SC 13G 1 l12112asc13g.txt HOME LOAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)* Home Loan Financial Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 437183106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) March 25, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ x ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

3 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Home Loan Financial Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 401 Main Street Coshocton, OH 43812 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Home Loan Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: Home Loan Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., Trustee 2321 Kochs Lane Quincy, IL 62301 First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., Trustee 2321 Kochs Lane Quincy, IL 62301 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Home Loan Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Organized in Ohio First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. Organized under the laws of Illinois Item 2(d). Title and Class of Securities: Common shares, without par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 437183 10 6 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ x ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). 4 (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). (f) [ x ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 13(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (j) [ ] A group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership: Home Loan Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 260,391* (b) Percent of Class: 15.42%* (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 260,391* 5 First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 260,391* (b) Percent of Class: 15.42%* (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 72,811* (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 260,391* *All numbers are as of December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2004 there were 260,391 shares owned by the Home Loan Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan"). Under the terms of the Plan, the Trustee votes all of the shares allocated to the accounts of Plan participants as directed by the participants to whose accounts such shares have been allocated. The Trustee has sole voting power with respect to unallocated shares. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Inapplicable Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Inapplicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Inapplicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Inapplicable 6 Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Inapplicable Item 10. Certification: By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. 7 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. FIRST BANKERS TRUST SERVICES, INC. Date: 2/11/05 By: /s/ Linda Shultz ---------------------- ------------------------------ Name: Linda Shultz Title: Trust Officer HOME LOAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN By: First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., Trustee Date: 2/11/05 By: /s/ Linda Shultz ---------------------- ------------------------------ Name: Linda Shultz Title: Trust Officer 8 EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT FOR JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G The undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13G being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report their beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the common shares of Home Loan Financial Corporation, an Ohio corporation, shall be, and is, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. FIRST BANKERS TRUST SERVICES, INC. Date: 2/11/05 By:/s/ Linda Shultz ---------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Linda Shultz Title: Trust Officer HOME LOAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN By: First Bankers Trust Services Inc., Trustee Date: 2/11/05 By: /s/ Linda Shultz ---------------------- ------------------------------ Name: Linda Shultz Title: Trust Officer 520693 9

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