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)

February 28, 2007

AMERICAN BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	0-51500(Commission file number)	55-0897507(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
365 Broad Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (973) 748-3600(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A (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:

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Item 8.01   Other Events

             On February 28, 2007, American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. issued the press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99, announcing results of its annual meeting and the declaration of its quarterly cash dividend. The press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
	99	Press release dated February 28, 2007

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

		American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.     (Registrant)
Date:	February 28, 2007	/s/ Eric B. HeyerEric B. Heyer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press release dated February 28, 2007

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EX-99

PRESS RELEASE

	Contact:	Fred G. Kowal President and Chief Operating Officer (973) 748-3600
American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. American Bank of New Jersey 365 Broad Street Bloomfield, NJ 07003-2798 NASDAQ Global Market "ABNJ"		For Immediate Release February 28, 2007

AMERICAN BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY, INC. ANNOUNCES
RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETING AND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Bloomfield, New Jersey - February 28, 2007 - American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNJ) (the "Company"), the holding company of American Bank of New Jersey (the "Bank"), announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders held on February 27, 2007.

At the annual meeting, shareholders elected two directors for four-year terms that expire with the 2011 annual meeting: James H. Ward, III, Vice Chairman of the Board and Robert A. Gaccione. The Company's directors continuing in office to future years include: Chairman W. George Parker, H. Joseph North, Vincent S. Rospond, Stanley Obal, Joseph Kliminski, Chief Executive Officer, and Fred G. Kowal, President and Chief Operating Officer.

In other formal business conducted at the meeting, shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2007.

Separately, the Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share to stockholders of record as of March 12, 2007 payable on or about March 26, 2007.

The cash dividend is being paid to provide a return to stockholders, after considering the equity and profitability of the Company and the Bank. The payment of future dividends will be subject to the Board's periodic review of the financial condition, earnings, and capital requirements of the Company and the Bank.

The Bank is a federally chartered stock savings bank which conducts business from its main office in Bloomfield, New Jersey and its branch locations in Cedar Grove and Verona , New Jersey.

The foregoing material contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our financial condition, results of operations and business. We caution that such statements are subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially, and, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.