Westbury Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Stock Repurchase Program

WEST BEND, Wis., Feb. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: WBB) announced that on February 18, 2015 its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to purchase up to 492,695 of its issued and outstanding shares, representing approximately 10% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The repurchase program will commence on or about February 20, 2015. The program is the third repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors. In connection with the authorization of this stock repurchase program, the Board of Directors of the Company terminated the Company's existing stock repurchase program, which had authorized the Company to purchase up to 250,000 shares of its issued and outstanding common stock. The Company had previously purchased a total of 174,657 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $15.80 per share under the existing stock repurchase program, and a total of 424,657 shares under the two previous programs at a weighted average price of $15.40 per share. The timing of the purchases will depend on certain factors, including but not limited to market conditions and prices, available funds and alternative uses of capital. The stock repurchase program may be carried out through open-market purchases, block trades, negotiated private transactions and pursuant to a trading plan that will be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any repurchased shares will be treated as authorized but unissued by the Company.

About Westbury Bancorp, Inc.

Westbury Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Westbury Bank. Westbury Bank is a federally chartered savings bank with approximately $600 million in assets headquartered in West Bend, Wisconsin. Westbury Bank serves communities in Washington and Waukesha counties through its nine full service offices, providing deposit and loan services to individuals, professionals and businesses throughout its markets. Additional information about Westbury Bank is available on the internet at www.westburybankwi.com.

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results. These forward-looking statements, identified by words such as "will," "expected," "believe," and "prospects," involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends and changes in interest rates, increased competition, changes in consumer demand for financial services, the possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, and market disruptions. Westbury Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements publicly to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE Westbury Bancorp, Inc.

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