UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended                                                      December 31, 2011                                               

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from __________________ to __________________.
 
Commission File Number:                                                                  0-27672                                                 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa
401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan

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

North Central Bancshares, Inc.
825 Central Avenue
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Federal Savings Bank of
Iowa 401(k) and Stock
Ownership Plan

Financial Report
December 31, 2011

 
 
 
 

Table of Contents

   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1
   
Financial Statements
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits,
 
December 31, 2011 and 2010
2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for
 
Benefits, Year Ended December 31, 2011
3
Notes to Financial Statements
4 - 13
   
Supplemental Schedule
 
Schedule H - Part IV, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets
 
(Held at End of Year), December 31, 2011
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Plan Administrator and Participants
First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
Fort Dodge, Iowa


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011.  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 auditing 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 First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of the year ended December 31, 2011, 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 United States Department of Labor 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 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.





Des Moines, Iowa
/s/ McGladrey LLP

June 15, 2012

 
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First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
       
             
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
           
December 31, 2011 and 2010
           
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Investments, at fair value
  $ 7,652,088     $ 7,340,398  
                 
Receivables
               
     Employer contributions
    1,523       292  
     Notes receivable from participants
    151,298       119,760  
Total receivables
    152,821       120,052  
                 
Total assets
    7,804,909       7,460,450  
                 
LIABILITIES
    -       -  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE
    7,804,909       7,460,450  
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (18,625 )     (13,481 )
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 7,786,284     $ 7,446,969  
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
               


 
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First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
   
     
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
   
Year Ended December 31, 2011
   
     
     
     
Additions to net assets attributed to:
   
Investment income:
   
Interest and dividends
$ 23,888  
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  176,732  
Interest income on notes receivable from participants
  4,449  
Contributions:
     
Participants
  480,270  
Employer
  143,313  
Other
  408  
       
    829,060  
       
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
     
Benefits paid to participants
  479,481  
Administrative expenses
  10,264  
       
    489,745  
       
Net increase
  339,315  
       
Net assets available for benefits:
     
Beginning of year
  7,446,969  
End of year
$ 7,786,284  
       
       
       
       
       
       
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     

 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
Note 1.  
Plan Description
 
The following description of the First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General and eligibility :  The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company).  Employees are eligible to make salary deferral contributions on the first day of the month coincident with or following the completion of 60 days of service and attainment of age 21.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Contributions and investment options :  Each year participants may contribute from 1% to 100% of pretax annual compensation, subject to an annual limit, as defined by the Plan.  Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans.  The employer will match 50% of employee contributions, not in excess of 6%.  In addition, the Company may also make discretionary contributions to the Plan.  No discretionary contribution was made for 2011 or 2010.  Participants direct the investment both of their contributions and employer contributions (if any) into various investment options as made available and determined by the Plan Administrator.  Participants may change their investment options daily.

Participant accounts :  Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s matching contribution, (b) the Company’s discretionary contributions and (c) Plan earnings, and is charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined.  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 contributions and actual earnings thereon.  Employer contributions into participant accounts and earnings thereon are fully vested after three years of service.

Payment of benefits :  Participants or their beneficiaries are eligible for benefits upon heavy financial need, retirement, termination, death or disability.  Benefits shall be distributed through the participant election of a lump-sum payment or annuity.

Notes receivable from participants :  Participants may borrow from the vested portion of their account any amount between $1,000 and $50,000, reduced by their highest outstanding note receivable balance from the Plan during the preceding 12 months.  In no event can a participant borrow more than 50% of their vested account balance.  Terms range from 1 - 30 years for the purchase of a primary residence or 1 - 5 years for all other notes receivable.  The notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2011 are due at varying dates through February 2023, with interest rates ranging from 4.25% - 6.00%.  The notes receivable are secured by the balance in the participant’s account.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.

 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
Note 2.  
Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of accounting :  The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

Investment valuation and income recognition :  The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 10 for discussion of fair value measurements.

As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP), investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan.  The Plan invests in investment contracts through a bank common collective trust.  As required by the FSP, the statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment in the bank common collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in the bank common collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts.  The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest is recorded on the accrual basis.

Notes receivable from participants :  Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent loans are treated as distributions based upon the terms of the plan document.

Payment of benefits :  Benefits are recorded when paid.

Forfeitures :  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $17 and $14, respectively.  Forfeitures are used to pay plan expenses and reduce employer contributions.  Forfeitures used to reduce employer contributions totaled $8,857 and $5,201 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Accounting estimates and assumptions :  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
Recent accounting pronouncements :  In May 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements made in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards.  The guidance does not extend the use of fair value accounting, but provides guidance on how it should be applied in situations where it is already required or permitted.  The guidance is included in the Codification as part of ASC 820.  The guidance is effective for public companies during the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the Plan’s financial position or Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 
Note 3.  
Administrative Expenses
 
Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Company.  No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.  Certain other administrative expenses are paid directly by the Plan.

