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): May 28, 2020

MSB Financial Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


Maryland	001-37506	34-1981437
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(SEC Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

	1902 Long Hill Road, Millington, New Jersey	07946-0417
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 647-4000

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share

MSBF

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 28, 2020, MSB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders at which the following items were voted on.

(1)

Approval of the merger agreement, dated as of December 18, 2019, by and between Kearny Financial Corp. and MSB Financial Corp. and the merger, pursuant to which MSB will merge with and into Kearny.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
3,670,956	170,531	16,248	—

(2)

Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
2,558,831	1,268,474	30,430	—

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 28, 2020, the Company and Kearny Financial Corp. (“Kearny”) jointly announced that the parties have received all the shareholder and regulatory approvals or waivers necessary to complete the merger of the Company into Kearny. The merger is expected to be completed early in the third calendar quarter of 2020. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about (i) the benefits of the merger between Kearny and MSB, including anticipated future results, cost savings and accretion to reported earnings that may be realized from the merger; (ii) Kearny and MSB’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this presentation that are not historical facts; and (iii) other statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or words of similar meaning. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements: the businesses of Kearny and MSB may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer than expected; the cost savings from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer than expected to be realized; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the merger may be greater than expected; the interest rate environment may further compress margins and adversely affect new interest income; the risks associated with continued diversification of assets and adverse changes to credit quality; and difficulties associated with achieving expected future financial results. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in Kearny’s and MSB’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available at the SEC’s Internet website (www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the proposed transaction or other matters attributable to Kearny or MSB or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as required by law, Kearny and MSB do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statement is made.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Joint Press Release dated May 28, 2020

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.

MSB FINANCIAL CORP.

/s/ Michael A. Shriner

Date: May 28, 2020

Michael A. Shriner

President and Chief Executive Officer

MSB FINANCIAL CORP 8-K