Westfield Financial, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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96008P104
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(CUSIP Number)
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December 31, 2011
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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x |
Rule 13d-1(b)
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o |
Rule 13d-1(c)
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o |
Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP No. 96008P104
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13G
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Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1
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Names of Reporting Persons
Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Westfield Financial, Inc.
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2
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a) o | |
(b) o | |
3
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SEC Use Only
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4
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
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Employee benefit plan of a Massachusetts corporation
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Number of
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5
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Sole Voting Power
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Shares
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-0-
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Beneficially
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6
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Shared Voting Power
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Owned by
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1,286,160
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Each
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7
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Sole Dispositive Power
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Reporting
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-0-
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Person
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8
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Shared Dispositive Power
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With
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1,941,054
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9
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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1,941,054
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10
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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o
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11
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
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7.2%1
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12
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP
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CUSIP No. 96008P104
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13G
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Page 3 of 6 Pages
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Item 1(b).
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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Item 2(a).
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Name of Person Filing:
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Item 2(b).
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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Item 2(c).
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Citizenship:
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Item 2(d).
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Title of Class of Securities:
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Item 2(e).
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CUSIP Number:
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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Item 4.
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Ownership.
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(a)
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Amount beneficially owned: 1,941,054.
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(b)
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Percent of class: 7.2%
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(c)
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Number of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,286,160
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,941,054
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CUSIP No. 96008P104
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13G
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Page 4 of 6 Pages
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Item 6.
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Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
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Item 8.
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Item 9.
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Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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CUSIP No. 96008P104
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13G
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Page 5 of 6 Pages
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Item 10.
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Certifications.
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CUSIP No. 96008P104
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13G
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Page 6 of 6 Pages
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF
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WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. | |||
First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., as Trustee of the
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Westfield Financial, | |||
Inc. | |||
February 08, 2012
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/s/ Linda Shultz
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(Date)
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(Signature)
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Linda Shultz, Trust Officer
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(Name)
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