 
Note 4.  
Investments
 
The following table presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Common collective trusts:
           
Principal Stable Value Fund, at fair value
  $ 819,674     $ 673,502  
Principal Stable Value Fund, at contract value
    801,049       660,021  
Pooled separate accounts:
               
Principal Large-Cap S&P 500 Index Fund
    486,500       506,043  
Principal Mid-Cap S&P 400 Index Fund
    497,271       568,652  
Mutual funds:
               
PIMCO Total Return Fund
    486,425       474,966  
Common stock of North Central Bancshares, Inc.
    3,265,066       3,170,099  


 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Plan’s investments in pooled separate accounts (estimated fair value), commoncollective trust (estimated fair value), common stock (quoted market price), and mutual funds (quoted market price) (including investments bought, sold and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:


Pooled separate accounts
$ (43,529 )
Common/collective trust funds
  10,662  
Common stock
  237,832  
Mutual funds
  (28,233 )
  $ 176,732  


 
Note 5.  
Investment Contract with Principal Life Insurance Company
 
The common/collective trust fund, titled the Principal Stable Value Fund (the “Fund”) offers a diversified group of investments with competitive levels of yield consistent with a stable fixed-income methodology and a prudent assumption of investment risk. The Fund provides stability of returns, liquidity to pay plan benefits and a high credit quality by investing in conventional, synthetic and separate account investment contracts (collective contracts) issued by life insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. These contracts allow for their principal value to remain stable regardless of the volatility of the financial markets.

As described in Note 2, because the investment contract is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the investment contract. Contract value, as reported to the Plan by Principal, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s contract value was $801,049 with a fair value of $819,674.  As of December 31, 2010, the Fund’s contract value was $660,021 with a fair value of $673,502.

The contributions are maintained in a general account which is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The investment contract issuer is contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan. Below is a summary of the average contract yield in the aggregate for all contracts for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
 
    2011   2010
Average yield based on interest rates credited to participants                                                                                                             1.79%  2.19%
Weighted average crediting rate of all investment contracts     1.79%  2.20%
 
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include termination of the contract, spin-offs, divestitures, layoffs, corporate relocation, partial or total Plan termination, retirement incentive programs, and the liberalization of Plan withdrawal or transfer rules. Upon occurrence of any of these events, a market value adjustment may apply. The Plan Administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.

 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
The Fund may terminate the investment contract with the Plan by providing 12 months advance written notice to the contract owner for reasonable cause, which includes the contract owner’s failure to abide by federal law, failure to render performance necessary to comply with the terms of the contract, Plan disqualification and failure to adopt the Plan in a reasonable period of time. Upon termination by the Fund, a market value adjustment may apply.

 
Note 6.  
Plan Termination
 
The Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of termination of the Plan, employees will become fully vested in accounts.

 
Note 7.  
Tax Status
 
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated March 7, 2002 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.  However, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

Under the accounting guidance on uncertainty in income taxes, management evaluated the Plan's tax positions and concluded that the Plan had maintained its tax exempt status and has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustments to the financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. The Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years before 2008.

 
Note 8.  
Related-Party Transactions
 
The Plan purchased 9,159 and 9,038 shares of common stock of North Central Bancshares, Inc., a party-in-interest, for $153,989 and $140,125 and sold 17,304 and 2,781 shares for $296,854 and $42,534 during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Plan received $7,515 of dividend income on the North Central Bancshares, Inc. common stock during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Certain Plan investments are shares of pooled separate accounts and common/collective trust funds managed by Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company d/b/a Principal Trust Company.  Principal Life Insurance Company and Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company d/b/a Principal Trust Company are the custodians as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
Note 9.  
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain 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 participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
 
Note 10.  
Fair Value Measurements
 
Accounting guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities using a hierarchy system, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement.  It clarifies that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business.

The Plan’s statement of net assets available for benefits contains Plan investments and participant loans that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  The three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value is as follows:

Level 1 uses quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 uses observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3 uses unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

When available, quoted market prices are used to determine the fair value of investments held in the Plan and such items are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  An example is mutual funds with available market prices.  A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.  The level to which an asset or liability is classified is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.  There have been no changes in valuation methodologies at December 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 assets or liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Pooled separate accounts :  Net asset value (NAV) of each of the pooled separate accounts is calculated in a manner consistent with U.S. GAAP for investment companies and is determinative of their fair value and represents the price at which the Plan would be able to initiate a transaction.  Several of the separate accounts invest in publicly quoted mutual funds or actively managed stocks.  The fair value of the underlying mutual funds or stock is used to determine the NAV of the separate account, which is not publicly quoted.  These fair values are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Common/collective trust :  The common/collective trust fund is reported at fair value as determined by the NAV.  The NAV is based on the underlying investments comprising the trust based upon audited financial statements and is classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
 
