Edgar Filing: ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

ESSA BANCORP, INC.

DATE: January 26, 2017

/s/ Gary S. Olson

Gary S. Olson, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Form 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): January 25, 2017

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Pennsylvania	001-33384	20-8023072
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		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)

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Item 2.02

Results of Operation and Financial Condition

On January 25, 2017, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the period ended December 31, 2016.

A copy of the press release announcing the results is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the preceding Item, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

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 No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by the Company on January 25, 2017 announcing its financial results for the period ended December 31, 2016.

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.