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): March 30, 2007
ESSA BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-33384 | 20-8023072 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, PA | 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):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 30, 2007, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has received regulatory approval to consummate its conversion and stock offering. The conversion and stock offering is expected to close on April 3, 2007, and the shares of the Company’s common stock are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ESSA” beginning on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. A copy of the press release dated March 30, 2007, giving details of the closing of the conversion and stock offering, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| 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 March 30, 2007. |
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: April 2, 2007 | By: | /s/ Gary S. Olson |
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| Gary S. Olson | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 30, 2007 |