ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Operating Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter of 2011

STROUDSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ Global MarketSM “ESSA”) the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust (the “Bank”) today announced its operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2011. The Company reported net income of $1.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to net income of $1.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the corresponding 2010 period. For the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Company reported net income of $2.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share as compared to net income of $2.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share for the corresponding 2010 period.