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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2012

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2005 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, Seattle, Washington 98121; (206) 448-0884

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Laura Lee Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer

2005 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, Seattle, Washington 98121; (206) 448-0884

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Michael S. Sadow, P.C.

Dave M. Muchnikoff, P.C.

SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.

(a limited liability partnership including professional corporations)

3299 K Street, NW, Suite 100; Washington, DC  20007; (202) 295-4500

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [  ]        Accelerated filer [  ]            Non-accelerated filer [  ]           Smaller reporting company  [X]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

(1)    Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

(2)    In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.

(3)    The securities of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. to be purchased by the Sound Community Bank 401(k) Plan are included in the amount shown for common stock.  Accordingly, no separate fee is required for the participation interests.  In accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, as amended, the registration fee has been calculated on the basis of the number of shares of common stock that may be purchased with the current assets of such Plan.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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SUBSCRIPTION AND COMMMUNITY

OFFERING PROSPECTUS

SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

(Proposed Holding Company for Sound Community Bank)

Up to 1,495,000 Shares of Common Stock

(Subject to Increase to up to 1,719,250 Shares)

$10.00 per Share

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Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation referred to throughout this document as Sound Financial Bancorp, is offering up to 1,495,000 shares of common stock for sale at $10.00 per share in connection with the conversion of Sound Community MHC from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization.  The shares being offered represent the 55.0% ownership interest in Sound Financial, Inc. currently owned by Sound Community MHC.  Sound Financial, Inc.’s common stock is currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the trading symbol “SNFL.”  We expect that Sound Financial Bancorp’s shares of common stock will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “SNFL.”  For additional information regarding our current and proposed organizational structure, see page 2.

We are offering the common stock for sale on a best efforts basis.  The shares are first being offered in a subscription offering to current and former depositors of Sound Community Bank as of specified eligibility dates, with aggregate account balances of at least $50, and tax-qualified employee benefit plans of Sound Community Bank as described in this prospectus.  Shares not purchased in the subscription offering may simultaneously be offered to the general public in a community offering, with a preference given to residents of the communities served by Sound Community Bank and existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc.  Existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. do not have priority rights in the subscription offering, absent any status they may have as depositors.  We may also offer shares of common stock not subscribed for in the subscription and community offerings in a syndicated community offering through a syndicate of selected dealers.

We must sell a minimum of 1,105,000 shares of common stock in the offering in order to complete the offering.  We may sell up to 1,719,250 shares because of demand for the shares, as a result of regulatory considerations or changes in market conditions, without resoliciting purchasers.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will assist us in selling the shares on a best efforts basis in the subscription and community offerings and will serve as sole book-running manager for any syndicated community offering.  Neither Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. nor any member of the syndicate group is required to purchase any shares of common stock in the offering.

In addition to the shares we are selling in the offering, the remaining 45.0% interest in Sound Financial, Inc. common stock currently held by the public will be exchanged for shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp using an exchange ratio that will result in the existing public shareholders owning approximately the same percentage of Sound Financial Bancorp common stock as they owned of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock immediately prior to the completion of the conversion.  We will issue up to 1,224,086 shares of common stock in the exchange, which may be increased to up to 1,407,699 shares of common stock if we sell 1,719,250 shares of common stock in the offering.

The minimum order is 25 shares.  The subscription offering will expire at noon, Pacific time, on [DATE 1], 2012.  We expect that the community offering will terminate at the same time, although it may be extended without notice to you until [DATE 2], 2012, unless the Federal Reserve Board approves a later date.  No single extension may exceed 90 days and the offering must be completed by [DATE 3], 2014.  Once submitted, orders are irrevocable unless the offering is terminated or is extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012, or the number of shares of common stock to be sold is increased to more than 1,719,250 shares or decreased to less than 1,105,000 shares.  Funds received prior to the completion of the subscription and community offering will be held in a segregated account at Sound Community Bank and will earn interest at Sound Community Bank’s regular savings rate, which is currently __%.  If the subscription and community offerings are terminated, purchasers will have their funds returned promptly, with interest.  If the offering is extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012, we will resolicit purchasers,

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and you will have the opportunity to maintain, change or cancel your order.  In such event, if you do not provide us with a written indication of your intent, your order will be canceled and your funds will be returned to you, with interest.  If there is a change in the offering range, we will promptly return all funds with interest, and all subscribers will be provided with updated information and given the opportunity to place a new order.

Completion of the conversion and offering is subject to several conditions, including the approval of the plan of conversion and reorganization by a vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Sound Financial, Inc., excluding shares held by Sound Community MHC.  See “Summary – Conditions to Completion of the Conversion.”

OFFERING SUMMARY

Price:  $10.00 per share

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(1)    Includes (i) fees payable by us to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. in connection with the subscription and community offerings equal to 1.00% and 2.00% of the aggregate amount of common stock sold in the subscription and community offerings, respectively (less shares purchased by our directors, officers and employees and their immediate families and by our tax-qualified compensation plans), assuming that 40% of the shares are sold in the subscription offering and 20% of the shares are sold in the community offering, (ii) fees and selling commissions payable by us to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and any other broker-dealers participating in the syndicated community offering equal to 6.00% of the aggregate amount of common stock sold in the syndicated community offering, assuming that 40% of the shares are sold in the syndicated community offering, and (iii)  other expenses of the stock offering payable to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. estimated to be $90,000.  If all shares were sold in the syndicated community offering  (excluding shares purchased by the employee stock ownership plan, directors and executive officers), the maximum commission payable to participating members would be $597,960, $705,600, $813,240 and $937,026 at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and adjusted maximum of the offering range.  For additional information regarding selling agent fees and commissions, see “The Conversion and Stock Offering – Plan of Distribution and Marketing Arrangements.”

This investment involves a degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page __.

These securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.  Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, nor any state securities regulator has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS

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For assistance, please contact the Stock Information Center toll-free at (___) ___-____.

The date of this prospectus is __ __, 2012.

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SUMMARY

The following summary explains the material aspects of the conversion, the offering and the exchange of existing shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock for shares of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. common stock.  It may not contain all of the information that is important to you.  Before making an investment decision you should read the remainder of this prospectus carefully, including the consolidated financial statements, the notes to the consolidated financial statements and the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

The Companies

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.  Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc., referred to in this prospectus as Sound Financial Bancorp, is a newly formed Maryland corporation that was incorporated in March 2012 to be the successor corporation to Sound Financial, Inc. upon completion of the conversion.  While federal regulations contemplate the use of federally chartered entities in the mutual holding company structure, fully converted public stock holding companies must be state-chartered entities.  Sound Financial Bancorp will own all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sound Community Bank upon completion of the conversion.  Sound Financial Bancorp’s executive offices are located at 2005 5th Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington 98121.  Our telephone number at this address is (206) 448-0884.

Sound Community MHC.  Sound Community MHC is the federally chartered mutual holding company of Sound Financial, Inc.  Sound Community MHC’s principal business activity is the ownership of 1,621,435 shares of common stock of Sound Financial, Inc., or 55.0% of the issued and outstanding shares as of the date of this prospectus.  After the completion of the conversion, Sound Community MHC will cease to exist.

Sound Financial, Inc.  Sound Financial, Inc. is a federally chartered stock holding company that owns all of the outstanding common stock of Sound Community Bank.  At December 31, 2011, Sound Financial, Inc. had consolidated assets of $339.7 million, deposits of $300.0 million and stockholders’ equity of $28.7 million.  After the completion of the conversion, Sound Financial, Inc. will cease to exist, and will be succeeded by Sound Financial Bancorp.  As of the date of this prospectus, Sound Financial, Inc. had 2,949,045 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, of which 1,621,435 shares were owned by Sound Community MHC.  The remaining 1,327,610 shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus were held by the public.

Sound Community Bank.  Sound Community Bank is a federally chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Seattle, Washington and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sound Financial, Inc.  Sound Community Bank was originally founded as a credit union and converted to a federal mutual (meaning no shareholders) savings bank in 2003.  In 2008, Sound Community Bank converted to stock form and became the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sound Financial, Inc. as part of a mutual holding company reorganization and stock issuance.

Our Business Strategy

Our principal objective is to remain an independent, community-oriented financial institution serving customers in our primary market area.  Our Board of Directors has sought to accomplish this objective through the adoption of a strategy designed to maintain profitability, a strong capital position and high asset quality.  This strategy primarily involves:

·                  Focusing on asset quality;

·                  Improving earnings by expanding product offerings, including increasing the percentage of our assets consisting of higher-yielding commercial real estate and commercial business loans, which offer higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations than one-to four- family mortgage loans while maintaining our focus on residential lending by offering additional loan products;

·                  Emphasizing lower cost core deposits to manage the funding costs of our loan growth;

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·                  Improving profitability through continued expense control;

·                  Maintaining our customer service focus; and

·                  Expanding our presence within our existing and nearby market areas by capturing business opportunities resulting from changes in the competitive environments.

These strategies are intended to guide our investment of the net proceeds of the offering.  We intend to continue to pursue our business strategy after the conversion and the offering, subject to changes necessitated by future market conditions and other factors.  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Strategy” for a further discussion of our business strategy.  A full description of our products and services begins on page    of this prospectus under the heading “Business of Sound Financial Inc. and Sound Community Bank.”

Our Current Organizational Structure

In 2008, Sound Financial, Inc. became the mid-tier stock holding company of Sound Community Bank, owning 100% of its stock, and conducted an initial public offering by selling a minority of its common stock to the public.  The majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sound Financial, Inc. are owned by Sound Community MHC, which is a federally chartered mutual holding company with no shareholders.

Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization of Sound Community MHC, which is referred to throughout this prospectus as the plan of conversion, Sound Community Bank will convert from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company corporate structure.  As part of the conversion, we are offering for sale in a subscription offering, a community offering and possibly a syndicated community offering, the majority ownership interest of Sound Financial, Inc. that is currently owned by Sound Community MHC.  Upon completion of the conversion, Sound Community MHC will cease to exist, and we will complete the transition from partial to full public stock ownership.  In addition, as part of the conversion, existing public shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. will receive shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp in exchange for their shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock pursuant to an exchange ratio that maintains the same percentage ownership in Sound Financial Bancorp (excluding any new shares purchased by them in the offering and their receipt of cash in lieu of fractional exchange shares) that existing shareholders had in Sound Financial, Inc. immediately prior to the completion of the conversion and offering.

