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PRUDENTIAL
BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
1834
West Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19145
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NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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TIME
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11:00 a.m.,
Eastern time, Monday, February 9, 2009
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PLACE
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Holiday
Inn – Philadelphia Stadium
900
Packer Avenue
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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ITEMS
OF BUSINESS
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(1)
To elect one director for a three-year term and until his successor is
elected and qualified;
(2)
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009; and
(3) To
transact such other business, as may properly come before the meeting or
at any adjournment thereof. We are not aware of any other such
business.
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RECORD
DATE
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Holders
of Prudential Bancorp common stock of record at the close of business on
December 24, 2008 are entitled to vote at the meeting.
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ANNUAL
REPORT
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Our
2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is enclosed but is not a part of the
proxy solicitation materials.
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PROXY
VOTING
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It
is important that your shares be represented and voted at the
meeting. You are urged to vote your shares by completing and
returning the proxy card sent to you. Most shareholders whose
shares are held in "street" name can also vote their shares over the
Internet or by telephone. If Internet or telephone voting is
available to you, voting instructions are printed on the voting
instruction card sent to you. You can revoke a proxy at any
time prior to its exercise at the meeting by following the instructions in
the accompanying proxy statement.
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BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
January
5,
2009
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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About
the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders
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1
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Information
with Respect to Nominee for Director, Continuing Directors
and
Executive
Officers
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3
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Election of Director (Proposal
One)
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3
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Members of the Board of Directors
Continuing in
Office
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4
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Director
Nominations
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4
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Committees and Meetings of the
Board of
Directors
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5
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Directors' Attendance at Annual
Meetings
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6
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Directors'
Compensation
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6
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Compensation Committee Interlocks
and Insider
Participation
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7
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Executive Officers Who Are Not
Directors
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8
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Management
Compensation
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8
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Summary Compensation
Table
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8
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Employment
Agreements
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9
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Benefit
Plans
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10
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Beneficial
Ownership of Common Stock by Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management
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11
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Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting
Compliance
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12
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Related Party
Transactions
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12
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Ratification
of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
(Proposal
Two)
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12
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Audit
Fees
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13
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Report
of the Audit
Committee
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14
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Shareholder
Proposals, Nominations and Communications with the Board of
Directors
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14
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Annual
Reports
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15
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Other
Matters
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15
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MEETING
DIRECTIONS
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From Points North and East:
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From Points West:
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From Points South:
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Take
I-76 West toward Camden/
Philadelphia
Take
exit 350 – Seventh Street
toward
Packer Avenue
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
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Take
I-76 East/Schuykill Expressway East
Take
exit 350 – Seventh Street toward
Packer
Avenue
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
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Take
I-95 North
Take
exit 17-SR611 North/S.
Broadstreet
toward Pattison Ave.
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
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ABOUT
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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·
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proposal
to elect one director for a three-year term expiring in 2012;
and
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·
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proposal
to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2009.
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First,
you may send a written notice to our Corporate Secretary, Ms. Regina
Wilson, Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania, 1834 West Oregon Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145, in advance of the meeting stating that
you would like to revoke your
proxy.
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Second,
you may complete and submit a new proxy card before the annual
meeting. Any earlier proxies will be revoked
automatically.
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•
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Third,
you may attend the annual meeting and vote in person. Any
earlier proxy will be revoked. However, attending the annual
meeting without voting in person will not revoke your
proxy.
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INFORMATION
WITH RESPECT TO NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR, CONTINUING
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Name
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Age
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Position
with Prudential Bancorp and
Principal
Occupation During the Past Five Years
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Director
Since
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Thomas
A. Vento
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74
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Director. President
and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Bancorp since 2004; President of
Prudential Savings Bank since 1992 and President and Chief Executive
Officer since 1993.
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1992
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Name
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Age
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Position
with Prudential Bancorp and
Principal
Occupation During the Past Five Years
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Director
Since
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Jerome
R. Balka, Esq.
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79
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Director. Solicitor
of Prudential Savings Bank. Partner, Balka & Balka, a law
firm, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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2000
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A.
J. Fanelli
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71
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Director. Self-employed
owner of a public accounting practice, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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2005
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Name
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Age
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Position
with Prudential Bancorp and
Principal
Occupation During the Past Five Years
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Director
Since
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Francis
V. Mulcahy
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75
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Director. Residential
real estate appraiser and broker, Media, Pennsylvania.
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2005
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Joseph
W. Packer, Jr.
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80
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Chairman
of the Board since October 1992. Presently
retired. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of
Prudential Savings Bank.
