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GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Great Western Financial Corporation to Hold Special
Meeting of Stockholders
Great Western Financial Corporation (NYSE: GWF) will
hold a special meeting of stockholders on Friday, June
13, 1997, at 10:00 AM to vote on a merger agreement with
Washington Mutual Savings (Nasdaq: WAMU). The proposed
merger will create the largest thrift institution in the
United States.
A second shareholders meeting will be held later
that same day. Great Western Financial Corporation's
regular Annual Meeting of Stockholders will take place at
2:00 PM.
Both meetings will be held at the Great Western
Employee Center, 19809 Prairie Street (located between
Corbin and Oakdale Avenues) in Chartsworth. Attendance
is restricted to Great Western Financial Corporation
stockholders. News media representatives will be
admitted to both events; however, cameras will not be
permitted while the meetings are in session.
CONTACT: For more information and to confirm
attendance: Charlie Coleman, 818-775-3766 or Tim
McGarry, 818-775-3658, both Great Western Financial
Corporation.
With assets of $42.9 billion, Great Western
Financial Corporation is a diversified financial service
company operating more than 1,150 mortgage lending,
retail banking, and consumer finance offices nationwide.
Great Western's principal subsidiary, Great Western Bank,
is a mortgage-oriented consumer bank with banking branch
networks in California and Florida.
