TF FINANCIAL CORP
8-K, 1996-07-18
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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)
                                  July 8, 1996

                            TF FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

       Delaware                            0-24168         55-0720401
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(State or other jurisdiction           (SEC File No.)      (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                     Identification
                                                              Number)

3 Penns Trail, Newtown, Pennsylvania                          18940
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (215) 579-4000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)


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                            TF FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events
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      On July 8,  1996,  the  Registrant  announced  that it had  concluded  the
repurchase  of 226,000  shares  totalling  approximately  5% of its  outstanding
common stock in the open market pursuant to a stock repurchase program announced
by the Registrant on June 21, 1996.

      For further details,  reference is made to the Press Release dated July 8,
1996,  which is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99 and  incorporated  herein by this
reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
         and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99 -- Press Release dated July 8, 1996.


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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.

                                          TF FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: July 17, 1996                       By: /s/ John R. Stranford
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                                              John R. Stranford
                                              President and Chief
                                              Executive Officer




                                   EXHIBIT 99


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                                  NEWS RELEASE

TF FINANCIAL CORPORATION
3 Penns Trail
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

For verification, contact:          John R. Stranford, President and CEO
                                    Bill Niemczura, Senior Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial Officer

Phone:      (215) 579-4000
Fax:        (215) 579-4748
For immediate release July 8, 1996


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      Newtown, Pennsylvania,  July 8, 1996 - - TF Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:
THRD),  the holding company for Third Federal Savings Bank,  today announced the
completion of the  repurchase of 226,000  shares of the Company's  common stock.
This repurchase represents approximately five per-cent of the outstanding shares
prior to the  commencement of the repurchase  program of the company and reduces
the total outstanding shares to 4,297,386.

      John R. Stranford,  President of TF Financial  Corporation,  said that the
repurchased shares will be retained as treasury stock.

      Third Federal Savings Bank is headquartered  in Newtown,  Pennsylvania and
operates  through its main  office and ten branch  office  locations  throughout
Northeast  Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County. Third Federal recently announced
that it had entered  into a definitive  agreement  with Cenlar  Federal  Savings
Bank, Trenton,  New Jersey, to acquire three branch offices of Cenlar located in
Ewing, Hamilton Square and Princeton, New Jersey with approximately $143 Million
in deposits. The Company's Stock is traded under the symbol "THRD" on the NASDAQ
Stock Market.




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