The Company’s Common Stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “ABFS.” The following table sets forth the high and low recorded last sale prices of the Common Stock during the periods indicated as reported by Nasdaq and the cash dividends declared:

                                                Cash
                              High      Low   Dividend
1996
  First quarter             $9.375    $5.000    $.01
  Second quarter             9.250     6.875       -
  Third quarter              7.688     5.125       -
  Fourth quarter             7.375     4.125       -

1995
  First quarter            $13.000   $10.500    $.01
  Second quarter            11.500     7.938     .01
  Third quarter             13.875     8.500     .01
  Fourth quarter            11.875     6.625     .01

At March 10, 1997, there were 19,504,473 shares of the Company’s stock outstanding which were held by 959 shareholders of record and through approximately 7,000 nominee or street name accounts with brokers.

The Company’s Board of Directors suspended payment of dividends on the Company’s Common Stock during the second quarter of 1996. The declaration and payment of, and the timing, amount and form of future dividends on the Common Stock will be determined based on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, certain corporate law requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

The Company’s credit agreement limits the total amount of “restricted payments” that the Company may make, including dividends on its capital stock, to $6.5 million in any one calendar year. The annual dividend requirements on the Company’s preferred stock totals approximately $4.3 million.