As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2001 Registration No. 333-______ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 --------------------------------------- TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) MARYLAND 52-1652138 ------------------------------- -------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 3035 LEONARDTOWN ROAD WALDORF, MARYLAND 20604 ---------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS, AS AMENDED ------------------------------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plan) MICHAEL L. MIDDLETON, PRESIDENT TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 3035 LEONARDTOWN ROAD WALDORF, MARYLAND 20604 --------------------------------------- (Name and Address of Agent For Service) (301) 843-0854 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) Copies to: JAMES C. STEWART, ESQUIRE STRADLEY RONON HOUSLEY KANTARIAN & Bronstein, LLP 1220 19TH STREET N.W., SUITE 700 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE =============================================================================================================== Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Title of Securities Amount To Be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration To Be Registered Registered Per Share Price Fee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value 11,624 (1) (2) $ 276,444 (2) $ 69.11 ===============================================================================================================_________________ (1) Consists of 9,600 additional shares issuable under Tri-County Financial Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, As Amended and 2,024 shares issuable under previously granted options as such amounts may be increased in accordance with said plan in the event of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or similar event involving the Registrant. (2) 9,600 shares being registered hereby are presently subject to option at an exercise price of $26.65 per share ($255,840 in the aggregate) and 2,024 shares being registered hereby are presently subject to option at an exercise price of $10.18 per share ($20,604 in the aggregate). * * * * * * * Note: This registration statement registers 11,624 additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant to be issued under the Tri-County Financial Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan for Directors, As Amended for which to registration statements on Form S-8 (Commission File Nos. 333-2056 and 333-79237), have been filed and are effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of those registration statements. * * * * * * * SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Waldorf, State of Maryland, on this 25th day of September, 2001. TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Michael L. Middleton -------------------------- Michael L. Middleton President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative) POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned Directors of Tri-County Financial Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Michael L. Middleton, who may act, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Michael L. Middleton who may act, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Tri-County Financial Corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of Tri-County Financial Corporation common stock, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said Michael L. Middleton shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. SIGNATURES TITLE DATE ---------- ----- ---- By: /s/ Michael L. Middleton President, Chief Executive Officer September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- and Chairman of the Board Michael L. Middleton (Principal Executive Officer) By: /s/ William J. Pasenelli Chief Financial Officer September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- (Chief Financial and Accounting Officer) William J. Pasenelli By: /s/ C. Marie Brown Chief Operating Officer and Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- C. Marie Brown By: /s/ H. Beaman Smith Secretary/Treasurer and Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- H. Beaman Smith By: /s/ W. Edelen Gough, Jr. Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- W. Edelen Gough, Jr. By: /s/ Catherine A. Askey Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- Catherine A. Askey By: /s/ Louis P. Jenkins, Jr. Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- Louis P. Jenkins, Jr. By: /s/ Herbert N. Redmond, Jr. Director September 25, 2001 --------------------------------- Herbert N. Redmond, Jr. INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 5 Opinion of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 23.1 Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP (appears in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5) 23.2 Consent of Stegman & Company 24 Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement) 99.1 Tri-County Financial Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, As Amended 99.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement to be entered into with Options granted under The Tri-County Financial Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, As Amended