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): August 17, 2005

FIRST NILES FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-24849

34-1870418

(State of or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

55 North Main Street

Niles, Ohio 44446

(Address of Principal Executive Offices / Zip Code)

(330) 652-2539

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 17, 2005, First Niles Financial, Inc. (“First Niles”) issued a press release regarding the declaration of a cash dividend on its common stock. First Niles’ press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated August 17, 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 hereunto duly authorized.


	FIRST NILES FINANCIAL, INC.
	(Registrant)

Dated: August 22, 2005	By:	/s/ Lawrence Safarek
		Lawrence Safarek
		Vice President and Treasurer

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