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): December 31, 2009

                               ES BANCSHARES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

        Maryland                       000-52178                 20-4663714
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)       (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


68 North Plank Road, Newburgh, New York                            12550
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (845) 561-0003
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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 1.01   Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
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     On December 31, 2009,  ES  Bancshares,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  the parent
company of Empire State Bank, Newburgh, New York sold (the "Sale") 75,000 shares
of its  common  stock at a per share  price of $5.00 for total  aggregate  gross
proceeds of $375,000 in a private placement offering. There were no underwriting
discounts or  commissions  paid in the Sale, and the Sale was made to accredited
investors (the "Investors") through a subscription agreement, attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.1.

     The offer and sale of the common stock to the Investors was exempt from the
registration  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the
"Securities Act"), under Section 4(2) of, and Regulation D under, the Securities
Act.


Item 3.02   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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     The information  provided in Item 1.01 is hereby  incorporated by reference
to this Item 3.02.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
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     (d) Exhibits

     Exhibit           Description
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     10.1              Subscription Agreement









     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.

                                        ES BANCSHARES, INC.


DATE:  January 6, 2010              By: /s/ Philip Guarnieri
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                                        Philip Guarnieri
                                        President and Co-Chief Executive Officer