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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2006

Registration No. 333-             


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

United States   6712   22-3617996

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

370 Pascack Road

The Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676

(201) 664-5400

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Kevin J. Lynch

370 Pascack Road

The Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676

(201) 664-5400

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 


Copies to:

John J. Gorman, Esq.

Marc P. Levy, Esq.

Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C.

5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20015

(202) 274-2000

 


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:   x

If this Form is filed to register additional shares for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:   ¨


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 


Title of each class of securities to be registered    Amount to be
registered
   

Proposed maximum
offering price

per share

  

Proposed maximum
aggregate

offering price

    Amount of
registration fee

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

   12,971,861 shares  (1)   $ 10.00    $ 129,718,610 (2)   $ 13,880

Participation Interests

   462,582 interests            (3)

(1) Includes shares to be issued to the Oritani Charitable Foundation, a private foundation.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3) The securities of Oritani Financial Corp. to be purchased by the Oritani Savings Bank 401(k) Plan are included in the amount shown for common stock. However, pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate fee is required for the participation interests. Pursuant to such rule, the amount being registered has been calculated on the basis of the number of shares of common stock that may be purchased with the current assets of such plan.

 


The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 



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Oritani Financial Corp.

Holding Company for Oritani Savings Bank

Up to 10,574,906 Shares of Common Stock

 

Oritani Financial Corp., a federally chartered corporation, is offering for sale 10,574,906 shares of its common stock on a best efforts basis. The shares being offered represent 30.0% of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. that will be outstanding following the stock offering. We also intend to contribute up to 704,973 shares of common stock, or 2.0% of the shares of Oritani Financial Corp. that will be outstanding following the offering, and $1.0 million in cash, to a charitable foundation established by Oritani Savings Bank, a New Jersey-chartered savings bank. After the stock offering, 68.0% of Oritani Financial Corp.’s outstanding common stock will be owned by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, our federally chartered mutual holding company parent. Oritani Financial Corp. is the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank. We have applied to have our common stock listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ORIT.” There is currently no public market for the shares of our common stock.

We must sell a minimum of 7,816,235 shares in order to complete the stock offering, and we will terminate the stock offering if we do not sell the minimum number of shares. We may sell up to 12,161,142 shares because of regulatory considerations or changes in market or economic conditions without resoliciting subscribers. The stock offering is scheduled to expire at 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date]. We may extend the termination date without notice to you, until [extension date], unless the Office of Thrift Supervision approves a later date, which may not be beyond [final date].

Depositors of Oritani Savings Bank with aggregate account balances of $50 or more as of the close of business on April 30, 2005 will have priority rights to subscribe for our shares of common stock. The minimum purchase is 25 shares of common stock. Generally, the maximum purchase that an individual may make through a single deposit account is 30,000 shares, and no person by himself, or with an associate or group of persons acting in concert, may purchase more than 50,000 shares. For further information concerning the limitations on purchases of shares of common stock, see “The Stock Offering—Limitations on Purchase of Shares.” Once submitted, orders are irrevocable unless the stock offering is terminated or extended beyond [extension date]. If the stock offering is extended beyond [extension date], subscribers will have the right to modify or rescind their purchase orders. Funds received prior to completion of the stock offering will be held by Oritani Saving Bank. All subscriptions received will bear interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s passbook savings rate, which is currently 0.995% per annum. If the stock offering is terminated, subscribers will have their funds returned promptly, with interest.

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will use its best efforts to assist us in selling our shares of common stock, but is not obligated to purchase any of the shares of common stock that are being offered for sale. Subscribers will not pay any commissions to purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. has advised us that it intends to make a market in the shares of common stock, but is under no obligation to do so.

This investment involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Please read the “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 21.

STOCK OFFERING SUMMARY

Price: $10.00 per share

 

             Minimum                    Midpoint                    Maximum                Adjusted Maximum    

Number of shares

     7,816,235              9,195,570              10,574,906              12,161,142        

Estimated stock offering expenses excluding underwriting commissions and expenses

   $ 719,000            $ 719,000            $ 719,000            $ 719,000        

Underwriting commissions and expenses (1)

   $ 643,000            $ 763,000            $ 883,000            $ 1,021,000        

Net proceeds

   $ 76,800,350            $ 90,473,700            $ 104,147,060            $ 119,871,420        

Net proceeds per share

   $ 9.83            $ 9.84            $ 9.85            $ 9.86        

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(1) See “The Stock Offering—Plan of Distribution and Marketing Arrangements” for a discussion of Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.’s compensation for this stock offering.

These securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance nor any state securities regulator has approved or disapproved these securities or has determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P.

The date of this prospectus is                      , 2006


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SUMMARY

   1

RISK FACTORS

   21

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

   30

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

   32

HOW WE INTEND TO USE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE STOCK OFFERING

   33

OUR POLICY REGARDING DIVIDENDS

   35

MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK

   36

REGULATORY CAPITAL COMPLIANCE

   37

CAPITALIZATION

   39

PRO FORMA DATA

   41

COMPARISON OF VALUATION AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION WITH AND WITHOUT THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

   48

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   50

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004

   59

BUSINESS OF ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

   68

BUSINESS OF ORITANI SAVINGS BANK

   68

FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

   99

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

   101

MANAGEMENT

   115

THE STOCK OFFERING

   133

ORITANI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

   153

RESTRICTIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND ORITANI SAVINGS BANK

   157

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

   159

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

   161

LEGAL AND TAX MATTERS

   161

EXPERTS

   161

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   162

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

   162

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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SUMMARY

The following summary explains selected information regarding the offering of shares of common stock by Oritani Financial Corp. and the business of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank. However, no summary can contain all the information that may be important to you. For additional information, you should read this prospectus carefully, including the consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Oritani Financial Corp.

Our Organization

In March 1998, Oritani Savings Bank reorganized into the two-tier mutual holding company structure. As part of the reorganization, Oritani Savings Bank formed Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a federally chartered mid-tier stock holding company and a federally chartered mutual holding company, respectively. Oritani Savings Bank became a New Jersey-chartered capital stock savings bank, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp., and Oritani Financial Corp. became the wholly owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. The directors of Oritani Savings Bank are also the directors of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

This chart shows our current ownership structure, which is commonly referred to as the two-tier mutual holding company structure:

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The Companies

Oritani Financial Corp., MHC

Oritani Financial Corp., MHC is a federally chartered mutual holding company and currently owns 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. Oritani Financial Corp., MHC has not engaged in any significant business activity other than owning the common stock of Oritani Financial Corp., and does not intend to expand its business activities after the stock offering. After the completion of the stock offering, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC is expected to own 68.0% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. So long as Oritani Financial Corp., MHC exists, it is required to own a majority of the voting stock of Oritani Financial Corp. The executive office of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, is located at 370 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676, and its telephone number is (201) 664-5400. Oritani Financial Corp., MHC is subject to comprehensive regulation and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Financial Corp. is the federally chartered mid-tier stock holding company of Oritani Savings Bank. Oritani Financial Corp. owns 100% of the common stock of Oritani Savings Bank. Since being formed in 1998, Oritani Financial Corp. has engaged primarily in the business of holding the common stock of Oritani Savings Bank as well as two limited liability companies that own a variety of real estate investments. Oritani Financial Corp.’s executive office is located at 370 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676, and its telephone number is (201) 664-5400. Oritani Financial Corp. is subject to comprehensive regulation and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision. At June 30, 2006, Oritani Financial Corp. had consolidated assets of $1.03 billion, consolidated deposits of $688.6 million and consolidated stockholder’s equity of $150.1 million. Its net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 was $8.5 million.

Oritani Savings Bank

Oritani Savings Bank is a New Jersey-chartered savings bank headquartered in the Township of Washington, New Jersey. Oritani Savings Bank was originally founded in 1911, as a New Jersey building and loan association. Over the years, Oritani Savings Bank has expanded through internal growth as well as through a series of business combinations. In 1997, Oritani Savings Bank converted to a mutual savings bank, and in March 1998, reorganized into the two-tier mutual holding company structure. Oritani Savings Bank conducts business from its main office located at 370 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676, and its 18 branch offices located in the New Jersey Counties of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic. The telephone number at its main office is (201) 664-5400.

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estate. Oritani Savings Bank also offers second mortgage and equity loans. To a lesser extent, Oritani Savings Bank also invests in mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Government and federal agency obligations, collateralized debt obligations and other investment securities. Oritani Savings Bank offers a variety of deposit accounts, including NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts and time deposits. Deposits are Oritani Savings Bank’s primary source of funds for its lending and investing activities. Oritani Savings Bank has also used borrowed funds as a source of funds, principally from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. Oritani Savings Bank emphasizes exceptional personal service for its customers. Oritani Savings Bank is subject to comprehensive regulation and examination by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Both Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Saving Bank have investments in real estate and investments in joint ventures and each has loans outstanding with certain of these joint ventures, which are more fully described in this prospectus.

Business Strategy

Our business strategy is to grow and improve profitability by:

 

  - continuing to focus on multi-family and commercial real estate lending;

 

  - increasing the origination of second mortgage loans, thereby improving our interest rate risk profile;

 

  - supporting the expansion of our branch network through de novo branching; and

 

  - increasing core deposits.

A full description of our products and services begins on page 70 of this prospectus. See also “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Strategy” for a discussion of our business strategy.

The Stock Offering

Federal regulations require that Oritani Financial Corp., MHC own a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock so long as Oritani Financial Corp., MHC exists. Accordingly, the shares that we are permitted to sell in the stock offering must represent a minority of our outstanding shares of common stock. Based on these restrictions, our Board of Directors has decided to sell 30.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock in the stock offering. In addition, we intend to contribute cash of $1.0 million, and shares of common stock equal to 2.0% of our to-be outstanding shares of common stock following the stock offering, to a charitable foundation that we will establish. The remaining 68.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock will be held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

 

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The following chart shows our structure following the stock offering:

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Oritani Financial Corp., MHC has no plans, understandings or agreements, whether written or oral, to sell or otherwise dispose of its 68.0% of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. However, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC may convert to stock form in the future by offering its interest in Oritani Financial Corp. for sale to depositors and others in a subscription offering. Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, however, has no plans to convert to stock form.

Reasons for the Stock Offering

The primary reasons for our decision to conduct the stock offering are to:

 

    support the development of our multi-family and commercial real estate loan portfolios;

 

    support the expansion of our branch network;

 

    increase our capital base and our regulatory lending limit and allow us to grow and enhance our profitability; and

 

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    offer our depositors, employees, management and directors an equity ownership interest in Oritani Financial Corp. and thereby obtain an economic interest in its future success.

The stock offering also will allow us to establish stock benefit plans for management and employees, which will help us to attract and retain qualified personnel.

Terms of the Stock Offering

We are offering between 7,816,235 and 10,574,906 shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. to qualified depositors, tax-qualified employee plans and, to the extent shares remain available, to the public. The maximum number of shares that we sell in the stock offering may increase by up to 15%, to 12,161,142 shares, as a result of regulatory considerations, strong demand for the shares of common stock in the stock offering, or positive changes in financial markets in general and with respect to financial institution stocks in particular. Unless the estimated pro forma market value of Oritani Financial Corp. decreases below $260,533,500 or increases above $405,359,480, you will not have the opportunity to change or cancel your stock order. The offering price of the shares of common stock is $10.00 per share. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., our marketing advisor in connection with the stock offering, will use its best efforts to assist us in selling our shares of common stock, but Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. is not obligated to purchase any shares in the stock offering.

We also intend to contribute cash in the amount of $1.0 million and issue shares of common stock equal to 2.0% of the shares to be outstanding following the stock offering, to a charitable foundation we will establish.

Persons Who May Order Stock in the Stock Offering

We are offering the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. in a “subscription offering” in the following descending order of priority:

 

  (1) Depositors who had accounts at Oritani Savings Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50 as of the close of business on April 30, 2005;

 

  (2) The tax-qualified employee benefit plans of Oritani Savings Bank (including our employee stock ownership plan);

 

  (3) Depositors who had accounts at Oritani Savings Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50 as of the close of business on                      ; and

 

  (4) Depositors who had accounts at Oritani Savings Bank with aggregate balances of at least $50 as of the close of business on                      .

If any shares of our common stock remain unsold in the subscription offering, we will offer such shares for sale in a community offering. Natural persons residing in the New Jersey Counties of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson, will have a purchase preference in any community offering. Shares also may be offered to the general public. The community offering, if any, may

 

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commence concurrently with, during or promptly after, the subscription offering. We also may offer shares of common stock not purchased in the subscription offering or the community offering through a syndicate of brokers in what is referred to as a syndicated community offering. The syndicated community offering, if necessary, would be managed by Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. We have the right to accept or reject, in our sole discretion, any orders received in the community offering or the syndicated community offering.

To ensure a proper allocation of stock, each eligible depositor must list on his or her stock order form all deposit accounts in which he or she had an ownership interest at April 30, 2005,              or                      , as applicable. Failure to list an account, or providing incorrect information, could result in the loss of all or part of a subscriber’s stock allocation. We will strive to identify your ownership in all accounts, but we cannot guarantee that we will identify all accounts in which you have an ownership interest. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the stock issuance plan and of the acceptability of the order forms will be final.

How We Determined the Offering Range

The offering range is based on an independent appraisal of our pro forma market value prepared by FinPro, Inc., a firm experienced in appraisals of financial institutions. FinPro, Inc. is of the opinion that as of August 30, 2006, the estimated pro forma market value of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. on a fully-converted basis was between $260.5 million and $352.5 million, with a midpoint of $306.5 million. The term “fully converted” assumes that 100% of our common stock had been sold to the public, as opposed to the 30.0% that will be sold in the stock offering.

In preparing its appraisal, FinPro, Inc. considered the information contained in this prospectus, including Oritani Financial Corp.’s consolidated financial statements. FinPro, Inc. also considered the following factors, among others:

 

    our present and projected operating results and financial condition, and the economic and demographic conditions in our existing market areas;

 

    historical, financial and other information relating to Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank;

 

    a comparative evaluation of our operating and financial statistics with those of other similarly situated publicly traded thrifts and mutual holding companies;

 

    the impact of the stock offering on our consolidated net worth and earnings potential; and

 

    the trading market for securities of comparable institutions and general conditions in the market for such securities.

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shares of common stock to the charitable foundation has the effect of reducing our estimated pro forma valuation. See “Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma Information With and Without the Charitable Foundation.”

In reviewing the appraisal prepared by FinPro, Inc., the Board of Directors considered the methodologies and the appropriateness of the assumptions used by FinPro, Inc. in addition to the factors listed above, and the Board of Directors believes that these assumptions were reasonable.

In determining that 30.0% of the shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock should be offered for sale in the stock offering and 68.0% should be held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Board of Directors considered the existing capital level of Oritani Savings Bank and its ability to effectively deploy the stock offering proceeds. Based on the estimated valuation range and the purchase price, the number of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock that will be outstanding upon completion of the stock offering will range from 26,053,350 shares to 35,248,650 shares (subject to adjustment to 40,535,948 shares) and the number of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock that will be sold in the stock offering will range from 7,816,235 shares to 10,574,906 shares (subject to adjustment to 12,161,142 shares), with a midpoint of 9,195,570 shares. The number of shares that Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will own after the stock offering will range from 17,716,048 shares to 23,968,771 shares (subject to adjustment to 27,564,087 shares). The number of shares of common stock that Oritani Charitable Foundation, a charitable foundation established by Oritani Savings Bank, will own after the stock offering will range from 521,067 shares to 704,973 shares (subject to adjustment to 810,719 shares). The estimated valuation range may be amended with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, or if necessitated by subsequent developments in the financial condition of Oritani Savings Bank or market conditions generally, or to fill the order of the employee stock ownership plan.

The appraisal will be updated before we complete the stock offering. If the estimated pro forma market value of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. at that time is either below $260,533,500 or above $405,359,480, then Oritani Financial Corp., after consulting with the Office of Thrift Supervision, may:

 

    terminate the stock issuance plan and return all funds promptly;

 

    establish a new offering range and commence a resolicitation of subscribers or hold a new stock offering; or

 

    take such other actions as may be permitted by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Under such circumstances, we will notify you, and you will have the opportunity to change or cancel your order. In any event, the stock offering must be completed by no later than [final date].

Two measures investors use to analyze the value of a financial institution’s stock are the ratio of the offering price to the pro forma book value and the ratio of the offering price to the issuer’s pro forma net income. FinPro, Inc. considered these ratios, among other factors, in

 

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preparing its appraisal. Book value is the same as total equity, and represents the difference between the issuer’s assets and liabilities. The following table presents the ratio of the offering price to Oritani Financial Corp.’s pro forma book value and earnings per share (on a non-fully converted basis) for the period indicated. See “Pro Forma Data” for a description of the assumptions used in making these calculations.

 

    

At and For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006

    

7,816,235

Shares Sold

at $10.00

        Per Share        

  

9,195,570

Shares Sold

at $10.00

        Per Share        

  

10,574,906

Shares Sold

at $10.00

        Per Share        

  

12,161,142

Shares Sold

at $10.00

        Per Share        

Pro forma price-to-book value ratio

   122.40%    136.80%    149.70%    163.13%

Pro forma price-to-earnings ratio

   29.41x    34.48x    40.00x    45.45x

The following table compares our pricing ratios to the pricing ratios of our peer group companies on a non-fully converted basis, each at or for the twelve months ended June 30, 2006. Compared to the median pricing ratios of the peer group, our pro forma pricing ratios at the maximum of the offering range, indicated a discount of 8.43% on a price-to-core earnings basis and a discount of 18.44% on a price-to-tangible book basis.

 

    

Non-Fully Converted

Pro Forma

Price-to-Core

Earnings Multiple

    

Non-Fully Converted

Pro Forma

Price-to-Tangible Book

Value Ratio

Oritani Financial Corp.

       

Maximum

   37.04x              149.70%

Minimum

   27.03x              122.40%
    

Non-Fully Converted

Actual Price-to-Core

Earnings Multiple

    

Non-Fully Converted

Actual Price-to-Tangible

Book Value Ratio

Valuation of peer group companies

as of August 30, 2006

       

Averages

   54.34x              206.28%

Medians

   40.45x              183.55%

The following table presents a summary of selected pricing ratios for the peer group companies and for us, each at or for the twelve months ended June 30, 2006, with the ratios adjusted to the hypothetical case of being fully converted. Compared to the average fully converted pricing ratios of the peer group, our pro forma fully converted pricing ratios at the maximum of the offering range indicated a discount of 15.29% on a price-to-earnings basis and a discount of 20.99% on a price-to-book basis.

 

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Fully Converted

Equivalent Pro Forma

Price-to-Core

Earnings Multiple

    

Fully Converted

Equivalent Pro Forma

Price-to-Tangible Book

Value Ratio

Oritani Financial Corp.

       

Maximum

   23.81x              78.13%

Minimum

   19.23x              69.98%

Valuation of peer group companies

as of August 30, 2006

       

Averages

   32.40x              100.70%

Medians

   28.11x                98.88%

As shown in the above tables, our pro forma price-to-earnings multiple is at a discount to that of the peer group companies dependent, in part, on whether our stock offering is assumed to be consummated at the minimum or maximum of the offering range.

The pro forma fully-converted calculations for the peer group companies include the following assumptions:

 

    3.92% of our total outstanding shares, including shares issued to the charitable foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, would be purchased by an employee stock ownership plan, with the expense to be amortized over twenty years;

 

    1.96% of our total outstanding shares, including shares issued to the charitable foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, would be purchased by a stock-based incentive plan, with the expense to be amortized over five years; and

 

    stock offering expenses would equal 1.6% of the stock offering amount.

With respect to Oritani Financial Corp., the pro forma fully-converted calculations use the same assumptions as applied to the peer group companies, but also assume the impact of the establishment of our charitable foundation, the expense of the employee stock ownership plan will be amortized over twenty years, and expense recognition with respect to stock options granted under a stock-based incentive plan over a five-year period. See “Comparison of Valuation and Pro Form Information With and Without the Charitable Foundation” for a discussion of the impact of our charitable foundation on our appraised value.

The independent appraisal does not indicate after-market trading value. Do not assume or expect that Oritani Financial Corp.’s valuation as indicated above means that the shares of common stock will trade at or above the $10.00 purchase price after the stock offering.

 

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After-Market Performance Information

The following table presents stock price performance information for all mutual holding company initial public offerings completed between January 1, 2006 and August 30, 2006. The offerings are presented in reverse chronological order, which means that the most recent offerings appear first.

 

        Price Performance from Initial Trading Date

Company Name

  IPO Date  

One Day

  Percentage  

Change

 

One Month

  Percentage  

Change

 

Three

Month

  Percentage  

Change

 

  Through  

August

30, 2006

Roma Financial Corporation

  7/12/2006   41.00%   46.60%   N/A%   52.00%

Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp, Inc.

  7/11/2006   0.00       (7.00)     N/A   (5.00)  

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.

  7/6/2006   10.00       12.00      N/A   13.60   

Mutual Federal Bancorp, Inc.

  4/6/2006   11.30       14.00      12.50   10.00   

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.

  4/4/2006   7.00       2.90      0.10   7.00   

United Community Bancorp

  3/31/2006   8.00       5.50      4.30   5.90   

Magyar Bancorp, Inc.

  1/24/2006   6.50       6.00      15.00   21.40   

Greenville Federal Financial Corporation

  1/5/2006   N/A       0.00      1.00   (2.00)  

Average

    11.97       10.00      6.50   12.86   

Median

    8.00       5.75      4.30   8.50   

The table above presents only short-term historical information on stock price performance, which may not be indicative of the longer-term performance of such stock prices. The data presented in the table are not intended to predict how our shares of common stock may perform following the stock offering. The historical information in the table may not be meaningful to you because the data were calculated using a small sample.

The market price in any particular company’s stock is subject to various factors, including the amount of proceeds a company raises and management’s ability to deploy proceeds (such as through investments, the acquisition of other financial institutions or other businesses, the payment of dividends and common stock repurchases). In addition, stock prices may be affected by general market conditions, the interest rate environment, the market for financial institutions, merger or takeover transactions, the presence of professional and other investors who purchase stock on speculation, as well as other unforeseeable events not necessarily in the control of management or the board of directors.

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based on an analysis of the trading prices of comparable public companies whose stocks have traded for at least one year prior to the valuation date. FinPro, Inc. also advised the board of directors that the aftermarket trading experience of recent transactions was considered in the appraisal as a general indicator of current market conditions, but was not relied upon as a primary valuation methodology.

Our board of directors carefully reviewed the information provided to it by FinPro, Inc. through the appraisal process, but did not make any determination regarding whether prior mutual holding company stock offerings have been undervalued, nor did the board draw any conclusions regarding how the historical data reflected above may affect Oritani Financial Corp.’s appraisal. Instead, the board of directors engaged FinPro, Inc. to help it understand the regulatory process as it applies to the appraisal and to advise the board of directors as to how much capital Oritani Financial Corp. would be required to be raised under the regulatory appraisal guidelines.

There can be no assurance that our stock price will not trade below $10.00 per share. As noted in the above table, two of the eight initial public mutual holding company stock offerings that closed in 2006 are trading below their initial offering price. Before you make an investment decision, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus, including, but not limited to, the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23.

Our Officers, Directors and Employees Will Receive Additional Compensation and Benefit Programs After the Stock Offering

The Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank has adopted an employee stock ownership plan, which will award shares of our common stock to eligible employees primarily based on their compensation. It is expected that our employee stock ownership plan will purchase a number of shares equal to 3.92% of the total shares outstanding following completion of the offering, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

Additionally, we may implement a stock-based incentive plan that will provide for grants of stock options and of restricted stock. If the stock-based incentive plan is implemented and approved by stockholders within one year of the completion of the stock offering, the number of options granted or shares awarded under the stock-based incentive plan may not exceed 4.90% and 1.96%, respectively, of our total outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to the charitable foundation. The number of options granted or shares awarded under the stock-based incentive plan, when aggregated with any subsequently adopted stock-based benefit plans (exclusive of any shares held by any employee stock ownership plan), may not exceed 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

The stock-based incentive plan will comply with all applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The stock-based incentive plan cannot be established sooner than six months after the stock offering and would require the approval of our stockholders by a majority of the votes cast under Nasdaq rules, and by a majority of the total votes of Oritani Financial

 

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Corp. eligible to be cast (excluding votes eligible to be cast by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC), unless we obtain a waiver from the Office of Thrift Supervision that would allow the approval of the stock-based incentive plan by our stockholders by a majority of votes cast (excluding shares voted by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC). We currently intend to seek such a waiver from the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Office of Thrift Supervision has generally granted such waivers in the past. Unless a waiver is obtained from the Office of Thrift Supervision, the following additional Office of Thrift Supervision restrictions would apply to our stock-based incentive plan:

 

    non-employee directors in the aggregate may not receive more than 30% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    any one non-employee director may not receive more than 5% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    any officer or employee may not receive more than 25% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    the options and stock awards may not vest more rapidly than 20% per year, beginning on the first anniversary of stockholder approval of the plan; and

 

    accelerated vesting is not permitted except for death, disability or upon a change in control of Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp.

The Office of Thrift Supervision has proposed changes to its regulations regarding stock-based incentive plans that would eliminate the above restrictions, including the need to obtain the separate vote of minority stockholders, for stock-based incentive plans that are implemented more than one year after completion of a minority stock offering. Accordingly, in the event that the proposed Office of Thrift Supervision regulations are adopted in final form, Oritani Financial Corp. would not be subject to OTS regulations regarding award allocations, vesting and a separate vote of minority stockholders if it implements a stock-based incentive plan more than one year after the completion of the stock offering.

The employee stock ownership plan and the stock-based incentive plan will increase our future compensation costs, thereby reducing our earnings. Public companies are required to expense the grant-date fair value of stock options granted to officers, directors and employees. In addition, public companies must revalue their estimated compensation costs at each subsequent reporting date and may be required to recognize additional compensation expense at those dates. Recognizing an expense equal to the grant-date fair value of stock options and any additional compensation expense due to variances in actual vesting or stock price experience compared to assumptions will increase our compensation costs over the vesting period of the options. Additionally, stockholders will experience a reduction in their ownership interest if newly issued shares of common stock are used to fund stock options and stock awards. See “Risk Factors—Our Stock-Based Benefit Plans Will Increase Our Costs, Which Will Reduce Our Income,” “-The Implementation of Stock-Based Incentive Plans Will Dilute Your Ownership Interest” and “Management—Stock Benefit Plans.”

 

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The following table summarizes the stock benefits that our officers, directors and employees may receive following the stock offering at the maximum of the offering range, assuming that we initially implement a stock-based incentive plan granting options to purchase 4.90% of the shares outstanding after the stock offering (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to the Oritani Charitable Foundation) and awarding shares of common stock equal to 1.96% of the shares outstanding after the stock offering (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to the Oritani Charitable Foundation). In the table below, it is assumed that, at the maximum of the offering range, a total of 10,574,906 shares will be sold to the public, and a total of 35,248,650 shares will be issued and outstanding. This table assumes that Oritani Savings Bank’s tangible regulatory capital is 10% or more following the stock offering.

 

    Plan/Awards

  

Individuals

Eligible to Receive

Awards

  

Number of

Shares

  

% of

Outstanding

Shares

  

% of Shares

Sold

  

Value of Benefits Based on

Maximum of Offering Range

(1)

Employee stock ownership plan    All employees    1,381,747    3.92%    13.07%        $    13,817,470

Stock awards

   Directors, officers and employees    690,873    1.96%    6.53%        $    6,908,730

Stock options

   Directors, officers and employees    1,727,183    4.90%    16.33%        $    7,582,333
                     
      3,799,803          $    28,308,533
                     

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(1) The actual value of the stock awards or employee stock ownership plan allocation will be determined based on their fair value as of the date the grants or allocations, respectively, are made. For purposes of this table, fair value is assumed to be the offering price of $10.00 per share. The fair value of stock options has been estimated at $4.39 per option using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: a grant-date share price and option exercise price of $10.00; dividend yield of 0; expected option life of 10 years; risk-free interest rate of 5.22% (based on the ten-year Treasury Note rate); and a volatility rate of 16.39% based on an index of publicly traded mutual holding company institutions. The actual expense of the stock options will be determined by the grant-date fair value of the options, which will depend on a number of factors, including the valuation assumptions used in the option pricing model ultimately adopted.

The value of the shares of common stock to be awarded under the stock-based incentive plan will be based on the price per share of our common stock at the time those shares are granted, which, subject to stockholder approval, cannot occur until at least six months after the stock offering. The following table presents the total value of all shares of common stock to be available for award and issuance under the stock-based incentive plan, assuming the shares for the plan are granted in a range of market prices from $8.00 per share to $16.00 per share.

 

        Share Price          

510,645 Shares Awarded

at Minimum of Offering

Range

 

600,759 Shares Awarded

at Midpoint of Offering

Range

 

690,873 Shares Awarded

at Maximum of Offering
Range

 

794,504 Shares Awarded

at Maximum of Offering

Range, As Adjusted

$              8.00   $    4,085,160   $    4,806,072   $    5,526,984   $    6,356,032
$            10.00   $    5,106,450   $    6,007,590   $    6,908,730   $    7,945,040
$            12.00   $    6,127,740   $    7,209,108   $    8,290,476   $    9,534,048
$            14.00   $    7,149,030   $    8,410,626   $    9,672,222   $  11,123,056
$            16.00   $    8,170,320   $    9,612,144   $  11,053,968   $  12,712,064

The grant-date fair value of the options granted under the stock-based incentive plan will be based in part on the price per share of our common stock at the time the options are granted, which, subject to stockholder approval, cannot occur until at least six months after the stock offering. The value will also depend on the various assumptions used in the option pricing

 

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model ultimately adopted. The following table presents the total estimated value of the options to be available for grant under the stock-based incentive plan, assuming the market price and exercise price for the stock options are equal and the range of market prices for the shares are $8.00 per share to $16.00 per share.

 

  Market/Exercise  

Price

 

Grant-Date Fair

  Value Per Option  

 

  1,276,614 Options  

at Minimum of

Offering Range

 

  1,501,899 Options  

at Midpoint of

Offering Range

 

  1,727,183 Options  

at Maximum of

Offering Range

 

1,986,261 Options

at Maximum of

  Offering Range, As  

Adjusted

$              8.00   $            3.51   $    4,480,915   $    5,271,665   $    6,062,412   $    6,971,776
$            10.00   $            4.39   $    5,604,335   $    6,593,337   $    7,582,333   $    8,719,686
$            12.00   $            5.27   $    6,727,756   $    7,915,008   $    9,102,254   $  10,467,595
$            14.00   $            6.14   $    7,838,410   $    9,221,660   $  10,604,904   $  12,195,643
$            16.00   $            7.02   $    8,961,830   $  10,543,331   $  12,124,825   $  13,943,552

Limits on Your Purchase of Shares of Common Stock

The minimum purchase is 25 shares of common stock. Generally, no individual, or individuals acting through a single account, may purchase more than $300,000 (30,000 shares of common stock). If any of the following persons purchase shares of common stock, their purchases, when combined with your purchases, cannot exceed $500,000 (50,000 shares):

 

    your spouse, or relatives of you or your spouse living in your house;

 

    companies or other entities in which you have a 10% or greater equity or substantial beneficial interest or in which you serve as a senior officer or partner;

 

    a trust or other estate if you have a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or you are a trustee or fiduciary for the trust or estate; or

 

    other persons who may be acting together with you (including, but not limited to, persons who file jointly a Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D Beneficial Ownership Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

A detailed discussion of the limitations on purchases of common stock by an individual and persons acting together is set forth under the caption “The Stock Offering—Limitations on Purchase of Shares.”

Subject to Office of Thrift Supervision approval, we may increase or decrease the purchase limitations in the stock offering at any time. In addition, in any direct community offering or syndicated community offering, we will first fill orders for our shares of common stock up to a maximum of 1,000 shares. Thereafter, we will allocate any remaining shares of common stock on an equal number of shares per order basis, until we fill all orders. Our tax-qualified benefit plans, including our employee stock ownership plan, are authorized to purchase up to 4.9% of the shares outstanding after the stock offering (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation) without regard to these purchase limitations. The employee stock ownership plan may purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering, in the open market following consummation of the stock offering, from

 

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authorized but unissued shares of common stock, or from treasury shares following consummation of the stock offering.

Our Issuance of Shares of Common Stock to the Oritani Charitable Foundation

To further our commitment to our local community, we intend to establish a charitable foundation as part of the stock offering. We will contribute cash in the amount of $1.0 million and issue shares of our common stock, ranging from 521,067 shares at the minimum of the valuation range to 704,973 shares at the maximum of the valuation range, which shares will have a value of $5.2 million at the minimum of the valuation range and $7.0 million at the maximum of the valuation range, based on the $10.00 per share offering price. As a result of the issuance of shares to the charitable foundation and the contribution of $1.0 million in cash, we will record an after-tax expense of approximately $4.0 million at the minimum of the valuation range and of approximately $5.2 million at the maximum of the valuation range, during the quarter in which the stock offering is completed.

The charitable foundation will be dedicated exclusively to supporting charitable causes and community development activities in the communities in which we operate. The charitable foundation is expected to make contributions totaling approximately $357,000 in its first year of operation, assuming we sell our shares of common stock at the midpoint of the offering range.

Issuing shares of common stock to the charitable foundation will:

 

    dilute the voting interests of purchasers of shares of our common stock in the stock offering; and

 

    result in an expense, and a reduction in earnings, during the quarter in which the contribution is made, equal to the full amount of the contribution to the charitable foundation, offset in part by a corresponding tax benefit.

The establishment and funding of the charitable foundation has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and Oritani Financial Corp.

See “Risk Factors—The Contribution of Shares to the Charitable Foundation Will Dilute Your Ownership Interests and Adversely Affect Net Income in Fiscal 2007,” “Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma Information With and Without the Charitable Foundation” and “Oritani Charitable Foundation.”

How You May Pay for Your Shares

In the subscription offering and the community offering you may pay for your shares only by:

 

  (1) personal check, bank check or money order; or

 

  (2) authorizing us to withdraw money from your deposit account(s) maintained with Oritani Savings Bank.

 

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If you wish to use your Oritani Savings Bank individual retirement account to pay for your shares, please be aware that federal law requires that such funds first be transferred to a self-directed retirement account with a trustee other than Oritani Savings Bank. The transfer of such funds to a new trustee takes time, so please make arrangements as soon as possible or contact the Stock Information Center for further information. Oritani Savings Bank is not permitted to lend funds to anyone for the purpose of purchasing shares of common stock in the stock offering.

You can subscribe for shares of common stock in the stock offering by delivering to Oritani Savings Bank a signed and completed original stock order form, together with full payment, provided we receive the stock order form and payment in full before the end of the stock offering. Funds received prior to the completion of the stock offering up to the minimum of the offering range will be held by Oritani Savings Bank. We will pay interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s passbook rate, currently 0.995% per annum, from the date funds are received until completion or termination of the stock offering. Withdrawals from certificates of deposit at Oritani Savings Bank for the purpose of purchasing shares of common stock in the stock offering may be made without incurring an early withdrawal penalty. All funds authorized for withdrawal from deposit accounts with Oritani Savings Bank must be in the deposit accounts at the time the stock order form is received. However, funds will not be withdrawn from the accounts until the stock offering is completed and will continue to earn interest at the applicable deposit account rate until the completion of the stock offering. A hold will be placed on those funds when your stock order is received, making the designated funds unavailable to you. After we receive an order, the order cannot be revoked or changed, except with our consent. Payment may not be made by wire transfer or any other electronic transfer of funds. In addition, we are not required to accept copies or facsimiles of order forms.

For a further discussion regarding the stock ordering procedures, see “The Stock Offering—Prospectus Delivery and Procedure for Purchasing Shares.”

You May Not Sell or Transfer Your Subscription Rights

If you order shares of common stock in the subscription offering, you will be required to state that you are purchasing the shares of common stock for yourself and that you have no agreement or understanding to sell or transfer your subscription rights. We intend to take legal action, including reporting persons to federal or state regulatory agencies, against anyone who we believe sells or in any way transfers his or her subscription rights. We will not accept your stock order if we have reason to believe that you sold or transferred your subscription rights. In addition, joint stock registration will only be allowed if the qualified account is so registered.

Deadline for Orders of Common Stock

If you wish to purchase shares of common stock, we must receive, not simply have post-marked, your properly completed stock order form, together with payment for the shares, no later than 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date], unless we extend this deadline. You may submit your stock order form by mail using the return envelope provided, by overnight courier to the indicated address on the stock order form, or by bringing your stock order form to our main

 

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office. Stock order forms will not be accepted at branch offices of Oritani Savings Bank. A postmark prior to [offering date] will not entitle you to purchase shares of common stock unless we receive the envelope by [offering date].

Although we will make reasonable efforts to provide a prospectus and stock offering materials to holders of subscription rights, the subscription offering and all subscription rights will expire at 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date], regardless of whether we have been able to locate each person entitled to subscription rights.

Expiration of the Stock Offering

The subscription offering will expire at 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date]. We expect that the community offering would terminate at the same time. We may extend this expiration date without notice to you, until [extension date], unless regulators approve a later date. If the subscription offering and/or community offerings extend beyond [extension date], we will be required to resolicit subscriptions before proceeding with the stock offering. In such event, if you choose not to subscribe for the shares of common stock, your funds will be promptly returned to you with interest. All further extensions, in the aggregate, may not last beyond [final date].

Steps We May Take If We Do Not Receive Orders for the Minimum Number of Shares

If we do not receive orders for at least 7,816,235 shares of common stock, we may take several steps in order to sell the minimum number of shares of common stock in the stock offering range. Specifically, we may:

 

  (i) increase the maximum number of shares that may be purchased by any subscriber (including our subscribing directors and officers); and/or

 

  (ii) seek regulatory approval to extend the stock offering beyond the [extension date] expiration date, provided that any such extension will require us to resolicit subscriptions received in the stock offering.

Our Policy Regarding Dividends

Following completion of the stock offering, our Board of Directors will have the authority to declare dividends on our common stock, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. However, no decision has been made with respect to the amount, if any, and timing of any dividend payments. The payment and amount of any dividend payments will depend upon a number of factors, including the following:

 

    regulatory capital requirements;

 

    our financial condition and results of operations;

 

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    statutory and regulatory limitations; and

 

    general economic conditions.

Market for the Shares of Common Stock

We anticipate that the shares of common stock sold in the stock offering will be quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ORIT.” Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. currently intends to make a market in the shares of common stock, but it is under no obligation to do so.

How We Intend to Use the Proceeds We Raise from the Stock Offering

Assuming we sell 10,574,906 shares of common stock in the stock offering, and we have net proceeds of $104.1 million, we intend to distribute the net proceeds as follows:

 

    $52.1 million (50.0% of the net proceeds) will be contributed to Oritani Savings Bank;

 

    $13.8 million (13.3% of the net proceeds) will be loaned to our employee stock ownership plan to fund its purchase; and

 

    $38.3 million (36.7% of the net proceeds) will be retained by us.

We may use the net proceeds of the stock offering to invest in securities, to deposit funds in Oritani Savings Bank, to finance the possible acquisition of other financial institutions or financial service businesses, to pay dividends or for other general corporate purposes, including repurchasing shares of our common stock. Oritani Savings Bank may use the proceeds it receives to make loans, to purchase securities, to expand its banking franchise internally, through branching or through acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes. See “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds from the Stock Offering.” Neither Oritani Savings Bank nor Oritani Financial Corp. is considering any specific material acquisition transaction at this time.

Tax Consequences of the Stock Offering

The stock offering will result in no taxable gain or loss to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank, or to depositors or borrowers who have a priority right to subscribe for shares of common stock in the stock offering, or to our employees, officers or directors, except to the extent that the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering may be determined to have value. Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. has opined as to federal law that it is more likely than not that the fair market value of such subscription rights is zero. In that case, no taxable gain or loss will need to be recognized by depositors who receive nontransferable subscription rights. See “The Stock Offering—Tax Effects of the Stock Offering.”

 

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Once Submitted, Your Purchase Order May Not Be Revoked Unless the Stock Offering is Terminated or Extended Beyond [extension date].

Funds that you use to purchase shares of our common stock in the stock offering will be held in an interest-bearing account until the termination or completion of the stock offering, including any extension of the expiration date. The Office of Thrift Supervision approved the stock offering on                      , 2006; however, because completion of the stock offering will be subject to an update of the independent appraisal, among other factors, there may be one or more delays in the completion of the stock offering. Any orders that you submit to purchase shares of our common stock in the stock offering are irrevocable, and you will not have access to subscription funds unless the stock offering is terminated, or extended beyond [extension date].

Restrictions on the Acquisition of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank

Federal regulations, as well as provisions contained in the charter and bylaws of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank, restrict the ability of any person, firm or entity to acquire Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Savings Bank, or their respective capital stock. These restrictions include the requirement that a potential acquirer obtain the prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision before acquiring in excess of 10% of the stock of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank. Because a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. must be owned by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, any acquisition of Oritani Financial Corp. must be approved by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC would not be required to pursue or approve a sale of Oritani Financial Corp. even if such a sale were favored by a majority of Oritani Financial Corp.’s public stockholders. Additionally, Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter includes a provision that, for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock by Oritani Financial Corp., no person can directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of any equity security of Oritani Financial Corp. unless such offer to acquire or acquisition is approved by a majority of the Board of Directors. This limitation does not apply to the purchase of shares by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC or by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan of Oritani Savings Bank.

Possible Conversion of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC to Stock Form

In the future, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC may convert from the mutual to capital stock form in a transaction commonly known as a “second-step conversion.” In a second-step conversion, depositors of Oritani Savings Bank would have subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. or its successor, and the public stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp. would be entitled to exchange their shares of common stock for an equal percentage of shares of the stock holding company resulting from the second-step conversion. This percentage may be adjusted to reflect any assets owned by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. Oritani Financial Corp.’s public stockholders, therefore, would own approximately the same percentage of the resulting stock holding company as they owned prior to the second-step conversion.

 

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The Board of Directors has no current plan to undertake a second-step conversion transaction. Any second-step conversion transaction would require the approval of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock (excluding shares held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) and the approval of the depositors of Oritani Savings Bank.

Proposed Stock Purchases by Management

Oritani Financial Corp.’s directors and executive officers and their associates are expected to purchase approximately 363,800 shares of common stock in the stock offering, which represents                              % of the shares to be sold to the public and                      % of the total shares to be outstanding after the stock offering at the midpoint of the offering range. Directors and executive officers will pay the same $10.00 per share price paid by all other persons who purchase shares in the stock offering. These shares will be counted in determining whether the minimum of the range of the stock offering is reached.

How You May Obtain Additional Information Regarding the Stock Offering

If you have any questions regarding the stock offering, please call the Stock Information Center at (                      )                  -                  , Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The Stock Information Center is located [at our main office] at                      , in the Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

You should consider carefully the following risk factors in evaluating an investment in the

shares of common stock.

Risks Related to Our Business

Future Changes in Interest Rates Could Reduce Our Profits

Our ability to make a profit largely depends on our net interest income, which could be negatively affected by changes in interest rates. Net interest income is the difference between:

 

    the interest income we earn on our interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities; and

 

    the interest expense we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings.

Although interest rates have recently been at historically low levels, since June 30, 2004, the U.S. Federal Reserve has increased its target for the federal funds rate 17 times, from 1.0% to 5.25%. While these short-term market interest rates (which we use as a guide to price our deposits) have increased, longer-term market interest rates (which we use as a guide to price our longer-term loans) have not increased to the same degree. This “flattening” of the market yield curve has had a negative impact on our interest rate spread and net interest margin, and if short-term interest rates continue to rise, and if rates on our deposits and borrowings continue to reprice upwards faster than the rates on our long-term loans and investments, we would continue to experience compression of our interest rate spread and net interest margin, which would have a negative effect on our profitability. Our average interest rate spread decreased 12 basis points to 2.42% at June 30, 2006 from 2.54% at June 30, 2005.

In addition, changes in interest rates can affect the average life of loans and mortgage-backed and related securities. A reduction in interest rates results in increased prepayments of loans and mortgage-backed and related securities, as borrowers refinance their debt in order to reduce their borrowing costs. This creates reinvestment risk, which is the risk that we may not be able to reinvest prepayments at rates that are comparable to the rates we earned on the prepaid loans or securities. Increases in interest rates may decrease loan demand and/or make it more difficult for borrowers to repay adjustable rate loans.

Changes in interest rates also affect the current market value of our interest-earning securities portfolio. Generally, the value of securities moves inversely with changes in interest rates. At June 30, 2006, the fair value of our available for sale agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and corporate debt obligations totaled $27.9 million. Unrealized net gains on these available for sale securities totaled approximately $23,000 at June 30, 2006 and are reported as a separate component of stockholder’s equity. Decreases in the fair value of securities available for sale in future periods would have an adverse effect on stockholder’s equity.

 

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In addition, many of our Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances are callable, often five years from the date of issuance. To the extent the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York calls all or a portion of these advances, we would need to find another funding source, which might be more expensive to us than these advances.

We evaluate interest rate sensitivity by estimating the change in Oritani Savings Bank’s net portfolio value over a range of interest rate scenarios. Net portfolio value is the discounted present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. At June 30, 2006, in the event of an immediate 200 basis point increase in interest rates, the model projects that we would experience a $48.1 million, or 32%, decrease in net portfolio value. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Management of Market Risk.”

Our Continued Emphasis On Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate Lending Could Expose Us To Increased Lending Risks.

Our business strategy centers on continuing our emphasis on multi-family and commercial real estate lending. We have grown our loan portfolio in recent years with respect to these types of loans and intend to continue to emphasize these types of lending. At June 30, 2006, $379.2 million, or 58.1%, of our total loan portfolio consisted of multi-family loans and commercial real estate loans. As a result, our credit risk profile will be higher than traditional thrift institutions that have higher concentrations of one- to four-family residential loans. Loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate generally expose a lender to greater risk of non-payment and loss than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans because repayment of the loans often depends on the successful operation of the property and the income stream of the underlying property. Additionally, such loans typically involve larger loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers compared to one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Accordingly, an adverse development with respect to one loan or one credit relationship can expose us to greater risk of loss compared to an adverse development with respect to a one- to four-family residential mortgage loan. We seek to minimize these risks through our underwriting policies, which require such loans to be qualified on the basis of the property’s collateral value, net income and debt service ratio; however, there is no assurance that our underwriting policies will protect us from credit-related losses.

At June 30, 2006, our largest multi-family and commercial real estate lending relationship was a $14.4 million loan located in Bergen County, New Jersey and secured by three multi-family apartment complexes. See “Business of Oritani Savings Bank – Lending Activities – Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate Loans.”

Our Direct Investments in Real Estate May Be Riskier than More Traditional Real Estate Loans.

Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank each have formed companies that have invested directly in real estate. While these investments have provided us net income during the course of these investments, they are direct investments and represent a greater risk than loans. With loans, the borrower has an investment interest in the property that partially insulates the

 

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loan from the negative consequences of decreases in the property’s value. There is no such protection with a direct real estate investment. Any decline in performance of these investments may have an adverse effect on our net income.

A Downturn in the New Jersey Economy or a Decline in Real Estate Values Could Reduce Our Profits.

Nearly all of our real estate loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey. As a result of this concentration, a downturn in this market area could cause significant increases in nonperforming loans, which would reduce our profits. Additionally, a decrease in asset quality could require additions to our allowance for loan losses through increased provisions for loan losses, which would hurt our profits. In recent years, there have been significant increases in real estate values in our market area. As a result of rising home prices, our loans have been well collateralized. A decline in real estate values could cause some of our mortgage loans to become inadequately collateralized, which would expose us to a greater risk of loss. Similarly a decline in the local economy may have an adverse effect on the investment properties owned by Orianti Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank. For a discussion of our market area, see “Business of Oritani Savings Bank—Market Area.”

Strong Competition Within Our Market Areas May Limit Our Growth and Profitability.

Competition in the banking and financial services industry is intense. In our market areas, we compete with commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage brokerage firms, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, and brokerage and investment banking firms operating locally and elsewhere. Some of our competitors have greater name recognition and market presence that benefit them in attracting business, and offer certain services that we do not or cannot provide. In addition, larger competitors may be able to price loans and deposits more aggressively than we do, which could affect our ability to grow and remain profitable on a long-term basis. Our profitability depends upon our continued ability to successfully compete in our market areas. For additional information see “Business of Oritani Savings Bank—Competition.”

