0000943374-17-000222.txt : 20170525 0000943374-17-000222.hdr.sgml : 20170525 20170525091051 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943374-17-000222 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170524 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20170525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Kearny Financial Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001617242 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37399 FILM NUMBER: 17868420 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 PASSAIC AVENUE CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: NJ ZIP: 07004 BUSINESS PHONE: (973) 244-4500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 PASSAIC AVENUE CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: NJ ZIP: 07004 8-K 1 form8k_052417.htm FORM 8-K KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP. 05-24-2017

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): May 24, 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 Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 24, 2017, Kearny Financial Corp. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors adopted its second stock repurchase program. Under the second stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 8,559,084 shares, or 10%, of its currently outstanding common stock.

In conjunction with the commencement of a second stock repurchase plan, the Company also announced the completion of its first 10% stock repurchase plan.  That plan, which was announced on May 20, 2016, authorized the repurchase of up to 9,352,809 shares. The Company ultimately repurchased 9,352,809 shares under that plan, at a total cost of $130.6 million and an average cost of $13.96 per share.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share to stockholders of record as of June 7, 2017, payable on June 21, 2017.

A copy of the press release announcing the second stock repurchase program and 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 No.              Description

99.1
Press release dated May 24, 2017, announcing the second stock repurchase program and 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: May 25, 2017
By:
/s/ Craig L. Montanaro 
   
Craig L. Montanaro
   
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1_8k052417.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 24, 2017, ANNOUNCING THE SECOND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM AND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND.

EXHIBIT 99.1
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2017

For further information contact:
Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, or
Eric B. Heyer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4500

Kearny Financial Corp. Announces
Authorization for Second Stock Repurchase Plan
and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Fairfield, New Jersey, May 24, 2017 – Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the "Company"), the holding company for Kearny Bank, announced today that the Board of Directors has authorized a second stock repurchase plan to acquire up to 8,559,084 shares or 10% of the Company's currently outstanding common stock.  In conjunction with the commencement of a second stock repurchase plan, the Company also announced the completion of its first 10% stock repurchase plan.  That plan, which was announced on May 20, 2016, authorized the repurchase of up to 9,352,809 shares. The Company ultimately repurchased 9,352,809 shares under that plan, at a total cost of $130.6 million and an average cost of $13.96 per share. 

Such repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market, through block trades, in privately negotiated stock purchases or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such repurchases will be made at management's discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company's financial performance.  Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements.

The second stock repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors may also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases.  The second stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares, and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company.

The Company also announced that at that same meeting its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share to stockholders of record as of June 7, 2017, payable on June 21, 2017.

Kearny Financial Corp. is the parent company of Kearny Bank, which operates from its administrative headquarters building in Fairfield, New Jersey, and 42 retail branch offices located throughout northern and central New Jersey and Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.  At March 31, 2017, Kearny Financial Corp had approximately $4.8 billion in total assets.

Statements contained in this news release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by Kearny Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.  The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.