FFY FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13E4/A, 1997-01-03
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 1997


                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549
                             AMENDMENT NO. 1 to
                               SCHEDULE 13E-4
                        ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
    (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)


                             FFY FINANCIAL CORP.
                              (Name of issuer)

                             FFY FINANCIAL CORP.
                    (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 30242U 10 8
                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                             Jeffrey L. Francis
                             FFY Financial Corp.
                          724 Boardman-Poland Road
                           Youngstown, Ohio  44512
                               (330) 726-3396
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
 to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing 
                                  Statement)


                                 Copies to:

                          James S. Fleischer, P.C.
                          Martin L. Meyrowitz, P.C.
                       Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
                         1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C.  20005
                               (202) 414-6100
                       (Agent for Service of Process)


                              November 20, 1996
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

                          CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation*                                 Amount of Filing Fee
     $39,000,000                                              $7,800


*    Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee, based 
     upon the purchase of 1,500,000 shares at the maximum tender offer price 
     of $26.00 per share.

[X]  Check box if any of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) 
     and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously 
     paid.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, 
     or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:   $7,800           Filing Party: FFY Financial Corp.

Form or Registration No.: Schedule 13E-4   Date Filed:   November 20, 1996


      This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Issuer Tender Offer 
Statement on Schedule 13E-4 (the "Statement"), dated November 20, 1996, 
filed by FFY Financial Corp. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, 
relating to the Company's offer to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of its 
common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), at a purchase price 
not greater than $26.00 nor less than $24.00 per Share upon the terms and 
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of 
Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer"), copies of which are 
attached as Exhibits 9(a)(1) and 9(a)(2), respectively, to the Statement.  
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the 
meanings assigned to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

      The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Friday, December 20, 
1996.  Pursuant to the Offer, the Company purchased 808,000 Shares at a 
purchase price of $26.00 per Share.

Item 8.  Additional Information.

      On December 23, 1996, the Company issued a press release announcing 
the preliminary results of the Offer, a copy of which is attached hereto as 
Exhibit 9(a)(10) which is incorporated herein by reference.  On December 30, 
1996, the Company issued a press release announcing the final results of the 
Offer a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 9(a)(11), which is 
incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

      Item 9 is hereby amended to include the following additional exhibits:

      (a)(10)  Text of Press Release issued by the Company, dated December 
               23, 1996.

      (a)(11)  Text of Press Release issued by the Company, dated December 
               30, 1996.


                                  SIGNATURE

      After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13E-4 is true, 
complete and correct.


January 3, 1997                        FFY FINANCIAL CORP.


                                       By:   Jeffrey L. Francis
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer


                                                           Exhibit 9(a)(10)


CONTACTS:
Jeff Francis, President and CEO, or                Michael Brinn
Terri Liutkus, Treasurer of FFY Financial          D. F. King & Co., Inc.
(330) 726-3396                                     (212) 269-5550


For Immediate Release
Monday, December 23, 1996


       FFY Financial Corp. Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer

      Youngstown, OH, December 23, 1996 - FFY Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:  
FFYF) announced today preliminary results of the Modified Dutch Auction 
Tender Offer that expired on Friday, December 20, 1996 at 5:00 p.m. New York 
City time.  Based upon a preliminary count, shareholders tendered 
approximately 808,000 shares.  Subject to verification, the price will be 
$26.00 per share for all shares purchased in the tender.  Both the number of 
shares and the share price set forth above are preliminary and are subject 
to verification by The Fifth Third Bank, which acted as the Depositary in 
the Offer.  The actual number of shares to be purchased and the price per 
share will be announced within several days upon completion of the 
verification process.

      The tender offer was commenced on November 20, 1996.  Under the terms 
of the offer, FFY Financial offered to repurchase up to 1.5 million shares 
of its common stock within a price range of $24 per share to $26 per share.  
Based upon the preliminary results, the value of the shares to be purchased 
will be $21.0 million.  The preliminary number of shares to be purchased 
represents approximately 15.8 percent of FFY Financial's 5.1 million shares 
of common stock outstanding on September 30, 1996.

      FFY Financial Corp. is a savings and loan holding Company based in 
Youngstown, Ohio and has approximately $603 million in total assets.  Its 
subsidiary bank, First Federal Savings Bank of Youngstown has 10 banking 
offices and one limited service lending facility serving the Youngstown 
metropolitan area of northeast Ohio.





                                                          Exhibit 9(a)(11) 
 
 
CONTACTS: 
Jeff Francis, President and CEO, or 
Terri Liutkus, Treasurer of FFY Financial 
(330) 726-3396 
 
 
For Immediate Release 
Monday, December 30, 1996 
 
 
         FFY Financial Corp. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer 
 
      Youngstown, OH, December 30, 1996 - FFY Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:  
FFYF) announced today final results of the Modified Dutch Auction Tender 
Offer that expired on Friday, December 20, 1996 at 5:00 p.m. New York City 
time.  Consistent with preliminary results released December 23, 1996, FFY 
Financial Corp. will purchase 808,000 shares at $26.00 per share.  The value 
of the shares to be purchased is $21.0 million and the number of shares to 
be purchased represents approximately 15.8 percent of FFY Financial's 5.1 
million shares of common stock outstanding on September 30, 1996.  At the 
transaction, there will be 4.3 million shares of common stock outstanding. 
 
      The tender offer was commenced on November 20, 1996 whereby FFY 
Financial offered to purchase up to 1.5 million shares of its common stock 
within a price range of $24 per share to $26 per share. 
 
      FFY Financial Corp. is a savings and loan holding Company based in 
Youngstown, Ohio with approximately $603 million in total assets at 
September 30, 1996.  Its subsidiary bank, First Federal Savings Bank of 
Youngstown has 10 banking offices and one limited service lending facility 
serving the Youngstown metropolitan area of northeast Ohio. 




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