UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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): May 14, 2008

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

        United States                  000-52674               02-0783010
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission             (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number)           Identification No.)


12 Main Street, Walden, New York                                12586
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 778-2171
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
            Certain Officers.
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     (e) Hometown Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") announced that at the Company's
annual meeting of stockholders  held on May 14, 2008, the stockholders  approved
the  Company's  2008 Equity  Incentive  Plan (the  "Plan").  As described in the
Company's annual meeting proxy statement, the Company's directors,  officers and
employees  (including  its  principal  executive  officer,  principal  financial
officer and other "named executive  officers") are eligible to be granted awards
under the Plan.  However,  the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  has not yet
determined  the grants of awards  under the Plan to such persons or the terms of
such grants.

     A  description  of the Plan was included in the  Company's  annual  meeting
proxy statement,  filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on April 7,
2008  and is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  A copy of the  Plan was also
attached as Appendix A to the  Company's  proxy  statement  and is  incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)      Exhibits

         Number            Description
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         10.1              Hometown Bancorp,  Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
                           (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the
                           Company's  Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual
                           Meeting of Stockholders  (File No. 000-52674),
                           as filed with the SEC on April 7, 2008).









                                   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.


                                       HOMETOWN BANCORP, INC.
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                                       (Registrant)



Date: May 16, 2008                     By: /s/ Stephen W. Dederick
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                                           Stephen W. Dederick
                                           Vice President and Chief Financial
                                           Officer