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Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

THE MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS
Our Communities.... Our Future

Annual Report 2013

About the Cover

The Measure Of 
Our Success

Our focus on building and maintaining strong 
customer  and  community  relationships  has 
been  the  inspiration  for  this  year’s  Annual 
Report  cover.    These  are  the  building  blocks 
responsible for Lake Shore Savings’ solid foun-
dation  and  current  122-year  history,  that  
contribute every year to our success.

images,  
As  evidenced  by  the  represented 
our employees and officers unselfishly partici-
pate  in  Lake  Shore  Savings’  corporate  mission 
of Putting People First.

Corporate Profile

Serving the financial needs of consumers and businesses in Western New York. 

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. is the parent 
company of Lake Shore Savings Bank, 
originally  chartered  as  a  savings  and 
loan  association  in  New  York  State 
in  1891.  Lake  Shore  Savings  Bank  is  a 
community-oriented  bank  dedicated 
to  serving  the  financial  needs  of  con-
sumers  and  businesses 
in  Western 
New York. In April 2006, the Bank con-
verted into the federal mutual holding 
company  structure.  As  part  of  that 
process, Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. con-
ducted  an  initial  public  offering  and 
became a public company. Total assets 
as of December 31, 2013 were $482.2 
million.

In 2013, Lake Shore Savings Bank cele-
brated more than 122 years of service 
to  the  community  since  opening  its 
first  branch  in  Dunkirk,  New York. The 
Bank opened its 11th branch office in 
Snyder,  New  York  during  the  second 
quarter of 2013. The Bank’s 11 full ser-
vice  branches  and  18  ATMs  are  locat-
ed  throughout    Chautauqua  and  Erie 
counties.  The  Bank  maintains  its  cor-
porate  headquarters  in  Dunkirk,  New 
York.

Lake  Shore  Savings  Bank  serves  cus-
tomers’  financial  needs  at  every  stage 
of life – from the first savings account, 
to  home  mortgages,  to  small  busi-
ness  loans,  to  retirement  accounts. 
The  Bank  specializes  in  high-quality, 
personal customer service. Its primary 
business  is  in  residential  mortgages 
and  commercial  real  estate  loans  to 
small business customers.

Lake  Shore  Savings  Bank  supports  its 
markets  through  a  Community  Rein-
vestment  Fund.  This  program  makes 
money  available  to  area  clubs,  sports 
teams,  civic  groups,  schools,  charita-
ble organizations and other non-prof-
it  groups.  After  all,  we’re  dedicated  to 
“Putting  People  First”  throughout  the  
communities we serve.

“The Measure of Success”

For community banks in general, and Lake Shore Savings in particular, the harder 
we work at helping our customers and communities succeed, the better our results. 
During 2013, Lake Shore Savings achieved record financial performance even 
though the economic environment continued to be challenging for banks.  Our re-
cord performance was achieved, in part, by remaining focused on the needs of the 
communities we serve, and by working to enable our customers to achieve their 
financial goals. Whether it involved providing funding for new business growth, or 
helping a family to purchase the home of their dreams, our associates were able to 
assist. When helping the community meant supporting an initiative which positive-
ly affects the environment, or raising funds for a program that helps children who 
must face the emotional and physical hardships of long-term debilitating treat-
ment, once again our associates were there.

Our team understands the importance of the role that our bank plays in the 
economic vitality of the communities in which our branches are located, and this 
awareness energizes their approach to helping our customers to reach their individ-
ual definition of success. Our mission “Putting People First” focuses our associates 
on meeting the needs of our customers and the communities we serve. This ap-
proach yields strong and consistent performance, as indicated by our 2013 results, 
and builds enduring long-term value for investors. 

2013 – Successful Execution in a Sluggish Economy

Our measure of success in 2013 was the Bank’s effectiveness at helping our custom-
ers and communities to continue the process of recovering from an unprecedented 
and sustained economic downturn.  Although the recession is over, the resulting 
economic recovery has been slower than expected.  Federal Reserve policy has kept 
interest rates low during this prolonged recovery, narrowing industry margins but 
providing a benefit to borrowers.  This has stimulated demand for new residential 
mortgage loans and refinancings and helped to create interest among our small 
business customers for loans to support business growth. During the past two 
years, our commercial mortgage lenders have originated approximately $35.8 
million in new variable rate loans to support business investment in the commu-
nities that we serve.  Combined with lower funding costs, this lending activity has 
improved our interest rate margin, benefitted our bottom line performance and has 
better positioned us to react to changing interest rate scenarios. 

