PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
SC 13D, 1999-10-18
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No. ________)*


                        PennFed Financial Services, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   708 167 101
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               William C. Anderson
                             622 Eagle Rock Avenue
                         West Orange, New Jersey 07052
                                 (973) 669-7366
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                October 10, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check
the following box __.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





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CUSIP NO. 708 167 101       13D        Page 2 of 6 Pages

1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ABOVE PERSON
      (ENTITIES ONLY)

      William C. Anderson
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

      (a) ___     (b) ___
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3     SEC USE ONLY
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS

      PF, OO
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
      REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                __
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      United States
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               7   SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF          484,061
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY           0
EACH           --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING      9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH        484,061
               --------------------------------------------------
               10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                   0
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON

     484,061
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES

                                                             --
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     5.3%
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IN
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Item 1.     Security and Issuer

     The class of equity  securities  to which  this  statement  relates  is the
common  stock,  par value  $.01 per  share  (the  "Common  Stock"),  of  PennFed
Financial Services, Inc. ("PennFed" or the "Company"), located at 622 Eagle Rock
Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052-2989.

Item 2.     Identity and Background

     The name and  address of the person  filing  this  statement  is William C.
Anderson,  200 Bloomfield  Avenue,  Caldwell,  New Jersey 07006. Mr. Anderson is
Chairman of the Board and President of John Young  Company,  Inc.,  Realtors,  a
real estate agency,  at the address stated above.  Mr. Anderson is also Chairman
of the Board of Directors of PennFed and PennFed's wholly owned subsidiary, Penn
Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank").  During the last five years, Mr. Anderson has
not been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic  violations or
similar  misdemeanors),  or been a party to a civil  proceeding of a judicial or
administrative  body of  competent  jurisdiction  which  resulted  in him  being
subject to a judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or being found in violation with respect to such laws.

     Mr. Anderson is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     Mr. Anderson has acquired beneficial ownership of 484,061
shares of Common Stock as follows:

     (i) 21,161 shares  acquired by Mr.  Anderson  primarily with personal funds
and through dividend reinvestments;

     (ii) 352,230 shares  underlying  unexercised  stock options  awarded to Mr.
Anderson in  consideration  for his service as a director of the Company and the
Bank which are currently  exercisable or which will become exercisable within 60
days (excludes 12,000 shares underlying  currently  unexercisable  stock options
which will become  exercisable  in  increments of 3,000 shares on July 27, 2000,
2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively); and

     (iii)  110,670  shares  awarded  as  restricted  stock to Mr.  Anderson  in
consideration  for his service as a director  of the  Company  and Bank,  all of
which are now vested.

     All share  amounts in this report have been  adjusted  for the  two-for-one
stock  split in the form of a 100% stock  dividend  paid on the Common  Stock on
February 10, 1998.





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Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction

     Except with  respect to the stock  options and shares of  restricted  stock
awarded  to Mr.  Anderson  by the  Company  as  compensation,  all of the shares
purchased  and/or  acquired by Mr.  Anderson are for  investment  purposes.  Mr.
Anderson  may,  from time to time  depending  upon market  conditions  and other
investment  considerations,  purchase  additional shares of the Common Stock for
investment or dispose of shares of the Common Stock. As Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company,  Mr. Anderson regularly explores potential actions and
transactions  which  may be  advantageous  to the  Company,  including,  but not
limited to, possible mergers,  acquisitions,  reorganizations  or other material
changes in the business,  corporate structure,  management,  policies, governing
instruments,  capitalization,  securities or regulatory or reporting obligations
of the Company.

     Except as noted above,  Mr. Anderson has no plans or proposals which relate
to or would result in:

     (a)  the acquisition by any person of additional securities
of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;

     (b)  an   extraordinary   corporate   transaction,   such   as  a   merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

     (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries;

     (d) any change in the  present  Board of  Directors  or  management  of the
Company,  including  any  plans or  proposals  to change  the  number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board;

     (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of
the Company;

     (f) any  other  material  change in the  Company's  business  or  corporate
structure;

     (g)  changes  in the  Company's  certificate  of  incorporation,  bylaws or
instruments  corresponding  thereto  or  other  actions  which  may  impede  the
acquisition of control of the Company by any person;

     (h) causing a class of  securities  of the  Company to be  delisted  from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

     (i) a class of equity  securities  of the  Company  becoming  eligible  for
termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or

     (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.


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Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     The aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by Mr.
Anderson as of the date of this filing is 484,061 shares,  representing  5.3% of
the  shares of Common  Stock  outstanding.  Mr.  Anderson  has sole  voting  and
dispositive  powers over all of these shares. The 484,061 shares include 352,230
shares subject to unexercised  stock options which are currently  exercisable or
which will become exercisable within 60 days.

     During the 60-day period prior to the date of this filing, Mr. Anderson did
not effect any  transactions in the Common Stock. On October 10, 1999,  however,
Mr.  Anderson  became  the  beneficial  owner of 33,333  shares of Common  Stock
underlying  an  unexercised  stock  option  that will vest with  respect to such
shares on December 9, 1999.

     No other  person  is known to have the  right to  receive  or the  power to
direct the receipt of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of, the
shares held by Mr. Anderson.

Item 6.     Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
            Relationships with Respect to the Securities of
            the Issuer

     There  are no  contracts,  arrangements,  understandings  or  relationships
(legal or  otherwise)  between Mr.  Anderson  and any person with respect to any
securities of the Company,  including but not limited to,  transfer or voting of
any  of  such  securities,   finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan  or  option
arrangements,  puts or calls,  guarantees  of profits,  divisions  of profits or
loss,  or the giving or  withholding  of  proxies.  None of the shares of Common
Stock  beneficially  owned by Mr. Anderson are pledged or otherwise subject to a
contingency  the  occurrence of which would give another  person voting power or
investment power over such shares.

Item 7.     Material to be Filed as Exhibits

     None.




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                                    SIGNATURE


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Date: October 18, 1999             /s/ William C. Anderson
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                                   William C. Anderson



































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