The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in consolidated financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.

There were no grants, vested shares or forfeitures of non-vested restricted stock awards for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. There were no stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

The Company completed its first stock repurchase program of 130,927 shares in November 2007, and announced its second stock repurchase program of up to 5% of its publicly-held outstanding shares of common stock, or 129,924 shares, in November 2007. Through March 31, 2022, the Company had repurchased a total of 91,000 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $8.41 per share under this program.

Under current federal regulations, subject to limited exceptions, the Company may not repurchase shares of our common stock during the first year following the completion of its second-step conversion offering, which was completed on July 14, 2021. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company held 112,996 total treasury stock shares at March 31, 2022.

The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The ESOP trust purchases shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The loan is secured by shares of the Company’s stock. The Bank makes cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company.

As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Employer’s Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM	NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in consolidated financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. There were no grants, vested shares or forfeitures of non-vested restricted stock awards for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. There were no stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company completed its first stock repurchase program of 130,927 shares in November 2007, and announced its second stock repurchase program of up to 5% of its publicly-held outstanding shares of common stock, or 129,924 shares, in November 2007. Through March 31, 2022, the Company had repurchased a total of 91,000 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $8.41 per share under this program. Under current federal regulations, subject to limited exceptions, the Company may not repurchase shares of our common stock during the first year following the completion of its second-step conversion offering, which was completed on July 14, 2021. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company held 112,996 total treasury stock shares at March 31, 2022. The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The ESOP trust purchases shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The loan is secured by shares of the Company’s stock. The Bank makes cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Employer’s Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations. 8 Table of Contents The Company’s ESOP (“2006 ESOP”) was established in 2006 as part of the Company’s initial public offering. The total cost of the 217,863 shares purchased by the 2006 ESOP trust was $2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.58. The 2006 ESOP loan was fully repaid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and all shares were allocated to participants. In connection with the second-step conversion offering, the ESOP trustees purchased 8% of the shares sold in the offering, or 312,800 shares (“2021 ESOP”). As a result of the second-step conversion offering being oversubscribed in the first tier of subscription priorities, the ESOP trustees were unable to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in the second-step conversion offering. The total cost of the shares purchased by the 2021 ESOP trust was $3.4 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.77. The 2021 ESOP loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually to the Prime Rate (3.25% at January 1, 2022) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years. The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $99,000 and $50,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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The Company’s ESOP (“2006 ESOP”) was established in 2006 as part of the Company’s initial public offering. The total cost of the 217,863 shares purchased by the 2006 ESOP trust was $2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.58. The 2006 ESOP loan was fully repaid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and all shares were allocated to participants.

In connection with the second-step conversion offering, the ESOP trustees purchased 8% of the shares sold in the offering, or 312,800 shares (“2021 ESOP”). As a result of the second-step conversion offering being oversubscribed in the first tier of subscription priorities, the ESOP trustees were unable to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in the second-step conversion offering. The total cost of the shares purchased by the 2021 ESOP trust was $3.4 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.77. The 2021 ESOP loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually to the Prime Rate (3.25% at January 1, 2022) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years.

The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $99,000 and $50,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.