| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 18360 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
ESSA Bank & Trust
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
Trustee: TI-Trust, Inc. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
c/o TI-Trust, Inc.
2900 North 23rd Street
Quincy, Illinois 62305 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Pennsylvania |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
29667D104 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
| (b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
| (e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) |  An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
| (i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| | |
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
1,009,679 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
10.1 % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
543,389
|
| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
466,290
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
990,794
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
18,885
|
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
| | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group. |
| |
If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K), so
indicate under Item 3(k) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of
each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or
§240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.
The reporting person is an employee benefit plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
