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): July 30, 2014

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 000-54025 (Commission File Number) 35-2379633 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4390 Davisville Road, Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(215) 682-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)    On July 30, 2014, the Board of Directors of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gerald A. Ronon to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Ronon will serve on the Risk Management Committee of the Company. The Board of Directors did not elect Mr. Ronon pursuant to any arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ronon and the Company or any other person. There are no material transactions between Mr. Ronon and the Company or any other person.

On August 1, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Ronon’s appointment as a director. A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit hereto.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated August 1, 2014

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: August 1, 2014 By /s/ Thomas M. Petro

Thomas M. Petro

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

4390 Davisville Road, Hatboro, PA 19040 Phone (215) 682-7400 Fax (215) 682-4144

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Date:August 1, 2014

Contact:Thomas M. Petro

Chief Executive Officer

Phone: (215) 775-1400

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER

HATBORO, PA, August 1, 2014 - Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:FXCB), holding company for Fox Chase Bank, announced today that Gerald A. Ronon has been elected to the board of directors of the Company and the Bank. “We are delighted to welcome Gerry Ronon to serve on the Fox Chase Bancorp and Fox Chase Bank board of directors. He brings a wealth of business management, real estate development and investment expertise spanning over 25 years in the greater-Philadelphia market,” said Thomas M. Petro, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Mr. Ronon is President and Chief Operating Officer of Lubert-Adler, a private real estate investment company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to rejoining Lubert-Adler in 2010 (where he had previously worked from 1998 to 2007), Mr. Ronon was Founder and Managing Partner of Cheswold Real Estate Investment Management, LLC. Mr. Ronon currently serves on the board of Nation Design Partners, LLC, a private-label knitwear and sportswear manufacturer headquartered in New York, NY. He resides in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Fox Chase Bank, a $1.1. billion asset commercially-focused state savings bank headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Fox Chase Bank operates ten full-service banking offices in Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Cape May counties in New Jersey.