 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
North Central Bancshares, Inc. common stock :  The common stock fund contains the Plan’s investment in North Central Bancshares, Inc. common stock, which is recorded at fair value, which is the closing price per the NASDAQ Global Market, and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Mutual funds :  Mutual funds are reported at fair value based on the quoted market price of the fund and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:


    Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011  
           Quoted Prices in      Significant Other      Significant  
     Total      Active Markets for      Observable      Unobservable  
   
December 31,
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
2011
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
                         
Assets:
                       
North Central Bancshares, Inc.
                       
common stock
  $ 3,265,066     $ 3,265,066     $ -     $ -  
Mutual funds:
                               
Fixed income
    486,425       486,425       -       -  
International equity
    46,571       46,571       -       -  
Large U.S. equity
    331,009       331,009       -       -  
Small/mid-size U.S. equity
    141,776       141,776       -       -  
Total mutual funds
    1,005,781       1,005,781       -       -  
Common collective trusts
    819,674       -       819,674       -  
Pooled separate accounts:
                               
Large U.S. equity
    486,500       -       486,500       -  
Small/mid-size U.S. equity
    707,913       -       707,913       -  
International equity
    96,368       -       96,368       -  
Balanced funds
    1,265,308       -       1,265,308       -  
Other
    5,478       -       5,478       -  
Total pooled separate accounts
    2,561,567       -       2,561,567       -  
Total
  $ 7,652,088     $ 4,270,847     $ 3,381,241     $ -  
 

 
 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
   
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010
 
         
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant Other
   
Significant
 
   
Total
   
Active Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
December 31,
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
2010
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
                         
Assets:
                       
North Central Bancshares, Inc.
                       
common stock
  $ 3,170,099     $ 3,170,099     $ -     $ -  
Mutual funds:
                               
Fixed income
    474,966       474,966       -       -  
International equity
    33,024       33,024       -       -  
Large U.S. equity
    326,829       326,829       -       -  
Small/mid-size U.S. equity
    93,736       93,736       -       -  
Total mutual funds
    928,555       928,555       -       -  
Common collective trusts
    673,502       -       673,502       -  
Pooled separate accounts:
                               
Large U.S. equity
    516,470       -       516,470       -  
Small/mid-size U.S. equity
    783,979       -       783,979       -  
International equity
    114,891       -       114,891       -  
Balanced funds
    1,150,676       -       1,150,676       -  
Other
    2,226       -       2,226       -  
Total pooled separate accounts
    2,568,242       -       2,568,242       -  
Total
  $ 7,340,398     $ 4,098,654     $ 3,241,744     $ -  

The following table sets forth additional disclosures of the Plan’s investments whose fair value is estimated using net asset value per share as of December 31, 2011:


   
Fair
   
Unfunded
 
Redemption
Redemption
Investment
 
Value
   
Commitment
 
Frequency
Notice Period
                 
Pooled separate accounts:
               
Large U.S. equity (a)
  $ 486,500       -  
 Immediate
 None
Small/mid-size U.S. equity (b)
    707,913       -  
 Immediate
 None
International equity (c)
    96,368       -  
 Immediate
 None
Balanced funds (d)
    1,265,308       -  
 Immediate
 None
Other
    5,478       -  
 Immediate
 None
Total pooled separate accounts
    2,561,567              
Common collective trusts (e)
    819,674       -  
 Immediate
 None
Total
  $ 3,381,241              
 
 
 
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 Notes to Financial Statements
 
(a)  
This category primarily invests in common stocks of companies that compose the S&P 500 Index.  Investments in this category can be transferred once every 30 days at the current net asset value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.  Participants are not allowed to transfer back into this category until the 30-day period has expired.  New contributions are allowed during this time period.
(b)  
This category seeks long-term growth by primarily investing in common stocks of companies that compose the S&P Midcap 400 Index, the S&P Small Cap 600 Index, common stocks of medium capitalization companies with strong earnings growth potential and companies principally engaged in the real estate industry.  Investments in this category can be transferred once every 30 days at the current net asset value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.  Participants are not allowed to transfer back into this category until the 30-day period has expired.  New contributions are allowed during this time period.
(c)  
This category invests the majority of assets in companies in at least three different countries.  It invests in securities of companies with their principal place of business or principal office outside of the United States; companies for which the principal securities trade on a foreign exchange; and companies, regardless of where their securities are traded, that derive 50% or more of their total revenue from goods or services produced or sold outside of the United States.  Investments in this category can be transferred once every 30 days at the current net asset value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.  Participants are not allowed to transfer back into this category until the 30-day period has expired.  New contributions are allowed during this time period.
(d)  
This category consists of target date funds seeking a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income.  The funds invest in domestic and foreign equity, real estate investments and fixed income funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors having an investment time horizon comparable to that of the fund.  Investments in this category can be transferred once every 30 days at the current net assets value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.  Participants are not allowed to transfer back into this category until the 30-day period has expired.  New contributions are allowed during this time period.
(e)  
This category consists of a stable value fund which seeks current income by investing primarily in insurance contracts issued by insurance companies and investments from financial institutions that offer stability of principal.  Investments in this category can be redeemed daily at the current net asset value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.