Our Company’s financial and operating performance in 2013 was solid and a re-
flection of our focus on effective execution of our business plan in an environment 
that was characterized by narrowing margins and limited growth opportunities. 
We succeeded by remaining committed to our fundamental approach to banking 
which utilizes effective policies and procedures along with a sound approach to risk 
management, and is bolstered by a strong capital position along with a long-term 
perspective on appropriate and profitable growth. 

Consistent with our approach to growing our banking franchise, we seized on a 
promising and cost-effective opportunity to expand our customer service footprint 
by opening our first branch in Snyder, New York; an area with compelling demo-
graphics. We are pleased by the customer response to our superior level of personal 
service and excited by the added scale this provides to our growing retail presence 
in Erie County. Our decision to enter this market area was a reflection of our princi-
pled approach to expansion prospects that fit our targeted service area and offers a 
high probability of solid and profitable growth. 

Another important strategic initiative in 2013 was to better manage the Bank’s 
interest rate risk by working to originate credits which generally provide higher re-
turns and have shorter durations than residential mortgage loans.  As a result we fo-
cused our attention on originating commercial real estate and business loans. This 
initiative yielded a substantial measure of success despite the sluggish Upstate New 
York economy, as it provided Lake Shore Savings with the opportunity to diversify 
its loan portfolio by adding variable rate loans with shorter maturities and higher 
yields than typical fixed rate residential mortgages loans. Our success was achieved 
without deviation from the effective underwriting standards which are the founda-
tion for Lake Shore’s very strong asset quality metrics. Even with our increased focus 
on commercial lending, we plan to continue to originate residential mortgage loans 
going forward, and expect that one- to four-family residential mortgage loans will 
continue to be the dominant type of loan in our portfolio. However, we also expect 
that the growth of our commercial lending will work to mitigate the Bank’s interest 
rate risk vulnerability in future rising rate environments.

Daniel P. Reininga 
President and 
Chief Executive Officer

Gary W. Winger 
Chairman of the Board

Another element of our interest rate risk strategy involves reducing 
and controlling the cost of funds by improving our funding mix. We 
accomplished this by adding more core (non-time) deposits and 
by focusing on building longer-term customer relationships. This 
approach, which involves offering competitive core deposit prod-
ucts and leveraging our customer service culture, complements our 
commercial lending strategy and helps to attract lower cost core 
deposits as part of these borrower relationships. The effectiveness 
of this approach is evident from the growth of our average core 
(non-time) deposits which increased $15.6 million, or 8.7%, from the 
end of 2012.  

We believe that all of these accomplishments are reflective of a 
sound strategic approach to serving our Western New York market 
area, and are indicative of a year where we performed for our cus-
tomers, for our communities and for our shareholders.

Our Customer Focus Yields Solid  
Earnings

Our financial strength, focus on meeting the needs of our commu-
nities and emphasis on providing high quality customer service 
have made Lake Shore Savings a well-respected  Western New York 
community bank during its 122 year history. Goodwill is earned; the 
community’s recognition of and respect for Lake Shore’s service cul-
ture continues to bring customers through our doors regardless of 
whether the branch has been an established part of the community 
for decades or a new location in our expanded service footprint. Our 
community focus energizes our approach to business which in turn 
drives our performance. This approach continues to yield excellent 
bottom-line results as it did in 2013 with record net income of $3.7 
million or $0.65 per diluted share, a solid and consistent outcome 
in a slow growth economic environment.  Our bottom-line perfor-
mance was a result of our net interest margin increase of 8 basis 
points, compared to 2012, reflecting growth in our core deposits 
and a reduced dependence on CDs and FHLB borrowings.

