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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Peter J. Meier, CFO
Phone: (610) 359-6903
Fax: (610) 359-6908
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ALLIANCE BANCORP, INC OF PENNSYLVANIA
ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
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Broomall, Pennsylvania – December 14, 2011 – Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) (NASDAQ Global Market: ALLB), the holding company for Alliance Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program of up to 10% of its outstanding shares, or 547,433 shares of common stock. The shares may be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time depending upon market conditions and other factors over a one-year period. Repurchases are expected to commence on January 18, 2012, the one-year anniversary of the consummation of the Company’s second step conversion.
Dennis D. Cirucci, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated "We are pleased to announce our share repurchase program, which reflects our continuing commitment to manage our capital prudently and in a manner which should enhance shareholder value." Mr. Cirucci further stated “The Company has purchased 74,500 shares under our previously announced program to fund our 2011 Recognition and Retention Plan and we will continue to repurchase shares until we purchase the remaining 144,477 shares to fully fund the plan.”
Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania is the holding company for Alliance Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank headquartered in Broomall, Pennsylvania. Alliance Bank operates nine full-service branch offices located in Delaware and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania.
This news release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend’” “plan,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors – many of which are beyond the Company’s control – could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company’s reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission describe some of these factors, including general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, changes in credit quality and interest rate risks associated with the Company’s business and operations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.