8-K 1 wesf-8k1.txt BODY OF 8-K =========================================================================== UNITED STATES 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): January 28, 2004 WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 001-16767 73-1627673 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 141 Elm Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (413) 568-1911 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Items 1-6. Not applicable. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) No financial statements are required to be filed with this report. (b) No pro forma financial information is required to be filed with this report. (c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report: Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued by Westfield Financial, Inc. (the "Company") on January 28, 2004, furnished in accordance with Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Items 8-11. Not applicable. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 28, 2004, the Company announced its earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2003 fiscal year. A copy of the press release dated January 28, 2004, describing fourth quarter earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.1. This information and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 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 hereunto duly authorized. WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. By: /s/ Michael J. Janosco, Jr. ------------------------------- Name: Michael J. Janosco, Jr. Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Date: January 29, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 28, 2004.