FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . .0.5 Filed By Romeo & Dye's Instant Form 4 Filer www.section16.net

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Skuba Herbert S.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ESB Financial Corporation (ESBF)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director                                       10% Owner     Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)
(Last)      (First)     (Middle) 728 Morningstar Drive	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ###-##-####	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year September 27, 2002
(Street) Ellwood City, PA 16117		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) September 27, 2002	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	9/27/02	9/27/02	M		2,000	A	$8.84	19,972	D	Individual
Common Stock								37,924	D	Husband and Wife
Common Stock								26,512	I	By Wife
Common Stock								61,328.6924	D(1)
Common Stock								3,866	D	IRA

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$8.84

09/27/02

09/27/02

M

2,000

06-17-97

06-17-07

Common Stock

1,194

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$13.63

06-16-98

06-16-08

Common Stock

2,904

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$10.61

06-15-99

06-15-09

Common Stock

3,432

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$8.646

06-12-00

06-12-10

Common Stock

3,432

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$11.27

11-20-01

11-20-11

Common Stock

3,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$8.14

07/01/96

07/01/06

Common Stock

4,388

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose - Owned by Ellwood City Hospital of which Mr. Skuba is the President and CEO

By: /s/ Herbert S. Skuba
              
**Signature of Reporting Person September 27, 2002
Date

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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