SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20552
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 7, 2005
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
United States 0-51093 22-3803741
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(State or other jurisdiction (File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
120 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 244-4500
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)
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KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
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Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") requested that Kearny Financial
Corp. (the "Company") provide ISS with additional information about the tax fees
that the Company paid to its independent auditors as reported in the Company's
proxy statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ISS further
requested that the Company publish this information in a Form 8-K filing. The
following is the information the Company provided to ISS:
FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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The following table sets forth supplemental information concerning (i) fees
billed by Beard Miller Company for services rendered to the Company for the year
ended June 30, 2005 and (ii) fees billed by Radics & Co., LLC (which merged with
Beard Miller Company on April 1, 2005) for services rendered to the Company for
the year ended June 30, 2004.
2005 2004
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Audit Fees (1) $125,000 $102,000
Audit-Related Fees (2) 45,500 15,000
Tax Fees - Preparation of Tax Returns (3) 28,000 19,800
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Total audit, audit related and tax return
preparation fees 198,500 136,800
Other Non-Audit Fees:
Tax Fees - Other(4) - -
All Other Fees(5) 192,500 -
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Total-Other Fees 192,500 -
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Total Fees $391,000 $136,800
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(1) Consist of fees for the audit of the Company's annual consolidated
financial statements and for the review of the quarterly consolidated
financial statements.
(2) Consist of assurance and related services normally provided by the
independent auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.
(3) Consist of fees relating to tax return preparation.
(4) There were no tax fees during fiscal 2005 or 2004 other than those included
under "Preparation and Compliance."
(5) For fiscal 2005, consist of expenses related to the Company's minority
stock offering completed in February 2005. For fiscal 2004, there were no
fees classified as other than Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or and Tax
Fees.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
Date: October 7, 2005 By: /s/ Craig Montanaro
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Craig Montanaro
Senior Vice President and Director
of Strategic Planning