8-K 1 a5031644.txt GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): December 1, 2005 -------------------- GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION -------------------- Commission file number 1-4629 Incorporated Pursuant to the Laws of the State of Delaware IRS Employer Identification No. 95-2080059 1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, California 94612 (510) 446-3420 Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation On December 1, 2005, Golden West Financial Corporation filed an automatically effective shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under new rules for well-known seasoned issuers. The shelf registration provides flexibility to issue from time to time up to $2 billion of debt securities. This filing does not indicate that the shelf registration is material to the Company. The Company believes that any issuances under the shelf will be in the ordinary course of its business and expects that individual and aggregate issuances will not be material to the Company as a whole. A copy of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference (other than information included on or linked from the Company's website, referenced in such release, which is not incorporated by reference into this report). Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 1, 2005 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. GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION Dated: December 1, 2005 /s/ Russell W. Kettell ---------------------- Russell W. Kettell President and Chief Financial Officer