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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 1997
Registration No. 33-86036
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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FIRSTFED BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-3820609
(State or other jurisdiction of incor- (I.R.S. Employer
poration or organization) Identification No.)
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749 LEE STREET
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60016
(847) 294-6500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
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LARRY G. GILLIE
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FIRSTFED BANCSHARES, INC.
749 LEE STREET
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60016
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
With copies to:
JOHN E. FREECHACK, ESQ.
DOUGLAS J. TUCKER, ESQ.
BARACK FERRAZZANO KIRSCHBAUM PERLMAN & NAGELBERG
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2700
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(312) 984-3100
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon
as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box: /X/
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: / /
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 7, 1994
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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This Prospectus Supplement is being provided to stockholders of FirstFed
Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") to reflect that the Board of Directors of the
Company has approved an increase in the amount of additional cash purchases
which may be made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase
Plan (the "Plan") each quarter by participating stockholders ("Participants").
Each Participant may now make additional cash purchases of shares of the
Company's common stock of between $25 and $5,000 per calendar quarter. Prior to
the increase, the maximum additional cash purchase permitted under the Plan by
each Participant was $3,000 per quarter. As a result of the increase, each
reference to a maximum additional cash purchase of $3,000 in the Plan Prospectus
dated November 7, 1994, is hereby amended to reflect the increase to $5,000
approved by the Board of Directors.
It is suggested that this Prospectus Supplement be retained for future
reference.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is February 1, 1997
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Des Plaines, State of Illinois, on March 14, 1997.
FIRSTFED BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ Larry G. Gillie
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Larry G. Gillie
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Paul A. Larsen
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Paul A. Larsen
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 has been signed by each of the following persons on
March 14, 1997, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
SIGNATURE TITLE
- - ------------------------------------ Chairman of the Board
Donald J. Cameron
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- - ------------------------------------ Director
Frank A. Svoboda, Jr.
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- - ------------------------------------ Director, President and
Larry G. Gillie Chief Executive Officer
/s/ *
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Gerald T. Niedert Director
/s/ * Director
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George T. Drost
/s/ * Director
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John A. Flink
/s/ Director
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David M. Miller
/s/ Director
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David B. Speer
/s/ * Director
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David E. Spiegler
/s/ * Director
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Thomas TenHoeve
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* Larry G. Gillie, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document
on behalf of himself and on behalf of each of the other directors named
above pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by such other persons
and included on the signature page to the Form S-3 Registration Statement.
/s/ Larry G. Gillie
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Larry G. Gillie
