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( Mark One ) ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 , 2021 Or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ to Commission File Number : 001-37399 KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP . Maryland ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter ) 120 Passaic Avenue , Fairfield , New Jersey ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of each class 30-0870244 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 973 ) 244-4500 Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) KRNY 07004 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . × YES □ NO Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . □ YES > NO Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . > YES □ NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §229.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES □ NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company ☑ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting 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 . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . YES > NO The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the Registrant on December 31 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) was $ 815.8 million . Solely for purposes of this calculation , shares held by directors , executive officers and greater than 10 % stockholders are treated as shares held by affiliates . As of August 20 , 2021 there were outstanding 77,004,871 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 1 . Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders . ( Part III )