form11k.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 7, 1996].

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009                                                                                                           

OR

[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED].

For the transition period from _______________ to  ______________________

Commission File Number 000-50962
A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Atlantic Coast Bank Employees’ Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust

B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation
505 Haines Avenue
Waycross, Georgia 31501




 


 
 

 

ATLANTIC COAST BANK
EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS &
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 AND TRUST

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
 

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK
EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 AND TRUST
Waycross, Georgia

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 






CONTENTS


 






REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
1
   
   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
   
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
2
   
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
3
   
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4
   
   
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
 
   
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
14
   

 

 
 

 









REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Audit Committee
Atlantic Coast Bank Employees’
  Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Waycross, Georgia

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Atlantic Coast Bank Employees’ Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009.  These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the
changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009 in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements
taken as a whole.  The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of
Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic
financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's
Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.  The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s
management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic 2009 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in
all material respects in relation to the basic 2009 financial statements taken as a whole.



Crowe Horwath LLP
South Bend, Indiana
June 22, 2010



 
 

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 



 

   
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS
           
Investments at fair value
  $ 3,765,760     $ 4,267,054  
Cash
    205       -  
                 
Receivables
               
Employer contributions
    -       5,716  
Participant contributions
    -       14,391  
Accrued income
    -       230  
      -       20,337  
Total Assets
    3,765,965       4,287,391  
                 
Liabilities
               
Due to broker
    -       674  
                 
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
    3,765,965       4,286,717  
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive contracts
    (6,982 )     2,879  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 3,758,983     $ 4,289,596  
                 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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2.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
Year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 




Additions to net assets attributed to:
Investment income (loss)
 
Net depreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3)
(676,302)
Interest and dividends
68,494
 
(607,808) 
   
Contributions
 
Employer
22,343
Participants
394,416
Rollover
13,270
 
430,029
   
Total additions (deductions)
(177,779)
   
   
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
 
Benefits paid to participants
334,129
Administrative expenses
18,705
Total deductions
352,834
   
Net decrease
( 530,613)
   
Net assets available for benefits
 
Beginning of year
4,289,596
   
End of year
3,758,983




See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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3.

 


ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following description of the Atlantic Coast Bank Employees’ Savings & Profit Sharing Plan
and Trust (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only.  Participants should
refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.  Copies of
the Plan agreement are available from the plan administrator.

General:  The Plan, established on January 1, 1994, is a defined contribution 401(k) plan for the
benefit of substantially all employees of Atlantic Coast Bank (the “Employer” or “Company”)
who serves as plan administrator and controls and manages the operation and administration of
the Plan.  The Bank of New York served as custodian of the Plan until June 1, 2009 when the
Plan switched to Reliance Trust Company, who now serves as the Plan’s custodian.  The Plan is
subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Contributions:  Each year, participants may elect to contribute up to 75% of their pretax annual
compensation, as defined in the Plan, with a total amount not to exceed the applicable dollar
limit established by the Internal Revenue Service each year.  On behalf of each eligible
participant a matching contribution made by the Company equal to 50 percent of compensation
up to 6 percent shall be provided based on the participant’s salary reduction contribution made
during each pay period until March 1, 2009 when the Plan was amended to no longer make a
matching contribution.  On behalf of each eligible participant a discretionary contribution may be
made by the Company.  There were no discretionary contributions for 2009.

Eligibility:  Employees are eligible to enroll in the Plan after 3 consecutive months of
employment.  A participant’s entry into the plan is effective in the calendar month coinciding
with or next following the date the employee satisfies the eligibility requirements.

Participant Accounts:  Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution
and allocations of (a) the Employer’s matching contribution (b) Plan earnings and (c) forfeitures,
and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  The benefit to which a participant is
entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting:  Participants are immediately vested in their own contributions plus actual earnings
thereon.  Vesting in the Employer’s matching and discretionary contribution and the earnings
thereon is based on years of credited service.  One year credited service is received when the
participant works at least 1,000 hours within the plan year.  A participant is 20% vested after two
years, 40% vested after three years, 60% vested after four years, 80% vested after five years, and
100% vested after six years of credited service.



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4.

 


ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Continued)

Forfeitures:  The non-vested portion of terminated participants accounts plus earnings thereon are
considered forfeited and can be used by the Plan to reduce the amount of future employer
contributions to the Plan or reallocated to participants at the Plan’s sponsor discretion.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, forfeited accounts totaled $28,127 and $23,410, respectively.  
During 2009, $23,432 from forfeited accounts was used to reduce the employer contributions to
the Plan.

Investment Options:  Each participant may direct their contributions into any of the investment
options available under the Plan and may choose to allocate and reallocate amounts credited to
their accounts among all or any combination of the investment funds.

Earnings on the investment funds are allocated among the accounts that have elected to invest in
each such fund.  Plan participants may direct the investment of all funds credited to their account
to any or all of the available investment funds.