The FDIC has Proposed Changes to its Rules on How it Imposes Deposit Insurance Assessments that Would Increase Our Deposit Insurance Assessments and Will Reduce Our Income.

Under current rules, the FDIC does not impose a deposit insurance assessment on financial institutions, such as Oritani Savings Bank, that are, among other criteria, well-capitalized. On July 11, 2006, the FDIC proposed rules that would change how it imposes deposit insurance assessments. Under the proposed rule, a depository institution would be subject to a minimum annual assessment rate of between of 2 and 4 basis points based on the total deposit held by the institution. Accordingly, if the FDIC rule were in effect as proposed, at June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank would pay an annual deposit insurance assessment to the FDIC of approximately $240,000. This increased assessment will reduce our income.

 

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If Our Allowance for Loan Losses is Not Sufficient to Cover Actual Loan Losses, Our Earnings Will Decrease.

We make various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of our loan portfolio, including the creditworthiness of our borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of many of our loans. In determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses, we review our loans and our loss and delinquency experience, and we evaluate economic conditions. If our assumptions are incorrect, our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in our loan portfolio, resulting in additions to our allowance. While our allowance for loan losses was 1.18% of total loans at June 30, 2006, material additions to our allowance could materially decrease our net income.

In addition, bank regulators periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase our provision for loan losses or recognize further loan charge-offs. Any increase in our allowance for loan losses or loan charge-offs as required by these regulatory authorities might have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to the Stock Offering

The Future Price of the Shares of Common Stock May Be Less Than the Purchase Price in the Stock Offering.

We cannot assure you that if you purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering you will later be able to sell them at or above the purchase price in the stock offering. The purchase price in the offering is determined by an independent, third-party appraisal, pursuant to federal banking regulations and subject to review and approval by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The appraisal is not intended, and should not be construed, as a recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing shares of common stock. The Office of Thrift Supervision attempts to ensure that the aftermarket appreciation of standard conversion and mutual holding company stocks is not excessive. In recent years, the final independent valuation as approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision typically has been at the adjusted maximum of the offering range as long as total subscriptions have exceed the adjusted maximum of the offering range. However, the adjusted maximum of the offering range is approximately 30.0% higher than the fair market value of a company as determined by the independent appraisal. Our aggregate pro forma market value as reflected in the final, approved independent appraisal may exceed the market price of our shares of common stock after the completion of the offering, which may result in our stock trading below the initial offering price of $10.00 per share.

During 2006, based on market trading data, two of the eight mutual holding company initial public offerings traded below their initial offering price after the first 30 days of trading.

 

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We Will Need to Implement Additional Finance and Accounting Systems, Procedures and Controls in Order to Satisfy Our New Public Company Reporting Requirements.

Upon completion of the stock offering, we will become a public reporting company. The federal securities laws and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission require that we file annual, quarterly and current reports and that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting. We expect that the obligations of being a public company, including substantial public reporting obligations, will require significant expenditures and place additional demands on our management team. These obligations will increase our operating expenses and could divert our management’s attention from our operations. Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission will require us to certify the adequacy of our internal controls and procedures, which could require us to upgrade our systems, and/or hire additional staff which will increase our operating costs.

Our Return on Equity Will Be Low Compared to Other Financial Institutions. This Could Negatively Affect the Trading Price of Our Shares of Common Stock.

Net income divided by average equity, known as “return on equity,” is a ratio many investors use to compare the performance of a financial institution to its peers. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, our return on average equity was 5.77%, compared to the median return on average equity of 6.30% for all publicly traded savings institutions. Following the stock offering, we expect our consolidated equity to increase from $150.1 million to between $212.8 million at the minimum of the offering range and $248.4 million at the adjusted maximum of the offering range. We expect our return on equity to remain below the industry average until we are able to leverage the additional capital we receive from the stock offering. Our return on equity will be reduced by the capital raised in the stock offering, higher expenses from the costs of being a public company, and added expenses associated with our employee stock ownership plan and the stock-based incentive plan we intend to adopt. Until we can increase our net interest income and non-interest income, we expect our return on equity to be below the industry average, which may reduce the value of our shares of common stock.

The Contribution of Shares to the Charitable Foundation Will Dilute Your Ownership Interests and Adversely Affect Net Income in Fiscal 2007.

We intend to establish a charitable foundation in connection with the stock offering. We will make a contribution to the charitable foundation in the form of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock and $1.0 million in cash. At the midpoint of the offering range, we will contribute 613,020 shares of common stock to the charitable foundation, which equals 2% of the shares of common stock to be outstanding following the stock offering. The aggregate contribution will also have an adverse effect on our net income for the quarter and year in which we make the issuance and contribution to the charitable foundation. The after-tax expense of the contribution will reduce net income in our 2007 fiscal year by approximately $4.6 million at the midpoint of the offering range. Persons purchasing shares in the stock offering will have their ownership and voting interests in Oritani Financial Corp. diluted by 2.0% due to the issuance of shares of common stock to the charitable foundation.

 

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Our Contribution to the Charitable Foundation May Not Be Tax Deductible, Which Could Reduce Our Profits.

We believe that the contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. However, we cannot assure you that the Internal Revenue Service will grant tax-exempt status to the charitable foundation. If the contribution is not deductible, we would not receive any tax benefit from the contribution. In addition, even if the contribution is tax deductible, we are permitted to deduct only up to 10% of our net income for charitable contributions. Accordingly, we may not have sufficient profits to be able to use the deduction fully.

Our Stock-Based Benefit Plans Will Increase Our Costs, Which Will Reduce Our Income.

We anticipate that our employee stock ownership plan will purchase 3.92% of the total shares of common stock outstanding following the stock offering, including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation, with funds borrowed from Oritani Financial Corp. The cost of acquiring the shares of common stock for the employee stock ownership plan will be between $10.2 million at the minimum of the offering range and $15.9 million at the adjusted maximum of the offering range. We will record annual employee stock ownership plan expense in an amount equal to the fair value of shares of common stock committed to be released to employees. If shares of common stock appreciate in value over time, compensation expense relating to the employee stock ownership plan will increase.

We also intend to adopt a stock-based incentive plan after the stock offering under which plan participants would be awarded shares of our common stock (at no cost to them) or options to purchase shares of our common stock. Under Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, we are authorized to grant awards of stock or options under one or more stock-based incentive plans, in an amount up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. The number of shares of common stock or options granted under any initial stock-based incentive plan may not exceed 1.96% and 4.90%, respectively, of our total outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. Assuming the market price of the common stock is $10.00 per share; the options are granted with an exercise price of $10.00 per share; the dividend yield on the stock is 0%; the expected option life is 7.5 years; the risk free interest rate is 5.22% (based on the ten-year Treasury rate) and the volatility rate on the shares of common stock is 16.39% (based on an index of publicly traded mutual holding company institutions), the estimated grant-date fair value of the options utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing analysis is $4.39 per option granted. Assuming this value is amortized over the five-year vesting period, the corresponding annual expense (pre-tax) associated with the stock options would be approximately $1,744,000 at the adjusted maximum. In addition, assuming that all shares are awarded under the stock-based incentive plan at a price of $10.00 per share, and that the awards vest over a five-year period, the corresponding annual expense (pre-tax) associated with shares awarded under the stock-based incentive plan would be approximately $1,589,000. However, if we grant additional shares of common stock or options in excess of these amounts (which grants currently would require Office of Thrift Supervision non-objection) such grants would increase our costs further.

 

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The shares of common stock granted under the stock-based incentive plan will be expensed by us over their vesting period at the fair market value of the shares on the date they are awarded. If the shares of common stock to be granted under the plan are repurchased in the open market (rather than issued directly from authorized but unissued shares by Oritani Financial Corp.) and cost the same as the purchase price in the stock offering, the reduction to stockholders’ equity due to the plan would be between $5.1 million at the minimum of the offering range and $7.9 million at the adjusted maximum of the offering range. To the extent we repurchase shares of common stock in the open market to fund the grants of shares under the plan, and the price of such shares exceeds the offering price of $10.00 per share, the reduction to stockholders’ equity would exceed the range described above. Conversely, to the extent the price of such shares is below the offering price of $10.00 per share, the reduction to stockholders’ equity would be less than the range described above.

The Implementation of Stock-Based Incentive Plans Will Dilute Your Ownership Interest.

We intend to adopt a stock-based incentive plan following the stock offering. This stock-based incentive plan will be funded through either open market purchases of shares of common stock, if permitted, or from the issuance of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. Stockholders would experience a reduction in ownership interest (including shares held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) totaling 6.4% in the event newly issued shares are used to fund stock options or awards of shares of common stock under the plan in an amount equal to 4.90% and 1.96%, respectively, of the shares issued in the stock offering, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

We Have Broad Discretion in Using the Proceeds of the Stock Offering. Our Failure to Effectively Use Such Proceeds Could Hurt Our Profits.

We will use a portion of the net proceeds to finance the purchase of shares of common stock in the stock offering by the employee stock ownership plan and may use the remaining net proceeds to pay dividends to stockholders, repurchase shares of common stock, purchase investment securities, deposit funds in Oritani Savings Bank, acquire other financial services companies or for other general corporate purposes. Oritani Savings Bank may use the proceeds it receives to fund new loans, establish or acquire new branches, purchase investment securities, or for general corporate purposes. In addition, we intend to expand our presence within and contiguous to our primary market area through acquisitions and de novo branching, which may

 

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negatively impact our earnings until these branches achieve profitability. We have not, however, identified specific amounts of proceeds for any of these purposes and we will have significant flexibility in determining the amount of net proceeds we apply to different uses and the timing of such applications. Our failure to utilize these funds effectively could reduce our profitability. We have not established a timetable for the effective deployment of the proceeds and we cannot predict how long we will require to effectively deploy the proceeds.

Persons Who Purchase Stock in the Stock Offering Will Own a Minority of Our Shares of Common Stock and Will Not Be Able to Exercise Voting Control Over Most Matters Put to a Vote of Stockholders.

Public stockholders will own a minority of the outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result, stockholders other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will not be able to exercise voting control over most matters put to a vote of stockholders. Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will own a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock after the stock offering and, through its Board of Directors, will be able to exercise voting control over most matters put to a vote of stockholders. The same directors and certain officers who manage Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank also manage Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. Further, these same directors and officers are expected to purchase an aggregate of 4.0% of the shares sold at the midpoint of the offering range, thereby further reducing the voting control of public stockholders who own a minority of the outstanding shares. The only matters as to which stockholders other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will be able to exercise voting control include any proposal to implement a stock-based incentive plan or for a second-step stock conversion. In addition, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC may exercise its voting control to prevent a sale or merger transaction in which stockholders could receive a premium for their shares. See “Summary - Our Officers, Directors and Employees Will Receive Additional Compensation and Benefit Programs After the Stock Offering.”

Our Stock Value May be Negatively Affected by Federal Regulations Restricting Takeovers and Our Mutual Holding Company Structure.

The Mutual Holding Company Structure May Impede Takeovers. Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, as our majority stockholder, will be able to control the outcome of virtually all matters presented to our stockholders for their approval, including a proposal to acquire us. Accordingly, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC may prevent the sale of control or merger of Oritani Financial Corp. or its subsidiaries even if such a transaction were favored by a majority of the public stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp.

Federal Regulations Restricting Takeovers. For three years following the stock offering, Office of Thrift Supervision regulations prohibit any person from acquiring or offering to acquire more than 10% of our common stock without the prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Moreover, current Office of Thrift Supervision policy prohibits the acquisition of a mutual holding company subsidiary by any person or entity other than a mutual holding company or a mutual institution. See “Restrictions on the Acquisition of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank” for a discussion of applicable Office of Thrift Supervision regulations regarding acquisitions.

 

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Oritani Financial Corp.’s Charter Limits Beneficial Ownership in Excess of 10%. Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter includes a provision that, for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock by Oritani Financial Corp., no person can directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of any equity security of Oritani Financial Corp. unless such offer to acquire or acquisition is approved by a majority of the Board of Directors. This limitation does not apply to the purchase of shares by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC or by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan of Oritani Savings Bank.

The Corporate Governance Provisions in our Charter and Bylaws May Prevent or Impede the Holders of a Minority of Our Common Stock From Obtaining Representation on Our Board of Directors.

Provisions in our charter and bylaws may prevent or impede holders of a minority of our common stock from obtaining representation on our Board of Directors. For example, our Board of Directors is divided into three staggered classes. A classified board makes it more difficult for stockholders to change a majority of the directors because it generally takes at least two annual elections of directors for this to occur. Second, our charter provides that there will not be cumulative voting by stockholders for the election of our directors, which means that Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, as the holder of a majority of the shares eligible to be voted at a meeting of stockholders, may elect all of our directors to be elected at that meeting.

Office of Thrift Supervision Policy on Remutualization Transactions Could Prohibit the Acquisition of Oritani Financial Corp., Which May Lower Our Stock Price.

Current Office of Thrift Supervision regulations permit a mutual holding company subsidiary to be acquired by a mutual institution or a mutual holding company in a so-called “remutualization” transaction. The possibility of a remutualization transaction and the successful completion of a small number of remutualization transactions where significant premiums have been paid to minority stockholders has resulted in some takeover speculation for mutual holding companies, which may be reflected in the per share price of mutual holding companies’ common stock. However, the Office of Thrift Supervision has issued a policy statement indicating that it views remutualization transactions as raising significant issues concerning disparate treatment of minority stockholders and the mutual interests of the mutual holding company and as raising issues concerning the effect on the mutual interests of the acquiring entity. Under certain circumstances, the Office of Thrift Supervision intends to give these issues special scrutiny and to reject applications providing for the remutualization of a mutual holding company unless the applicant can clearly demonstrate that the Office of Thrift Supervision’s concerns are not warranted in the particular case. Should the Office of Thrift Supervision prohibit or otherwise restrict these transactions in the future, our per-share stock price may be adversely affected.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The summary information presented below at or for each of the fiscal years presented is derived in part from our consolidated financial statements. The following information is only a summary, and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes beginning on page F-1 of this prospectus. The information at June 30, 2006 and 2005 and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is derived in part from the audited consolidated financial statements that appear in this prospectus. The information at June 30, 2004 is derived in part from audited consolidated financial statements that do not appear in this prospectus. The financial information at and for the years ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the unaudited periods have been made. No adjustments were made other than normal recurring entries.

 

     At June 30,
     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002
                    (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)
     (In thousands)

Selected Financial Condition Data:

              

Total assets

   $    1,031,421    $    1,051,702    $    1,037,991    $    1,003,047    $909,835

Loans, net

   643,064    493,554    383,799    340,967    430,489

Securities available for sale, at market value

   10,499    60,924    61,347    62,070    73,055

Securities held to maturity

   13,415    25,500    31,500    24,498    33,028

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

   274,695    372,104    477,712    398,024    49,329

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at market value

   17,426    25,659    44,869    138,750    278,730

Bank Owned Life Insurance

   24,381    18,988         

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost

   9,367    9,088    7,953    6,250    5,458

Accrued interest receivable

   3,910    3,405    3,189    3,407    3,574

Investments in real estate joint ventures, net

   6,233    5,438    5,922    3,407    4,148

Real estate held for investment

   2,223    1,425    1,535    621    680

Deposits

   688,646    702,980    728,111    733,196    690,466

Borrowings

   169,780    182,129    155,332    125,373    90,333

Stockholder’s equity

   150,135    141,796    132,355    124,491    114,835

 

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     Years Ended June 30,
     2006    2005    2004    2003     2002
                    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
     (In thousands)

Selected Operating Data:

             

Interest income

   $      51,276    $      46,439    $      43,714    $      49,317     $      51,920

Interest expense

   23,522    18,349    17,266    20,870     25,005
                         

Net interest income

   27,754    28,090    26,448    28,447     26,915

Provision for loan losses

   1,500    800    737    (1,100 )   251
                         

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

   26,254    27,290    25,711    29,547     26,664

Other income

   4,560    1,663    2,914    2,890     3,768

Other expense

   17,525    14,800    12,874    15,461     13,445
                         

Income before income tax expense

   13,289    14,153    15,751    16,976     16,987

Income tax expense

   4,827    5,193    5,644    6,318     5,866
                         

Net income

   $      8,462    $      8,960    $      10,107    $      10,658     $      11,121
                         

 

 

     At or For the Years Ended June 30,
     2006    2005    2004    2003    2002
                    (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:

              

Performance Ratios:

              

Return on assets (ratio of net income to average total assets)

   0.81%    0.86%    1.00%    1.11%    1.30%

Return on equity (ratio of net income to average equity)

   5.77%    6.51%    7.87%    8.88%    10.35%

Average interest rate spread (1) 

   2.42%    2.54%    2.47%    2.75%    2.92%

Net interest margin (2)

   2.77%    2.80%    2.70%    3.05%    3.27%

Efficiency ratio (3)

   54.23%    49.74%    43.85%    49.34%    43.82%

Non-interest expense to average total assets

   1.68%    1.43%    1.27%    1.61%    1.57%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

   115.05%    114.42%    113.22%    113.64%    111.74%

Asset Quality Ratios:

              

Non-performing assets to total assets

   0.04%    0.02%    0.08%    0.04%    0.06%

Non-performing loans to total loans

   0.07%    0.04%    0.23%    0.13%    0.13%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

   1.18%    1.23%    1.38%    1.34%    1.31%

Capital Ratios:

              

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   26.98%    30.80%    34.84%    35.49%    31.43%

Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   25.73%    29.55%    33.64%    34.29%    30.28%

Tier I capital (to average assets)

   14.39%    13.62%    12.83%    11.97%    12.41%

Other Data:

              

Number of full service offices

   19    21    21    20    20

Full time equivalent employees

   143    138    133    139    128

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(1) The average interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted- average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the period.
(2) The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of such words as estimate, project, believe, intend, anticipate, plan, seek, expect and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include:

 

    statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

 

    statements regarding our business plans and prospects and growth and operating strategies;

 

    statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

 

    estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:

 

    significantly increased competition among depository and other financial institutions;

 

    inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;

 

    general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected;

 

    adverse changes in the securities markets;

 

    legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business;

 

    our ability to enter new markets successfully and take advantage of growth opportunities, and the possible short-term dilutive effect of potential acquisitions or de novo branches, if any;

 

    changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

 

    changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and

 

    changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. We discuss these and other uncertainties in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 21.

 

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HOW WE INTEND TO USE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE STOCK OFFERING

Although we will not be able to determine the amount of actual net proceeds we will receive from the sale of shares of common stock until the stock offering is completed, we anticipate that the net proceeds will be between $76.8 million and $104.1 million, or $119.9 million if the stock offering is increased by 15%.

We intend to distribute the net proceeds from the stock offering as follows:

 

    

7,816,235 Shares

at Minimum of Offering

Range

   

9,195,570 Shares at

Midpoint of Offering

Range

   

10,574,906 Shares at

Maximum of Offering
Range

   

12,161,142 Shares

at Adjusted Maximum

of Offering Range (1)

 
     Amount    

Percent of

Net

Proceeds

    Amount    

Percent of

Net

Proceeds

    Amount    

Percent of

Net

Proceeds

    Amount    

Percent of

Net

Proceeds

 
     (Dollars in Thousands)        

Stock offering proceeds

   $ 78,162       $ 91,956       $ 105,749       $ 121,611    

Less:

                

Stock offering expenses, excluding underwriting commissions and expenses

     (719 )       (719 )       (719 )       (719 )  

Underwriting commissions and expenses

     (643 )       (763 )       (883 )       (1,021 )  
                                        

Net stock offering proceeds

     76,800     100.0 %     90,474     100.0 %     104,147     100.0 %     119,871     100.0 %

Less:

                

Proceeds contributed to Oritani Savings Bank

     (38,400 )   50.00 %     (45,237 )   50.00 %     (52,074 )   50.00 %     (59,936 )   50.00 %

Proceeds used for loan to employee stock ownership plan

     (10,213 )   13.30 %     (12,015 )   13.28 %     (13,817 )   13.27 %     (15,890 )   13.26 %
                                                        

Proceeds retained by Oritani Financial Corp.

   $ 28,187     36.70 %   $ 33,222     36.72 %   $ 38,256     36.73 %   $ 44,045     36.74 %
                                        

The net proceeds may vary because total expenses relating to the stock offering may be more or less than our estimates. For example, our expenses would increase if a syndicated community offering were used to sell shares of common stock not purchased in the subscription offering and any community offering. Payments for shares made through withdrawals from existing deposit accounts will not result in the receipt of new funds for investment but will result in a reduction of Oritani Savings Bank’s deposits. In all instances, Oritani Savings Bank will receive at least 50% of the net proceeds of the stock offering.

We are undertaking the stock offering at this time in order to increase our capital and have the capital resources available to expand and diversify our business. For further information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Strategy.” The stock offering proceeds will increase our capital resources and the amount of funds available to us for lending and investment purposes. The proceeds will also give us greater flexibility to diversify operations, expand our branch network and expand the products and services we offer to our customers.

Oritani Financial Corp. may use the proceeds it retains from the stock offering:

 

    to finance the purchase of shares of common stock in the stock offering by the employee stock ownership plan;

 

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    to continue to originate loans in which Oritani Financial Corp. or one of its subsidiaries has an equity interest;

 

    to invest in additional real estate projects, as appropriate;

 

    to invest in securities;

 

    to deposit funds in Oritani Savings Bank;

 

    to repurchase its shares of common stock;

 

    to pay dividends to our stockholders;

 

    to finance acquisitions of financial institutions or branches and other financial services businesses, although no material transactions are being considered at this time; and

 

    for general corporate purposes.

Under current Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, we may not repurchase shares of our common stock during the first year following the stock offering, except when extraordinary circumstances exist and with prior regulatory approval. The loans that will be used to fund the purchases by the employee stock ownership plan will accrue interest.

Oritani Savings Bank may use the proceeds it receives from the stock offering:

 

    to support the development of our multi-family and commercial real estate loan portfolio;

 

    to expand our retail banking franchise by establishing de novo branches, by acquiring existing branches, or by acquiring other financial institutions or other financial services companies, although no material acquisitions are specifically being considered at this time;

 

    to support new products and services;

 

    to invest in securities; and

 

    for general corporate purposes.

The use of the proceeds outlined above may change, based on changes in interest rates, equity markets, laws and regulations affecting the financial services industry, our relative position in the financial services industry, the attractiveness of potential acquisitions to expand our operations, and overall market conditions. We expect our return on equity to decrease as compared to our performance in recent years until we are able to utilize effectively the additional capital raised in the stock offering. Until we can increase our net interest income and non-

 

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interest income, we expect our return on equity to be below the industry average, which may negatively affect the value of our common stock. See “Risk Factors—We Have Broad Discretion in Using the Proceeds of the Stock Offering. Our Failure to Effectively Use Such Proceeds Could Hurt Our Profits” and “—Our Return on Equity Will Be Low Compared to Other Financial Institutions. This Could Negatively Affect the Trading Price of Our Shares of Common Stock.”

OUR POLICY REGARDING DIVIDENDS

Following completion of the stock offering, our Board of Directors will have the authority to declare dividends on our shares of common stock, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. However, no decision has been made with respect to the payment of dividends. In determining whether and in what amount to pay a cash dividend, the Board is expected to take into account a number of factors, including capital requirements, our consolidated financial condition and results of operations, tax considerations, statutory and regulatory limitations and general economic conditions. No assurances can be given that any dividends will be paid or that, if paid, will not be reduced or eliminated in the future. Special cash dividends, stock dividends or returns of capital, to the extent permitted by Office of Thrift Supervision policy and regulations, may be paid in addition to, or in lieu of, regular cash dividends. We will file a consolidated tax return with Oritani Savings Bank. Accordingly, it is anticipated that any cash distributions made by Oritani Financial Corp. to its stockholders would be treated as cash dividends and not as a non-taxable return of capital for federal and state tax purposes.

Pursuant to our charter, we are authorized to issue preferred stock. If we issue preferred stock, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of our shares of common stock with respect to the payment of dividends. For a further discussion concerning the payment of dividends on our shares of common stock, see “Description of Capital Stock of Oritani Financial Corp.—Common Stock—Distributions.” Dividends we can declare and pay will depend, in part, upon receipt of dividends from Oritani Savings Bank, because initially we will have no source of income other than dividends from Oritani Savings Bank, earnings from the investment of proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock, and interest payments received in connection with the loan to the employee stock ownership plan. A regulation of the Office of Thrift Supervision imposes limitations on “capital distributions” by savings institutions. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Distributions.” See “New Jersey Banking Regulation – Dividends” for a discussion of New Jersey regulations regarding dividends.

Any payment of dividends by Oritani Savings Bank to us that would be deemed to be drawn out of Oritani Savings Bank’s bad debt reserves would require a payment of taxes at the then-current tax rate by Oritani Savings Bank on the amount of earnings deemed to be removed from the reserves for such distribution. Oritani Savings Bank does not intend to make any distribution to us that would create such a federal tax liability. See “Federal and State Taxation.”

Additionally, pursuant to Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, during the three-year period following the stock offering, we will not take any action to declare an extraordinary dividend to stockholders that would be treated by recipients as a tax-free return of capital for federal income tax purposes.

 

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If we pay dividends to our stockholders, we also will be required to pay dividends to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, unless Oritani Financial Corp., MHC elects to waive the receipt of dividends. We anticipate that Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will waive any dividends we pay. Any decision to waive dividends will be subject to regulatory approval. Under Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, public stockholders would not be diluted for any dividends waived by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC in the event Oritani Financial Corp., MHC converts to stock form. See “Supervision and Regulation—Holding Company Regulation.”

MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK

We have never issued capital stock (except for the 1,000 shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC in connection with the mutual holding company reorganization completed in 1998). We anticipate that our shares of common stock will be quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ORIT.” Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. has advised us that it intends to make a market in our shares of common stock following the stock offering, but it is under no obligation to do so.

The development of an active trading market depends on the existence of willing buyers and sellers, the presence of which is not within our control, or that of any market maker. The number of active buyers and sellers of the shares of common stock at any particular time may be limited. Under such circumstances, you could have difficulty selling your shares of common stock on short notice and, therefore, you should not view the shares of common stock as a short-term investment. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for the common stock will develop or that, if it develops, it will continue. Nor can we assure you that, if you purchase shares of common stock, you will be able to sell them at or above $10.00 per share.

 

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REGULATORY CAPITAL COMPLIANCE

At June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. The following table sets forth our compliance, as of June 30, 2006, with the regulatory capital standards, on a historical and pro forma basis, assuming that the indicated number of shares of common stock were sold as of such date at $10.00 per share, Oritani Savings Bank received 50% of the estimated net proceeds and 50% of the net proceeds are retained by Oritani Financial Corp. Accordingly, proceeds received by Oritani Savings Bank have been assumed to equal $38.4 million, $45.2 million, $52.1 million and $59.9 million at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and adjusted maximum of the offering range, respectively. For a discussion of the applicable capital requirements, see “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Requirements.”

 

               Pro Forma at June 30, 2006, Based Upon the Sale of
    

Historical at

June 30, 2006

  

7,816,235 Shares

at Minimum of

Offering Range

  

9,195,570 Shares at

Midpoint of Offering

Range

  

10,574,906 Shares at

Maximum of Offering

Range

  

12,161,142 Shares

at Adjusted Maximum

of Offering Range (1)

     Amount   

Percent

of

Assets (2)

   Amount    

Percent

of

Assets (2)

   Amount    

Percent

of

Assets (2)

   Amount    

Percent

of

Assets (2)

   Amount    

Percent

of

Assets (2)

     (Dollars in Thousands)

GAAP capital

   $122,803    12.20%    $145,234     14.11%    $149,367     14.45%    $153,501     14.80%    $158,254     15.18%
                                                     

Core capital:

                         

Core capital (3)(4)(7)

   $122,721    12.13%    $145,152     14.03%    $149,285     14.37%    $153,419     14.71%    $158,172     15.10%

Requirement (5)

   40,479    4.00%    41,376     4.00%    41,542     4.00%    41,707     4.00%    41,897     4.00%
                                                     

Excess

   $82,242    8.13%    $103,776     10.03%    $107,743     10.37%    $111,712     10.71%    $116,275     11.10%
                                                     

Tier I risk-based (3)(4)(7)

   $122,721    22.00%    $145,152     25.81%    $149,285     26.51%    $153,419     27.20%    $158,172     28.00%

Requirement (5)

   22,316    4.00%    22,495     4.00%    22,528     4.00%    22,561     4.00%    22,599     4.00%
                                                     

Excess

   $100,405    18.00%    $122,657     21.81%    $126,757     22.51%    $130,858     23.20%    $135,573     24.00%
                                                     

Total risk-based capital:

                         

Total risk-based capital (4)(6)(7)

   $129,703    23.25%    $152,134     27.05%    $156,267     27.75%    $160,401     28.44%    $165,154     29.23%

Requirement

   44,632    8.00%    44,991     8.00%    45,057     8.00%    45,123     8.00%    45,199     8.00%
                                                     

Excess

   $85,071    15.25%    $107,143     19.05%    $111,210     19.75%    $115,278     20.44%    $119,955     21.23%
                                                     

Reconciliation of capital infused into Oritani Savings Bank:

                      

Net proceeds

      $38,400        $45,237        $52,074        $59,936    

Less:

                      

Common stock acquired by employee stock ownership plan

      (10,213 )      (12,015 )      (13,817 )      (15,890 )  

Common stock acquired by stock-based incentive plan

      (5,106 )      (6,008 )      (6,909 )      (7,945 )  

After tax cash contribution to foundation

      (650 )      (650 )      (650 )      (650 )  
                                         

Pro forma increase in GAAP and regulatory capital

      $22,431        $26,564        $30,698        $35,451    
                                         

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(1) As adjusted to give effect to a 15% increase in the number of shares of common stock outstanding after the stock offering which could occur due to an increase in the maximum of the independent valuation as a result of regulatory considerations, demand for the shares, or changes in market conditions or general economic conditions following the commencement of the stock offering.
(2) Based on pre-stock offering adjusted total assets of $1.0 billion for the purposes of the tangible and core capital requirements, and risk-weighted assets of $557.9 million for the purposes of the risk-based capital requirement.
(3) Tangible capital levels are shown as a percentage of tangible assets. Core capital levels are shown as a percentage of total adjusted assets. Risk-based capital levels are shown as a percentage of risk-weighted assets.
(4) Pro forma capital levels assume that we fund the stock-based incentive plan with purchases in the open market of 1.96% of the outstanding shares of common stock following the stock offering (including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) at a price equal to the price for which the shares of common stock are sold in the stock offering, and that the employee stock ownership plan purchases 3.92% of the total shares outstanding (including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) with funds we lend. Oritani Savings Bank’s pro forma GAAP and regulatory capital have been reduced by the amount required to fund both of these plans and the cash contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation. See “Management” for a discussion of the stock-based incentive plan and employee stock ownership plan.
(5) The current core capital requirement for savings banks that receive the highest supervisory rating for safety and soundness is 3% of total adjusted assets and 4% to 5% of total adjusted assets for all other savings banks. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Requirements”.
(6) Assumes net proceeds are invested in assets that carry a 20% risk weighting.
(7) Pro forma capital levels assume receipt by Oritani Savings Bank of 50% of the net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in the stock offering.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table presents our historical consolidated capitalization at June 30, 2006, and our pro forma consolidated capitalization after giving effect to the stock offering, based upon the sale of the number of shares of common stock indicated in the table and the other assumptions set forth under “Pro Forma Data.”

 

         

Pro Forma Consolidated Capitalization of

Oritani Financial Corp.

Based Upon the Sale for $10.00 Per Share of

 
   

Oritani

Financial

Corp.

Historical

Capitalization

   

7,816,235

Shares at

Minimum of

Offering
Range

   

9,195,570

Shares at

Midpoint of

Offering

Range

   

10,574,906

Shares at

Maximum of

Offering

Range

   

12,161,142

Shares at

Adjusted

Maximum of

Offering

Range (1)

 
    (Dollars In Thousands)  

Deposits (2)

  $ 688,646     $ 688,646     $ 688,646     $ 688,646     $ 688,646  

Borrowings

    169,780       169,780       169,780       169,780       169,780  
                                       

Total deposits and borrowings

  $ 858,426     $ 858,426     $ 858,426     $ 858,426     $ 858,426  
                                       

Stockholder’s Equity:

         

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none to be issued

  $     $     $     $     $  

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized; shares to be issued as reflected `

          261       307       352       405  

Additional paid-in capital (3)

          76,539       90,167       103,795       119,466  

Retained earnings

  $ 150,265       150,265       150,265       150,265       150,265  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    (130 )     (130 )     (130 )     (130 )     (130 )

Plus: Value of shares contributed to charitable foundation

        $ 5,211       6,130       7,050       8,107  

Less:

         

Common stock acquired by employee stock ownership plan (4)

          (10,213 )     (12,015 )     (13,817 )     (15,890 )

Common stock acquired by stock-based incentive plan (5)

          (5,106 )     (6,008 )     (6,909 )     (7,945 )

Expense, net of tax, of contribution to charitable foundation (6)

          (4,037 )     (4,635 )     (5,233 )     (5,920 )
                                       

Total Stockholder’s equity (7)

  $ 150,135     $ 212,790     $ 224,081     $ 235,373     $ 248,358  
                                       

Pro forma shares outstanding:

         

Total shares outstanding

      26,053,350       30,651,000       35,248,650       40,535,948  

Shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC

      17,716,048       20,842,410       23,968,771       27,564,087  

Shares offered for sale

      7,816,235       9,195,570       10,574,906       12,161,142  

Shares issued to charitable foundation

      521,067       613,020       704,973       810,719  

Total Stockholder’s equity as a percentage of pro forma total assets

    14.56 %     19.45 %     20.27 %     21.08 %     21.99 %

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  (1) As adjusted to give effect to a 15% increase in the number of shares of common stock outstanding after the stock offering which could occur due to an increase in the maximum of the independent valuation as a result of regulatory considerations, demand for the shares of common stock, or changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the stock offering.
  (2) Does not reflect withdrawals from deposit accounts for the purchase of shares of common stock in the stock offering. Such withdrawals would reduce pro forma deposits by the amount of such withdrawals.
  (3) No effect has been given to the issuance of additional shares of common stock pursuant to stock options granted under the stock-based incentive plan that we expect to adopt. The stock issuance plan permits us to adopt one or more stock benefit plans, subject to stockholder approval, that may award stock or stock options in an aggregate amount up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. The stock-based incentive plan will not be implemented for at least six months after the stock offering and until it has been approved by the stockholders.

 

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(4) Assumes that 3.92% of the outstanding shares of common stock, including shares of common stock issued to Oritani Financial Corp. MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation will be purchased by the employee stock ownership plan and that Oritani Financial Corp. will lend the funds used to acquire the employee stock ownership plan shares. The common stock acquired by the employee stock ownership plan is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. Oritani Savings Bank will provide the funds to repay the employee stock ownership plan loan. See “Management—Benefit Plans.”
(5) Assumes that subsequent to the stock offering, 1.96% of the outstanding shares of common stock (including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) are purchased (with funds we provide) by the stock-based incentive plan in the open market at a price equal to the price for which the shares are sold in the stock offering. The shares of common stock to be purchased by the stock-based incentive plan are reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. See “Pro Forma Data” and “Management.” The stock issuance plan permits us to adopt one or more stock benefit plans that award stock or stock options, in an aggregate amount up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. The stock-based incentive plan will not be implemented for at least six months after the stock offering and until it has been approved by stockholders. See “Pro Forma Data” for a discussion of the potential dilutive impact of the award of shares under these plans.
(6) Represents the tax effect of the contribution to the charitable foundation based on a 35.00% tax rate. The realization of the deferred tax benefit is limited annually to a maximum deduction for charitable foundations equal to 10% of our annual taxable income, subject to our ability to carry forward any unused portion of the deduction for five years following the year in which the contribution is made.
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PRO FORMA DATA

We cannot determine the actual net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock until the stock offering is completed. However, based upon the following assumptions, we estimate that net proceeds will be between $76.8 million and $104.1 million, or $119.9 million if the offering range is increased by 15%:

 

    We will sell all shares of common stock in the subscription offering;

 

    Our employee stock ownership plan will purchase 3.92% of the shares of common stock issued (including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) with a loan from us. The loan will be repaid in substantially equal principal payments over a period of not more than 20 years;

 

    Expenses of the stock offering, other than fees and expenses to be paid to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., are estimated to be $719,000;

 

    363,800 shares of common stock will be purchased by our executive officers and directors, and their immediate families; and

 

    Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will receive a fee equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price of the shares sold in the stock offering, excluding any shares purchased by any employee benefit plans, the charitable foundation and any of our directors, officers or employees or members of their immediate families or entities owned or controlled by them.

We calculated our pro forma consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 as if the shares of common stock had been sold at the beginning of the fiscal year and the net proceeds had been invested at 5.27% for the entire fiscal year, which assumes reinvestment of the net proceeds at a rate equal to the one year United States Treasury yield for the period. We believe this rate more accurately reflects a pro forma reinvestment rate than the arithmetic average method, which assumes reinvestment of the net proceeds at a rate equal to the average of the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of deposits for these periods. We assumed a tax rate of 35.0% for the fiscal year. This results in an annualized after-tax yield of 3.43% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

We calculated historical and pro forma per share amounts by dividing historical and pro forma amounts of consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity by the indicated number of shares of common stock. We adjusted these figures to give effect to the shares of common stock purchased by the employee stock ownership plan. We computed per share amounts for the fiscal year as if the shares of common stock were outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year, but we did not adjust per share historical or pro forma stockholders’ equity to reflect the earnings on the estimated net proceeds.

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plan will acquire an amount of shares of common stock equal to 1.96% of our outstanding shares of common stock, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, at the same price for which they were sold in the stock offering. We assume that shares of common stock are granted under the plan in awards that vest over a five-year period. The stock issuance plan provides that we may grant awards of stock or options under one or more stock benefit plans in an aggregate amount up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. However, any awards of stock in excess of 1.96% of the outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, currently would require prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

We have also assumed that the stock-based incentive plan will grant options to acquire shares of common stock equal to 4.90% of our outstanding shares of common stock (including shares of common stock issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation). In preparing the tables below, we assumed that stockholder approval was obtained, that the exercise price of the stock options and the market price of the stock at the date of grant were $10.00 per share and that the stock options had a term of ten years and vested over five years. We applied the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate a grant-date fair value of $4.39 for each option. In addition to the terms of the options described above, the Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporated an estimated volatility rate of 16.39% for the shares of common stock based on an index of publicly traded mutual holding companies, a dividend yield of 0%, an expected option life of ten years and a risk free interest rate of 5.22%. The stock issuance plan provides that we may grant awards of stock options under one or more stock benefit plans in an amount up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. However, any awards of options in excess of 4.90% of our outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, would require prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

As discussed under “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds from the Stock Offering,” we intend to retain 50% of the net proceeds from the stock offering and contribute the remaining net proceeds from the stock offering to Oritani Savings Bank. We will use a portion of the proceeds we retain for the purpose of making a loan to the employee stock ownership plan , and retain the rest of the proceeds for future use.

The pro forma table does not give effect to:

 

    withdrawals from deposit accounts for the purpose of purchasing shares of common stock in the stock offering;

 

    our results of operations after the stock offering; or

 

    changes in the market price of the shares of common stock after the stock offering.

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to indicate future results of operations. Pro forma stockholders’ equity represents the difference between the stated amount of our assets and liabilities, computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We did not increase or decrease stockholder’s equity to reflect the difference between the carrying value of loans and other assets and their market value. Pro forma stockholder’s equity is not intended to represent the fair market value of the shares of common stock, and may be different than the amounts that would be available for distribution to stockholders if we liquidated. Pro forma stockholder’s equity does not give effect to the impact of tax bad debt reserves in the event we are liquidated.

 

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At or For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006

Based Upon the Sale at $10.00 Per Share of

 
   

7,816,235 Shares

at Minimum of

Offering Range

   

9,195,570 Shares at

Midpoint of

Offering Range

   

10,574,906 Shares

at Maximum of

Offering Range

   

12,161,142 Shares

at Adjusted

Maximum of

Offering

Range (1)

 
    (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)  

Gross proceeds of stock offering

  $ 78,162     $ 91,956     $ 105,749     $ 121,611  

Plus:   market value of shares issued to charitable foundation

    5,211       6,130       7,050       8,107  
                               

Market value of stock offering and charitable foundation shares

  $ 83,373     $ 98,086     $ 112,799     $ 129,718  
                               

Gross proceeds of stock offering

  $ 78,162     $ 91,956     $ 105,749     $ 121,611  

Less:   expenses

    (1,362 )     (1,482 )     (1,602 )     (1,740 )
                               

Estimated net proceeds

  $ 76,800     $ 90,474     $ 104,147     $ 119,871  

Less:   cash contribution to charitable foundation

    (1,000 )     (1,000 )     (1,000 )     (1,000 )

Common stock acquired by employee stock ownership plan (2)

    (10,213 )     (12,015 )     (13,817 )     (15,890 )

Common stock awarded under stock-based incentive plan (3)

    (5,106 )     (6,008 )     (6,909 )     (7,945 )
                               

Estimated net proceeds after adjustment for stock benefit plans

  $ 60,481     $ 71,451     $ 82,421     $ 95,036  
                               

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006:

       

Net income:

       

Historical

  $ 8,462     $ 8,462     $ 8,462     $ 8,462  

Pro forma adjustments (4):

       

Income on adjusted net proceeds

    2,074       2,451       2,827       3,260  

Employee stock ownership plan (2)

    (332 )     (390 )     (449 )     (516 )

Options awarded under stock-based incentive plan (5)

    (1,121 )     (1,319 )     (1,516 )     (1,744 )

Shares awarded under stock-based incentive plan (3)

    (664 )     (781 )     (898 )     (1,033 )
                               

Pro forma net income

  $ 8,419     $ 8,423     $ 8,426     $ 8,429  
                               

Net income per share:

       

Historical

  $ 0.34     $ 0.29     $ 0.25     $ 0.22  

Pro forma adjustments:

       

Income on adjusted net proceeds

    0.08       0.08       0.08       0.08  

Employee stock ownership plan (2)

    (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )

Options awarded under stock-based incentive plan (5)

    (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )

Shares awarded under stock-based incentive plan (3)

    (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )
                               

Pro forma net income per share (2)(3)(4)(5)

  $ 0.34     $ 0.29     $ 0.25     $ 0.22  
                               

Offering price to pro forma net income per share

    29.41 x     34.48 x     40.00 x     45.45 x

Shares considered outstanding in calculating pro forma net income per share

    25,083,124       29,509,557       33,935,990       39,026,389  

At June 30, 2006:

       

Stockholder’s equity:

       

Historical

  $ 150,135     $ 150,135     $ 150,135     $ 150,135  

Estimated net proceeds

    76,800       90,474       104,147       119,871  

Market value of shares issued to charitable foundation

    5,211       6,130       7,050       8,107  

Less:

       

Expense, net of tax, of contribution to charitable foundation

    (4,037 )     (4,635 )     (5,233 )     (5,920 )

Common stock acquired by employee stock ownership plan (2)

    (10,213 )     (12,015 )     (13,817 )     (15,890 )

Shares awarded under stock-based incentive plan (3)

    (5,106 )     (6,008 )     (6,909 )     (7,945 )
                               

Pro forma stockholder’s equity (6)

  $ 212,790     $ 224,081     $ 235,373     $ 248,358  
                               

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At or For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006

Based Upon the Sale at $10.00 Per Share of

 
   

7,816,235 Shares

at Minimum of

Offering Range

   

9,195,570 Shares at

Midpoint of

Offering Range

   

10,574,906 Shares

at Maximum of

Offering Range

   

12,161,142 Shares

at Adjusted

Maximum of

Offering

Range (1)

 
    (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)  

Stockholder’s equity per share:

       

Historical

  $ 5.76     $ 4.90     $ 4.26     $ 3.71  

Estimated net proceeds

    2.95       2.95       2.96       2.96  

Market value of shares issued to charitable foundation

    0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20  

Less:

       

Expense, net of tax, of contribution to foundation

    (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )

Common stock acquired by employee stock ownership plan (2)

    (0.39 )     (0.39 )     (0.39 )     (0.39 )

Shares awarded under stock-based incentive plan (3)

    (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )
                               

Pro forma stockholder’s equity per share (3)(4)(5)(6)

  $ 8.17     $ 7.31     $ 6.68     $ 6.13  
                               

Offering price as percentage of pro forma stockholder’s equity per share

    122.40 %     136.80 %     149.70 %     163.13 %

Shares considered outstanding in calculating offering price as a percentage of pro forma stockholder’s equity per share

    26,053,350       30,651,000       35,248,650       40,535,948  

Charitable foundation ownership

    2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %

Public ownership

    30.00 %     30.00 %     30.00 %     30.00 %

Mutual holding company ownership

    68.00 %     68.00 %     68.00 %     68.00 %

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(1) As adjusted to give effect to a 15% increase in the number of shares outstanding after the stock offering, which could occur due to an increase in the maximum of the independent valuation as a result of regulatory considerations, demand for the shares, or changes in market conditions or general financial and economic conditions following the commencement of the stock offering.
(2) It is assumed that 3.92% of the total shares outstanding, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, will be purchased by the employee stock ownership plan. For purposes of this table, the funds used to acquire such shares are assumed to have been borrowed from Oritani Financial Corp. by the employee stock ownership plan. The amount to be borrowed is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. Oritani Savings Bank intends to make annual contributions to the employee stock ownership plan in an amount at least equal to the principal and interest requirement of the debt. Oritani Savings Bank’s total annual payment of the employee stock ownership plan debt is based upon 20 equal annual installments of principal and interest. The pro forma net earnings information makes the following assumptions:
(i) Oritani Savings Bank’s contribution to the employee stock ownership plan is equivalent to the debt service requirement for the period presented and was made at the end of the period;
(ii) 51,065, 60,076, 69,087 and 79,450 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and adjusted maximum of the offering range, respectively (based upon a 20-year loan term), were committed to be released during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, at an average fair value equal to the price for which the shares are sold in the stock offering in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 93-6; and
(iii) only the employee stock ownership plan shares committed to be released were considered outstanding for purposes of the net income per share calculations.
(3) Gives effect to the stock-based incentive plan expected to be adopted following the stock offering. We have assumed that this plan acquires a number of shares of common stock equal to 1.96% of the outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation and to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, through open market purchases at the beginning of the period presented for a purchase price equal to the price for which the shares are sold in the stock offering, and that 20% of the amount contributed was an amortized expense (based upon a five-year vesting period) during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. We will contribute the funds used by the stock-based incentive plan to purchase the shares. There can be no assurance that the actual purchase price of the shares granted under the stock-based incentive plan will be equal to the $10.00 subscription price. If shares are acquired from authorized but unissued shares of common stock or from treasury shares, our net income per share and stockholders’ equity per share will decrease. This will also have a dilutive effect of approximately 1.92% (at the maximum of the offering range) on the ownership interest of stockholders. The effect on pro forma net income per share and pro forma stockholders’ equity per share is not material. The following table shows pro forma net income per share and pro forma stockholders’ equity per share, assuming all the shares to fund the stock awards are obtained from authorized but unissued shares.

 

At or For the Fiscal Year

Ended June 30, 2006

      Minimum           Midpoint           Maximum      

Adjusted

    Maximum    

Pro forma net income per share

   $ 0.34      $ 0.29      $ 0.25      $ 0.22  

Pro forma stockholders’ equity per share

    8.20       7.36       6.74       6.20  

 

(4) Does not give effect to the non-recurring expense that will be recognized in fiscal 2007 as a result of the contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation of $1,000,000 in cash and 2% of the total shares to be outstanding upon completion of the offering.

The following table shows the estimated after-tax expense associated with the contribution to the foundation, as well as pro forma net income (loss) and pro forma net income (loss) per share assuming the contribution to the foundation was expensed during the periods presented.

