SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 2,
1999
FirstFed Financial Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9566 95-4087449
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
(Identification No.)
401 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, 90401-1490
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 319-6000
Total number of pages is 4
Index to Exhibit is on Page 3.
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 2, 1999, the registrant, FirstFed Financial Corp.,
issued a press release. A copy of this press release is attached
and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
a) Financial Statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
c) Exhibits
99. Press release dated December 2, 1999.
S I G N A T U R E S
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.
FIRSTFED FINANCIAL CORP.
Dated: December 2, 1999 By: DOUGLAS J. GODDARD
Douglas J. Goddard
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item Page
99 Press Release dated December 2, 1999 4
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FIRSTFED ANNOUNCES CALL FOR REDEMPTION
OF 11 3/4% NOTES DUE 2004
Santa Monica, California, December 1, 1999 - FirstFed
Financial Corp. (NYSE-FED), parent company of First Federal Bank
of California, announced that its Board of Directors has elected
to redeem all outstanding 11 3/4% Notes Due 2004, as permitted
under the Indenture dated September 28, 1994. The Board has
fixed December 31, 1999, as the redemption date, and has
instructed Harris Trust Company of California, as trustee under
the Indenture, to issue the required thirty day notice of
redemption on December 1, 1999. The total principal amount of
Notes outstanding as of December 1, 1999 is
$39,550,000.00 and the redemption price is 105.8750% of the
principal amount of the securities.
Following the redemption of the Notes, First Federal Bank of
California will continue to exceed the capital requirements
necessary to be deemed "well capitalized" for regulatory capital
purposes.
