Edgar Filing: ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

ESSA BANCORP, INC.

DATE: March 28, 2011

/s/ Gary S. Olson

Gary S. Olson, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Form 8-K

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): March 22, 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)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On March 22, 2011, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of its Board of Directors to ten members and appointed Brian T. Regan to the Boards of Directors of the Company. Mr. Regan was also appointed to the Board of Directors of ESSA Bank and Trust (the “Bank”). Mr. Regan was appointed to a term that expires at the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2014. Mr. Regan was appointed a member of the Audit Committee of the Company and the Bank.

A copy of the press releases announcing this item is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

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 March 28, 2011 announcing the appointment of a new director.

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.