Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) On September 1, 2009, Richard J. Fuchs was appointed as Senior Vice President - Operations of Malvern Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Malvern Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"). Previously, Mr. Fuchs, age 59, served as the Executive Vice President - Retail Banking and Chief Deposit Officer of Fox Chase Bank, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, since April 2006. Previously, Mr. Fuchs was Senior Vice President - Community Banking Division at The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, since 2000 and also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, the Bryn Mawr Brokerage Company from 2000 to 2005. There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Fuchs, and there are no other disclosures with respect to Mr. Fuchs required pursuant to Items 401(b), 401(d), 401(e) or 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

(f) Not applicable.

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