SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Files Class Action Suit Against Clifton Bancorp Inc.

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 18, 2018 -- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of holders of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (“Clifton Bancorp”) (Nasdaq:CSBK) common stock in connection with the proposed acquisition of Clifton Bancorp by Kearny Financial Corp (“Kearny”) announced on November 1, 2017 (the “Complaint”).  The Complaint, which alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against Clifton Bancorp, its Board of Directors (the “Board”), and Kearny, is captioned Parshall v. Clifton Bancorp Inc., Case No. 2:18-cv-02273 (D.N.J.).

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff’s counsel, Seth D. Rigrodsky or Gina M. Serra at Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1220, Wilmington, DE 19801, by telephone at (888) 969-4242, by e-mail at [email protected], or at http://rigrodskylong.com/contact-us/. 

On November 1, 2017, Clifton Bancorp entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Kearny.  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Clifton Bancorp will receive 1.191 shares of Kearny common stock for each share of Clifton Bancorp they own (the “Proposed Transaction”).

Among other things, the Complaint alleges that, in an attempt to secure shareholder support for the Proposed Transaction, defendants issued materially incomplete disclosures in a Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Complaint alleges that the Proxy Statement omits material information with respect to, among other things, the analyses performed by Clifton Bancorp’s financial advisor and potential conflicts of interest.  The Complaint seeks injunctive and equitable relief and damages on behalf of holders of Clifton Bancorp common stock. 

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 19, 2018.  A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.  Any member of the proposed class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware, Garden City, New York, and San Francisco, California, has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of investors and achieved substantial corporate governance reforms in numerous cases nationwide, including federal securities fraud actions, shareholder class actions, and shareholder derivative actions.

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CONTACT:  

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.
Seth D. Rigrodsky
Gina M. Serra
(888) 969-4242
(302) 295-5310
Fax: (302) 654-7530
[email protected] 
http://www.rigrodskylong.com