Our record 2013 financial performance contributed to an already 
strong capital base, which exceeded all applicable regulatory 
requirements during the year. On December 31, 2013 the Bank’s 
total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 25.08%, an increase 
of 131 basis points from the 2012 year end, and our Tier 1 capital to 
risk-weighted assets ratio of 24.36%, was up 132  basis points for the 
same period. We expect that our consistent financial performance 
will enable us to maintain a strong capital position going forward. 

Lake Shore’s asset quality has been, and remains, a core operating 
strength. Our asset quality metrics are significantly better than 
broad industry or peer averages and are a reflection of our solid and 
consistent approach to underwriting loans. Non-performing loans 
as a percentage of total loans were 1.66% on December 31, 2013, 20 
basis points better than the average for all FDIC reporting savings 
banks at December 31, 2013. Our lower provision for loan losses in 
2013, $105,000 compared to $656,000 in 2012, was reflective of fa-
vorable asset quality trends throughout the year, and of net charge-
offs of only $98,000 or 0.04% as a percentage of average loans. 

effectively deployed to grow the Bank for the benefit of our inves-
tors. However, due to current regulations of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, it was necessary for the MHC to seek 
approval from its members (depositors of Lake Shore Savings Bank) 
to waive its right to receive these dividends. In the 1st quarter of 
2013, the MHC obtained  approval to waive receipt of dividends 
declared during the following 12 months from its depositors and 
the Federal Reserve Board.   On February 5, 2014, the MHC members 
once again voted to authorize the waiver of dividends declared by 
the Company aggregating up to $0.28 per share through February 4, 
2015, and on March 6, 2014, the Federal Reserve Board approval was 
obtained. 

Measuring Success in 2014

We expect the operating environment for community banks to 
remain challenging in 2014 with continued low interest rates, the 
burden of shifting regulatory requirements, and slow growth mar-
kets where banks must continue to compete for a limited number 
of quality lending opportunities. Despite these very significant 
challenges, we are encouraged by our business prospects for 2014. 
We have an experienced and capable team in place focused on 
advancing our strategic growth objectives. 

We expect to benefit from investments made in enhancing our 
“digital bank” and we plan to continue investing in the Bank’s  
service technology platform in 2014. Our plans include enhance-
ments targeted at both individual and business banking customers 
and include an enhanced online bill pay product, improved ACH 
capabilities, a mobile banking application (“app”), and improved 
check capture processing. These steps will elevate  the convenience 
and satisfaction of our customers, as well as drive a higher degree 
of efficiency to our service and product delivery. We don’t expect to 
make new investments in bricks and mortar in 2014; however, we’ll 
remain opportunistic in evaluating  potential transactions which  
have the ability to move the market share needle or drive additional 
profitability.     

We will continue to focus on adding high-quality commercial credits 
to our balance sheet to moderate future interest rate risk, while 
at the same time driving organic growth in our core deposit base 
through expanded customer relationships. Furthermore, we have 
made an ongoing commitment to continue to invest in the develop-
ment of our employees through leadership and training programs 
which emphasize customer service qualities and sales activities.

As we have done in the past, we will maintain a strong financial 
position as an independent bank with an emphasis on profitability, 
fair returns for our investors, and bank safety and soundness. We will 
build on our success as a locally operated financial institution which 
remains totally invested in the success of the communities we serve. 
Our high performing Board of Directors will continue to provide a 
wealth of business experience, along with important knowledge of 
our customers and communities, appropriately guiding the Compa-
ny’s strategic direction.

We thank you for your continued strong support and we look for-
ward to updating you on our progress throughout 2014.  

The Measure of Success for Investors

Yours truly,

Your Board of Directors believes that paying a meaningful dividend 
is an important part of providing a return on investment to our 
shareholders. During 2013, cash dividends of $0.28 per share of 
common stock were declared, and based on the closing stock price 
of $12.20 on December 31, 2013, the dividend provided an implied 
return to shareholders of 2.3% for the year. Historically, Lake Shore, 
MHC (the “MHC”), the parent company of Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. 
and Lake Shore Savings Bank, has waived its right to receive divi-
dends declared on its more than 3.6 million shares of the Company’s 
common stock. Our Board believes that this capital can be more  

Daniel P. Reininga  
President and Chief Executive Officer

Gary W. Winger 
Chairman of the Board

Board of Directors

Our fully engaged Board of Directors will continue to provide a wealth of experience to the process of guiding the Company’s strategic  
direction.