 
Note 11.  
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, 2011 and 2010 to the Form 5500:


   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 7,786,284     $ 7,446,969  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    18,625       13,481  
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 7,804,909     $ 7,460,450  


 
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  First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
 
 
 Notes to Financial Statements
 
The following is a reconciliation of net increase per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 to the net income per Form 5500:


Total net increase per the financial statements
  $ 339,315  
Add:  Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
       
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    5,144  
Total income per the Form 5500
  $ 344,459  

 
Note 12.  
Subsequent Events and Plan Termination
 
The Plan Administration has evaluated subsequent events through June 15, 2012.  Through that date there are no items to disclose except as discussed below.

On March 12, 2012, North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa) entered into an agreement and plan of merger  (the “Merger Agreement”) with Great Western Bancorporation, Inc. (“Great Western”) and 150, Inc. (“150”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Western.  Under the Merger Agreement, 150 will merge with and into North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the “Merger”) and North Central Bancshares, Inc. will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Western.  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Board of Directors of First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa adopted a resolution on April 27, 2012 to terminate the Plan, effective on the day immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger.  If the Merger is not completed, the Plan will survive.  At termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts.  The Merger is expected to close on June 22, 2012.  North Central Bancshares, Inc. also plans to file a post-effective amendment to the Form S-8 related to the Plan shares to deregister any remaining unsold shares upon the closing of the Merger.

Upon the effectiveness of the merger, each share of common stock of North Central Bancshares, Inc. will be converted into the right to receive $30.58 per share in cash, subject to withholding and without interest.  At December 31, 2011, the market value of the stock was $17.96 per share.  The announcement of the merger on March 13, 2012 resulted in a significant increase in the market value of the stock of North Central Bancshares, Inc. and the Plan’s net assets available for benefits.
 
 
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Schedule H - Part IV, Line 4i
 
First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
       
             
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
December 31, 2011
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares or
       
   
Face
   
Fair
 
Description
 
Value
   
Value
 
             
Investments:
           
*Common collective trusts, Principal Stable Value Fund
    45,642     $ 819,674  
                 
Pooled separate accounts:
               
*Principal U.S. Property
    11       5,478  
*Principal Lifetime Strategic Income
    5       70  
*Principal Lifetime 2010
    2,923       43,556  
*Principal Lifetime 2015
    30,654       314,249  
*Principal Lifetime 2020
    20,781       313,258  
*Principal Lifetime 2025
    20,482       202,359  
*Principal Lifetime 2030
    6,842       101,177  
*Principal Lifetime 2035
    4,651       44,952  
*Principal Lifetime 2040
    7,456       106,498  
*Principal Lifetime 2045
    6,591       62,760  
*Principal Lifetime 2050
    5,441       75,934  
*Principal Lifetime 2055
    53       495  
*Principal Large-Cap S&P 500 Index
    10,074       486,500  
*Principal Mid-Cap Growth
    475       9,490  
*Principal Mid-Cap S&P 400 Index
    21,323       497,271  
*Principal Small-Cap S&P 600 Index
    6,037       144,267  
*Principal Real Estate Securities
    2,122       56,885  
*Principal Diversified International
    2,075       96,368  
                 
Mutual funds:
               
PIMCO Total Return Fund
    44,749       486,425  
MFS Value R2 Fund
    5,241       116,409  
Fidelity Advisor Small-Cap T Fund
    573       11,870  
Franklin Small-Cap Value R Fund
    74       3,019  
Columbia Acorn International A Fund
    1,364       46,571  
Heartland Select Value Investor Fund
    2,116       56,723  
Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value R Fund
    1,820       70,164  
Mainstay Large-Cap Grow R3 Fund
    31,652       214,600  
                 
*Common stock of North Central Bancshares, Inc.
    181,797       3,265,066  
                 
*Notes receivable from participants, interest rates 4.25% - 6.00%,
               
maturing through February 2023
            151,298  
                 
            $ 7,803,386  
                 
* Represents a party-in-interest.
               
 
 
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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.

First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan
(Registrant)

 
 
  June 15, 2012 _________      By: David M. Bradley _____________
 Dated       David M. Bradley
  Chief Executive Officer
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

ExhibitNo.________________________Description_________________________________________________
23.1                                                                   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



 
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