8-K

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                       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 13, 2008

                             FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

       UNITED STATES                     1-32971            33-1145559
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission        (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)          File Number)     Identification No.)

                4390 DAVISVILLE ROAD, HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA 19040
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (215) 682-7400
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (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;
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              APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
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              CERTAIN OFFICERS.
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   (d)        On March 13, 2008, the Board of Directors of Fox Chase Bancorp,
Inc. (the "Company") appointed RoseAnn B. Rosenthal to the Board of Directors of
the Company, effective on April 23, 2008. Ms. Rosenthal will serve on the
Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company. The Board of Directors did
not elect Ms. Rosenthal pursuant to any arrangements or understandings between
Ms. Rosenthal and the Company or any other person. There are no material
transactions between Ms. Rosenthal and the Company or any other person. A copy
of the press release announcing Ms. Rosenthal's election to the Board of
Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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   (d)        Exhibits

              Number            Description
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              99.1              Press Release dated March 17, 2008



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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.




Date: March 17, 2008                       By /s/ Jerry D. Holbrook
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                                              Jerry D. Holbrook
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer

EX-99.1

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                      [FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC. LETTERHEAD]

                                  NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:    March 17, 2008
CONTACT: Jerry Holbrook
         Chief Financial Officer
PHONE:   (215) 682-4107


                  FOX CHASE BANCORP ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER


HATBORO, PA, MARCH 17, 2008 - Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ
GM: FXCB), the holding company for Fox Chase Bank (the "Bank"), announced today
that RoseAnn B. Rosenthal will join the Board of Directors of the Company and
Bank effective April 23, 2008.

Rosenthal is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ben Franklin
Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, which provides entrepreneurial
support and financial assistance to technology firms and start-up companies.
Rosenthal has thirty-seven years of experience in business investment, regional
planning and economic development. Prior to joining Ben Franklin Technology
Partners, Rosenthal was Senior Vice President for Strategic Development at
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.

Rosenthal serves on several public and private boards and committees. She has
served as an advisor on the state and regional nanotechnology initiatives
through the National Nanotechnology Initiative and has been an active member of
the Nano Business Alliance Advisory Board. She also has held advisory and review
roles at the National Science

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Foundation for Small Business Innovation Research and Partnership for Innovation
programs. She has a B.A. from Temple University and in 2007 was awarded an
Honorary PhD in Humane Letters from Philadelphia University.

Thomas Petro, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, "We
are delighted to welcome RoseAnn, a gifted leader, to our Board. Her deep roots
in and knowledge of the business community in southeastern Pennsylvania and the
mid-Atlantic region will be invaluable as we execute our growth plans."

Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is the mid-tier stock holding company of Fox Chase Bank.
The Bank is a federally chartered savings bank originally established in 1867.
The Bank offers traditional banking services and products from its main office
in Hatboro, Pennsylvania and ten branch offices in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester,
Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Cape May
Counties in New Jersey. For more information, please visit the Bank's website at
www.foxchasebank.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified
by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.
They often include words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate" and
"intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should,"
"could" or "may." Statements in this release that are not strictly historical
are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ
materially from actual results. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated by the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties
involve general economic trends, changes in interest rates, loss of deposits and
loan demand to other financial institutions, substantial changes in financial
markets; changes in real estate value and the real estate market, regulatory
changes, possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the
uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, the
outcome of pending litigation, and market disruptions and other effects of
terrorist activities. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required
under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.