FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Dowd Stephen 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CMS Bancorp, Inc. [ CMSB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP and CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

123 MAIN STREET, SUITE 750 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/23/2011
(Street)

WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   11/23/2011     P    100   A $7.5   13985   (1) D    
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   11/28/2011     P    400   A $8.1   14385   (1) D    
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share                  3000   I   By IRA  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes a restricted stock award of 1,250 shares granted to the reporting person under the CMS Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Recognition and Retention Plan on November 23, 2009. The shares subject to this award vest in 20% increments on an annual basis, with the second installment scheduled to vest on November 23, 2011. Also includes a restricted stock award of 885 shares granted to the reporting person under the CMS Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Recognition and Retention Plan on January 26, 2011, which will vest in equal installments of 20% per year beginning on January 26, 2012. Also includes a restricted stock award of 1,250 shares granted to the reporting person under the CMS Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Recognition and Retention Plan on April 27, 2011, which will vest in equal installments of 20% per year beginning on April 27, 2012.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dowd Stephen
123 MAIN STREET
SUITE 750
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

Senior VP and CFO

Signatures
/s/ Stephen E. Dowd 11/28/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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