Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 20, 2018

Oritani Financial Corp.

( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-34786	30-0628335
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


370 Pascack Road, Township of Washington, New Jersey		07676
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 664-5400

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

On November 20, 2018, Oritani Financial Corp. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of security holders and the final result of the voting on each proposal is noted below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Terms Expiring at the 2021 Meeting:
Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.	34,093,087	3,209,341	5,281,659
John M Fields, Jr.	34,971,765	2,330,663	5,281,659

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2019.

Votes For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
42,305,929	229,280	48,878	—

Proposal 3: An advisory, non-binding proposal with respect to the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.

Votes For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
25,558,091	10,462,460	1,281,877	5,281,659

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Not applicable
(b)	Not applicable
(c)	Not applicable
(d)	Not applicable

SIGNATURE

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.

		ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP .
Date: November 20, 2018	By:	/s/ John M. Fields, Jr.
		John M. Fields, Jr.
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Representative)