The following diagram shows our current organizational structure:

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Our Organizational Structure Following the Conversion

After the conversion and offering are completed, we will be organized as a fully public stock holding company, as follows:

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Reasons for the Conversion and the Offering

Our primary reasons for converting and raising additional capital through the offering include:

·                  to support organic growth by increasing our lending in the communities we serve;

·                  to improve our capital position during a period of significant economic uncertainty, especially for the financial services industry (although, as of December 31, 2011, Sound Community Bank was considered “well capitalized” for regulatory purposes and is not subject to any directive or recommendation from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to raise capital);

·                  to finance the possible acquisition of branches from other financial institutions or build or lease new branch facilities in, or adjacent to, our market areas, although we do not currently have any agreements or understandings regarding any specific acquisition transaction;

·                  to enhance existing products and services, and support the development of new products and services, by investing, for example, in technology to support growth and enhanced customer service;

·                  the stock holding company structure is a more familiar form of organization, which we believe will make our common stock more appealing to investors, and will give us greater flexibility to access the capital markets through possible future equity and debt offerings, although we have no current plans, agreements or understandings regarding any additional capital raising efforts; and

·                  to seek to improve the liquidity of our shares of common stock and shareholder returns through higher earnings and more flexible capital management strategies.

Terms of the Offering

We are offering between 1,105,000 and 1,495,000 shares of common stock to eligible depositors of Sound Community Bank, to our tax-qualified employee benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan and, to the extent shares remain available, to natural persons and trusts of natural persons residing in the Washington counties of Clallam, King, Pierce and Snohomish, to our existing public shareholders and to the general public.  The number of shares of common stock to be sold may be increased to up to 1,719,250 as a result of regulatory considerations, demand for our shares, or changes in the market for financial institution stocks.  Unless the number of shares of common stock to be offered is increased to more than 1,719,250 shares or decreased to fewer than 1,105,000 shares, or the offering is extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012, purchasers will not have the opportunity to modify or cancel their stock orders once submitted.  If the number of shares of common stock to be sold is increased to more than 1,719,250 shares or decreased to fewer than 1,105,000 shares, or if the offering is extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012, purchasers will have the opportunity to maintain, cancel or change their orders for shares of common stock during a designated resolicitation period or have their funds returned promptly with interest.  If, in that event, you do not provide us with written indication of your intent, your stock order will be canceled, your funds will be returned to you with interest calculated at Sound Community Bank’s regular savings rate and any deposit account withdrawal authorizations will be canceled.

The purchase price of each share of common stock to be offered for sale in the offering is $10.00.  All investors will pay the same purchase price per share.  Investors will not be charged a commission to purchase shares of common stock in the offering.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., our marketing agent in the offering, will use its best efforts to assist us in selling shares of our common stock.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is not obligated to purchase any shares of common stock in the offering.

We may also offer for sale to the general public in a syndicated offering through a syndicate of selected dealers shares of our common stock not purchased in the subscription offering or the community offering.  We may begin the syndicated community offering at any time following the commencement of the subscription offering.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will manage the syndicated community offering, if any, which will also be

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conducted on a best efforts basis.  Neither Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., nor any other member of the syndicate, is required to purchase any shares in the syndicated community offering.

How We Determined the Offering Range, the Exchange Ratio and the $10.00 Per Share Stock Price

The offering range and exchange ratio are based on an independent appraisal of the estimated market value of Sound Financial Bancorp assuming the conversion, the exchange and the offering are completed.  RP Financial, LC., an appraisal firm experienced in appraisals of financial institutions, has estimated that, as of March 9, 2012, this estimated pro forma market value ranged from $20.1 million to a maximum of $27.2 million, with a midpoint of $23.6 million.  Based on this valuation, the 55.0% ownership interest of Sound Community MHC being sold in the offering and the $10.00 per share price, the number of shares of common stock being offered for sale by Sound Financial Bancorp will range from 1,105,000 shares to 1,495,000 shares.  The $10.00 per share price was selected primarily because it is the price most commonly used in mutual-to-stock conversions of financial institutions.  The exchange ratio will range from 0.68150 shares at the minimum of the offering range to 0.92202 shares at the maximum of the offering range in order to approximately preserve the existing percentage ownership of public shareholders of Sound Financial Bancorp (excluding any new shares purchased by them in the offering and their receipt of cash in lieu of fractional exchange shares).  If the demand for shares or market conditions warrant, the appraisal can be increased by 15%.  At this adjusted maximum of the offering range, the estimated pro forma market value is $31.3 million, the number of shares of common stock offered for sale will be 1,719,250 and the exchange ratio will be 1.06033 shares.

The independent appraisal is based primarily on Sound Financial, Inc.’s financial condition and results of operations, the pro forma impact of the additional capital raised by the sale of shares of common stock in the offering, and an analysis of a peer group of 10 publicly traded savings bank and thrift holding companies that RP Financial considered comparable to Sound Financial Bancorp.

The appraisal peer group consists of the following companies.  Total assets are as of December 31, 2011, unless otherwise indicated.

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(1)          As of September 30, 2011.

The independent appraisal does not indicate actual market value.  Do not assume or expect that the estimated pro forma market value as indicated above means that, after the offering, the shares of our common stock will trade at or above the $10.00 purchase price.

The following table presents a summary of selected pricing ratios for the peer group companies and Sound Financial Bancorp (on a pro forma basis).  The pricing ratios are based on earnings and other information as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, stock price information as of March 9, 2012, as reflected in RP Financial’s appraisal report, dated March 9, 2012, and the number of shares outstanding as described in “Pro Forma Data.”  Compared to the average pricing of the peer group, our pro forma pricing ratios at the maximum of the offering range indicated a discount of 4.3% on a price-to-book value basis, a discount of 3.9% on a price-to-tangible book value basis, a discount of 2.3% on a price-to-earnings basis and a discount of 36.5% on a price-to-core earnings basis.

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(1)          Information is derived from the RP Financial appraisal report and is based upon estimated core earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  These ratios are different from the ratios in “Pro Forma Data.”

Our Board of Directors, in reviewing and approving the independent appraisal, considered the range of price-to-earnings and price-to-core earnings multiples, the range of price-to-book value and price-to-tangible book value ratios at the different ranges of shares of common stock to be sold in the offering, and did not consider one valuation approach to be more important than the other.  Instead, in approving the independent appraisal, the Board of Directors concluded that these ranges represented the appropriate balance of the three approaches to establishing our estimated valuation range, and the number of shares of common stock to be sold, in comparison to the peer group institutions.  The estimated appraised value and the resulting discounts and premiums took into consideration the potential financial impact of the offering as well as the trading price of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock, which increased from $7.10 per share on January 27, 2012, the closing price on the last trading day immediately preceding the announcement of the conversion, to $7.89 per share, the closing price on March 9, 2012, the effective date of the independent appraisal.

RP Financial, will update the independent appraisal prior to the completion of the conversion.  If the estimated appraised value changes to either below $20.1 million or above $31.3 million, then, after consulting with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board” or “Federal Reserve”), we may: set a new offering range and resolicit persons who submitted stock orders; terminate the offering and promptly return all funds; or take such other actions as may be permitted by the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  See “The Conversion and Offering - Stock Pricing and Number of Shares to be Issued.”

After-Market Performance of Second-Step Conversion Offerings

The following table provides information regarding the after-market performance of the “second-step” conversion offerings completed between January 1, 2011 and March 9, 2012. A “second-step” conversion is a stock offering by a stock-form savings institution or its holding company that is majority-owned by a mutual holding company where the mutual holding company structure will terminate in connection with the offering. As part of its appraisal of our pro forma market value, RP Financial considered the after-market performance of these second-step conversion offerings.  None of these companies were included in the peer group of 10 publicly traded companies utilized by RP Financial in performing its valuation analysis. Because the market for stocks of financial institutions was very volatile over the past two years, a relatively small number of second-step conversion offerings were completed during this period as compared to prior periods.

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The table above presents only short-term historical information on stock price performance, which may not be indicative of the longer-term performance of such stock prices. The historical stock price information is not intended to predict how our shares of common stock may perform following the offering. The historical information in the table may not be meaningful to you because the data were calculated using a small sample. Stock price performance is affected by many factors, including, but not limited to: general market and economic conditions; the interest rate environment; the amount of proceeds a company raises in its offering; and numerous factors relating to the specific company, including the experience and ability of management, historical and anticipated operating results, the nature and quality of the company’s assets, and the company’s market area. The companies listed in the table above may not be similar to Sound Financial Bancorp, the pricing ratios for their stock offerings may be different from the pricing ratios for Sound Financial Bancorp and the market conditions in which these offerings were completed may be different from current market conditions. Any or all of these differences may cause our stock to perform differently from these other offerings.

The Exchange of Existing Shares of Sound Financial, Inc. Common Stock

At the conclusion of the conversion, shares held by existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. will be canceled and exchanged for shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp.  The number of shares of common stock received will be based on an exchange ratio determined as of the conclusion of the conversion and offering, which will depend upon the number of shares sold in the offering.  The number of shares received will not be based on the market price of our currently outstanding shares.  Instead, the exchange ratio will ensure that existing public shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. will retain the same percentage ownership of our organization after the offering, exclusive of their purchase of any additional shares of common stock in the offering and their receipt of cash in lieu of fractional exchange shares.  In addition, if options to purchase shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock are exercised before consummation of the conversion, there will be an increase in the percentage of shares of Sound Financial, Inc. held by public shareholders, an increase in the number of shares of common stock issued to public shareholders in the share exchange and a decrease in the exchange ratio.

The following table shows how the exchange ratio will adjust, based on the number of shares of common stock issued in the offering and the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the date of this prospectus.  The table also shows the number of whole shares of Sound Financial Bancorp common stock a hypothetical owner of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock would receive in exchange for 100 shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock owned at the completion of the conversion, depending on the number of shares of common stock sold in the offering.

