ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Authorization for Fourth Stock Repurchase Program

STROUDSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ Global MarketSM “ESSA”), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a fourth stock repurchase program to purchase up to an additional 5% of its outstanding shares. The Company will repurchase the shares from time to time for cash in open market transactions or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws.