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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2010

For further information contact:
Craig Montanaro
President & Chief Operating Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4510

KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2011 OPERATING RESULTS

Fairfield, New Jersey, February 4, 2010 – Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”), today reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 of $5,000, or $0.00 per diluted share.

The results represent a decrease of $1,340,000 compared to net income of $1,335,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in net income between linked quarters was primarily attributable to an increase in merger-related expenses attributable to the Company’s acquisition of Central Jersey Bancorp (“Central Jersey”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Jersey Bank, National Association (“Central Jersey Bank”) which was completed on November 30, 2010.  The Company is operating the offices acquired from Central Jersey under the name "Central Jersey Bank, a Division of Kearny Federal Savings Bank" (“CJB Division”).

The acquisition of Central Jersey qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes.  The final consideration paid by the Company in the transaction totaled $82.1 million which included $70.5 million paid to stockholders of Central Jersey at a price of $7.50 per outstanding share and $11.6 million paid to U.S. Department of Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”) for the redemption of the 11,300 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and associated warrant originally issued by Central Jersey to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital Purchase Program.

The Company accounted for the transaction using applicable accounting guidance regarding business combinations resulting in the recognition of pre-tax merger-related expenses totaling $3.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2010.  By comparison, merger-related expenses totaled $40,000 for the prior linked quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was adversely impacted by approximately $2.2 million or $0.03 per diluted share due to the recognition of merger-related expenses.

The comparative increase in operating expenses between linked periods also reflected increases in other noninterest expenses that were primarily attributable to the integration and ongoing operation of the CJB Division during the final month of the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

The overall increase in operating expense was partially offset by increases in net interest income and non-interest income that were also largely attributable to the ongoing operation of the CJB Division.  The Company’s provision for loan loss also declined between linked quarters primarily reflecting a reduction in provisions associated with impaired loans.  In total, these factors resulted in an overall decrease in pre-tax income and the provision for income taxes.

Kearny Federal Savings Bank operates from its administrative headquarters in Fairfield, New Jersey, and 40 retail branch offices located in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris, Middlesex, Essex, Union,
 
 
 
 

 
 
Monmouth and Ocean Counties, New Jersey.  At December 31, 2010, Kearny Financial Corp. had total assets of $2.88 billion which included net loans receivable of $1.31 billion and total investment securities, including mortgage-backed and non-mortgage-backed securities, of $1.23 billion.  As of that same date, deposits and borrowings totaled $2.13 billion and $255.2 million, respectively, while stockholders’ equity totaled $476.8 million or 16.6% of total assets.

The following is a discussion of the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 in comparison to those for the prior linked quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Comparative statement of condition information for June 30, 2010 and statement of operations information for the three month and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 are presented in tabular form in the Financial Highlights section at the end of this discussion.
 
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Net Interest Income
 
Net interest income during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $15.9 million, an increase of $1.3 million compared to net interest income of $14.5 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The Company’s net interest margin decreased by two basis points to 2.71% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from 2.73% during the prior linked quarter ended September 30, 2010.

The increase in net interest income between linked quarters resulted from a decrease in interest expense and a concurrent increase in interest income.  The decrease in interest expense between linked quarters was primarily attributable to a decline in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities which decreased 25 basis points to 1.62% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from 1.87% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The reduction in average cost reflected declines across most categories of interest-bearing liabilities including interest-bearing checking, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and FHLB borrowings.

The impact on interest expense from the decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities was partially offset by an increase in their average balance between linked quarters.  The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased by $214.2 million to $2.01 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from $1.80 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Increases in average balances were reflected across all categories of interest-bearing liabilities.

As noted, the increase in net interest income attributable to the decline in interest expense between linked quarters was augmented by an increase in interest income between the same comparative periods.  The increase in interest income between linked periods was primarily attributable to a $211.3 million increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets to $2.35 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from $2.13 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Average balance increases were reflected across most categories of interest-earning assets including loans receivable, mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities.  The increases in the average balance of these categories were partially offset by a decline in the average balance of other interest-earning assets.

The impact on interest income from the increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets was partially offset by a 20 basis point decline in their average yield which decreased to 4.10% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from 4.30% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The decline in average yield was reflected across most categories of interest-earning assets including loans receivable, mortgage-backed securities and non-mortgage-backed securities.  The declines in the average yields of these categories were partially offset by an increase in the average yield on other interest-earning assets.

Overall, the comparative increases in the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest- bearing liabilities were largely attributable to the acquisition of Central Jersey.  As seen above, the incremental impact on interest-earning asset yields and interest-bearing liability costs reflect their acquisition at fair value resulting in the ongoing recognition of interest income and interest expense at yields and costs that reflects the historically low interest rates prevalent in the marketplace at the time of acquisition.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses totaled $876,000 during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to a provision of $1.3 million for the linked quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The provision in the current period reflected required net increases to the allowance for additional specific losses on impaired construction and permanent mortgage loans on residential properties located in New Jersey.   The provision also reflected net increases to balances of general valuation allowances attributable to the
 
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application of historical and environmental loss factors to the remaining non-impaired portion of the loan portfolio in accordance with the Company’s allowance for loan loss calculation methodology.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income attributed to fees, service charges and other non-interest income, including real estate owned (“REO”) operations, increased by $143,000 to $774,000 during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from $631,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The increase in non-interest income between linked quarters reflected increases in both loan-related and deposit-related fee income as well as an increase in income from bank owned life insurance which were largely attributable to the acquisition of Central Jersey and the recognition of non-interest income originating through the CJB Division.  These increases were partially offset by a loss on sale of REO during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 for which no such loss was recorded during the earlier comparative period.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased by $3.8 million to $15.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from $11.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  As noted earlier, the increase in non-interest expense was largely attributable to the acquisition of Central Jersey.  Specifically, the Company recognized $3.1 million of non-recurring merger-related expenses during the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  Such expenses included legal, investment banking and other professional service fees as well as employment and service provider severance charges.  By comparison, the Company recorded $40,000 of merger-related expenses during the earlier linked quarter ended September 30, 2010.

The comparative increase in operating expenses between linked periods also reflected an increase in other non-interest expenses, including salaries and employee benefits, occupancy expense, equipment and systems expense, federal deposit insurance premium expense and other miscellaneous expenses that were largely attributable to the integration and ongoing operation of the CJB Division during the final month of the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  Partially offsetting these increases was a decline in director compensation primarily attributable to a decline in stock benefit plan expenses resulting from the completed vesting and related expensing of such benefits for directors during the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes decreased by $573,000 to $373,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from $946,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The variance in income taxes between comparative quarters was attributable, in part, to the underlying differences in pre-tax income.  However, income tax expense during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 also reflected the non-deductibility of certain merger-related expenses recognized during the period.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents, which consist primarily of interest-earning deposits in other banks, increased by $11.2 million to $130.3 million at December 31, 2010 from $119.1 million at September 30, 2010.  The change in the balance of short term, liquid assets reflects the disbursement of acquisition consideration totaling $82.1 million as described earlier.  This utilization of funds was more than offset by $57.5 million of cash and cash equivalents acquired from Central Jersey coupled with the combined effects of deposit growth and net loan and investment security repayments.
 
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In accordance with the overall goals of its strategic business plan, the Company may, at times, defer the reinvestment of excess liquidity into the investment portfolio in favor of retaining comparatively higher average balances of short term, liquid assets as a funding source for future loan originations.  Toward that end, the Bank’s pipeline of “in process” loans has generally increased compared to one year earlier due largely to the acquisition of Central Jersey and the continued expansion of the Bank’s commercial loan origination staff separate from that acquisition.

 Management will continue to monitor the opportunity cost to near term earnings resulting from the accumulation of short term, liquid assets in relation to the expected need for such liquidity to fund the Company’s strategic initiatives including the expected increase in loan origination volume resulting from the ongoing operation of the CJB Division.  The Company may continue to redeploy a portion of its liquidity into higher yielding investments based upon the timing and relative success of those initiatives.

Loans Receivable

The outstanding balance of loans receivable at December 31, 2010, excluding the allowance for loan losses, increased by $321.6 million to $1.32 billion compared to $997.7 million at September 30, 2010.  The overall increase in the loan portfolio during the current quarter was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Central Jersey.

The balance of total loans acquired from Central Jersey totaled approximately $355.4 million at acquisition.  We estimated the fair value of the non-impaired loans acquired from Central Jersey by utilizing a methodology wherein loans with comparable characteristics were aggregated by type of collateral, remaining maturity, and repricing terms. Cash flows for each pool were projected using an estimate of future credit losses and rate of prepayments.  Projected monthly cash flows were then discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted market rate for similar loans.  The portion of the fair value adjustment attributable to expected future credit losses on non-impaired loans totaled approximately $3.5 million or 1.05% of their outstanding balances.

To estimate the fair value of impaired loans, we analyzed the value of the underlying collateral of the individual loans, assuming the fair values of the loans are derived from the eventual sale of the collateral. The value of the collateral was generally based on recently completed appraisals.  We discounted these values using market derived rates of return, with consideration given to the period of time and costs associated with the foreclosure and disposition of the collateral.  The portion of the fair value adjustment attributable to expected future credit losses on impaired loans totaled approximately $7.6 million.

In total, the fair value of the loan portfolio acquired from Central Jersey was determined to be approximately $347.7 million at the time of acquisition.

At December 31, 2010, the Company’s non-performing assets totaled $37.5 million or 1.30% of total assets and comprised 93 nonperforming loans totaling $35.9 million, or 2.72% of total loans, plus four REO properties totaling $1.6 million.  The number and balance of nonperforming assets at December 31, 2010 include 26 loans with outstanding balances of $7.8 million, net of fair value adjustments, and two REO properties totaling $1.2 million that were acquired from Central Jersey.  By comparison, at September 30, 2010 non-performing assets totaled $25.4 million or 1.07% of total assets and comprised 62 nonperforming loans totaling $24.8 million, or 2.49% of total loans, plus three REO properties totaling $581,000.
 
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Mortgage-backed and Non-mortgage-backed Securities

The aggregate balance of mortgage-backed securities, which are predominantly government agency pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations, increased by $18.6 million to $864.3 million at December 31, 2010 from $845.7 million at September 30, 2010.  The net increase reflected the acquisition of mortgage-backed securities with fair values totaling $34.4 million from Central Jersey coupled with other security purchases totaling $58.8 million.  The increases in mortgage-backed securities were partially offset by principal repayments, net of premium and discount amortization and accretion, totaling approximately $63.3 million and a decline in the unrealized gain within the available for sale portion of the portfolio of $11.3 million to $17.0 million at December 31, 2010 from $28.3 million at September 30, 2010.

 The aggregate balance of non-mortgage backed securities increased by $103.1 million to $362.4 million at December 31, 2010 from $259.4 million at September 30, 2010.  The net increase reflected the acquisition from Central Jersey of non-mortgage-backed securities with fair values totaling $128.9 million, including municipal obligations of $94.9 million and U.S. government and agency debentures of $34.0 million, coupled with other purchases of municipal obligations totaling $580,000.  The increase in non-mortgage-backed securities attributable to the acquisition of the Central Jersey portfolios were partially offset by principal repayments and maturities totaling $25.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  The net change in the portfolio also reflects an increase in the unrealized loss of the available for sale non-mortgage-backed securities of $529,000 to $1.6 million at December 31, 2010 from $1.1 million at September 30, 2010.

Other Assets

Other assets, including premises and equipment, Federal Home Loan Bank stock, interest receivable, goodwill, bank owned life insurance, deferred income taxes and other miscellaneous assets, increased by $50.9 million to $214.7 million at December 31, 2010 from $163.8 million at September 30, 2010.  The increase in other assets was largely attributable to the acquisition of Central Jersey.  Most notably, the increase in other assets included the recognition of $26.3 million of goodwill resulting from the consideration paid in the acquisition in relation to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  Other noteworthy components of the acquisition-related increases to other assets included additions to premises and equipment of $5.2 million, an increase in Federal Home Loan Bank stock of $1.2 million, an increase in accrued interest receivable totaling $2.1 million, an increase of $1.2 million in REO and additions to bank owned life insurance totaling $3.9 million.  The Company also recognized increases in the balances of deferred income taxes and other assets, including prepaid federal deposit insurance premiums, resulting from the acquisition.

Deposits

Deposits increased $468.0 million to $2.13 billion at December 31, 2010 from $1.66 billion at September 30, 2010.  Growth was reported across all categories of deposits.  For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, non-interest bearing deposits increased $46.8 million to $96.6 million, interest-bearing demand deposits increased $201.9 million to $488.1 million, savings deposits increased $56.5 million to $392.4 million and certificates of deposit increased $162.8 million to $1.15 billion.  The reported increase was primarily attributable to the deposits acquired from Central Jersey whose overall balances and fair values at acquisition totaled $475.2 million and $476.8 million, respectively, reflecting a premium on certificates of deposit totaling $1.6 million.  No core deposit intangible was ascribed to the value of non-maturity deposits due primarily to the comparatively low cost of alternative funding sources available in the marketplace at acquisition.
 
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The growth in interest-bearing checking accounts also reflects the continued promotion of the Bank’s “High Yield Checking” product which is designed to attract core deposits in the form of customers’ primary checking accounts through interest rate and fee reimbursement incentives to qualifying customers.  The explicit increase in interest expense associated with the “High Yield Checking” product is expected to be partially offset by an associated increase in transaction fee income.
 
Borrowings

The Company reported a net increase in borrowings of $45.2 million to $255.2 million at December 31, 2010 from $210.0 million at September 30, 2010.  The reported increase reflected the acquisition of borrowings from Central Jersey with total outstanding balances and fair values of $53.7 million and $54.2 million at the time of acquisition.  The borrowings acquired included advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York totaling $11.1 million and outstanding overnight “sweep account” balances linked to customer demand deposits totaling $37.5 million at the time of acquisition.  Overnight sweep account balances declined to $28.5 million at December 31, 2010.  Acquired borrowings also included outstanding subordinated debt totaling $5.2 million relating to the Central Jersey’s prior issuance of trust preferred securities which remained outstanding at December 31, 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the option of paying off the subordinated debt by calling the trust preferred securities in accordance with the terms of the securities agreements.

Stockholders’ Equity and Capital Management

During the quarter ended December 31, 2010, stockholders’ equity decreased $7.2 million to $476.8 million from $484.0 million at September 30, 2010.  The decrease was largely attributable to a $7.0 million decline in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting primarily from reductions in the unrealized gain on the available for sale securities portfolios.  The decline in stockholders’ equity also reflected a $808,000 cash dividend to minority shareholders and a quarterly net loss of $5,000.  Partially offsetting these factors were increases to paid-in-capital attributable primarily to benefit plan related adjustments and a reduction of unearned ESOP shares for plan shares earned during the period.

At December 31, 2010, the Company’s total equity to asset ratio was 16.6% while the equity to assets ratio of the Bank was 15.6%.  As of that same date, the Bank’s ratio of tangible equity to tangible assets was 12.03% while its Tier 1 (Core) Capital and Total (Risk-based) Capital to risk-weighted assets ratios were 24.53% and 24.86%, respectively, far in excess of the 6.0% and 10.0% levels, respectively, required by the Office of Thrift Supervision to be classified “well-capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.








Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to factors discussed in documents filed by Kearny Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.  The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.
 
 
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KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
                 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                 
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)
             
   
At
 
 
 
 
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 130,328     $ 119,084     $ 181,422  
 
Securities available for sale
    125,569       29,382       29,497  
Securities held to maturity
    236,870       229,976       255,000  
        Non-mortgage-backed securities
    362,439       259,358       284,497  
 
Loans receivable
    1,319,354       997,744       1,013,713  
Allowance for loan losses
    (9,931 )     (9,377 )     (8,561 )
        Net loans receivable
    1,309,423       988,367       1,005,152  
 
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
    862,769       844,042       703,455  
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    1,533       1,625       1,700  
        Mortgage-backed securities
    864,302       845,667       705,155  
 
Premises & equipment
    39,630       34,854       34,989  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    14,062       12,867       12,867  
Goodwill
    108,543       82,263       82,263  
Bank owned life insurance
    24,099       19,996       19,833  
Other assets
    28,639       13,816       13,635  
                Total assets
  $ 2,881,465     $ 2,376,272     $ 2,339,813  
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 96,626     $ 49,785     $ 53,709  
Interest-bearing deposits
    2,034,745       1,613,603       1,569,853  
        Deposits
    2,131,371       1,663,388       1,623,562  
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    221,574       210,000       210,000  
Other borrowings
    33,628       0       0  
        Borrowings
    255,202       210,000       210,000  
 
Other liabilities
    17,802       18,912       20,325  
                Total liabilities
    2,404,375       1,892,300       1,853,887  
 
Stockholders' equity
    476,820       483,972       485,926  
                Total liabilities & stockholders' equity
  $ 2,881,195     $ 2,376,272     $ 2,339,813  
Consolidated Capital Ratios:
                       
