash. [ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 011(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. 2 Amount Previously Paid: N/A Form or Registration Number: N...

must_tender_all = True...CHESTER BANCORP, INC. our offer may not be purchased. If more PURCHASE? than 250,000 shares are tendered, we will purchase shares based on the following order of priority: o First, we will purchase shares from all holders of "odd lots" of less than 100 shares who properly tender all of their shares. o Second, we will purchase shares from all other shareholders who properly tender shares, on a pro rata basis, subject to the conditional tender provisions described in Section 5. As a result, we will purchase the same percentage of shares tendered from each tendering shareholder in this second category. We will announce this pro-ration...

price = USD 17.75...d subject to the conditions of our offer, as set forth in this document and the related letter of transmittal, we are offering to purchase up to 250,000 shares of our Common Stock for a purchase price of $17.75 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, the "Purchase Price." The term "expiration date" means 5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on August 15, 2001, unless and until we, in our sole discretion, extend the period o...

price = USD 17.75...ordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This calculation assumes the purchase of 250,000 shares of Common Stock of Chester Bancorp, Inc. at the tender offer purchase price of $17.75 per share in cash. [ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 011(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement...

threshold = 100...dom lot in accordance with Section 5. To be eligible for purchase by random lot shareholders whose shares are conditionally tendered must have tendered all of their shares. Odd Lot Holders. For purposes of our offer, the term "odd lot holder" means any person who owns, beneficially or of record, a total of fewer than 100 shares. As set forth above, shares of odd lot holders will be accepted for payment before proration, if any, of the purchase of other tendered shares. To qualify for this preference, an odd lot holder must tender all shares owned, beneficially or of record, by the odd lot holder and must so indicate in the letter of transmittal or, if applicabl...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(1) 2 c63459a1ex99-a1.txt OFFER TO PURCHASE 1 EXHIBIT 99 (a)(1) OFFER TO PURCHASE CHESTER BANCORP, INC. OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 250,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF CHESTER BANCORP, INC. AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $17.75. THE PRO-RATION PERIOD AND YOUR RIGHT TO WITHDRAW SHARES YOU TENDER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, ON AUGUST 15, 2001, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXT...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFER...se up to 250,000 shares of its Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share. Chester Bancorp, Inc. is offering to purchase these shares at a price of $17.75, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 10, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal, which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the tender offer. This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as am...