-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CLnHbwbPWWwZLUWeFs67TqlBgNWP9qRVtI20kB30+RYjgg7yvUH7CDIU4kujlHMc UEr48yT9neyRj02A/ojv+g== 0000943374-09-000891.txt : 20090630 0000943374-09-000891.hdr.sgml : 20090630 20090630160721 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943374-09-000891 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090626 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090630 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESSA Bancorp, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001382230 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33384 FILM NUMBER: 09919315 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PALMER STREET CITY: STROUDSBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 18360 BUSINESS PHONE: (570) 421-0531 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PALMER STREET CITY: STROUDSBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 18360 8-K 1 form8k_063009.txt FORM 8-K FILED ON JUNE 30, 2009 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): June 26, 2009 ------------- ESSA Bancorp, Inc. ------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Pennsylvania 001-33384 20-8023072 - --------------------------- ------------------ ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) 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) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] 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 June 26, 2009, the Board of Directors of ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") announced a second stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to 10% of the Company's publicly held outstanding shares of common stock. The Company completed its first stock repurchase program. A copy of the press release announcing the stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the preceding paragraphs, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933. 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 June 26, 2009 announcing its second stock repurchase program. 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: June 30, 2009 By: /s/Gary S. Olson ---------------- Gary S. Olson, President and Chief Executive Officer EX-99.1 2 form8kexh_063009.txt PRESS RELEASE FOR FORM 8-K FILED JUNE 30, 2009 Date: June 26, 2009 Contact: Gary S. Olson, President & CEO Corporate Office: 200 Palmer Street Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360 Telephone: (570) 421-0531 ESSA BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM COMPLETION, AUTHORIZATION FOR SECOND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, June 26, 2009 -- ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ Global MarketSM "ESSA"), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust (the "Bank"), announced the completion of its first stock repurchase program, purchasing 2,547,135 shares at a weighted average cost of $13.14. ESSA Bancorp, Inc. also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a second stock repurchase program to purchase up to an additional 10% of its outstanding shares. The Company will repurchase the shares from time to time for cash in open market transactions or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. "We are pleased to announce the second stock repurchase program by our Company, as we are committed to capital management strategies that will enhance stockholder value," said Gary S. Olson, ESSA Bancorp's President and CEO. ESSA Bank & Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ESSA Bancorp, Inc., has total assets of over $980 million and is the leading service-oriented financial institution headquartered in the greater Pocono, Pennsylvania region. The Bank maintains its corporate headquarters in downtown Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and has 13 community offices throughout the Pocono, Pennsylvania area. In addition to being one of the region's largest mortgage lenders, ESSA Bank & Trust offers a full range of retail, investment, trust, and commercial financial services. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset-liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions, which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. #### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----