Gary W. Winger:  
Chairman of the 
Board, 
Principal, Compass 
Consulting, Inc.

Nancy L. Yocum:  
Vice Chairperson of the 
Board, retired CPA and 
former Partner of  
Brumfield & Associates

Daniel P. Reininga: 
President & Chief  
Executive Officer

Susan C. Ballard: 
Sales Manager at Essex 
Homes of Western New 
York 

Tracy S. Bennett:  
CPA and Former Vice 
President of Administra-
tion, SUNY Fredonia 

Sharon E. Brautigam: 
Partner, Brautigam & 
Brautigam, LLP 

Reginald S. Corsi: 
Former Executive Vice 
President and Chief  
Operations Officer of 
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

David C. Mancuso: 
Former President and 
Chief Executive Officer 
of Lake Shore Bancorp, 
Inc.

Kevin M. Sanvidge: 
Former Executive Vice 
President of Admin-
istration and Supply 
Chain at Cliffstar 
Corporation 

Directors Emeritus: 
Michael E. Brunecz and Dr. James P. Foley

Lake Shore Savings Bank Senior Management Team

Front Row (left to right): Charles D. Brooks: Assistant Vice President, Beverly J. Sutton: Internal Auditor, Rachel A. Foley: Chief Financial Officer and 
Treasurer, Nicole May: Compliance Officer, Sonia N. Ortolano: Vice President and Management Information Systems Officer, Cynthia Guenther: Loan 
Operation  &  Servicing  Manager.  Second  Row  (left  to  right):    Louis  P.  DiPalma: Vice  President,  Commercial  and  Small  Business  Lending  Chautauqua 
County and Fredonia Branch Manager,  David P. Warren: Vice President, Commercial Lending Division, Nancy L. LaTulip: Vice President, Commercial and 
Small Business Lending Erie County, Janinne Fiegl Dugan: Vice President and Human Resources Officer, Steven Schiavone: Controller. Back Row: Daniel 
P. Reininga: President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Our  Senior  Management Team  is  made  up  of  individuals  with  
diverse backgrounds and many years of experience in the bank-
ing  industry.   The  team  members  work  together  to  apply  their 
experiences  and  knowledge  to  implement  the  processes  and 
procedures  necessary  to  achieve  the  Company’s  strategic  plan.  
During 2013, the team was involved in creating succession plans 
for  each  department,  enhancing  existing  business  resumption 
plans, and negotiating with vendors to provide improved  prod-
ucts  and  services.    As  a  result  of  these  negotiations,  the  team 
will  be  actively  involved  in  implementing  new  digital  banking  
services  for  our  customers  during  2014,  which  will  include  the 
launch  of  mobile  banking  for  retail  use,  improved  bill  payment 

services,  and  enhanced  cash  management  applications  for 
our  small  business  and  commercial  customers.    The  successful  
implementation of this digital technology will enable the Com-
pany  to  continue  to  offer  competitive  products  and  services  to 
our customers.  The Senior Management Team leads the Compa-
ny employees in keeping the Company on track as guided by its 
mission statement of “Putting People First” which means helping 
our customers, energizing our employees, respecting our share-
holders and serving the communities in our region.  The Senior 
Management  Team  is  dedicated  to  meeting  the  needs  of  the 
Bank’s customers through quality customer service and product 
offerings.

Selected Financial Data
Our selected consolidated financial and other data is set forth below, which is derived in part from, and should be read in conjunction 
with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, beginning on page F-1 of our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(Dollars in thousands)

Selected Financial 
Condition Data:

Total assets  

Loans, net 

Securities available for sale 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock 

Total cash and cash equivalents  

Total deposits 

Short-term borrowings 

Long-term debt 

Total stockholders’ equity  

Allowance for loan losses 

Non-performing loans 

Non-performing assets 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Selected Operating Data: 

Interest income 

Interest expense 

Net interest income  

Provision for loan losses 

Net interest income after  
   provision for loan losses  

Total non-interest income 

Total non-interest expense  

Income before income taxes 

Income taxes  

Net income 

Basic earnings per common share  

Diluted earnings per common share 

Dividends declared per share  

As of December 31,

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009

$ 482,167 

$ 482,387 

$ 488,597 

$ 479,047 

$ 425,656

277,345 

157,964 

1,560 

17,202 

272,933 

159,368 

1,852 

19,765 

275,068 

164,165 

2,219 

23,704 

263,031 

153,924 

2,401 

33,514 

259,174

118,381

2,535

22,064

388,235 

378,543 

379,798 

375,785 

318,414 

11,650 

7,850 

65,271 

1,813 

4,606 

5,187 

11,200 

14,400 

66,985 

1,806 

2,420 

3,000 

6,910 

27,230 

63,947 

1,366 

2,798 

3,113 

5,000 

34,160 

55,210 

953 

2,341 

2,645 

6,850

36,150 

55,446

1,564 

1,677

1,999

For the year ended December 31,

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009

 $ 18,614 

$ 19,650 

$ 20,765 

$ 19,926 

$ 19,693

3,556 

15,058 

105 

14,953 

2,092 

12,334 

4,711 

968 

$ 3,743 

$ 0.66 

$ 0.65 

$ 0.28 

4,603 

15,047 

656 

14,391 

2,030 

11,811 

4,610 

984 

5,636 

15,129 

415 

14,714 

1,666 

11,307 

5,073 

1,393 

6,316 

13,610 

2,115 

11,495 

3,454 

11,533 

3,416 

373 

7,929 

11,764

265 

11,499

2,415 

11,035

2,879 

718

$ 3,626 

$ 3,680 

$ 3,043 

$ 2,161

$ 0.64 

$ 0.64 

$ 0.25 

$ 0.65 

$ 0.65 

$ 0.28 

$ 0.53 

$ 0.53 

$ 0.24 

$ 0.37

$ 0.37

$ 0.20

 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data

Performance Ratios: 
Return on average assets  

Return on average equity 

Dividend payout ratio (1) 

Interest rate spread (2) 

Net interest margin (3)  

Efficiency ratio (4) 

Non-interest expense to average 
   total assets 

Average interest-earning assets to  
   average interest-bearing liabilities 

Capital ratios:
Total risk-based capital to risk  
   weighted assets (5) 

Tier 1 risk-based capital to risk  
   weighted assets (5) 
Tangible capital to tangible assets (5) 

Tier 1 leverage (core) capital to  

   adjustable tangible assets (5) 

Equity to total assets 

Asset quality ratios:
Non-performing loans as a 
   percent of total net loans 

Non-performing assets as a 
   percent of total assets 

Allowance for loan losses as a  
   percent of total net loans 

Allowance for loan losses as a 
   percent of non-performing loans 

Other data:
Number of full service offices 

As of  December 31,

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

0.77% 

5.64% 

43.08% 

3.19% 

3.34% 

71.92% 

0.74% 

5.47% 

39.06% 

3.07% 

3.26% 

69.16% 

0.76% 

6.15% 

0.67% 

5.32% 

0.52%

3.93% 

43.08% 

45.28% 

54.05%

3.14% 

3.34% 

2.98% 

3.21% 

2.70%

3.03%

67.32% 

67.59% 

77.83%

2.55% 

2.40% 

2.34% 

2.54% 

2.65%

119.39% 

119.69% 

116.58% 

115.39% 

116.16%

25.08% 

23.77% 

21.81% 

20.44% 

20.33%

24.36% 

12.75% 

12.75% 

13.54% 

23.04% 

12.14% 

12.14% 

13.89% 

21.27% 

11.18% 

11.18% 

13.09% 

20.05% 

10.28% 

10.28% 

11.52% 

19.95%

10.85%

10.85%

13.03%

1.66% 

0.89% 

1.02% 

0.89% 

0.65%

1.08% 

0.62% 

0.64% 

0.55% 

0.47%

0.65% 

0.66% 

0.50% 

0.36% 

0.60% 

39.36% 

74.63% 

48.82% 

40.71% 

93.26%

11 

10 

10 

10 

9

(1)  

(2)  

(3)  

(4)  

(5)  

Represents dividends declared per share as a percent of diluted earnings per share.

Represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the year.

Represents the net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the year.

Represents non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

Represents the capital ratios of Lake Shore Savings Bank since Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., as a savings and loan holding company, is not currently subject 
to formula-based requirements at the holding company level.

Cautionary Statement

The statements contained herein that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which state-
ments generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “target,” “plan,” “project” or “continue” or the 
negatives thereof or other variations thereon or similar terminology, and are made on the basis of management’s current plans and analyses of our business and the industry in which 
we operate as a whole. These factors in some cases have affected, and in the future could affect, our financial performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from those 
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information on factors that could affect the Company’s business and results are discussed in the Company’s periodic reports 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for 2013. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking 
statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A Recipe for Success...

With Lake Shore Savings, the Chautauqua County IDA and Rae Foods, providing just the right ingredients

Supporting Business Growth in Chautauqua County

During 2013, Lake Shore Savings was instrumental in financing the 
first new manufacturing facility to locate in the Chautauqua Coun-
ty town of Westfield, New York in approximately 40 years. This new 
venture for Rae Foods, Inc. is expected to result in 15 new jobs in the 
company’s first year of operation and up to 50 new positions over the 
initial five years of the business. 

This newest addition to the Westfield business community is the in-
spiration of Beverly Braley and her daughter Rachelle McFeely. The 
mother and daughter team leveraged a combined 45 years of food 
manufacturing experience to launch their own business, when they 
acquired Nowinski Pierogies of New Castle, Pennsylvania in 2013.

Working  in  conjunction  with  the  County  of  Chautauqua  Industrial 
Development  Agency  (CCIDA),  Lake  Shore  Savings  participated  in 
providing a funding package for Rae Foods which also included fi-
nancing from the CCIDA administered AL Tech Revolving Loan Fund 
for working capital, machinery and equipment.  Tax incentives were 
also provided by the CCIDA along with additional economic incen-
tives  approved  by  Empire  State  Development.  This  collaborative 
financing  arrangement  made  it  possible  for  Rae  Foods  to  acquire, 
renovate and equip a 15,000 square foot facility in Westfield which 
became the new home of the Nowinski Pierogies manufacturing op-
eration in November. Although Rae Foods is a relatively new Western 
New  York  business,  many  are  already  familiar  with  the  company’s 
products  which  have  sold  since  the  company’s  founding,  in  1998, 
in six varieties in local corner markets. Western New Yorkers are also 
familiar with the quality associated with the Nowinski name, as the 
winner of Buffalo’s “Pierogi Power” competition in 2006.

After  learning  that  Nowinski  Pierogies  was  available  from  owners 
who were interested in retiring and at the same time wanting to see 
the company continue to grow under new ownership, Beverly and 
Rachelle  started  the  process  of  evaluating  this  opportunity.  They 
came away convinced that they could, through the deployment of 
their solid business principles and practices, improve on an already 
good  product,  increase  production  efficiency  and,  most  important 
substantially increase sales.

As the vice president of a bakery manufacturer, Beverly was instru-
mental in the company’s growth from yearly revenue of $1.0 million 
dollars to annual sales of more than $36 million.  This understanding 
of driving growth in a small business will be of pivotal importance 
as Beverly and Rachelle work to take Nowinski Pierogies to the next 
level. This process was started by identifying the right manufacturing 
location, which just happened to be in Westfield, and which was ap-
parent from the broad support provided by local, state and federally 
elected officials, area economic development agencies and by their 
new financial institution – Lake Shore Savings.   

The next step was the substan-
tial  conversion  of  the  Fireman’s 
Exempt  Hall  in  Westfield  into  a 
state-of-the-art  manufacturing 
facility  able  to  meet  the  strin-
regulations 
gent  codes  and 
of  the  food  industry.  With  the 
perfecting  of  their  production 
lines Rae Foods has entered the 
market place and is providing the finest Pierogi products available to 
retail, food service, co-pack and private label customers. 

