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): November 17, 2016

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 17, 2016, Kearny Financial Corp. (the “Company”) made a presentation at the 2016 Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference.

A copy of the slide presentation used in the Company’s presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K 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	Presentation dated November 17, 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: November 22, 2016	By:	/s/ Craig L. Montanaro
		Craig L. Montanaro
		President and Chief Executive Officer