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No fractional shares of Sound Financial Bancorp common stock will be issued to any public shareholder of Sound Financial, Inc.  For each fractional share that would otherwise be issued, Sound Financial Bancorp will pay in cash an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the fractional share interest to which the holder would otherwise be entitled by the $10.00 per share purchase price of the common stock in the offering.

Outstanding options to purchase shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock also will convert into and become options to purchase shares of Sound Financial Bancorp common stock.  The number of shares of common stock to be received upon exercise of these options will be determined pursuant to the exchange ratio.  The aggregate exercise price, duration and vesting schedule of these options will not be affected by the conversion.  At December 31, 2011, there were 108,398 outstanding options to purchase shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock, 43,360 of which have vested.  Such options will be converted into options to purchase 73,873 shares of common stock at the minimum of the offering range and 114,937 shares of common stock at the adjusted maximum of the offering range.  Because Federal Reserve Board regulations prohibit us from repurchasing our common stock during the first year following the conversion unless compelling business reasons exist, we may use authorized but unissued shares to fund option exercises that occur during the first year following the conversion.  If all existing options were exercised for authorized but unissued shares of common stock following the conversion, shareholders would experience dilution of approximately 3.5% at the minimum and adjusted maximum of the offering range.

How We Intend to Use the Proceeds From the Offering

Assuming we sell 1,300,000 shares of common stock in the stock offering, and we have net proceeds of $11.5 million, we intend to distribute the net proceeds as follows:

·                  $7.4 million (63.8% of the net proceeds) will be invested in Sound Community Bank;

·                  $1.0 million (9.0% of the net proceeds) will be loaned by Sound Financial Bancorp to the employee stock ownership plan to fund its purchase of our shares of common stock; and

·                  $3.1 million (27.2% of the net proceeds) will be retained by Sound Financial Bancorp.

We may use the funds that we retain for investments, to pay cash dividends, to repurchase shares of common stock and for other general corporate purposes.  Sound Community Bank may use the proceeds it receives to support its lending activities, to develop other products and services and for other general corporate purposes.  The net proceeds retained also may be used for future business expansion through opening or acquiring branch offices.  We have no current arrangements or agreements with respect to any such acquisitions.  Initially, a substantial portion of the net proceeds will be invested in short-term investments and mortgage-backed securities consistent with our investment policy.

Please see “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds from the Offering” for more information on the proposed use of the proceeds from the offering.

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Our Dividend Policy

Sound Financial, Inc. does not currently pay a cash dividend on its common stock.  After the conversion, we intend to pay cash dividends on a quarterly basis, the amount of which will be determined following completion of the conversion, taking into account the total number of shares issued in the conversion and the exchange ratio received by existing public shareholders.  The dividend rate and the continued payment of dividends also will depend on a number of factors, including our capital requirements, our financial condition and results of operations, tax considerations, statutory and regulatory limitations, and general economic conditions.  No assurance can be given that we will pay dividends or that, if paid, we will not reduce or eliminate dividends in the future.

See “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data of Sound Financial, Inc. and Subsidiary” and “Market for the Common Stock” for information regarding our historical dividend payments.

Purchases and Ownership by our Executive Officers and Directors

We expect our directors, executive officers and their associates to purchase ___ shares of common stock in the offering.  The purchase price paid by them will be the same $10.00 per share price paid by all other persons who purchase shares of common stock in the offering.  After the conversion, as a result of purchases in the offering and the shares they will receive in exchange for shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock that they currently own, our directors and executive officers, together with their associates, are expected to beneficially own approximately ____ and _____ shares of common stock, or __% and ___% of our total outstanding shares of common stock, at the minimum and the maximum of the offering range, respectively.

Benefits to Management and Potential Dilution to Shareholders Resulting from the Conversion

Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  Our tax-qualified employee stock ownership plan expects to purchase up to 8% of the shares of common stock we sell in the offering, or 119,600 shares of common stock assuming we sell the maximum number of shares proposed to be sold which, when combined with the existing employee stock ownership plan, will be approximately 8% of the shares outstanding following the conversion.  If we receive orders for more shares of common stock than the maximum of the offering range, the employee stock ownership plan will have first priority to purchase shares over this maximum, up to a total of 10% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering.  We reserve the right to purchase shares of common stock in the open market following the offering in order to fund all or a portion of the employee stock ownership plan.  Assuming the employee stock ownership plan purchases 119,600 shares in the offering, at the maximum of the offering range, we will recognize additional compensation expense, after tax, of approximately $75,000 annually over a 10-year period, assuming the loan to the employee stock ownership plan has a 10-year term and an interest rate equal to the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, and the shares of common stock have a fair market value of $10.00 per share for the full 10-year period.  If, in the future, the shares of common stock have a fair market value greater or less than $10.00, the compensation expense will increase or decrease accordingly.

Stock-Based Incentive Plan.  We also intend to implement a new stock-based incentive plan no earlier than 12 months after completion of the conversion.  Shareholder approval of this plan will be required.  If implemented 12 months or more following the completion of the conversion, the stock-based incentive plan is intended to reserve a number of shares equal to 4% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, or 68,770 shares of common stock at the adjusted maximum of the offering range for awards of restricted stock to key employees and directors, at no cost to the recipients.  If the shares of common stock awarded under the stock-based incentive plan come from authorized but unissued shares of common stock, shareholders would experience dilution of up to approximately 2.2% in their ownership interest in Sound Financial Bancorp.  If implemented within 12 months or more following the completion of the conversion, the stock-based incentive plan is also intended to reserve a number of shares equal to 10% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, or 171,925 shares of common stock at the adjusted maximum of the offering range, for issuance pursuant to grants of stock options to key employees and directors.  If the shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of options come from authorized but unissued shares of common stock, shareholders would experience dilution of up to 5.2% in their ownership interest in Sound Financial Bancorp.  For a description of our current stock-based incentive plans, see “Management - Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following table summarizes the number of shares of common stock and the aggregate dollar value of grants that are expected under the new stock-based incentive plan as a result of the conversion.  The table also shows the dilution to shareholders if all such shares are issued from authorized but unissued shares, instead of shares purchased in the open market.  A portion of the stock grants shown in the table below may be made to non-management employees.

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(1)          The table assumes that the stock-based incentive plan awards a number of options and restricted stock equal to 10% and 4% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering, respectively, and the plan is implemented 12 months or more following completion of the conversion and offering.  If implemented within 12 months of the completion of the conversion, the number of shares that may be reserved for grants of restricted stock and stock options cannot exceed 4% and 10%, respectively, of the total number of shares to be outstanding upon completion of the conversion, less the number of shares of restricted stock and stock options (adjusted for the exchange ratio) reserved under previously adopted benefit plans.

(2)          The actual value of restricted stock awards will be determined based on their fair value as of the date grants are made.  For purposes of this table, fair value for stock awards is assumed to be the same as the offering price of $10.00 per share.  The fair value of stock options has been estimated at $3.16 per option using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: a grant-date share price and option exercise price of $10.00; an expected option life of 10 years; a dividend yield of 0.0%; a risk free interest rate of 1.89%; and a volatility rate of 19.34%.  The actual value of option grants will be determined by the grant-date fair value of the options, which will depend on a number of factors, including the valuation assumptions used in the option pricing model ultimately adopted.

(3)          Represents the dilution of stock ownership interest.  No dilution is reflected for the employee ownership plan because these shares are assumed to be purchased in the offering.

We may fund our plans through open market purchases, as opposed to new issuances of common stock; however, if any options previously granted under our existing equity incentive plan are exercised during the first year following completion of the offering, they will be funded with newly issued shares since Federal Reserve Board regulations do not permit us to repurchase our shares during the first year following the completion of this offering except to fund the grants of restricted stock under the stock-based incentive plan or, with prior regulatory approval, under extraordinary circumstances.

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The following table presents information as of December 31, 2011 regarding our existing employee stock ownership plan, our existing equity incentive plan, our proposed employee stock ownership plan purchases and our proposed stock-based incentive plan.  The table below assumes that 2,719,086 shares are outstanding after the offering, which includes the sale of 1,495,000 shares in the offering at the maximum of the offering range, and the issuance of 1,224,086 shares in exchange for shares of Sound Financial, Inc. using an exchange ratio of 0.92202.  It also assumes that the value of the stock is $10.00 per share.

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(1)          Represents shares in the employee stock ownership plan as of December 31, 2011, as adjusted for the exchange ratio at the maximum of the offering range.

(2)          Represents shares of restricted stock authorized for grant under our existing equity incentive plan, as adjusted for the exchange ratio at the maximum of the offering range.

(3)          The actual value of restricted stock awards will be determined based on their fair value as of the date grants are made. For purposes of this table, fair value is assumed to be the same as the offering price of $10.00 per share.

(4)          Represents shares authorized for grant under our existing equity incentive plan, as adjusted for the exchange ratio at the maximum of the offering range.

(5)          The fair value of stock options to be granted under the new stock-based incentive plan has been estimated based on an index of publicly traded thrift institutions at $3.16 per option using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions; exercise price, $10.00; trading price on date of grant, $10.00; dividend yield, 0.0%; expected life, 10 years; expected volatility, 19.34%; and interest rate, 1.89%.

(6)          The number of shares of restricted stock and stock options set forth in the table would exceed regulatory limits if a stock-based incentive plan was adopted within one year of the completion of the conversion and offering. Accordingly, the number of new shares of restricted stock and stock options set forth in the table would have to be reduced such that the aggregate amount of outstanding stock awards would be 4.0% or less and outstanding stock options would be 10.0% or less, unless we obtain a waiver from the Federal Reserve Board, or we implement the incentive plan after 12 months following the completion of the conversion and offering.  Our current intention is to implement a new stock-based incentive plan no earlier than 12 months after completion of the conversion and offering.

The value of the restricted shares awarded under the stock-based incentive plan will be based on the market value of our common stock at the time the shares are awarded.  The stock-based incentive plan is subject to shareholder approval, and cannot be implemented until at least six months after completion of the offering.  The following table presents the total value of all shares that would be available for award and issuance under the new stock-based incentive plan, assuming the market price of our common stock ranges from $8.00 per share to $14.00 per share.

