SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 477 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Western Bancorp
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
The undersigned Registrant hereby requests withdrawal of its
Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-65019 (the "Registration
Statement"), pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The Registration Statement was originally filed on September 30,
1998 and has not been amended or declared effective. No securities were issued
or sold pursuant thereto.
The Registration Statement was originally filed in connection with the
issuance of shares of common stock, no par value per share, of the Registrant in
connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of July 24, 1998 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Registrant,
Portola Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Peninsula
Bank of San Diego ("Peninsula"). On October 30, 1998, Peninsula terminated the
Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; therefore no securities will be
issued in connection with the Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 477 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this request
for withdrawal to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
WESTERN BANCORP
By: /s/ Arnold C. Hahn
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Arnold C. Hahn
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 3, 1998
