PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: PBIP ) announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on September 19, 2014 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 5, 2014.
'"We are pleased to announce our second quarterly dividend since completing our second-step conversion," said Thomas A. Vento, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The quarterly cash dividend policy was adopted by the Board as part of its commitment to implement a capital management strategy that enhances shareholder value while ensuring the Company maintains a strong capital position." Mr. Vento went on to say, "as we approach the first anniversary of the completion of our second-step conversion in October 2013, the Board intends to promptly consider adoption of a share repurchase program as part of the Company's capital management strategy. As we have indicated previously, we are committed to building long-term shareholder value and effective management of our capital. Implementing a share repurchase program will be one of the strategies under careful review by the Board."
Prudential Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Prudential Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank originally organized in 1886 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prudential Savings Bank operates six full service offices in Philadelphia and one office in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. At June 30, 2014, the Company had assets totaling $511.9 million, liabilities totaling $382.5 million and $129.4 million of shareholders' equity.
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Thomas A. Vento, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Bancorp, Inc. and Prudential Savings Bank, 215-755-1500. Joseph R. Corrato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Prudential Bancorp, Inc. and Prudential Savings Bank, 215-755-1500.
