SC TO-I/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)

NEW AMERICAN CAPITAL, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

NEW AMERICAN CAPITAL, INC.
WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

2-3/4% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15, 2016
(Title of Class of Securities)

74406AAD4
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Fay L. Chapman, Esq.
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Washington Mutual, Inc.
1201 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 461-2000

(Name, address and telephone number of persons authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing person)
Copy to:

Lee Meyerson, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Ave.
New York, New York 10017
(212) 455-2000 Brett Cooper, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 773-5700

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation(1)	Amount of Filing Fee(2)(3)
$279,232,505	$32,866

(1) For the purpose of calculating the filing fee only, this amount represents the maximum aggregate purchase price payable in connection with a change of control repurchase offer for the 2-3/4% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15, 2016 pursuant to the applicable indenture, calculated as the sum of (a) $229,684,000, representing 100% of the principal amount of the notes outstanding, plus (b) $842,175, representing accrued and unpaid interest on the notes through the date the offer is currently anticipated to expire, plus (c) $48,706,330, representing the maximum aggregate make whole premium payable in connection with the repurchase offer.

(2) The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Section 13(e)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $117.70 per $1,000,000 of the value of securities proposed to be purchased.

(3) Previously paid.

o Check the box if any part 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: [    ]
Form or Registration No.: [    ] Filing Party: [    ]
Date Filed: [    ]

o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

     Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

o Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

þ Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

o Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

o Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

     This Amendment No. 1 relates to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”) originally filed by Washington Mutual, Inc. (“Washington Mutual”) and New American Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) on October 5, 2005 as required by the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1999, between Providian Financial Corporation (“Providian”) and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as the successor trustee to Bank One Trust Company, N.A. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 19, 2004 and as further supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated October 1, 2005 (the “Indenture”) governing the Company’s 2-3/4% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15, 2016 (the “Notes”).

     The Company filed the Schedule TO in connection with the right of each holder of Notes to sell to the Company, and the obligation of the Company to purchase from each holder who exercises this right, the Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Notice of Fundamental Change and Offer to Purchase dated October 5, 2005 (the “Offer to Purchase”) filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), as it may be amended or supplemented, the Indenture and the Notes (the “Offer”). A Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to Providian occurred on October 1, 2005 when Providian merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed all of the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, including the obligation to make the Offer, and Washington Mutual fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture.

     This Amendment No. 1 is being filed by the Company and, together with the First Supplement to the Offer to Purchase attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) (the “Supplement”), amends and supplements certain provisions of the Schedule TO to the extent set forth herein.

     The Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, unless extended or earlier terminated pursuant to a requirement of applicable law.

Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.

     Section (b) of Item 4 of the Schedule TO is amended and restated as follows:

     (b) The Company will not purchase any Notes from any of its or Washington Mutual’s officers, directors or affiliates.

Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

      Sections (a) and (b) of Item 8 of the Schedule TO are amended and restated as follows:

     (a) No Notes are beneficially owned by any person identified in Item 3 of this Schedule TO or any associate or majority owned subsidiary of those persons.

     (b) Except for the Company’s assumption of the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture in connection with the Merger and Washington Mutual’s full and unconditional guarantee of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, no person identified in Item 3 of this Schedule TO, no associate or majority owned subsidiary of Washington Mutual or the Company, and no director or executive officer of any subsidiary of Washington Mutual or the Company has engaged in any transaction in the Notes during the 60 days preceding either the date of the Schedule TO or the date of this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO.

Item 10. Financial Statements.

     Section (a) of Item 10 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented to incorporate by reference the information set forth in “Selected Historical Financial Data of Washington Mutual” of the Supplement.

Item 11. Additional Information.

     Section (a)(1) of Item 11 of the Schedule TO is amended and restated as follows:

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     (a)(1) There are no material agreements, arrangements, understandings or relationships between Washington Mutual or the Company and any of their respective executive officers, directors, controlling persons or subsidiaries that are material to a holder’s decision whether to sell, tender or hold the Notes.

Item 12. Exhibits.

     Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the Supplement as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

     After due 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.

Dated: October 13, 2005	NEW AMERICAN CAPITAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ William A. Longbrake
		Name: William A. Longbrake Title: Executive Vice President
	WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Thomas W. Casey
		Name: Thomas W. Casey Title: Executive Vice President

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
(a)(1)(A)	Notice of Fundamental Change and Offer to Purchase, dated October 5, 2005.*
(a)(1)(B)	First Supplement to the Notice of Fundamental Change and Offer to Purchase, dated October 14, 2005.
(a)(5)	Press Release issued by Washington Mutual on October 5, 2005.*
(d)(1)	Senior Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1999, between Providian Financial Corporation and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to Providian’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 19, 1999, File No. 1-12897).
(d)(2)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 23, 2000, between Providian Financial Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Providian’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 23, 2000, File No. 1-12897).
(d)(3)	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 15, 2001, between Providian Financial Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Providian’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2001, File No. 1-12897).
(d)(4)	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 27, 2003, between Providian Financial Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Providian’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 30, 2003, File No. 1-12897).
(d)(5)	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2004, between Providian Financial Corporation and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Providian’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 19, 2004, File No. 1-12897).
(d)(6)	Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2005 among Washington Mutual, the Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Washington Mutual’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 3, 2005, File No. 1-14667).
(d)(7)	Washington Mutual will furnish upon request copies of all instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt instruments (other than those referenced in (d)(1) through (d)(6) above) of the Washington Mutual and its consolidated subsidiaries.
(d)(8)	Rights Agreement dated December 20, 2000 between Washington Mutual and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Washington Mutual’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2001, File No. 1-14667).
(d)(9)	2003 Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement dated March 11, 2003 by and between the Washington Mutual and Mellon Investor Services LLC (incorporated by reference to the Washington Mutual’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 2003, File No. 1-14667).

* Previously filed.

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EX-99.(A)(1)(B)

EXHIBIT (a)(1)(B)

FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO

NOTICE OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE AND OFFER TO PURCHASE

Washington Mutual, Inc. and New American Capital, Inc. (as Successor to Providian Financial Corporation)

Offer to Purchase for Cash Any and All of the Outstanding

2³/4% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15, 2016

(CUSIP No. 74406AAD4)

The Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on November 2, 2005 unless extended or earlier terminated pursuant to a requirement of applicable law (such time and date, as the same may be extended, referred to as the “expiration time”). Holders must tender their Notes in the manner described below on or prior to the expiration time to receive the purchase price. Notes tendered in the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration time.

      The date of this First Supplement to the Offer to Purchase is October 14, 2005.

      Washington Mutual, Inc. (“Washington Mutual”) and New American Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby amend and supplement the Company’s offer to purchase (the “Offer”) any and all of its outstanding 2³/4% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15, 2016 upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Fundamental Change and Offer to Purchase dated October 5, 2005 (the “Offer to Purchase”).

      The terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including information incorporated by reference therein, remain applicable in all respects to the Offer, and this First Supplement should be read in conjunction therewith.

SELECTED HISTORICAL DATA OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL

      The section of the Offer to Purchase entitled “Selected Historical Data of Washington Mutual” is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

      The following table sets forth Washington Mutual’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated.

Six Months Ended		Year Ended December 31,
June 30,	June 30,
2005	2004	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
1.83x	1.89x	1.90x	2.29x	2.03x	1.60x	1.30x

      For purposes of this ratio, earnings consist of income before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense on borrowings and deposits, and the estimated interest portion of rent expense.

The Offer to Purchase, the documents and reports incorporated by reference therein and this First Supplement contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.

October 14, 2005 NEW AMERICAN CAPITAL, INC.

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.