Exhibit 99.1  

**Factors That  May Affect Future Results of Operations, Financial Condition or Business**

        We  have identified important risks and uncertainties that could affect the our  results of operations, business or financial condition and that could cause  them to differ materially from our historical results of operations, financial  condition or business, or those contemplated by forward-looking statements made  herein or elsewhere by, or on behalf of, us. Factors that could cause or contribute  to such differences include, but are not limited to, those factors described  below. 

        ***Loss  of key personnel could have an adverse effect on our operations.***The  loss of certain key personnel could adversely affect our operations. Our success  depends in large part on the retention of a limited number of key persons, including:  Malcolm M. Aslin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rick J. Tremblay,  our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. We will likely undergo  a difficult transition period if we lose the services of these individuals.  In recognition of this risk, we own, and are the beneficiary of, insurance policies  on the lives of these key employees and have entered into an employment agreement  with Mr. Aslin. 

        We  also place great value on the experience of the presidents of our subsidiary  banks and the community bank presidents in each of our markets and on their  relationships with the communities they serve. The loss of these key persons  could negatively impact the affected banking locations. We may not be able to  retain our current key personnel or attract additional qualified key persons  as needed. 

        ***We  may not be able to maintain our growth rate.*** It may be difficult for  us to maintain our rapid rate of growth. The out-state market areas we now serve  offer more limited opportunities for growth than our metropolitan markets. We  believe future growth in our revenues and net earnings will depend primarily  on our internal growth in the metropolitan markets where we are located. Other  financial institutions in these metropolitan markets also compete intensely  for assets and deposits. This competition may adversely affect our ability to  profitably grow our asset and deposit base. 

        During  the period from 1996 to 2000, we grew significantly through acquisitions. While  in the future we may supplement our internal growth through future acquisitions  in metropolitan markets, primarily in the Midwest and the west coast of Florida,  there is great competition for such acquisition candidates. We may not be successful  in identifying, or evaluating risks inherent in, any such acquisition candidates  or be able to acquire such acquisition candidates on terms we feel are favorable.  We do not anticipate making any additional acquisitions in the next 9 to 15  months. 

        Our  objectives for earnings growth, return on equity and return on assets have been  achieved primarily through extensive growth in loans in Kansas and Florida.  Satisfying these objectives in the future will require increasing amounts of  capital to meet regulatory requirements. We may not be able to obtain such capital  in adequate amounts or on attractive terms. 

        ***Our  allowance for loan losses may not be adequate.*** Our allowance for loan  losses may not be adequate to cover actual loan losses. As a lender, we are  exposed to the risk that our customers will be unable to repay their loans according  to their terms and that any collateral securing the payment of their loans may  not be sufficient to cover repayment. Credit losses are inherent in the lending  business and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.  Additionally, approximately 86.3% of our loan portfolio on March 31, 2004 consisted  of construction loans, agricultural loans, loans secured by commercial real  estate, and commercial business loans. These loans generally involve a greater  degree of risk of nonpayment or late payment than home equity loans or residential  mortgage loans and carry higher loan balances. The risk of loss will vary with  general economic conditions, the type of loan being made, the creditworthiness  of the borrower over the term of the loan and the quality and value of the collateral  in the case of collateralized loans, among other things. Our credit risk with  respect to our real estate and construction loan portfolio relates principally  to the general creditworthiness of individuals and the value of real estate  serving as security for the repayment of such loans. Our credit risk with respect  to our commercial and consumer installment loan portfolio relates principally  to the general creditworthiness of businesses and individuals within our local  markets. Our credit risk with respect to our agricultural loan portfolio relates,  among other factors, to commodity prices and weather patterns. 

        We  make various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of our loan  portfolio and provide an allowance for losses based on a number of factors.  If our assumptions are wrong, our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient  to cover our loan losses. We may have to increase the allowance in the future.  Material additions to our allowance for loan losses would have a material adverse  effect on our net earnings. 

        ***Changes  in interest rates could adversely affect profitability.*** We may be unable  to manage interest rate risk that could reduce our net interest income. Like  other financial institutions, our results of operations are impacted principally  by net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans  and investments and interest expense paid on deposits and other borrowings.  We cannot predict or control changes in interest rates. Regional and local economic  conditions and the policies of regulatory authorities, including monetary policies  of the Federal Reserve, affect interest income and interest expense. Interest  rate cuts by the Federal Reserve throughout 2003, 2002 and 2001 have generally  reduced our net interest margin. While we continually take measures intended  to manage the risks from changes in market interest rates, including interest  rate swap agreements, changes in interest rates can still have a material adverse  effect on our profitability. 

        Although  this has not been the case to date, the recently discovered defalcations by  Mr. Gullion and the loss of Gold Bank-Kansas’ “well-managed”  status may result in a reputational or credibility risk that could require our  banks to pay higher rates for deposits. 

        ***Funding  our substantial cash requirements with dividends from our bank subsidiaries  will reduce the capital levels of the banks and thus their ability to grow.***  We are a separate legal entity from our subsidiaries and do not have significant  operations of our own. We depend primarily on dividends we receive from our  subsidiaries, which may be limited by statute and regulations, and our cash  and liquid investments to pay dividends on our common stock and to pay our operating  expenses. In addition, we had an aggregate outstanding amount of $162.6 million  in subordinated debt and trust preferred securities, as compared to total equity  of $270.1 million outstanding, as of March 31, 2004. Our annual interest payments  due on these borrowings were approximately $7.5 million as of March 31, 2004.  In the current interest rate environment, the effect of our interest rate swap  agreement will be to reduce such interest payments. We are also dependent on  dividends from our bank subsidiaries to service these borrowings, and ultimately  for principal repayment at maturity, as well as to service our line of credit.  The FRB-KC and the Commissioner have the authority to prohibit or limit the  payment of dividends by our banking subsidiaries to us and the FRB-KC has the  authority to prohibit or limit the payment of dividends by us to our stockholders.  

        Even  if our subsidiaries are able to generate sufficient earnings to pay dividends  to us, their boards of directors may decide to retain a greater portion of their  earnings to maintain existing capital or achieve additional capital necessary  in light of the financial condition, asset quality or regulatory requirements  of the subsidiaries or other business considerations. The extent to which our  bank subsidiaries pay us a significant portion of their retained earnings as  dividends to fund our substantial cash requirements may also reduce the ability  of the bank subsidiaries to grow while maintaining regulatory capital ratios  at “well capitalized” standards set by federal regulators. 

        ***Local  economic conditions could adversely affect our operations.*** Changes in  the local economic conditions could adversely affect our loan portfolio and  results of operations. Our success depends to a certain extent upon the general  economic conditions of the local markets that we serve. Unlike larger banks  that are more geographically diversified, we provide banking and financial services  to customers in those markets in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Florida, including  a number of rural markets, where our subsidiary banks operate or are expected  to operate. Our commercial, agricultural, real estate and construction loans,  and the ability of the borrowers to repay these loans and the value of the collateral  securing these loans, are impacted by the local economic conditions. Favorable  economic conditions may not continue in such markets. 

        **Our  ability to pay dividends on our common stock is limited by the ability of our  subsidiary banks to pay dividends under applicable law and by contracts relating  to our trust preferred securities.** Our ability to pay dividends on our common  stock largely depends on our receipt of dividends from our subsidiary banks.  The amount of dividends that our subsidiary banks may pay to us is limited by  federal and state banking laws and regulations. As a financial holding company,  our subsidiary banks are required to maintain capital sufficient to meet the  “well capitalized” standard set by the regulators and will be able  to pay dividends to us only so long as their capital continues to exceed these  levels. We or our banks may decide to limit the payment of dividends even when  we or they have the legal ability to pay them in order to retain earnings for  use in our or our banks’ business. Under contracts relating to our trust  preferred securities, we are prohibited from paying dividends on our common  stock if we have not made required payments on, or have elected to defer payments  of interest on, the junior subordinated debentures that support our trust preferred  securities or if an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect  to such debentures. Substantially similar contractual provisions related to  the trust preferred securities for Gold Bank-Florida limit the payment of dividends  by our Florida intermediate holding company. 

        **Our  shareholder rights plan and provisions in our articles of incorporation and  our bylaws may delay or prevent an acquisition of us by a third party.** Our  board of directors has implemented a shareholder rights plan. The rights, which  are attached to our shares and trade together with our common stock, have certain  anti-takeover effects. The plan may discourage or make it more difficult for  another party to complete a merger or tender offer for our shares without negotiating  with our board of directors or to launch a proxy contest or to acquire control  of a larger block of our shares. If triggered, the rights will cause substantial  dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us without approval of  our board of directors, and under certain circumstances, the rights beneficially  owned by the person or group may become void. In addition, our executive officers  may be more likely to retain their positions with us as a result of the plan,  even if their removal would be beneficial to shareholders generally. 

        Our  articles of incorporation and our bylaws contain provisions, including a staggered  board and advance notice of stockholder proposals and board nominees, that make  it more difficult for a third party to gain control or acquire us without the  consent of our board of directors. These provisions also could discourage proxy  contests and may make it more difficult for dissident shareholders to elect  representatives as directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions  of our governing documents may also have the effect of delaying, deferring or  preventing a transaction or a change in control that might be in the best interest  of our shareholders.