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The grant-date fair value of the options granted under the new stock-based incentive plan will be based in part on the price of shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp at the time the options are granted.  The value will also depend on the various assumptions used in the option pricing model ultimately adopted.  The following table presents the total estimated value of the options to be available for grant under the stock-based incentive plan, assuming the market price and exercise price for the stock options are equal and the range of market prices for the shares is $8.00 per share to $14.00 per share.

The tables presented above are provided for informational purposes only.  Our shares of common stock may trade below $10.00 per share.  Before you make an investment decision, we urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including, but not limited to, the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page __.

Limits on How Much Common Stock You May Purchase

The minimum number of shares of common stock that may be purchased in the offering is 25.

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be purchased by a person or persons exercising subscription rights through a single qualifying deposit account held jointly is 30,000 shares.  If any of the following persons purchase shares of common stock, their purchases, in all categories of the offering combined, when aggregated with your purchases, cannot exceed 30,000 shares ($300,000) of common stock:

·                  your spouse or relatives of you or your spouse living in your house;

·                  companies, trusts or other entities in which you are a trustee, have a controlling beneficial interest or hold a senior position; or

·                  other persons who may be your associates or persons acting in concert with you.

In addition to the above purchase limitations, there is an ownership limitation for shareholders other than our employee stock ownership plan.  Shares of common stock that you purchase in the offering individually and together with persons described above, plus any shares you and they receive in exchange for existing shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock, may not exceed 5% of the total shares of common stock to be issued and outstanding after the completion of the conversion and offering.

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the offering, this limitation may be further increased to 9.99%, provided that orders for Sound Financial Bancorp common stock exceeding 5% of the shares sold in the offering shall not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the total shares sold in the offering.

See the detailed description of purchase limitations and definitions of “acting in concert” and “associate” in “The Conversion and Offering - Additional Limitations on Common Stock Purchases.”

Steps We May Take if We Do Not Receive Orders for the Minimum Number of Shares

If we do not receive orders for at least 1,105,000 shares of common stock in the subscription, community and/or syndicated community offering, we may take several steps in order to issue the minimum number of shares of common stock in the offering range.  Specifically, we may:

·                  increase the purchase and ownership limitations; and/or

·                  seek regulatory approval to extend the offering beyond [DATE 2], 2012, provided that any such extension will require us to resolicit subscriptions received in the subscription and community offerings.

Alternatively, we may terminate the offering, return funds with interest and cancel deposit account withdrawal authorizations.

Conditions to Completion of the Conversion

The Federal Reserve Board has conditionally approved the plan of conversion; however, this approval does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the plan of conversion by that agency.

We cannot complete the conversion unless:

·                  The plan of conversion is approved by at least a majority of votes eligible to be cast by members of Sound Community MHC (depositors of Sound Community Bank) as of [MEMBER VOTING RECORD DATE];

·                  The plan of conversion is approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sound Financial, Inc. as of [VOTING RECORD DATE], including shares held by Sound Community MHC.  (Because Sound Community MHC owns 55.0% of the outstanding shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock, we expect that Sound Community MHC and our directors and executive officers effectively will control the outcome of this vote);

·                  The plan of conversion is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sound Financial, Inc. as of [VOTING RECORD DATE], excluding those shares held by Sound Community MHC;

·                  We sell at least the minimum number of shares of common stock offered; and

·                  We receive the final approval of the Federal Reserve Board to complete the conversion and offering; however, this approval does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the plan of conversion by that agency.

Sound Community MHC intends to vote its ownership interest in favor of the plan of conversion.  At December 31, 2011, Sound Community MHC owned 55.0% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sound Financial, Inc.  The directors and executive officers of Sound Financial, Inc. and their affiliates owned 179,838 shares (excluding vested options to purchase 52,083 of Sound Financial, Inc.), or 6.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of December 31, 2011.  They have indicated their intention to vote those shares in favor of the plan of conversion.

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Market for the Common Stock

Shares of Sound Financial, Inc. common stock currently trade on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “SNFL.”  Upon completion of the conversion, the shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp will replace Sound Financial, Inc.’s existing shares.  We expect that Sound Financial Bancorp’s shares of common stock will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “SNFL” following the completion of the offering.  In order to list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we are required to have at least three broker-dealers who will make a market in our common stock.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. intends to become a market maker in our common stock following the stock offering, but is under no obligation to do so.  There can be no assurance that an active and liquid trading market for our common stock will develop or, if developed, be maintained.  Persons purchasing shares of common stock in the offering may not be able to sell their shares at or above the $10.00 price per share.

Tax Consequences

As a general matter, the conversion will not be a taxable transaction for federal or state income tax purposes to Sound Community MHC, Sound Financial, Inc., Sound Community Bank, Sound Financial Bancorp, persons eligible to subscribe in the subscription offering, or existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc.  The position stated above with respect to no tax consequences arising from the issuance or receipt of subscription rights is based upon a reasoned opinion by counsel that subscription rights do not have any ascertainable value at the time of receipt and is supported by a letter from RP Financial to the effect that the subscription rights have no value at the time of receipt or exercise.  See “The Conversion and Offering – Material Tax Consequences.”  Existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. who receive cash in lieu of fractional share interests in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp common stock will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the cash received and the tax basis of the fractional share.

Persons Who May Order Shares of Common Stock in the Offering

Subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock in the subscription offering have been granted in the following descending order of priority:

(i)                                  First, to depositors with accounts at Sound Community Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50.00 at the close of business on December 31, 2010.

(ii)                               Second, to our tax-qualified employee benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan, which will receive nontransferable subscription rights to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering.  We expect our employee stock ownership plan to purchase up to 8% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering.

(iii)                            Third, to depositors with accounts at Sound Community Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50.00 at the close of business on ______________, 2012.

(iv)                           Fourth, to depositors of Sound Community Bank at the close of business on [VOTING RECORD DATE].

Shares of common stock not purchased in the subscription offering will be offered for sale to the general public in a community offering, with a preference given first to natural persons and trusts of natural persons residing in the Washington counties of Clallam, King, Pierce and Snohomish; and then to Sound Financial, Inc. public shareholders as of [VOTING RECORD DATE].  The community offering will begin concurrently with the subscription offering.

If we receive orders for more shares than we are offering, we may not be able to fully or partially fill your order.  Shares will be allocated first to categories in the subscription offering in accordance with the plan of conversion.  A detailed description of share allocation procedures can be found in the section of this prospectus entitled “The Conversion and Offering.”

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In addition, any shares of our common stock not purchased in the subscription offering or community offering are expected to be offered for sale to the general public in a syndicated community offering through a syndicate of selected dealers.  We may begin the syndicated community offering at any time following the commencement of the subscription offering.  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. will manage the syndicated community offering, which will also be conducted on a best efforts basis.  The syndicated community offering will terminate no later than 45 days after the expiration of the subscription offering, unless extended by us with approval of the Federal Reserve Board.  Neither Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., nor any other member of the syndicate is required to purchase any shares in the syndicated community offering.  See “The Conversion and Offering - Syndicated Community Offering.”

How You May Purchase Shares of Common Stock

In the subscription and community offerings, you may pay for your shares only by:

(i)                                  personal check, bank check or money order made payable directly to “Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.”; or

(ii)                               authorizing us to withdraw funds from the Sound Community Bank deposit accounts designated on the stock order form.

Sound Community Bank is not permitted to lend funds to anyone for the purpose of purchasing shares of common stock in the offering.  You may not designate withdrawal from accounts with check-writing privileges; instead, please submit a check.  If you request that we directly withdraw the funds, we reserve the right to interpret that as your authorization to treat those funds as if we had received a check for the designated amount, and we will immediately withdraw the amount from your checking account.  Additionally, you may not use a Sound Community Bank line of credit check or any type of third party check or wire transfer to pay for shares of common stock.  Please do not submit cash.

You may purchase shares of common stock in the offering by delivering a signed and completed original stock order form, together with full payment payable to “Sound Financial, Bancorp, Inc.” or authorization to withdraw funds from one or more of your Sound Community Bank deposit accounts, provided that we receive the stock order form before noon, Pacific time, on [DATE 1], 2012, which is the end of the subscription and community offering period.  Checks and money orders received prior to the completion of the subscription and community offering will be immediately deposited in a segregated account with Sound Community Bank upon receipt.  We will pay interest calculated at Sound Community Bank’s regular savings rate from the date funds are processed until completion or termination of the conversion, at which time a subscriber will be issued a check for interest earned.  On your stock order form, you may not authorize direct withdrawal from a Sound Community Bank retirement account.  If you wish to use funds in an individual or other retirement account to purchase shares of our common stock, please see “- Using Retirement Account Funds to Purchase Shares” below.

Withdrawals from certificates of deposit to purchase shares of common stock in the offering may be made without incurring an early withdrawal penalty.  If a withdrawal results in a certificate of deposit account with a balance less than the applicable minimum balance requirement, the certificate of deposit will be canceled at the time of withdrawal without penalty and the remaining balance will earn interest at the current regular savings rate subsequent to the withdrawal.  All funds authorized for withdrawal from deposit accounts at Sound Community Bank must be available in the accounts at the time the stock order is received.  A hold will be placed on those funds when your stock order is received, making the designated funds unavailable to you during the offering period.  Funds will not be withdrawn from an account until the completion of the conversion and offering and will earn interest within the account at the applicable deposit account rate until that time.

We are not required to accept copies or facsimiles of stock order forms.  By signing the stock order form, you are acknowledging both the receipt of this prospectus and that the shares of common stock are not federally insured deposits or savings accounts or otherwise guaranteed by Sound Community Bank, Sound Financial Bancorp or the federal or any state governments.

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Submitting Your Order in the Subscription and Community Offerings

You may submit your stock order form by overnight courier to the indicated address on the stock order form, by hand delivery to our Stock Information Center, which is located at 2005 5th Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington, or by mail using the stock order reply envelope provided.  Stock order forms also may be delivered to Sound Community Bank’s full service banking offices.  Once submitted, your order is irrevocable unless the offering is terminated or extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012, or the number of shares of common stock to be sold is increased to more than 1,719,250 shares or decreased to fewer than 1,105,000 shares.

