UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.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): March 1, 2007
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                              MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                       0-51726                20-4154978
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



400 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey                        08901
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (732) 342-7600
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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

     On March 1, 2007,  the  Compensation  Committee  of the Board of  Directors
approved the granting of stock options and restricted  stock awards to the named
executive officers and directors of Magyar Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") listed
below:




Executive Officer or Director          Number of Options        Number of Shares of Restricted Stock
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Elizabeth E. Hance                             49,250                             25,000
Jon R. Ansari                                  32,500                             15,400
John S. Fitzgerald                             32,500                             15,400
Joseph J. Lukacs, Jr.                          11,348                              5,447
Thomas Lankey                                  10,212                              4,902
Andrew G. Hodulik                              10,212                              4,902
Martin A. Lukacs                                9,076                              4,357
Salvatore J. Romano                             9,076                              4,357
Edward C. Stokes, III                           9,076                              4,357
Joseph A. Yelencsics                            9,076                              4,357



     The  grants  were  made in  accordance  with the  terms of the 2006  Equity
Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Company's stockholders at the February
12,  2007  annual  meeting of  stockholders.  All of the  options  vest in equal
installments over a five-year  period,  commencing one year from the date of the
grant (March 1, 2007) and have an exercise price of $14.61 per share,  which was
the final  reported  sales  price of the  Company's  common  stock on the Nasdaq
Global  Market on March 1, 2007,  the date of the grant.  The  restricted  stock
awards also vest in equal  installments over a five-year period,  commencing one
year from the date of the grant (March 1, 2007).  The vesting of the options and
restricted  stock  awards  accelerate  upon  death  or  disability,  involuntary
termination of employment following a change in control and upon consummation of
a second step conversion of Magyar Bancorp, MHC. The grants have other terms and
conditions consistent with the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Including the options
and restricted stock shares granted with respect to the above-named officers and
directors,  a total of 217,826  options and 103,479  shares of restricted  stock
were granted to directors, officers and employees of the Company.









                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                       MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.



DATE:  March 7, 2007                  By: /s/ Jon R. Ansari
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                                           Jon R. Ansari
                                           Senior Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer