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ELLWOOD CITY, Pa.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--ESB Financial Corporation announced that at its Board of Directors meeting today, September 18, 2012, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 on the Common Stock of ESB Financial Corporation payable on October 25, 2012 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on September 28, 2012.

In announcing the scheduled cash dividend, Charlotte A. Zuschlag, President and Chief Executive Officer, noted the Company's results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The Company recognized net income for the three month period ended June 30, 2012 of $3.7 million or $.25 per diluted share. This announcement reflects the Companyas policy of declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend. This quarterly cash dividend equates to an annual cash dividend of $.40 per share.

ESB Financial Corporation is the parent Holding Company of ESB Bank, and offers a wide variety of financial products and services through 25 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".