Simplicity Bancorp Announces Fourth Stock Buyback

Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.

, the holding company for Simplicity Bank (the "Bank"), announced Saturday that its Board of Directors authorized the fourth stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding shares upon completion of the third stock repurchase program, or up to approximately 413,081 shares. The timing of the repurchases will depend on certain factors, including but not limited to, market conditions and prices, the Company's liquidity requirements and alternative uses of capital. The stock repurchase program may be carried out through open-market purchases, block trades, negotiated private transactions and pursuant to a trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the SEC's rules. Any repurchased shares will be available for general corporate purposes. Since November 30, 2011, the Company has repurchased 1,347,222 shares at prices ranging from $12.00 to $15.44 per share with an average price of $14.29 per share. There are 24,145 shares remaining to be repurchased under the previous repurchase programs.