ESSA Bancorp Announces Completion of Fourth Stock Repurchase Program

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

, the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust announced the completion of its fourth stock repurchase program, purchasing 637,200 shares at a weighted average cost of $11.57. In June 2009, the Company announced that it had completed its first stock repurchase program, having purchased 2,547,135 shares at a weighted average cost of $13.14. On October 6, 2010, the Company announced that it had completed its second stock repurchase program having purchased 1,499,100 shares at a weighted average cost of $12.36. On April 12, 2011, the Company announced that it had completed its third stock repurchase program having purchased 679,900 shares at a weighted average cost of $12.82.