WESTWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13E4/A, 1996-12-27
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                              AMENDMENT NUMBER 1

                                      TO
                                SCHEDULE 13E-4

                         ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
           (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

                                 ACT OF 1934)

                        WESTWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                               (Name of Issuer)

                        WESTWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                     (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                    Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per Share
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  961767 10 0
                           ---------------------------
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                               William J. Woods
                                  President
                        Westwood Financial Corporation
                                700-88 Broadway
                          Westwood, New Jersey  07675
                                (201) 666-5002

                                With Copies to:

                            Samuel J. Malizia, Esq.
                            Lloyd H. Spencer, Esq.

                     Malizia, Spidi, Sloane & Fisch, P.C.
                             One Franklin Square
                             1301 K Street, N.W.
                                Suite 700 East
                             Washington, DC  20005
                                (202) 434-4660
                      (Name, Address and Telephone Number
          of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
                   on Behalf of Person(s) filing Statement)

                              November 25, 1996
    (Date tender offer first published, sent or given to security holders)


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                           CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
===============================================================================
                                                                   Amount of
Transaction Valuation*                                            Filing Fee

===============================================================================

$960,000                                                           $192.00

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* For purposes of calculating fee only.  Based on the Offer for 64,000 shares at
the maximum tender offer price per share of $15.00.

[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as  provided  by Rule  0-11(a)(2)
    and identify the filing with which the offsetting  fee was previously  paid.
    Identify the previous filing by registration  statement  number, or the form
    or schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:  $192     Filing Party:  Westwood Financial Corporation
Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 13E-4         Date Filed:  November 25, 1996









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    This  Statement  amends and  supplements  the Issuer Tender Offer  Statement
filed on November  25, 1996 (the  "Statement")  relating to the tender  offer by
Westwood Financial  Corporation,  a New Jersey  corporation (the "Company"),  to
purchase  up to 64,000  shares of common  stock,  par value $0.10 per share (the
"Shares"), at prices not greater than $15.00 nor less than $14.00 per Share upon
the terms and  subject  to the  conditions  set forth in the Offer to  Purchase,
dated  November  25, 1996 (the "Offer to  Purchase")  and the related  Letter of
Transmittal  (which are herein  collectively  referred to as the  "Offer").  The
Offer is being made to all holders of Shares, including officers,  directors and
affiliates of the Company.

Item 9.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

   (a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal. *

   (a)(3) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,  Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
          and Other Nominees dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(4) Form of Letter to Clients from  Brokers,  Dealers,  Commercial  Banks,
          Trust Companies and Other Nominees dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(5) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *

   (a)(6) Form of Letter to  Stockholders  from the Chairman of the Board of the
          Company dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(7) Form of press release issued by the Company dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(8) Form of question and answer brochure. *

   (a)(9) Form of press release issued by the Company dated December 27, 1996.

   (b)    Not applicable.

   (c)    Not applicable.

   (d)    Not applicable.

   (e)    Not applicable.

   (f)    Not applicable.

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* Previously filed on November 25, 1996 with Schedule 13E-4

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                                   SIGNATURE

    After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that
the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  December 27, 1996.

                        WESTWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                        By:   /s/ William J. Woods
                              --------------------------------
                              Name:  William J. Woods
                              Title:  President


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                               INDEX OF EXHIBITS

   (a)(1) Form of Offer to Purchase dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal. *

   (a)(3) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,  Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
          and Other Nominees dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(4) Form of Letter to Clients from  Brokers,  Dealers,  Commercial  Banks,
          Trust Companies and Other Nominees dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(5) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *

   (a)(6) Form of Letter to  Stockholders  from the Chairman of the Board of the
          Company dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(7) Form of press release issued by the Company dated November 25, 1996. *

   (a)(8) Form of question and answer brochure. *

   (a)(9) Form of press release issued by the Company dated December 27, 1996.

   (b)    Not applicable.

   (c)    Not applicable.

   (d)    Not applicable.

   (e)    Not applicable.

   (f)    Not applicable.

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* Previously filed on November 25, 1996 with Schedule 13E-4






                                                                EXHIBIT (a)(9)


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LETTERHEAD OF WESTWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                                                  NEWS RELEASE

For further information on this release call

William J. Woods
Chairman

Joanne Miller
Vice President
(201) 666-5002



                        Westwood Financial Corporation
               Share Repurchase Of Up To 64,000 Shares Extended

    Westwood,  New Jersey -- December 27, 1996 -- Westwood Financial Corporation
(Nasdaq - "WWFC"),  the parent  holding  company of Westwood  Savings  Bank (the
"Bank")   announced   today  that  it  extended  its  "Modified  Dutch  Auction"
self-tender  offer which was  commenced  on  November  25, 1996 for up to 64,000
common  shares,  or  approximately  10  percent  of its  646,672  common  shares
currently outstanding.  As of December 26, 1996, approximately 1,268 shares have
been tendered into the offer. The tender offer,  proration period and withdrawal
rights will expire at 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 1997 unless  further  extended by
the Company.

    This  announcement  is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an
offer to sell shares of Westwood  Financial  Corporation common stock. The offer
is made  solely by the Offer to  Purchase,  dated  November  25,  1996,  and the
related Letter of Transmittal.




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