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): December 22, 2010

Hampden Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

19 Harrison Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (413) 736-1812

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 December 22, 2010, Hampden Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Hampden Bank, announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) for the purchase of up to 339,170 shares of the Company’s common stock or approximately 5% of its outstanding common stock. The Company will commence its fourth stock repurchase program immediately upon the completion of its third repurchase program, announced on June 2, 2010, which has 38,843 shares remaining.  Any repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program will be made through open market purchase transactions from time to time. The amount and exact timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors, at the discretion of management of the Company, and it is intended that the Stock Repurchase Program will complete all repurchases within twelve months after its commencement. There is no assurance that the Company will repurchase shares during any period. A copy of the press release announcing the authorization is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           The following exhibit is filed with this report:

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.

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