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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                             HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        UNITED STATES                                    02-0783010
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(State of incorporation or organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


         12 MAIN STREET, WALDEN, NEW YORK                 12586
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       (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE


          Title of each class              Name of each exchange on which
          to be so registered              each class is to be registered
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      If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box.
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      If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box.
[X]

      Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-141351.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
                                (Title of Class)


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ITEM 1      DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

      Incorporated by reference to the portion of the Prospectus under the
heading: "Description of Hometown Bancorp, Inc. Capital Stock," filed on March
16, 2007, as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, File
No. 333-141351, as amended.

ITEM 2      EXHIBITS.

      1.    Copies of all constituent instruments defining the rights of all the
            holders of each class of such securities, including any contracts or
            other documents which limit or qualify the rights of such holders.

            (a)   Charter

                  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-141351,
                  filed on March 16, 2007, as amended.

            (b)   Bylaws

                  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form SB-2, File No.333-141351, filed
                  on March 16, 2007, as amended.

            (c)   Plan of Stock Issuance

                  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-141351,
                  filed on March 16, 2007, as amended.

      2.    A copy of the security to be registered hereunder is incorporated by
            reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
            on Form SB-2, File No. 333-141351, filed on March 16, 2007, as
            amended.



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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                                   HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
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                                       (Registrant)



Date: June 6, 2007                 By:  /s/ Thomas F. Gibney
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                                        Thomas F. Gibney
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer