f8k_112713-0375.htm
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)
November 27, 2013
  


ROMA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


United States
0-52000
51-0533946
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


2300 Route 33, Robbinsville, New Jersey
08691
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(609) 223-8300
    
 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Section 1                      Registrant’s Business and Operations


Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  
On November 27, 2013, Investors Bancorp Inc., Investors Bank, and Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Roma Financial Corporation, Roma Bank and Roma Financial Corporation, MHC, entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2012, by and among Investors Bancorp, Inc., Investors Bank, and Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Roma Financial Corporation, Roma Bank and Roma Financial Corporation, MHC (the “Merger Agreement”). The Amendment extends the date after which any of the parties may elect to terminate the Merger Agreement from November 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Report.
 
The parties also announced that the Federal Reserve Board has approved Investors Bancorp, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Roma Financial Corporation and its subsidiary banks, Roma Bank and RomAsia Bank.  The parties intend to close the merger as of the close of business on December 6, 2013.  A related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment. Except as explicitly provided in the Amendment, the Merger Agreement remains in full force and effect as originally executed on December 19, 2012 and amended on September 26, 2013.
 

Section 9                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  Exhibits
 
2.1
Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 27, 2013, by and among Roma Financial Corporation MHC, Roma Financial Corporation and Roma Bank and Investors Bancorp, MHC, Investors Bancorp, Inc. and Investors Bank.
 
99.1
Press Release dated December 2, 2013.
    
 
 


 
 
 


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.


   
ROMA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date:           December 2, 2013
  
By:
 /s/ Peter A. Inverso 
     
Peter A. Inverso
President and Chief Executive Officer