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1979
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Directors
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Nominating
and
Corporate
Governance
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Compensation
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Audit
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A.J. Fanelli |
**
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*
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**
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Francis V. Mulcahy |
*
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*
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Joseph W. Packer, Jr. |
*
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**
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*
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Name
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Fees
Earned or
Paid
in Cash
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Compensation
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Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
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All
Other
Compensation(1)
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Total
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Jerome
R. Balka
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$ 27,600
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$ --
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$ --
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$46,000
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$ 73,600
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A.
J. Fanelli
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33,200
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--
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--
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--
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33,200
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John
P. Judge(2)
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29,725
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--
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--
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41,754
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71,479
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Francis
V. Mulcahy
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31,600
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--
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--
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--
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31,600
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Joseph
W. Packer, Jr
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109,944
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--
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--
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35,716
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145,660
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(1)
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Represents
for Mr. Balka, his annual retainer as solicitor of Prudential Savings
Bank, for Mr. Judge, life insurance premiums, health insurance premiums
and reimbursement of certain Philadelphia city taxes of $25,670, $15,030
and $1,054, respectively, and for Mr. Packer, includes life insurance
premiums, health insurance premiums and reimbursement of certain
Philadelphia city taxes of $16,583, $15,030 and $4,103,
respectively.
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(2)
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Mr.
Judge resigned from the Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp as well
as Prudential Mutual Holding Company and Prudential Savings Bank effective
June 18, 2008.
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Name
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Age
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Principal
Occupation During the Past Five Years
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Joseph
R. Corrato
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47
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Bancorp since
2004 and Prudential Savings Bank since 1997. Mr. Corrato joined
Prudential Savings Bank in 1978 and served in a variety of positions
including Treasurer and Controller prior to becoming Executive Vice
President in 1997.
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David
H. Krauter
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67
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Vice
President and Chief Lending Officer of Prudential Bancorp since 2004 and
Prudential Savings Bank since 1999 and Vice President since
1992.
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Jack
E. Rothkopf
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45
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Controller
of Prudential Savings Bank since January 2006. Prior thereto,
Mr. Rothkopf served as Assistant Vice President of Popular Financial
Holdings, Marlton, New Jersey from October 2000 to January
2006.
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MANAGEMENT
COMPENSATION
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Name
and Principal Position
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Fiscal
Year
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Salary
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Bonus(1)
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Change
in
Pension
Value
And
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All
Other Compensation(2)
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Total
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Thomas
A. Vento, President and Chief Executive Officer
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2008
2007
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$270,300
265,000
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$18,166
31,376
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$114,000
9,000
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$64,224(3)
68,350
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$466,690
373,726
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Joseph
R. Corrato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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2008
2007
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168,300
165,000
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11,310
19,536
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87,000
23,000
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33,267
31,635
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299,877
239,171
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David
H. Krauter, Vice President and
Chief Lending
Officer
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2008
2007
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120,554
118,190
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5,064
8,746
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46,000
59,000
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25,690
14,856
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197,308
200,792
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(1)
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Represents
bonuses earned in the fiscal year which were paid in the following fiscal
year. Under the Prudential Savings Bank 2008 Bonus Program,
each named executive officer was eligible to receive a fixed proportionate
allocation of the bonus pool for
employees.
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(Footnotes
continued on following page)
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(2)
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Includes
the fair market value on December 31, 2007 of a share of our common stock
($12.45), the date the 1,646, 1,385, and 967 shares were allocated to the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan accounts of Messrs. Vento, Corrato and
Krauter, respectively, and the value of the use of automobiles by Messrs.
Vento, Corrato and Krauter of $12,581, $15,727 and $13,511,
respectively. The values of the use of the automobiles is based
on depreciation, insurance and fuel and maintenance
expense. Also includes for Mr. Corrato, the value of the use of
a personal computer.
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(3)
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Includes
for Mr. Vento an aggregate of $25,200 paid in
fiscal 2008 as board or committee meeting fees and reimbursement of $941
in Philadelphia city wage taxes.
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BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND
MANAGEMENT
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Name
of Beneficial
Owner
or Number of
Persons
in Group
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Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership as of December 24,
2008(1)
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Percent
of
Common
Stock
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Prudential
Mutual Holding
Company
1834 Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19145
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7,059,062 | 63.8 | % | |||||
Stilwell
Value Partners I, L.P. Stilwell Partners, L.P.,
Stilwell Value LLC, Joseph
Stilwell and John Stilwell
26 Broadway Street, 23rd
Floor
New York, New
York 10004
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1,068,600 | (2) | 9.7 | % | ||||
Directors:
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Jerome R. Balka,
Esq.
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15,970 | (3) | * | |||||
A. J.
Fanelli
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2,100 | (4) | * | |||||
Francis V.
Mulcahy
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2,000 | * | ||||||
Joseph W. Packer,
Jr.
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20,000 | (5) | * | |||||
Thomas A.
Vento.
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31,936 | (6) | * | |||||
Other
Named Executive Officers:
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Joseph R.
