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): August 2, 2011

Hampden Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

19 Harrison Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (413) 736-1812

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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 2, 2011, Hampden Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Hampden Bank, announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2011.   The press release announcing financial results for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2011 is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 2, 2011, the Company announced that its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA. The record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be September 16, 2011. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on August 2, 2011 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 2, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share, payable on August 31, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2011.  A copy of the press release announcing the declaration is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           The following exhibits are filed with this report:

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.

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