Deadline for Orders of Common Stock in the Subscription or Community Offerings

If you wish to purchase shares of common stock, a properly completed and signed original stock order form, together with full payment for the shares of common stock, must be received (not postmarked) by us no later than noon, Pacific time, on [DATE 1], 2012.

Once submitted, your order is irrevocable unless the offering is terminated or extended or the number of shares to be issued increases to more than 1,719,250 or decreases to less than 1,105,000.  We may extend the [DATE 1], 2012 expiration date, without notice to you, until [DATE 2], 2012.  If the offering is extended beyond [DATE 2], 2012 or if the offering range is increased or decreased, we will be required to resolicit purchasers before proceeding with the offering.  In either of these cases, purchasers will have the right to maintain, change or cancel their orders.  If, in the event of resolicitation, we do not receive a written response from a purchaser regarding any resolicitation, the purchaser’s order will be canceled and all funds received will be returned promptly with interest, and deposit account withdrawal authorizations will be canceled.  No extension may last longer than 90 days.  All extensions, in the aggregate, may not last beyond [DATE 3], 2014.

Although we will make reasonable attempts to provide this prospectus and offering materials to holders of subscription rights, the subscription offering and all subscription rights will expire at noon, Pacific time, on [DATE 1], 2012, whether or not we have been able to locate each person entitled to subscription rights.

TO ENSURE THAT EACH PERSON RECEIVES A PROSPECTUS AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AND COMMUNITY OFFERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, NO PROSPECTUS WILL BE MAILED ANY LATER THAN FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE OFFERING EXPIRATION DATE OR HAND-DELIVERED ANY LATER THAN TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE OFFERING EXPIRATION DATE.

Using Retirement Account Funds to Purchase Shares

Persons interested in purchasing common stock using funds currently in an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or any other retirement account, whether held through Sound Community Bank or elsewhere, should contact our Stock Information Center for guidance.  Please contact the Stock Information Center as soon as possible, preferably at least two weeks prior to the [DATE 1], 2012 offering deadline, because processing such transactions takes additional time, and whether such funds can be used may depend on limitations imposed by the institution where the funds are currently held.  Additionally, if such funds are not currently held in a self-directed retirement account, then before placing your stock order, you will need to establish an account with an independent trustee or custodian, such as a brokerage firm.  The new trustee or custodian will hold the shares of common stock in a self-directed account in the same manner as we now hold retirement account funds.  An annual administrative fee may be payable to the new trustee or custodian.  Assistance on how to transfer such retirement accounts can be obtained from the Stock Information Center.

If you wish to use some or all of your funds that are currently held in a Sound Community Bank IRA or other retirement account, you may not designate on the stock order form that you wish funds to be withdrawn from the account(s) for the purchase of common stock.  Before you place your stock order, the funds you wish to use must be transferred from those accounts to a self-directed retirement account at an independent trustee or custodian, as described above.

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Delivery of Stock Certificates

Certificates representing shares of common stock sold in the subscription and community offerings will be mailed by regular mail to the persons entitled thereto at the certificate registration address noted on the stock order form, as soon as practicable following completion of the conversion and offering.  It is possible that, until certificates for the common stock are delivered, purchasers may not be able to sell the shares of common stock that they ordered, even though the common stock will have begun trading.  If you are currently a shareholder of Sound Financial, Inc., see “The Conversion and Offering - Exchange of Existing Shareholders’ Stock Certificates.”

You May Not Sell or Transfer Your Subscription Rights

Federal Reserve Board regulations prohibit you from transferring your subscription rights.  If you order shares of common stock in the subscription offering, you will be required to state that you are purchasing the common stock for yourself and that you have no agreement or understanding to sell or transfer your subscription rights.  We intend to take legal action, including reporting persons to federal agencies, against anyone who we believe has sold or transferred his or her subscription rights.  We will not accept your order if we have reason to believe that you have sold or transferred your subscription rights.  When registering your stock purchase on the stock order form, you must register the stock in the same name as appearing on the account.  You should not add the name(s) of persons who do not have subscription rights or who qualify only in a lower purchase priority than you do.  Doing so may jeopardize your subscription rights.  In addition, the stock order form requires that you list all deposit accounts, giving all names on each account and the account number at the applicable eligibility date.  Failure to provide this information, or providing incomplete or incorrect information, may result in a loss of part or all of your share allocation, in the event of an oversubscription.

How You Can Obtain Additional Information — Stock Information Center

Our banking office personnel may not, by law, assist with investment-related questions about the offering.  If you have any questions regarding the conversion or offering, please call our information hotline at (___) ___-____ to speak to a representative of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.  Representatives are available by telephone Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pacific time.  You may also meet in person with a representative by visiting our Stock Information Center located in our office at 2005 5th Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington, on ____ and ____ between __ a.m. and __ p.m. Pacific time.  The Stock Information Center will be closed on weekends and bank holidays.

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RISK FACTORS

You should consider these risk factors, in addition to the other information in this prospectus, in deciding whether to make an investment in Sound Financial Bancorp stock.

Risks Related to Our Business

Changes in economic conditions, particularly a continuing or further economic slowdown in the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area, could hurt our business.

Our business is directly affected by market conditions, trends in industries located in our market area and financial, legislative and regulatory changes, and changes in governmental monetary and fiscal policies and inflation, all of which are beyond our control.  In 2008, the housing and real estate sectors experienced an economic slowdown that has continued.  Further deterioration in economic conditions, particularly within our primary market area within the Puget Sound region in Western Washington and Clallam County, Washington, could result in the following consequences, among others, any of which could materially hurt our business:

·                                          loan delinquencies may increase;

·                                          problem assets and foreclosures may increase;

·                                          demand for our products and services may decline;

·                                          collateral for our loans may decline in value, in turn reducing a customer’s borrowing power and reducing the value of collateral securing our loans; and

·                                          the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us.

Deterioration in the housing real estate market has resulted in and may continue to result in increased loan-to-value ratios on a significant portion of our one- to four-family loans and home equity lines of credit, which exposes us to greater risk of loss.

Economic deterioration throughout 2008 and weakness in the economy since then has been accompanied by continued stress in the housing markets, including declines in home prices. These declines in the housing market, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures, compounded with weakness in the economy, have resulted in significant increases in our non-performing assets, provision for loan losses and net charge-offs. See “–Our provision for loan losses and net loan charge-offs have increased significantly in recent years and we may be required to make further increases in our provision for loan losses and to charge-off additional loans in the future, which could adversely affect our results of operations” and “Business of Sound Financial, Inc. and Sound Community Bank- Market Area.” While there were continued indications throughout the past year that the U.S. economy is stabilizing and may be improving, if housing market conditions continue to deteriorate, it may lead to additional valuation adjustments on our loan portfolio and real estate owned as we continue to reassess the market value of the collateral securing our loans, the loss severities of loans in default, and the net realizable value of real estate owned.

Many of our one- to four-family loans and home equity loans and lines of credit are secured by liens on mortgage properties in which the borrowers have little or no equity because of these declines in home values in our market area.  Residential loans with high combined loan-to-value ratios will be more sensitive to declining property values than those with lower combined loan-to-value ratios and therefore may experience a higher incidence of default and severity of losses.  In addition, if the borrowers sell their homes, they may be unable to repay their loans in full from the sale.  Further, the majority of our home equity lines of credit consist of second mortgage loans. For those home equity lines secured by a second mortgage, it is unlikely that we will be successful in recovering all or a portion of our loan proceeds in the event of default unless we are prepared to repay the first mortgage loan and such repayment and the costs associated with a foreclosure are justified by the value of the property.  For these reasons, we may experience higher rates of delinquencies, defaults and losses.

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Our construction and land loans have a higher risk of loss than residential or commercial real estate loans.

We make real estate construction loans to individuals and builders, primarily for the construction of residential properties. We originate these loans whether or not the collateral property underlying the loan is under contract for sale. At December 31, 2011, construction and land loans in our loan portfolio totaled $17.8 million or 5.9% of our total loan portfolio of which $5.4 million were for residential real estate projects. Approximately $3.1 million of our residential construction loans were made to finance the construction of owner-occupied homes and are structured to be converted to permanent loans at the end of the construction phase.  Land and lot loans, which are loans secured by raw land or developed lots on which the borrower intends to build a residence totaled $9.2 million, and loans secured by land for acquisition and development totaled $693,000 at December 31, 2011.  In general, construction and land lending involves additional risks because of the inherent difficulty in estimating a property’s value both before and at completion of the project as well as the estimated cost of the project.  Construction costs may exceed original estimates as a result of increased materials, labor or other costs.  In addition, because of current uncertainties in the residential real estate market, property values have become more difficult to determine than they have historically been.  Land loans also pose additional risk because of the lack of income being produced by the property and the potential illiquid nature of the collateral.  The value of the lots securing our loans may be affected by the success of the development in which they are located.  As a result, construction and land loans often involve the disbursement of funds with repayment dependent, in part, on the success of the project and the ability of the borrower to sell or lease the property or refinance the indebtedness, rather than the ability of the borrower or guarantor to repay principal and interest.  These loans are also generally more difficult to monitor.  In addition, speculative construction loans to a builder are often associated with homes that are not pre-sold, and thus pose a greater potential risk than construction loans to individuals on their personal residences. At December 31, 2011, $1.9 million of our construction and land loans were for speculative residential construction loans.

Our emphasis on commercial real estate lending may expose us to increased lending risks.

At December 31, 2011, we had $106.0 million of commercial and multi-family real estate mortgage loans, representing 35.1% of our total loan portfolio.  These loans typically involve higher principal amounts than other types of loans, and repayment is dependent upon income generated, or expected to be generated, by the property securing the loan in amounts sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt service, which may be adversely affected by changes in the economy or local market conditions. Commercial and multi-family mortgage loans also expose a lender to greater credit risk than loans secured by residential real estate because the collateral securing these loans typically cannot be sold as easily as residential real estate. In addition, many of our commercial and multi-family real estate loans are not fully amortizing and contain large balloon payments upon maturity. Balloon payments may require the borrower to either sell or refinance the underlying property in order to make the payment, which may increase the risk of default or non-payment. In addition, many of our commercial borrowers have more than one loan outstanding with us. Consequently, an adverse development with respect to one loan or one credit relationship can expose us to a significantly greater risk of loss

The level of our commercial and multifamily real estate loan portfolio may subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny.

