WESTBANK CORP
10-K/A, 1998-04-06
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             UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 10-K

[mark one]          [ X ]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997

                                    OR

               [   ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
                    OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                      Commission File Number 0-12784


                           WESTBANK CORPORATION

               Massachusetts                      04-2830731
         (State of Incorporation)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

     225 Park Avenue, West Springfield Massachusetts              01090-0149
     (Address of principal executive office)                      (Zip Code)

                              (413) 747-1400
                            (Telephone Number)

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                             Name of each exchange
                    Title of each class           on which registered

                            NONE                               NONE

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                       Common stock, $2.00 Par Value
                     Preferred stock, $5.00 Par Value
                             (Title of Class)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past ninety days.

                                  Yes  X     No     

     Based on the closing sales price on March 2, 1998 the aggregate
market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant was $49,180,963.

     The number of shares outstanding of the registrants common
stock, $2.00 par value was 3,747,121 on March 2, 1998.

     Portions of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the year
ended December 31, 1997 are incorporated by reference into Parts I
and II.

     Portions of the Proxy Statement issued by the Corporation in
connection with the Annual Meeting to be held on April 15, 1998 are
incorporated by reference into Part III.

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                                SIGNATURES 
  
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
                                        WESTBANK CORPORATION      
 
 
                                   By:  /s/ Donald R. Chase
                                        Donald R. Chase, President
                                        and Chief Executive Officer 
      
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature                   Title                           Date


                            President and Chief
/s/ Donald R. Chase         Executive Officer and Director  March 18, 1998
Donald R. Chase
                            Chairman of the Board
/s/ Alfred C. Whitaker      and Director                    March 18, 1998
Alfred C. Whitaker
                            Treasurer and Chief Financial
/s/ John M. Lilly           Officer                         March 18, 1998
John M. Lilly			  

/s/ Roland O. Archambault   Director                        March 18, 1998
Roland O. Archambault

/s/ Mark A. Beauregard      Director                        March 18, 1998
Mark A. Beauregard

/s/ David R. Chamberland    Director                        March 18, 1998
David R. Chamberland
                         
/s/ Leroy F. Jarrett        Director                        March 18, 1998
Leroy F. Jarrett
                            Vice Chairman of the Board
/s/ Ernest N. Laflamme, Jr. and Director                    March 18, 1998
Ernest N. Laflamme, Jr.

/s/ Paul J. McKenna         Director                        March 18, 1998
Paul J. McKenna

/s/ Robert J. Perlak        Corporate Clerk and Director    March 18, 1998
Robert J. Perlak

/s/ George R. Sullivan      Director                        March 18, 1998
George R. Sullivan


/s/ James E. Tremble        Director                        March 18, 1998
James E. Tremble


<PAGE>


  


                              EXHIBIT INDEX 
 
                                                                       Page No.
 
 
3.    Articles of Organization, as amended                                    **
  
          (a)  Articles of Organization, as amended                           *
  
          (b)  By-Laws, as amended                                            *
  
10.1  Employment Contract dated October 1, 1986, between
      William A. Franks, Jr. and Westbank Corporation                       ***
  
10.12 Termination Agreement dated February 20, 1987, between
      Donald R. Chase and Park West Bank and Trust Company                  ***
  
10.14 Termination Agreement dated February 20, 1987, between
      Stanley F. Osowski and CCB, Inc.                                      ***
  
10.15 1985 Incentive Stock Option Plan for Key Employees                      *

10.16 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan                                     ****

10.17 1996 Stock Incentive Plan                                           *****

13.   1995 Annual Report to Stockholders                     ARS (IFC 1-36 IBC)
  
21.   Subsidiaries of Registrant                                 TO BE INCLUDED

27.   Financial Data Schedule                                    TO BE INCLUDED

*     Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits
      contained in Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 1988
  
**    Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits
      contained in Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 1987
  
***   Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits
      contained in Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 1986
  
****  Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits
      contained in Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 1995

***** Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits
      contained in Registrant's 1996 Proxy Statement

27.1  Financial Data Schedule (RESTATED)                         TO BE INCLUDED
          Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995                   
          Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996
          Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1996
          Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1996      
 
27.2  Financial Data Schedule (RESTATED)                         TO BE INCLUDED
          Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
          Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1997
          Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1997
          Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 1997
 
 
 
 


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