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):November 25, 2013
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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, Pennsylvania | 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 November 25, 2013, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company would make a payment of a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock. This dividend shall be paid to stockholders of record as of December 16, 2013, payable on December 30, 2013.
| 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 | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on November 25, 2013 announcing the issuance of a cash dividend. | |
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: November 26, 2013 | By: | /s/ Gary S. Olson | ||||
| Gary S. Olson, President and | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||