ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announces Operating Results for the Third 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 nine months ended June 30, 2011. The Company reported net income of $1.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the corresponding 2010 period. For the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share compared to net income of $3.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share for the corresponding 2010 period.