UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~ February 61, ~~2018~~2019

BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its~~Its ~~charter~~Charter)

Maryland	001-36806	47-1569198
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Beneficial Bank Place, 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

(Address of principal executive offices,) ~~including~~(Zip ~~zip code~~Code)

~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:~~ (215) 864-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 52.0702 ~~Submission~~Results of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition.

AOn ~~special~~February 1, ~~meeting~~2019, ofBeneficial ~~the~~Bancorp, Inc. ~~stockholders~~ (the “~~Special Meeting~~Company”), ofthe holding company for Beneficial ~~Bancorp~~Bank, ~~Inc.~~ (issued a press release announcing its financial results for the ~~“Company”)~~quarter ~~was~~and ~~held~~year onended December 631, 2018. ~~The~~For ~~final~~more ~~results~~information, ~~for~~reference is made to the ~~matters~~Company’s ~~submitted~~press torelease dated February 1, 2019, a ~~vote~~copy of ~~the~~which ~~stockholders~~is ofattached ~~the~~to ~~Company~~this atReport ~~the~~as ~~Special~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~Meeting~~and ~~are~~is asfurnished ~~follows:~~herewith.

1. The proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 7, 2018, as amended on November 1, 2018, by and between the Company and WSFS Financial Corporation (“WSFS”), pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into WSFS (the “Merger”) (the “Merger Proposal”).

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
56,735,800		2,687,452		423,112		—

2. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation that may become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger.

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
19,995,454		39,287,946		562,964		—

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On ~~December~~January 631, 2018, the Company ~~issued~~declared a ~~press~~cash ~~release~~dividend ~~announcing~~of ~~that~~6 ~~its~~cents ~~stockholders~~per ~~had~~share, ~~approved~~payable ~~the~~on ~~Merger~~or atafter ~~the~~February 21, ~~Special~~2019, ~~Meeting.~~to Acommon ~~copy~~shareholders of record at the ~~Company’s~~close ~~press~~of ~~release~~business ~~dated~~on ~~December~~February 611, ~~2018 is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99~~2019.~~1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and ~~Other~~ Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Number		Description
Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release ~~dated~~Dated ~~December~~February 61, ~~2018~~2019

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has duly caused this ~~report~~Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~hereunto~~thereunto duly authorized.

	BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 1, 2019	By:	/s/ Thomas D. Cestare
Date: December 6, 2018	By:	/s/ Thomas D. Cestare
		Thomas D. Cestare
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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