OBA Financial Services, Inc. Adopts Repurchase Program

GERMANTOWN, Md., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OBA Financial Services, Inc., (NASDAQ: OBAF) (the "Company"), headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, the holding company parent of OBA Bank, announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program.  Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 462,875 shares of its common stock, or approximately 10% of the current outstanding shares.  

The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Repurchases will be made at management's discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company's financial performance.  Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements.

The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors may also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases.  The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares.

Certain statements herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "will," "expects," "project," "may," "could," "developments," "strategic," "launching," "opportunities," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets" and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations, and competition and the risk factors described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other releases issued by the Company from time to time. Should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying beliefs or assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.

OBA Bank is a federally chartered savings bank that was originally chartered in 1861.  OBA Bank conducts business from its main office in Germantown, Maryland, and its four branch offices in Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rockville and Columbia, Maryland.

SOURCE OBA Financial Services, Inc.

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