Corrato
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7,418 | (7) | * | |||||
David H.
Krauter
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6,857 | (8) | * | |||||
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a group (8 persons)
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87,437 | 0.8 | % |
(1)
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Based
upon filings made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
information furnished by the respective individuals. Under
regulations promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
shares of common stock are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if
he or she directly or indirectly has or shares (i) voting power, which
includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares, or (ii)
investment power, which includes the power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of the shares. Unless otherwise indicated, the
named beneficial owner has sole voting and dispositive power with respect
to the shares.
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(2)
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Based
on information contained in a Schedule 13D/A filed on November 14, 2008.
The individual and entities share the voting and dispositive power with
respect to all of the 1,068,600 shares they own, with the exception of
John Stilwell who has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to
3,800 shares. The business address of Stilwell Value Partners
I, L.P., Stilwell Partners, L.P., Stilwell Associates, L.P., Stilwell
Value LLC and Joseph Stilwell is 26 Broadway, 23rd
Floor, New York, New York 10004.
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(3)
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Includes
5,000 shares held in Mr. Balka's individual retirement account and 70
shares held by the estate of Helen Klara for whom Mr. Balka is guardian.
Also includes 1,500 shares held by the Marie Montone Drazen Trust, 400
shares held by the Lillian Montone Allen Trust, 5,000 shares held by the
Balka Grandchildren Trust and 1,000 shares held by the Danielle Thomas
Revocable Trust, over which Mr. Balka disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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(4)
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Includes
2,000 shares held jointly with Mr. Fanelli's
spouse.
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(5)
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Includes
10,000 shares held by Mr. Packer's
spouse.
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(6)
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Includes
27,435 shares held in Mr. Vento's account in Prudential Savings Bank's
401(k) Plan; however, for purposes of voting authority as of December 24,
2008, Mr. Vento had voting power over 27,122 shares in the 401(k) Plan,
and 4,814 shares allocated to Mr. Vento's account in the Prudential
Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership
Plan.
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(7)
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Includes
79 shares held by Mr. Corrato as custodian for his son and 3,364 shares
held in Mr. Corrato's account in Prudential Savings Bank's 401(k) Plan;
however, for purposes of voting authority, Mr. Corrato had voting power
over 3,325 shares in the 401(k) Plan, and 3,861 shares allocated to Mr.
Corrato's account in the Prudential Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership
Plan.
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(8)
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Includes
2,072 shares held in Prudential Savings Bank's 401(k) Plan for the benefit
of Mr. Krauter; however, for purposes of voting authority, Mr. Krauter had
voting power over 2,048 shares in the 401(k) Plan, and 2,737 shares
allocated to Mr. Krauter's account in the Prudential Savings Bank Employee
Stock Ownership Plan.
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RATIFICATION
OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (PROPOSAL
TWO)
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Year
Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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Audit
fees
(1)
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$ | 297,500 | $ | 227,015 | ||||
Audit-related
fees
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-- | -- | ||||||
Tax
fees
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-- | -- | ||||||
All
other
fees
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-- | -- | ||||||
Total
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$ | 297,500 | $ | 227,015 |
(1)
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Audit
fees consist of fees incurred in connection with the audit of our annual
financial statements and the review of the interim financial statements
included in our quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as well as work generally only the independent auditor can
reasonably be expected to provide, such as statutory audits, consents and
assistance with and review of documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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REPORT
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS, NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
WITH
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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REPORTS
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BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
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be sure to sign in the box below
and
date this Proxy/Voting Instruction Card.
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Shareholder/Participant
sign above
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Co-holder (if any) sign above
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Detach
above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope
provided.
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PRUDENTIAL
BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
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PLEASE
ACT PROMPTLY
SIGN,
DATE & MAIL YOUR PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD TODAY
Please
sign this proxy/voting instruction card exactly as your name(s) appear(s)
on this proxy/voting
instruction
card. When signing in a representative capacity, please give
title. When shares are held
jointly,
only one holder need sign.
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Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder
Meeting to Be Held on
February
9, 2009.
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The
proxy statement and our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available on
our website at www.prudentialsavingsbank.com under the "Investor
Relations" tab.
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MEETING
DIRECTIONS
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From Points North and East:
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From Points West:
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From Points South:
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Take
I-76 West toward Camden/
Philadelphia
Take
exit 350 – Seventh Street
toward
Packer Avenue
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
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Take
I-76 East/Schuykill Expressway East
Take
exit 350 – Seventh Street toward
Packer
Avenue
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
|
Take
I-95 North
Take
exit 17-SR611 North/S.
Broadstreet
toward Pattison Ave.
Turn
right on Packer Avenue
End
at 900 Packer Avenue
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To:
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Participants
in the Prudential Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP")
and/or Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan (the "401(k)
Plan")
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