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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Vento Thomas A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. [PBIP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK, 1834 OREGON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/09/2013 (Street) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               30,237 (1) (2) D   Common Stock 10/09/2013   P   8,576 A $ 10 34,262 (1) I By 401(K) Plan Common Stock               12,446 (1) I By ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 11.84

01/05/2010

01/05/2019

Common Stock

106,784 (3)

106,784

D

Stock Option

$ 7.68

01/05/2014

01/05/2023

Common Stock

19,183 (3)

19,183

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vento Thomas A C/O PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK 1834 OREGON AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/Joseph R. Corrato, A.I.F. for Thomas A. Vento		10/09/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Prudential Bancorp, Inc. is the successor to Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania ("Old Prudential"). Pursuant to a reorganization exempt under Rule 16b-7, each share of common stock of Old Prudential outstanding on October 9, 2013 was automatically exchanged for .9442 shares of common stock of Prudential Bancorp, Inc., with fractional shares cashed out at $10 per share.
(2)	Includes 14,450 shares (as adjusted pursuant to the reorganization described in footnote (1) above) held in the 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement which reflects the unvested portions of two grants aggregating originally 51,305 shares of common stock of Old Prudential that are vesting at the rate of 20% per year commencing on January 5, 2010 and January 5, 2014, respectively.
(3)	Pursuant to a reorganization exempt under Rule 16b-7, each outstanding option to purchase a share of common stock of Old Prudential outstanding as of October 9, 2011 was automatically exchanged for an option to purchase 0.9442 shares of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. with the exercise price adjusted to reflect the operation of the exchange ratio. The number of shares subject to the option grant, after applying the exchange ratio, was adjusted downward to the nearest whole share while the exercise price, after applying the exchange ratio, was adjusted upward to the nearest whole cent. The options vest at the rate of 20% per year.

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