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0000914317-09-000690.txt : 20090320 0000914317-09-000690.hdr.sgml : 20090320 20090320102706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-09-000690 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090319 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090320 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090320 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001023860 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 223351447 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33377 FILM NUMBER: 09694850 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 630 GODWIN AVE CITY: MIDLAND PARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07432 BUSINESS PHONE: 2014447100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 630 GODWIN AVE CITY: MIDLAND PARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07432 8-K 1 form8k-98994_ssfn.htm FORM 8-K form8k-98994_ssfn.htm

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 19, 2009

Stewardship Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey	0-21855	22-3351447
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

630 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ		07432
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 444-7100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-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):

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR230.425)

o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14a-12)

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 19, 2009, Stewardship Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing a $0.095 per share dividend to common stockholders of record on April 15, 2009, payable May 1, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01.

Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Press Release dated March 19, 2009

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.

Date: March 20, 2009	Stewardship Financial Corporation

	/s/ Claire M. Chadwick
	Claire M. Chadwick
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex99-1.htm

EXHIBIT 99.1

	For Immediate Release
	March 19, 2009

	Contact:	Mary Beth Steiginga
		630 Godwin Avenue
		Midland Park, NJ 07432
		201-444-7100

PRESS RELEASE

STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL CORPORATION

DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

Midland Park, NJ – March 19, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Stewardship Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SSFN), parent company of Atlantic Stewardship Bank, has declared a $0.095 per share cash dividend. Common stockholders of record as of April 15, 2009 will be paid the dividend on May 1, 2009. This represents a 10.8 percent increase over the second quarter cash dividend paid in 2008, as adjusted for the 5 percent stock dividend paid in November 2008.

In announcing the dividend, Chairman William C. Hanse and President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Van Ostenbridge stated, “We are pleased to show our continued strong commitment to our shareholders by recognizing them with our forty-sixth consecutive cash dividend. The current year may present additional challenges for the banking industry, however, our Corporation is well-positioned for what lies ahead.”

Stewardship Financial Corporation’s subsidiary, Atlantic Stewardship Bank, has 13 banking offices in Midland Park, Hawthorne (2 offices), Montville, North Haledon, Ridgewood, Pequannock, Waldwick, Wayne (3 offices), Westwood and Wyckoff, New Jersey. Atlantic Stewardship Bank, opened in 1985, is a community bank serving individuals and businesses, and is well known for tithing 10 percent of its pre-tax profits to Christian and local charitable organizations. Please visit our website at www.asbnow.com or call 201-444-7100 for information regarding our products and services.