Edgar Filing: ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

ESSA BANCORP, INC.

DATE: June 30, 2011

/S/ GARY S. OLSON

Gary S. Olson, President and

Chief Executive Officer

FORM 8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2011

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)

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Explanatory Note

This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2011 (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how often it will conduct shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 3, 2011, the Company’s shareholders conducted a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of shareholder approval of the compensation of named executive officers. After considering the results of the shareholder advisory vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.

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.