8-K

 

 

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): April 4, 2014

 

 

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 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On April 4, 2014, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of its acquisition of Franklin Security Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Franklin Security Bank. A copy of the press release dated April 4, 2014, announcing the completion of the acquisition is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

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 99.1 Press Release dated April 4, 2014


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: April 7, 2014     By:   /s/ Gary S. Olson
      Gary S. Olson
      President and Chief Executive Officer