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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 24, 2022, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it would make a payment of a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of September 16, 2022, payable on September 30, 2022.
A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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99.1 | ESSA Bancorp, Inc. press release dated August 24, 2022 announcing the dividend | |
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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: August 25, 2022 | By: | /s/ Gary S. Olson | ||||
Gary S. Olson, President and | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Date: | August 24, 2022 | |
Contact: | Gary S. Olson, President & CEO | |
Corporate Office: | 200 Palmer Street | |
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360 | ||
Telephone: | (570) 421-0531 |
ESSA BANCORP, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Stroudsburg, PA. August 24, 2022 - ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global MarketSM: ESSA), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2022, payable on September 30, 2022.
About the Company ESSA Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, ESSA Bank & Trust which was formed in 1916. The Company has total assets of $1.8 billion. Headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has two regional offices in Bethlehem and Radnor, and operates 21 community offices throughout the greater Pocono, Lehigh Valley, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and suburban Philadelphia areas. ESSA Bank & Trust offers a full range of commercial and retail banking services, employee benefits, investment services and asset management and trust capabilities. ESSA Bancorp Inc. stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market (SM) under the symbol ESSA.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as may, will, believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, continue, or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including compliance costs and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset-liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity and the effects of any pandemic, including COVID-19, and those risk factors described in the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q.
The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above could affect the Companys financial performance and could cause the Companys actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions, that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
Corporate Center: 200 Palmer Street PO Box L Stroudsburg, PA 18360-0160 570-421-0531 Fax: 570-421-7158
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Entity Central Index Key | 0001382230 |
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Document Period End Date | Aug. 24, 2022 |
Entity Registrant Name | ESSA Bancorp, Inc. |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | PA |
Entity File Number | 001-33384 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 20-8023072 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 200 Palmer Street |
Entity Address, City or Town | Stroudsburg |
Entity Address, State or Province | PA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 18360 |
City Area Code | (570) |
Local Phone Number | 421-0531 |
Security 12b Title | Common |
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Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
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