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 ---------------- Commission file number 0-24040 PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 22-3297339 ------------------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052-2989 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 669-7366 ---------------------------- Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Regulation S-K Exhibit Number Document ------ -------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 28, 2004 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 28, 2004, PennFed Financial Services, Inc. (the Company) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its second quarter results. The press release includes non-GAAP financial measures which exclude the effect of a non-recurring charge associated with the refinance of trust preferred securities. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes these measures facilitate comparisons of the Company's historical financial results. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. 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. PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Date: January 30, 2004 By: /s/ Joseph L. LaMonica ----------------------------- Joseph L. LaMonica President and Chief Executive Officer