UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)*
 


American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

02407E104  
(CUSIP Number)

Lawrence B. Seidman, 100 Misty Lane, Parsippany, NJ  07054
(973) 952-0405

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)

December 17, 2008
(Date of Event which Requires Filling of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ·· 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1 (f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.   (    )

 
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See · 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 

 
 
 
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 576152102 

  1. Seidman and Associates, LLC            22-3343079

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         New Jersey

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power                  150,297
                                   

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power                      150,297                         

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      150,297     
                               

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      1.38     
                                                     

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             OO
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 576152102 

  1. Seidman Investment Partnership, LP            22-3360359

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         New Jersey

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power                                168,209                 

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power                  168,209                   

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person        168,209
                               

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)        1.55
                                        

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             PN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 576152102 

  1. Seidman Investment Partnership II, LP            22-3603662

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         New Jersey

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power                       127,309                                  

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power             127,309   
                         

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           127,309      
                               

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)     1.17       
                                        

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             PN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 576152102

  1.  Broad Park Investors, LLC            22-6759307

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         New Jersey

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power            161,364                      

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power            161,364                             

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      161,364                                      

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      1.49    
                                       

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             OO
 
 
4

 
 
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 

  1. LSBK06-08, LLC      20-8067445

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         New Jersey

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power                  0
                           

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power          0
                           

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    0
                                 

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       0
                                                   

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             OO
 
 
5

 
 
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 

  1. Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd.

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         OO

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         British Virgin Islands

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power                  0
                           

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power          0
                           

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    0
                                 

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       0
                                                   

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             CO
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 576152102

  1. Lawrence B. Seidman            075-38-0679

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4.      
Source of Funds*
                                         PF, WC

  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )

  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         U.S.A.

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power      616,928
                         

8. Shared Voting Power

9. Sole Dispositive Power      616,928                                     

10. Shared Dispositive Power

  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      616,928                                     

  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )

  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      5.68
                                         

  14. Type of Reporting Person                             IN
 
 
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This statement on Schedule 13 D which was filed on July 27, 2007 on behalf of Seidman and Associates, L.L.C (“SAL”), Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P. (“SIP”), Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P. (“SIPII”), Broad Park Investors, L.L.C. (“Broad Park”), LSBK06-08, L.L.C., Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd., Lawrence Seidman individually (“Seidman”), and other Seidman clients ("Seidman clients") collectively, the (“Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Reporting Persons’ beneficial ownership of shares of Common stock (“the Shares”) of American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, (“the Company”) is hereby amended as set forth below: Such statement on Schedule 13D is hereinafter referred to as the “Schedule 13D”. Terms used herein which are defined in the Schedule 13D shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. 
 
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
 
Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd. * , and LSBK06-08, LLC, both Reporting Persons, sold all the shares owned of the Issuer and has ceased to be a Reporting Person.  (For details, please see attached Schedule A.)
 
*All of the shares of the Issuer sold by Berggruen were sold to other entities controlled by Seidman.
 
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
    
(a)(b)(c)  As of the close of business on December 19, 2008, the Reporting Persons owned beneficially an aggregate of 616,928 shares of Common Stock, which constituted pproximately 5.68% of the 10,859,692 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 11, 2008 as disclosed in the Issuer's 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2008.
 
There have not been any transactions, other than previously reported transactions, in the Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons within the past (60) days.  Except as set forth in this Item 5, none of the Reporting Persons owns beneficially or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership of any Common Stock, and except as set forth in this Item 5, none of the Reporting Persons has effected transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days, except for previously reported transactions.

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Signature
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
Date:   December 22, 2008
  /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
 
Lawrence B. Seidman, Manager,
Seidman and Associates, L.L.C.
     
  /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
  Lawrence B. Seidman, President of the Corporate General Partner, Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P.
   
   /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
   Lawrence B. Seidman, President of the Corporate General Partner, Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P.
   
 
 /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
  Lawrence B. Seidman, Investment Manager, Broad Park Investors, L.L.C.
   
   /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
   Lawrence B. Seidman, Investment Manager, LSBK06-08, L.L.C.
   
   /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
  Lawrence B. Seidman, Individually
   
  /ss/ Lawrence B. Seidman
 
 Lawrence B. Seidman, On behalf of Seidman Clients
   
   
   
 
 
 
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Schedule A

 
Entity
Date
Purch
Cost
per
Share
Cost
Shares
 
           
SAL
7/23/2008
9.7000
261,512.00
26,960
 
SAL
12/16/2008
11.1992
-139,990.46
-12,500
sale
SAL
12/17/2008
11.2347
-367,094.63
-32,675
sale
SAL
12/18/2008
11.3166
-289,331.60
-25,567 
 sale
SAL
12/19/2008
11.3450
 -159,215.88
 -14,034
 sale
           
SIP
7/1/2008
9.9040
49,520.00
5,000
 
SIP
7/23/2008
9.7000
258,990.00
26,700
 
SIP
12/16/2008
11.1992
-139,990.46
-12,500
sale
SIP
12/17/2008
11.2020
-140,025.46
-12,500
sale
SIP 
12/18/2008
 11.3166
-289,331.60
-25,567
 sale
SIP
12/19/2008
 11.3450
-159,204.53
-14,033
 sale
           
SIPII
1/23/2008
10.0667
12,080.00
1,200
 
SIPII
5/19/2008
10.5500
105,500.00
10,000
 
SIPII
7/23/2008
9.7000
213,487.30
22,009
 
SIPII
12/16/2008
11.1992
-139,990.46
-12,500
sale
SIPII
12/17/2008
11.2020
-140,025.46
-12,500
sale
SIPII 
12/18/2008
 11.3166
 -289,320.29
 -25,566
 sale
SIPII
12/19/2008
 11.3450
 -159,204.53
 -14,033
 sale
           
LSBK
5/19/2008
10.5500
52,750.00
5,000
 
LSBK
7/11/2008
9.8720
24,680.00
2,500
 
LSBK
7/14/2008
9.8080
24,520.00
2,500
 
LSBK
7/23/2008
9.7000
69,112.50
7,125
 
LSBK
12/15/2008
11.2277
-317,744.95
-28,300
sale
LSBK
12/16/2008
11.1992
-139,990.46
-12,500
sale
LSBK
12/16/2008
11.2056
-168,084.05
-15,000
sale
LSBK
12/17/2008
11.2322
-71,043.51
-6,325
sale
           
Broad Park
5/19/2008
10.5500
105,500.00
10,000
 
Broad Park
7/1/2008
9.9000
49,500.00
5,000
 
Broad Park
7/23/2008
9.7000
179,508.20
18,506
 
           
Seidman Client
11/14/2007
10.5000
21,000.00
2,000
 
           
Berggruen
10/23/2007
10.5500
29,540.00
2,800
 
Berggruen
10/24/2007
10.5500
105,500.00
10,000
 
Berggruen
10/25/2007
10.5500
79,125.00
7,500
 
Berggruen
10/30/2007
10.5500
31,650.00
3,000
 
Berggruen
11/1/2007
10.4994
31,498.20
3,000
 
Berggruen
7/23/2008
9.7000
-982,610.00
-101,300
sale
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