UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): January 30, 2017
KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-37399 | 30-0870244 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 120 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, New Jersey | 07004 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973)244-4500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b)) |
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operation and Financial Condition |
On January 30, 2017, Kearny Financial Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Kearny Bank, issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.
A copy of the press release announcing the results is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable. |
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. |
| (c) | Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 30, 2017, announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. | |
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.
| KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP. | ||||||
| DATE: January 31, 2017 | By: | /s/ Craig L. Montanaro | ||||
| Craig L. Montanaro | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
