Kearny Financial Corp. Announces Authorization of 5% Stock Repurchase Plan FAIRFIELD, N.J., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the Company), the holding company for Kearny Bank, announced today that the Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase plan to acquire up to 4,064,649 shares or approximately 5% of the Companys outstanding common stock. The new stock repurchase plan will go into effect upon the completion of the Companys current stock repurchase plan. As of May 13, 2021, there were 321,820 shares of the Companys common stock remaining to be repurchased under the current stock repurchase plan.