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accession: "0000943374-26-000450"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRNY"
cik: "0001617242"
company_name: "Kearny Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2026-10-21T13:00:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T13:01:04.485571+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kearny Financial holders re-elect four directors, ratify Crowe LLP as FY2027 auditor

## Summary
- Four directors elected to three-year terms at Oct 20, 2026 annual meeting; Theodore J. Aanensen received 40.55M for vs 7.93M withheld.
- Curtland E. Fields (47.38M for), Joseph P. Mazza (46.07M for) and Charles J. Pivirotto (47.33M for) each received over 46M votes in favor.
- Crowe LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, with 55.68M shares for and 212,399 against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 46.91M for, 1.22M against and 349,193 abstentions.
- 56,121,542 of 64,929,382 outstanding shares were present in person or by proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-26-000450
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRNY
- cik: 0001617242
- company_name: Kearny Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T13:00:24+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337426000450/0000943374-26-000450-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337426000450/krny-20261021.htm

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