Equity to assets at period end
    16.55 %     20.37 %     20.77 %
Tangible equity to tangible assets at period end (1)
    13.03 %     17.02 %     17.36 %
Share Data:
                       
Outstanding shares (in thousands)
    67,975       67,975       68,344  
Closing price as reported by NASDAQ
  $ 8.60     $ 8.83     $ 9.16  
Book value per share
  $ 7.01     $ 7.12     $ 7.11  
Tangible book value per share (1)
  $ 5.29     $ 5.68     $ 5.66  
Asset Quality Ratios:
                       
Non-performing loans to total loans
    2.72 %     2.49 %     2.13 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    1.30 %     1.07 %     0.93 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    0.75 %     0.94 %     0.84 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    27.68 %     37.76 %     39.70 %
(1) Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill,
         
core deposit intangible assets and accumulated other comprehensive income.
         
 
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KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.
                         
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                         
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)
                         
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Six Months Ended
 
     December 31,    
September 30,
     December 31,      December 31,      December 31,  
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Summary of Operations:
                                     
Interest income on:
                                     
        Loans receivable
  $ 14,878     13,801      $ 14,739     28,679     29,618  
        Mortgage-backed securities
    7,297       7,398       8,089       14,695       15,918  
        Non-mortgage-backed securities
    1,617       1,565       612       3,182       830  
        Other interest-earning assets
    241       179       215       420       445  
                Total interest-earning assets
    24,033       22,943       23,655       46,976       46,811  
Interest expense on:
                                       
        Interest-bearing checking
    799       775       533       1,574       1,014  
        Savings and clubs
    509       730       806       1,239       1,598  
        Certificates of deposit
    4,707       4,818       5,849       9,525       12,404  
                Total interest-bearing deposits
    6,015       6,323       7,188       12,338       15,016  
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    2,110       2,075       2,075       4,185       4,150  
        Other borrowings
    36       0       0       36       0  
                Total borrowings
    2,146       2,075       2,075       4,221       4,150  
                        Total interest-bearing liabilities
    8,161       8,398       9,263       16,559       19,166  
Net interest income
    15,872       14,545       14,392       30,417       27,645  
        Provision for loan losses
    876       1,251       605       2,127       1,463  
                Net interest income after loan loss provision
    14,996       13,294       13,787       28,290       26,182  
 
Fees & service charges
    427       342       350       769       728  
Gain/(loss) on securities, including other-than-temporary impairment
    0       0       (55 )     0       (153 )
Other non-interest income
    347       289       220       636       460  
                Total non-interest income
    774       631       515       1,405       1,035  
 
Salaries and employee benefits
    7,397       6,953       6,662       14,350       13,344  
Net occupancy expense of premises
    1,152       1,049       988       2,201       2,005  
Equipment and systems
    1,385       1,177       1,117       2,562       2,189  
Advertising and marketing
    270       246       226       516       440  
Federal deposit insurance premium
    517       447       393       964       550  
Directors' compensation
    250       558       540       808       1,096  
Merger-related expenses
    3,150       40       0       3,190       0  
Miscellaneous expense
    1,281       1,174       1,245       2,455       2,564  
                Total non-interest expense
    15,402       11,644       11,171       27,046       22,188  
 
Income before taxes
    368       2,281       3,131       2,649       5,029  
Provision for income taxes
    373       946       1,290       1,319       2,093  
Net income
  $ (5 )   $ 1,335     $ 1,841     $ 1,330     $ 2,936  
Per Share Data:
                                       
Net income per share - basic
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.02     $ 0.04  
Net income per share - diluted
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.02     $ 0.04  
Weighted average number of common shares
                                       
        outstanding - basic (in thousands)
    67,042       67,219       68,015       67,130       68,045  
Weighted average number of common shares
                                       
        outstanding - diluted (in thousands)
    67,042       67,219       68,015       67,130       68,045  
Cash dividends per share (1)
  $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.10     $ 0.10  
Dividend payout ratio (2)
 
NM
      59.9 %     62.1 %     120.9 %     68.0 %
(1) Represents dividends declared per common share.
                                 
(2) Represents dividends declared, excluding dividends waived by Kearny MHC, divided by net income.
                 
