0001065407-12-000494.txt : 20121205 0001065407-12-000494.hdr.sgml : 20121205 20121205160043 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001065407-12-000494 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121205 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121205 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121205 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESB FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000872835 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 251659846 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19345 FILM NUMBER: 121243383 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 LAWRENCE AVE CITY: ELLWOOD CITY STATE: PA ZIP: 16117 BUSINESS PHONE: 7247585584 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 LAWRENCE AVENUE CITY: ELLWOOD CITY STATE: PA ZIP: 16117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PENNFIRST BANCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960126 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PENNWEST BANCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910328 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K form8k.htm
 
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)
December 5, 2012
 
 
 
ESB Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Pennsylvania
0-19345
25-1659846
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
600 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
16117
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(724) 758-5584
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 8.01           Other Events
 
On December 5, 2012, ESB Financial Corporation issued the press release included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(a)          Not applicable.
 
(b)          Not applicable.
 
(c)          The following exhibits are included with this Report:
 
Exhibit No.                   Description
 
 
99
Press Release, dated December 5, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
     
     
  By: /s/Charlotte A. Zuschlag  
 
Name: Charlotte A. Zuschlag
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
  
    
Date: December 5, 2012
 EX-99 2 pr.htm PRESS RELEASE pr.htm
 
 
Exhibit 99
 
P R E S S   R E L E A S E
 
 
 RELEASE DATE:   CONTACT:
 December 5, 2012   Frank D. Martz
    Group Senior Vice President
    of Operations and Secretary
    (724) 758-5584
 
 
 
ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND
 
 
ESB Financial Corporation announced that at its Board of Directors meeting today, December 5, 2012, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 on the Common Stock of ESB Financial Corporation payable on December 28, 2012 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2012.
 
In announcing the cash dividend, Charlotte A. Zuschlag, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated that “Based on the likelihood of a change in tax rates for future dividend payments, we have accelerated the payment of this quarterly dividend into December 2012 from our normal dividend payment in January 2013 in order to return capital to our stockholders in a tax efficient manner.”  In addition, Ms. Zuschlag noted the Company's results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  The Company recognized net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 of $3.9 million or $.27 per diluted share.  This announcement reflects the Company’s policy of declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend.  This quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual cash dividend of $.40 per share.
 
ESB Financial Corporation is the parent Holding Company of ESB Bank, and offers a wide variety of financial products and services through 25 offices in the contiguous counties of Allegheny, Lawrence, Beaver and Butler in Pennsylvania. The common stock of the Company is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "ESBF".
 
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