UNITED STATES
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
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 1, 2017
 
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
000-55084
46-2935427
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
Identification No.)
 
1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
19145
  
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(215) 755-1500
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
   
   
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) On March 1, 2017, Jerome R. Balka retired from the Boards of Directors of both Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Prudential Bank (the "Bank"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective as of such date. Mr. Balka had served on the Board of the Bank since 2000 and of the Company since its inception in 2013.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Not applicable.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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.

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC.
     
     
     
 
By:
 /s/Jack E. Rothkopf
Date:  March 2, 2017
  
Jack E. Rothkopf
Senior Vice President, Chief
  Financial Officer and Treasurer

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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