The OCC, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve have promulgated joint guidance on sound risk management practices for financial institutions with concentrations in commercial real estate lending. Under this guidance, a financial institution that, like us, is actively involved in commercial real estate lending should perform a risk assessment to identify concentrations. A financial institution may have a concentration in commercial real estate lending if, among other factors (i) total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land represent 100% or more of total capital, or (ii) total reported loans secured by multifamily and non-farm residential properties, loans for construction, land development and other land, and loans otherwise sensitive to the general commercial real estate market, including loans to commercial real estate related entities, represent 300% or more of total capital. The particular focus of the guidance is on exposure to commercial real estate loans that are dependent on the cash flow from the real estate held as collateral and that are likely to be at greater risk to conditions in the commercial real estate market (as opposed to real estate collateral held as a secondary source of repayment or as an abundance of caution).  The purpose of the guidance is to guide banks in developing risk management practices and capital levels commensurate with the level and nature of real estate concentrations.  The guidance states that management should employ heightened risk management practices including board and management oversight and strategic planning, development of underwriting standards, risk assessment and monitoring through market analysis and stress testing.

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We have concluded that we have a concentration in commercial real estate lending under the foregoing standards because our $126.3 million balance in commercial real estate loans at December 31, 2011 represents 300% or more of total capital. While we believe we have implemented policies and procedures with respect to our commercial real estate loan portfolio consistent with this guidance, bank regulators could require us to implement additional policies and procedures consistent with their interpretation of the guidance that may result in additional costs to us.

Repayment of our commercial business loans is often dependent on the cash flows of the borrower, which may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value.

At December 31, 2011, we had $13.2 million or 4.3% of total loans in commercial business loans.  Commercial lending involves risks that are different from those associated with residential and commercial real estate lending. Real estate lending is generally considered to be collateral based lending with loan amounts based on predetermined loan to collateral values and liquidation of the underlying real estate collateral being viewed as the primary source of repayment in the event of borrower default. Our commercial loans are primarily made based on the cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The borrowers’ cash flow may be unpredictable, and collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Although commercial loans are often collateralized by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, or other business assets, the liquidation of collateral in the event of default is often an insufficient source of repayment because accounts receivable may be uncollectible and inventories may be obsolete or of limited use, among other things.  Accordingly, the repayment of commercial loans depends primarily on the cash flow and credit worthiness of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower.

Our consumer loan portfolio possesses increased risk.

Our consumer loans accounted for approximately $29.4 million or 9.7% of our total loan portfolio as of December 31, 2011, of which $18.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, consisted of manufactured home loans and other consumer loans, including automobile loans.  Generally, we consider these manufactured home and other consumer loans to involve a different degree of risk compared to first mortgage loans on one- to four-family residential properties.  As a result of our large portfolio of these loans, it may become necessary to increase the level of our provision for loan losses, which could decrease our profits.  Consumer loans generally entail greater risk than do one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of loans that are secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as manufactured homes, automobiles and recreational vehicles.  In these cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance.  Manufactured homes are a more risky form of collateral, because they are costly and difficult to relocate when repossessed, and difficult to sell due to the diminishing number of manufactured home parks in the Puget Sound area.  Additionally, a good portion of our manufactured home loan borrowers are first-time home buyers, who tend to be a higher credit risk than first-time home buyers of single family residences, due to limited financial resources.  As a result, these loans have a higher probability of default, higher delinquency rates and greater servicing costs than other types of consumer loans.

Our provision for loan losses and net loan charge-offs have increased significantly in recent years and we may be required to make further increases in our provision for loan losses and to charge-off additional loans in the future, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $4.6 million, as compared to $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.  We also recorded net loan charge-offs of $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.  We are still recording higher than our historical levels of loan delinquencies and credit losses.  Slower sales, excess inventory and declining prices in the housing market have been the primary causes of the increase in delinquencies and foreclosures in our loan portfolio. If current weak conditions in the housing and real estate markets continue, we expect that we will continue to experience further delinquencies and credit losses.  As a result, we may be required to make further increases in our provision for loan losses and to charge off additional loans in the future, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

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Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses in our loan portfolio.

Lending money is a substantial part of our business and each loan carries a certain risk that it will not be repaid in accordance with its terms, or that any underlying collateral will not be sufficient to assure repayment.  This risk is affected by, among other things:

·                                          cash flow of the borrower and/or the project being financed;

·                                          the changes and uncertainties as to the future value of the collateral, in the case of a collateralized loan;

·                                          the duration of the loan;

·                                          the character and creditworthiness of a particular borrower; and

·                                          changes in economic and industry conditions.

We maintain an allowance for loan losses, which we believe is an appropriate reserve to provide for probable losses in our loan portfolio.  The allowance is funded by provisions for loan losses charged to expense.  The amount of this allowance is determined by our management through periodic reviews and consideration of several factors, including, but not limited to:

·                                          our general reserve, based on our historical default and loss experience, certain macroeconomic factors, and management’s expectations of future events;

·                                          our specific reserve, based on our evaluation of non-performing loans and their underlying collateral; and

·                                          an unallocated reserve to provide for other credit losses inherent in our portfolio that may not have been contemplated in the other loss factors.

The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes.  Continuing deterioration in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in the allowance for loan losses.  In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for possible loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of management.  In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed the allowance for loan losses we will need additional provisions to replenish the allowance for loan losses.  Any additional provisions will result in a decrease in net income and possibly capital, and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

If our nonperforming assets increase, our earnings will be adversely affected.

At December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, our nonperforming assets (which consist of non-performing loans, including nonperforming troubled debt restructured loans (“TDRs”), and other real estate owned (“OREO”) and repossessed assets were $9.5 million and $5.9 million, respectively, or 2.78% and 1.75% of total assets, respectively.  Our nonperforming assets adversely affect our net income in various ways:

·                                          We record interest income only on a cash basis for nonaccrual loans and any nonperforming investment securities; and do not record interest income for OREO;

·                                          We must provide for probable loan losses through a current period charge to the provision for loan losses;

·                                          Non-interest expense increases when we write down the value of properties in our OREO portfolio to reflect changing market values or recognize other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on nonperforming investment securities;

·                                          There are legal fees associated with the resolution of problem assets, as well as carrying costs, such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance fees related to our OREO; and

·                                          The resolution of nonperforming assets requires the active involvement of management, which can distract them from more profitable activity.

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If additional borrowers become delinquent and do not pay their loans and we are unable to successfully manage our nonperforming assets, our losses and troubled assets could increase significantly, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. See “Business of Sound Community Bank – Asset Quality.”

If our OREO is not properly valued or sufficiently reserved to cover actual losses, or if we are required to increase our valuation reserves, our earnings could be reduced.

We obtain updated valuations in the form of appraisals and broker price opinions when a loan has been foreclosed and the property taken in as OREO and at certain other times during the asset’s holding period.  Our net book value (“NBV”) in the loan at the time of foreclosure and thereafter is compared to the updated market value of the foreclosed property less estimated selling costs (fair value).  A charge-off is recorded for any excess in the asset’s NBV over its fair value.  If our valuation process is incorrect, or if property values decline, the fair value of our OREO may not be sufficient to recover our carrying value in such assets, resulting in the need for additional charge-offs.  Significant charge-offs to our OREO could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, bank regulators periodically review our OREO and may require us to recognize further charge-offs.  Any increase in our charge-offs may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Impairment of our investment securities could require charges to earnings, which could result in a negative impact on our results of operations.

In assessing the impairment of investment securities, we consider the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, whether the decline in market value was affected by macroeconomic conditions and whether we have the intent to sell the security or will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery.  During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we recognized incurred a non-cash OTTI charge of $95,000 and $98,000, respectively on securities held in our available-for-sale investments. There can be no assurance that future declines in market value of our investment securities will not result in OTTI of these assets, which would lead to accounting charges that could have a material adverse effect on our net income and capital levels.

Decreased volumes and lower gains on sales of mortgage loans sold could adversely impact our non-interest income.

We originate and sell one- to four-family mortgage loans. Our mortgage banking income is a significant portion of our non-interest income.  We generate gains on the sale of one- to four-family mortgage loans pursuant to programs currently offered by offered by Fannie Mae.  Fannie Mae accounts for a substantial portion of the secondary market in residential mortgage loans.  Any future changes in their programs, our eligibility to participate in such programs, the criteria for loans to be accepted or laws that significantly affect the activity of such entities could, in turn, materially adversely affect our results of operations.  Further, in a rising or higher interest rate environment, our originations of mortgage loans may decrease, resulting in fewer loans that are available to be sold to investors.  This would result in a decrease in mortgage banking revenues and a corresponding decrease in non-interest income.  In addition, our results of operations are affected by the amount of non-interest expense associated with mortgage banking activities, such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy, equipment and data processing expense and other operating costs.  During periods of reduced loan demand, our results of operations may be adversely affected to the extent that we are unable to reduce expenses commensurate with the decline in loan originations.

We use estimates in determining the fair value of certain assets, such as mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”).  If our estimates prove to be incorrect, we may be required to write down the value of these assets which could adversely affect our earnings.

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December 31, 2011 our MSRs totaled $2.4 million.  We use a financial model that uses, wherever possible, quoted market prices to value our MSRs. This model is complex and also uses assumptions related to interest and discount rates, prepayment speeds, delinquency and foreclosure rates and ancillary fee income.

Valuations are highly dependent upon the reasonableness of our assumptions and the predictability of the relationships that drive the results of the model. The primary risk associated with MSRs is that they will lose a substantial portion of their value as a result of higher than anticipated prepayments occasioned by declining interest rates. Conversely, these assets generally increase in value in a rising interest rate environment to the extent that prepayments are slower than anticipated. If prepayment speeds increase more than estimated or delinquency and default levels are higher than anticipated we may be required to write down the value of our MSRs which could have a material adverse effect on our net income and capital levels.

We are subject to interest rate risk.

Our earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon our net interest income.  Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Federal Reserve.  Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the interest we receive on loans and investments and the amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings, but these changes could also affect (i) our ability to originate loans and obtain deposits, (ii) the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities and (iii) the average duration of our mortgage-backed securities portfolio and other interest-earning assets.  If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, our net interest income, and therefore earnings, could be adversely affected.  Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings.  In addition, a substantial amount of our residential mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit have adjustable interest rates.  As a result, these loans may experience a higher rate of default in a rising interest rate environment.

Although management believes it has implemented effective asset and liability management strategies to reduce the potential effects of changes in interest rates on our results of operations, any substantial, unexpected, prolonged change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Also, our interest rate risk modeling techniques and assumptions likely may not fully predict or capture the impact of actual interest rate changes on our balance sheet.  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk.”

Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition.

Liquidity is essential to our business.  An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans or other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity.  Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities or the terms of which are acceptable to us could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or economy in general.  Factors that could detrimentally impact our access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in the Washington markets in which our loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action against us.  Our ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as a disruption in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry in light of the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued deterioration in credit markets.  Deposit flows, calls of investment securities and wholesale borrowings, and the prepayment of loans and mortgage-related securities are also strongly influenced by such external factors as the direction of interest rates, whether actual or perceived, and competition for deposits and loans in the markets we serve. Furthermore, changes to the underwriting guidelines of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, or FHLB, for wholesale borrowings or lending policies may limit or restrict our ability to borrow, and could therefore have a significant adverse impact on our liquidity. A decline in available funding could adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, meet our expenses, or to fulfill such obligations as repaying our borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity.”

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Further deterioration in the financial position of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle may result in future impairment losses on our investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock.

At December 31, 2011, we owned $2.5 million of stock of the FHLB.  As a condition of membership at the FHLB, we are required to purchase and hold a certain amount of FHLB stock.  Our stock purchase requirement is based, in part, upon the outstanding principal balance of advances from the FHLB and is calculated in accordance with the Capital Plan of the FHLB.  Our FHLB stock has a par value of $100, is carried at cost, and is subject to recoverability testing.  The FHLB announced that it had a risk-based capital deficiency under the regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, its primary regulator, as of December 31, 2008, and that it would suspend future dividends and the repurchase and redemption of outstanding common stock.  As a result, the FHLB has not paid a dividend since the fourth quarter of 2008.  In August 2009, under the FHFA’s prompt corrective action regulations, the FHLB received a capital classification of “undercapitalized” and has subsequently remained so classified, due to, among other things, risk-based capital deficiencies as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, the deterioration in the value of its private-label mortgage-backed securities and the amount of accumulated unrealized losses stemming from that deterioration, and the amount of its retained earnings. On October 25, 2010, the FHLB entered into a consent order with the FHFA.  The consent order required, among other matters, the FHLB meet and maintain certain minimum financial requirements. The FHLB has communicated that with the exception of a retained earnings requirement, it is in compliance with the minimum financial requirements and has continued taking the specified actions and is working toward meeting the agreed-upon milestones and timelines for completing capital management, asset composition, and other operational and risk management improvements as indicated in the consent order.   As a result, we have not recorded an impairment on our investment in FHLB stock.  Further deterioration in the FHLB’s financial position may, however, result in future impairment in the value of those securities. We will continue to monitor the financial condition of the FHLB and its compliance with the consent order as it relates to, among other things, the recoverability of our investment.

Strong competition within our market area may limit our growth and profitability.

We face substantial competition in all phases of our operations from a variety of different competitors.  Our future growth and success will depend on our ability to compete effectively in this highly competitive environment.  To date, we have been competitive by focusing on our business lines in our market area and emphasizing the high level of service and responsiveness desired by our customers.  We compete for loans, deposits and other financial services with other commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, brokerage houses, mutual funds, insurance companies and specialized finance companies.  Many of our competitors offer products and services which we do not offer, and many have substantially greater resources and lending limits, name recognition and market presence that benefit them in attracting business.  In addition, larger competitors may be able to price loans and deposits more aggressively than we do, and newer competitors may also be more aggressive in terms of pricing loan and deposit products than we are in order to obtain a share of the market.  Some of the financial institutions and financial services organizations with which we compete are not subject to the same degree of regulation as is imposed on bank holding companies, federally insured state-chartered banks and national banks and federal savings banks.  As a result, these nonbank competitors have certain advantages over us in accessing funding and in providing various services. Our profitability depends upon our continued ability to successfully compete in our market area.  The greater resources and deposit and loan products offered by some of our competitors may limit our ability to increase our interest earning assets.

We operate in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected by changes in federal and state laws and regulations, including financial reform legislation recently enacted by Congress that is expected to increase our costs of operations.

Sound Community Bank is currently subject to extensive examination, supervision and comprehensive regulation by the OCC and, upon completion of the offering, as a bank holding company Sound Financial Bancorp will be subject to examination, supervision and regulation by the Federal Reserve.  These regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities, including the ability to impose restrictions on an institution’s operations, reclassify assets, determine the adequacy of an institution’s allowance for loan losses and determine the level of deposit insurance premiums assessed.  See “Supervision and Regulation.”

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operating activities of financial institutions and their holding companies.  The Dodd-Frank Act requires various federal agencies to adopt a broad range of new implementing rules and regulations, and to prepare numerous studies and reports for Congress.  The federal agencies are given significant discretion in drafting the implementing rules and regulations, and consequently, many of the details and much of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act may not be known for many months or years.

Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act are expected to have a near term impact on Sound Community Bank and Sound Financial Bancorp.  For example, a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act eliminates the federal prohibitions on paying interest on demand deposits, thus allowing businesses to have interest bearing checking accounts.  Depending on competitive responses, this significant change to existing law could have an adverse impact on our interest expense.

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act creates a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with broad powers to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has broad rule-making authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all banks and savings institutions, including the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has examination and enforcement authority over all banks and savings institutions with more than $10 billion in assets.  Financial institutions such as Sound Community Bank with $10 billion or less in assets will continue to be examined for compliance with the consumer laws by their primary bank regulators.

It is difficult to predict at this time what specific impact the Dodd-Frank Act and the yet to be written implementing rules and regulations will have on community banks.  However, it is expected that at minimum they will increase our operating and compliance costs and could increase our interest expense.  Any additional changes in our regulation and oversight, in the form of new laws, rules and regulations, could make compliance more difficult or expensive or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or prospects.

Legal related costs might continue to increase.

We are subject to a variety of legal matters that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business.  In the current economic environment, our involvement in litigation has increased significantly, primarily as a result of defaulted borrowers asserting claims to defeat or delay foreclosure proceedings.  There can be no assurance that our loan workout and other activities will not expose us to additional legal actions, including lender liability or environmental claims.  As a result, we may be exposed to substantial liabilities, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Moreover, the expenses of legal proceedings will adversely affect our results of operations until they are resolved.

We rely on communications, information, operating and financial control systems technology from third-party service providers, and we may suffer an interruption in those systems.

We rely heavily on third-party service providers for much of our communications, information, operating and financial control systems technology, including our internet banking services and data processing systems.  Any failure or interruption of these services or systems or breaches in security of these systems could result in failures or interruptions in our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, servicing and/or loan origination systems.  The occurrence of any failures or interruptions may require us to identify alternative sources of such services, and we cannot assure you that we could negotiate terms that are as favorable to us, or could obtain services with similar functionality as found in our existing systems without the need to expend substantial resources, if at all.

Risks Related to this Offering

Our stock price may decline when trading commences.

If you purchase shares in the offering you might not be able to sell them later at or above the $10.00 purchase price.  Publicly traded stock, including stock of financial institutions, has recently experienced substantial market price volatility.  In several recent transactions, shares of common stock issued by newly converted savings institutions or mutual holding companies have traded below the initial offering price.

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The final aggregate purchase price of the shares of common stock in the offering will be based on an independent appraisal and may not be indicative of the actual value of Sound Financial Bancorp.

The appraisal is not intended, and should not be construed, as a recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing shares of common stock.  The valuation is based on estimates and projections of a number of matters, all of which are subject to change from time to time.  After our shares begin trading, the trading price of our common stock will be determined by the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the overall performance of the economy, investor perceptions of Sound Financial Bancorp and the outlook for the financial institutions industry in our region and in general.

There may be a limited trading market in our common stock, which would hinder your ability to sell our common stock and may lower the market price of the stock.

Sound Financial Bancorp has never issued stock and, therefore, there is no current trading market for the shares of common stock.  While we expect our common stock to be quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SNFL,” we cannot predict whether an active and liquid trading market for our common stock will develop.  Persons purchasing shares may not be able to sell their shares when they desire if a liquid trading market does not develop or sell them at a price equal to or above the initial purchase price of $10.00 per share even if a liquid trading market develops.  A limited trading market for our common stock may reduce the market value of the common stock and make it difficult to buy or sell our shares on short notice.  A limited trading market could also result in a wider spread between the bid and ask price for the stock, meaning the highest price being offered for shares for sale at any particular time may be further from the lowest price being offered by buyers for the stock at that moment than if the stock were more actively traded (the difference between the bid and ask price being the “spread” for the stock).  This could make it more difficult to sell a large number of shares at one time and could mean the sale of a large number of shares at one time could depress the market price.  See “Market for the Common Stock.”

We have significant discretion over the investment of the offering proceeds and may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on the proceeds from the offering.

Sound Financial Bancorp intends to contribute between $7.2 million and $7.5 million of the net proceeds of the offering (or $7.8 million at the adjusted maximum of the offering range) to Sound Community Bank. We will use a portion of the remaining net proceeds retained to finance the purchase of common stock in the offering by the employee stock ownership plan and may use the remaining net proceeds to pay cash dividends to shareholders, repurchase shares of common stock, purchase securities, and for other general corporate purposes.  Sound Community Bank may use the proceeds it receives to support its lending activities, to develop other products and services and for other general corporate purposes.  The net proceeds retained also may be used for future business expansion through acquisitions of banks, thrifts and other financial services companies, and opening or acquiring branch offices.  We have not, however, identified specific amounts of proceeds for any of these purposes and we will have significant flexibility in determining the amount of net proceeds we apply to different uses and the timing of these applications.  Our failure to utilize these funds effectively could reduce our profitability.  We have not established a timetable for the effective deployment of the proceeds on a long-term basis, and we cannot predict how long we will need to deploy the proceeds effectively.  Investing the offering proceeds in securities until we are able to deploy the proceeds will provide lower margins than we generally earn on loans, potentially adversely affecting shareholder returns, including earnings per share, return on assets and return on equity.