 
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 KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.                          
 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                          
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)
                         
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Six Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Average Balances:
                             
        Loans receivable
  $ 1,102,549     $ 1,005,826     $ 1,043,412     $ 1,054,187     $ 1,046,975  
        Mortgage-backed securities
    853,207       737,388       706,090       795,298       680,925  
        Non-mortgage-backed securities
    303,297       275,658       71,582       289,477       51,873  
        Other interest-earning assets
    86,199       115,037       159,778       100,618       178,322  
                Total interest-earning assets
    2,345,252       2,133,909       1,980,862       2,239,580       1,958,095  
        Non-interest-earning assets
    239,538       223,336       207,936       231,343       212,085  
                Total assets
  $ 2,584,790     $ 2,357,245     $ 2,188,798     $ 2,470,923     $ 2,170,180  
 
       Interest-bearing checking
  $ 355,059     $ 273,524     $ 185,909     $ 314,292     $ 178,480  
        Savings and clubs
    356,405       336,377       310,043       346,391       307,140  
        Certificates of deposit
    1,052,049       976,816       926,123       1,014,433       921,776  
                Total interest-bearing deposits
    1,763,513       1,586,717       1,422,075       1,675,116       1,407,396  
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    234,013       210,000       210,000       222,006       210,000  
        Other borrowings
    13,361       0       0       6,680       0  
                Total borrowings
    247,374       210,000       210,000       228,686       210,000  
                Total interest-bearing liabilities
    2,010,887       1,796,717       1,632,075       1,903,802       1,617,396  
        Non-interest-bearing liabilities
    91,259       76,504       75,559       83,787       74,369  
                Total liabilities
    2,102,146       1,873,221       1,707,634       1,987,589       1,691,765  
        Stockholders' equity
    482,644       484,024       481,164       483,334       478,415  
                Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,584,790     $ 2,357,245     $ 2,188,798     $ 2,470,923     $ 2,170,180  
Average interest-earning assets to average
                                       
  interest-bearing liabilities
    116.63 %     118.77 %     121.37 %     117.64 %     121.06 %
 
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 KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.                              
 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS              
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Six Months Ended
   
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
   
2010
 
2010
 
2009
   
2010
 
2009
Performance ratios:
                     
Yield on average:
                     
        Loans receivable
 
5.40%
 
5.49%
 
5.65%
   
5.44%
 
5.66%
        Mortgage-backed securities
 
3.42%
 
4.01%
 
4.58%
   
3.70%
 
4.68%
        Non-mortgage-backed securities
 
2.13%
 
2.27%
 
3.42%
   
2.20%
 
3.20%
        Other interest-earning assets
 
1.12%
 
0.62%
 
0.54%
   
0.84%
 
0.50%
                Total interest-earning assets
 
 
4.10%
 
4.30%
 
4.78%
   
4.20%
 
4.78%
Cost of average:
                     
        Interest-bearing checking
 
0.90%
 
1.13%
 
1.15%
   
1.00%
 
1.14%
        Savings and clubs
 
0.57%
 
0.87%
 
1.04%
   
0.72%
 
1.04%
        Certificates of deposit
 
1.79%
 
1.97%
 
2.53%
   
1.88%
 
2.69%
        Interest-bearing deposits
 
1.36%
 
1.59%
 
2.02%
   
1.47%
 
2.13%
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
3.61%
 
3.95%
 
3.95%
   
3.77%
 
3.95%
        Other borrowings
 
1.08%
 
0.00%
 
0.00%
   
1.08%
 
0.00%
                Total borrowings
 
3.47%
 
3.95%
 
3.95%
   
3.69%
 
3.95%
                        Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
1.62%
 
1.87%
 
2.27%
   
1.74%
 
2.37%
       
        Net interest rate spread (1)
 
2.48%
 
2.43%
 
2.51%
   
2.46%
 
2.41%
        Net interest margin (2)
 
 
2.71%
 
2.73%
 
2.91%
   
2.72%
 
2.82%
        Non-interest income to average assets
 
0.12%
 
0.11%
 
0.09%
   
0.11%
 
0.10%
        Non-interest expense to average assets
 
 
2.38%
 
1.98%
 
2.04%
   
2.19%
 
2.04%
        Efficiency ratio
 
 
92.53%
 
76.73%
 
74.93%
   
84.99%
 
77.36%
        Return on average assets
 
0.00%
 
0.23%
 
0.34%
   
0.11%
 
0.27%
        Return on average equity
 
0.00%
 
1.10%
 
1.53%
   
0.55%
 
1.23%
(1) Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.
(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
                 
 
 
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