 

   

Minimum of

Offering Range

 

Midpoint of

Offering Range

 

Maximum of

Offering Range

 

15% Above

Maximum of

Offering Range

    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

After-tax expense of contribution to foundation:

       

Year ended June 30, 2006

  $ 4,037   $ 4,635   $ 5,233   $ 5,920

Pro forma net income (loss):

       

Year ended June 30, 2006

  $ 4,382   $ 3,788   $ 3,193   $ 2,509

Pro forma net income (loss) per share:

       

Year ended June 30, 2006

  $ 0.17   $ 0.13   $ 0.09   $ 0.06

The pro forma data assume that we will realize 100.0% of the income tax benefit as a result of the contribution to the foundation based on a 35.0% tax rate. The realization of the tax benefit is limited annually to 10.0% of our annual taxable income. However, for federal and state tax purposes, we can carry forward any unused portion of the deduction for five years following the year in which the contribution is made.

(5) Gives effect to the granting of options pursuant to the stock-based incentive plan, which is expected to be adopted by Oritani Financial Corp. following the stock offering and presented to stockholders for approval not earlier than six months after the completion of the stock offering. We have assumed that options will be granted to acquire shares of common stock equal to 4.90% of outstanding shares, including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation. In calculating the pro forma effect of the stock options, it is assumed that the exercise price of the stock options and the trading price of the stock at the date of grant were $10.00 per share, the estimated grant-date fair value pursuant to the application of the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $4.39 for each option, the aggregate grant-date fair value of the stock options was amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over a five-year vesting period of

 

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the options and the adoption of the stock-based incentive plan will result in no additional shares under the treasury stock method for purposes of calculating earnings per share. There can be no assurance that the actual exercise price of the stock options will be equal to the $10.00 price per share. For pro forma purposes, a deferred tax benefit has not been included with respect to stock options based on the assumption that the more-likely-than-not realization criterion of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, would not be met. If a portion of the shares to satisfy the exercise of options under the stock-based incentive plan are obtained from the issuance of authorized but unissued shares, our net income per share and stockholders’ equity per share will decrease. This will also have a dilutive effect of up to 4.67% on the ownership interest of persons who purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering.

(6) The retained earnings of Oritani Savings Bank will continue to be substantially restricted after the stock offering. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation.”

 

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COMPARISON OF VALUATION AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION WITH AND WITHOUT THE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION

As reflected in the table below, if the charitable foundation is not established and funded as part of the stock offering, FinPro, Inc. estimates that our pro forma valuation would be greater and, as a result, a greater number of shares of common stock would be issued in the stock offering. At the minimum, midpoint, maximum and adjusted maximum of the valuation range, our pro forma valuation is $78.2 million, $92.0 million, $105.7 million and $121.6 million with the charitable foundation, as compared to $80.6 million, $94.8 million, $109.0 million and $125.4 million, respectively, without the charitable foundation. There is no assurance that in the event the charitable foundation were not formed, the appraisal prepared at that time would conclude that our pro forma market value would be the same as that estimated in the table below. Any appraisal prepared at that time would be based on the facts and circumstances existing at that time, including, among other things, market and economic conditions.

For comparative purposes only, set forth below are certain pricing ratios and financial data and ratios at and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and adjusted maximum of the offering range, assuming the stock offering was completed at June 30, 2006, with and without the charitable foundation.

 

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    7,816,235 Shares Sold     9,195,570 Shares Sold     10,574,906 Shares Sold     12,161,142 Shares Sold  
   

With

    Foundation    

   

Without

    Foundation    

   

With

    Foundation    

   

Without

    Foundation (1)     

   

With

    Foundation    

   

Without

    Foundation    

    With
    Foundation    
   

Without

    Foundation    

 
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
               

Estimated stock offering amount

  $ 78,162     $ 80,580     $ 91,956     $ 94,800     $ 105,749     $ 109,020     $ 121,611     $ 125,373  

Pro forma market capitalization of stock offering and charitable foundation

    83,373       80,580       98,086       94,800       112,799       109,020       129,718       125,373  

Total assets

    1,094,076       1,094,824       1,105,367       1,106,133       1,116,659       1,117,443       1,129,644       1,130,448  

Total liabilities

    881,285       881,285       881,285       881,285       881,285       881,285       881,285       881,285  

Pro forma stockholder’s equity

    212,790       213,538       224,081       224,847       235,373       236,157       248,358       249,162  

Pro forma net income

    8,419       8,452       8,423       8,454       8,426       8,457       8,429       8,459  

Pro forma stockholder’s equity per share

    8.17       7.95       7.31       7.12       6.68       6.50       6.13       5.96  

Pro forma net income per share

    0.34       0.33       0.29       0.28       0.25       0.24       0.22       0.21  

Pro forma pricing ratios:

               

Offering price as a percentage of pro forma stockholder’s equity per share

    122.40 %     125.79 %     136.80 %     140.45 %     149.70 %     153.85 %     163.13 %     167.79 %

Offering price to pro forma net income per share

    29.41 %     30.30 %     34.48 %     35.71 %     40.00 %     41.67 %     45.45 %     47.62 %

Offering price to assets

    23.81 %     24.53 %     27.73 %     28.57 %     31.57 %     32.52 %     35.88 %     36.97 %

Pro forma financial ratios:

               

Return on assets

    0.77 %     0.77 %     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.75 %

Return on equity

    3.96 %     3.96 %     3.76 %     3.76 %     3.58 %     3.58 %     3.39 %     3.39 %

Equity to assets

    19.45 %     19.50 %     20.27 %     20.33 %     21.08 %     21.13 %     21.99 %     22.04 %

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(1) The number of shares sold to the public, assuming no charitable foundation would be 8,058,000, 9,480,000, 10,902,000 and 12,537,300 at the minimum, midpoint maximum and maximum as adjusted, respectively of the offering range.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This section is intended to help potential investors understand the financial performance of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank through a discussion of the factors affecting our financial condition at June 30, 2006 and 2005 and our consolidated results of operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004. This section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the financial statements that appear elsewhere in this prospectus. In this section, we sometimes refer to Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. together as “Oritani Savings Bank” since the financial condition and results of operation of Oritani Financial Corp., closely reflects the financial condition and results of operation of its operating subsidiary, Oritani Savings Bank.

Overview

During fiscal 2002, market interest rates, including loan rates, began a steady decline. During this time, many of Oritani Savings Bank’s loan customers sought to refinance their mortgages at then-current market rates. While Oritani Savings Bank offered and originated loans over the period, it concentrated on adjustable rate loans and loans with shorter maturities. Since the primary market demand at that time was for long term fixed rate loans, Oritani Savings Bank’s loan balances began to decrease. The decrease was particularly evident during fiscal year 2003. During the year ended June 30, 2003, net loan balances decreased by approximately $89.5 million. Oritani Savings Bank sought to invest all available excess cash in vehicles that would provide steady cash flow in future periods while providing the highest available return for secure investments with such characteristics. Oritani Savings Bank redeployed these funds into investments, particularly mortgage-backed securities with limited duration. As a result, combined mortgage-backed securities (both available for sale and held to maturity) increased $208.7 million during the year ended June 30, 2003. The ending balance at June 30, 2003 was $536.8 million. In addition to the decrease in the loan portfolio, the increase in mortgage-backed securities was primarily funded through increases in deposits and borrowings, and decreases in securities and fed funds sold.

Oritani Savings Bank planned to utilize cash flows from its mortgage-backed securities portfolios to fund loan growth in future periods. However, the market interest rate environment and available returns on loans remained relatively low as fiscal 2004 began. Although Oritani Savings Bank had previously established a niche in multi-family and commercial real estate lending, it concluded during this time to increase its capacity to originate more multi-family and commercial real estate loans. Loans of this type generally carried a higher interest rate and better interest rate risk profile than one- to four-family residential loans. Multi-family loans and commercial real estate loans also generally have greater credit risk than one- to four-family residential loans. Oritani Savings Bank attempted to mitigate such risk by maintaining prudent underwriting standards. Oritani Savings Bank also hired an experienced lender to establish a larger presence in multi-family and commercial real estate lending. During fiscal 2004, net loans increased $42.8 million. This growth was funded, in part, through a net decrease in the combined mortgage-backed securities portfolios of $14.2 million. During fiscal 2005, net loans increased $109.8 million. This growth, again, was primarily funded through a net decrease in the

 

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combined mortgage-backed securities portfolios of $124.8 million. During fiscal 2006, net loans increased $149.5 million to $643.1 million from $493.6 million. Similarly, this growth was primarily funded through a net decrease in the combined mortgage-backed securities portfolios of $105.6 million, and a net decrease in the combined investment portfolios of $62.5 million. The majority of the increase in net loans was due to increases in multi-family and commercial real estate loans. Multi-family and commercial real estate loans increased $107.8 million, $81.3 million and $37.5 million during fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. At June 30, 2003, multi-family and commercial real estate loans, and construction loans represented 44.4% of our total loan portfolio. At June 30, 2006, such loans had increased to represent 64.0% of our total loan portfolio.

Anticipated Increase in Non-Interest Expense

Following the completion of the stock offering, we anticipate that our non-interest expense will increase as a result of the increased costs associated with managing a public company, increased compensation expenses associated with the purchases of shares of common stock by our employee stock ownership plan, and the adoption of the stock-based incentive plan, if approved by our stockholders.

Assuming that the adjusted maximum number of shares is sold in the stock offering (12,161,142 shares):

 

    the employee stock ownership plan will acquire 1,589,009 shares of common stock with a $15,890,090 loan that is expected to be repaid over not more than twenty years, resulting in an annual expense (pre-tax) of approximately $794,500 (assuming that the common stock maintains a value of $10.00 per share; the ultimate expense would be higher if the stock price is higher);

 

    the stock-based incentive plan would grant options to purchase shares equal to 4.90% of the total outstanding shares (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation), or 1,986,261 shares, to eligible participants, which would result in compensation expense over the vesting period of the options. Assuming the market price of the common stock is $10.00 per share; the options are granted with an exercise price of $10.00 per share; the dividend yield on the stock is 0%; the expected option life is 7.5 years; the risk free interest rate is 5.22% (based on the ten-year Treasury rate) and the volatility rate on the shares of common stock is 16.39% (based on an index of publicly traded mutual holding company institutions), the estimated grant-date fair value of the options utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing analysis is $4.39 per option granted. Assuming this value is amortized over the five-year vesting period, the corresponding annual expense (pre-tax) associated with the stock options would be approximately $1.7 million; and

 

    the stock-based incentive plan would award a number of shares of common stock equal to 1.96% of the outstanding shares (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation), or 794,504 shares,

 

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to eligible participants, which would be expensed as the awards vest. Assuming that all shares are awarded under the stock-based incentive plan at a price of $10.00 per share, and that the awards vest over a five-year period, the corresponding annual expense (pre-tax) associated with shares awarded under the stock-based incentive plan would be approximately $1,589,000.

The actual expense that will be recorded for the employee stock ownership plan will be determined by the market value of the shares of common stock as they are released to employees over the term of the loan, and whether the loan is repaid faster than its contractual term. Accordingly, increases in the stock price above $10.00 per share will increase the total employee stock ownership plan expense, and any accelerated repayment of the loan will increase the annual employee stock ownership plan expense. Further, the actual expense of the stock-based incentive plan will be determined by the fair market value of the stock on the grant date, which might be greater than $10.00 per share. The actual expense of the stock-based incentive plan will be determined by the grant-date fair value of the options which will depend on a number of factors, including the valuation assumptions used in the option pricing model ultimately adopted.

Critical Accounting Policies

We consider accounting policies that require management to exercise significant judgment or discretion or to make significant assumptions that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income, to be critical accounting policies. We consider the following to be our critical accounting policies.

Allowance for Loan Losses . The allowance for loan losses is the estimated amount considered necessary to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance is established through the provision for loan losses that is charged against income. In determining the allowance for loan losses, we make significant estimates and, therefore, have identified the allowance as a critical accounting policy. The methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting policy by management because of the high degree of judgment involved, the subjectivity of the assumptions used, and the potential for changes in the economic environment that could result in changes to the amount of the recorded allowance for loan losses.

The allowance for loan losses has been determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, under which we are required to maintain an allowance for probable losses at the balance sheet date. We are responsible for the timely and periodic determination of the amount of the allowance required. We believe that our allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover specifically identifiable losses, as well as estimated losses inherent in our portfolio for which certain losses are probable but not specifically identifiable.

Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The analysis of the allowance for loan losses has two components: specific and general allocations. Specific allocations are made for loans that are classified. Management will identify loans that have demonstrated issues that cause concern regarding full collectibility in the required time frame. Delinquency is a key indicator of such issues. Management classifies such

 

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loans within the following industry standard categories: Special Mention; Substandard; Doubtful or Loss. In addition, a classified loan may be considered impaired. Impairment is measured by determining the present value of expected future cash flows or, for collateral-dependent loans, the fair value of the collateral adjusted for market conditions and selling expenses. The general allocation is determined by segregating the remaining loans by type of loan, risk weighting (if applicable) and payment history. We also analyze historical loss experience, delinquency trends, general economic conditions, geographic concentrations, industry and peer comparisons. This analysis establishes factors that are applied to the loan groups to determine the amount of the general allocation. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revisions based upon changes in economic and real estate market conditions. Actual loan losses may be significantly more than the allowance for loan losses we have established, which could have a material negative effect on our financial results.

On a quarterly basis, the Chief Financial Officer reviews the current status of various loan assets in order to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. In this evaluation process, specific loans are analyzed to determine their potential risk of loss. This process includes all loans, concentrating on non-accrual and classified loans. Each non-accrual or classified loan is evaluated for potential loss exposure. Any shortfall results in a recommendation of a specific allowance if the likelihood of loss is evaluated as probable. To determine the adequacy of collateral on a particular loan, an estimate of the fair market value of the collateral is based on the most current appraised value available. This appraised value is then reduced to reflect estimated liquidation expenses.

The results of this quarterly process are summarized along with recommendations and presented to executive management for their review. Based on these recommendations, loan loss allowances are approved by executive management. All supporting documentation with regard to the evaluation process, loan loss experience, allowance levels and the schedules of classified loans are maintained by the Chief Financial Officer. A summary of loan loss allowances is presented to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

We have a concentration of loans secured by real property located in New Jersey. As a substantial amount of our loan portfolio is collateralized by real estate, appraisals of the underlying value of property securing loans are critical in determining the amount of the allowance required for specific loans. Assumptions for appraisal valuations are instrumental in determining the value of properties. Overly optimistic assumptions or negative changes to assumptions could significantly impact the valuation of a property securing a loan and the related allowance determined. The assumptions supporting such appraisals are carefully reviewed by management to determine that the resulting values reasonably reflect amounts realizable on the related loans. Based on the composition of our loan portfolio, we believe the primary risks are increases in interest rates, a decline in the economy generally, and a decline in real estate market values in New Jersey. Any one or combination of these events may adversely affect our loan portfolio resulting in increased delinquencies, loan losses and future levels of loan loss provisions. We consider it important to maintain the ratio of our allowance for loan losses to total loans at an adequate level given current economic conditions, interest rates, and the composition of the loan portfolio.

 

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Our allowance for loan losses in recent years reflects probable losses resulting from the actual growth in our loan portfolio. We believe the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans at June 30, 2006 adequately reflects our portfolio credit risk, given our emphasis on multi-family and commercial real estate lending and current market conditions.

Although we believe we have established and maintained the allowance for loan losses at adequate levels, additions may be necessary if future economic and other conditions differ substantially from the current operating environment. Although management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for loan losses remains an estimate that is subject to significant judgment and short-term change. In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, as an integral part of their examination process, will periodically review our allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on its judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Deferred Income Taxes . We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. If current available information raises doubt as to the realization of the deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established. We consider the determination of this valuation allowance to be a critical accounting policy because of the need to exercise significant judgment in evaluating the amount and timing of recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets, including projections of future taxable income. These judgments and estimates are reviewed on a continual basis as regulatory and business factors change. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets may be required if the amounts of taxes recoverable through loss carry backs decline, or if we project lower levels of future taxable income. Such a valuation allowance would be established through a charge to income tax expense that would adversely affect our operating results.

Asset Impairment Judgments . Some of our assets are carried on our consolidated balance sheets at cost, fair value or at the lower of cost or fair value. Valuation allowances or write-downs are established when necessary to recognize impairment of such assets. We periodically perform analyses to test for impairment of such assets. In addition to the impairment analyses related to our loans discussed above, another significant impairment analysis is the determination of whether there has been an other-than-temporary decline in the value of one or more of our securities.

Our available-for-sale securities portfolio is carried at estimated fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in stockholder’s equity. Our held-to-maturity securities portfolio, consisting of debt securities for which we have a positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, is carried at amortized cost. We conduct a periodic review and evaluation of the securities portfolio to determine if the value of any security has declined below its cost or amortized cost, and whether such decline is other-than-temporary. If such decline is deemed other-than-temporary, we would

 

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adjust the cost basis of the security by writing down the security to fair market value through a charge to current period operations. The market values of our securities are affected by changes in interest rates. When significant changes in interest rates occur, we evaluate our intent and ability to hold the security to maturity or for a sufficient time to recover our recorded investment balance.

Business Strategy

Our business strategy is to operate as a well-capitalized and profitable financial institution dedicated to providing exceptional personal service to our individual and business customers. We cannot assure you that we will successfully implement our business strategy.

Highlights of our business strategy are discussed below:

Continuing to focus on multi-family and commercial real estate lending . Our primary business focus over the past three years has been the origination of multi-family and commercial real estate loans. We prefer this type of lending for several reasons. One of the key reasons is that the interest rates for such loans are higher than the prevailing rates for residential loans, resulting in higher interest income potential. We are also able to include prepayment and origination fees on such loans. In addition, the repayment terms usually expose us to less interest rate risk than fixed rate residential loans. We generally incorporate one or more of the following features into our terms for multi-family and commercial real estate loans, thereby decreasing their interest rate risk: interest rate reset after five years at a predetermined spread to treasury rates; minimum stated interest rates; balloon repayment date or maximum fixed rate self-amortizing loan term of 20 years. Fixed rate self-amortizing loans are only offered for loan amounts of $1.5 million or less. Finally, although multi-family and commercial real estate loans are also generally perceived within the industry to carry a greater amount of credit risk than residential loans, management believes that they have mitigated much of this credit through the underwriting process. While we have expanded our involvement in these loans over the past few years, we have been involved in multi-family lending for over thirty years. Over the past three years, we have assembled a department exclusively devoted to the origination and administration of multi-family and commercial real estate loans. There are presently four loan officers in the department as well as support staff. While our actual origination volume will depend upon market conditions, we are poised to continue its emphasis on multi-family and commercial real estate loans.

Increasing the origination of second mortgage loans, thereby improving our interest rate risk profile . Fixed rate second mortgage loans offered by Oritani have amortization terms of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years and the most popular term is 10 years. All of these loans require significant principal amortization each month. Since the principal received can be redeployed by us at then current market rates, the interest rate risk on such loans is minimized. Home equity lines of credit, which are included in second mortgage loan category, also have minimal interest rate risk because they adjust monthly based on the prime rate. We have historically had steady originations of these types of loans, primarily relying on newspaper advertisements and existing

 

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customers for their originations. We intend to expand its originations of these types of loans because management feels that the risk reward profile is favorable.

Supporting the expansion of our branch network through de novo branching . We have been seeking desirable branch locations within our existing footprint and contiguous neighborhoods. We have had market studies performed and identified specific areas for targeted expansion. We most recently opened a new branch in February, 2004. Since that time we have closed two branches. In both of these instances, we had superior nearby locations and was able to transfer the vast majority of our deposits at the former locations to the nearby branches. We currently do not intend to close any additional branches. Conversely, it is our intention to expand our branch locations by opening de novo branch offices. We have also made significant capital improvements to its existing branch locations, particularly over the past three years. It is our intention to continue to improve its existing facilities.

Increasing core deposits . Our total deposits have decreased each year since 2003 and the five year deposit total has essentially been unchanged. In an attempt to reverse this trend, we have designed a suite of products that are expected to increase core deposits and appeal to a younger customer base. In addition, we intend to invest in additional training for our branch personnel and to implement a branch incentive compensation program. The desired result of these objectives is to offer more competitive deposit products, better position the branch personnel to sell our products and to increase our core deposit level.

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005

Total Assets . Total assets decreased $20.3 million, or 1.9%, to $1.03 billion at June 30, 2006 from $1.05 billion at June 30, 2005. The decrease in assets resulted primarily from a decrease in funding sources, namely deposits and borrowings. Mortgage backed securities and investments decreased significantly, consistent with our strategy to de-emphasize these assets while increasing our origination of multifamily and commercial real estate loans.

Cash and Cash Equivalents . Cash and cash-equivalents decreased $10.9 million, or 60.0%, to $7.3 million at June 30, 2006 from $18.2 million at June 30, 2005. This decrease was due to fluctuations in liquidity. The Company had a $9.9 million investment in fed funds at June 30, 2005 and no corresponding investment at June 30, 2006.

Net Loans . Net loans increased $149.5 million, or 30.3%, to $643.1 million at June 30, 2006 from $493.6 million at June 30, 2005. The significant loan growth in 2006 was fueled by originations totaling $232.9 million, in addition to loan purchases of $5.5 million. Net loans constituted 62.3% of assets at June 30, 2006, up from 46.9% at June 30, 2005.

Securities Held to Maturity . Securities held to maturity decreased $12.1 million, or 47.4%, to $13.4 million at June 30, 2006 from $25.5 million at June 30, 2005. The decrease was due to maturities in the portfolio that were reinvested primarily in loan originations. No securities were purchased in 2006.

 

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Securities Available for Sale . Securities available for sale decreased $50.4 million, or 82.8%, to $10.5 million at June 30, 2006 from $60.9 million at June 30, 2005. Of the $60.9 million of securities available for sale at June 30, 2005, $58.8 million, or 96.5%, was comprised of Oritani Savings Bank’s investment in an adjustable rate mortgage mutual fund. This asset was considered impaired at June 30, 2005 as it was judged to have suffered an other-than-temporary decline in its market value. As a result of the impairment, the Bank took a write-down in the asset, and in fiscal 2006, the Bank sold a majority of its remaining investment in an adjustable rate mortgage mutual fund, resulting in the reduced holdings at June 30, 2006.

Mortgage Backed Securities Held to Maturity . Mortgage backed securities held to maturity decreased $97.4 million, or 26.2%, to $274.7 million at June 30, 2006 from $372.1 million at June 30, 2005. This decrease was due to prepayments and principal amortizations within the portfolio. These cash flows were reinvested into loans. No new mortgage-backed securities were purchased during fiscal 2006.

Mortgage Backed Securities Available for Sale. Mortgage backed securities available for sale decreased $8.2 million, or 32.1%, to $17.4 million at June 30, 2006 from $25.7 million at June 30, 2005. This decrease was due to prepayments and principal amortizations within the portfolio. No new securities were purchased during fiscal 2006. These cash flows were reinvested into loans.

Bank Owned Life Insurance. Bank owned life insurance increased $5.4 million, or 28.4%, to $24.4 million at June 30, 2006 from $19.0 million at June 30, 2005. The increase was due to growth in the cash surrender value of the underlying policies as well as an additional investments of $4.5 million made by Oritani Savings Bank. Oritani Savings Bank does not currently anticipate additional investments in bank owned life insurance contracts.

Deposits. Deposits decreased $14.3 million, or 2.0%, to $688.6 million at June 30, 2006 from $703.0 million at June 30, 2005. The net deposit outflow that occurred during fiscal 2005 continued in fiscal 2006, as we chose not to match certain competitors’ above-market deposit rates. In addition, we experienced a certain amount of deposit outflow irrespective of rate, as customers sought alternative investments outside of insured deposit products. Oritani Savings Bank has, and continues to, offer deposit products at rates that are profitable to Oritani Savings Bank.

Borrowings. Borrowings decreased $12.3 million, or 6.8%, to $169.8 million at June 30, 2006 from $182.1 million June 30, 2005. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $10.0 million borrowing that was called by the FHLBNY, and normal fluctuations in Oritani Savings Bank’s overnight line-of-credit borrowings.

Accrued Taxes Payable. Accrued taxes payable decreased $3.0 million, or 87.2%, to $439,000 at June 30, 2006 from $3.4 million at June 30, 2005. In 2005 and prior years, Oritani Financial Corp. elected to be taxed as a seasonal taxpayer. This election allowed us to defer the payment of our income taxes to one annual payment, as opposed to four quarterly payments. In

 

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2006 Oritani Savings Bank ceased to qualify as a seasonal taxpayer and was required to make its income tax payments in quarterly installments, causing the decrease.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

Net Income. Net income decreased $498,000, or 5.6%, to $8.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $9.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary reasons for the decrease were higher operating expenses and provisions for loan losses in 2006, partially offset by increased other income.

Total Interest Income . Total interest income increased $4.8 million, or 10.4%, to $51.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $46.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary factor contributing to this increase was interest income on mortgage loans. Interest income on loans increased $9.9 million, or 37.4% in fiscal 2006, due to a $167.1 million increase in the average balance of loans as well as a 3 basis point increase in the average yield. The increase in the average balance was due to originations of $232.9 million, partially offset by principal amortizations and prepayments of $88.1 million. The increase in interest on mortgage loans was partially offset by decreases in interest on securities available for sale, mortgage backed securities held to maturity, and mortgage backed securities available for sale, as the average balance of these assets decreased $158.7 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006.

Interest Expense . Interest expense increased $5.2 million, or 28.2%, to $23.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $18.3 million for the prior year period. The majority of the increase, or $4.5 million, was attributable to interest expense on deposits resulting from higher market rates. The average cost of deposits increased 68 basis points from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, offset partially by a decrease in average balance of $15.1 million. Additionally, interest expense on borrowings increased due to a $10.4 million increase in the average balance and an 18 basis point increase in cost.

Provision for Loan Losses . Provision for loan losses increased $700,000, or 87.5%, to $1.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $800,000 for the prior year period. The increase in our allowance for loan losses reflected the overall growth of Oritani Savings Bank’s loan portfolio, and especially the increased origination in our commercial real estate and multi-family portfolio.

Other Income . Other income increased $2.9 million, or 174.2%, to $4.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $1.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary reason for this increase was that in fiscal 2005 Oritani Savings Bank recognized an impairment charge of $1.2 million regarding an investment which was considered as other than temporarily impaired as compared to an impairment charge of $355,000 during fiscal 2006. Additionally, in fiscal 2006, Oritani Savings Bank recognized a one-time gain of $799,000 on the sale of a former branch building. Further, we realized an increase of $608,000 in bank owned life insurance for the year ended June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to the increase in average balance of Oritani Savings Bank’s bank owned life insurance contracts during 2006 as compared to 2005, when Oritani Savings Bank had the contracts on its books for only a partial year.

 

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Total Operating Expenses . Total operating expenses increased $2.7 million, or 18.4%, to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $14.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $2.7 million, or 27.8%, to $12.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $9.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2005, in compensation, payroll taxes and fringe benefits, resulting from increased payroll costs and expenses for retirement and other benefit plans. Most significantly, the expenses associated with Oritani Savings Bank’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan increased to $2.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 from $481,000 for the year ended June 30, 2005 due to the increased contribution by Oritani Savings Bank to this pension plan in 2006.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004

Net Income . Net income decreased $1.1 million, or 11.3%, to $9.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005 from $10.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2004. The decrease was primarily attributable to increased operating expenses and a $1.2 million impairment charge related to a security determined to be other than temporarily impaired, partially offset by increased net interest income.

Total Interest Income. Total interest income increased $2.7 million, or 6.2%, to $46.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2005 from $43.7 million from the prior year period, as a result of Oritani Savings Bank’s strategy of funding loan growth through investment pay-downs. Loan income increased $3.5 million, to $26.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2005 from $22.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2004. This increase was partially offset by decreased interest income in the mortgage-backed securities available for sale portfolio. The increased income on loans during fiscal 2005 was primarily attributable to an $88.9 million increase in the average balance of the portfolio. The yield on the portfolio decreased 45 basis points to 5.78% from 6.23%, primarily due to the external interest rate environment. The flattening yield curve during fiscal 2005 negatively affected Oritani Savings Bank’s interest income by dictating market rates for new loan originations below the rates of Oritani Savings Bank’s existing loan portfolio and providing an impetus for customers to refinance at lower rates and reprice adjustable rate loans at lower rates. The combined mortgage-backed portfolio (available for sale and held to maturity) had a decrease in the average balance of $70.8 million to $453.6 million at June 30, 2005 from $524.4 million at June 30, 2004. Although the yield on these portfolios increased, their yields were still below those available through new loan originations.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $1.1 million, or 6.3%, to $18.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2005 from $17.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2004. The increase resulted from an increase in the average cost of deposits from 1.64% during fiscal 2004 to 1.69% during fiscal 2005, offset partially by a $16.8 million decrease in the average balance of deposits during the year. Interest expense on borrowings increased $1.0 million, or 19.1%, to $6.3 million during the year ended June 30, 2005 from $5.3 million during the year ended June 30, 2004 resulting from a $27.3 million increase in the average balance of borrowings during the reported period. The average cost of funds was relatively stable, decreasing 2 basis points to 3.83% for the year ended June 30, 2005 from 3.85% for the prior year period.

 

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Provision for Loan Losses. Provision for loan losses increased $63,000, or 8.5%, to $800,000 during the year ended June 30, 2005 from $737,000 during the year ended June 30, 2004. The provision recorded for fiscal 2005 reflected the overall growth in the loan portfolio as well as Oritani Savings Bank’s continued emphasis on commercial real estate and multifamily loans.

Other Income. Other income decreased $1.3 million, or 42.9%, to $1.7 million during the year ended June 30, 2005 from $2.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2004. The primary reason for the decrease was an impairment charge of $1.2 million taken on a security determined to be other than temporarily impaired. The value of this asset had deteriorated steadily since December 2002 and Oritani Savings Bank determined the impairment was other than temporary, and wrote down the investment to its estimated market value as of June 30, 2005. In addition, service charges decreased $98,000 during fiscal 2005. Income from real estate operations, net also decreased $136,000 to $965,000 for the year ended June 30, 2005 from $1.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2004, primarily due to additional repairs and maintenance at the various projects as well as normal annual fluctuations.

Total Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased $1.9 million, or 15.0%, to $14.8 million during the year ended June 30, 2005 from $12.9 million during the year ended June 30, 2004. The largest component of operating expense, compensation, payroll taxes and fringe benefits expense, increased $1.5 million, or 17.9%, to $9.6 million during the year ended June 30, 2005 from $8.1 million during the year ended June 30, 2004. In addition to increased payroll costs, increased costs for medical expenses and retirement plans contributed to the increased compensation expense. In addition, office occupancy and equipment expense increased $325,000, or 18.6% during fiscal 2005. Operating expense was adversely affected by the write-off of furniture acquired with the new corporate headquarters and the expensing of demolition costs of an unwanted structure on land owned by Oritani Savings Bank.

 

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Average Balances and Yields . The following tables set forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated. Non-accrual loans were included in the computation of average balances, but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense. The calculation of average outstanding balances was obtained by adding month-end balances for the year and dividing the result by twelve.

 

    

At June 30,

2006

    For the Years Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005  
         Balance            Yield/Rate         Average
Outstanding
        Balance        
       Interest        Yield/
    Rate    
    Average
Outstanding
        Balance        
       Interest        Yield/
    Rate    
 

Interest-earning assets:

                     

Loans, net

   $ 643,064    6.03 %   $ 623,120    $ 36,196    5.81 %   $ 455,972    $ 26,339    5.78 %

Securities available for sale at market value

     10,499    5.18       24,728      1,087    4.40       61,283      1,834    2.99  

Securities held to maturity

     13,415    2.83       21,160      1,026    4.85       26,000      946    3.64  

Mortgage-backed securities
available for sale at market
value

     17,426    5.19       20,811      959    4.61       33,865      1,418    4.19  

Mortgage-backed securities held
to maturity

     274,695    4.10       310,620      11,926    3.84       419,752      15,783    3.76  

Interest on federal funds sold

     -    -       1,881      82    4.36       5,291      119    2.25  
                                         

Total interest-earning assets

     959,099    5.41 %     1,002,320      51,276    5.12 %     1,002,163      46,439    4.63 %
                                         

Non-interest-earning assets

     72,322        37,767           34,544      
                                 

Total assets

   $   1,031,421      $   1,040,087         $   1,036,707      
                                 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                     

Savings accounts

     181,907    1.18 %   $ 196,386      2,382    1.21 %   $ 227,811      2,536    1.11 %

Money market deposit accounts

     22,023    3.85       20,771      710    3.42       25,075      542    2.16  

NOW accounts

     77,266    1.06       82,980      687    0.83       70,486      342    0.49  

Time deposits

     407,450    3.94       395,673      12,703    3.21       387,562      8,608    2.22  
                                         

Total deposits

     688,646    2.88       695,810      16,482    2.37       710,934      12,028    1.69  

Borrowings

     169,780    4.06       175,395      7,040    4.01       164,963      6,321    3.83  
                                         

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     858,426    3.12 %     871,205      23,522    2.70 %     875,897      18,349    2.09 %
                                         

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     22,860        22,221           23,173      
                                 

Total liabilities

     881,286        893,426           899,070      

Stockholder’s Equity

     150,135        146,661           137,637      
                                 

Total liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 1,031,421      $ 1,040,087         $ 1,036,707      
                                 

Net interest income

           $ 27,754         $   28,090   
                             

Net interest rate spread (1)

      2.29 %         2.42 %         2.54 %
                                 

Net interest-earning assets (2)

   $ 100,673      $ 131,115         $ 126,266      
                                 

Net interest margin (3)

              2.77 %         2.80 %
                             

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

      111.72 %         115.05 %         114.42 %
                                 

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  (1) Average interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted- average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the period.
  (2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less interest-bearing liabilities.
  (3) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

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     For the Year Ended June 30,  
     2004  
     Average
Outstanding
        Balance        
       Interest            Yield/Rate      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

        

Loans

   $ 367,107    $ 22,876      6.23 %

Securities available for sale

     61,612      1,450      2.35  

Securities held to maturity

     20,129      629      3.12  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     69,784      2,987      4.28  

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     454,631      15,660      3.44  

Interest on federal funds sold

     6,520      112      1.72  
                

Total interest-earning assets

     979,783    $ 43,714      4.47 %
                  

Non-interest-earning assets

     31,153      
            

Total assets

   $ 1,010,936      
            

Interest-bearing liabilities:

        

Savings accounts

   $ 225,033    $ 2,531    $ 1.12 %

Money market

     27,087      356      1.31  

NOW accounts

     66,253      302      0.46  

Time deposits

     409,399      8,772      2.14  
                

Total deposits

     727,772      11,961      1.64  

Borrowings

     137,623      5,305      3.85  
                

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     865,395    $ 17,266      2.00 %
                  

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     17,153      
            

Total liabilities

     882,548      

Stockholder’s Equity

     128,388      
            

Total liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 1,010,936      
            

Net interest income

      $   26,448   
            

Net interest rate spread (1)

           2.47 %
              

Net interest-earning assets (2)

   $ 114,388      
            

Net interest margin (3)

           2.70 %
              

Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

           113.22 %
              

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(1) Average interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted- average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the period.
(2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table presents the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income for the fiscal years indicated. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The total increase (decrease) column represents the sum of the prior columns. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume which can not be segregated have been allocated to volume.

 

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Years Ended June 30,

2006 vs. 2005

   

Years Ended June 30,

2005 vs. 2004

 
    

Increase (Decrease)

Due to

   

Total

Increase
    (Decrease)    

   

Increase (Decrease)

Due to

   

Total

Increase
    (Decrease)    

 
         Volume             Rate               Volume             Rate        
     (In thousands)  
            

Interest-earning assets:

            

Loans, net

   $ 9,655     $ 202     $ 9,857     $ 5,538     $ (2,075 )   $ 3,463  

Securities available for sale

     (1,094 )     347       (747 )     (8 )     392       384  

Securities held to maturity

     (176 )     256       80       183       134       317  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     (547 )     88       (459 )     (1,537 )     (32 )     (1,569 )

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     (4,103 )     246       (3,857 )     (1,201 )     1,324       123  

Interest on federal funds sold

     (77 )     40       (37 )     (22 )     29       7  
                                                

Total interest-earning assets

     3,658       1,179       4,837       2,953       (228 )     2,725  
                                                

Interest-bearing liabilities:

            

Savings accounts

     (350 )     196       (154 )     31       (26 )     5  

Money market

     (93 )     261       168       (26 )     212       186  

NOW accounts

     61       284       345       19       21       40  

Time deposits

     180       3,915       4,095       (468 )     304       (164 )
                                                

Total deposits

     (202 )     4,656       4,454       (444 )     511       67  

Borrowings

     400       319       719       1,054       (38 )     1,016  
                                                

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     198       4,975       5,173       610       473       1,083  
                                                

Change in net interest income

   $ 3,460     $     (3,796 )   $ (336 )   $ 2,343     $ (701 )   $ 1,642  
                                                

Management of Market Risk

General . The majority of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. Consequently, our most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk. Our assets, consisting primarily of mortgage loans, have longer maturities than our liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits. As a result, a principal part of our business strategy is to manage interest rate risk and reduce the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Accordingly, our Board of Directors has the authority and responsibility for managing interest rate risk. Oritani Savings Bank has established an Asset/Liability Management Committee, comprised of its President, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President-Commercial Lending, Vice President-Mortgage Lending and Vice President-Branch Administration, which is responsible for evaluating the interest rate risk inherent in our assets and liabilities, for recommending to the Board the level of risk that is appropriate, given our business strategy, operating environment, capital, liquidity and performance objectives, and for managing this risk consistent with the guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. The Asset/Liability Management Committee reports to the Board on a quarterly basis.

We have sought to manage our interest rate risk in order to minimize the exposure of our earnings and capital to changes in interest rates. As part of our ongoing asset-liability management, we currently use the following strategies to manage our interest rate risk:

 

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  (i) originating multi-family and commercial real estate loans that generally tend to have shorter interest duration and generally reset at five years;

 

  (ii) investing in shorter duration securities and mortgage-backed securities; and

 

  (iii) obtaining general financing through longer-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances with call options that are considered unlikely.

Shortening the average maturity of our interest-earning assets by increasing our investments in shorter-term loans and securities, as well as loans and securities with variable rates of interest, helps to better match the maturities and interest rates of our assets and liabilities, thereby reducing the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. By following these strategies, we believe that we are well-positioned to react to increases in market interest rates.

Net Portfolio Value . We compute the amounts by which our net present value of cash flow from assets, liabilities and off balance sheet items (the institution’s net portfolio value or “NPV”) would change in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. A basis point equals one-hundredth of one percent, and 100 basis points equals one percent. An increase in interest rates from 3% to 4% would mean, for example, a 100 basis point increase in the “Change in Interest Rates” column below.

The table below sets forth, as of June 30, 2006, the estimated changes in our net portfolio value that would result from the designated instantaneous changes in the United States Treasury yield curve. Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates and loan prepayment and deposit decay rates, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results.

 

Change in Interest

Rates (basis

points) (1)

  

Estimated

NPV (2)

        NPV as a Percentage of Present Value of
Assets (3)
      Estimated Increase (Decrease) in
NPV
       NPV Ratio (4)       

Increase
(Decrease)

    (basis points)    

          Amount            Percent          
     (Dollars in thousands)               

+300

   $ 75,301    $ (73,543)    (49)%    8.43%    (660)

+200

     100,779      (48,065)    (32)      10.88      (415)

+100

     127,259      (21,585)    (15)      13.26      (177)

      0

     148,844          15.03     

-100

     163,906      15,062    10        16.12      109

    ___________________

  (1) Assumes an instantaneous uniform change in interest rates at all maturities.
  (2) NPV is the discounted present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts.
  (3) Present value of assets represents the discounted present value of incoming cash flows on interest-earning assets.
  (4) NPV Ratio represents NPV divided by the present value of assets.

The table above indicates that at June 30, 2006, in the event of a 100 basis point increase in interest rates, we would experience a 15% decrease in net portfolio value. In the event of a 200 basis point increase in interest rates, we would experience a 32% decrease in net portfolio

 

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value. These changes in net portfolio value are within the limitations established in our asset and liability management policies.

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurement. Modeling changes in net portfolio value require making certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. In this regard, the net portfolio value table presented assumes that the composition of our interest-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Accordingly, although the net portfolio value table provides an indication of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net interest income and will differ from actual results.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments and maturities and sales of securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Our Asset/Liability Management Committee is responsible for establishing and monitoring our liquidity targets and strategies in order to ensure that sufficient liquidity exists for meeting the borrowing needs of our customers as well as unanticipated contingencies. We seek to maintain a liquidity ratio of 2.0% of deposits or greater. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, our liquidity ratio averaged 1.3%.

We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of:

 

  (i) expected loan demand;

 

  (ii) expected deposit flows;

 

  (iii) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities; and

 

  (iv) the objectives of our asset/liability management program.

Excess liquid assets are invested generally in interest-earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.

Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At June 30, 2006, cash and cash equivalents totaled $7.3 million. Securities and mortgage-backed securities classified as available for sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $27.9 million at June 30, 2006. In addition, at June 30, 2006, we had the ability to borrow a total of $100.0 million through a line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York,

 

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and also had the ability to borrow additional funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York by pledging securities. The book value of unencumbered securities available to pledge at June 30, 2006 was $80.7 million. These amounts are in addition to the amounts outstanding at June 30, 2006. On that date, we had $168.9 million in advances outstanding.

Our cash flows are derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities as reported in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

At June 30, 2006, we had $55.5 million in loan commitments outstanding. In addition to commitments to originate loans, we had $17.0 million in unused lines of credit to borrowers. Time deposits due within one year of June 30, 2006 totaled $343.0 million, or 49.8% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other time deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the time deposits. We believe, however, based on past experience, that a significant portion of our time deposits will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

Our primary investing activity currently is the origination of loans and the purchase of loans and securities. During the year ended June 30, 2006, we originated $232.9 million of loans and purchased $5.5 million of loans. We did not purchase any securities in fiscal 2006. During the year ended June 30, 2005, we originated $156.8 million of loans, purchased $6.7 million of loans, and purchased $26.0 million of securities.

Financing activities consist primarily of activity in deposit accounts and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. We experienced a net decrease in total deposits of $14.3 million and $25.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Deposit flows are affected by the overall level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by us and our local competitors and other factors.

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. If we require funds beyond our ability to generate them internally, borrowing agreements exist with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, which provide an additional source of funds. Federal Home Loan Bank advances reflected a net decrease of $12.8 million and a net increase of $26.8 million during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Federal Home Loan Bank advances have primarily been used to fund loan demand and provide longer-term sources of funding.

Oritani Savings Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. Oritani Savings Bank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Requirements” and Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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The net proceeds from the stock offering will significantly increase our liquidity and capital resources. Over time, the initial level of liquidity will be reduced as net proceeds from the stock offering are used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of loans. Our financial condition and results of operations will be enhanced by the net proceeds from the stock offering, resulting in increased net interest-earning assets and net income. However, due to the increase in equity resulting from the net proceeds raised in the stock offering, return on equity will be adversely impacted following the stock offering.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

Commitments. As a financial services provider, we routinely are a party to various financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risks, such as commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and unused lines of credit. While these contractual obligations represent our future cash requirements, a significant portion of commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans we make. We consider commitments to extend credit in determining our allowance for loan losses. For additional information, see Note 3, “Loans,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Contractual Obligations. In the ordinary course of our operations, we enter into certain contractual obligations. Such obligations include operating leases for premises and equipment.

The following table summarizes our significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations and other funding needs by payment date at June 30, 2006. The payment amounts represent those amounts due to the recipient and do not include any unamortized premiums or discounts or other similar carrying amount adjustments.

 

     Payments Due by Period

Contractual Obligations

   Less than
  One Year  
   One to Three
Years
   Three to Five
Years
   More than
  Five Years  
       Total    
     (In thousands)

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

   $       14,875    $ 10,000    $ 24,061    $ 120,000    $ 168,936

Operating leases

     107      176      182      204      669
                                  

Total

   $ 14,982    $ 10,176    $ 24,243    $ 120,204    $ 169,605
                                  

Commitments to extend credit

   $ 55,509    $    $    $    $ 55,509
                                  

Unadvanced construction loans

   $ 21,976    $    $    $    $ 21,976
                                  

Unused lines of credit

   $ 17,016    $    $    $    $ 17,016
                                  

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

Our consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). GAAP generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of our operations. Unlike industrial companies, our assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature. As a result, changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on performance than the effects of inflation.

 

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BUSINESS OF ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

Since being formed in 1998, we have primarily engaged in the business of holding the common stock of Oritani Savings Bank as well as two limited liability companies that own a variety of real estate investments. Upon completion of the stock offering, we will continue to own all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Oritani Savings Bank. We will retain up to 50% of the net proceeds from the stock offering. A portion of the net proceeds we retain will be used for the purpose of making a loan to fund the purchase of our shares of common stock by the Oritani Savings Bank employee stock ownership plan. We will contribute the remaining net proceeds to Oritani Savings Bank as additional capital. We intend to invest our capital as discussed in “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds from the Stock Offering.”

In the future, Oritani Financial Corp., as the holding company of Oritani Savings Bank, will be authorized to pursue other business activities permitted by applicable laws and regulations for savings and loan holding companies, which may include the acquisition of banking and financial services companies. We have no plans for any mergers or acquisitions, or other diversification of the activities of Oritani Financial Corp. at the present time. Oritani Financial Corp. expects to continue to invest in joint venture relationships if such opportunities present themselves.

Our cash flow will depend on earnings from the investment of the net proceeds we retain, any dividends received from Oritani Savings Bank and from the cash flow from our real estate investments. Oritani Financial Corp. uses the premises, equipment and furniture of Oritani Savings Bank. At the present time, we employ as officers only certain persons who are also officers of Oritani Savings Bank. However, we use the support staff of Oritani Savings Bank from time to time. These persons are not separately compensated by Oritani Financial Corp.

BUSINESS OF ORITANI SAVINGS BANK

General

Our principal business consists of attracting retail and commercial bank deposits from the general public in the areas surrounding our main office in the Township of Washington, New Jersey and our branch offices located in the New Jersey Counties of Bergen (14 branches, including our main office), Hudson (4 branches) and Passaic (one branch), and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, in multi-family and commercial real estate loans, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans as well as in second mortgage and equity loans, construction loans, business loans, other consumer loans, and investment securities. We originate loans primarily for investment and hold such loans in our portfolio. Occasionally, we will also enter into loan participations. Our revenues are derived principally from interest on loans and securities as well as our investments in real estate and real estate joint ventures. We also generate revenues from fees and service charges and other income. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, borrowings and principal and interest payments on loans and securities.

Our website address is www.oritani.com . Information on our website should not be considered a part of this prospectus.

 

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Market Area

From its headquarters in the Township of Washington, New Jersey, Oritani operates nineteen full service offices, including its main office. We operate offices in three separate counties of New Jersey: Bergen, Hudson and Passaic. The majority of our branches, fourteen, and deposits are located in Bergen County. In addition, we operate four branches in Hudson County and one branch in Passaic County.

In terms of population rank, Bergen County ranks as the largest county in New Jersey while Hudson County ranks fifth and Passaic County ranks ninth out of twenty-one counties. Based upon household income statistics, Bergen County ranks third out of the twenty-one counties in New Jersey while Passaic ranks thirteenth and Hudson County ranks twentieth. The three counties are a part of New Jersey which is referred to as the “Gateway Region.”

Bergen County is bordered by Rockland County, New York to the north, the Hudson River to the east, Hudson County to the south, a small border with Essex County also to the south and Passaic County to the west.

Hudson County has always been a gateway for many immigrants to the United States. It is also recognized as one of the Northeast’s major transportation and industrial hubs as the New York metropolitan area’s three major airports – John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport – are within a relatively short distance of Hudson County.

Among the largest employers in Oritani’s market area include Hoffman-La Roche, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Liz Claiborne Inc., Lucky Brand Dungarees Stores, Inc., United Parcel Service Inc., NJ Sports & Expo Authority, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., colleges and universities, and local, state and federal governments and hospitals. Also, many financial service corporations including Goldman Sachs, Chase Manhattan Bank, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and the Charles Schwab have relocated some of their staff from New York City to Hudson County or expanded their offices in Hudson County since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The largest employment sectors include health care, manufacturing and retail trade for Bergen and Passaic counties and finance and insurance for Hudson County.

Competition

We face intense competition within our market area both in making loans and attracting deposits. Our market area has a high concentration of financial institutions including large money center and regional banks, community banks and credit unions. Some of our competitors offer products and services that we currently do not offer, such as trust services and private banking. As of December 31, 2005, we have deposit market share of approximately 1.7% in Bergen County, and less than 1.0% in each of Hudson and Passaic Counties.

