On November 16, 2016, the Board of Directors of Kearny Financial
Corp. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly
cash dividend of $0.02 per share to stockholders of record as of
November 30, 2016, payable on December 14, 2016.

A copy of the press release announcing 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 November 16, 2016, announcing the quarterly dividend.