Participant Loans:  Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the
lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of their vested account balance.  Loan transactions are treated as a
transfer to (from) the investment account from (to) the Participant Loan account.  Loan terms
range from 1 to 5 years or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence.  The loans are
secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates that are comparable
to those currently available from commercial institutions for similar loans.

Payment of Benefits:  Participants may withdraw, in the form of lump-sum or installments, all or
some of the vested account balance upon termination of employment, attainment of age 59½,
death or disability.  In the event of death or permanent disability, participants become fully
vested.

Plan Termination:  Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the employer has the right
under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of the
Plan’s termination, participants shall become fully vested.

Expenses:  Certain administrative expenses are paid by the plan sponsor.





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5.

 

ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The policies and principles that significantly affect the determination of net assets and results of
operations are summarized below.

Basis of Accounting:  The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual basis of
accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein.  Actual
results could differ from those estimates.

Payment of Benefits:  Benefits are recorded when paid.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards:  In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance
impacting FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (FASB Staff Position
No. FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or
Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly). This
provides additional guidance on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability have significantly decreased when compared with normal market activity for
the asset or liability. A significant decrease in the volume or level of activity for the asset or
liability is an indication that transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value
because transactions may not be orderly.  In that circumstance, further analysis of transactions or
quoted prices is needed, and an adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary
to estimate fair value.  The impact of adoption of this standard as of January 1, 2009 was not
material to the Plan’s net assets available for benefits.

In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-12, Investments in
Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent) which provides a
practical expedient for measuring the fair values of Plan investments in a limited number of
entities that calculate a net asset value per share (such as hedge funds, private equity funds, funds
of funds, and certain collective trusts, common trusts and pooled separate accounts).  This
guidance also provides enhanced disclosure requirements, and it became effective for Plan
reporting periods ending after December 15, 2009. Early application is permitted in financial
statements that have not yet been issued.  The Plan’s adoption of this standard in 2009 had no
material effect upon net assets available for benefits.




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6.

 

ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Investment Valuation:  The Plan’s investments, excluding participant loans, are reported at fair
value.  Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is
recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by
the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants
on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
liability.  GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires the Plan to maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The
hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and gives the lowest priority to unobservable
inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are
defined as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that
the Plan has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than level 1 prices such as quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other
inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about
the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple
levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement
of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The following descriptions of the valuation methods and assumptions used by the Plan to
estimate the fair values of investments apply to investments held directly by the Plan.

Company common stock:  Investments in common stock are stated at fair value as determined by
quoted market prices on a nationally recognized exchange (level 1 inputs).

Mutual funds:  The fair values of mutual fund investments are determined by obtaining quoted
prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs).




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7.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Collective trust funds-Commingled Equity Funds:  The fair values of participation units held in
collective trusts-commingled equity funds are based on the net asset values reported by the fund
managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices (level 2 inputs).  The
investment objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts-commingled equity
funds vary, with some holding diversified portfolios of domestic stocks, international stocks,
some holding short-term and/or medium-term corporate, government and government agency
bonds, mutual funds and collective investment funds.    Each collective trust provides for daily
redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notice
requirement.

Collective trust funds-Equity Index Funds: The fair values of participation units held in collective
trusts-equity index funds are based on the net asset values reported by the fund managers as of
the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices (level 2 inputs).  The investment
objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts-equity index funds vary, the
collective trusts-equity index funds invest in various collective investment funds sponsored by
State Street Bank and Trust Company in proportion to the fund’s investment objectives.  Each
collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share,
with no advance notice requirement.

Collective trust funds-Commingled Fixed Funds: The fair values of participation units held in
collective trusts-commingled fixed funds are based on the net asset values reported by the fund
managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices (level 2 inputs).  The
investment objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts-commingled fixed
funds vary, the collective trusts-commingled fixed funds invest in U.S. Government and agency
obligations, corporate and government debt instruments, repurchase agreements and various
collective investment funds sponsored by State Street Bank and Trust Company in proportion to
the fund’s investment objectives.  Each collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the
Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notice requirement.

Collective trust funds-Blended Index Funds: The fair values of participation units held in
collective trusts-blended index funds are based on the net asset values reported by the fund
managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices (level 2 inputs).  The
investment objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts-blended index funds
vary, the collective trusts-blended index funds invest in various collective investment funds
sponsored by State Street Bank and Trust Company in proportion to the fund’s investment
objectives.  Each collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset
values per share, with no advance notice requirement.

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8.

 

ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Collective trust funds-Short Term Investment Fund: The fair values of participation units held in
collective trusts-short term investment fund is based on the net asset values reported by the fund
managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices (level 2 inputs).  The
investment objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts-short term investment
fund is to provide safety of principal, daily liquidity, and a competitive yield, the collective
trusts-short term investment fund invests in U.S. Government and agency obligations, corporate
and government debt instruments and repurchase agreements.  Each collective trust provides for
daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notice
requirement.