 

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Our competition for loans and deposits comes principally from locally owned and out-of-state commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage banking firms and credit unions. We face additional competition for deposits from short-term money market funds, brokerage firms, mutual funds and insurance companies. Our primary focus is to build and develop profitable customer relationships across all lines of business while maintaining our role as a community bank.

Lending Activities

Our principal lending activity is the origination of multi-family loans and commercial real estate loans as well as residential real estate mortgage loans secured by property located primarily in our market area. Our commercial real estate loans consist primarily of mortgage loans secured by small commercial offices, retail space, warehouses and mixed-use buildings. Our multi-family loans consist primarily of mortgage loans secured by small- and medium-sized apartment buildings. Our residential real estate mortgage loans consist of one- to four-family residential real property and consumer loans. Construction loans consist primarily of one-to four-family development, condominiums and commercial development projects. Second mortgage and equity loans consist primarily of home equity loans and home equity lines of credit. Multi-family and commercial real estate loans represented $379.2 million, or 58.1% of our total loan portfolio at June 30, 2006. One to four-family residential real estate mortgage loans represented $165.1 million, or 25.3% of our total loan portfolio at June 30, 2006. We also offer second mortgages and equity loans. At June 30, 2006, such loans totaled $66.2 million, or 10.2%, of our loan portfolio. At June 30, 2006, construction loans totaled $38.7 million, or 5.9%, of our loan portfolio. At June 30, 2006, other loans, which consist of automobile, passbook and business loans, totaled $3.3 million, or less than 1.0%, of our loan portfolio.

 

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Loan Portfolio Composition. The following table sets forth the composition of our loan portfolio, by type of loan at the dates indicated.

 

           At June 30,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
       Amount        Percent         Amount        Percent         Amount        Percent         Amount        Percent         Amount        Percent    
     (Dollars in thousands)  

First mortgage loans:

                         

Conventional one- to four-family

   $     165,014    25.3 %   $     147,165    29.4 %   $     146,520    37.5 %   $     132,055    38.1 %   $     218,284    50.0 %

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     56    -       119    -       216    -       402    0.1       738    0.2  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     379,208    58.1       271,424    54.1       190,081    48.7       152,601    44.1       151,301    34.7  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     66,198    10.2       55,672    11.1       50,711    13.0       51,887    15.0       55,562    12.7  

Construction loans

     38,722    5.9       24,629    4.9       2,469    0.6       1,066    0.3       1,138    0.2  

Other loans

     3,291    0.5       2,321    0.5       621    0.2       8,412    2.4       9,510    2.2  
                                                                 

Total loans

     652,489    100.0 %     501,330    100.0 %   $ 390,618    100.0 %     346,423    100.0 %   $ 436,533    100.0 %
                                             

Other items:

                         

Net deferred loan origination fees

     1,753        1,604        1,447        821        318   

Allowance for loan losses

     7,672        6,172        5,372        4,635        5,726   
                                             

Total loans, net

   $ 643,064      $ 493,554      $ 383,799      $ 340,967      $ 430,489   
                                             

 

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Loan Portfolio Maturities and Yields. The following table summarizes the scheduled repayments of our loan portfolio at June 30, 2006.

 

     First Mortgage     Second Mortgage     Construction Loans     Other Loans     Total  
       Amount      Weighted
Average
Rate
      Amount      Weighted
Average
Rate
      Amount      Weighted
Average
Rate
      Amount      Weighted
Average
Rate
      Amount      Weighted
Average
Rate
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Due During the Years

Ending June 30,

                         

2007

   $ 4,783    8.91 %   $ 181    5.85 %   $ 29,186    8.14 %   $ 1,313    7.40 %   $ 35,463    8.21 %

2008

     364    7.10       798    5.24       8,729    7.72       307    8.50       10,198    7.53  

2009 to 2010

     1,708    6.12       3,300    4.94       -    -       1,671    9.49       6,679    6.38  

2011 to 2015

     27,368    5.14       16,978    5.76       807    6.00       -    -       45,153    5.39  

2016 to 2020

     82,736    5.38       20,058    5.39       -    -       -    -       102,794    5.38  

2021 and beyond

     427,319    6.02       24,883    6.32       -    -       -    -       452,202    6.04  
                                             

Total

   $ 544,278    5.90 %   $ 66,198    5.81 %   $ 38,722    8.00 %   $ 3,291    8.56 %   $ 652,489    6.03 %
                                                                 

 

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The following table sets forth the scheduled repayments of fixed- and adjustable-rate loans at June 30, 2006 that are contractually due after June 30, 2007.

 

     Due After June 30, 2007
     Fixed    Adjustable    Total
     (In thousands)

First mortgage loan balances:

        

Conventional one-to four-family

   $ 152,007    $ 16,818    $ 168,825

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     55      -      55

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     172,235      198,380      370,615

Second mortgage and equity loans

     57,841      8,176      66,017

Construction loans

     9,536      -      9,536

Other loans

     1,978      -      1,978
                    

Total loans

   $     393,652    $     223,374    $     617,026
                    

First Mortgage Loans:

Conventional One- to Four-Family Residential Loans. We originate one- to four-family residential mortgage loans substantially all of which are secured by properties located in our primary market area. At June 30, 2006, $165.1 million, or 25.3% of our loan portfolio, consisted of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. We generally retain for our portfolio substantially all loans that we originate. One-to four-family mortgage loan originations are generally obtained from existing or past customers, through advertising, and through referrals from local builders, real estate brokers, and attorneys and are underwritten pursuant to Oritani Savings Bank’s policies and standards. Generally, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans are originated in amounts up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or purchase price of the property, with private mortgage insurance required on loans with a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 80%. We generally will not make loans with a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 90%. Fixed rate mortgage loans are originated for terms of up to 40 years. Generally, fixed rate residential mortgage loans are underwritten according to Fannie Mae guidelines, policies and procedures.

We also offer adjustable rate mortgage loans for one- to four-family properties, with an interest rate based on the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasuries adjusted to a constant maturity of one-year, which adjust either annually or every three years from the outset of the loan or which adjusts annually after a five-, seven- or ten-year initial fixed rate period. We originated $4.3 million of adjustable rate one- to four-family residential loans during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, as compared to total originations of $47.0 million of one-to four-family residential loans during the same fiscal year. Our adjustable rate mortgage loans generally provide for maximum rate adjustments of 2% per adjustment, with a lifetime maximum adjustment up to 6%, regardless of the initial rate. Our adjustable rate mortgage loans amortize over terms of up to 30 years.

Adjustable rate mortgage loans decrease the risk associated with changes in market interest rates by periodically repricing, but involve other risks because, as interest rates increase, the underlying payments by the borrower increase, thus increasing the potential for default by the borrower. At the same time, the marketability of the underlying collateral may be adversely affected by higher interest rates. Upward adjustment of the contractual interest rate is also

 

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limited by the maximum periodic and lifetime interest rate adjustments permitted by our loan documents and, therefore, the effectiveness of adjustable rate mortgage loans may be limited during periods of rapidly rising interest rates. At June 30, 2006, $16.5 million, or 10.1% of our one- to four-family residential real estate loans, had adjustable rates of interest.

In an effort to provide financing for first-time homebuyers, we offer our own first-time homebuyer loan program. This program offers one-to four-family residential mortgage loans to qualified individuals. These loans are offered with terms and adjustable and fixed rates of interest similar to our other one-to four-family mortgage loan products. With this program, borrowers receive a discounted mortgage interest rate and do not pay certain loan origination fees. Such loans must be secured by an owner-occupied residence. These loans are originated using similar underwriting guidelines as our other one-to four-family mortgage loans. Such loans are originated in amounts of up to 90% of the lower of the property’s appraised value or the sale price. Private mortgage insurance is not required for such loans. The maximum amount of such loan is $300,000.

We also offer our directors, officers and employees who satisfy certain criteria and our general underwriting standards fixed or adjustable rate loan products with reduced interest rates. Employee loans adhere to all other terms and conditions contained in the loan policy.

All residential mortgage loans that we originate include “due-on-sale” clauses, which give us the right to declare a loan immediately due and payable in the event that, among other things, the borrower sells or otherwise disposes of the real property subject to the mortgage and the loan is not repaid. Regulations limit the amount that a savings bank may lend relative to the appraised value of the real estate securing the loan, as determined by an appraisal of the property at the time the loan is originated. All borrowers are required to obtain title insurance for the benefit of Oritani Savings Bank. We also require homeowner’s insurance and fire and casualty insurance and, where circumstances warrant, flood insurance on properties securing real estate loans.

Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate Loans. We originate non-residential commercial real estate mortgage loans and loans on multi-family dwellings. Our commercial real estate mortgage loans are primarily permanent loans secured by improved property such as mixed-use properties, office buildings, retail stores and commercial warehouses. Our multi-family mortgage loans are primarily permanent loans secured by apartment buildings. The terms and conditions of each loan are tailored to the needs of the borrower and based on the financial strength of the project and any guarantors. Generally, however, commercial real estate loans originated by us will not exceed 80% of the appraised value or the selling price of the property, whichever is less. The typical loan has a fixed rate of interest for the first five years, after which the loan reprices to a market index plus a spread. The fixed rate period is occasionally extended to as much as ten years. These loans typically amortize over 25 years. For amounts up to $1.5 million, we also offer such loans on a self-amortizing basis with fixed rate terms up to 20 years. References to commercial real estate loans below refer to multi-family and commercial real estate.

 

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In reaching a decision on whether to make a commercial real estate loan, we consider the net operating income of the property, the borrower’s expertise and credit history and the value of the underlying property. In addition, with respect to commercial real estate rental properties, we will also consider the term of the lease and the quality of the tenants. We generally require that the properties securing these real estate loans have debt service coverage ratios (the ratio of earnings before debt service to debt service) of at least 1.2 times. Environmental reports are generally required for commercial real estate loans. Commercial real estate loans made to corporations, partnerships and other business entities may require personal guarantees by the principals as warranted. Property inspections are conducted no less than every three years, or more frequently as warranted.

A commercial borrower’s financial information is monitored on an ongoing basis by requiring periodic financial statement updates, payment history reviews and periodic face-to-face meetings with the borrower. We require commercial borrowers to provide annually updated financial statements and federal tax returns. These requirements also apply to the individual principals of our commercial borrowers. We also require borrowers with rental investment property to provide an annual report of income and expenses for the property, including a tenant list and copies of leases, as applicable. The largest commercial real estate loan in our portfolio at June 30, 2006 was a $14.4 million loan located in Bergen County, New Jersey and secured by three multi-family apartment complexes. This loan was performing according to its terms at June 30, 2006. Our largest commercial real estate relationship consisted of properties located mainly in our primary market area with a real estate investor. The aggregate outstanding loan balance for this relationship is $29.5 million, and these loans are all performing in accordance with their terms.

Loans secured by commercial real estate, including multi-family properties, generally involve larger principal amounts and a greater degree of risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured by commercial real estate are often dependent on successful operation or management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy.

Second Mortgage and Equity Loans . We also offer second mortgage and equity loans and home equity of lines of credit, each of which are secured by one- to four-family residences, substantially all of which are located in our primary market area. At June 30, 2006, second mortgage and equity loans totaled $66.2 million, or 10.2% of total loans. Additionally, at June 30, 2006, the unadvanced amounts of home equity lines of credit totaled $15.9 million. The underwriting standards utilized for home equity loans and equity lines of credit include a determination of the applicant’s credit history, an assessment of the applicant’s ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan and the value of the collateral securing the loan. The combined (first and second mortgage liens) loan-to-value ratio for home equity loans and equity lines of credit is generally limited to 80%. Home equity loans are offered with fixed and adjustable rates of interest and with terms of up to 20 years. Our home equity lines of credit have adjustable rates of interest which are indexed to the prime rate, as reported in The Wall Street Journal .

 

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Equity loans entail greater risk than do residential mortgage loans, particularly if they are secured by an asset that has a superior security interest. In addition, equity loan collections depend on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy.

Construction Loans. We originate construction loans for the development of one-to four-family residential properties located in our primary market area. Residential construction loans are generally offered to experienced local developers operating in our primary market area and to individuals for the construction of their personal residences. At June 30, 2006, residential construction loans amounted to $33.2 million, or 5.1% of total loans.

Our residential construction loans generally provide for the payment of interest only during the construction phase, but in no event exceeding 24 months. Residential construction loans can be made with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 75% of the appraised value of the land and 100% of the costs associated with the construction. Residential construction loans are generally made on the same terms as our one-to four-family mortgage loans.

We also make construction loans for commercial development projects. The projects include multi-family, apartment, retail and office buildings. We generally require that a commitment for permanent financing be in place prior to closing the construction loan. The maximum loan-to-value ratio limit applicable to these loans is generally 80%. At June 30, 2006, commercial construction loans totaled $5.5 million, or less than 1.0% of total loans. At June 30, 2006, the largest outstanding commercial construction loan balance was for $2.6 million. It is secured by a medical office building located in our primary market area. This loan was performing according to its terms at June 30, 2006.

Before making a commitment to fund a construction loan, we require an appraisal on the property by an independent licensed appraiser. We require title insurance and, if applicable, an environmental survey prior to making a commitment to fund a construction loan. We generally also review and inspect each property before disbursement of funds during the terms of the construction loan. Loan proceeds are disbursed after inspection based on the percentage of completion method.

Construction and development financing is generally considered to involve a higher degree of credit risk than long-term financing on improved, owner-occupied real estate. Risk of loss on a construction loan depends largely upon the accuracy of the initial estimate of the value of the property at completion of construction compared to the estimated cost (including interest) of construction and other assumptions. If the estimate of construction cost proves to be inaccurate, we may be required to advance funds beyond the amount originally committed in order to protect the value of the property. Additionally, if the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, we may be confronted with a project, when completed, having a value which is insufficient to assure full repayment.

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loans generally consist of secured personal loans. Other loans totaled $3.3 million, or less than 1% of our total loan portfolio at June 30, 2006.

Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales, Participations and Servicing of Loans. Lending activities are conducted primarily by our loan personnel operating at our main office. All loans originated by us are underwritten pursuant to our policies and procedures. We originate both adjustable rate and fixed rate loans. Our ability to originate fixed or adjustable rate loans is dependent upon the relative customer demand for such loans, which is affected by the current and expected future levels of market interest rates.

We retain in our portfolio substantially all loans that we originate, although we have occasionally sold longer-term, fixed rate one- to four-family residential mortgage loans into the secondary market. There were no sales of residential mortgage loans in fiscal 2005 or 2006.

Occasionally, we will also participate in loans, sometimes as the “lead lender.” Whether we are the lead lender or not, we underwrite our participation portion of the loan according to our own underwriting criteria and procedures. At June 30, 2006, we had $30.3 million in loan participation interests.

At June 30, 2006, we were servicing loans sold in the amount of $857,000. Loan servicing includes collecting and remitting loan payments, accounting for principal and interest, contacting delinquent mortgagors, supervising foreclosures and property dispositions in the event of unremedied defaults, making certain insurance and tax payments on behalf of the borrowers and generally administering the loans.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, we originated $47.0 million of fixed rate and adjustable rate one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, all of which were retained by us. The fixed rate loans retained by us consisted primarily of loans with terms of 30 years or less.

Loan Approval Procedures and Authority . Oritani Savings Bank’s lending activities follow written, non-discriminatory underwriting standards and loan origination procedures established by Oritani Savings Bank’s Board of Directors. The loan approval process is intended to assess the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, the viability of the loan, and the adequacy of the value of the property that will secure the loan. To assess the borrower’s ability to repay, we review the employment and credit history and information on the historical and projected income and expenses of borrowers.

Oritani Savings Bank’s policies and loan approval limits are established by the Board of Directors. Currently, multi-family, commercial real estate and construction loans up to $1.0 million must be approved by our Commercial Loan Committee, comprised of two Senior Vice Presidents, including our Chief Commercial Loan Officer, and other senior commercial lenders. Loans in excess of $1.0 million but less than $2.0 million must be approved by our Management Loan Committee, comprised of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President – Compliance and Privacy Officer, Senior Vice President - Chief Commercial Loan Officer and Vice President – Chief Residential Loan Officer. The approval authority of this committee requires the specific approval of the President

 

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and Chief Executive Officer and in his absence, requires unanimous approval by all other members of the committee. Loans in excess of $2.0 million must be approved by the Board.

For residential loans (with no underwriting exceptions), the Assistant Vice President – Residential Lending has authority to approve conforming loans up to $750,000, the Chief Residential Loan Officer has approval authority for conforming loans up to $1.5 million, and loans in excess of $1.5 million must be approved by the Board.

We generally require appraisals of all real property securing loans, except for home equity loans and equity lines of credit up to $100,000, in which case we use an automated valuation and/or a limited appraisal to assess the value of the property securing such loan. Appraisals are performed by independent licensed appraisers. All appraisers are approved by the Board of Directors annually. We require fire and extended coverage insurance in amounts at least equal to the principal amount of the loan.

Non-performing and Problem Assets

We commence collection efforts when a loan becomes ten days past due with system generated reminder notices. Subsequent late charges and delinquent notices are issued and the account is monitored on a regular basis thereafter. Personal, direct contact with the borrower is attempted early in the collection process as a courtesy reminder and later to determine the reason for the delinquency and to safeguard our collateral. When a loan is more than 45 days past due, the credit file is reviewed and, if deemed necessary, information is updated or confirmed and collateral re-evaluated. We make every effort to contact the borrower and develop a plan of repayment to cure the delinquency. A summary report of all loans 30 days or more past due is reported to the Board of Directors. If no repayment plan is in process, the file is referred to counsel for the commencement of foreclosure or other collection efforts.

Loans are placed on non-accrual status when they are more than 90 days delinquent. When loans are placed on a non-accrual status, unpaid accrued interest is fully reversed. Once the outstanding principal balance is brought current, income is recognized to the extent it is deemed collectible. If the deficiencies causing the delinquency are resolved, such loans may be placed on accrual status once all arrearages are resolved.

 

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Non-Performing Assets . The table below sets forth the amounts and categories of our non-performing assets at the dates indicated. At each date presented, we had no troubled debt restructurings (loans for which a portion of interest or principal has been forgiven and loans modified at interest rates materially less than current market rates).

 

     At June 30,  
         2006             2005             2004             2003             2002      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accrual loans:

          

First mortgage loan balances:

          

Conventional

   $ 444     $ 145     $ 821     $ 372     $ 544  

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     14       2       15       27       20  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     -       -       -       -       -  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     -       44       44       44       -  

Construction loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Other loans

     -       -       -       -       -  
                                        

Total non-accrual loans

   $ 458     $ 191     $ 880     $ 443     $ 564  
                                        

Loans greater than 90 days delinquent and still accruing:

          

First mortgage loan balances:

          

Conventional

   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     -       -       -       -       -  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     -       -       -       -       -  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Construction loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Other loans

     -       -       -       -       -  
                                        

Total loans 90 days and still accruing

   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                        

Total non-performing loans

   $ 458     $ 191     $ 880     $ 443     $ 564  
                                        

Real estate owned:

          

First mortgage loan balances:

          

Conventional

   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     -       -       -       -       -  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     -       -       -       -       -  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Construction loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Other loans

     -       -       -       -       -  
                                        

Total real estate owned

     -       -       -       -       -  
                                        

Total non-performing assets

   $ 458     $ 191     $ 880     $ 443     $ 564  
                                        

Ratios:

          

Non-performing loans to total loans

     0.07 %     0.04 %     0.23 %     0.13 %     0.13 %

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.04 %     0.02 %     0.08 %     0.04 %     0.06 %

As noted in the above table, we had non-accrual loans of $458,000, $191,000 and $880,000 at June 30, 2006, June 30, 2005 and at June 30, 2004, respectively. Additional interest income of $25,191, $11,719 and $33,582 would have been recorded during the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, if the loans had performed in accordance with their original terms.

 

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Delinquent Loans . The following table sets forth our loan delinquencies by type, by amount and by percentage of type at the dates indicated.

 

    Loans Delinquent For   Total
    60-89 Days   90 Days and Over  
        Number           Amount           Number           Amount           Number           Amount    
    (Dollars in thousands)

At June 30, 2006

           

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

  3   $ 169   1   $ 340   4   $ 509

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

  2     11   1     8   3     19

Multifamily and commercial real estate

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Second mortgage and equity loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Construction loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Other loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -
                             

Total

  5   $ 180   2   $ 348   7   $ 528
                             

At June 30, 2005

           

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

  3   $ 139   2   $ 138   5   $ 277

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

  -     -   1     2   1     2

Multifamily and commercial real estate

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Second mortgage and equity loans

  1     29   1     44   2     73

Construction loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Other loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -
                             

Total

  4   $ 168   4   $ 184   8   $ 352
                             

At June 30, 2004

           

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

  3   $ 358   6   $ 467   9   $ 825

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

  -     -   3     11   3     11

Multifamily and commercial real estate

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Second mortgage and equity loans

  -     -   1     44   1     44

Construction loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Other loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -
                             

Total

  3   $ 358   10   $ 552   13   $ 880
                             

At June 30, 2003

           

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

  7   $ 412   6   $ 348   13   $ 760

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

  -     -   4     22   4     22

Multifamily and commercial real estate

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Second mortgage and equity loans

  -     -   1     44   1     44

Construction loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Other loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -
                             

Total

  7   $ 412   11   $ 414   18   $ 826
                             

At June 30, 2002

           

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

  11   $ 296   5   $ 535   16   $ 831

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

  -     -   7     19   7     19

Multifamily and commercial real estate

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Second mortgage and equity loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Construction loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -

Other loans

  -     -   -     -   -     -
                             

Total

  11   $ 296   12   $ 554   23   $ 850
                             

 

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In addition to the above, Oritani had loans that were delinquent 90 days or more past due as to principal. Such loans had passed their maturity date but continued making monthly payments, keeping their interest current. In addition, all such loans subsequently paid in full or were extended by Oritani, which negated their past due maturity status. These loans totaled $806,000, $719,000 and $167,000 at June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2003, respectively. In each instance, one loan constituted the entire balance. There were no such loans at June 30, 2004 or June 30, 2002.

Real Estate Owned . Real estate acquired by us as a result of foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as real estate owned until sold. When property is acquired it is recorded at the lower of cost or fair market value at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. Holding costs and declines in fair value result in charges to expense after acquisition are expensed. At June 30, 2006, we had no real estate owned.

Classified Assets. Federal regulations provide that loans and other assets of lesser quality should be classified as “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss” assets. An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that we will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard,” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted. We classify an asset as “special mention” if the asset has a potential weakness that warrants management’s close attention. While such assets are not impaired, management has concluded that if the potential weakness in the asset is not addressed, the value of the asset may deteriorate, adversely affecting the repayment of the asset.

We are required to establish general allowances for loan losses for loans classified substandard or doubtful, as well as for other problem loans. General allowances represent loss allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent losses associated with lending activities, but which, unlike specific allowances, have not been allocated to particular problem assets. When we classify problem assets as “loss,” we are required either to establish a specific allowance for losses equal to 100% of the amount of the asset so classified or to charge off such amount. Our determination as to the classification of our assets and the amount of our valuation allowances is subject to review by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance which can order the establishment of additional general or specific loss allowances.

 

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The following table shows the aggregate amounts of our classified assets at the date indicated for both residential real estate and non-residential real estate loans. The amount of assets classified as “substandard” in the table includes three commercial real estate loans, the largest of which is $341,000. All three loans are secured by real estate.

 

     At June 30, 2006    At June 30, 2005
     (In thousands)

Residential Real Estate (1) :

     

Special mention assets

   $ 179    $ 139

Substandard assets

     1,155      888

Doubtful assets

          44
             

Total residential real estate

     1,334      1,071
             

All Other Loans:

     

Special mention assets

     6,837      567

Substandard assets

     583      529
             

Total all other loans

     7,420      1,096
             

Total classified assets

   $ 8,754    $ 2,167
             

Allowance allocated to total classified assets

   $ 384    $ 185
             

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(1)         Includes one-to-four family loans and second mortgage and equity .

The loan portfolio is reviewed on a regular basis to determine whether any loans require classification in accordance with applicable regulations. Not all classified assets constitute non-performing assets.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Our allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level necessary to absorb loan losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Management, in determining the allowance for loan losses, considers the losses inherent in our loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of loan activities, along with the general economic and real estate market conditions. A description of our methodology in establishing our allowance for loan losses is set forth in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies—Allowance for Loan Losses.” The allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2006 was maintained at a level that represents management’s best estimate of losses inherent in the loan portfolio, and such losses were both probable and reasonably estimable. However, this analysis process is inherently subjective, as it requires us to make estimates that are susceptible to revisions as more information becomes available. Although we believe that we have established the allowance at levels to absorb probable and estimable losses, future additions may be necessary if economic or other conditions in the future differ from the current environment.

In addition, as an integral part of their examination process, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has authority to periodically review our allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require that we recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses . The following table sets forth activity in our allowance for loan losses for the fiscal years indicated.

 

     At or For the Years Ended June 30,  
         2006             2005             2004             2003             2002      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 6,172     $ 5,372     $ 4,635     $ 5,726     $ 5,480  
                                        

Charge-offs:

          

First mortgage loan balances:

          

Conventional

     -       -       -       1       5  

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     -       -       -       -       -  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     -       -       -       -       -  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Construction loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Other loans

     -       -       -       -       -  
                                        

Total charge-offs

     -       -       -       1       5  
                                        

Recoveries:

          

First mortgage loan balances:

          

Conventional

     -       -       -       -       -  

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     -       -       -       -       -  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     -       -       -       -       -  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Construction loans

     -       -       -       -       -  

Other loans

     -       -       -       10       -  
                                        

Total recoveries

     -       -       -       10       -  
                                        

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

     -       -       -       9       (5 )
                                        

Provision for loan losses

     1,500       800       737       (1,100 )     251  
                                        

Balance at end of year

   $ 7,672     $ 6,172     $ 5,372     $ 4,635     $ 5,726  
                                        

Ratios:

          

Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding (annualized)

     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %

Allowance for loan losses to total loans at end of period

     1.18 %     1.23 %     1.38 %     1.34 %     1.31 %

 

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Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses. The following table sets forth the allowance for loan losses allocated by loan category, the total loan balances by category (including loans held for sale), and the percent of loans in each category to total loans at the dates indicated. The allowance for loan losses allocated to each category is not necessarily indicative of future losses in any particular category and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in other categories.

 

     At June 30,
     2006    2005    2004
     Allowance for
Loan Losses
   Percent of Loans
in Each Category
to Total Loans
   Allowance for
Loan Losses
  

Percent of

Loans in Each
Category to
Total Loans

   Allowance for
Loan Losses
   Percent of Loans
in Each Category
to Total Loans
     (Dollars in thousands)

First mortgage loan balances:

                 

Conventional

   $ 749    25.3%    $ 684    29.4%    $ 745    37.5%

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     -    -        -    -        1    -  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     4,834    58.1        3,557    54.1        3,178    48.7  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     312    10.2        512    11.1        1,035    13.0  

Construction loans

     758    5.9        475    4.9        49    0.6  

Other loans

     57    0.5        37    0.5        12    0.2  

Unallocated

     962    -        907    -        352    -  
                                   

Total

   $ 7,672    100.0%    $ 6,172    100.0%    $ 5,372    100.0%
                                   

 

 

     At June 30,
     2003    2002
     Allowance for
Loan Losses
   Percent of
Loans in Each
Category to
Total Loans
   Allowance for
Loan Losses
   Percent of
Loans in Each
Category to
Total Loans
     (Dollars in thousands)

First mortgage loan balances:

           

Conventional

   $ 742    38.1%    $ 1,092    50.0%

Partially guaranteed by VA or insured by FHA

     1    0.1        1    0.2  

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     2,411    44.1        3,059    34.7  

Second mortgage and equity loans

     1,059    15.0        784    12.7  

Construction loans

     21    0.3        17    0.2  

Other loans

     42    2.4        6    2.2  

Unallocated

     359    -        767    -  
                       

Total

   $ 4,635    100.0%    $ 5,726    100.0%
                       

Investments

Oritani Savings Bank’s Board of Directors is responsible for adopting our investment policy. The investment policy is reviewed periodically by management and any changes to the policy are recommended to and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Authority to make investments under the approved investment policy guidelines is delegated to appropriate officers. While general investment strategies are developed and authorized by the Board of Directors, the execution of specific actions primarily rests with Oritani Savings Bank’s President, Chief Financial Officer and Asset/Liability Committee, which have

 

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responsibility for ensuring that the guidelines and requirements included in the investment policy are followed and that all securities are considered prudent for investment. Each of our Chief Financial Officer, President and Asset/Liability Committee have increasing authority to purchase various types of investments; all investment purchases in excess of $10.0 million must be approved by our Board of Directors. All investment transactions are reviewed and ratified or approved (as the case may be) at regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors. Any investment which, subsequent to its purchase, fails to meet the guidelines of the policy is reported to the Board of Directors at its next meeting where the Board decides whether to hold or sell the investment.

New Jersey-chartered savings banks have authority to invest in various types of assets, including U.S. Treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies, mortgage-backed securities, certain certificates of deposit of insured financial institutions, overnight and short-term loans to other banks, corporate debt instruments, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac equity securities. Oritani Financial Corp., as a federally chartered mid-tier stock holding company, may invest in equity securities subject to certain limitations.

The investment policy requires that all securities transactions be conducted in a safe and sound manner. Investment decisions must be based upon a thorough analysis of each security instrument to determine if its quality and inherent risks fit within Oritani Savings Bank’s overall asset/liability management objectives, the effect on its risk-based capital measurement and the prospects for yield and/or appreciation. The investment policy provides that Oritani Savings Bank may invest in U.S. treasury notes, U.S. and state agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper and other conservative investment opportunities.

Our investment portfolio at June 30, 2006, consisted of $13.4 million in federal agency obligations, an $8.4 million investment in a mutual fund and $2.1 million of corporate debt instruments . We also invest in mortgage-backed securities, most of which are guaranteed by government sponsored enterprises. At June 30, 2006, our mortgage-backed securities portfolio totaled $292.1 million, or 28.3% of total assets, and consisted of $168.3 million in fixed-rate securities and $123.8 million in adjustable-rate securities, primarily guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. Securities can be classified as held to maturity or available for sale at the date of purchase.

U.S. Government and Federal Agency Obligations. At June 30, 2006, our U.S. Government and federal agency securities portfolio totaled $13.4 million, all of which was classified as held to maturity.

Mortgage-Backed Securities. We purchase mortgage-backed securities primarily insured or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. We invest in mortgage-backed securities to achieve positive interest rate spreads with minimal administrative expense, and to lower our credit risk as a result of the guarantees provided by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae. Our investment policy also authorizes the investment in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), also insured or issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae, as well as a limited amount of private label CMOs. We limit CMO investments to those classes of CMOs carrying the most stable cash flows and lowest

 

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prepayment risk of any class of CMOs and which pass the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s average life restriction tests at the time of purchase.

Mortgage-backed securities are created by the pooling of mortgages and the issuance of a security with an interest rate which is less than the interest rate on the underlying mortgages. Mortgage-backed securities typically represent a participation interest in a pool of single-family or multi-family mortgages, although we focus our investments on mortgage-backed securities backed by one- to four-family mortgages. The issuers of such securities (generally U.S. government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae) pool and resell the participation interests in the form of securities to investors such as us, and guarantee the payment of principal and interest to investors. Mortgage-backed securities generally yield less than the loans that underlie such securities because of the cost of payment guarantees and credit enhancements. However, mortgage-backed securities are usually more liquid than individual mortgage loans and may be used to collateralize our specific liabilities and obligations.

At June 30, 2006, our mortgage-backed securities totaled $292.1 million, or 28.3%, of total assets and 30.5% of interest earning assets. At June 30, 2006, 42.4% of the mortgage-backed securities were backed by adjustable rate mortgage loans and 57.6% were backed by fixed rate mortgage loans. The mortgage-backed securities portfolio had a weighted average yield of 4.16% at June 30, 2006. The estimated fair value of our mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2006 was $279.8 million, which is $12.4 million less than the amortized cost of $292.2 million. Investments in mortgage-backed securities involve a risk that actual prepayments may differ from estimated prepayments over the life of the security, which may require adjustments to the amortization of any premium or accretion of any discount relating to such instruments thereby changing the net yield on such securities. There is also reinvestment risk associated with the cash flows from such securities or if such securities are redeemed by the issuer. In addition, the market value of such securities may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.

Corporate Bonds . At June 30, 2006, our corporate bond portfolio totaled $2.1 million, all of which was classified as available for sale. The industry represented by our corporate bond issuer was financial. Although corporate bonds may offer higher yields than U.S. Treasury or agency securities of comparable duration, corporate bonds also have a higher risk of default due to possible adverse changes in the credit-worthiness of the issuer.

Mutual Funds. At June 30, 2006, our mutual fund portfolio totaled $8.4 million, or less than 1.0% of our total assets, all of which were classified as available for sale. The portfolio consisted of an investment in a mutual fund that holds adjustable-rate mortgage loans and similar securities.

Securities Portfolios. The following table sets forth the composition of our investment securities portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

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Securities and Mortgage-backed Securities Held to Maturity

 

     At June 30,
     2006    2005    2004
     Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value    Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value    Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value
     (In thousands)

United States Government and federal agency obligations

   $ 13,415    $ 13,186    $ 25,500    $ 25,127    $ 31,500    $ 31,009

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

FHLMC

     38,549      36,716      49,369      49,119      54,452      53,145

GNMA

     13,902      13,697      21,054      21,036      29,739      29,169

FNMA

     75,428      72,986      100,677      100,095      131,055      128,795

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     146,816      138,925      201,004      197,511      262,466      254,525
                                         

Total securities held to maturity

   $ 288,110    $ 275,510    $ 397,604    $ 392,888    $ 509,212    $ 496,643
                                         
Securities and Mortgage-backed Securities Available for Sale
     At June 30,
     2006    2005    2004
     Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value    Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value    Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value
     (In thousands)

Corporate bonds

   $ 2,000    $ 2,070    $ 2,000    $ 2,140    $ 2,000    $ 2,080

Mutual funds

     8,429      8,429      58,784      58,784      60,000      59,267

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

FHLMC

     2,031      2,025      2,950      2,981      6,110      6,176

FNMA

     8,450      8,439      12,164      12,402      18,649      18,940

GNMA

     6,991      6,962      10,224      10,276      18,750      18,471

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     -      -      -      -      1,276      1,282
                                         

Total securities available for sale

   $ 27,901    $ 27,925    $ 86,122    $ 86,583    $ 106,785    $ 106,216
                                         

 

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Portfolio Maturities and Yields. The composition and maturities of the investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2006 are summarized in the following table. Maturities are based on the final contractual payment dates, and do not reflect the impact of prepayments or early redemptions that may occur. State and municipal securities yields have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis.

 

     One Year or Less    More than One Year
through Five Years
   More than Five Years
through Ten Years
   More than Ten Years    Total Securities
     Amortized
Cost
   Weighted
Average
Yield
   Amortized
Cost
   Weighted
Average
Yield
   Amortized
Cost
   Weighted
Average
Yield
   Amortized
Cost
   Weighted
Average
Yield
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value    Weighted
Average
Yield
     (Dollars in thousands)

United States Government and federal agency obligations

   $ 8,000    2.31%    $ 5,415    3.60%    $ -    -      $ -    -      $ 13,415    $ 13,186    2.83%

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                

FHLMC

     7,598    4.13        27,413    4.16        2,872    4.79%      666    5.19%      38,549      36,716    4.20  

GNMA

     13,868    4.42        16    6.00        10    6.00        8    6.00        13,902      13,697    4.42  

FNMA

     10,958    4.23        64,357    4.19        87    5.70        26    5.75        75,428      72,986    4.19  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     44,969    3.98        81,030    3.99        19,329    4.00        1,488    4.09        146,816      138,925    3.97  
                                                        

Total securities held to maturity

   $ 85,393    3.95%    $ 178,231    4.07%    $ 22,298    4.11%    $ 2,188    4.41%    $ 288,110    $ 275,510    4.04%
                                                                  

Corporate bonds

   $ -    -      $ -    -      $ 2,000    8.09%    $ -    -      $ 2,000    $ 2,070    8.09%

Mutual funds

     8,429    4.49%      -    -        -    -        -    -        8,429      8,429    4.49  

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                

FHLMC

     1,255    5.23        776    5.41%      -    -        -    -        2,031      2,025    5.30  

FNMA

     2,402    5.34        5,836    5.40%      124    5.49        88    5.49%      8,450      8,439    5.39  

GNMA

     6,991    4.91        -    -        -    -        -    -        6,991      6,962    4.91  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     -         -         -         -    -        -      -    -  
                                                        

Total securities available for sale

   $ 19,077    4.80%    $ 6,612    5.40%    $ 2,124    7.94%    $ 88    5.49%    $ 27,901    $ 27,925    5.18%
                                                                  

 

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Sources of Funds

General. Deposits have traditionally been the primary source of funds for use in lending and investment activities. We also use borrowings, primarily Federal Home Loan Bank advances, to supplement cash flow needs, to lengthen the maturities of liabilities for interest rate risk management purposes and to manage the cost of funds. In addition, funds are derived from scheduled loan payments, mortgaged-backed securities scheduled payments and prepayments, investment maturities, loan prepayments, retained earnings and income on other earning assets. While scheduled loan payments and income on earning assets are relatively stable sources of funds, deposit inflows and outflows can vary widely and are influenced by prevailing interest rates, market conditions and levels of competition.

Deposits. Our deposits are generated primarily from residents within our primary market area. We offer a selection of deposit accounts, including demand accounts, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, retirement accounts and time deposits. Deposit account terms vary, with the principal differences being the minimum balance required, the amount of time the funds must remain on deposit and the interest rate. We currently do not accept brokered deposits, although we have the authority to do so.

Interest rates paid, maturity terms, service fees and other account features are established on a periodic basis. Deposit rates and terms are based primarily on current operating strategies and market rates, liquidity requirements, rates paid by competitors and growth goals. Personalized customer service, long-standing relationships with customers, convenient locations, competitive rates of interest and an active marketing program are relied upon to attract and retain deposits.

The flow of deposits is influenced significantly by general economic conditions, changes in prevailing interest rates and competition. The variety of deposit accounts offered allows us to be competitive in obtaining funds and responding to changes in consumer demand while managing interest rate risk and minimizing interest expense. At June 30, 2006, $407.5 million, or 59.2% of our deposit accounts were time deposits, of which $343.0 million had maturities of one year or less.

 

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The following table sets forth the distribution of total deposits by account type, at the dates indicated.

 

     At June 30,     At June 30,  
     2006     2005  
     Balance    Percent     Weighted
Average
Rate
    Balance    Percent     Weighted
Average
Rate
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit type:

              

NOW accounts

   $ 77,266    11.22 %   1.06 %   $ 80,746    11.49 %   0.89 %

Money market deposit accounts

     22,023    3.20 %   3.85 %     23,224    3.30 %   2.20 %

Savings accounts

     181,907    26.41 %   1.18 %     215,952    30.72 %   1.10 %

Time deposits

     407,450    59.17 %   3.94 %     383,058    54.49 %   2.69 %
                              

Total deposits

   $   688,646    100.00 %   2.88 %   $   702,980    100.00 %   1.98 %
                                  

 

     At June 30,  
     2004  
     Balance    Percent    

Weighted

Average

Rate

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit type:

       

NOW accounts

   $ 69,686    9.57 %   0.46 %

Money market deposit accounts

     24,779    3.40 %   1.19 %

Savings accounts

     232,327    31.91 %   1.10 %

Time deposits

     401,319    55.12 %   2.01 %
               

Total deposits

   $ 728,111    100.00 %   1.54 %
                   

 

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As of June 30, 2006, the aggregate amount of outstanding time deposits in amounts greater than or equal to $100,000 was approximately $79.2 million. The following table sets forth the maturity of those deposits as of June 30, 2006.

 

    

At

    June 30, 2006    

     (In thousands)

Three months or less

   $ 18,804

Over three months through six months

     21,247

Over six months through one year

     24,931

Over one year to three years

     13,497

Over three years

     764
      

Total

   $ 79,243
      

The following table sets forth the time deposits classified by interest rate as of the dates indicated.

 

     At June 30,
     2006    2005    2004
     (In thousands)

Interest Rate

        

Less than 2%

   $ 1,908    $ 7,411    $ 228,136

2.00% -2.99%

     27,508      266,521      126,088

3.00% -3.99%

     203,457      102,180      39,637

4.00% -4.99%

     173,943      6,946      7,458

5.00% and over

     634      -      -
                    

Total

   $   407,450    $   383,058    $   401,319
                    

The following table sets forth the amount and maturities of time deposits at June 30, 2006.

 

    

Less than

    one year    

  

Over one

year to two
        years        

  

Over two

years to

    three years    

  

Over three

years to four

        years        

  

Over four

        years        

   Total
     (In thousands)

Interest Rate

                 

Less than 2%

   $ 1,908    $ -    $ -    $ -    $ -    $ 1,908

2.00% -2.99%

     26,620      842      46      -      -      27,508

3.00% -3.99%

     170,862      23,342      5,908      3,345      -      203,457

4.00% -4.99%

     143,414      25,779      2,003      1,279      1,468      173,943

5.00% and over

     216      418      -      -      -      634
                                         

Total

   $ 343,020    $ 50,381    $ 7,957    $ 4,624    $ 1,468    $ 407,450
                                         

Borrowings. Our borrowings primarily consist of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. As of June 30, 2006, we had total borrowings in the amount of $169.8 million, which represented 19.3% of total liabilities, with a weighted average maturity of 6.3 years and a weighted average rate of 4.06%. At June 30, 2006, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank constituted 99.5% of borrowings. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, we can currently borrow up to $100.0 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank through a line of credit.

 

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The following table sets forth information concerning balances and interest rates on our Federal Home Loan Bank advances at and for the periods shown:

 

 

     At or For the Years Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005     2004  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at end of period

   $   169,780     $   182,129     $   155,332  

Average balance during period

   $ 175,395     $ 164,963     $ 137,624  

Maximum outstanding at any month end

   $ 197,685     $ 182,129     $ 155,332  

Weighted average interest rate at end of period

     4.06 %     3.82 %     3.72 %

Average interest rate during period

     4.01 %     3.83 %     3.85 %

Properties

The following table provides certain information as of June 30, 2006 with respect to our main office located in the Township of Washington, New Jersey and our eighteen other full service branch offices.

 

                 Office Location    Year Facility Opened    Leased/Owned

Corporate Headquarters and

     

Township of Washington office

   2005    Owned

370 Pascack Road

     

Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676

     

Cliffside Park Office

   1953    Leased

742 Anderson Avenue

     

Cliffside Park, New Jersey 07010

     

Teaneck Office

   1956    Owned

560 Cedar Lane

     

Teaneck, New Jersey 07666

     

Palisades Park Office

   1975    Owned

350 Broad Avenue

     

Palisades Park, New Jersey 07650

     

Ho-Ho-Kus Office

   1961    Owned

30 Sheridan Avenue

     

Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey 07423

     

Hackensack Office

   1950    Owned*

321 Main Street

     

Hackensack, New Jersey 07621

     

 

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                 Office Location    Year Facility Opened    Leased/Owned

Fairmount Office

   1975    Owned

1 Spring Valley Avenue

     

Hackensack, New Jersey 07621

     

Woodcliff Lake Office

   1990    Owned

150 - 160 Broadway

     

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07675

     

Paterson Office

   1972    Leased

460 Chamberlain Avenue

     

Paterson, New Jersey 07522

     

North Bergen Office

   1972    Owned

7225 Broadway

     

North Bergen, New Jersey 07047

     

Park Ridge Office

   1972    Leased

177 Kinderkamack Road

     

Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656

     

Grand Avenue Office

   2002    Owned

236 Grand Avenue

     

Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656

     

Fairview Office

   1972    Owned

311 Fairview Avenue

     

Fairview, New Jersey 07022

     

Shaler Boulevard Office

   1973    Owned

545 Shaler Boulevard

     

Ridgefield, New Jersey 07657

     

New Milford Office

   1995    Owned

900 River Road

     

New Milford, New Jersey 07646

     

Ridgefield Park Office

   2004    Leased

233 Main Street

     

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660

     

 

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                 Office Location    Year Facility Opened   Leased/Owned

Bergenline Office

   2002   Owned

4200 Bergenline Avenue

    

Union City, New Jersey 07087

    

Summit Office

   2002   Owned

1020 Summit Avenue

    

Union City, New Jersey 07087

    

Monastery Office

   2002   Owned

2001 Bergenline Avenue

    

Union City, New Jersey 07087

    

The net book value of our premises, land and equipment was $10.2 million at June 30, 2006.

*During fiscal year 2006, Oritani Savings Bank sold its branch location and former corporate headquarters at 321 Main Street in Hackensack, New Jersey to a private investor. Oritani Savings Bank leased back the branch portion of the building and provided financing in conjunction with the purchase by the private investor. Due to Oritani Savings Bank’s continuing involvement with the property, the property remains on Oritani Savings Bank’s books as an asset (within office property and equipment) and depreciation of the asset has continued. The net book value of this property at June 30, 2006 was $1.6 million. The transaction is being accounted for utilizing the financing method in accordance with SFAS No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate .

Subsidiary Activities and Joint Venture Information

Oritani Financial Corp. is the owner of Oritani Savings Bank, Hampshire Financial LLC and Oritani LLC. Hampshire Financial LLC and Oritani LLC are New Jersey limited liability companies that own real estate and investments in real estate as described below. In addition, at June 30, 2006, Oritani Financial Corp., either directly or through one of its subsidiaries, had loans with an aggregate balance of $33.6 million on 10 of the properties in which it (either directly or through one of its subsidiaries) had an ownership interest. All such loans are performing in accordance with their terms.

Oritani Savings Bank has the following subsidiaries: Oritani Financial Services, Inc. (inactive), Ormon LLC and Oritani Holding Company. Ormon LLC is a New Jersey limited liability company that owns real estate investments in New Jersey as well as investments in joint ventures that own income-producing commercial and residential rental properties in New Jersey as described below.

Oritani Holding Company is a New Jersey corporation that owns Oritani Asset Corporation, a real estate investment trust, formed in 1998 for the sole purpose of acquiring mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities from Oritani Savings Bank. Oritani Asset

 

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Corporation’s primary objective is to maximize long-term returns on equity. At June 30, 2006, Oritani Asset Corporation had $612.3 million in assets. Oritani Asset Corporation is taxed and operates in a manner that enables it to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Through these various subsidiaries, the Company maintains investments in real estate and investment in joint ventures. Detailed below is a summary of these various investments by subsidiary and by type.

Ormon LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Savings Bank. Ormon LLC maintains the following investments in real estate and joint ventures:

Investments in Real Estate

Park Lane Associates – Ormon LLC maintains a 50% undivided ownership interest in Park Lane Associates. Park Lane Associates is a 78-unit apartment complex located in Little Falls, New Jersey. The Company’s initial investment was made in March 1980. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $327,000 on this investment and received cash distributions of $265,000 during this period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Park Lane Associates totaling $2.2 million.

Park View Apartments – Ormon LLC maintains a 50% undivided ownership interest in Park View Apartments. Park View Apartments is a 114-unit apartment complex located in White Hall, Pennsylvania. The Company initially invested in Park View in December 1986. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $30,000 on its investment in Park View and received cash distributions of $60,000 during this period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Park View Apartments totaling $1.4 million.

Winstead Village – Ormon LLC maintains a 50% undivided ownership interest in Winstead Village. Winstead Village is a 40-unit apartment complex located in Moorestown, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Winstead in December 1986. For the year ended June 30, 2006 the Company recognized net income of $67,000 on its investment and also received cash distributions of $32,000 during that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Winstead Village totaling $941,000.

Parkway East – Ormon LLC maintains a 50% undivided ownership interest in Parkway East. Parkway East is a 43-unit apartment complex located in Caldwell, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Parkway East in July 1981. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $71,000 on its investment in Parkway East and received cash distributions of $95,000 during this period. The Company has no loan to this entity.

Marine View Apartments – Ormon LLC maintains a 75% undivided ownership interest in Marine View Apartments. Marine View is an 85-unit apartment complex located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Marine View in October 1993. For the year ended June 30, 2006 the Company recognized net income of $110,000 on its investment in Marine View and received cash distributions of $188,000 over that period. The Company has no loan to this entity.

