UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

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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 29, 2013

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WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

141 Elm Street
Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 568-1911

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Westfield Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this amendment to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2013, which reported the election of Kevin M. Sweeney and Christos A. Tapases as directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). At the time of their election, the Board had not decided on which of the Board’s standing committees Messrs. Sweeney and Tapases would serve, if any.

On February 26, 2013, the Board voted to appoint Mr. Sweeney to the Board’s Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, and Mr. Tapases to the Board’s Audit Committee, effective immediately as of such date.

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.