Stable value fund:  The fair values of participation units in the stable value collective trust are
based upon the net asset values of such fund, after adjustments to reflect all fund investments at
fair value, including direct and indirect interests in fully benefit-responsive contracts, as reported
in the audited financial statements of the fund (level 2 inputs).  The fund invests in debt
instruments, U.S. Government obligations, insurance company investment contracts,
conventional and synthetic investment contracts issued by life insurance companies, banks, and
other financial institutions, with the objective of providing a high level of return that is consistent
with also providing stability of investment return, preservation of capital and liquidity to pay plan
benefits of its retirement plan investors.  It is the Trustee’s intent to provide all participant-
directed withdrawals at contract value, and to honor all such requests as soon as reasonably
practicable, subject to the competing option restriction which states that participants may not
directly transfer their interest in the fund to a plan investment option determined by the Trustee to
be a competing investment option.  All other withdrawals from the Fund will be provided at
contract value as soon as practicable within 12 months following written notice to the Trustee.

Money market accounts and savings deposit accounts:  Fair values are estimated to approximate
deposit account balances, payable on demand, as no discounts for credit quality or liquidity were
determined to be applicable (level 2 inputs).

Participant loans:  Participant loans are reported at their outstanding balances, as the fair value
of the loans is not practicable to estimate due to restrictions placed on the transferability of the
loans.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of
net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Plan believes its
valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of 
different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial
instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.


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9.

 

ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
   
Fair Value Measurements
   
at December 31, 2009 Using
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Investments (other than participant loans)
Company Stock Account, categorized by the nature of underlying investments
Company Stock
  $ 700,720  
Mutual Fund – Money Market
    40,099  
Collective Trust Funds, categorized by the nature of underlying investments:
 
Commingled Equity Funds
    885,588  
Equity Index Funds
    140,368  
Blended Index Funds
    325,673  
Commingled Fixed Funds
    585,563  
Short Term Investment Funds
    818,112  
Other Investments
    24,238  
 
   
Fair Value Measurements
   
at December 31, 2008 Using
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Investments (other than participant loans)
  $ 1,498,087  
$ 2,501,553

Net assets available for benefits reflects the contract value of the Plan’s indirect investment in
fully benefit-responsive contracts through the Pentegra Stable Value Fund, due to a separate
adjustment presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits to increase or decrease
the carrying amount of the Pentegra Stable Value Fund to contract value, as applicable.  Contract
value represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant
withdrawals and administrative expenses, and is the amount participants would receive if they
were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.


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10.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Risks and Uncertainties:  The Plan provides for various investment options in collective trust
funds, certificate of deposits, and the common stock of the employer’s parent company, Atlantic
Coast Federal Corporation (“ACFC”).  ACFC is traded on the NASDAQ global market.  The
underlying investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market,
liquidity and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities
and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least
reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term
and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statement of net assets
available for benefits and participants' individual account balances.

Concentration of Credit Risk:  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately 20% and 35% of
the Plan’s assets were invested in ACFC common stock.


NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS

From December 31, 2008 until June 1, 2009 The Bank of New York, the former custodian of the
Plan, held investment assets and executed transactions.  After June 1, 2009 Reliance Trust
Company, the custodian of the Plan, held investment assets and executed transactions.

Investments representing more than 5% of the net assets available for benefits at December 31,
2009 or 2008 are as follows:

Investments at estimated fair value:
 
2009
   
2008
 
Collective Trust Funds:
 
State Street Bank and Trust Company/ SSgA Short Term Investment Fund
 
    $ 818,112     $ 713,831  
State Street Bank and Trust Company/Pentegra Stable Value Fund
    428,544       333,777  
(Contract value: 2009 - $421,562, 2008 - $336,656)
 
                 
State Street Bank and Trust Company/SSgA S&P
MidCap Index Series Fund
    226,295       254,409  
State Street Bank and Trust Companys/SSgA Mod Strat Bal SL Fund
    216,735       173,511 *
State Street Bank and Trust Companys/SSgA S&P 500 Flagship SL – CL A
    208,741       156,010 *
Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price:
 
   
Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation common stock
    700,720       1,498,087  



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11.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS (Continued)

During 2009, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

Collective trust funds
  $ 328,110  
Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation common stock
    (1,004,412 )
         
    $ (676,302 )

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Plan held 464,053 and 384,125 shares of Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation common stock.


NOTE 4 - PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Parties-in-interest are defined under DOL regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer, and certain others.  Certain professional fees for the administration of the Plan were paid by the Employer on behalf of the Plan.  During 2009 fees of $ 18,705 were paid by the Plan to The Bank of New York and The Reliance Trust Company, custodians of the Plan, which represent party-in-interest transactions.