 

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Ormon LLC also wholly owns three properties that are held and operated for investment purposes. These three properties are described below:

 

    An 18-unit apartment complex located in Englewood, New Jersey. The Company recognized a net loss of $19,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006 from the operation of this property.

 

    A 19-unit office building located in Hillsdale, New Jersey. The Company recognized net income of $32,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006 from the operation of this property.

 

    A 54-unit mixed-use property (49 residential units and 5 store fronts) located in Palisades Park, New Jersey. The Company recognized net income of $379,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006 from the operation of this property.

Investments in Joint Ventures

Oaklyn Associates - Oaklyn Associates is a 50% owned joint venture on a 100-unit apartment complex located in Oaklyn, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in this joint venture in February 1978. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $16,000 on this investment and received cash distributions of $13,000 over that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Oaklyn Associates totaling $1.0 million.

Madison Associates - Madison Associates is a 50% owned joint venture on 30-unit apartment complex located in Madison, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in this joint venture in January 1989. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $65,000 on this investment and received cash distribution of $54,000 over that period. The Company had no loan to this entity.

Brighton Court Associates - Brighton Court Associate is a 50% owned joint venture on a 47-unit apartment complex located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Company initially invested in Brighton Court in July 1996. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized a net loss of $19,000 on this investment and received cash distributions totaling $12,000 over that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company’s loans to Brighton Court Associates totaled $1.6 million.

Plaza 23 Associates - Plaza 23 Associates is 50% owned joint venture on a shopping center in Pequannock, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Plaza 23 Associates in October 1983. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $1.0 million related to this investment and received cash distributions of $1.1 million during that period. The Company has no loans to Plaza 23 Associates but has an $8.9 million loan to its partner in this joint venture, Plains Plaza Ltd. Plains Plaza Ltd. has pledged its equity interest in Plaza 23 Associates as collateral for this loan.

Oritani, LLC is a wholly-owned limited liability corporation of Oritani Financial Corp. The primary business of Oritani, LLC is real estate investments.

 

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Investments in Joint Ventures

Ridge Manor Associates - Ridge Manor Associates is a 50% owned joint venture on a 44-unit apartment complex located in Park Ridge, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Ridge Manor Associates in May 2004. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net loss of $45,000 related to this investment, and also received cash distributions of $50,000 during that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to this entity that totaled $4.6 million.

Van Buren Apartments - Van Buren Apartments is a 50% owned joint venture on a 32-unit apartment complex located in River Edge, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in Van Buren in March 2002. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized a net loss on this investment of $14,000 and received cash distributions of $14,000 during that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Van Buren Apartments that totaled $2.4 million.

10 Landing Lane - 10 Landing Lane is a 50% owned joint venture on a 108-unit apartment complex located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in 10 Landing Lane in August 1998. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $114,000 related to this investment and received cash distributions of $130,000 during that period. The Company has no loan to this entity.

FAO Hasbrouck Heights - FAO Hasbrouck Heights is a 50% owned joint venture on 93 mixed-use units (primarily residential) in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. The Company initially invested in FAO Hasbrouck Heights in November 2005. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized net income of $28,000 related to this investment and received no cash distributions over that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to FAO Hasbrouck Heights that totaled $7.3 million.

Hampshire Financial is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp. The primary business of Hampshire Financial is real estate investments.

Investments in Joint Ventures

Hampshire Realty - Hampshire Realty is a 50% owned joint venture on an 80-unit apartment complex located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Company initially invested in Hampshire in June 2002. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized a net loss of $111,000 related to this investment and received no cash distributions over that period. At June 30, 2006, the Company had a loan to Hampshire that totaled $3.1 million.

 

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The following table presents a summary of our investments in real estate and investments in joint ventures.

 

             Property Name

  

Book

Value at
June 30, 2005

    Year Ended June 30, 2006   

Book

Value at
June 30, 2006

 
     Profit /
(Loss)
    Distributions
Received
    Additional
Investment
  

Real Estate Held For Investment

           

Ormon, LLC -  Undivided

Interests in Real Estate

           

Park Lane

   $ (697,979 )   $ 327,194     $ (265,000 )   $ -    $ (635,785 )

Park View

     (532,005 )     29,625       (60,000 )     -      (562,380 )

Winstead Village

     (362,959 )     67,489       (32,000 )     -      (327,470 )

Parkway East

     (303,760 )     70,962       (95,000 )     -      (327,798 )

Marine View

     888,880       110,182       (187,500 )     -      811,562  

Ormon, LLC -   Wholly Owned   Properties

           

Englewood (1)

     62,631       (19,024 )          54,330  

Palisades Park (1)

     305,378       378,752            281,586  

Hillsdale (1)

     167,738       32,269            159,876  

Oritani, LLC -   Wholly Owned   Properties

           

Emerson

     -       -       -       915,198      915,198  

Real Estate Held For Investment Summary

           

Assets (1)

   $ 1,424,627     $     502,179     $ (187,500 )   $ 915,198    $ 2,222,552  

Liabilities

   $ (1,896,703 )   $ 495,270     $ (452,000 )   $ -    $ (1,853,433 )

Investments in Joint Ventures

           

Ormon, LLC

           

Oaklyn Associates

   $ (315,269 )   $ 15,810     $ (12,500 )   $ -    $ (311,959 )

Madison Associates

     (18,502 )     65,383       (53,752 )     -      (6,871 )

Brighton Court Associates

     218,324       (18,926 )     (12,375 )     -      187,023  

Plaza 23 Associates

     3,995,791       1,000,625       (1,058,305 )     -      3,938,111  

Oritani, LLC

           

Ridge Manor Associates

     761,000       (45,302 )     (49,790 )     -      665,908  

Van Buren Apartments

     216,641       (13,586 )     (13,853 )     -      189,202  

10 Landing Lane

     11,498       114,252       (130,000 )     -      (4,250 )

FAO Hasbrouck Heights

     -       28,355       -       1,025,000      1,053,355  

Hampshire   Financial

           

Hampshire Realty

     234,992       (110,772 )     -       75,000      199,220  

Investments in Joint Ventures Summary (2)

           

Assets

   $     5,438,246     $ 840,394     $ (1,134,323 )   $ 1,100,000    $ 6,232,819  

Liabilities

   $ (333,771 )   $ 195,445     $ (196,252 )   $ -    $ (323,080 )

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(1) The book values for wholly owned properties represent the costs of the fixed assets associated with the property, less accumulated depreciation.

Therefore, the book value at the beginning of a period, adjusted by the profit or loss for the period, will not equal the book value at the end of the period since these are not accounted for by the equity method.

(2) 10 Landing Lane property is included in assets as of June 30, 2005 and in liabilities as of June 30, 2006.

 

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Legal Proceedings

At June 30, 2006, we were not involved in any legal proceedings, the outcome of which would be material to our financial condition or results of operations.

Tax Allocation

Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. have entered into an agreement to establish a method for allocating and for reimbursing the payment of their consolidated tax liability.

Personnel

As of June 30, 2006, we had 115 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees. Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining group. Management believes that we have good relations with our employees.

FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

Federal Taxation

General . Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank are subject to federal income taxation in the same general manner as other corporations, with some exceptions discussed below. Neither Oritani Financial Corp.’s nor Oritani Savings Bank’s federal tax returns are currently under audit, and neither entity has been audited during the past five years. The following discussion of federal taxation is intended only to summarize certain pertinent federal income tax matters and is not a comprehensive description of the tax rules applicable to Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank.

Method of Accounting . For federal income tax purposes, Oritani Financial Corp. currently reports its income and expenses on the accrual method of accounting and uses a tax year ending December 31 for filing its federal and state income tax returns.

Bad Debt Reserves . Historically, Oritani Savings Bank has been subject to special provisions in the tax law regarding allowable tax bad debt deductions and related reserves. Tax law changes were enacted in 1996, pursuant to the Small Business Protection Act of 1996 (the “1996 Act”), that eliminated the use of the percentage of taxable income method for tax years after 1995 and required recapture into taxable income over a six year period all bad debt reserves accumulated after 1988. Oritani Savings Bank recaptured its reserve balance over the six-year period ended December 31, 2003.

Currently, the Oritani Savings Bank consolidated group uses the specific charge off method to account for bad debt deductions for income tax purposes.

 

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Taxable Distributions and Recapture . Prior to the 1996 Act, bad debt reserves created prior to January 1, 1988 were subject to recapture into taxable income should Oritani Savings Bank fail to meet certain thrift asset and definitional tests.

At June 30, 2006, our total federal pre-base year reserve was approximately $15.1 million. However, under current law, pre-base year reserves remain subject to recapture should Oritani Savings Bank make certain non-dividend distributions, repurchase any of its stock, pay dividends in excess of tax earnings and profits, or cease to maintain a bank charter.

Alternative Minimum Tax . The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) imposes an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) at a rate of 20% on a base of regular taxable income plus certain tax preferences (“alternative minimum taxable income” or “AMTI”). The AMT is payable to the extent such AMTI is in excess of an exemption amount and the AMT exceeds the regular income tax. Net operating losses can offset no more than 90% of AMTI. Certain payments of alternative minimum tax may be used as credits against regular tax liabilities in future years. Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank have not been subject to the alternative minimum tax and have no such amounts available as credits for carryover.

Net Operating Loss Carryforwards . A financial institution may carry back net operating losses to the preceding two taxable years and forward to the succeeding 20 taxable years. At June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank had no net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.

State Taxation

New Jersey State Taxation. Oritani Savings Bank files New Jersey Corporation Business income tax returns. Generally, the income of savings institutions in New Jersey, which is calculated based on federal taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, is subject to New Jersey tax. Oritani Savings Bank is not currently under audit with respect to its New Jersey income tax returns and Oritani Savings Bank’s state tax returns have not been audited for the past five years. Oritani Savings Bank had a state tax net operating loss carryforward totaling $35.3 million at June 30, 2006, expiring between December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2013.

New Jersey tax law does not and has not allowed for a taxpayer to file a tax return on a combined or consolidated basis with another member of the affiliated group where there is common ownership. However, under recent tax legislation, if the taxpayer cannot demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the tax filing discloses the true earnings of the taxpayer on its business carried on in the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Director of the Division of Taxation may, at the director’s discretion, require the taxpayer to file a consolidated return for the entire operations of the affiliated group or controlled group, including its own operations and income.

 

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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

General

Federal law allows a state savings bank, such as Oritani Savings Bank, that qualifies as a “qualified thrift lender” (discussed below), to elect to be treated as a savings association for purposes of the savings and loan holding company provisions of the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended (“HOLA”). Such election results in its holding companies being regulated as a savings and loan holding companies by the Office of Thrift Supervision rather than as bank holding companies regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. At the time of its reorganization into a holding company structure, Oritani Savings Bank elected to be treated as a savings association under the applicable provisions of the HOLA. Accordingly, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC are savings and loan holding companies and are required to file certain reports with, and are subject to examination by, and otherwise must comply with the rules and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Oritani Financial Corp. will also be subject to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the federal securities laws.

Oritani Savings Bank is a New Jersey-chartered savings bank, and its deposit accounts are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Oritani Savings Bank is subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (the “Commissioner”) as the issuer of its charter, and by the FDIC as the deposit insurer and its primary federal regulator. Oritani Savings Bank must file reports with the Commissioner and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial condition, and it must obtain regulatory approval prior to entering into certain transactions, such as mergers with, or acquisitions of, other depository institutions and opening or acquiring branch offices. The Commissioner and the FDIC conduct periodic examinations to assess Oritani Savings Bank’s compliance with various regulatory requirements. This regulation and supervision establishes a comprehensive framework of activities in which a savings bank may engage and is intended primarily for the protection of the deposit insurance fund and depositors. The regulatory structure also gives the regulatory authorities extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes.

Any change in these laws or regulations, whether by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision or the U.S. Congress, could have a material adverse impact on Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Savings Bank and their operations.

Certain of the regulatory requirements that are or will be applicable to Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC are described below. This description of statutes and regulations is not intended to be a complete explanation of such statutes and regulations and their effects on Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual statutes and regulations.

 

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New Jersey Banking Regulation

Activity Powers. Oritani Savings Bank derives its lending, investment and other powers primarily from the applicable provisions of the New Jersey Banking Act and its related regulations. Under these laws and regulations, savings banks, such as Oritani Savings Bank, generally may invest in:

 

  (1) real estate mortgages;

 

  (2) consumer and commercial loans;

 

  (3) specific types of debt securities, including certain corporate debt securities and obligations of federal, state and local governments and agencies;

 

  (4) certain types of corporate equity securities; and

 

  (5) certain other assets.

A savings bank may also invest pursuant to a “leeway” power that permits investments not otherwise permitted by the New Jersey Banking Act. “Leeway” investments must comply with a number of limitations on the individual and aggregate amounts of “leeway” investments. Under this “leeway” authority, New Jersey savings banks may exercise those powers, rights, benefits or privileges authorized for national banks or out-of-state banks or for federal or out-of-state savings banks or savings associations, provided that before exercising any such power, right, benefit or privilege, prior approval by the Commissioner by regulation or by specific authorization is required. A savings bank may also exercise trust powers upon approval of the Commissioner. The exercise of these lending, investment and activity powers are limited by federal law and the related regulations. See “—Federal Banking Regulation—Activity Restrictions on State-Chartered Banks” below.

Loans-to-One-Borrower Limitations. With certain specified exceptions, a New Jersey-chartered savings bank may not make loans or extend credit to a single borrower or to entities related to the borrower in an aggregate amount that would exceed 15% of the bank’s capital funds. A savings bank may lend an additional 10% of its capital funds if the loan is secured by collateral meeting the requirements of the New Jersey Banking Act. Oritani Savings Bank currently complies with applicable loans-to-one-borrower limitations.

Dividends. Under the New Jersey Banking Act, a stock savings bank may declare and pay a dividend on its capital stock only to the extent that the payment of the dividend would not impair the capital stock of the savings bank. In addition, a stock savings bank may not pay a dividend unless the savings bank would, after the payment of the dividend, have a surplus of not less than 50% of its capital stock, or alternatively, the payment of the dividend would not reduce the surplus. Federal law may also limit the amount of dividends that may be paid by Oritani Savings Bank. See “—Federal Banking Regulation—Prompt Corrective Action” below.

Minimum Capital Requirements. Regulations of the Commissioner impose on New Jersey-chartered depository institutions, such as Oritani Savings Bank, minimum capital

 

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requirements similar to those imposed by the FDIC on insured state banks. See “—Federal Banking Regulation—Capital Requirements.”

Examination and Enforcement. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (the “Department”) may examine Oritani Savings Bank whenever it deems an examination advisable. The Department examines Oritani Savings Bank at least every two years. The Commissioner may order any savings bank to discontinue any violation of law or unsafe or unsound banking practice, and may direct any director, officer, attorney or employee of a savings bank engaged in an objectionable activity, after the Commissioner has ordered the activity to be terminated, to show cause at a hearing before the Commissioner why such person should not be removed.

Federal Banking Regulation

Capital Requirements. FDIC regulations require banks to maintain minimum levels of capital. The FDIC regulations define two tiers, or classes, of capital.

Tier 1 capital is comprised of the sum of:

 

    common stockholder’s equity, excluding the unrealized appreciation or depreciation, net of tax, from available for sale securities;

 

    non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, including any related retained earnings; and

 

    minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries minus all intangible assets, other than qualifying servicing rights and any net unrealized loss on marketable equity securities.

The components of Tier 2 capital currently include:

 

    cumulative perpetual preferred stock;

 

    certain perpetual preferred stock for which the dividend rate may be reset periodically;

 

    hybrid capital instruments, including mandatory convertible securities;

 

    term subordinated debt;

 

    intermediate term preferred stock;

 

    allowance for loan losses; and

 

    up to 45% of pretax net unrealized holding gains on available for sale equity securities with readily determinable fair market values.

 

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The allowance for loan losses includible in Tier 2 capital is limited to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets (as discussed below). Overall, the amount of Tier 2 capital that may be included in total capital cannot exceed 100% of Tier 1 capital. The FDIC regulations establish a minimum leverage capital requirement for banks in the strongest financial and managerial condition of not less than a ratio of 3.0% of Tier 1 capital to total assets. For all other banks, the minimum leverage capital requirement is 4.0%, unless a higher leverage capital ratio is warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profile of the depository institution.

The FDIC regulations also require that banks meet a risk-based capital standard. The risk-based capital standard requires the maintenance of a ratio of total capital, which is defined as the sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital, to risk-weighted assets of at least 8% and a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4%. In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, plus certain off balance sheet items, are multiplied by a risk-weight of 0% to 100%, based on the risks the FDIC believes are inherent in the type of asset or item.

The federal banking agencies, including the FDIC, have also adopted regulations to require an assessment of an institution’s exposure to declines in the economic value of a bank’s capital due to changes in interest rates when assessing the bank’s capital adequacy. Under such a risk assessment, examiners evaluate a bank’s capital for interest rate risk on a case-by-case basis, with consideration of both quantitative and qualitative factors. Institutions with significant interest rate risk may be required to hold additional capital. According to the agencies, applicable considerations include:

 

    the quality of the bank’s interest rate risk management process;

 

    the overall financial condition of the bank; and

 

    the level of other risks at the bank for which capital is needed.

The following table shows Oritani Savings Bank’s Core capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, and Total risk-based capital ratios on a historical and pro forma basis at June 30, 2006:

 

     As of June 30, 2006
     Historical
    Capital    
   Percent of
    Assets (1)     
   Pro Forma
    Capital (2)     
   Percent of
    Assets (1)     
   Pro Forma
Capital
    Requirements    
  

Percent

of
    Assets (1)     

     (Dollars in thousands)

Core capital

   $ 122,721        12.13%        $ 153,419        14.71%        $ 41,707        4.00%    

Tier 1 risk-based capital

     122,721        22.00%          153,419        27.20%          22,561        4.00%    

Total risk-based capital

     129,703        23.25%          160,401        28.44%          45,123        8.00%    

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(1) For purposes of calculating core capital, assets are based on adjusted total leverage assets. In calculating Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital, assets are based on total risk-weighted assets.
(2) Assumes the sale of 10,574,906 shares of common stock in the stock offering.

Prompt Corrective Action. Federal law requires, among other things, that the federal bank regulatory authorities take “prompt corrective action” with respect to institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. For these purposes, the law establishes five categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. The FDIC’s regulations define the five capital categories as follows:

 

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An institution will be treated as “well capitalized” if:

 

    its ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets is at least 10%;

 

    its ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets is at least 6%; and

 

    its ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets is at least 5%, and it is not subject to any order or directive by the FDIC to meet a specific capital level.

An institution will be treated as “adequately capitalized” if:

 

    its ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets is at least 8%; or

 

    its ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets is at least 4%; and

 

    its ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets is at least 4% (3% if the bank receives the highest rating under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System) and it is not a well-capitalized institution.

An institution will be treated as “undercapitalized” if:

 

    its total risk-based capital is less than 8%; or

 

    its Tier 1 risk-based-capital is less than 4%; and

 

    its leverage ratio is less than 4% (or less than 3% if the institution receives the highest rating under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System).

An institution will be treated as “significantly undercapitalized” if:

 

    its total risk-based capital is less than 6%;

 

    its Tier 1 capital is less than 3%; or

 

    its leverage ratio is less than 3%.

An institution that has a tangible capital to total assets ratio equal to or less than 2% would be deemed to be “critically undercapitalized.”

The FDIC is required, with some exceptions, to appoint a receiver or conservator for an insured state bank if that bank is “critically undercapitalized.” For this purpose, “critically undercapitalized” means having a ratio of tangible capital to total assets of less than 2%. The FDIC may also appoint a conservator or receiver for a state bank on the basis of the institution’s financial condition or upon the occurrence of certain events, including:

 

    insolvency, or when the assets of the bank are less than its liabilities to depositors and others;

 

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    substantial dissipation of assets or earnings through violations of law or unsafe or unsound practices;

 

    existence of an unsafe or unsound condition to transact business;

 

    likelihood that the bank will be unable to meet the demands of its depositors or to pay its obligations in the normal course of business; and

 

    insufficient capital, or the incurring or likely incurring of losses that will deplete substantially all of the institution’s capital with no reasonable prospect of replenishment of capital without federal assistance.

As of June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank was considered “well capitalized” under FDIC guidelines.

Activity Restrictions on State-Chartered Banks. Federal law and FDIC regulations generally limit the activities and investments of state-chartered FDIC insured banks and their subsidiaries to those permissible for national banks and their subsidiaries, unless such activities and investments are specifically exempted by law or consented to by the FDIC.

Before making a new investment or engaging in a new activity that is not permissible for a national bank or otherwise permissible under federal law or FDIC regulations, an insured bank must seek approval from the FDIC to make such investment or engage in such activity. The FDIC will not approve the activity unless the bank meets its minimum capital requirements and the FDIC determines that the activity does not present a significant risk to the FDIC insurance funds. Certain activities of subsidiaries that are engaged in activities permitted for national banks only through a “financial subsidiary” are subject to additional restrictions.

Federal law permits a state-chartered savings bank to engage, through financial subsidiaries, in any activity in which a national bank may engage through a financial subsidiary and on substantially the same terms and conditions. In general, the law permits a national bank that is well-capitalized and well-managed to conduct, through a financial subsidiary, any activity permitted for a financial holding company other than insurance underwriting, insurance investments, real estate investment or development or merchant banking. The total assets of all such financial subsidiaries may not exceed the lesser of 45% of the bank’s total assets or $50 billion. The bank must have policies and procedures to assess the financial subsidiary’s risk and protect the bank from such risk and potential liability, must not consolidate the financial subsidiary’s assets with the bank’s and must exclude from its own assets and equity all equity investments, including retained earnings, in the financial subsidiary. State chartered savings banks may retain subsidiaries in existence as of March 11, 2000 and may engage in activities that are not authorized under federal law. Although Oritani Savings Bank meets all conditions necessary to establish and engage in permitted activities through financial subsidiaries, it has not yet determined whether or the extent to which it will seek to engage in such activities.

Insurance of Deposit Accounts. Deposit accounts in Oritani Savings Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, generally up to a maximum of $100,000 per separately insured depositor. Oritani Savings Bank’s deposits, therefore, are subject to Federal

 

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Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessments. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has adopted a risk-based system for determining deposit insurance assessments. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is authorized to raise the assessment rates as necessary to maintain the required ratio of reserves to insured deposits of 1.25%.

On February 15, 2006, federal legislation to reform federal deposit insurance was enacted. This new legislation requires, among other things, an increase in the amount of federal deposit insurance coverage from $100,000 to $130,000 (with a cost of living adjustment to become effective in five years). The Act also requires the reserve ratio to be modified to provide for a range between 1.15% and 1.50% of estimated insured deposits. The new legislation requires the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to issue regulations implementing the law. The changes required by the law will not become effective until final regulations have been issued, which must be no later than 270 days from the date of the enactment of the legislation.

Effective March 31, 2006, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation merged the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) into a single fund called the Deposit Insurance Fund. As a result of the merger, the BIF and the SAIF were abolished. The merger of the BIF and the SAIF into the Deposit Insurance Fund does not affect the authority of the Financing Corporation (“FICO”) to impose and collect, with the approval of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, assessments for anticipated payments, issuance costs and custodial fees on bonds issued by the FICO in the 1980s to recapitalize the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The bonds issued by the FICO are due to mature in 2017 through 2019. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the FICO assessment was equal to 1.28 basis points for each $100 in domestic deposits maintained at an institution.

Federal Home Loan Bank System. Oritani Savings Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which consists of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. The Federal Home Loan Bank System provides a central credit facility primarily for member institutions. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Oritani Savings Bank is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank in an amount at least equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of its unpaid residential mortgage loans and similar obligations at the beginning of each year, 4.5% of its borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank, or 0.3% of assets, whichever is greater. As of June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank was in compliance with this requirement.

Enforcement. The FDIC has extensive enforcement authority over insured savings banks, including Oritani Savings Bank. This enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to assess civil money penalties, to issue cease and desist orders and to remove directors and officers. In general, these enforcement actions may be initiated in response to violations of laws and regulations and to unsafe or unsound practices.

Transactions with Affiliates of Oritani Savings Bank. Transactions between an insured bank, such as Oritani Savings Bank, and any of its affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and implementing regulations. An affiliate of a insured bank is any company or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the bank. Generally, a subsidiary of a bank that is not also a depository institution or financial subsidiary is not treated as an affiliate of the bank for purposes of Sections 23A and 23B.

 

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Section 23A:

 

    limits the extent to which the bank or its subsidiaries may engage in “covered transactions” with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such bank’s capital stock and retained earnings, and limits all such transactions with all affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital stock and retained earnings; and

 

    requires that all such transactions be on terms that are consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of guarantees and other similar types of transactions. Further, most loans by a bank to any of its affiliates must be secured by collateral in amounts ranging from 100% to 130% of the loan amounts. In addition, any covered transaction by a bank with an affiliate and any purchase of assets or services by a bank from an affiliate must be on terms that are substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the bank, as those that would be provided to a non-affiliate.

Prohibitions Against Tying Arrangements. Banks are subject to the prohibitions of 12 U.S.C. Section 1972 on certain tying arrangements. A depository institution is prohibited, subject to some exceptions, from extending credit to or offering any other service, or fixing or varying the consideration for such extension of credit or service, on the condition that the customer obtain some additional service from the institution or its affiliates or not obtain services of a competitor of the institution.

Privacy Standards. FDIC regulations require Oritani Savings Bank to disclose their privacy policy, including identifying with whom they share “non-public personal information,” to customers at the time of establishing the customer relationship and annually thereafter. Oritani Savings Bank does not share “non-public personal information” with third parties.

In addition, Oritani Savings Bank is required to provide its customers with the ability to “opt-out” of having Oritani Savings Bank share their non-public personal information with unaffiliated third parties before they can disclose such information, subject to certain exceptions.

The FDIC and other federal banking agencies adopted guidelines establishing standards for safeguarding customer information. The guidelines describe the agencies’ expectations for the creation, implementation and maintenance of an information security program, which would include administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to the size and complexity of the institution and the nature and scope of its activities. The standards set forth in the guidelines are intended to insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information, protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such records and protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.

Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Laws. All FDIC insured institutions have a responsibility under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations to help meet the credit needs of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. In connection with its examination of a state chartered savings bank, the FDIC is required to

 

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assess the institution’s record of compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. Among other things, the current Community Reinvestment Act regulations replace the prior process-based assessment factors with a new evaluation system that rates an institution based on its actual performance in meeting community needs. In particular, the current evaluation system focuses on three tests:

 

    a lending test, to evaluate the institution’s record of making loans in its service areas;

 

    an investment test, to evaluate the institution’s record of investing in community development projects, affordable housing, and programs benefiting low or moderate income individuals and businesses; and

 

    a service test, to evaluate the institution’s delivery of services through its branches, ATMs and other offices.

An institution’s failure to comply with the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act could, at a minimum, result in regulatory restrictions on its activities. Oritani Savings Bank received a “satisfactory” Community Reinvestment Act rating in our most recently completed federal examination, which was conducted by the FDIC in 2002.

In addition, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act prohibit lenders from discriminating in their lending practices on the basis of characteristics specified in those statutes. The failure to comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act could result in enforcement actions by the FDIC, as well as other federal regulatory agencies and the Department of Justice.

Loans to a Bank’s Insiders

Federal Regulation. A bank’s loans to its executive officers, directors, any owner of more than 10% or more of its stock (each, an insider) and any of certain entities affiliated with any such persons (an insider’s related interest) are subject to the conditions and limitations imposed by Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act and its implementing regulations. Under these restrictions, the aggregate amount of the loans to any insider and the insider’s related interests may not exceed the loans-to-one-borrower limit applicable to national banks, which is comparable to the loans-to-one-borrower limit applicable to Oritani Savings Bank. See “—New Jersey Banking Regulation—Loans-to-One Borrower Limitations.” All loans by a bank to all insiders and insiders’ related interests in the aggregate generally may not exceed the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. With certain exceptions, loans to an executive officer, other than loans for the education of the officer’s children and certain loans secured by the officer’s primary residence, may not exceed the lesser of (1) $100,000 or (2) the greater of $25,000 or 2.5% of the bank’s unimpaired capital and surplus. Federal regulation also requires that any proposed loan to an insider or a related interest of that insider be approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the bank, with any interested directors not participating in the voting, if such loan, when aggregated with any existing loans to that insider and the insider’s related interests, would exceed either (1) $500,000 or (2) the greater of $25,000 or 5% of the bank’s unimpaired capital and surplus.

 

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Generally, loans to insiders must be made on substantially the same terms as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those that are prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons. An exception is made for extensions of credit made pursuant to a benefit or compensation plan of a bank that is widely available to employees of the bank and that does not give any preference to insiders of the bank over other employees of the bank.

In addition, federal law prohibits extensions of credit to a bank’s insiders and their related interests by any other institution that has a correspondent banking relationship with the bank, unless such extension of credit is on substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

New Jersey Regulation. Provisions of the New Jersey Banking Act impose conditions and limitations on the liabilities to a savings bank of its directors and executive officers and of corporations and partnerships controlled by such persons that are comparable in many respects to the conditions and limitations imposed on the loans and extensions of credit to insiders and their related interests under federal law, as discussed above. The New Jersey Banking Act also provides that a savings bank that is in compliance with federal law is deemed to be in compliance with such provisions of the New Jersey Banking Act.

Other Regulations

Interest and other charges collected or contracted for by Oritani Savings Bank are subject to state usury laws and federal laws concerning interest rates. Oritani Savings Bank’s operations are also subject to federal laws applicable to credit transactions, such as the:

 

    Truth-In-Lending Act, governing disclosures of credit terms to consumer borrowers;

 

    Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, requiring financial institutions to provide information to enable the public and public officials to determine whether a financial institution is fulfilling its obligation to help meet the housing needs of the community it serves;

 

    Equal Credit Opportunity Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed or other prohibited factors in extending credit;

 

    Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1978, governing the use and provision of information to credit reporting agencies;

 

    Fair Debt Collection Act, governing the manner in which consumer debts may be collected by collection agencies; and

 

    rules and regulations of the various federal agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing such federal laws.

 

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The operations of Oritani Savings Bank also are subject to the:

 

    Right to Financial Privacy Act, which imposes a duty to maintain confidentiality of consumer financial records and prescribes procedures for complying with administrative subpoenas of financial records;

 

    Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E promulgated thereunder, which govern automatic deposits to and withdrawals from deposit accounts and customers’ rights and liabilities arising from the use of automated teller machines and other electronic banking services;

 

    Check Clearing for the 21 st Century Act (also known as “Check 21”), which gives “substitute checks,” such as digital check images and copies made from that image, the same legal standing as the original paper check;

 

    Title III of The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (referred to as the “USA PATRIOT Act”), which significantly expanded the responsibilities of financial institutions, including savings banks, in preventing the use of the U.S. financial system to fund terrorist activities. Among other provisions, the USA PATRIOT Act and the related regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision require savings associations operating in the United States to develop new anti-money laundering compliance programs, due diligence policies and controls to ensure the detection and reporting of money laundering. Such required compliance programs are intended to supplement existing compliance requirements, also applicable to financial institutions, under the Bank Secrecy Act and the Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations; and

 

    The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which placed limitations on the sharing of consumer financial information by financial institutions with unaffiliated third parties. Specifically, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires all financial institutions offering financial products or services to retail customers to provide such customers with the financial institution’s privacy policy and provide such customers the opportunity to “opt out” of the sharing of certain personal financial information with unaffiliated third parties.

Holding Company Regulation

General . Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and Oritani Financial Corp. are non-diversified savings and loan holding companies within the meaning of the Home Owners’ Loan Act. As such, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and Oritani Financial Corp. are registered with the Office of Thrift Supervision and subject to Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, examinations, supervision and reporting requirements. In addition, the Office of Thrift Supervision has enforcement authority over Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, and their subsidiaries. Among other things, this authority permits the Office of Thrift Supervision to restrict or prohibit activities that are determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary savings

 

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institution. As federal corporations, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC are generally not subject to state business organization laws.

Permitted Activities . Pursuant to Section 10(o) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act and Office of Thrift Supervision regulations and policy, a mutual holding company and a federally chartered mid-tier holding company such as Oritani Financial Corp. may engage in the following activities:

 

  (i) investing in the stock of a savings bank;

 

  (ii) acquiring a mutual association through the merger of such association into a savings bank subsidiary of such holding company or an interim savings bank subsidiary of such holding company;

 

  (iii) merging with or acquiring another holding company, one of whose subsidiaries is a savings bank;

 

  (iv) investing in a corporation, the capital stock of which is available for purchase by a savings bank under federal law or under the law of any state where the subsidiary savings bank or associations share their home offices;

 

  (v) furnishing or performing management services for a savings bank subsidiary of such company;

 

  (vi) holding, managing or liquidating assets owned or acquired from a savings subsidiary of such company;

 

  (vii) holding or managing properties used or occupied by a savings bank subsidiary of such company;

 

  (viii) acting as trustee under deeds of trust;

 

  (ix) any other activity:

A.        that the Federal Reserve Board, by regulation, has determined to be permissible for bank holding companies under Section 4(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, unless the Director, by regulation, prohibits or limits any such activity for savings and loan holding companies; or

B.        in which multiple savings and loan holding companies were authorized (by regulation) to directly engage on March 5, 1987;

 

  (x) any activity permissible for financial holding companies under Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act, including securities and insurance underwriting; and

 

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merges with another holding company, the holding company acquired or the holding company resulting from such merger or acquisition may only invest in assets and engage in activities listed in (i) through (x) above, and has a period of two years to cease any nonconforming activities and divest any nonconforming investments.

The Home Owners’ Loan Act prohibits a savings and loan holding company, including Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, directly or indirectly, or through one or more subsidiaries, from acquiring more than 5% of another savings institution or holding company thereof, without prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. It also prohibits the acquisition or retention of, with certain exceptions, more than 5% of a nonsubsidiary company engaged in activities other than those permitted by the Home Owners’ Loan Act, or acquiring or retaining control of an institution that is not federally insured. In evaluating applications by holding companies to acquire savings institutions, the Office of Thrift Supervision must consider the financial and managerial resources, future prospects of the company and institution involved, the effect of the acquisition on the risk to the federal deposit insurance fund, the convenience and needs of the community and competitive factors.

The Office of Thrift Supervision is prohibited from approving any acquisition that would result in a multiple savings and loan holding company controlling savings institutions in more than one state, subject to two exceptions:

 

  (i) the approval of interstate supervisory acquisitions by savings and loan holding companies; and

 

  (ii) the acquisition of a savings institution in another state if the laws of the state of the target savings institution specifically permit such acquisitions.

The states vary in the extent to which they permit interstate savings and loan holding company acquisitions.

Waivers of Dividends by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC . Office of Thrift Supervision regulations require Oritani Financial Corp., MHC to notify the Office of Thrift Supervision of any proposed waiver of its receipt of dividends from Oritani Financial Corp. The Office of Thrift Supervision reviews dividend waiver notices on a case-by-case basis, and, in general, does not object to any such waiver if:

 

  (i) the waiver would not be detrimental to the safe and sound operation of the subsidiary savings association; and

 

  (ii) the mutual holding company’s Board of Directors determines that such waiver is consistent with such directors’ fiduciary duties to the mutual holding company’s members.

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dividends would not be considered in determining an appropriate exchange ratio) in the event Oritani Financial Corp., MHC converts to stock form.

Conversion of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC to Stock Form . Office of Thrift Supervision regulations permit Oritani Financial Corp., MHC to convert from the mutual form of organization to the capital stock form of organization. There can be no assurance when, if ever, a conversion transaction will occur, and the Board of Directors has no current intention or plan to undertake a conversion transaction. In a conversion transaction a new stock holding company would be formed as the successor to Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC’s corporate existence would end, and certain depositors and borrowers of Oritani Savings Bank would receive the right to subscribe for additional shares of the new holding company. In a conversion transaction, each share of common stock held by stockholders other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC would be automatically converted into a number of shares of common stock of the new holding company determined pursuant an exchange ratio that ensures that stockholders other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC own the same percentage of common stock in the new holding company as they owned in Oritani Financial Corp. immediately prior to the conversion transaction. The total number of shares held by minority stockholders after a conversion transaction also would be increased by any purchases by minority stockholders in the stock offering conducted as part of the conversion transaction.

Qualified Thrift Lender Test. In order for Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC to continue to be regulated as a savings and loan holding companies by the Office of Thrift Supervision (rather than as a bank holding companies by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Oritani Savings Bank must qualify as a “qualified thrift lender” under Office of Thrift Supervision regulations or satisfy the “domestic building and loan association” test under the Internal Revenue Code. Under the qualified thrift lender test, a savings institution is required to maintain at least 65% of its “portfolio assets” (total assets less: (i) specified liquid assets up to 20% of total assets; (ii) intangible, including goodwill; and (iii) the value of property used to conduct business) in certain “qualified thrift investments” (primarily residential mortgages and related investments, including certain mortgage-backed and related securities) in at least nine out of each 12 month period. Oritani Savings Bank currently maintains the majority of its portfolio assets in qualified thrift investments and has met the qualified thrift lender test in each of the last 12 months.

Federal Securities Laws

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 for the registration of the shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to the stock offering. Upon completion of the stock offering, our common stock will be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We will be subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading restrictions and other requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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purchased by our affiliates will be subject to the resale restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. If we meet the current public information requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, each affiliate of ours that complies with the other conditions of Rule 144, including those that require the affiliate’s sale to be aggregated with those of other persons, would be able to sell in the public market, without registration, a number of shares not to exceed, in any three-month period, the greater of 1% of our outstanding shares, or the average weekly volume of trading in the shares during the preceding four calendar weeks. In the future, we may permit affiliates to have their shares registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 addresses, among other issues, corporate governance, auditing and accounting, executive compensation, and enhanced and timely disclosure of corporate information. As directed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer each will be required to certify that our quarterly and annual reports do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact. The rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have several requirements, including having these officers certify that: they are responsible for establishing, maintaining and regularly evaluating the effectiveness of our internal controls; they have made certain disclosures to our auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors about our internal controls; and they have included information in our quarterly and annual reports about their evaluation and whether there have been significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls. We will be subject to further reporting and audit requirements beginning with the year ending June 30, 2008 under the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will prepare policies, procedures and systems designed to ensure compliance with these regulations.

MANAGEMENT

Shared Management Structure

The directors of Oritani Financial Corp. are those same persons who are the directors of Oritani Savings Bank. In addition, each executive officer of Oritani Financial Corp. is also an executive officer of Oritani Savings Bank. We expect that Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank will continue to have common executive officers until there is a business reason to establish separate management structures. To date, executive officers have been compensated for their services by Oritani Savings Bank.

Directors of Oritani Financial Corp.

The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. currently consists of six members. Directors serve three-year staggered terms so that approximately one-third of the directors are elected at each annual meeting of stockholders. The class of directors whose term of office expires at the first annual meeting of stockholders following completion of the stock offering are Directors Nicholas Antonaccio and Kevin J. Lynch. The class of directors whose term expires at the second annual meeting of stockholders following completion of the stock offering are Directors James J. Doyle, Jr. and John J. Skelly, Jr. The class of directors whose term of office

 

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expires at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the completion of the stock offering are Directors Michael A. DeBernardi and Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

Executive Officers of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank

The following individuals are the executive officers of Oritani Financial Corp. and hold the offices set forth below opposite their names.

 

Name  

Position

Kevin J. Lynch   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Philip Wyks   Senior Vice President and Secretary
John M. Fields, Jr.   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

The executive officers of Oritani Financial Corp. are elected annually and hold office until their respective successors are elected or until death, resignation, retirement or removal by the Board of Directors.

Directors of Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp.

Composition of our Board . Oritani Savings Bank has six directors. Directors serve three-year staggered terms so that approximately one-third of the directors are elected at each annual meeting. Directors of Oritani Savings Bank are elected by Oritani Financial Corp. as its sole stockholder. The Board of Directors has designated Michael DeBernardi as Lead Director and in such capacity he will, among other duties, coordinate the activities of the independent directors and preside over executive sessions of the independent directors.

The following table states our directors’ names, their ages as of June 30, 2006, and the years when they began serving as directors of Oritani Savings Bank and when their current term expires:

 

Directors

         Age              Director Since                    Term Expires            

Nicholas Antonaccio

   59    1994    2007

Michael A. DeBernardi, Lead Director

   51    1993    2009

James J. Doyle, Jr.

   57    1998    2008

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

   46    1999    2009

Kevin J. Lynch, Chairman

   59    1990    2007

John J. Skelly, Jr.

   66    1999    2008

The Business Background of Our Directors and Executive Officers . The business experience for the past five years of each of our directors and executive officers is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, directors and executive officers have held their positions for the past five years.

Directors

Nicholas Antonaccio is President of CMA Enterprises LLC, a financial advisory firm founded by Mr. Antonaccio in 2000. Previously, Mr. Antonaccio was the chief financial officer at a variety of public and private companies, including serving for five years as senior vice

 

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president and chief financial officer of Copelco Capital, Inc., an international financial services institution headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey. Prior to his tenure at Copelco Capital, Mr. Antonaccio served as chief financial officer of Concord Leasing, Inc. for seven years, as chief financial officer of Ingersoll Rand Financial Corp. from 1980 to 1987, as controller of DPF, Inc. from 1974 to 1980 and a senior auditor with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young for five years. Additionally, Mr. Antonaccio was prior president of a local chapter of the Financial Executives Institute, an association of senior finance executives.

Michael A. DeBernardi worked for several equipment leasing companies in various capacities and was appointed Chief Credit Officer of AT&T Capital Corporation at its inception in 1985 and continued in that role after its initial public offering in 1993 until it was sold to Newcourt Credit Group in 1997. Mr. DeBernardi was then appointed Chief Investment Officer of Newcourt Credit Group, a publicly traded Canadian Company based in Toronto with assets of approximately $25 billion, which was sold to The CIT Group in 1999. Subsequent to that sale, Mr. DeBernardi assumed the position of Chief Credit Officer - CIT Global Vendor Finance in which capacity he oversaw CIT’s equipment leasing business with certain global equipment vendors and also oversaw credit risk in 25 countries where CIT had offices. In early 2003 Mr. DeBernardi joined Aternus Partners, LLC, a consultancy specializing in customer sales financing and in early 2004 he co-founded US Express Leasing, an equipment leasing company based in Parsippany, New Jersey and backed by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity unit of Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. DeBernardi left US Express Leasing in early 2006 and is presently engaged in credit-related consulting in the equipment finance and leasing industry. Mr. DeBernardi graduated from Boston College with distinction in 1976 and received a Masters of Business Administration concentrating in Finance from Babson College in 1981. Mr. DeBernardi serves as Lead Director.

James J. Doyle, Jr. was President of Chilton Memorial Hospital Corporation and a consultant to The Chilton Memorial Hospital’s Foundation Board. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Chilton Memorial Hospital from 1991 until his retirement in 2004. He also served as Executive Vice President of Atlantic Health System from 1994 until 1998. Atlantic Health System is one of the largest multi-hospital systems in New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Economics from Manhattan College where he was elected President of the School of Business and President of the National Honorary Business Fraternity. He holds a Master of Science degree in Administrative Medicine from Columbia University. A past member of Who’s Who, Mr. Doyle served on numerous local and regional healthcare boards and is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives.

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. is President of Hekemian & Co., Inc., which owns and manages commercial and residential properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Mr. Hekemian is also an advisor to First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. Mr. Hekemian holds a Master of Business Administration degree.

Kevin J. Lynch has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Oritani Savings Bank since 1993. Mr. Lynch is a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and serves on its Executive, Compensation, and Housing Committees. He is also a director of Pentegra Retirement Services Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, a national provider of full-

 

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service retirement programs. Mr. Lynch is a former Chairman of the New Jersey League of Community and Savings Bankers and served as a member of its Board of Governors for several years, and also served on the Board of Directors of Thrift Institutions Community Investment Corp. Mr. Lynch is a member of the Professional Development and Education Committee of America’s Community Bankers. He is a member of the American Bar Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of Bergen County Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Lynch is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Hackensack Main Street Business Alliance. Prior to appointment to his current position at Oritani Savings Bank in 1993, Mr. Lynch was vice president and general counsel of a leasing company and served as a director of Oritani Savings Bank. Mr. Lynch earned a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University, an LLM degree from New York University, a Masters of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Anselm’s College.

John J. Skelly, Jr. , is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Westside Management, which owns and manages low-income housing developments throughout New Jersey, New York and Maryland. Mr. Skelly is also a past Deputy Commissioner of Housing for the City of New York in charge of the Office of Housing Rehabilitation. Mr. Skelly holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Executive Officers of the Bank Who Are Not Also Directors

Philip Wyks , age 52, has served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and Compliance and Privacy Officer since 1991. Mr. Wyks is also a director of Thrift Institutions Community Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the New Jersey League of Community Bankers that assists League members in forming consortia to originate loans on low to moderate income housing loans and initiate economic development projects throughout the State of New Jersey.

Thomas Guinan , age 42, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Loan Officer since 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Guinan served as a senior vice president of commercial lending at a local financial institution.

John M. Fields, Jr. , age 43, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Fields was a chief accounting officer and controller at a local publicly-traded financial institution. Mr. Fields, Jr. is a certified public accountant.

Rosanne Jarrell , age 54, has served as Vice President-Retail Operations since 1992. Ms. Jarrell oversees our branch network, deposit operations, E-Banking departments and advertising/marketing department. Ms. Jarrell also serves as our Security Officer.

Paul M. Cordero , age 51, has served as Vice President and Chief Residential Loan Officer since 1989.

Anne Mooradian , age 45, has served as Vice President and Human Resources Officer since 2001. Prior to that, Ms. Mooradian held branch retail positions at Oritani Savings Bank.

 

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Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp.

We conduct business through meetings of our Board of Directors and its committees. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. met 13 times and the Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank met 13 times. The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. has established the following standing committees: the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Antonaccio (Chair), DeBernardi, Doyle, Hekemian and Skelly, is responsible for providing oversight relating to our financial statements and financial reporting process, systems of internal accounting and financial controls, internal audit function, annual independent audit and the compliance and ethics programs established by management and the board. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Antonaccio qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee met 4 times in fiscal year 2006.

The Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Antonaccio, DeBernardi, Doyle (Chair), Hekemian and Skelly, is responsible for human resources policies, salaries and benefits, incentive compensation, executive development and management succession planning. The committee also is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become board members and recommending a group of nominees for election as directors at each annual meeting of stockholders, ensuring that the board and its committees have the benefit of qualified and experienced independent directors, and developing a set of corporate governance policies and procedures. Each member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee is independent in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Each of these committees operates under a written charter, which governs its composition, responsibilities and operations.

In addition, Oritani Savings Bank maintains a Loan Committee (chaired by Director Hekemian) and the CRA and Compliance Committee (chaired by Director Skelly).

Corporate Governance Policies and Procedures

In addition to having established committees of the board of directors, Oritani Financial Corp. has adopted policies to govern the activities of both Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank, including a corporate governance policy and a code of business conduct and ethics. The corporate governance policy sets forth:

 

    the duties and responsibilities of each director;

 

    the composition, responsibilities and operation of the board of directors;

 

    the establishment and operation of board committees, including audit, nominating and compensation committees;

 

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    convening executive sessions of independent directors;

 

    the board of directors’ interaction with management and third parties; and

 

    the evaluation of the performance of the board of directors and the chief executive officer.

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, the avoidance of conflicts of interest, full and accurate disclosure and compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Director Fees

Director Fees . Each of the individuals who serves as a director of Oritani Financial Corp also serves as a director of Oritani Savings Bank and earns director fees in each capacity. Each non-employee director is paid a fee of $1,000 for each Oritani Financial Corp. meeting attended and a fee of $1,000 for each Oritani Savings Bank meeting attended. There are no separate fees paid for committee meetings attended. Additionally, each director receives a monthly retainer of $1,500 from each of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank. Additional annual retainers are paid to the Lead Director ($18,000), the Chairman of the Audit Committee ($13,000) and the Chairmen of the other Board committees ($8,000).

Executive Officer Compensation

Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, certain information as to the total remuneration paid by Oritani Savings Bank to its Chief Executive Officer as well as to the four most highly compensated executive officers of Oritani Savings Bank, other than the Chief Executive Officer, who received total annual salary and bonus in excess of $100,000. Each of the individuals listed in the table below are referred to as Named Executive Officers.

