Kearny Financial Corp 8-K, filed Oct 21, 2026
Kearny Financial Corp. (KRNY)
8-K
2026-10-21
For: 2026-10-20
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About this 8-K
Kearny Financial Corp filed this 8-K on October 21, 2026, reporting on events of October 20, 2026.
At Kearny Financial Corp.’s October 20, 2026 annual meeting, stockholders elected directors to three-year terms, ratified Crowe LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and approved executive compensation in an advisory vote. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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): October 20, 2026
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kearny Financial Corp. (the “Company”) was held on October 20, 2026. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. Of the 64,929,382 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 56,121,542 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. The final results of the stockholders’ vote are as follows:
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Election of directors:
For a Term of Three Years
For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Theodore J. Aanensen40,552,235 7,930,801 7,638,506 Curtland E. Fields47,382,472 1,100,564 7,638,506 Joseph P. Mazza46,066,035 2,417,001 7,638,506 Charles J. Pivirotto47,330,691 1,152,345 7,638,506 -
The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027:
Shares Voted ForShares Voted AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-votes55,684,437212,399224,706—
- An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement:
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Shares Voted For
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Shares Voted Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-votes
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46,914,074
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1,219,769
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349,193
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7,638,506
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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.
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KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
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DATE: October 21, 2026
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By:
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/s/ Craig L. Montanaro
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Craig L. Montanaro
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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