Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SWANSTROM KENNETH A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TF FINANCIAL CORP [THRD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3 PENNS TRAIL
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Subsidiary Director
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEWTOWN, PA 18940
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,500 (1)
I
By Stock Award

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options - Right to Buy 01/22/2004 01/22/2013 Common Stock 7,500 (2) $ 25.5 D  
Options - Right to Buy 12/16/2006 12/16/2010 Common Stock 6,000 (3) $ 28.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SWANSTROM KENNETH A
3 PENNS TRAIL
NEWTOWN, PA 18940
      Subsidiary Director

Signatures

/s/Kenneth A. Swanstrom By: Dennis R. Stewart, Power of Attorney 12/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Price on date of award ws $28.48. Vests over three years beginning on December 16, 2006.
(2) Options vest 20% as of January 22, 2004 and 20% annually thereafter. Date of award was January 22, 2003.
(3) Options vest over three years beginning on December 16, 2006.

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