 

            Annual Compensation (1)

Name and Principal Position

   Fiscal
Year
   Salary (2)    Bonus    Other Annual
Compensation (3)
   All Other
Compensation (4)
              

Kevin J. Lynch, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer

   2006    $     448,000    $     150,000    —          $    18,600

Philip Wyks, Senior Vice President

   2006    $ 189,000    $ 44,800    —          $      7,300

John M. Fields, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

   2006    $ 173,000    $ 40,500    —          $      6,500

Thomas Guinan, Senior Vice President and
Chief Commercial Loan Officer

   2006    $ 155,000    $ 50,000    —          $      6,100

Rosanne Jarrell, Vice President-Retail
Operations

   2006    $ 117,500    $ 27,500    —          $      4,400

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(1) Summary compensation information is excluded for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, as Oritani Financial Corp. was not a public company during those periods.
(2) Current base salaries for Messrs. Lynch, Wyks, Fields and Guinan and Ms. Jarrell are $475,000, $184,000, $180,000, $160,000 and $115,000, respectively. There were 27 bi-weekly payments in fiscal 2006.
(3) Oritani Savings Bank provides certain of its executive officers with non-cash benefits and perquisites. Management believes that the aggregate value of these benefits for fiscal year 2006 did not, in the case of the named executive officers, exceed the greater of $50,000 or 10% of the aggregate salary and annual bonus reported for them in the Summary Compensation Table.
(4) Represents employer contributions under Oritani Savings Bank’s 401(k) Plan for Named Executive Officer as well as employer contributions to the Benefit Equalization Plan for Messrs. Lynch, Wyks and Fields.

 

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Benefit Plans

Directors Deferred Fee Plans . Oritani Savings Bank adopted the 2005 Directors Deferred Fee Plan, effective as of January 1, 2005, in order to include the provisions required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Oritani Savings Bank’s prior Directors Deferred Fee Plan was frozen, effective as of December 31, 2004. Each month, Oritani Savings Bank will credit a director’s account under the 2005 Directors Deferred Fee Plan with the amount such director elects to defer. The director’s deferral election must generally be submitted to Oritani Savings Bank prior to January 1 of the plan year in which the fees to be deferred are otherwise payable to the director and is irrevocable with respect to the fees covered by such election. Each director’s account under the plans will be credited every month with interest at a rate equal to the greater of the Citibank Prime Rate or 9%. A committee appointed by the Oritani Savings Bank board of directors administers the plans. The committee may in its discretion permit a director to request that his deferred fee account(s) be invested in an alternative investment such as equity securities, fixed income securities, money market accounts and cash. The account of a director who has selected an alternative investment will be credited with earnings or losses based on the investment selected. A director will be 100% vested at all times in his deferred fee account(s). Upon retirement, the director will received the value of his benefit in a lump sum or in up to 10 annual installments, as elected by the director in his deferral election form. In the event the director becomes a “specified employee,” payments under the plan will commence no earlier than the first day of the 7th month following the month in which the director attains the later of retirement age or actual retirement. Following a director’s cessation of service prior to retirement or death, Oritani Savings Bank will pay the director’s benefit in a lump sum or in up to 10 annual installments, as elected by the director in his deferral election form. A director may timely elect to receive an in-service distribution, provided that such distribution will be no earlier than the January 1 st of the calendar year that is at least two years following the year for which the deferral election is made. Payment will be made in a lump sum or in up to 10 annual installments, as elected by the director at the time the election to defer was made. A director may timely elect to receive amounts in his deferred account(s) upon his disability or upon a change in control of Oritani Savings Bank either in the form of a lump sum or in annual installments over a period of up to 10 years. A director may elect to delay payment of his benefits or to change the form of payment from a lump sum to installments within the limits of Code Section 409A requirements and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. In the event of a director’s death prior to commencement of benefit payments, payments will be made to the director’s beneficiary, as elected by the director in his deferral election form. In the event of a director’s death after commencement of benefit payments, the remaining balance of benefit payments will be paid to the director’s beneficiary in the manner and at the time elected by the director in his deferral election form. In the event a director incurs a financial hardship, the director may request a financial hardship benefit. If approved, the financial hardship payment will be made in a lump sum.

Director’s Retirement Plan . Oritani Savings Bank maintains the 2005 Director’s Retirement Plan that was adopted as a restatement of the Directors Retirement Plan and is intended to comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The 2005 Director Retirement Plan provides retirement, medical and death benefits to directors, including directors who are also employees, who have at least five years of service and retire after attaining age 65,

 

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or prior to age 65 as a result of death or disability. Upon retirement on or after attaining age 65 with at least ten years of cumulative service, an eligible director’s annual retirement benefit will be equal to 50% of the director’s aggregate annual compensation with respect to his final year of service, including fees paid to the director for attendance at regular monthly meetings and annual meetings of Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp., monthly retainers, and any additional annual retainers paid to the director for service as a committee chair, lead director or otherwise. If a director retires, dies or becomes disabled, and such director has more than five years of service but less than ten years of service, the director or his beneficiary will be entitled to the following percentage of benefit: 50% if the director has 5 to 6 years of service, 60% if the director has 6 to 7 years of service, 70% if the director has 7 to 8 years of service, 80% if the director has 8 to 9 years of service, and 90% if the director has 9 to 10 years of service. In the event of a change in control, each director will be deemed to have 10 years of service for the purpose of calculating his benefit under the plan. Each director may elect prior to December 31, 2006, to receive a lump sum payment upon a change in control in an amount equal to the present value of his plan benefits. Benefits under the plan will generally be payable in monthly installments for the director’s lifetime or as a joint and survivor form of benefit, as elected by the director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a directory may elect prior to December 31, 2006, to receive his plan benefits in the form of a lump sum payment in the event of his disability prior to termination of service. In the event a director who has served on the board for at least five years dies while in service, the director’s spouse will be entitled to a benefit calculated as if the director had continued service until age 65. The benefit will be payable to the director’s spouse for the remainder of the spouse’s life, along with medical benefits. Medical benefits provided to directors and their spouses prior to the date of their retirement will continue to be provided to retired directors and their spouses, as long as the director lives, or, in the event the director has elected a joint and survivor benefit, or dies while in office, the medical benefits will continue to be provided to the director’s spouse for his or her lifetime. In the event the cost of medical benefits provided under the plan exceeds 200% of the cost of such benefits to Oritani Savings Bank immediately prior to the director’s retirement, the cost in excess of 200% will be paid by the retired director or his or her spouse.

Employment Agreement. Oritani Savings Bank entered into an employment agreement with Kevin J. Lynch effective as of January 1, 2003. The agreement had an initial term of three years. Unless notice of non-renewal is provided, the agreement renews annually. Under the agreement, the current base salary cannot be less than is $475,000. The base salary will be reviewed at least annually and may be increased, but not decreased. In addition to base salary, the agreement provides for, among other things, participation in bonus programs and other employee pension benefit and fringe benefit plans applicable to executive employees, use of an automobile and reimbursement of expenses associated with the use of such automobile. The executive is also entitled to reimbursement of business expenses, including fees for membership in a country club, a health club, and such other clubs and organizations as appropriate for business purposes. Upon retirement at age 70 (or at an earlier age in accordance with any retirement arrangement established with the executive’s consent) the executive and his spouse would be entitled to continuing health care insurance coverage until the death of the executive and his spouse. The executive’s employment may be terminated for just cause at any time, in which event the executive would have no right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after termination.

 

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The executive is entitled to severance payments and benefits in the event of his termination of employment under specified circumstances. In the event the executive’s employment is terminated for reasons other than just cause, disability, death, retirement or a change in control, or in the event the executive resigns during the term of the agreement following (1) the failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint executive to his executive position, (2) a material change in the executive’s functions, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance or scope, (3) a relocation of the executive’s principal place of employment by more than 30 miles from its location at the effective date of the employment agreement or a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites from those being provided to the executive as of the effective date of the employment agreement, (4) the liquidation or dissolution of Oritani Savings Bank, or (5) a breach of the employment agreement by Oritani Savings Bank, the executive (or, in the event of the executive’s death, his beneficiary) would be entitled to a severance payment equal to three times the sum of the executive’s highest base salary and highest rate of bonus, and the executive would be entitled to the continuation of life, medical, and dental coverage for 36 months or as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan. In the event of a termination following a change in control of Oritani Financial Corp., the executive (or, in the event of the executive’s death, his beneficiary) would be entitled to a severance payment equal to three times the sum of the executive’s highest base salary and highest rate of bonus paid to him during the term of the employment agreement, plus continuation of insurance coverage for 36 months. In the event the severance payment provisions of the employment agreement are triggered, the executive would be entitled to a cash severance benefit in the amount of approximately $1,875,000, which amount is subject to reduction in order to avoid an excess parachute payment under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.

Upon termination of the executive’s employment other than in connection with a change in control, the executive agrees not to compete with Oritani Savings Bank for one year following termination of employment in any city, town or county in which Oritani Savings Bank has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office. Should the executive become disabled, Oritani Savings Bank would continue to pay the executive his base salary, bonuses and other cash compensation for the longer of the remaining term of the employment agreement or one year, provided that any amount paid to the executive pursuant to any disability insurance would reduce the compensation he would receive. In the event the executive dies while employed by Oritani Savings Bank, the executive’s beneficiary or estate will be paid the executive’s base salary for the remaining term of the employment agreement and the executive’s family will be entitled to continuation of medical and dental benefits.

Oritani Savings Bank has entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Wyks, Fields and Guinan and Ms. Jarrell that are substantially similar to the employment agreement of Mr. Lynch, except that each of these agreements has a term of two years and would be entitled to a severance payment equal to two times the sum of the executive’s highest base salary and highest rate of bonus and to the continuation of life, medical, and dental coverage for 24 months or as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan. In the event of a termination following a change in control of Oritani Financial Corp., the executive (or, in the event of the executive’s death, his beneficiary) would be entitled to a severance payment equal to two times the sum of the executive’s highest base salary and highest rate of

 

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bonus paid to him or her during the term of the employment agreement, plus continuation of insurance coverage for 24 months.

Benefit Equalization Plan. Oritani Savings Bank has adopted the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan to provide certain executives with benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled under Oritani Savings Bank’s defined benefit plan, 401(k) plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, but for the limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan was adopted to incorporate the required provisions of Section 409A. Oritani Savings Bank’s prior Benefit Equalization Plan was frozen effective as of December 31, 2004. The 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan is materially similar to the frozen Benefit Equalization Plan, except that a participant’s elections regarding distributions under the tax-qualified 401(k) Plan and defined benefit pension plan control the form and timing of distributions of a participant’s account in the frozen Benefit Equalization Plan. This provision is no longer permitted with respect to deferrals or accruals subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and is not included in the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan. Employees who are president, senior vice presidents and vice presidents of Oritani Savings Bank are eligible to participate in the plan. A committee appointed by the Oritani Savings Bank Board of Directors will administer the plans.

Under the 401(k) portion of the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan, participants may make annual deferrals of compensation in an amount up to the difference between the maximum amount the participant would be permitted to contribute to Oritani Savings Bank’s 401(k) plan for the given year but for the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code and the deferrals actually made to the 401(k) plan by the participant for the plan year. Oritani Savings Bank will establish a supplemental 401(k) plan account for each participant and credit the account with such contributions. In addition, the participant’s account will be credited monthly with earnings at a rate equivalent to the greater of (i) the Citibank Prime Rate, or (ii) nine percent (9%), plus matching contributions. Upon termination of service due to any reason other than death, the supplemental 401(k) plan benefit will be payable either in a lump sum or in up to 5 annual installments, as elected by the participant pursuant to his initial deferral election. Upon termination of service due to death, the supplemental 401(k) plan benefit under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be payable to the participant’s beneficiary either in a lump sum or in annual installments, pursuant to the participant’s initial deferral election. A participant’s supplemental 401(k) plan benefit payable under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be reduced and offset by the corresponding supplemental 401(k) plan benefit payable to the participant under the frozen Benefit Equalization Plan.

Upon termination of service due to any reason other than death, a participant will also be entitled to a benefit equal to the difference between the actuarial present value of the participant’s normal retirement benefit under Oritani Savings Bank’s defined benefit plan and the actuarial present value of his normal retirement benefit calculated pursuant to the terms of the defined benefit plan, without the application of the limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, which amount will be reduced and offset by the corresponding benefit amount payable to the participant under the frozen Benefit Equalization Plan. The supplemental defined benefit plan benefit under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be payable to the participant in monthly installments for the longer of 120 months or the remainder of the participant’s life. In the event of the participant’s death before 120 installments have been paid, the participant’s

 

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beneficiary will receive the present value of the remaining monthly installments in a lump sum. Alternatively, the participant may also make, prior to commencement of the supplemental defined benefit plan benefit, a one-time irrevocable election to receive his benefit under the plan in the form of a 100% joint and survivor annuity or a 50% joint and survivor annuity. Upon termination of service due to death, the supplemental defined benefit plan benefit under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be payable to the participant’s beneficiary either in a lump sum or in annual installments, pursuant to the participant’s initial deferral election.

The supplemental employee stock ownership plan benefit under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be denominated in shares of phantom stock equal to the difference between the number of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock that would have been allocated to the participant under the Oritani Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, but for the limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, and the actual number of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock allocated to the participant under the Oritani Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan for the relevant plan year, plus earnings on the phantom shares deemed allocated to the participant’s supplemental employee stock ownership plan account, based on the fair market value of Oritani Financial Corp. stock on such date. Upon termination of service due to any reason other than death, the supplemental employee stock ownership plan benefit will be payable either in a lump sum or in up to five annual installments, as elected by the participant pursuant to his initial deferral election. Upon termination of service due to death, the supplemental employee stock ownership plan benefit under the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan will be payable to the participant’s beneficiary either in a lump sum or in annual installments, pursuant to the participant’s initial deferral election.

In the event of a change in control of Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp., the participant’s supplemental 401(k) plan benefit, supplemental employee stock ownership plan benefit, and supplemental defined benefit plan will be paid to the participants in a lump sum at the time of the change in control, unless a participant has selected an alternative form of distribution upon a change in control. Such an election, if made, must be made by a participant not later than December 31, 2006, or if later, within thirty days after the participant first becomes eligible to participate in the 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan.

Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement . Oritani Savings Bank entered into an Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement (the “Agreement”) for Kevin J. Lynch (the “Executive”) effective as of January 1, 2005. The Agreement provides for the payment of a supplemental retirement income benefit equal to 70% of the Executive’s highest average annual base salary and bonus (over a 36-consecutive month period within the last 120 consecutive months of employment), reduced by the sum of the Executive’s annuitized value of the benefits payable from Oritani Savings Bank’s defined benefit pension plan, the annuitized value of the benefits payable under the defined benefit portion of Oritani Savings Bank’s frozen Benefit Equalization Plan and 2005 Benefit Equalization Plan and the annuitized value of one-half of the Executive’s Social Security benefits attributable to Social Security taxes paid by Oritani Savings Bank on behalf of the Executive, reduced by the Social Security offset under the Oritani Savings Bank’s defined benefit pension plan. In the event the Executive dies prior to termination of employment or after termination of employment but prior to the payment of any portion of the supplemental retirement income benefit, the Executive’s beneficiary will be

 

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entitled to a survivor’s benefit, payable in 240 monthly installments, and equal to the greater of the annual amount of $327,446 reduced by the annuitized value of the benefit payable under the Benefit Equalization Plan, or the supplemental retirement income benefit determined as if the Executive retired on the day before his death and commenced receiving benefits at such time. In the event the Executive dies while receiving benefits under the Agreement, the unpaid balance of benefits will be paid to the Executive’s beneficiary for the remainder of the 240 installments. Upon the Executive’s retirement, the Executive will be entitled to a supplemental retirement income benefit payable in monthly installments over the longer of 240 months or the Executive’s lifetime. In the event the Executive is a “specified employee,” payments will commence the first day of the 7 th month following the Executive’s retirement. Upon attainment of age 60, the Executive may elect to retire and receive an early retirement benefit equal to the supplemental retirement income benefit reduced by 5% per year for each year prior to the Executive’s 65 th birthday, payable monthly for the longer of 240 months or the Executive’s lifetime. In the event the Executive is a “specified employee,” such payments will commence the first day of the 7 th month following the Executive’s retirement. In the event the Executive becomes disabled, he will be entitled to a supplemental disability benefit equal to the supplemental retirement income benefit calculated as if the Executive retired on the date of his termination of employment due to disability, reduced by 5% per year for each year that such disability occurs prior to the Executive’s 65 th birthday. In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment within 3 years following a change in control, other than due to termination for cause, the Executive will be entitled to a full supplemental retirement income benefit calculated as if the Executive had retired following his normal retirement date. Payments to the Executive in the event of a change in control generally will be made in 240 monthly installments. The Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank has approved an amendment to the Agreement, subject to any regulatory approvals as may be necessary, to permit the Executive to elect a lump sum distribution on a change in control, provided that such election is made prior to December 31, 2006. In the event the Executive is a “specified employee,” payments will commence the first day of the 7 th month following the Executive’s termination of employment. Oritani Savings Bank may establish a rabbi trust to fund its obligations under the Agreement.

Senior Officers Post-Retirement Medical Coverage . Senior officers designated by the board of directors who have attained age 52 and have at least five years of service are eligible to participate in the senior officers post-retirement medical coverage program. If a senior officer dies after becoming eligible for coverage but prior to retirement, the senior officer will be deemed to have retired on the day before the employee died. Coverage will begin at the time of retirement and continue at the same level as before retirement. Retirees who are eligible for Medicare benefits will have benefits under the program coordinated with Medicare benefits. The spouse of a senior officer covered under the program will be entitled to medical coverage for life. Oritani Savings Bank’s contribution to the program will be limited to two times the medical insurance premium at the time of the senior officer’s retirement.

Group Life Insurance Retirement Plan. In conjunction with its investment in Bank Owned Life Insurance, Oritani Savings Bank implemented this plan which provides selected employees and directors with post-retirement life insurance. Coverage under this plan is only applicable to selected employees and directors who retire from Oritani under this plan (unless their termination is due to disability or change in control). The post-retirement coverage

 

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provided under this plan is equal to: two times annual base salary for vice presidents and above; one time annual base salary for assistant vice presidents and below; and $50,000 for directors.

401(k) Plan . Oritani Savings Bank participates in the Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions, a multiple-employer 401(k) plan, for the benefit of its employees. Employees who have completed 1,000 hours of service during a 12-consecutive-month period are eligible to participate in the plan. Participants may contribute up to 50% of their plan salary to the plan. Oritani Savings Bank will provide matching contributions at the rate of 50% of the participant’s contributions, up to 6% of each participant’s monthly plan salary. Employee and employer contributions are 100% vested at all times. In general, under federal tax law limits, the annual contributions made to the plan may not exceed the lesser of 100% of the participant’s total compensation or $44,000 for 2006. For this purpose, contributions include employer contributions, participant 401(k) contributions and participant after-tax contributions. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of a calendar year will be eligible to make catch-up contributions in accordance with Section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code. The maximum catch-up contribution level for 2006 is $5,000. This amount is periodically adjusted for inflation. Contributions are invested at the participant’s direction in one or more of the investment funds provided under the plan. A loan program is available to plan participants. In general, participants may make only one withdrawal from their accounts per calendar year while they are employed, subject to certain limitations; upon termination of employment, they may make withdrawals from their accounts at any time. Participants who become disabled may withdraw from their vested account balance as if they had terminated employment. In the event of a participant’s death, the participant’s beneficiary will be entitled to the value of the participant’s account. In connection with Oritani Financial Corp.’s minority stock offering, Oritani Savings Bank will withdraw from the Pentegra plan and will establish an individually designed 401(k) plan with terms substantially similar to the Pentegra plan. In addition, an employer stock fund will be created within the 401(k) plan in order to permit participants in the 401(k) plan to purchase shares of employer stock for their accounts.

Defined Benefit Plan . Oritani Savings Bank participates in the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, a multiple-employer defined benefit plan, for the benefit of its employees. Employees of Oritani Savings Bank who are age 21 or older and who have completed 12 months of employment are eligible to participate in the plan. Participants become vested in their retirement benefit upon completion of 5 years of employment, provided that participants who have reached age 65 automatically become 100% vested, regardless of the number of completed years of employment. Payments of benefits under the plan are made in the form of a life annuity with 120 payments guaranteed unless one of the optional forms of distribution has been selected. Upon termination of employment at or after age 65, a participant will be entitled to an annual normal retirement benefit equal to 1.25% multiplied by the number of years of benefit service, multiplied by the participant’s average annual salary, up to the covered compensation limits, for the 5 highest paid consecutive years of benefit service. In addition, the participant will be entitled to an annual retirement benefit equal to 1.75% multiplied by the number of years of benefit service, multiplied by the participant’s average annual salary in excess of the covered compensation limits, for the 5 highest paid consecutive years. The covered compensation limit is the average of the maximum wage subject to FICA taxes (i.e., the social security wage base) for the 35-year period preceding social security retirement age. In the event a participant has more than 35 years of service, the benefit attributable to benefit service completed in excess of 35

 

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years will be calculated by using a 1.75% accrual rate for the portion of a participant’s high-5 year average salary below the covered compensation limit. Participants who terminate employment prior to age 65 will be entitled to a reduced retirement benefit calculated by applying an early retirement factor based on the participant’s age when payments begin. The earliest age at which a participant may receive retirement benefits is age 55. Normal and early retirement benefits are payable over the longer of the lifetime of the retiree or 120 monthly installments. In the event a retiree dies before 120 monthly installments have been paid, the retiree’s beneficiary will be entitled to the value of such unpaid installments paid in a lump sum. The participant or beneficiary may elect to have benefits paid in the form of installments. In the event a participant dies while in active service, his beneficiary will be entitled to a lump sum death benefit equal to 100% of the participant’s last 12 months’ salary, plus an additional 10% of such salary for each year of benefit service until a maximum of 300% of such salary is reached for 20 or more years, plus refund of the participant’s contributions, if any, with interest.

The following table indicates the annual retirement benefit that would be payable under the plan upon normal retirement at age 65 in calendar year 2006, expressed in the form of a single life annuity for the final average salary and benefit service classification specified below:

 

        Final Average

            Annual

        Compensation        

  

Years of Benefit Service and Benefit Payable at

Retirement

         5                10                20                30                40      

$      10,000

   $ 700    $ 1,300    $ 2,600    $ 3,900    $ 5,500

$      30,000

   $ 2,000    $ 3,900    $ 7,900    $ 11,800    $ 16,600

$      60,000

   $ 4,200    $ 8,400    $ 16,700    $ 25,100    $ 34,700

$      90,000

   $ 6,900    $ 13,900    $ 27,700    $ 41,600    $ 56,800

$    120,000

   $ 9,700    $ 19,400    $ 38,800    $ 58,200    $ 78,900

$    150,000

   $ 12,500    $ 24,900    $ 49,800    $ 74,800    $ 101,000

$    160,000

   $ 13,400    $ 26,800    $ 53,500    $ 80,300    $ 108,400

$    170,000

   $ 14,300    $ 28,600    $ 57,200    $ 85,800    $ 115,800

$    200,000

   $ 16,800    $ 33,600    $ 67,100    $ 100,700    $ 135,600

$ 220,000 and above (1)

   $ 16,800    $ 33,600    $ 67,100    $ 100,700    $ 135,600

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(1) Reflects the maximum benefit payable under the Defined Benefit Pension Plan due to tax law limitations.

At June 30, 2006, Messrs. Lynch, Wyks, Fields, Jr., Guinan and Ms. Jarrell had 13, 30, 8, 19 and 28 years of credited service, respectively, under the plan.

Stock Benefit Plans

Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust . The Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank has adopted the employee stock ownership plan, and the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. will, at the completion of the stock offering, ratify the loan to the employee stock ownership plan. Employees who are at least 21 years old with at least one year of employment with Oritani Savings Bank are eligible to participate. As part of the stock offering, the employee stock ownership plan trust intends to borrow funds from Oritani Financial Corp. and use those

 

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funds to purchase a number of shares equal to 3.92% of the outstanding shares of common stock, including shares of common stock issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to the Oritani Charitable Foundation. Collateral for the loan will be the common stock purchased by the employee stock ownership plan. The loan will be repaid principally from Oritani Savings Bank discretionary contributions to the employee stock ownership plan over a period of not more than 20 years. The loan documents will provide that the loan may be repaid over a shorter period, without penalty for prepayments. It is anticipated that the interest rate for the loan will be a floating rate equal to the prime rate. Shares purchased by the employee stock ownership plan will be held in a suspense account for allocation among participants as the loan is repaid.

Contributions to the employee stock ownership plan and shares released from the suspense account in an amount proportional to the repayment of the employee stock ownership plan loan will be allocated among employee stock ownership plan participants on the basis of compensation in the year of allocation. Benefits under the plan will become vested at the rate of 20% per year, starting upon completion of two years of credited service, and will be fully vested upon completion of six years of credited service, with credit given to participants for up to three years of credited service with Oritani Savings Bank mutual predecessor prior to the adoption of the plan. A participant’s interest in his account under the plan will also fully vest in the event of termination of service due to a participant’s early or normal retirement, death, disability, or upon a change in control (as defined in the plan). Vested benefits will be payable generally in the form of common stock, or to the extent participants’ accounts contain cash, benefits will be paid in cash. Oritani Savings Bank’s contributions to the employee stock ownership plan are discretionary, subject to the loan terms and tax law limits. Therefore, benefits payable under the employee stock ownership plan cannot be estimated. Pursuant to SOP 93-6, we will be required to record compensation expense each year in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares released from the suspense account. In the event of a change in control, the employee stock ownership plan will terminate.

Stock-Based Incentive Plan . Following the stock offering, we intend to adopt a stock-based incentive plan that will provide for grants of stock options and awards of shares of common stock. The number of options granted or shares awarded under the plan may not exceed 4.90% and 1.96%, respectively, of our outstanding shares (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to Oritani Charitable Foundation). The number of options granted or shares awarded under the plan, when aggregated with any subsequently adopted stock-based benefit plans (exclusive of any shares held by any employee stock ownership plan), may not exceed 25% of the number of shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

The stock-based incentive plan will comply with all applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The stock-based incentive plan cannot be established sooner than six months after the stock offering and would require the approval of our stockholders by a majority of the votes cast under Nasdaq rules, and by a majority of the total votes of Oritani Financial Corp. eligible to be cast (excluding votes eligible to be cast by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC), unless we obtain a waiver from the Office of Thrift Supervision that would allow the approval of the stock-based incentive plan by our stockholders by a majority of votes cast (excluding shares voted by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC). We currently intend to seek such a waiver from the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Office of Thrift Supervision has generally granted such

 

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waivers in the past. Unless a waiver is obtained from the Office of Thrift Supervision, the following additional Office of Thrift Supervision restrictions would apply to our stock-based incentive plan:

 

    non-employee directors in the aggregate may not receive more than 30% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    any one non-employee director may not receive more than 5% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    any officer or employee may not receive more than 25% of the options and stock awards authorized under the plan;

 

    the options and stock awards may not vest more rapidly than 20% per year, beginning on the first anniversary of stockholder approval of the plan; and

 

    accelerated vesting is not permitted except for death, disability or upon a change in control of Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp.

The Office of Thrift Supervision has proposed changes to its regulations regarding stock-based incentive plans that would eliminate the above restrictions, including the need to obtain the separate vote of minority stockholders, for stock-based incentive plans that are implemented more than one year after the completion of a minority stock offering. Accordingly, in the event that the proposed Office of Thrift Supervision regulations are adopted in final form, Oritani Financial Corp. would not be subject to OTS regulations regarding award allocations, vesting and a separate vote of minority stockholders if it implements a stock-based incentive plan more than one year after the completion of the stock offering.

Oritani Financial Corp. may obtain the shares needed for this plan by issuing additional shares of common stock or through stock repurchases.

Transactions with Certain Related Persons

Loans and Extensions of Credit . The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 generally prohibits us from making loans to our executive officers and directors, but it contains a specific exemption from such prohibition for loans made by Oritani Savings Bank to our executive officers and directors in compliance with federal banking regulations. Federal regulations require that all loans or extensions of credit to executive officers and directors of insured institutions must be made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and must not involve more than the normal risk or repayment or present other unfavorable features. Oritani Savings Bank is therefore prohibited from making any loans or extensions of credit to executive officers and directors at different rates or terms than those offered to the general public, except for loans made under a benefit program generally available to all other employees and that does not give preference to any executive officer or director over any other employee.

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loans to our officers and directors was $29.0 million at June 30, 2006. These loans were performing according to their original terms at June 30, 2006.

Other Transactions. Oritani Financial Corp. utilizes the property management services of Hekemian & Co., Inc. to manage three properties owned by Ormon LLC and Oritani LLC. Director Hekemian has a partial ownership interest in Hekemian & Co., Inc. During the year ended June 30, 2006, Oritani Financial Corp. paid $116,000 to Hekemian & Co., Inc. for these management services. In addition, during the year ended June 30, 2006, Oritani Savings Bank made lease payments for its Cliffside Park branch (including rent and common area maintenance) totaling $111,000 to the landlord, Willet & Co. Director Hekemian has a partial ownership interest in Willet & Co. The Company believes the terms of this lease and the property management service agreements were determined in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Participation By Directors and Executive Officers in the Stock Offering

The following table sets forth information regarding intended common stock purchases by each of the directors and executive officers of Oritani Savings Bank and their associates, and by all directors and executive officers as a group. In the event the individual maximum purchase limitation is increased, persons subscribing for the maximum amount may increase their purchase order. Directors and executive officers will purchase shares of common stock at the same $10.00 purchase price per share and on the same terms as other purchasers in the stock offering. Any purchases made by any affiliate of Oritani Financial Corp. for the explicit purpose of meeting the minimum number of shares of common stock required to be sold in order to complete the stock offering shall be made for investment purposes only and not with a view toward distribution. This table excludes shares of common stock to be purchased by the employee stock ownership plan, as well as any stock awards or stock option grants that may be made no earlier than six months after the completion of the stock offering. The directors and executive officers have indicated their intention to purchase in the stock offering an aggregate of $3,638,000 of common stock, equal to 4.0% of the number of shares of common stock to be sold in the stock offering, at the midpoint of the estimated valuation range.

 

Name and Title

  

Aggregate

Purchase

Price (1)

   Number of
Shares

Board of Directors:

     

Nicholas Antonaccio

   $ 300,000    30,000

Michael A. DeBernardi

     300,000    30,000

James J. Doyle, Jr.

     500,000    50,000

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

     500,000    50,000

Kevin J. Lynch

     500,000    50,000

John J. Skelly, Jr.

     500,000    50,000

Executive Officers:

     

Paul Cordero

     13,000    1,300

John M. Fields

     200,000    20,000

Thomas G. Guinan

     150,000    15,000

Roseanne Jarrell

     300,000    30,000

Anne Mooradian

     75,000    7,500

Philip M. Wyks

     300,000    30,000

All directors and executive officers as a group

   $ 3,638,000    363,800
           

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(1) Includes purchases by the individual’s spouse and other relatives of the named individual living in the same household. The above named individuals are not aware of any other purchases by a person who, or entity that would be considered an associate of the named individuals under the Stock Issuance Plan.

 

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THE STOCK OFFERING

The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. and the Office of Thrift Supervision have approved the stock issuance plan, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision in its approval. Office of Thrift Supervision approval does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the stock issuance plan by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

General

On June 30, 2006, our Board of Directors unanimously adopted the plan pursuant to which Oritani Financial Corp. will sell shares of its common stock to depositors of Oritani Savings Bank and other persons, and issue shares of its common stock to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. After the stock offering, purchasers in the stock offering will own 30.0% of Oritani Financial Corp.’s outstanding shares of common stock, and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will own 68.0% of Oritani Financial Corp.’s outstanding shares of common stock. In addition, we intend to issue shares of common stock, equal to 2.0% of the shares to be outstanding following the stock offering (including the shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC), to a charitable foundation we will establish.

The aggregate price of the shares of common stock sold in the stock offering will be within the offering range. The offering range of between $78.2 million and $105.7 million (or $121.6 million at the adjusted maximum) has been established by the Board of Directors, based upon an independent appraisal of the estimated pro forma market value of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. FinPro, Inc., a consulting firm experienced in the valuation and appraisal of savings institutions, prepared the appraisal. All shares of common stock to be sold in the stock offering will be sold at the same price per share. The independent appraisal will be affirmed or, if necessary, updated at the completion of the stock offering. See “-How We Determined Stock Pricing and the Number of Shares to be Issued” for additional information as to the determination of the estimated pro forma market value of the shares of common stock.

 

The following describes the material aspects of the stock offering. Prospective purchasers should also carefully review the terms of the stock issuance plan. A copy of the stock issuance plan is available from Oritani Savings Bank upon request and is available for inspection at the offices of Oritani Savings Bank and at the Office of Thrift Supervision. The plan is also filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part, copies of which may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 162.

Reasons for the Stock Offering

The proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will provide Oritani Savings Bank with additional capital, which may be used to support the development of our multifamily and commercial real estate loan portfolios as well as support future growth, internally or through acquisitions. The stock offering will also enable Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank to support the expansion of our branch network. Although Oritani Savings Bank currently exceeds all regulatory capital requirements, the sale of

 

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shares of common stock will assist Oritani Savings Bank with the orderly preservation and expansion of its capital base and our regulatory lending limit and will provide flexibility to respond to sudden and unanticipated capital needs.

In addition, since Oritani Savings Bank competes with other entities for employees, we believe that the stock offering also will afford us the opportunity to attract and retain management and employees through various stock benefit plans, including incentive stock option plans, stock award plans and an employee stock ownership plan.

After completion of the stock offering, the unissued shares of common and preferred stock authorized by Oritani Financial Corp.’s Charter, as well as any treasury shares that may have been repurchased, will permit Oritani Financial Corp. to raise additional equity capital through further sales of securities and may permit Oritani Financial Corp. to issue securities in connection with possible acquisitions, subject to market conditions and any required regulatory approvals. Oritani Financial Corp. currently has no plans with respect to additional offerings of securities.

The stock offering proceeds will provide additional flexibility to grow through acquisitions of other financial institutions or other businesses. Although there are no current arrangements, understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding any such opportunities, we will be in a position after the stock offering to take advantage of any such favorable opportunities that may arise. See “How We Intend to Use the Proceeds from the Stock Offering” for a description of our intended use of proceeds.

After considering the advantages and disadvantages of the stock offering, as well as applicable fiduciary duties, our Board of Directors unanimously approved the stock offering as being in the best interests of Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Savings Bank, and Oritani Savings Bank’s customers and the communities we serve.

Offering of Common Stock

Under the stock issuance plan, up to 10,574,906 shares of our common stock will be offered for sale, subject to certain restrictions described below, through a subscription and community offering.

Subscription Offering . The subscription offering will expire at 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date], unless otherwise extended by Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision require that all shares to be offered in the stock offering be sold within a period ending not more than 90 days after Office of Thrift Supervision approval of the use of the prospectus or a longer period as may be approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision. This period expires on [extension date], unless extended with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. If the stock offering is not completed by [extension date], all subscribers will have the right to modify or rescind their subscriptions and to have their subscription funds returned promptly with interest. In the event of an extension of this type, all subscribers will be notified in writing of the time period within which subscribers must notify Oritani Savings Bank of their intention to maintain, modify or rescind their subscriptions. If the subscriber rescinds or does not respond in any manner to Oritani Savings Bank’s notice,

 

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the funds submitted will be refunded to the subscriber with interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s current passbook savings rate, and/or the subscriber’s withdrawal authorizations will be terminated. In the event that the stock offering is not effected, all funds submitted and not previously refunded will be promptly refunded to subscribers with interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s current passbook savings rate, and all withdrawal authorizations will be terminated.

Subscription Rights . Under the stock issuance plan, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase the shares of common stock have been issued to persons and entities entitled to purchase the shares of common stock in the subscription offering. The amount of shares of common stock which these parties may purchase will depend on the availability of the shares of common stock for purchase under the categories described in the stock issuance plan. Subscription priorities have been established for the allocation of common stock to the extent that the shares of common stock also available. These priorities are as follows:

Category 1: Eligible Account Holders . Subject to the maximum purchase limitations, each depositor with $50.00 or more on deposit at Oritani Savings Bank, as of the close of business on April 30, 2005, will receive nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for up to the greater of the following:

 

  (i) $300,000 of shares of common stock;

 

  (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of shares of common stock; or

 

  (iii) 15 times the product, rounded down to the nearest whole number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common stock to be sold in the stock offering by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the qualifying deposits of the eligible account holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all eligible account holders.

If the exercise of subscription rights in this category results in an oversubscription, shares of common stock will be allocated among subscribing eligible account holders so as to permit each one, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make the person’s total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such person has subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among the remaining subscribing eligible account holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of their respective qualifying deposits bear to the total amount of qualifying deposits of all remaining eligible account holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled; however, no fractional shares will be issued. If the amount so allocated exceeds the amount subscribed for by any one or more eligible account holder, the excess will be reallocated, one or more times as necessary, among those eligible account holders whose subscriptions are still not fully satisfied on the same principle until all available shares have been allocated or all subscriptions satisfied. Subscription rights received by officers and directors in this category based on their increased deposits in Oritani Savings Bank in the one-year period preceding April 30, 2005 are subordinated to the subscription rights of other eligible account holders.

 

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Category 2: Tax-Qualified Employee Plans . Subject to the purchase limitations imposed on tax-qualified employee plans, the tax-qualified employee plans of Oritani Savings Bank, such as the employee stock ownership plan, have nontransferable subscription rights to purchase up to 10% of the shares of common stock to be outstanding immediately following the stock offering. The employee stock ownership plan intends to purchase 3.92% of the outstanding shares of common stock, including shares of common stock issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and to the Oritani Charitable Foundation unless additional purchases are required to complete the stock offering at the minimum of the offering range. In the event the number of shares offered in the stock offering is increased above the maximum of the offering range, the tax-qualified employee plans will have a priority to purchase any shares exceeding the maximum of the valuation range up to 4.9% of the shares of common stock to be outstanding immediately following the stock offering. In addition to purchasing shares of common stock in the stock offering, the employee stock ownership plan may purchase shares of common stock in the open market or may purchase shares of common stock directly from the holding company subsequent to completion of the stock offering.

Category 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders . To the extent that there are sufficient shares of common stock remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by eligible account holders and the tax-qualified employee plans, and subject to the maximum purchase limitations, each depositor with $50.00 or more on deposit as of the close of business on              , will receive nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for up to the greater of:

 

  (i) $300,000 of shares of common stock;

 

  (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of shares of common stock; or

 

  (iii) 15 times the product, rounded down to the nearest whole number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common stock to be sold in the stock offering by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of qualifying deposits of the supplemental eligible account holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all supplemental eligible account holders.

If the exercise of subscription rights in this category results in an oversubscription, shares of common stock will be allocated among subscribing supplemental eligible account holders so as to permit each supplemental eligible account holder, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such person has subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among subscribing supplemental eligible account holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of their respective qualifying deposits bear to total qualifying deposits of all subscribing supplemental eligible account holders.

Category 4: Other Depositors . To the extent that there are sufficient shares of common stock remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by eligible account holders, the tax-qualified employee plans and supplemental eligible account holders, and subject to the maximum purchase limitations, each depositor with $50.00 or more on deposit, as of the close of business on              and who is neither an Eligible Account Holder nor Supplemental Eligible Account Holder (“Other Depositors”), will receive nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for up to the greater of:

 

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  (i) $300,000 shares of common stock;

 

  (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of shares of common stock; or

 

  (iii) 15 times the product, rounded down to the nearest whole number, obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common stock to be issued in the stock offering by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of qualifying deposits of the Other Depositors and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying deposits of all Other Depositors.

If the exercise of subscription rights in this category results in an oversubscription, shares of common stock will be allocated among subscribing Other Depositors so as to permit each Other Depositor, to the extent possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares actually subscribed for, whichever is less. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated among subscribing Other Depositors whose subscriptions remain unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of their respective qualifying deposits bear to total qualifying deposits of all subscribing Other Depositors.

Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. will make reasonable efforts to comply with the securities laws of all states in the United States in which persons entitled to subscribe for shares of common stock pursuant to the stock issuance plan reside. However, no shares of common stock will be offered or sold under the stock issuance plan to any person who resides in a foreign country or resides in a state of the United States in which a small number of persons otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares under the stock issuance plan reside or as to which Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. determine that compliance with the securities laws of the state would be impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise, including, but not limited to, a requirement that Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp. or any of their officers, directors or employees register, under the securities laws of the state, as a broker, dealer, salesman or agent. No payments will be made in lieu of the granting of subscription rights to any person.

Community Offering . In the community offering, any shares of common stock which remain unsubscribed for in the subscription offering will be offered by Oritani Financial Corp. in a community offering to members of the general public to whom Oritani Financial Corp. delivers a copy of this prospectus and a stock order form, with preference given to natural persons residing in the State of New Jersey Counties of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson (the “Local Community”). These persons may purchase up to $300,000 shares of common stock, subject to the maximum purchase limitations. The community offering, if any, may begin concurrently with, during or promptly after the subscription offering, and may terminate at any time without notice, but may not terminate later than [extension date], unless extended by Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank. Subject to any required regulatory approvals, Oritani Financial Corp. will determine, in its discretion, the advisability of a community offering, the commencement and termination dates of any community offering, and the methods of finding potential purchasers in such offering. The opportunity to subscribe for shares of common stock in the community offering category is subject to the right of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani

 

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Savings Bank, in their sole discretion, to accept or reject these orders in whole or in part either at the time of receipt of an order or as soon as practicable thereafter.

If there are not sufficient shares of common stock available to fill orders in the community offering, the shares of common stock will be allocated, if possible, first to each natural person residing in the Local Community whose order is accepted by Oritani Savings Bank, in an amount equal to the lesser of 1,000 shares of common stock or the number of shares of common stock subscribed for by each subscriber residing in the Local Community. Thereafter, unallocated shares of common stock will be allocated among the subscribers residing in the Local Community, whose orders remain unsatisfied, in the same proportion that the unfilled subscription of each bears to the total unfilled subscriptions of all subscribers residing in the Local Community whose subscription remains unsatisfied. If there are any shares of common stock remaining, shares will be allocated to other members of the general public who subscribe in the community offering applying the same allocation described above for subscribers residing in the Local Community.

Syndicated Community Offering . All shares of common stock not purchased in the subscription and community offerings, if any, may be offered for sale to the general public in a syndicated community offering through a syndicate of registered broker-dealers to be formed and managed by Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank expect to market any shares of common stock which remain unsubscribed after the subscription and community offerings through a syndicated community offering. Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank have the right to reject orders in whole or part in their sole discretion in the syndicated community offering. Neither Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. nor any registered broker-dealer shall have any obligation to take or purchase any shares of common stock in the syndicated community offering; however, in the event Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. agrees to participate in a syndicated community offering, it will use its best efforts in the sale of shares of common stock in the syndicated community offering.

The price at which shares of common stock are sold in the syndicated community offering will be the same price as in the subscription and community offerings. Subject to the overall purchase limitations, no person by himself or herself may purchase more than $300,000 or 30,000 shares of common stock.

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. may enter into agreements with selected dealers to assist in the sale of the shares of common stock in the syndicated community offering. No orders may be placed or filled by or for a selected dealer during the subscription offering. After the close of the subscription offering, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will instruct selected dealers as to the number of shares of common stock to be allocated to each selected dealer. Only after the close of the subscription offering and upon allocation of shares to selected dealers may selected dealers take orders from their customers. During the subscription and community offerings, selected dealers may only solicit indications of interest from their customers to place orders with Oritani Financial Corp. as of a certain order date for the purchase of shares of common stock. When and if Oritani Financial Corp., in consultation with Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., believes that enough indications of interest and orders have not been received in the subscription and community offerings to consummate the stock offering, it will instruct Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. to request, as of the order date, selected dealers to submit orders to purchase shares

 

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for which they have previously received indications of interest from their customers. Selected dealers will send confirmations of the orders to customers on the next business day after the order date. Selected dealers will debit the accounts of their customers on the settlement date, which date will be three business days from the order date. Customers who authorize selected dealers to debit their brokerage accounts are required to have the funds for payment in their account on but not before the settlement date. On the settlement date, selected dealers will remit funds to the account established by Oritani Financial Corp. for each selected dealer. Each customer’s funds so forwarded to Oritani Financial Corp., along with all other accounts held in the same title, will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000 in accordance with applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations. After payment has been received by Oritani Financial Corp. from selected dealers, funds will earn interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s passbook rate until the completion or termination of the stock offering. Funds will be promptly returned, with interest, in the event the stock offering is not completed as described above.

The syndicated community offering will terminate no more than 45 days following the subscription expiration date, unless extended by Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Limitations on Purchase of Shares . The plan provides for certain limitations on the purchase of shares of common stock in the stock offering. These limitations are as follows:

 

  A. The aggregate amount of outstanding common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. owned or controlled by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC at the close of the stock offering shall be less than 50% of Oritani Financial Corp.’s total outstanding common stock.

 

  B. The maximum purchase of shares of common stock in the subscription offering by a person or group of persons through a single deposit account is $300,000. No person by himself, or with an associate or group of persons acting in concert, may purchase more than $500,000 of the shares of common stock offered in the stock offering, except that: (i) Oritani Financial Corp. may, in its sole discretion and without further notice to or solicitation of subscribers or other prospective purchasers, increase such maximum purchase limitation to 5% of the number of shares offered in the stock offering; (ii) the tax-qualified employee plans may purchase up to 10% of the shares offered in the stock offering; and (iii) shares to be held by any tax-qualified employee plan and attributable to a person shall not be aggregated with other shares purchased directly by or otherwise attributable to such person.

 

  C. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by any non-tax-qualified employee plan or any management person and his or her associates, exclusive of any shares of common stock acquired by such plan or management person and his or her associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the outstanding shares of common stock of

 

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Oritani Financial Corp. at the conclusion of the stock offering. In calculating the number of shares held by any management person and his or her associates under this paragraph, shares held by any tax-qualified employee plan or non-tax-qualified employee plan of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank that are attributable to such person shall not be counted.

 

  D. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by any non-tax-qualified employee plan or any management person and his or her associates, exclusive of any common stock acquired by such plan or management person and his or her associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the Stockholder’s Equity of Oritani Financial Corp. at the conclusion of the stock offering. In calculating the number of shares held by any management person and his or her associates under this paragraph, shares held by any tax-qualified employee plan or non-tax-qualified employee plan of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank that are attributable to such person shall not be counted.

 

  E. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by any one or more tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, exclusive of any shares of common stock acquired by such plans in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. at the conclusion of the stock offering.

 

  F. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by any one or more tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, exclusive of any shares of common stock acquired by such plans in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the stockholders’ equity of Oritani Financial Corp. at the conclusion of the stock offering.

 

  G. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by all non-tax-qualified employee plans or management persons and their associates, exclusive of any common stock acquired by such plans or management persons and their associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding shares of common stock held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC at the conclusion of the stock offering. In calculating the number of shares held by management persons and their associates under this paragraph or the next paragraph shares held by any tax-qualified employee plan or non-tax-qualified employee plan that are attributable to such persons shall not be counted.

 

  H.

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employee stock benefit plans or management persons and their associates, exclusive of any common stock acquired by such plans or management persons and their associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 25% of the stockholders’ equity of Oritani Financial Corp. held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC at the conclusion of the stock offering. In calculating the number of shares held by management persons and their associates under this paragraph, shares held by any tax-qualified employee plan or non-tax-qualified employee plan that are attributable to such persons shall not be counted.

 

  I. The aggregate amount of common stock acquired in the stock offering, plus all prior issuances by Oritani Financial Corp., by all stock benefit plans of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank, other than employee stock ownership plans, shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. held by persons other than the Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

 

  J. Notwithstanding any other provision of the stock issuance plan, no person shall be entitled to purchase any common stock to the extent such purchase would be illegal under any federal law or state law or regulation or would violate regulations or policies of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., particularly those regarding free riding and withholding. Oritani Financial Corp. and/or its agents may ask for an acceptable legal opinion from any purchaser as to the legality of such purchase and may refuse to honor any purchase order if such opinion is not timely furnished.

