8-K

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): August 25, 2006

HOPFED BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-23667	61-1322555
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4155 Lafayette Road, P.O. Box 537, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(270) 889-2999

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 25, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the approval by its Board of Directors of a stock repurchase program. A copy of the related press release, dated August 25, 2006, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated August 25, 2006 – furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is not to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

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.

	HOPFED BANCORP, INC.
Dated: August 25, 2006	By:	/s/ John E. Peck
		John E. Peck
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
99.1	Press Release dated August 25, 2006.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:	John E. Peck
		President and CEO
		(270) 887-2999

HOPFED BANCORP APPROVES PLAN TO BUY BACK 125,000 SHARES

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (August 25, 2006) – HopFed Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HFBC) (the ”Company”) today announced its intent to repurchase up to 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The new repurchase program replaces a previous program to repurchase up to 300,000 shares, of which 208,909 shares have been purchased. The new repurchase program is equal to approximately 3.5% of total shares outstanding.

The repurchase program will be dependent upon market conditions, and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company. The repurchase program will occur over a period of up to two years beginning September 25, 2006, as a means of further enhancing stockholder value.

John E. Peck, president and chief executive officer of the Company, stated that acquisitions for the share repurchase program will be made from time to time at prevailing prices as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors. The program may be modified, extended or discontinued at any time.

HopFed Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company for Heritage Bank headquartered in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The Bank has fourteen offices in western Kentucky and middle Tennessee as well as Fall & Fall Insurance of Fulton, Kentucky, Heritage Solutions of Murray, Kentucky, and Heritage Mortgage Services of Clarksville, Tennessee. The Bank offers a broad line of banking and financial products and services with the personalized focus of a community banking organization. More information about HopFed Bancorp and Heritage Bank may be found on its website www.bankwithheritage.com.

Information contained in this press release, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking in nature and is subject to various risk, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the Company’s operating results, performance or financial condition are competition and the demand for the Company’s products and services, and other factors as set forth in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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4155 Lafayette Road, Hopkinsville, KY 42240