Lake  Shore  Savings  involvement  in  bringing  this  important  new 
business to Chautauqua County demonstrates our commitment to 
the markets we serve. We believe that Rae Foods has the potential to 
provide a significant positive economic benefit to the Village of West-
field and to Chautauqua County as a whole, through the creation of 
a significant number of new jobs. The positive economic impact on a 
new company reaches far beyond the owners and the employees of 
the business driving additional spending to other businesses located 
in the community. The importance of this for the smaller communi-
ties in Western New York cannot be overstated.         

Succeeding Beyond All Expectations

Mikey’s vision quickly became a passionate goal for the Lake Shore Savings employees who accepted the challenge...

to Mikey’s Way and each Lake Shore branch created its own version 
of a Mikey’s Way Connection Cart.  Our associates shared the Mikey’s 
Way story with customers, community groups, local schools, Cham-
bers of Commerce and area merchants. Clothing retailer Aeropost-
ale contributed more than $5,000 to Lake Shore Savings’ fundraising 
efforts, enabling the presentation of a check for more than $26,000 
to  the  Mikey’s  Way  Founda-
tion  in  November.  Our  as-
sociates  continue  to  receive 
donations  for  the  founda-
tion  along  with  responding 
to  requests  by  area  retail 
merchants  and  community 
groups  for  information  on 
sponsoring  a  Mikey’s  Way 
Connection Cart.

In  2013,  Lake  Shore  Savings  was  awarded  the  Mikey’s  Way  Hero 
Award for its efforts to raise money to support the organization. “Put-
ting People First” is not simply our Bank’s mission statement, it is a 
fundamental belief shared by all Lake Shore Savings Bank associates. 
Our  commitment  to  our  customers  goes  beyond  the  daily  nine  to 
five and when we focus on meeting the needs of our community we 
succeed beyond all expectation.

Mikey’s Way Foundation

Lake Shore Savings Bank has a proud history of supporting organi-
zations which provide services that help to improve the lives of the 
residents of our Western New York service area. These organizations 
address  an  important  need  within  our  community,  have  a  concise 
mission and are efficient and effective at providing their service. Our 
commitment to be involved in the communities we serve, along with 
our dedicated approach to identifying the right opportunities for in-
volvement led us to the Mikey’s Way Foundation.

The mission of Mikey’s Way is to enrich the lives of children with can-
cer and other life threatening conditions, by helping them to cope 
with the isolation, boredom and fear associated with life-threatening 
illnesses. This is accomplished by enabling the child to remain con-
nected with their friends, family and school, helping them to cope 
with  the  long  hours,  days  and  weeks  of  separation  that  they  must 
endure. 

Mikey’s Way is a non-profit organization that received its vision from 
founder, Michael “Mikey” Friedman, who lost his battle with cancer 
at the age of 19. Early in his treatment, Mikey realized that while the 
doctors  were  doing  everything  they  could  to  help  him  physically, 
that long hours of treatment were taking an emotional toll on him. 
The more that he was able to distract himself, the better he tolerated 
the side effects from chemotherapy. Through research Mikey gained 
an understanding of the significance of the mind-body connection, 
and how remaining connected, could be beneficial in terms of the 
healing process. The Mikey’s Way organization helps children cope 
with long hours, days and weeks of separation from loved ones by 
providing  gifts  of  iPads,  tablets,  and  other  electronic  devices  from 
the “Mikey’s  Way Connection Carts” .

The  Bank’s  involvement  with  Mikey’s  Way  was  initiated  in  August 
2012, with a commitment to sponsor one of the Mikey’s Way Con-
nection Carts.  The “Mikey’s Way Connection Cart” travels the pediat-
ric floors of various hospitals, including Roswell Park Cancer Institute 
and Buffalo Children’s Hospital, giving away all forms of electronics 
with each child able to select the item that will work best for them. 
Since the foundation’s inception in 2005, it has reached over 3,000 
seriously ill children.