Party-in-interest investments held by the Plan at December 31, 2009 and 2008 include Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation common stock totaling $700,720 and $1,498,087 respectively, Atlantic Coast Federal Certificate of Deposit totaling $24,238 and $21,780 respectively, participant loans totaling $245,399 and $267,414 respectively, The Bank of New York Collective Short Term Investors Fund totaling $0 and $161,465 respectively and State Street  Bank and Trust Company collective trust funds totaling $2,755,304 and $2,318,308 respectively.  Total dividends received for 2009 from the Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation common stock were $40,479.

NOTE 5 - TAX STATUS

Effective June 1, 2003, the Plan was restated.  The Plan has been restated on a prototype document which has received a favorable determination letter dated July 10, 2003 from the Internal Revenue Service.  Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
Subsequent to the 2009 plan year end, effective January 1, 2010, the Plan was restated. The Plan has been restated on a prototype document which has received a favorable opinion letter dated
March 31, 2008 from the Internal Revenue Service.

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12.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
AND TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 

 NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Subsequent to December 31, 2009, the Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation Common Stock experienced an increase in overall market value.  The share value of the stock at December 31, 2009 was $1.51.  As of June 18, 2010, the share value of the stock was $3.40.


NOTE 7 – RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2009 and 2008 to the Form 5500:

 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 3,758,983     $ 4,289,596  
Immaterial difference of payable
    (206 )        
(Excess)/deficiency of contract value over estimated
fair value of investment in stable value fund
    --       (2,879 )
 
Net assets per the Form 5500
  $ 3,758,777     $ 4,286,717  
 
The following is a reconciliation of the change in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009 per the financial statements to the net income reported in the 2009 Form 5500:
 
   
Decrease in net assets available for benefits
 
  per the financial statements
  $ (530,613 )
Change in immaterial difference of payable
    (206 )
Change in excess of contract value over estimated fair value
 
  of investment in stable value fund
    2,879  
         
Net loss per the Form 5500
  $ (527,940 )


 
13.

 


SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE


 
 

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2009
 



Name of Plan Sponsor:
Atlantic Coast Bank
Employer Identification Number:
58-0570960
Three-digit Plan Number:
033

(a)
 
(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral,
Par or Maturity Value
 
(d)
Cost
   
(e)
Current
Value
 
   
Mutual Fund
 
  *  
Federated Investors, Inc.
Government Obligations Fund
    #     $ 40,099  
   
Collective Funds
 
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Short Term Investment Fund
    #       818,112  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
S&P Flagship Securities      Lending Series Fund
    #       208,741  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Long US Treasury
    #       131,126  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
S&P Value Index
    #       87,782  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Pentegra Stable Value Fund
    #       421,562  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Conservative Strategic      Balanced Fund
    #       33,125  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co
Moderate Strategic Balanced Fund
    #       216,735  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Aggressive Strategic      Balanced Fund
    #       61,133  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
S&P Growth Index Series Fund
    #       109,284  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
S&P MidCap Index Series Fund
    #       226,294  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Russell 2000 Index Series Fund
    #       112,649  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Daily EAFE Index Series Fund
    #       95,705  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
REIT Index Non-Lending      Series Fund
    #       22,385  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Security Lending FD CL-A
    #       14,679  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Target Retirement 2025
    #       9,039  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Target Retirement 2035
    #       18,022  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Target Retirement 2045
    #       25,525  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Passive Bond Market Index
    #       25,893  
  *  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Nasdaq 100 Index Fund
    #       110,530  
       
Total Collective Funds
            2,748,321  


* Denotes party-in-interest
# Investment is participant-directed, therefore historical cost is not required.
 
14.

 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2009
 



Name of Plan Sponsor:
Atlantic Coast Bank
Employer Identification Number:
58-0570960
Three-digit Plan Number:
033

(a)
 
(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor, or Similar Party
(c) Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral,
Par or Maturity Value
 
(d) Cost
   
(e)
Current
Value
 
                   
Common Stock
 
  *  
Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation
Common Stock
    #       700,720  
   
Cash Equivalent
 
  *  
Atlantic Coast Bank
Certificate of Deposit Interest rate 1.59% mature 8/7/10
    #       24,238  
                         
  *  
Participant Loans
Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.25%
    #       245,399  
                         
                    $ 3,758,777  
 
 
 

* Denotes party-in-interest
# Investment is participant-directed, therefore historical cost is not required.
 
15.

 




 










SIGNATURES


The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other
persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



 
 
ATLANTIC COAST BANK
 
EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND PROFIT
 
SHARING PLAN AND TRUST
 
 
 
 
Date: June 23, 2010
By:/s/ Robert J. Larison, Jr.
 
Name:Robert J. Larison, Jr
 
Title:President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Coast Federal