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)

September 26, 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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 September 26, 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 terminate the Merger Agreement if the proposed merger of Roma Financial Corporation with and into Investors Bancorp, Inc. has not yet been completed, from September 30, 2013 to November 30, 2013. The Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Report. A related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

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.

Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit 2.1	First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 26, 2013, by and among, Investors Bancorp, Inc., Investors Bank, and Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Roma Financial Corporation, Roma Bank and Roma Financial Corporation, MHC.

	Exhibit 99.1	Press Release, dated September 27, 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: September 27, 2013	By:	/s/ Sharon L. Lamont
		Sharon L. Lamont Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit 2.1	First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 26, 2013, by and among, Investors Bancorp, Inc., Investors Bank, and Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Roma Financial Corporation, Roma Bank and Roma Financial Corporation, MHC.

	Exhibit 99.1	Press Release, dated September 27, 2013