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): August 15, 2018
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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 15, 2018, Kearny Financial Corp.’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2018, payable on September 12, 2018.
A copy of the press release, dated August 15, 2018, announcing the dividend is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| 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 |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 15, 2018, announcing the quarterly dividend. | |
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: August 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ Craig L. Montanaro | ||||
| Craig L. Montanaro | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2018
For further information contact:
Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, or
Keith Suchodolski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4500
KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
Fairfield, New Jersey, August 15, 2018 – Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2018, payable on September 12, 2018.
About Kearny Financial Corp.
Kearny Financial Corp. is the parent company of Kearny Bank which operates from its administrative headquarters in Fairfield, New Jersey, and a total of 54 retail branch offices located throughout northern and central New Jersey and Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York. At June 30, 2018, Kearny Financial Corp. had $6.58 billion in total assets.