 

  K. The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. has the right in its sole discretion to reject any order submitted by a person whose representations the Board of Directors believes to be false or who it otherwise believes, either alone or acting in concert with others, is violating, circumventing, or intends to violate, evade or circumvent the terms and conditions of the stock issuance plan.

 

  L. A minimum of 25 shares of common stock must be purchased by each person purchasing shares in the stock offering to the extent those shares are available; provided, however, that in the event the minimum number of shares of common stock purchased times the price per share exceeds $500, then such minimum purchase requirement shall be reduced to such number of shares which when multiplied by the price per share shall not exceed $500, as determined by the Board of Directors.

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    any corporation or organization, other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank or a majority-owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank, of which a person is a senior officer or partner, or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the corporation or organization;

 

    any trust or other estate if the person has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or is a trustee or fiduciary of the estate. For purposes of Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations Sections 563b.370, 563b.380, 563b.385, 563b.390 and 563b.505, a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in a tax-qualified or non-tax-qualified employee plan, or who is a trustee or fiduciary of the plan is not an associate of the plan. For purposes of Section 563b.370 of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, a tax-qualified employee plan is not an associate of a person;

 

    any person who is related by blood or marriage to such person and (i) who lives in the same house as the person; or (ii) who is a director or senior officer of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank or a subsidiary thereof; and

 

    any person acting in concert with the persons or entities specified above.

As used above, the term “acting in concert” means:

 

    knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal, whether or not pursuant to an express agreement;

 

    a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise; or

 

    a person or company which acts in concert with another person or company (“other party”) shall also be deemed to be acting in concert with any person or company who is also acting in concert with that other party, except that any tax-qualified employee plan will not be deemed to be acting in concert with its trustee or a person who serves in a similar capacity solely for the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by the plan will be aggregated.

Persons or companies who file jointly a Schedule 13-D or Schedule 13-G with any regulatory agency will be deemed to be acting in concert.

The Boards of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank may, in their sole discretion, increase the maximum purchase limitation up to 9.99% of the shares being offered in the stock offering. However, orders for shares exceeding 5.0% of the shares sold may not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the shares sold. Requests to purchase shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock under this provision will be allocated by the boards of directors in

 

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accordance with the priority rights and allocation procedures set forth above. Depending upon market and financial conditions, and subject to certain regulatory limitations, the boards of directors of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank, with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and without further approval of the members, may increase or decrease any of the above purchase limitations at any time. In computing the number of shares of common stock to be allocated, all numbers will be rounded down to the next whole number.

Shares of common stock purchased in the stock offering will be freely transferable except for shares of common stock purchased by executive officers and directors of Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp. and except as described below. In addition, under National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) guidelines, members of the NASD and their associates are subject to certain restrictions on transfer of securities purchased in accordance with subscription rights and to certain reporting requirements upon purchase of these securities.

Tax Effects of the Stock Offering

We have received an opinion from our special counsel, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., Washington, D.C., as to the material federal income tax consequences of the stock offering on Oritani Financial Corp. and as to the generally applicable material federal income tax consequences of the stock offering on our account holders and persons who purchase common stock in the stock offering. This opinion is based, among other things, on factual representations made by us, on certain assumptions stated in the opinion, on the Internal Revenue Code, regulations now in effect or proposed, current administrative rulings, practices and judicial authority, all of which are subject to change (which change may be made with retroactive effect). This opinion has been included as an exhibit to our registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, of which this prospectus is a part. The opinion provides, among other things, that:

 

  1. we will not recognize gain or loss upon the exchange by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC of the shares of our common stock that it presently holds for the shares of our common stock that will be issued to it in connection with the stock offering;

 

  2. no gain or loss or taxable income will be recognized by eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders or other depositors upon the distribution to them or their exercise of nontransferable subscription rights to purchase our common stock;

 

  3. it is more likely than not that the tax “basis” of our common stock to persons who purchase shares in the stock offering will be the purchase price thereof, and that their holding period for the shares will commence upon the consummation of the stock offering; and

 

  4. no gain or loss will be recognized by us on our receipt of cash in exchange for our common stock sold in the stock offering.

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subscription rights are exercised. In this regard, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. noted that the subscription rights will be granted at no cost to the recipients, are legally non-transferable and of short duration, and will provide the recipient with the right only to purchase shares of common stock at the same price to be paid by members of the general public in any community offering. The firm also noted that the Internal Revenue Service has not in the past concluded that subscription rights have value. However, as stated in the opinion, the issue of whether or not the nontransferable subscription rights have value is based on all the facts and circumstances. If the nontransferable subscription rights granted to eligible subscribers are subsequently found to have an ascertainable value greater than zero, income may be recognized by various recipients of the nontransferable subscription rights (in certain cases, whether or not the rights are exercised) and we could recognize gain on the distribution of the nontransferable subscription rights.

The opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., unlike a letter ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service, is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service and the conclusions expressed therein may be challenged at a future date. The Internal Revenue Service has issued favorable rulings for transactions substantially similar to the stock offering, but any such ruling may not be cited as precedent by any taxpayer other than the taxpayer to whom the ruling is addressed. We do not plan to apply for a letter ruling concerning the transactions described herein.

We also have received a letter from FinPro, Inc. stating its belief that the subscription rights do not have any ascertainable fair market value and that the price at which the subscription rights are exercisable will not be more or less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of the exercise. This position is based on the fact that these rights are acquired by the recipients without cost, are nontransferable and of short duration, and afford the recipients the right only to purchase the common stock at the same price as will be paid by members of the general public in any community offering.

If the subscription rights granted to eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders and other depositors are deemed to have an ascertainable value, receipt of these rights could result in taxable gain to those eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders and other depositors who exercise the subscription rights in an amount equal to the ascertainable value, and we could recognize gain on a distribution. Eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders and other depositors are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences in the event that subscription rights are deemed to have an ascertainable value.

The federal tax opinion referred to in this prospectus is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 162.

Restrictions on Transferability of Subscription Rights

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may face possible further sanctions and penalties imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision or another agency of the United States Government. Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. will pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies in the event they become aware of the transfer of subscription rights and will not honor orders known by them to involve the transfer of these rights. Each person exercising subscription rights will be required to certify that he or she is purchasing shares solely for his or her own account and that he or she has no agreement or understanding with any other person for the sale or transfer of the shares of common stock. In addition, joint stock registration will be allowed only if the qualifying account is so registered. Once tendered, subscription orders cannot be revoked without the consent of Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp.

Plan of Distribution and Marketing Arrangements

Offering materials for the stock offering initially have been distributed to certain persons by mail, with additional copies made available through our Stock Information Center and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. All prospective purchasers are to send payment directly to Oritani Savings Bank, where such funds will be held in a segregated savings account at Oritani Savings Bank or, at our discretion, another federally insured depository institution, and not released until the stock offering is completed or terminated.

To assist in the marketing of the common stock, we have retained Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., which is a broker-dealer registered with the NASD. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will assist us in the stock offering as follows: (i) in training and educating our employees regarding the mechanics of the stock offering; (ii) in conducting informational meetings for employees, customers and the general public; (iii) in coordinating the selling efforts in our local communities; and (iv) in soliciting orders for shares of common stock in the subscription and community offering. For these services, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will receive a success fee equal to 1.0% of the dollar amount of the shares of common stock sold in the subscription and community offerings. No fee will be payable to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. with respect to shares purchased by officers, directors and employees or their immediate families, or entities controlled by them, shares purchased by our tax-qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans and shares issued to the charitable foundation currently estimated to total 1,906,158 shares, 2,450,520 shares, and 2,763,528 shares at the minimum, maximum and adjusted maximum of the offering range, respectively. If there is a syndicated offering, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will receive a fee in an amount competitive with gross underwriting discounts charged at such time for underwritings of comparable amounts of common stock sold at a comparable price per share in a similar market environment. However, the total fees payable to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. and other NASD member firms in the syndicated offering shall not exceed 6.0% of the aggregate dollar amount of the common stock sold in the syndicated community offering. We have made no advance payment to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. for these services.

We will indemnify Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. against liabilities and expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with certain claims or litigation arising out of or based upon untrue statements or omissions contained in the offering material for the common stock, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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Our directors and executive officers may participate in the solicitation of offers to purchase shares of common stock. Other trained employees may participate in the stock offering in ministerial capacities, providing clerical work in effecting a sales transaction or answering questions of a ministerial nature. Other questions of prospective purchasers will be directed to executive officers or registered representatives. We will rely on Rule 3a4-1 of the Exchange Act to permit officers, directors, and employees to participate in the sale of common stock. No officer, director or employee will be compensated for his or her participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based either directly or indirectly on the transactions in the common stock. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. will solicit orders and conduct sales of the common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. in states in which our directors and executive officers are not permitted to offer and sell our common stock.

How We Determined Stock Pricing and the Number of Shares to be Issued

The stock issuance plan and federal regulations require that the aggregate purchase price of the common stock sold in the stock offering be based on the appraised pro forma market value of the common stock, as determined on the basis of an independent valuation. We retained FinPro, Inc. to make the independent valuation. FinPro, Inc. will receive a fee of $40,000. We have agreed to indemnify FinPro, Inc. and its employees and affiliates against certain losses (including any losses in connection with claims under the federal securities laws) arising out of its services as appraiser, except where FinPro, Inc.’s liability results from its negligence or bad faith.

FinPro, Inc. prepared the independent valuation in reliance upon the information contained in the prospectus, including the financial statements. FinPro, Inc. also considered the following factors, among others:

 

    the present and projected operating results and financial condition of Oritani Savings Bank and the economic and demographic conditions in our existing market area;

 

    historical, financial and other information relating to Oritani Savings Bank;

 

    a comparative evaluation of the operating and financial statistics of Oritani Savings Bank with those of other publicly traded subsidiaries of holding companies;

 

    the impact of the stock offering on our stockholders’ equity and earnings potential;

 

    the proposed dividend policy of Oritani Financial Corp.;

 

    the trading market for securities of comparable institutions and general conditions in the market for such securities; and

 

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On the basis of the foregoing, FinPro, Inc. advised us that as of August 30, 2006, the estimated pro forma market value of the common stock on a fully converted basis ranged from a minimum of $260.5 million to a maximum of $352.5 million, with a midpoint of $306.5 million (the estimated valuation range). The board determined to offer the shares of common stock in the stock offering at the purchase price of $10.00 per share and that 30.0% of the shares issued should be held by purchasers in the stock offering and 68.0% should be held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC after giving effect to the issuance of shares to Oritani Charitable Foundation. Based on the estimated valuation range and the purchase price of $10.00 per share, the number of shares of common stock that Oritani Financial Corp. will issue will range from 26,053,350 shares to 35,248,650 shares, with a midpoint of 30,651,000 shares, and the number of shares sold in the stock offering will range from 7,816,235 shares to 10,574,906 shares, with a midpoint of 9,195,570 shares.

The board reviewed the independent valuation and, in particular, considered (i) our financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, (ii) financial comparisons to other financial institutions, and (iii) stock market conditions generally and, in particular, for financial institutions, all of which are set forth in the independent valuation. The board also reviewed the methodology and the assumptions used by FinPro, Inc. in preparing the independent valuation, and concluded that the methodology and assumptions were reasonable. The estimated valuation range may be amended with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, if necessitated by subsequent developments in our financial condition or market conditions generally.

Following commencement of the subscription offering, the maximum of the estimated valuation range may be increased by up to 15%, to $405,359,480 and the maximum number of shares that will be outstanding immediately following the stock offering may be increased by up to 15%, to 40,535,948 shares. Under such circumstances, the number of shares sold in the stock offering will be increased to 12,161,142 shares and the number of shares held by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will be increased to 27,564,087 shares. The increase in the valuation range may occur to reflect changes in market and financial conditions, demand for the shares, or regulatory considerations, without the resolicitation of subscribers. The minimum of the estimated valuation range and the minimum of the offering range may not be decreased without a resolicitation of subscribers. The purchase price of $10.00 per share will remain fixed. See “—Limitations On Purchase of Shares” as to the method of distribution and allocation of additional shares of common stock that may be issued in the event of an increase in the offering range to fill unfilled orders in the subscription and community offerings.

The independent valuation is not intended, and must not be construed, as a recommendation of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing shares of common stock. FinPro, Inc. did not independently verify the financial statements and other information provided by Oritani Financial Corp., nor did FinPro, Inc. value independently the assets or liabilities of Oritani Savings Bank. The independent valuation considers Oritani Financial Corp. as a going concern and should not be considered as an indication of its liquidation value. Moreover, because the valuation is necessarily based upon estimates and projections of a number of matters, all of which are subject to change from time to time, no assurance can be given that persons purchasing shares in the stock offering will thereafter be able to sell such shares at prices at or above the purchase price.

 

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The independent valuation will be updated at the time of the completion of the stock offering. If the update to the independent valuation at the conclusion of the stock offering results in a $405,359,480 increase in the pro forma market value of the shares of common stock to more than $40,535,948 or a decrease in the pro forma market value to less than $260,533,500, then Oritani Financial Corp., after consulting with the Office of Thrift Supervision, may terminate the stock issuance plan and return all funds promptly, with interest on payments made by check, certified or teller’s check, bank draft or money order, extend or hold a new subscription offering, community offering, or both, establish a new offering range, commence a resolicitation of subscribers or take such other actions as may be permitted by the Office of Thrift Supervision, in order to complete the stock offering. In the event that a resolicitation is commenced, unless an affirmative response is received within a reasonable period of time, all funds will be promptly returned to investors as described above. A resolicitation, if any, following the conclusion of the subscription and community offerings would not exceed 45 days unless further extended by the Office of Thrift Supervision, for periods of up to 90 days, not to extend beyond 24 months following date of the approval by the Office of Thrift Supervision of the stock issuance plan, or [final date].

An increase in the independent valuation and the number of shares to be issued in the stock offering would decrease both a subscriber’s ownership interest and Oritani Financial Corp.’s pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on a per share basis while increasing pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on an aggregate basis. A decrease in the independent valuation and the number of shares of common stock to be issued in the stock offering would increase both a subscriber’s ownership interest and Oritani Financial Corp.’s pro forma earnings and stockholders’ equity on a per share basis while decreasing pro forma net income and stockholders’ equity on an aggregate basis. For a presentation of the effects of such changes, see “Pro Forma Data.”

Copies of the appraisal report of FinPro, Inc. and the detailed memorandum of the appraiser setting forth the method and assumptions for such appraisal are available for inspection at the main office of Oritani Savings Bank and the other locations specified under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

No sale of shares of common stock may occur unless, prior to such sale, FinPro, Inc. confirms to Oritani Savings Bank and the Office of Thrift Supervision that, to the best of its knowledge, nothing of a material nature has occurred that, taking into account all relevant factors, would cause FinPro, Inc. to conclude that the independent valuation is incompatible with its estimate of the pro forma market value of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. at the conclusion of the stock offering. Any change that would result in an aggregate purchase price that is below the minimum or above the maximum of the estimated valuation range would be subject to approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. If such confirmation is not received, we may extend the stock offering, reopen the stock offering or commence a new stock offering, establish a new estimated valuation range and commence a resolicitation of all purchasers with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, or take such other actions as permitted by the Office of Thrift Supervision, in order to complete the stock offering.

 

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Prospectus Delivery and Procedure for Purchasing Shares

Prospectus Delivery. To ensure that each purchaser receives a prospectus at least 48 hours prior to the end of the stock offering, in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), no prospectus will be mailed later than five days or hand delivered any later than two days prior to the end of the stock offering. Execution of the order form will confirm receipt or delivery of a prospectus in accordance with Rule 15c2-8. Order forms will be distributed only with a prospectus. Neither we nor Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. is obligated to deliver a prospectus and an order form by any means other than the U.S. Postal Service.

Expiration Date. The stock offering will expire at 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date], unless extended by us for up to 90 days following the date of Office of Thrift Supervision approval of the use of this prospectus, which is                  , 2007, or, if approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision, for an additional period after [extension date] (as so extended, the “expiration date”). We are not required to give purchasers notice of any extension unless the expiration date is later than [extension date], in which event purchasers will be given the right to increase, decrease, confirm, or rescind their orders.

Use of Order Forms. In order to purchase shares of common stock, each purchaser must complete an order form, except for certain persons purchasing in the syndicated community offering as more fully described below. Any person receiving an order form who desires to purchase shares of common stock may do so by delivering to a full service office of Oritani Savings Bank, a properly executed and completed order form, together with full payment for the shares of common stock purchased. The order form must be received, not post-marked, by Oritani Savings Bank prior to 12:00 noon, New Jersey time, on [offering date]. Each person ordering shares of common stock is required to represent that he or she is purchasing such shares for his or her own account. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the stock issuance plan and of the acceptability of the order forms will be final. We are not required to accept copies of order forms.

To ensure that eligible account holders, supplemental eligible account holders and other depositors are properly identified as to their stock purchase priorities, such parties must list all deposit accounts on the order form giving all names on each deposit account and the account numbers at the applicable eligibility date. Failure to list all of your account relationships, which will all be reviewed when taking into consideration relevant account relationships in the event of an allocation of stock, could result in a loss of all or part of your share allocation in the event of an oversubscription. Should an oversubscription result in an allocation of shares, the allocation of shares will be completed in accordance with the stock issuance plan. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the stock issuance plan and of the acceptability of the order form will be final. If a partial payment for your shares is required, we will first take the funds from the cash or check you paid with and secondly from any account you wanted funds withdrawn from.

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correction of incomplete or improperly executed order forms as long as it is performed before the expiration of the stock offering. We do not represent, however, that we will do so and we have no affirmative duty to notify any prospective subscriber of any such defects.

Payment for Shares . Payment for all shares will be required to accompany a completed order form for the purchase to be valid. Payment for shares may be made by check, money order, or authorization of withdrawal from a deposit account maintained with Oritani Savings Bank. Third party checks will not be accepted as payment for a subscriber’s order. Appropriate means by which such withdrawals may be authorized are provided in the order forms.

Once such a withdrawal amount has been authorized, a hold will be placed on such funds, making them unavailable to the depositor until the stock offering has been completed or terminated. In the case of payments authorized to be made through withdrawal from deposit accounts, all funds authorized for withdrawal will continue to earn interest at the contract rate until the stock offering is completed or terminated.

Interest penalties for early withdrawal applicable to certificate of deposit accounts at Oritani Savings Bank will not apply to withdrawals authorized for the purchase of shares of common stock. However, if a withdrawal results in a certificate of deposit account with a balance less than the applicable minimum balance requirement, the certificate of deposit will be canceled at the time of withdrawal without penalty, and the remaining balance will earn interest at our passbook rate subsequent to the withdrawal.

Payments received by Oritani Financial Corp. will be placed in a segregated savings account at Oritani Savings Bank or, at our discretion, another federally insured depository institution, and will be paid interest at our passbook rate from the date payment is received until the stock offering is completed or terminated. Such interest will be paid by check on all funds held, including funds accepted as payment for shares of common stock, promptly following completion or termination of the stock offering.

The employee stock ownership plan will not be required to pay for the shares of common stock it intends to purchase until consummation of the stock offering, provided that there is a loan commitment to lend to the employee stock ownership plan the amount of funds necessary to purchase the number of shares ordered.

Owners of self-directed individual retirement accounts may use the assets of such individual retirement accounts to purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering, provided that the individual retirement account accounts are not maintained at Oritani Savings Bank. Persons with individual retirement accounts maintained with us must have their accounts transferred to a self-directed individual retirement account with an unaffiliated trustee in order to purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering. In addition, the provisions of ERISA and IRS regulations require that executive officers, trustees, and 10% stockholders who use self-directed individual retirement account funds and/or Keogh plan accounts to purchase shares of common stock in the stock offering, make such purchase for the exclusive benefit of the individual retirement account and/or Keogh plan participant. Assistance on how to transfer individual retirement accounts maintained at Oritani Savings Bank can be obtained from the

 

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Stock Information Center. Depositors interested in using funds in an individual retirement account maintained at Oritani Savings Bank should contact the Stock Information Center as soon as possible.

Once submitted, an order cannot be modified or revoked unless the stock offering is terminated or extended beyond [extension date].

Depending on market conditions, the shares of common stock may be offered for sale to the general public on a best efforts basis in a syndicated community offering by a selling group of broker-dealers to be managed by Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., in their discretion, will instruct selected broker-dealers as to the number of shares of common stock to be allocated to each selected broker-dealer. Only upon allocation of shares of common stock to selected broker-dealers may they take orders from their customers. Investors who desire to purchase shares of common stock in the community offering directly through a selected broker-dealer, which may include Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., will be advised that the members of the selling group are required either: (a) upon receipt of an executed order form or direction to execute an order form on behalf of an investor, to forward the appropriate purchase price to us for deposit in a segregated account on or before 12:00 p.m., New Jersey time, of the business day next following such receipt or execution; or (b) upon receipt of confirmation by such member of the selling group of an investor’s interest in purchasing shares of common stock, and following a mailing of an acknowledgment by such member to such investor on the business day next following receipt of confirmation, to debit the account of such investor on the third business day next following receipt of confirmation and to forward the appropriate purchase price to us for deposit in the segregated account on or before twelve noon, prevailing time, of the business day next following such debiting. Payment for any shares purchased pursuant to alternative (a) above must be made by check in full payment therefore. Payment for shares of common stock purchased pursuant to alternative (b) above may be made by wire transfer to Oritani Savings Bank.

Delivery of Stock Certificates. Certificates representing shares of common stock issued in the stock offering will be mailed to the persons entitled thereto at the registration address noted on the order form, as soon as practicable following consummation of the stock offering. Any certificates returned as undeliverable will be held by us until claimed by persons legally entitled thereto or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable law. Until certificates for the shares of common stock are available and delivered to purchasers, purchasers may not be able to sell the shares of common stock which they ordered.

Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Stock by Directors and Officers

All shares of the common stock purchased by our directors and officers in the stock offering will be subject to the restriction that such shares may not be sold or otherwise disposed of for value for a period of one year following the date of purchase, except for any disposition of such shares (i) following the death of the original purchaser or (ii) by reason of an exchange of securities in connection with a merger or acquisition approved by the applicable regulatory authorities. Sales of shares of the common stock by Oritani Financial Corp.’s directors and officers will also be subject to certain insider trading and other transfer restrictions under the federal securities laws. See “Supervision and Regulation—Federal Securities Laws.”

 

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Purchases of outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. by directors, executive officers, or any person who was an executive officer or director of Oritani Savings Bank after adoption of the stock issuance plan and their associates during the three-year period following the stock offering may be made only through a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except with the prior written approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. This restriction does not apply, however, to negotiated transactions involving more than 1% of Oritani Financial Corp.’s outstanding shares of common stock or to the purchase of shares of common stock under the stock-based incentive plan expected to be implemented subsequent to completion of the stock offering.

Oritani Financial Corp. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the registration of the shares of common stock to be issued in the stock offering. The registration under the Securities Act of shares of the common stock to be issued in the stock offering does not cover the resale of the shares of common stock. Shares of common stock purchased by persons who are not affiliates of Oritani Financial Corp. may be resold without registration. Shares purchased by an affiliate of Oritani Financial Corp. will have resale restrictions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. If Oritani Financial Corp. meets the current public information requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, each affiliate of Oritani Financial Corp. who complies with the other conditions of Rule 144, including those that require the affiliate’s sale to be aggregated with those of certain other persons, would be able to sell in the public market, without registration, a number of shares not to exceed, in any three-month period, the greater of 1% of the outstanding shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock or the average weekly volume of trading in the shares of common stock during the preceding four calendar weeks. Provision may be made in the future by Oritani Financial Corp. to permit affiliates to have their shares of common stock registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 under certain circumstances.

Under guidelines of the NASD, members of the NASD and their associates face certain reporting requirements upon purchase of the securities.

Interpretation, Amendment and Termination

All interpretations of the stock issuance plan by the Board of Directors will be final, subject to the authority of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The stock issuance plan provides that, if deemed necessary or desirable by the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp., the plan may be substantially amended by a majority vote of the Board of Directors as a result of comments from regulatory authorities or otherwise, at any time prior to the approval of the plan by the Office of Thrift Supervision at any time thereafter, with the concurrence of the Office of Thrift Supervision. The stock issuance plan may be terminated by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at any time prior to approval of the plan by the Office of Thrift Supervision and may be terminated at any time thereafter with the concurrence of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

 

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Stock Information Center

If you have any questions regarding the stock offering, please call the Stock Information Center at (          )              , from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time, Monday through Friday. The Stock Information Center is located at              , New Jersey              .

ORITANI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

General

In furtherance of our commitment to our local community, the plan of stock issuance provides that we will establish Oritani Charitable Foundation as a non-stock, nonprofit Delaware corporation in connection with the stock offering. The charitable foundation will be funded with cash and shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock, as further described below. By further enhancing our visibility and reputation in our local community, we believe that the charitable foundation will enhance the long-term value of Oritani Savings Bank’s community banking franchise. The stock offering presents us with a unique opportunity to provide a substantial and continuing benefit to our community and to receive the associated tax benefits.

Purpose of the Charitable Foundation

In connection with the closing of the stock offering, Oritani Financial Corp. intends to contribute $1.0 million cash and issue a number of shares equal to 2.0% of the shares of common stock issued in the stock offering (including shares issued to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC) to Oritani Charitable Foundation. The purpose of the charitable foundation is to provide financial support to charitable organizations in the communities in which we operate and to enable our communities to share in our long-term growth. Oritani Charitable Foundation will be dedicated completely to community activities and the promotion of charitable causes, and may be able to support such activities in ways that are not presently available to us. Oritani Charitable Foundation will also support our ongoing obligations to the community under the Community Reinvestment Act. Oritani Savings Bank received a “satisfactory” rating in its most recent Community Reinvestment Act examination by the FDIC.

Funding Oritani Charitable Foundation with shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock is also intended to allow our community to share in the potential growth and success of Oritani Savings Bank after the stock offering is completed because Oritani Charitable Foundation will benefit directly from any increases in the value of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock. In addition, Oritani Charitable Foundation will maintain close ties with Oritani Savings Bank, thereby forming a partnership within the communities in which Oritani Savings Bank operates.

Structure of the Charitable Foundation

Oritani Charitable Foundation will be incorporated under Delaware law as a non-stock, nonprofit corporation. The certificate of incorporation of Oritani Charitable Foundation will provide that the corporation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as set forth in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Oritani Charitable Foundation’s certificate of

 

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incorporation will further provide that no part of the net earnings of the charitable foundation will inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its directors or officers.

We have selected Messrs. Doyle, Lynch, Skelly and Hekemian of our current directors to serve on the initial board of directors of the charitable foundation. As required by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, we also will select one additional person to serve on the initial board of directors who will not be one of our officers or directors and who will have experience with local charitable organizations and grant making. While there are no plans to change the size of the initial board of directors during the year following the completion of the stock offering, following the first anniversary of the stock offering, the charitable foundation may alter the size and composition of its board of directors. For five years after the stock offering, one seat on the charitable foundation’s board of directors will be reserved for a person from our local community who has experience with local community charitable organizations and grant making and who is not one of our officers, directors or employees, and one seat on the charitable foundation’s board of directors will be reserved for one of Oritani Savings Bank’s directors.

The business experience of our current directors is described in “Management.”

The board of directors of Oritani Charitable Foundation will be responsible for establishing its grant and donation policies, consistent with the purposes for which it was established. As directors of a nonprofit corporation, directors of Oritani Charitable Foundation will at all times be bound by their fiduciary duty to advance the charitable foundation’s charitable goals, to protect its assets and to act in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes for which the charitable foundation is established. The directors of Oritani Charitable Foundation also will be responsible for directing the activities of the charitable foundation, including the management and voting of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. held by the charitable foundation. However, as required by Office of Thrift Supervision regulations, all shares of common stock held by Oritani Charitable Foundation must be voted in the same ratio as all other shares of the common stock on all proposals considered by stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Charitable Foundation’s place of business will be located at our administrative offices. The board of directors of Oritani Charitable Foundation will appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary to manage its operations. To the extent applicable, we will comply with the affiliates restrictions set forth in Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and the Office of Thrift Supervision regulations governing transactions between Oritani Savings Bank and the charitable foundation.

Oritani Charitable Foundation will receive working capital from its initial cash contribution of $1.0 million and:

 

  (1) any dividends that may be paid on Oritani Financial Corp.’s shares of common stock in the future;

 

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  (3) the proceeds of the sale of any of the shares of common stock in the open market from time to time.

As a private foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Oritani Charitable Foundation will be required to distribute annually in grants or donations a minimum of 5% of the average fair market value of its net investment assets. One of the conditions imposed on the gift of common stock is that the amount of shares of common stock that may be sold by Oritani Charitable Foundation in any one year shall not exceed 5% of the average market value of the assets held by Oritani Charitable Foundation, except where the board of directors of the charitable foundation determines that the failure to sell an amount of common stock greater than such amount would result in a long-term reduction of the value of its assets and/or would otherwise jeopardize its capacity to carry out its charitable purposes.

Tax Considerations

Our independent tax advisor, Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., has advised us that an organization created for the above purposes should qualify as a Section 501(c)(3) exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code and should be classified as a private foundation. Oritani Charitable Foundation will submit a timely request to the Internal Revenue Service to be recognized as an exempt organization. As long as Oritani Charitable Foundation files its application for tax-exempt status within 15 months from the date of its organization, and provided the Internal Revenue Service approves the application, its effective date as a Section 501(c)(3) organization will be the date of its organization. Our independent tax advisor, however, has not rendered any advice on whether Oritani Charitable Foundation’s tax exempt status will be affected by the regulatory requirement that all shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. held by Oritani Charitable Foundation must be voted in the same ratio as all other outstanding shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. on all proposals considered by stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank are authorized by federal law to make charitable contributions. We believe that the stock offering presents a unique opportunity to establish and fund a charitable foundation given the substantial amount of additional capital being raised. In making such a determination, we considered the dilutive impact to our stockholders of the contribution of shares of common stock to Oritani Charitable Foundation. We believe that the contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation in excess of the 10% annual limitation on charitable deductions described below is justified given Oritani Savings Bank’s capital position and its earnings, the substantial additional capital being raised in the stock offering and the potential benefits of Oritani Charitable Foundation to our community. See “Capitalization,” “Regulatory Capital Compliance”, and “Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma Information With and Without the Charitable Foundation.” The amount of the contribution will not adversely affect our financial condition. We therefore believe that the amount of the charitable contribution is reasonable given our pro forma capital position, and it does not raise safety and soundness concerns.

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market value of the stock at the time of the contribution less the nominal amount that Oritani Charitable Foundation is required to pay Oritani Financial Corp. for such stock. We are permitted to deduct only an amount equal to 10% of our annual taxable income in any one year. We are permitted under the Internal Revenue Code to carry the excess contribution over the five-year period following the contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation. We estimate that substantially all of the contribution should be deductible over the six-year period ( i.e. , the year in which the contribution is made and the succeeding five-year period). However, we do not have any assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will grant tax-exempt status to the charitable foundation. Furthermore, even if the contribution is deductible, we may not have sufficient earnings to be able to use the deduction in full. Any such decision to continue to make additional contributions to Oritani Charitable Foundation in the future would be based on an assessment of, among other factors, our financial condition at that time, the interests of our stockholders and depositors, and the financial condition and operations of the foundation.

Although we have received an opinion from our independent tax advisor that we should be entitled to a deduction for the charitable contribution, there can be no assurances that the Internal Revenue Service will recognize Oritani Charitable Foundation as a Section 501(c)(3) exempt organization or that the deduction will be permitted. In such event, our contribution to Oritani Charitable Foundation would be expensed without tax benefit, resulting in a reduction in earnings in the year in which the Internal Revenue Service makes such a determination.

As a private foundation, earnings and gains, if any, from the sale of common stock or other assets are exempt from federal and state income taxation. However, investment income, such as interest, dividends and capital gains, is generally taxed at a rate of 2.0%. Oritani Charitable Foundation will be required to file an annual return with the Internal Revenue Service within four and one-half months after the close of its fiscal year. Oritani Charitable Foundation will be required to make its annual return available for public inspection. The annual return for a private foundation includes, among other things, an itemized list of all grants made or approved, showing the amount of each grant, the recipient, any relationship between a grant recipient and the foundation’s managers and a concise statement of the purpose of each grant.

Regulatory Requirements Imposed on the Charitable Foundation

Office of Thrift Supervision regulations impose the following requirements on the establishment of the charitable foundation:

 

    the Office of Thrift Supervision may examine the charitable foundation at the foundation’s expense;

 

    the charitable foundation must comply with all supervisory directives imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision;

 

    the charitable foundation must provide annually to the Office of Thrift Supervision a copy of the annual report that the foundation submits to the Internal Revenue Service;

 

    the charitable foundation must operate according to written policies adopted by its board of directors, including a conflict of interest policy;

 

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    the charitable foundation may not engage in self-dealing and must comply with all laws necessary to maintain its tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; and

 

    the charitable foundation must vote its shares in the same ratio as all of the other shares voted on each proposal considered by the stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp.

Within six months of completing the stock offering, the Oritani Charitable Foundation must submit to the Office of Thrift Supervision a three-year operating plan.

RESTRICTIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF

ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND ORITANI SAVINGS BANK

General

The principal federal regulatory restrictions which affect the ability of any person, firm or entity to acquire Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank or their respective capital stock are described below. Also discussed are certain provisions in Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter and bylaws which may be deemed to affect the ability of a person, firm or entity to acquire Oritani Financial Corp.

Federal Law

The Change in Bank Control Act provides that no person, acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more other persons, may acquire control of a savings institution unless the Office of Thrift Supervision has been given 60 days prior written notice. The Home Owners’ Loan Act provides that no company may acquire “control” of a savings institution without the prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Any company that acquires such control becomes a savings and loan holding company subject to registration, examination and regulation by the Office of Thrift Supervision. Pursuant to federal regulations, control of a savings institution is conclusively deemed to have been acquired by, among other things, the acquisition of more than 25% of any class of voting stock of the institution or the ability to control the election of a majority of the directors of an institution. Moreover, control is presumed to have been acquired, subject to rebuttal, upon the acquisition of more than 10% of any class of voting stock, or of more than 25% of any class of stock of a savings institution, where certain enumerated “control factors” are also present in the acquisition.

The Office of Thrift Supervision may prohibit an acquisition of control if:

 

    it would result in a monopoly or substantially lessen competition;

 

    the financial condition of the acquiring person might jeopardize the financial stability of the institution; or

 

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    the competence, experience or integrity of the acquiring person indicates that it would not be in the interests of the depositors or of the public to permit the acquisition of control by such person.

These restrictions do not apply to the acquisition of a savings institution’s capital stock by one or more tax-qualified employee stock benefit plans, provided that the plans do not have beneficial ownership of more than 25% of any class of equity security of the savings institution.

For a period of three years following completion of the stock issuance, Office of Thrift Supervision regulations generally prohibit any person from acquiring or making an offer to acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of the stock of Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank without the prior approval of Office of Thrift Supervision.

Corporate Governance Provisions in the Charter and Bylaws of Oritani Financial Corp.

The following discussion is a summary of certain provisions of the charter and bylaws of Oritani Financial Corp. that relate to corporate governance. The description is necessarily general and qualified by reference to the charter and bylaws.

Classified Board of Directors . The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. is required by the bylaws to be divided into three staggered classes, which are as equal in size as is possible. Each year one class will be elected by stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp. for a three-year term. A classified board promotes continuity and stability of management of Oritani Financial Corp., but makes it more difficult for stockholders to change a majority of the directors because it generally takes at least two annual elections of directors for this to occur.

Authorized but Unissued Shares of Capital Stock . Following the stock offering, Oritani Financial Corp. will have authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock of Oritani Financial Corp.” Although these shares could be used by the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. to make it more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of Oritani Financial Corp. through a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, it is unlikely that we would use or need to use shares for these purposes since Oritani Financial Corp., MHC owns a majority of the common stock.

How Shares are Voted . Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter provides that there will not be cumulative voting by stockholders for the election of Oritani Financial Corp.’s directors. No cumulative voting rights means that Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, as the holder of a majority of the shares eligible to be voted at a meeting of stockholders, may elect all directors of Oritani Financial Corp. to be elected at that meeting. This could prevent minority stockholder representation on Oritani Financial Corp.’s Board of Directors.

Procedures for Stockholder Nominations . Oritani Financial Corp.’s bylaws provide that any stockholder wanting to make a nomination for the election of directors or a proposal for new business at a meeting of stockholders must send written notice to the Secretary of Oritani Financial Corp. at least five days before the date of the annual meeting. The bylaws further provide that if a stockholder wanting to make a nomination or a proposal for new business does not follow the prescribed procedures, the proposal will not be considered until an adjourned,

 

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special, or annual meeting of the shareholders taking place 30 days or more thereafter. Management believes that it is in the best interests of Oritani Financial Corp. and its stockholders to provide enough time for management to disclose to stockholders information about a dissident slate of nominations for directors. This advance notice requirement may also give management time to solicit its own proxies in an attempt to defeat any dissident slate of nominations if management thinks it is in the best interest of stockholders generally. Similarly, adequate advance notice of stockholder proposals will give management time to study such proposals and to determine whether to recommend to the stockholders that such proposals be adopted.

Oritani Financial Corp.’s Charter Limits Beneficial Ownership in Excess of 10%. Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter includes a provision that, for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock by Oritani Financial Corp., no person can directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of any equity security of Oritani Financial Corp. unless such offer to acquire or acquisition is approved by a majority of the Board of Directors. This limitation does not apply to the purchase of shares by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC or by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan of Oritani Savings Bank.

Limitations on Special Meeting of Stockholers. Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter provides that for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock, special meetings of stockholders of Oritani Financial Corp. may be called only upon direction of the Board of Directors.

Benefit Plans

In addition to the provisions of Oritani Financial Corp.’s charter and bylaws described above, certain benefit plans of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank adopted in connection with the stock offering, or expected to be adopted following completion of the stock offering, contain, or may contain, provisions which also may discourage hostile takeover attempts which the Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank might conclude are not in the best interests of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp.’s stockholders.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

General

Oritani Financial Corp. is authorized to issue 80,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $0.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock having a par value of $0.01 per share. Each share of Oritani Financial Corp.’s common stock will have the same relative rights as, and will be identical in all respects with, each other share of common stock. Upon payment of the purchase price for the common stock in accordance with the stock issuance plan, all of the stock will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. Presented below is a description of Oritani Financial Corp.’s capital stock which is deemed material to an investment decision with respect to the stock offering. The common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will represent nonwithdrawable capital, will not be an account of an insurable type, and will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

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Oritani Financial Corp. currently expects that it will have a maximum of up to 40,535,948 shares of common stock outstanding after the stock offering, of which 12,971,861 shares will be held by persons other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC including 810,719 shares issued to Oritani Charitable Foundation. The Board of Directors can, without stockholder approval, issue additional shares of common stock, although Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, so long as it is in existence, must own a majority of Oritani Financial Corp.’s outstanding shares of common stock. Oritani Financial Corp.’s issuance of additional shares of common stock could dilute the voting strength of the holders of the common stock and may assist management in impeding an unfriendly takeover or attempted change in control. Oritani Financial Corp. has no present plans to issue additional shares of common stock other than pursuant to the stock benefit plans previously discussed.

Common Stock

Distributions . Oritani Financial Corp. can pay dividends if, as and when declared by its Board of Directors, subject to compliance with limitations which are imposed by law. The holders of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will be entitled to receive and share equally in such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. out of funds legally available therefor. Dividends from Oritani Financial Corp. will depend, in large part, upon receipt of dividends from Oritani Savings Bank, because Oritani Financial Corp. initially will have no source of income other than dividends from Oritani Savings Bank, earnings from the investment of proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock, and interest payments received in connection with its loan to the employee stock ownership plan. Office of Thrift Supervision and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance each impose limitations on “capital distributions” by savings institutions. See “Supervision and Regulation-New Jersey Banking Regulation Dividends. Pursuant to our charter, Oritani Financial Corp. is authorized to issue preferred stock. If Oritani Financial Corp. does issue preferred stock, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the common stock with respect to dividends.

Voting Rights . Upon the effective date of the stock offering, the holders of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will possess exclusive voting rights in Oritani Financial Corp. Each holder of common stock will be entitled to one vote per share and will not have any right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. Under certain circumstances, shares in excess of 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock may be considered “excess shares” and, accordingly, will not be entitled to vote. See “Restrictions on the Acquisition of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Savings Bank.” If Oritani Financial Corp. issues preferred stock, holders of the preferred stock may also possess voting rights.

Liquidation . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., as holder of Oritani Savings Bank’s capital stock, would be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of Oritani Savings Bank, including all deposit accounts and accrued interest thereon, all assets of Oritani Savings Bank available for distribution. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Oritani Financial Corp., the holders of its common stock would be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all its debts and liabilities, all of the assets of Oritani

 

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Financial Corp. available for distribution. If preferred stock is issued, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the common stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.

Rights to Buy Additional Shares . Holders of the common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares which may be issued. Preemptive rights are the priority right to buy additional shares if Oritani Financial Corp. issues more shares in the future. The common stock is not subject to redemption.

Preferred Stock

None of the shares of Oritani Financial Corp.’s authorized preferred stock will be issued in the stock issuance. Such stock may be issued with such preferences and designations as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors can, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, liquidation and conversion rights which could dilute the voting strength of the holders of the common stock and may assist management in impeding an unfriendly takeover or attempted change in control. Oritani Financial Corp. has no present plans to issue preferred stock.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

                                                                                               , [city], [state] will act as the transfer agent and registrar for the common stock.

LEGAL AND TAX MATTERS

The legality of the common stock and the federal income tax consequences of the stock offering and the establishment of the charitable foundation have been passed upon for Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. by the firm of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C., Washington, D.C. Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. has consented to the references in this prospectus to its opinion. Certain legal matters regarding the stock offering will be passed upon for Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. by Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia LLP, Washington, D.C.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Oritani Financial Corp. at June 30, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2006, appearing in this prospectus and registration statement have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

FinPro, Inc. has consented to the publication in this prospectus of the summary of its report to Oritani Savings Bank and Oritani Financial Corp. setting forth its opinion as to the estimated pro forma market value of the common stock upon the completion of the stock offering and its letter with respect to subscription rights.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, with respect to the shares of common stock offered hereby. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. This information can be examined without charge at the public reference facilities of the Securities and Exchange Commission located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of the material can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission at prescribed rates. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on its public reference rooms. The registration statement also is available through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s world wide web site on the internet at http://www.sec.gov. The statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are, of necessity, brief descriptions thereof and are not necessarily complete, but do contain all material information regarding the documents; each statement is qualified by reference to the contract or document.

Oritani Savings Bank has filed an Application MHC-2 with the Office of Thrift Supervision with respect to the stock offering. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision, this prospectus omits certain information contained in that Application. The Application may be examined at the principal offices of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552 and at the Northeast Regional Office of the Office of Thrift Supervision located at Harborside Financial Center Plaza Five, Suite 1600, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311.

We will provide, free of charge, a copy of our charter and bylaws.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

In connection with the stock offering, we will register the common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Upon this registration, Oritani Financial Corp. and the holders of its shares of common stock will become subject to the proxy solicitation rules, reporting requirements and restrictions on stock purchases and sales by directors, officers and greater than 10% stockholders, the annual and periodic reporting and certain other requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the stock issuance plan, we have undertaken that we will not terminate this registration for a period of at least three years following the stock offering.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2006 and 2005

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Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity for the Years Ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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All schedules are omitted as the required information either is not applicable or is included in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp.

