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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | dex991.htm |
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): April 12, 2011
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-33384 | 20-8023072 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 18360 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (570) 421-0531
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On April 12, 2011, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the completion of its third stock repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company repurchased 679,900 shares at a weighted average cost of $12.82 per share.
A copy of the press release announcing completion of the stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable. |
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. |
| (c) | Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on April 12, 2011 announcing the completion of its third stock repurchase program. | |
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.
| ESSA BANCORP, INC. | ||||
| DATE: April 13, 2011 | By: | /s/ Gary S. Olson | ||
| Gary S. Olson, President and | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||