# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001550603
**File Stem:** 0001140361-23-013418
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2885
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## Filing Summary
**0001140361-23-013418.hdr.sgml**: 20230502

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-013418

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230323

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MALVERN BANCORP, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001550603
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 455307782
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 42 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE
- **CITY:** PAOLI
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19301
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 610-644-9400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 42 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE
- **CITY:** PAOLI
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19301

#### MALVERN BANCORP, INC.
42 E. Lancaster Avenue

Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301

#### VIA EDGAR
March 23, 2023

Mr. John Stickel

Mr. John Dana Brown

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

**Re:**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Malvern Bancorp, Inc.**

#### Preliminary Proxy Statement

#### Filed March 9, 2023
**<u>File No. 000-54835</u>**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Dear Mr. Stickel and Mr. Brown:

On behalf of Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>"), set forth below is the comment posed by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the "<u>Staff</u>") as set forth in the Staff's letter to the Company, dated March 17, 2023, and the Company's response thereto. For convenience of reference, the comment posed by the Staff is provided below in italicized font.

*<u>Preliminary Proxy Statement</u>*

*<u>Where you can find more information, page 150</u>*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. *It appears that First Bank has not yet filed its 10-K with the FDIC. Please confirm once the 10-K has been filed and update accordingly.*

#### Response :

The Company respectfully advises the Staff that First Bank has advised the Company that First Bank expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "<u>First Bank 10-K</u>") with the FDIC on or about Monday, March 27, 2023, and that the Company will update the date of filing of the First Bank 10-K in the Definitive Proxy Statement that the Company plans to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or shortly after the date the First Bank 10-K is filed with the FDIC.

#### \* \* \*

Should you have any questions regarding the response in this letter, please feel free to contact me at 610-695-3676 at your earliest convenience.

Respectfully submitted,

*<u>/s/ Joseph D. Gangemi</u>*

Joseph D. Gangemi

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

cc:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paul M. Aguggia, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP

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