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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 0-19345 25-1659846
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S.Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
600 Lawrence Avenue
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 16117
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(412) 758-5584
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ESB Financial Corporation
Form 8-K
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Item 5. Other Events
The information to be reported herein is incorporated by reference from
the press release, dated September 16, 1998, filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form
8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
99 Press release dated September 16, 1998.
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ESB Financial Corporation
Form 8-K
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ESB Financial Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: September 16, 1998 /s/ Charlotte A. Zuschlag
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By: Charlotte A. Zuschlag
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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EXHIBIT 99
PRESS RELEASE
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
RELEASE DATE: CONTACT:
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September 16, 1998 Frank D. Martz
Senior Vice President
of Operations and Secretary
(724) 758-5584
ESB FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND
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ESB Financial Corporation announced today that its Board of
Directors at its meeting on September 15, 1998 declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $.09 on the Common Stock of ESB Financial Corporation payable on
October 23, 1998 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on
September 30, 1998.
ESB Financial Corporation is the parent Holding Company of ESB
Bank, F.S.B and Troy Hill Bank, a division of ESB Bank and offers a wide
variety of financial products and services through eleven offices in the
contiguous counties of Allegheny, Lawrence, Beaver and Butler in
Pennsylvania. The common stock of the Company is traded on the Nasdaq Stock
Market under the symbol "ESBF".
In announcing the scheduled cash dividend, Charlotte A. Zuschlag,
President and Chief Executive Officer, noted the Company's favorable results
of operations for the three months ended June 30, 1998. The Company
recognized net income for the three month period ended June 30, 1998 of $1.55
million or $.27 per share. This announcement reflects the Company's policy
of declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.09 per share, which
represents the thirty-third consecutive quarter of declaring such a dividend.
This quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual cash dividend of $.36 per
share.
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