SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 15, 1999

                              HOPFED BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

             Delaware                     000-23667           61-0229082
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      (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)               File Number)      Identification No.)

           2700 Fort Campbell Boulevard, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42440
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (502) 885-1171
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Item 5.  Other Events
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     The Board of Directors of the Registrant approved termination of the HopFed
Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective December 31, 1999.

     Further information  regarding the plan termination is set forth in a press
release  dated  December  15, 1999,  attached as Exhibit  99.1 and  incorporated
herein by this reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 15, 1999.

                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        HOPFED BANCORP, INC.


DATE:  December 15, 1999                By: /s/    Bruce Thomas
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                                           Bruce Thomas
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

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