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): May 24, 2007
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                               ESSA BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Pennsylvania                         001-33384               20-8023072
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania                        18360
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (570) 421-0531
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                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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     Item 5.02 Departure of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
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     of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangement of Certain Officers.
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     The Company's prospectus,  dated February 12, 2007, relating to its initial
public offering (the  "Prospectus"),  disclosed the Company's intention to enter
into employment  agreements with certain executive  officers,  and described the
terms of the  proposed  employment  agreements.  On May 24,  2007,  the  Company
entered into employment  agreements with the following officers:  Gary S. Olson,
President and Chief Executive Officer;  Allan A. Muto,  Executive Vice President
and Chief  Financial  Officer;  Robert S. Howes,  Jr.,  Senior  Vice  President,
Lending  Services  Division;  V. Gail Warner,  Vice  President,  Retail Services
Division;  Thomas J. Grayuski, Vice President,  Human Resource Services Division
and  Diane  K.  Reimer,   Vice  President,   Administrative   Services  Division
(collectively,  the "Executives"). The form of employment agreement was included
as an exhibit to the Company's  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No.  333-139157).  All  terms  and  conditions  of these  agreements  remain  as
described in the Prospectus.









                                   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:  May 30, 2007                  By:     /s/Gary S. Olson
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described in the Prospectus.




















                                              Chief Executive Officer