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)
July 15, 2020

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each Class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
PBIP
Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          ◻



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)
Not applicable.
 
(c)
Not applicable.
 
(d)
July 15, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Raymond J. Vanaria to the Board of the Company. Mr. Vanaria’s term as a director will commence at the meeting of the Company’s Board currently expected to be held on August 19, 2020.  Mr. Vanaria was appointed to the class of directors whose term expires at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2022 and until his successor is elected and qualified.
 
   
No determination has been made as of the date hereof regarding the committees of the Board of the Company to which Mr. Vanaria will be appointed.
 
   
There are no arrangements or understandings between a director or executive officer of the Company or Prudential Bank (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, and Mr. Vanaria pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company.
 
   
No directors or executive officers of the Company or the Bank are related to Mr. Vanaria by blood, marriage or adoption. Mr. Vanaria has not engaged in any transactions with the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
   
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Vanaria, in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, the number of directors constituting the Board was increased by one from four to five.
 
(e)
Not applicable.
 
(f)
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 hereunto duly authorized.

   
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC.
         
         
   
By:
/s/ Jack E. Rothkopf
   
Name:
Jack E. Rothkopf
   
Title:
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
   and Treasurer
       
Date: July 17, 2020
   








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