Our return on equity initially will be low compared to our historical performance.  A lower return on equity may negatively impact the trading price of our common stock.

Net income divided by average shareholders’ equity, known as “return on average equity” is a ratio many investors use to compare the performance of a financial institution to its peers.  Our return on average equity ratio for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 5.50% compared to a median return on equity of 3.27% based on trailing twelve-month earnings for all publicly traded fully converted savings institutions as of December 31, 2011.  Although we expect that our net income will increase following the offering, our return on average equity may decrease as a result of the additional capital that we will raise in the offering.  For example, our pro forma return on equity for the year ended December 31, 2011 is 3.41%, assuming the sale of shares at the maximum of the offering range.  Over time, we intend to use the net proceeds from the offering to increase earnings per share and book value per share, without assuming undue risk, with the goal of achieving a return on equity that is comparable to our historical performance.  This goal may take a number of years to achieve, and we cannot assure you that we will be

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able to achieve it.  Consequently, you should not expect a return on equity similar to our current return on equity in the near future.  Failure to achieve a competitive return on equity may make an investment in our common stock unattractive to some investors and may cause our common stock to trade at lower prices than comparable companies with higher returns on equity.  See “Pro Forma Data” for an illustration of the financial impact of the offering.

The implementation of the stock-based incentive plan may dilute your ownership interest.

We intend to adopt a new stock-based incentive plan following the offering, subject to receipt of shareholder approval.  This stock-based incentive plan may be funded either through open market purchases or from the issuance of authorized but unissued shares of common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp.  While our intention is to fund this plan through open market purchases, shareholders would experience a 7.2% reduction in ownership interest at the adjusted maximum of the offering range in the event newly issued shares of our common stock are used to fund stock options and shares of restricted common stock under the plan in an amount equal to up to 10.0% and 4.0%, respectively, of the shares sold in the offering.  See “Pro Forma Data” and “Management - Benefits to Be Considered Following Completion of the Conversion.”

Additional expenses following the conversion from the compensation and benefit expenses associated with the implementation of the new stock-based incentive benefit plan will adversely affect our profitability.

We intend to adopt a new stock-based incentive plan after the offering, subject to shareholder approval, pursuant to which plan participants would be awarded restricted shares of our common stock (at no cost to them) and options to purchase shares of our common stock in an amount equal to up to 4.0% and 10.0%, respectively, of the shares sold in the offering.  Following the offering, our non-interest expenses are likely to increase as we will recognize additional annual employee compensation and benefit expenses related to the shares granted to employees and executives under our stock-based incentive plan.  We cannot predict the actual amount of these new stock-related compensation and benefit expenses because applicable accounting practices require that expenses be based on the fair market value of the shares of common stock at specific points in the future; however, we expect them to be material.  In addition, we will recognize expense for our employee stock ownership plan when shares are committed to be released to participants’ accounts (i.e., as the loan used to acquire these shares is repaid), and we will recognize expense for restricted stock awards and stock options over the vesting period of awards made to recipients.  The expense in the first year following the offering has been estimated to be approximately $157,000 ($99,000 after tax), assuming all options are granted under the plan, at the adjusted maximum of the offering range as set forth in the pro forma financial information under “Pro Forma Data,” assuming the $10.00 per share purchase price as fair market value.  Actual expenses, however, may be higher or lower, depending on the price of our common stock.  See “Pro Forma Data” and “Management - Benefits to Be Considered Following Completion of the Conversion.”

Our growth or future losses may require us to raise additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed or the cost of that capital may be very high.

We are required by federal regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations.  We believe the net proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to permit Sound Community Bank to maintain regulatory capital compliance for the foreseeable future.  Nonetheless, we may at some point need to raise additional capital to support continued growth.

Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside our control, and on our financial condition and performance.  Accordingly, we may not be able to raise additional capital if needed on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all.  If we cannot raise additional capital when needed, our operations could be materially impaired and our financial condition and liquidity could be materially and adversely affected.  In addition, if we are unable to raise additional capital when required by the Federal Reserve or the OCC, we may be subject to adverse regulatory action.  See “Supervision and Regulation.”

Various factors may make takeover attempts more difficult to achieve.

Our Board of Directors has no current intention to sell control of Sound Financial Bancorp.  Provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws, federal regulations, Maryland law, shares of restricted stock and stock options that we have granted or may grant to employees and directors, the level of stock ownership by our

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management and directors and employment agreements that we have entered into with our executive officers, and various other factors may discourage attempts or make it more difficult for companies or persons to acquire or assume control of Sound Financial Bancorp without the consent of our Board of Directors.  Our shareholders may want a takeover attempt to succeed because, for example, a potential acquiror could offer a premium over the then prevailing price of our common stock or they might otherwise think such a transaction is in their best interests.  For additional information, see “Restrictions on Acquisition of Sound Financial Bancorp,” “Management—Employment Agreements,” and “—Benefits to be Considered Following Completion of the Conversion.”

There may be a decrease in shareholders’ rights for existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc.

As a result of the conversion, existing shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc. will become shareholders of Sound Financial Bancorp.  Some rights of shareholders of Sound Financial Bancorp will be reduced compared to the rights shareholders currently have in Sound Financial, Inc.  The reduction in shareholder rights results from differences between the federal and Maryland charters and bylaws, and from distinctions between federal and Maryland law.  Many of the differences in shareholder rights under the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Sound Financial Bancorp are not mandated by Maryland law but have been chosen by management as being in the best interests of Sound Financial Bancorp and its shareholders.  The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Sound Financial Bancorp include the following provisions: (i) approval by at least a majority of outstanding shares required to remove a director for cause; (ii) greater lead time required for shareholders to submit proposals for new business or to nominate directors; and (iii) approval by at least 80% of outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally is required to amend the bylaws and certain provisions of the articles of incorporation.  See “Comparison of Shareholders’ Rights For Existing Shareholders of Sound Financial, Inc.” for a discussion of these differences.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
OF
SOUND FINANCIAL, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

The summary financial information presented below is derived in part from the consolidated financial statements of Sound Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary.  The following is only a summary and you should read it in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes beginning on page F-1.  The information at December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is derived in part from the audited consolidated financial statements of Sound Financial, Inc. that appear in this prospectus.  The information at for the year ended December 31, 2009 is derived in part from audited consolidated financial statements that do not appear in this prospectus.  The following information is only a summary and you should read it in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

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(1)                              Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

(2)                              Noninterest income divided by the sum of noninterest income and net interest income.

(3)                              Nnoninterest expense, excluding other real estate owned and repossessed property expense, as a percentage of net interest income and total noninterest income, excluding net securities transactions.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements.”  You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “intend,” “target” and other similar words and expressions of the future.  These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

·                                          changes in economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area;

·                                          fluctuations in interest rates;

·                                          the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses;

·                                          the possibility of other-than-temporary impairments of securities held in our securities portfolio;

·                                          our ability to access cost-effective funding;

·                                          fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties, and fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial and multifamily real estate market conditions in our market area;

·                                          secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market;

·                                          our ability to attract and retain  deposits;

·                                          our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and expected cost savings and other benefits  within the anticipated time frames or at all,;

·                                          legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, or  the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules;

·                                          monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Government and other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry;

·                                          results of examinations of Sound Financial Bancorp and Sound Community Bank by their regulators, including the possibility that the regulators may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses or to write-down assets, change Sound Community Bank’s regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our  liquidity and earnings;

·                                          increases in premiums for deposit insurance;

·                                          our ability to control operating costs and expenses;

·                                          the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation;

·                                          difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans on our balance sheet;

·                                          staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges;

·                                          computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach;

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·                                          our ability to retain key members of our senior management team;

·                                          costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments;

·                                          our ability to implement our business strategies;

·                                          increased competitive pressures among financial services companies;

·                                          changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

·                                          the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions;

·                                          our ability to pay dividends on our common stock;

·                                          adverse changes in the securities markets;

·                                          the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;

·                                          changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; and

·                                          other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks described from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

Some of these and other factors are discussed in this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.  Such developments could have an adverse impact on our financial position and our results of operations.

Any of the forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this prospectus or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements discussed in this prospectus might not occur and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

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HOW WE INTEND TO USE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE OFFERING

Although we cannot determine what the actual net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock in the offering will be until the offering is completed, we anticipate that the aggregate net proceeds will be between $9.6 million and $13.4 million, or $15.6 million if the offering range is increased by 15%.

We intend to distribute the net proceeds from the stock offering as follows:

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(1)          As adjusted to give effect to an increase in the number of shares which could occur due to a 15% increase in the offering range to reflect demand for the shares or changes in market or general financial conditions following the commencement of the offering.

Payments for shares of common stock made through withdrawals from existing deposit accounts will not result in the receipt of new funds for investment but will result in a reduction of Sound Community Bank’s deposits.  The net proceeds may vary because total expenses relating to the offering may be more or less than our estimates.  For example, our expenses would increase if a larger percentage of shares than we have assumed are sold in the syndicated community offering rather than in the subscription and community offerings.

Sound Financial Bancorp May Use the Proceeds it Retains From the Offering:

·                  to fund a loan to the employee stock ownership plan to purchase shares of common stock in the offering;

·                  to pay cash dividends to shareholders;

·                  to repurchase shares of our common stock for, among other things, the funding of our stock-based incentive plan;

·                  to invest in securities; and

·                  for other general corporate purposes.

Initially, a substantial portion of the net proceeds will be invested in short-term investments and government agency backed mortgage-backed securities, as well as investment-grade debt obligations.