The  response  from  our  associates  to  the  Company’s  commitment 
to sponsor a cart has been and remains inspirational. Accepting the 
challenge  to  raise  $5,000  for  one  of  the  Mikey’s  Way  Connection 
Carts, our associates dedicated the month of October 2012 to real-
izing this goal. To meet the challenge they decorated branch lobbies 
with a tail-gate theme and raffled off Buffalo Bills tickets, held basket 
raffles and bake sales, made donations on “wear your jeans to work 
day”, held 50/50 drawings, and requested donations from customers 
and non-customers alike. As a result of their efforts and creativity our 
Bank provided over $20,000, in funding for four Mikey’s Way Connec-
tion Cart visits at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Buffalo Children’s 
Hospital! 

Lake Shore Savings renewed its relationship with Mikey’s Way in 2013 
with a commitment to raise funds, as well as increase awareness and 
community  support  for  the  foundation.  September  was  dedicated 

Branch Locations

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 
BRANCH LOCATIONS

ERIE COUNTY 
BRANCH LOCATIONS

128 East Fourth Street
Dunkirk, New York 14048
Phone: 716-366-4070
Fax: 716-366-2965

30 East Main Street
Fredonia, New York 14063
Phone: 716-673-9555
Fax: 716-679-0696

115 East Fourth Street
Jamestown, New York 14701
Phone: 716-664-1103
Fax: 716-664-1183

1 Green Avenue, WE
Lakewood, New York 14701
Phone: 716-483-3400
Fax: 716-483-3468

106 East Main Street
Westfield, New York 14787
Phone: 716-326-4414
Fax: 716-326-4422

570 Dick Road
Depew, New York 14043
Phone: 716-898-2022
Fax: 716-684-5069

5751 Transit Road
East Amherst, New York 14051
Phone: 716-688-6114
Fax: 716-688-5941

59 Main Street
Hamburg, New York 14075
Phone: 716-646-9480
Fax: 716-646-9481

3438 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, New York 14217
Phone: 716-898-2010
Fax: 716-874-2057

3111 Union Road
Orchard Park, New York 14127
Phone: 716-674-2066
Fax: 716-674-4347

4950 Main Street
Snyder, N Y 14226
Phone: 716- 898-2101
Fax: 716- 839-1404 

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
31 East Fourth Street 
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Phone: 716-366-4070
Fax: 716-366-3010
www.lakeshoresavings.com

Lake Shore Savings Bank Officers

Daniel P. Reininga 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Rachel A. Foley 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Janinne Fiegl Dugan 
Vice President, Human Resource Officer

Nicole May 
Compliance Officer

Steven Schiavone 
Controller

Beverly J. Sutton 
Internal Auditor

Lori F. Danforth 
Corporate Secretary

Louis P. DiPalma 
Vice President

George H. Gardner 
Vice President

John P. Huber 
Vice President

Nancy L. LaTulip 
Vice President

Beverley J. Mulkin 
Vice President

Sonia N. Ortolano 
Vice President, MIS Officer 

David P. Warren 
Vice President

Charles D. Brooks 
Assistant Vice President 

Theresa M. Campanella 
Assistant Vice President

Adam J. Dimitri 
Assistant Vice President

Magdalena Dye 
Assistant Vice President 

Gabriele J. Maddalena 
Assistant Vice President

Nancy L. March 
Assistant Vice President

Sally A. Pyne 
Assistant Vice President

Barbara M. Fancher 
Assistant Vice President

Shareholder Information

Annual Shareholders Meeting
May 21, 2014
8:30 a.m.
Clarion Hotel
The Lighthouse Room
30 Lake Shore Drive East
Dunkirk, NY 14048

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

Stock Listing
The NASDAQ Global Market
under the symbol LSBK

Special Counsel
Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, PC
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Suite 780
Washington, DC 20015

Independent Auditors
ParenteBeard LLC
20 Stanwix Street
Suite 800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Transfer Agent and Registrar
Registrar and Transfer Company
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
800-368-5948

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.
31 East Fourth Street  |  Dunkirk, NY 14048  |  716.366.4070 
www.lakeshoresavings.com

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

THE MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS

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Annual Report 2013