Township of Washington, New Jersey:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Oritani Financial Corp. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oritani Financial Corp. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2006 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey

September 6, 2006

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Consolidated Balance Sheets

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

       2006     2005  
Assets     

Cash on hand and in banks

   $ 7,273,503     $ 8,308,814  

Federal funds sold

     —         9,875,000  
                

Cash and cash equivalents (note 2)

     7,273,503       18,183,814  

Loans, net (notes 3 and 4)

     643,064,312       493,554,064  

Securities held to maturity, estimated market value of $13,186,446 and $25,127,310 at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively (notes 5 and 11)

     13,415,000       25,500,000  

Securities available for sale, at market value (notes 6 and 11)

     10,498,934       60,924,408  

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, estimated market value of $262,323,316 and $367,760,877 at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively (notes 5 and 11)

     274,695,147       372,104,164  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at market value (notes 6 and 11)

     17,425,667       25,658,798  

Bank Owned Life Insurance (at cash surrender value)

     24,380,694       18,987,965  

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost

     9,367,000       9,087,800  

Accrued interest receivable (note 7)

     3,910,461       3,404,987  

Investments in real estate joint ventures, net

     6,232,819       5,438,246  

Real estate held for investment

     2,222,552       1,424,627  

Office properties and equipment, net (note 8)

     10,170,629       9,988,292  

Other assets (note 10)

     8,763,981       7,444,575  
                

Total assets

   $ 1,031,420,699     $ 1,051,701,740  
                
Liabilities     

Deposits (note 9)

   $ 688,646,207     $ 702,980,277  

Borrowings (note 11)

     169,779,861       182,128,959  

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     5,106,945       4,214,962  

Accrued taxes payable

     439,052       3,425,889  

Official checks outstanding

     4,248,387       5,188,351  

Other liabilities (note 12)

     13,064,963       11,967,196  
                

Total liabilities

     881,285,415       909,905,634  
                
Stockholder’s Equity     

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized - none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized - 1,000 issued and outstanding

     10       10  

Retained income (notes 10 and 14)

     150,265,545       141,803,185  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

     (130,271 )     (7,089 )
                

Total equity

     150,135,284       141,796,106  

Commitments and contingencies (notes 3 and 13)

    
                

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

   $ 1,031,420,699     $ 1,051,701,740  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Consolidated Statements of Income

Years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

       2006     2005     2004

Interest income:

      

Interest on mortgage loans

   $ 36,195,845     26,338,367     22,876,311

Interest on securities held to maturity

     1,026,106     946,356     629,096

Interest on securities available for sale

     1,087,219     1,834,388     1,450,596

Interest on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     11,926,570     15,783,022     15,659,729

Interest on mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     958,730     1,417,893     2,986,876

Interest on federal funds sold

     81,661     118,835     111,576
                  

Total interest income

     51,276,131     46,438,861     43,714,184
                  

Interest expense:

      

Deposits (note 9)

     16,482,202     12,028,441     11,960,818

Borrowings (note 11)

     7,040,138     6,320,688     5,305,458
                  

Total interest expense

     23,522,340     18,349,129     17,266,276
                  

Net interest income before provision for losses on loans

     27,753,791     28,089,732     26,447,908

Provision for loan losses (note 4)

     1,500,000     800,000     737,000
                  

Net interest income

     26,253,791     27,289,732     25,710,908
                  

Other income:

      

Service charges

     1,043,197     866,942     964,636

Real estate operations, net

     1,010,522     965,438     1,101,356

Income from investments in real estate joint ventures

     1,007,490     662,901     713,313

BOLI income

     869,956     261,529     —  

Net (loss)/gain on sale and write down of securities

     (355,473 )   (1,213,816 )   4,253

Gain on sale of fixed assets

     799,420     —       —  

Other income

     185,208     120,294     130,328
                  

Total other income

     4,560,320     1,663,288     2,913,886
                  

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation, payroll taxes and fringe benefits (note 12)

     12,233,317     9,575,354     8,118,300

Advertising

     394,155     374,121     360,043

Office occupancy and equipment expense (notes 8 and 13)

     2,020,107     2,069,236     1,744,518

Data processing service fees

     1,084,655     1,060,818     1,061,547

Federal insurance premiums

     92,757     106,765     112,259

Telephone, Stationary, Postage and Supplies

     391,045     416,855     459,361

Insurance, Legal, Audit and Accounting

     550,369     521,568     510,111

Other expenses

     758,342     674,905     507,594
                  

Total operating expenses

     17,524,747     14,799,622     12,873,733
                  

Income before income tax expense

     13,289,364     14,153,398     15,751,061

Income tax expense (note 10)

     4,827,004     5,193,475     5,644,279
                  

Net income

   $ 8,462,360     8,959,923     10,106,782
                  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Township of Washington, New Jersey

Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity

Years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     Common
stock
   Retained
income
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(loss) income,
net of tax
   

Total

equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2003

   $ 10    122,736,480   1,754,326     124,490,816  

Comprehensive income:

         

Net income

     —      10,106,782   —       10,106,782  

Unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale arising during year (net of tax benefit of $1,159,957)

     —      —     (2,154,201 )   (2,154,201 )

Change in minimum pension liability (net of tax benefit of $47,614)

     —      —     (88,425 )   (88,425 )
             

Total comprehensive income

          7,864,156  
                       

Balance at June 30, 2004

   $ 10    132,843,262   (488,300 )   132,354,972  

Comprehensive income:

         

Net income

     —      8,959,923   —       8,959,923  

Unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale arising during year (net of tax of $360,588)

     —      —     669,663     669,663  

Change in minimum pension liability (net of tax benefit of $101,474)

     —      —     (188,452 )   (188,452 )
             

Total comprehensive income

          9,441,134  
                       

Balance at June 30, 2005

   $ 10    141,803,185   (7,089 )   141,796,106  

Comprehensive income:

         

Net income

     —      8,462,360   —       8,462,360  

Unrealized holding loss on securities ; available for sale arising during year (net of tax of $151,862)

     —      —     (285,944 )   (285,944 )

Change in minimum pension liability (net of tax of $87,642)

     —      —     162,762     162,762  
             

Total comprehensive income

          8,339,178  
                       

Balance at June 30, 2006

   $ 10    150,265,545   (130,271 )   150,135,284  
                       

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 8,462,360     8,959,923     10,106,782  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation of premises and equipment

     762,873     668,932     587,271  

Amortization and accretion (premiums and discounts), net

     729,637     1,094,741     2,122,189  

Provision for losses on loans

     1,500,000     800,000     737,000  

Amortization and accretion (deferred loan fees), net

     (684,990 )   (419,709 )   (406,979 )

Deferred taxes

     (754,775 )   (936,685 )   54,798  

Net gain/(loss) on sale and write down of securities

     355,473     1,213,816     (4,254 )

Gain on sale of fixed assets

     (799,420 )   —       —    

Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance

     (869,956 )   (261,529 )   —    

Income from real estate held for investments

     (605,452 )   (585,819 )   (674,327 )

Income from real estate joint ventures

     (1,007,490 )   (662,901 )   (713,313 )

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

     (505,474 )   (215,995 )   218,263  

(Increase) decrease in other assets

     (969,701 )   216,495     (1,113,405 )

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

     (2,083,962 )   1,343,609     1,065,583  
                    

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,529,123     11,214,878     11,979,608  
                    

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Net increase in loans receivable

     (144,828,698 )   (103,386,303 )   (41,115,652 )

Purchase of mortgage loans

     (5,496,560 )   (6,749,050 )   (2,046,165 )

Purchase of securities held to maturity

     —       —       (25,850,000 )

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     —       (25,958,905 )   (242,952,077 )

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     (279,200 )   (1,134,700 )   (1,703,100 )

Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     96,712,612     127,179,912     157,810,048  

Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     7,832,093     15,196,991     85,820,630  

Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities held to maturity

     12,085,000     6,000,000     18,850,000  

Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities available for sale

     50,000,000     —       —    

Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     —       3,346,007     3,563,454  

Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     —       4,197,900     5,239,811  

Purchase of Bank Owned Life Insurance

     (4,522,773 )   (18,726,436 )   —    

Additional investment in real estate held for investment

     (875,243 )   —       —    

Distributions received from real estate held for investments

     639,500     814,931     843,378  

Additional investment in real estate joint ventures

     (1,100,000 )   (60,000 )   (1,734,074 )

Distributions received from real estate joint ventures

     1,330,575     1,206,242     960,617  

Purchase of fixed assets

     (987,874 )   (3,976,894 )   (1,703,746 )

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

     842,319     —       —    
                    

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     11,351,751     (2,050,305 )   (44,016,876 )
                    

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Net decrease in deposits

     (14,334,070 )   (25,131,151 )   (5,127,829 )

Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     891,983     442,900     141,675  

Proceeds from borrowed funds

     101,632,616     40,000,000     35,000,000  

Repayment of borrowed funds

     (113,981,714 )   (13,203,511 )   (5,040,560 )
                    

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (25,791,185 )   2,108,238     24,973,286  
                    

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (10,910,311 )   11,272,811     (7,063,982 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     18,183,814     6,911,004     13,974,985  
                    

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 7,273,503     18,183,815     6,911,003  
                    

Supplemental cash flow information:

      

Cash paid during the year for:

      

Interest

   $ 23,591,137     18,173,351     17,194,199  

Income taxes

     9,250,361     6,060,681     7,185,883  
                    

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements are comprised of the accounts of Oritani Financial Corp. (the Company), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Oritani Savings Bank (the Bank); Hampshire Financial, LLC, and Oritani, LLC, and the wholly owned subsidiaries of Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Services, Inc. (inactive), Ormon LLC (Ormon), Ormon Inc. (inactive), and Oritani Holding Company, as well as its wholly owned subsidiary, Oritani Asset Corporation, collectively, the Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Business

The Company provides a wide range of banking services to individual and some corporate customers in New Jersey. The Company is subject to competition from other financial institutions and to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.

The following are the significant accounting policies which were followed in preparing and presenting these consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheets and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses, management generally obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.

A substantial portion of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate in the New Jersey market. In addition, a substantial portion of real estate joint ventures and real estate owned are located in that same market. Accordingly, as with most financial institutions in the market area, the ultimate collectibility of a substantial portion of the Company’s loan portfolio and the recovery of the carrying amount of real estate joint ventures and real estate owned are susceptible to changes in market conditions.

Securities

Securities include debt, mortgage-backed and marketable equity securities. Management determines the appropriate classification of securities as either available for sale or held to maturity at the purchase date. Securities that may be sold in response to changing market and interest rate conditions or as part of an overall asset/liability strategy are classified as available for sale. Gains or losses on sales of securities available for sale are based upon the specific-identification method. Securities classified as available for sale are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses net of applicable taxes, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of equity. If management has the intent and

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

the ability at the time of purchase to hold securities until maturity, they are classified as held to maturity. Securities held to maturity are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the level-yield method over the term of the securities. Any portion of unrealized loss on an individual security deemed to be other than temporary is recognized as a loss in operations in the period in which such determination is made. In the ordinary course of business, securities are occasionally pledged as collateral in conjunction with the Company’s borrowings and lines of credit.

Loans

Mortgages on real estate and other loans are stated at the outstanding principal amount of the loans, net of deferred loan fees/costs and the allowance for loan losses. Loan origination and commitment fees, net of related costs, are deferred and amortized as an adjustment to the loan’s yield, utilizing the level yield method, over the estimated lives of the related loans. Interest income on loans is accrued and credited to interest income as earned. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when they become delinquent 90 days or more as to principal or interest, or when it appears that principal or interest is uncollectible. Interest accrued prior to a loan being placed on nonaccrual status is subsequently reversed. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is recognized only in the period it is ultimately collected. Loans are returned to an accrual status when factors indicating doubtful collectibility no longer exist. Loans are generally charged off after an analysis is completed which indicates collectibility of principal and interest is in doubt.

The Company has defined the population of impaired loans to be all multifamily and commercial mortgage loans which are delinquent 90 days or more. Impaired loans are individually assessed to determine that each loan’s carrying value is not in excess of the fair value of the related collateral or the present value of the expected future cash flows. Residential mortgage and consumer loans are deemed smaller balance homogeneous loans which are evaluated collectively for impairment and are therefore excluded from the population of impaired loans.

Consumer loans and any portion of residential real estate mortgage loans not adequately secured are generally charged off when deemed to be uncollectible unless it can be clearly demonstrated that repayment will occur regardless of the delinquency status. Examples that would demonstrate repayment include; a loan that is secured by collateral and is in the process of collection; a loan supported by a valid guarantee or insurance; or a loan supported by a valid claim against a solvent estate. Charge-offs of commercial real estate mortgage loans are made on the basis of management’s ongoing evaluation of nonperforming loans.

Allowance for Loan Losses

An allowance for loan losses is charged to operations based on management’s evaluation of the probable losses inherent in its portfolio. Such evaluation includes a review of all loans for which full collectibility may not be reasonably assured and considers, among other matters, the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions and other matters which warrant consideration. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions in the Company’s market area. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as

 

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Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Real Estate Owned

Real estate owned acquired through foreclosure is carried at fair value, less estimated selling costs at the time of acquisition. Fair value is derived from independent appraisals. When a property is acquired, the excess of the loan balance over fair value is charged to the allowance for loan losses. During the holding period, the property is periodically reviewed and the recorded value is adjusted through operations, if necessary, if the carrying value of the property exceeds the fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Bank Owned Life Insurance

Bank-owned life insurance is accounted for using the cash surrender value method and is recorded at its realizable value. The change in the cash surrender value is included in other noninterest income.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB), is required to hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB in an amount based on the Bank’s total investment in mortgage related assets and advances. The requirement pertaining to mortgage related assets is a range from 0.10% to 0.25% of mortgage related assets, and is currently equal to 0.20%. The requirement pertaining to advances is a range from 4.0% to 5.0% of total advances, and is currently equal to 4.5%. The stock is carried at cost.

Investments in Real Estate Joint Ventures, Net

The Company accounts for investments in joint ventures under the equity method. The balance reflects the cost basis of investments, plus the Company’s share of income earned on the joint venture operations, less cash distributions, including excess cash distributions, and the Company’s share of losses on joint venture operations. Cash received in excess of the Company’s recorded investment in a joint venture is recorded as unearned revenue in other liabilities.

Real Estate Held for Investment

Real Estate Held for Investment includes the Company’s undivided interest in real estate properties accounted for under the equity method and properties held for investment purposes. Cash received in excess of the Company’s recorded investment for an undivided interest in real estate property is recorded as unearned revenue in other liabilities. The operations of the properties held for investment purposes are reflected in the financial results of the Company and included in the Other Income caption in the Income Statement. Properties held for investment purposes are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Office Properties and Equipment

Office properties and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of office properties and equipment is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Amortization of leasehold improvements is accumulated on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases or the useful life of the improvement, whichever is shorter.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Employee Benefit Plans

The Bank has a defined benefit pension plan which covers all employees who satisfy the eligibility requirements. The Bank participates in a multi-employer plan. Costs of the pension plan are based on the contribution required to be made to the program. The Bank’s policy is to fund at least the minimum contribution required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

The Bank has a savings incentive plan covering substantially all employees of the Bank. The Bank may match a percentage of the first 6% of employee contributions. The contribution percentage is determined annually by the Board of Directors.

The Bank has a Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement (SERP). The SERP is a nonqualified, defined benefit plan which provides benefits to an executive officer of the Bank. The Bank also has a nonqualified, defined benefit plan which provides benefits to its directors. The SERP and the directors’ plan are unfunded and the costs of the plans are recognized over the period that services are provided.

The Bank provides post-retirement healthcare benefits to directors and certain retired employees. Accordingly, the Bank accrues the cost of retiree healthcare during the employee’s period of active service.

In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act) became law in the United States. The Act introduces a prescriptions drug benefit under Medicare as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree healthcare benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to the Medicare benefit. The Bank has determined that the valuation of its benefit plans with post-retirement healthcare benefits has not been affected by the Act.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is divided into net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) includes items recorded directly to equity, such as unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale. Comprehensive income is presented in the consolidated statements of changes in equity.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified in order to conform with the 2006 presentation.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(2) Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks and federal funds sold which are generally sold for one-day periods.

 

(3) Loans

A comparative summary of loans at June 30, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 

     2006    2005

First mortgage loans:

     

Partially guaranteed by V.A. or insured by F.H.A.

   $ 55,797    119,306

Conventional one to four family

     165,014,552    147,164,616

Multifamily and commercial real estate

     379,207,720    271,424,264
           

Total first mortgage loans

     544,278,069    418,708,186

Second mortgage and equity loans

     66,198,165    55,671,908

Construction loans

     38,722,562    24,628,332

Other loans

     3,290,808    2,321,831
           
     652,489,604    501,330,257

Less:

     

Deferred fees, net

     1,752,947    1,603,848

Allowance for loan losses

     7,672,345    6,172,345
           
   $ 643,064,312    493,554,064
           

At June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had fixed-rate mortgage commitments of $9,340,500 and $16,082,450, respectively, and variable-rate mortgage commitments of $46,168,702 and $61,498,010, respectively, which are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. There is no exposure to credit loss in the event the other party does not exercise its right to borrow under the commitment.

The Company grants residential real estate loans on single- and multifamily dwellings principally throughout the state of New Jersey and has previously purchased out-of-state residential mortgage pools. Its borrowers’ abilities to repay their obligations are dependent upon various factors, including the borrowers’ income and net worth, cash flows generated by the underlying collateral, value of the underlying collateral and priority of the Company’s lien on the property. Such factors are dependent upon various economic conditions and individual circumstances beyond the Company’s control; the Company is therefore subject to risk of loss. The Company believes that its lending policies and procedures adequately minimize the potential exposure to such risks and that adequate provisions for losses are provided for all known and inherent risks. Collateral and/or guarantees are required for all loans.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(4) Allowance for Loan Losses

Activity in the allowance for loan losses is summarized as follows:

 

     2006    2005    2004

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 6,172,345    5,372,345    4,635,345

Provisions charged to operation

     1,500,000    800,000    737,000

Recoveries

     —      —      —  

Loans charged off

     —      —      —  
                

Balance at end of year

   $ 7,672,345    6,172,345_    5,372,345
                

Included in loans are loans for which the accrual of interest income has been discontinued due to deterioration in the financial condition of the borrowers. The principal amount of these nonaccrual loans is $457,640, $190,927 and $879,986 at June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. If the nonaccrual loans had performed in accordance with their original terms, interest income would have increased by $25,191, $11,719 and $33,582 for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Company has defined its population of loans considered to be impaired to be all multifamily and commercial mortgage loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status. There was one loan that met such definition as of June 30, 2006. This loan had a balance of $341,000, was collateral dependent and had an allocation in the allowance for loan losses of $34,000. Interest income recognized on this loan for the year ended June 30, 2006 was $4,000. There were no impaired loans at June 30, 2005.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(5) Securities and Mortgage-backed Securities Held to Maturity

The following is a comparative summary of securities and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity as of June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

     Amortized cost    Gross
unrealized
gains
   Gross
unrealized
losses
  

Estimated
market

value

2006:

           

Securities held to maturity – U.S. Government and federal agency obligations

   $ 13,415,000    —      228,554    13,186,446
                     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

FHLMC

   $ 38,549,364    8,309    1,842,190    36,715,483

FNMA

     75,427,550    331    2,441,919    72,985,962

GNMA

     13,902,117    48    204,949    13,697,216

CMO

     146,816,116    —      7,891,461    138,924,655
                     
   $ 274,695,147    8,688    12,380,519    262,323,316
                     
     Amortized cost    Gross
unrealized
gains
   Gross
unrealized
losses
  

Estimated
market

value

2005:

           

Securities held to maturity – U.S. Government and federal agency obligations

   $ 25,500,000    —      372,690    25,127,310
                     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

FHLMC

   $ 49,368,868    225,317    474,646    49,119,539

FNMA

     100,677,061    300,502    882,828    100,094,735

GNMA

     21,054,446    61,645    80,408    21,035,683

CMO

     201,003,789    70,391    3,563,260    197,510,920
                     
   $ 372,104,164    657,855    5,001,142    367,760,877
                     

The Company did not sell any mortgage-backed securities held to maturity during 2006. Proceeds from the sale of securities held to maturity during 2005 were $3,346,007, resulting in gross gains and gross losses of $6,503 and $11,232, respectively. These securities had an amortized cost of $3,350,736. The held to maturity securities sold during 2005 were mortgage backed securities with 15% or less of their original purchased balances remaining.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

At June 30, 2006, one security with a total par value and amortized cost of $3,000,000, was pledged as collateral for the Company’s line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRB). Mortgage-backed securities are pledged to Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) as collateral for advances (see note 11).

The amortized cost and estimated market value of securities held to maturity other than mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2006, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

 

     Amortized cost   

Estimated
market

value

U.S. Government and federal agency obligations:

     

Due in one year or less

   $ 8,000,000    7,941,106

Due after one year through five years

     5,415,000    5,245,340
           
   $ 13,415,000    13,186,446
           

Mortgage-backed securities

   $ 274,695,147    262,323,316
           

Gross unrealized losses on securities and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity and the estimated market value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2006 are as follows:

 

     Less than 12 months    Greater than 12 months    Total
     Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses

Securities held to maturity – U.S. Government and federal agency obligations

   $ —      —      13,186,446    228,554    13,186,446    228,554
                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

FHLMC

   $ 8,218,556    180,905    28,086,149    1,661,285    36,304,705    1,842,190

FNMA

     14,747,517    286,001    57,696,529    2,155,918    72,444,046    2,441,919

GNMA

     7,885,173    44,087    5,545,549    160,862    13,430,722    204,949

CMO

     5,209,631    140,654    133,715,023    7,750,807    138,924,654    7,891,461
                               
   $ 36,060,877    651,647    225,043,250    11,728,872    261,104,127    12,380,519
                               

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Gross unrealized losses on securities and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity and the estimated market value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2005 are as follows:

 

     Less than 12 months    Greater than 12 months    Total
     Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses
   Estimated
market value
   Gross
unrealized
losses

Securities held to maturity – U.S. Government and federal agency obligations

   $ 2,977,699    22,301    22,149,611    350,389    25,127,310    372,690
                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

FHLMC

   $ 12,451,312    36,040    21,248,314    438,606    33,699,626    474,646

FNMA

     21,867,221    223,824    49 931,125    659,004    71,798,346    882,828

GNMA

     —      —      6,231,037    80,408    6,231,037    80,408

CMO

     77,170,343    607,402    110,012,295    2,955,858    187,182,638    3,563,260
                               
   $ 111,488,876    867,266    187,422,771    4,133,876    298,911,647    5,001,142
                               

The unrealized losses on debt securities were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual terms of these investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the declines in market value are attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability to hold these investments until a market price recovery or maturity, these investments are not considered other than temporarily impaired.

The unrealized losses on investments in mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual cash flows of these securities are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae and Freddie Mac. The majority of the contractual cash flows of the CMO’s are guaranteed by these agencies as well. It is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a market price recovery or maturity, these investments are not considered other than temporarily impaired.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(6) Securities and Mortgage-Backed Securities Available for Sale

The following is a comparative summary of securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale as of June 30, 2006 and 2005:

 

    

Amortized

cost

  

Gross

unrealized

gains

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

2006:

           

Corporate bonds

   $ 2,000,000    70,000    —      2,070,000

Mutual funds

     8,428,934    —      —      8,428,934
                     
   $ 10,428,934    70,000    —      10,498,934
                     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

FHLMC

   $ 2,030,952    1,592    7,405    2,025,139

FNMA

     8,450,352    22,367    34,075    8,438,644

GNMA

     6,990,956    1,580    30,652    6,961,884
                     
   $ 17,472,260    25,539    72,132    17,425,667
                     
     Amortized
cost
  

Gross

unrealized

gains

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

2005:

           

Corporate bonds

   $ 2,000,000    140,000    —      2,140,000

Mutual funds

     58,784,408    —      —      58,784,408
                     
   $ 60,784,408    140,000    —      60,924,408
                     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

FHLMC

   $ 2,950,280    30,404    —      2,980,684

FNMA

     12,163,585    238,832    —      12,402,417

GNMA

     10,223,721    62,601    10,625    10,275,697
                     
   $ 25,337,586    331,837    10,625    25,658,798
                     

The Company did not sell any mortgage-backed securities available for sale during 2006. Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale during 2005 were $4,197,900, resulting in gross gains and gross losses of $19,072 and $12,567, respectively. These securities had an amortized cost of $4,191,395.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

The amortized cost and estimated market value of securities available for sale other than mutual funds and mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2006, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

 

    

Amortized

cost

  

Estimated

market

value

Mutual fund

   $ 8,428,934    8,428,934

U.S. Government and federal agency obligations and corporate bonds:

     2,000,000    2,070,000
           

Due after five years through ten years

   $ 10,428,934    10,498,934
           

Mortgage-backed securities

   $ 17,472,260    17,425,667
           

Gross unrealized losses on securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale and the estimated market value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2006 are as follows:

 

     Less than 12 months    Greater than 12 months    Total
    

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

FHLMC

   $ 1,527,585    7,405    —      —      1,527,585    7,405

FNMA

     3,964,600    26,435    641,319    7,640    4,605,919    34,075

GNMA

     4,341,435    15,335    904,015    15,317    5,245,450    30,652
                               
   $ 9,833,620    49,175    1,545,334    22,957    11,378,954    72,132
                               

Gross unrealized losses on securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale and the estimated market value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2005 are as follows:

 

     Less than 12 months    Greater than 12 months    Total
    

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Estimated

market

value

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

Mortgage-backed securities:

                 

GNMA

   $ —      —      1,189,949    10,625    1,189,949    10,625
                               

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

The Mutual Fund caption relates to holdings of shares in an Asset Management Fund with underlying investments in adjustable rate mortgages. During 2006, the Company sold a majority of its investment in this mutual fund. Proceeds from the sale of the mutual fund during 2006 were $50,000,000. This security had a carrying amount of $50,355,474 (amortized cost of $51,571,066 offset by an impairment charge of $1,215,592 related to an other-than-temporary decline in market value recognized in fiscal 2005). Upon sale, the Company recognized the remaining loss of $355,474 during fiscal 2006.

The unrealized losses on investments in mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate increases. It is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a market price recovery or maturity, these investments are not considered other than temporarily impaired.

 

(7) Accrued Interest Receivable

A summary of accrued interest receivable at June 30, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 

     2006    2005

Mortgage loans

   $ 2,607,242    1,736,539

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,077,314    1,436,454

Securities

     225,905    231,994
           
   $ 3,910,461    3,404,987
           

 

(8) Office Properties and Equipment

At June 30, 2006 and 2005, office properties and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consist of the following:

 

     2006    2005

Cost:

     

Land

   $ 3,357,563    3,380,146

Buildings

     6,503,598    6,631,093

Land and building improvements

     3,297,313    3,054,165

Leasehold improvements

     627,432    627,432

Furniture and equipment

     5,605,509    5,247,036

Construction in progress

     346,604    121,605
           
     19,738,019    19,061,477

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     9,567,390    9,073,185
           
   $ 10,170,629    9,988,292
           

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 amounted to $762,873, $668,932 and $587,271, respectively.

During fiscal year 2006, the Company sold its branch location and former Corporate Headquarters in Hackensack, NJ to a private investor. The Company leased back the branch portion of the building and provided non-recourse financing in conjunction with the purchase by the private investor. The financing terms were as follows: loan amount equal to 80% of the purchase price, interest rate equal to 6.375%; loan amortization term equal to 30 years with a balloon maturity due in 10 years. The personal guarantee of the purchaser was not required. The net gain on the sale of the building was $791,000. Due to the Company’s continuing involvement with the property, as a result of the non-recourse financing, the sale has not been recognized for financial reporting purposes and the property remains on the Company’s books (within office property and equipment) and depreciation of the asset has continued. The transaction is being accounted for utilizing the financing method in accordance with SFAS 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate”. The Company has recorded the finance obligation as part of other borrowings which amounted to $467,616 at June 30, 2006.

In addition, during fiscal year 2006, the Company sold a former branch location resulting in a net gain before taxes of $799,420.

 

(9) Deposits

Deposit balances at June 30, 2006 and 2005 are summarized as follows:

 

     2006     2005  
     Amount    Weighted
average
cost
    Amount    Weighted
average
cost
 

NOW accounts

   $ 77,265,830    1.06 %   $ 80,746,045    0.89 %

Money market deposit accounts

     22,022,872    3.85       23,224,688    2.20  

Savings accounts

     181,907,252    1.18       215,951,744    1.10  

Time deposits

     407,450,253    3.94       383,057,800    2.69  
                  
   $ 688,646,207    2.88 %   $ 702,980,277    1.98 %
                          

Interest expense on deposits for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is summarized as follows:

 

     2006    2005    2004

NOW accounts

   $ 686,693    342,412    302,289

Money market deposit accounts

     710,475    541,675    355,912

Savings accounts

     2,382,404    2,536,394    2,530,967

Time deposits

     12,702,630    8,607,960    8,771,650
                
   $ 16,482,202    12,028,441    11,960,818
                

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Time deposits at June 30, 2006 mature as follows:

 

Year ending June 30:

  

2007

   $ 343,020,109

2008

     50,381,621

2009

     7,956,570

2010

     4,623,607

2011

     1,468,346
      
   $ 407,450,253
      

Included in time deposits at June 30, 2006 and 2005 is $79,243,069 and $64,599,579, respectively, of deposits of $100,000 and over.

 

(10) Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 consists of the following:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 5,103,523     5,914,002     5,619,799  

State

     478,256     216,158     (30,318 )
                    

Total current

     5,581,779     6,130,160     5,589,481  
                    

Deferred:

      

Federal

     (754,793 )   (936,703 )   54,869  

State

     18     18     (71 )
                    

Total deferred

     (754,775 )   (936,685 )   54,798  
                    

Total income tax expense

   $ 4,827,004     5,193,475     5,644,279  
                    

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes and the expected amount (computed by multiplying income before provision for income taxes times the applicable statutory federal income tax rate) for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Income before provision for income taxes

   $ 13,289,364     14,153,398     15,751,061  

Applicable statutory federal income tax rate

     35 %   35 %   35 %

Computed “expected” federal income tax expense

     4,651,277     4,953,689     5,512,871  

Increase in federal income tax expense resulting from:

      

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     310,878     140,514     (19,753 )

Bank owned life insurance

     (304,485 )   (91,535 )   —    

Other items, net

     169,334     190,807     151,161  
                    
   $ 4,827,004     5,193,475     5,644,279  
                    

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     2006    2005    2004

Deferred tax assets:

        

Allowance for loan and real estate owned losses per books

   $ 2,748,321    2,148,756    2,349,293

Reserve for uncollected interest

     16,262    22,143    39,150

Premises and equipment - differences in depreciation

     881,013    890,143    837,509

Pension

     2,281,455    1,557,371    1,471,519

Accrued/deferred compensation

     1,064,067    870,359    458,048

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale

     —      —      199,164

Capital Loss Carryforward

     40,024    534,860    —  

Net operating loss carry forwards

     3,174,941    1,224,198    150,068

Prepaid AMA

     206,622    149,767    48,500

Other

     271,313    275,774    462,438
                

Total gross deferred tax assets

     10,684,018    7,673,371    6,015,689

Less valuation reserve

     4,361,491    2,227,560    1,336,890
                

Total deferred tax asset

     6,322,527    5,445,811    4,678,799
                

Deferred tax liabilities:

        

Unrealized gain on securities available for sale

     9,562    161,424    —  

Deferred loan fees

     84,677    40,328    42,111

Accrued dividends receivable

     52,941    44,750    13,474
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     147,180    246,502    55,585
                

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 6,175,347    5,199,309    4,623,214
                

Sources of deferred taxes for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were due primarily to the difference in recognizing income and expenses for book purposes and tax purposes for various deferred loan fees, uncollected interest on mortgage loans, and book and tax depreciation and nonallowable reserves. Management believes, based upon current facts, that more likely than not there will be sufficient taxable income in future years to realize the net deferred tax asset.

Retained earnings at June 30, 2006 includes approximately $15.1 million for which no provision for income tax has been made. This amount represents an allocation of income to bad debt deductions for tax purposes only. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, this amount is treated as a permanent difference and deferred taxes are not recognized unless it appears that it will be reduced and result in taxable income in the foreseeable future. Events that would result in taxation of these reserves include failure to qualify as a bank for tax purposes, distributions in complete or partial liquidation, stock redemptions and excess distributions to shareholders. At June 30, 2006, the Company had an unrecognized tax liability of $6.3 million with respect to this reserve.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(11) Borrowings

At June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company’s indebtedness and weighted average interest rate is as follows:

 

     Interest rate     Amount

2006

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Of NY

   4.05 %   $ 168,936,251

Other

   5.14 %     843,610

2005

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Of NY

   3.41 %   $ 181,754,652

Other

   3.00 %     374,307

Borrowings represent advances and repurchase agreements and mature as follows:

 

Year ending June 30:

  

2007

   $ 15,250,994

2008

     5,000,000

2009

     5,000,000

2011

     24,061,251

2012

     30,000,000

2013

     30,000,000

2014

     10,000,000

2015

     30,000,000

2016

     20,467,616
      
   $ 169,779,861
      

The majority of the borrowings listed above have various put options held by the issuer, FHLB. These put options can be exercised by the FHLB after either a certain passage of time or certain levels of the 3 month Libor interest rate. The Company expects that some of these advances will be put by the FHLB prior to their maturity date.

Borrowings are secured by mortgage-backed securities with a book value of $224,752,474 at June 30, 2006 and $230,930,410 at June 30, 2005.

The Company has a line of credit of $100.0 million with the FHLB at June 30, 2006, and also has access to a companion line of credit for an additional $100.0 million. The Company has further borrowing potential with the FHLB that can be obtained by pledging additional mortgage-backed securities and/or investment securities. As of June 30, 2006, the book value of such securities available for pledging totaled $80.7 million.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(12) Employee Benefit Plans

The Company is a participant in the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, a multi-employer defined benefit plan. All employees who attain age 21 and complete one year of service are eligible to participate in this plan. Retirement benefits are based upon a formula utilizing years of service and average compensation, as defined. Participants are vested 100% upon the completion of five years of service. Pension administrative expenses of $1,400, $1,430 and $1,430 were incurred for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company records as pension expense the annual contributions made to the plan. Contributions totaling $2.7 million, $806,432 and $430,232 were recorded for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Financial Institutions Retirement Fund does not segregate its assets, liabilities or costs by participating employer. Therefore, disclosure of the accumulated benefit obligations, plan assets and the components of annual pension expense attributable to the Company cannot be ascertained.

The Company has a savings incentive plan covering substantially all employees of the Company. Contributions are currently made by the Company in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of employee contributions. The contribution percentage is determined annually by the Board of Directors. Company contributions for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were $111,701, $104,937, and $90,387, respectively.

The Company has a nonqualified savings incentive plan covering employees whose salary deferrals to the savings incentive plan are limited. Salary deferrals to the savings incentive plan must be maximized by an employee before deferrals are allowed in the nonqualified savings incentive plan. Contributions to the nonqualified savings incentive plan are currently made by the Company in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of employee contributions to this plan. The contribution percentage is determined annually by the Board of Directors. The deferrals and contributions are payable, with interest, at a future date. Until these payments are made, the obligations to the employees are a general liability of the Company. Company contributions for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were $20,826, $16,625 and $37,167, respectively.

The Company has a nonqualified Benefit Equalization Plan (BEP Plan) which provides benefits to employees who are disallowed certain benefits under the Company’s qualified benefit plans. The Company recorded expenses associated with the BEP Plan of $186,866, $174,151 and $75,954 for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Company has a nonqualified Directors’ Retirement Plan (the Retirement Plan). The Retirement Plan provides eligible directors an annual retirement benefit based on the monthly meeting fee at the time of the director’s retirement. The Company recorded expenses of $304,524, $239,346 and $85,834 for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, related to the Retirement Plan.

During 1999, the Company adopted a Post Retirement Medical Plan (the Medical Plan) for certain eligible employees. The Medical Plan provides a medical retirement benefit at a cost to the Company limited to two times the premium at the time of the employee’s retirement. Employees are required to contribute to the plan for excess premiums above the limitation. The Company recorded expenses of $338,460,

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

$268,588 and $216,748 for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, related to the Medical Plan.

During 2000, the Company adopted a Deferred Director’s Fee Plan (the Deferred Fee Plan) for outside directors of the Company. Under the Deferred Fee Plan, directors may elect to defer the receipt of their monthly and board committee fees. The fees are payable, with interest, at a predetermined future date. Interest is calculated at the greater of 9.00% or the Wall Street prime rate of interest. For the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, interest was calculated at 9.00%. Until these payments are made, the obligations to the directors are a general liability of the Company. The total obligation under the Deferred Fee Plan that existed as of June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $1.2 million and $816,513, respectively.

During 2005, the Company adopted an Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement (the SERP) for the President/CEO of the Company. The SERP provides a retirement benefit to the executive with a minimum payment period of 20 years. The SERP benefit is equal to 70% of the executive’s average annual pre-retirement income, reduced by the benefits due to the executive through certain other benefit plans. The Company recorded expenses of $497,614 and $192,302 for the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to the SERP.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

As required by FAS 87, the following table shows the change in benefit obligation, the funded status and the accumulated benefit obligation for the BEP Plan and the Retirement Plan at June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands). As detailed above, similar disclosures for the multi-employer defined benefit plan cannot be ascertained.

 

     2006     2005  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year

   $ 2,863     2,225  

Service cost

     217     173  

Interest cost

     147     137  

Actuarial (gain) loss

     (383 )   379  

Benefits paid

     (70 )   (52 )
              

Projected benefit obligation at end of the year

     2,774     2,862  
              

Funded status

     (2,774 )   (2,862 )

Unrecognized prior service cost

     2     4  

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     875     1,401  
              

Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   $ (1,897 )   (1,457 )
              

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:

    

Accrued pension cost

     (2,104 )   (1,933 )

Intangible asset for prior service cost

     1     4  

Pre-tax charge to accumulated other comprehensive loss for additional minimum pension liability

     206     472  
              

Net amount recognized

   $ (1,897 )   (1,457 )
              

The accumulated benefit obligation for the BEP and the Retirement Plan was $2,104,360 and $1,933,447 and June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Net periodic benefit costs for the BEP Plan and the Retirement Plan for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 included the following components (in thousands):

 

     2006      2005      2004

Service cost

   $ 217      173      66

Interest cost

     147      137      82

Amortization of unrecognized:

            

Prior service cost

     3      3      3

Net loss

     127      100      11
                    

Total

   $ 494      413      162
                    

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used in the plan determination for the BEP Plan and the Retirement Plan at June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Discount rate

   6.25 %   5.25 %   6.25 %

Rate of compensation increase

   5.50     5.50     2.25  

Estimated future benefit payments for the BEP Plan and the Retirement Plan, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate for the next five years, are as follows (in thousands):

 

2007

   $ 83

2008

     89

2009

     97

2010

     139

2011

     148

2012-2016

     1,308

As required by FAS 106, the following table shows the change in benefit obligation, the funded status and the accumulated benefit obligation for the Medical Plan at June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands).

 

     2006     2005  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year

   $ 2,552     2,029  

Service cost

     100     72  

Interest cost

     136     125  

Actuarial (gain) loss

     (340 )   374  

Benefits paid

     (54 )   (48 )
              

Projected benefit obligation at end of the year

     2,394     2,552  
              

Funded status

     (2,394 )   (2,552 )

Unrecognized prior service cost

     68     133  

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     679     1,111  
              

Accrued benefit cost

   $ (1,647 )   (1,308 )
              

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Net periodic benefit costs for the Medical Plan for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 included the following components (in thousands):

 

     2006      2005      2004

Service cost

   $ 100      72      54

Interest cost

     136      125      107

Amortization of prior service cost

     64      64      64

Amortization of net losses

     91      55      29
                    

Total

   $ 391      316      254
                    

The weighted average actuarial assumptions used in the plan determination for the Medical Plan at June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:

 

     2006     2005     2004  

Discount rate

   6.25 %   5.25 %   6.25 %

Medical benefits cost of rate increase

   9.00 %   10.00 %   8.50 %

Estimated future benefit payments for the Medical Plan, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate for the next five years, are as follows (in thousands):

 

2007

   $ 65

2008

     78

2009

     93

2010

     110

2011

     125

2012-2016

     733

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for health care plans. A 1% change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have the following effects on post-retirement benefits (in thousands):

 

     1% increase    1% decrease  

Effect on total service cost and interest cost

   48    (37 )

Effect on postretirement benefits obligation

   420    (337 )

 

(13) Commitments and Contingencies

Certain facilities are occupied under long-term operating leases which expire on various dates. Certain leases also provide for renewal options. Total rent expense was $272,235, $294,754 and $370,495 for the

 

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Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Aggregate minimum lease payments for the remainder of the leases are as follows:

 

Year ending June 30:

  

2007

   $ 107,360

2008

     85,360

2009

     90,402

2010

     90,860

2011

     90,860

Thereafter

     204,472
      
   $ 669,314
      

In the normal course of business, the Company may be a party to various outstanding legal proceedings and claims. In the opinion of management, the financial position of the Company will not be materially affected by the outcome of such legal proceedings and claims.

 

(14) Regulatory Capital Requirements

Deposits at the Bank are insured up to standard limits of coverage provided by the Company Insurance Fund (BIF) of the Federated Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Bank is a New Jersey state chartered savings bank and is subject to comprehensive regulation, supervision and periodic examinations by the FDIC and by the New Jersey State Department of Banking. The Company is regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

FDIC regulations require banks to maintain minimum levels of regulatory capital. Under the regulations in effect at June 30, 2006, the Bank and the Company are required to maintain (a) a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to total adjusted assets of 4.0%, and (b) minimum ratios of Tier 1 and total capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.0% and 8.0%, respectively.

Under its prompt corrective action regulations, the FDIC is required to take certain supervisory actions (and may take additional discretionary actions) with respect to an undercapitalized institution. Such actions could have a direct material effect on the institution’s financial statements. The regulations establish a framework for the classification of savings institutions into five categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Generally, an institution is considered well capitalized if it has a leverage (Tier 1) capital ratio of at least 5%; a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6%; and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%.

The foregoing capital ratios are based in part on specific quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the FDIC about capital components, risk weightings and other factors.

Management believes that, as of June 30, 2006, the Bank meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. Further, the most recent FDIC notification categorized the Bank as a well-capitalized

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

institution under the prompt corrective action regulations. There have been no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s capital classification.

The following is a summary of the Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, compared to the FDIC minimum capital adequacy requirements and the FDIC requirements for classification as a well-capitalized institution.

 

               

FDIC – for

Capital adequacy
purposes

    FDIC – to be well capitalized
under prompt corrective
action
 
     Actual      
     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate  

Company:

               

As of June 30, 2006:

               

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 157,197,000    26.98 %   $ 46,613,000    8.00 %   58,266,000    10.00 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

     149,909,000    25.73       23,306,000    4.00     34,959,000    6.00  

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

     149,909,000    14.39       41,681,000    4.00     52,101,000    5.00  

As of June 30, 2005:

               

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 147,049,000    30.80 %     38,195,000    8.00 %   47,744,000    10.00 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

     141,078,000    29.55       19,098,000    4.00     28,646,000    6.00  

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

     141,078,000    13.62       41,442,000    4.00     51,802,000    5.00  
               

FDIC – for

Capital adequacy
purposes

    FDIC – to be well capitalized
under prompt corrective
action
 
     Actual      
     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate  

Bank:

               

As of June 30, 2006:

               

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 129,703,000    23.25 %   $ 44,632,000    8.00 %   55,790,000    10.00 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

     122,721,000    22.00       22,316,000    4.00     33,474,000    6.00  

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

     122,721,000    12.13       40,479,000    4.00     50,599,000    5.00  

As of June 30, 2005:

               

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 124,883,000    26.79 %     37,294,000    8.00 %   46,617,000    10.00 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

     119,052,000    25.54       18,647,000    4.00     27,970,000    6.00  

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

     119,052,000    11.63       40,947,000    4.00     51,184,000    5.00  

 

(15) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments. Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For cash on hand and due from banks and federal funds sold, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Securities

The fair value of securities is estimated based on bid quotations received from securities dealers, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices of similar instruments, adjusted for differences between the quoted instruments and the instruments being valued.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The fair value for FHLB stock is its carrying value, since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed. There is no active market for this stock and the Bank is required to maintain a minimum balance based upon the unpaid principal of home mortgage loans.

Loans

Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as residential mortgage, construction, land and consumer. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories.

Fair value of performing loans is estimated by discounting cash flows using estimated market discount rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers and reflect similar credit ratings and interest rate risk for the same remaining maturities.

Fair value for significant nonperforming loans is based on recent external appraisals of collateral securing such loans, adjusted for the timing of anticipated cash flows.

Deposit Liabilities

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and NOW and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand as of June 30, 2006 and 2005. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Borrowings

The fair value of borrowings due in six months or less is equal to the amount payable. The fair value of all other borrowings is calculated based on the discounted cash flow of contractual amounts due, using market rates currently available for borrowings of similar amount and remaining maturity.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Commitments to Extend Credit and to Purchase or Sell Securities

The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of commitments to purchase or sell securities is estimated based on bid quotations received from securities dealers.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are presented in the following table. Since the fair value of off-balance-sheet commitments approximates book value, these disclosures are not included.

 

     2006    2005
     Carrying
value
   Fair
value
   Carrying
value
   Fair
value

Financial assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,273,503    7,273,503    18,183,814    18,183,814

Securities held to maturity

     13,415,000    13,186,446    25,500,000    25,127,310

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     274,695,147    262,323,316    372,104,164    367,760,877

Securities available for sale

     10,498,934    10,498,934    60,924,408    60,924,408

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     17,425,667    17,425,667    25,658,798    25,658,798

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     9,367,000    9,367,000    9,087,800    9,087,800

Loans

     643,064,312    643,471,454    493,554,064    498,682,426

Financial liabilities – deposits

     688,646,207    683,630,272    702,980,277    698,677,539

Financial liabilities – borrowings

     169,779,861    162,804,124    182,128,959    183,525,329

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Fair value estimates are based on existing on- and off-balance-sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities include the mortgage banking operation, deferred tax assets, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.

 

(16) Parent Company Only Financial Statements

The following condensed financial information for Oritani Financial Corp. (parent company only) reflect the investment in its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani, LLC and Hampshire Financial, LLC, using the equity method of accounting.

Balance Sheets

 

     June 30,
     2006    2005

Assets:

     

Cash in Bank

   $ 5,343,279    9,128,007

Loans, net

     19,264,675    11,225,823

Accrued Interest Receivable

     69,373    52,827

Investment in Subsidiaries

     125,357,957    121,289,449

Due from Oritani Financial Corp., MHC

     100,000    100,000
           

Total Assets

   $ 150,135,284    141,796,106
           

Liabilities and Equity

     

Total Liabilities

   $ —      —  

Total Equity

     150,135,284    141,796,106
           

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 150,135,284    141,796,106
           

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Statements of Income

 

     Year Ended June 30,
     2006    2005    2004

Interest income on loans

   $ 968,918    648,181    537,772

Interest income on fed funds

     292,053    99,045    72,827

Other income

     —      3,436    616

Equity in earnings of subsidiary

     7,914,347    8,356,700    9,878,816
                

Total income

     9,175,318    9,107,362    10,490,031
                

Other expenses

     6,708    23,834    17,554

Income tax expense

     127,044    123,605    112,674
                

Total expenses

     133,752    147,439    130,228
                

Net income

   $ 9,041,566    8,959,923    10,359,803
                

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005     2004  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 9,041,566     8,959,923     10,359,803  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Dividends/distributions from subsidiaries

     5,193,643     5,180,000     150,000  

Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary

     (7,914,347 )   (8,356,700 )   (9,878,816 )

Increase in accrued interest receivable

     (16,546 )   (31 )   (11,452 )
                    

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     6,304,316     5,783,192     619,535  
                    

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Additional investments in subsidiaries

     (2,050,192 )   (60,000 )   (900,000 )

(Increase) decrease in loans, net

     (8,038,852 )   73,909     (3,735,145 )
                    

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

     (10,089,044 )   13,909     (4,635,145 )
                    

Cash flows from financing activities

     —       —       —    
                    

Net change in cash in bank

     (3,784,728 )   5,797,101     (4,015,610 )

Cash in bank at beginning of period

     9,128,007     3,330,906     7,346,516  
                    

Cash in bank at end of period

   $ 5,343,279     9,128,007     3,330,906  
                    

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

(17) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payments, was issued. SFAS No. 123R requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. This Statement establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans. This statement is effective, (i) for public entities that do not file as small business issuers—as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005, (ii) for public entities that file as small business issuers—as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005, (iii) for nonpublic entities—as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. Oritani Financial Corp. has not adopted a stock-based incentive plan. Management will evaluate the impact on the results of operations or financial condition of this standard if such plan is adopted.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” (the “FSP”), was issued on November 3, 2005 and address the determination of when an investment is considered impaired; whether the impairment is other than temporary; and how to measure an impairment loss. The FSP also addresses accounting considerations subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment on a debt security, and requires certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized as other-than-temporary impairments. The FSP replaces the impairment guidance in EITF Issue No. 03-1 with references to existing authoritative literature concerning other-than-temporary determinations (principally SFAS No. 115 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 59). Under the FSP, impairment losses must be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s cost and its fair value at the financial statement date, without considering partial recoveries subsequent to that date. The FSP also requires that an investor recognize an other-than-temporary impairment loss when a decision to sell a security has been made and the investor does not expect the fair value of the security to fully recover prior to the expected time of sale. The FSP is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. The application of the FSP is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-an amendment of FASB statements No. 133 and 140.” This statement permits fair value remeasurement of certain hybrid financial instruments, clarifies the scope of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” regarding interest-only and principal-only strips, and provides further guidance on certain issues regarding beneficial interests in securitized financial assets, concentrations of credit risk and qualifying special purpose entities. SFAS No. 155 is effective as of the beginning of the fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The application of SFAS No. 155 is not expected to have an impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” This statement requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset, and that the servicing

 

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ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Township of Washington, New Jersey

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2006 and 2005

 

assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value. The statement also permits an entity to choose a subsequent measurement method for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of the fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The application of SFAS No. 156 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 establishes a recognition threshold and measurement for income tax positions recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes . FIN 48 also prescribes a two-step evaluation process for tax positions. The first step is recognition and the second is measurement. For recognition, an enterprise judgmentally determines whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. If the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold it is measured and recognized in the financial statements as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. If a tax position does not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements.

Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date of FIN 48 may be recognized or, continue to be recognized, upon adoption of this Interpretation. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 shall be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings for that fiscal year. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Accordingly, the Company plans to adopt FIN 48 on July 1, 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of FIN 48 and is unable, at this time, to quantify the impact, if any, to retained earnings at the time of adoption.

 

(18) Stock Offering

On June 30, 2006, the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank adopted a plan of stock issuance (“the Plan”) pursuant to which the Company will sell common stock, representing a minority ownership of the estimated pro forma market value of the Company which will be determined by an independent appraisal, to eligible depositors of the Bank and the Company’s qualified employee benefit plans in a stock subscription offering and, if necessary, to the general public in a community and/or syndicated community offering. The majority of the common stock will be owned by Oritani Financial Corp. Inc, MHC (a mutual holding company). The Plan is subject to the approval of the appropriate regulatory agencies and, if approved, it is anticipated the transaction will be completed in January, 2007.

 

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You should rely only on the information contained in this document or that to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities offered hereby to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. The affairs of Oritani Savings Bank or Oritani Financial Corp. may change after the date of this prospectus. Delivery of this document and the sales of shares made hereunder does not mean otherwise.

 

 

 

Oritani Financial Corp.

Holding Company for Oritani Savings Bank

 

 

10,574,906 Shares of Common Stock

(Subject to Increase to up to 12,161,142 Shares)

 

 

 


PROSPECTUS

 


 

Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P.

             , 2006

Until the later of [offering date] or 30 days after the commencement of the offering, all dealers effecting transactions in the registered securities, whether or not participating in this distribution, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.


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PART II: INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

 

          Amount (1)

*

   Registrant’s Legal Fees and Expenses    $ 285,000

*

   Registrant’s Accounting Fees and Expenses      125,000

*

   Marketing Agent Fees and Expenses      1,100,000

*

   Appraisal and Business Plan Fees and Expenses      60,000

*

   Printing, Postage and Mailing      125,000

*

   Filing Fees (NASD, Nasdaq and SEC)      135,000

*

   Transfer Agent and registrar fees and expenses      10,000

*

   Certificate Printing      5,000

*

   Other      20,000
         

*

   Total    $ 1,865,000
         

* Estimated
(1) Fees are estimated at the midpoint of the offering range. Oritani Financial Corp. has retained Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. to assist in the sale of common stock on a best efforts basis in the offerings.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Article VI of the Bylaws of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Corporation”) set forth circumstances under which directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such:

The Company shall indemnify its directors, officer, and employees in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Definitions and rules of construction.

(1) Definitions for purposes of this Article.

(i) Action. The term “action” means any judicial or administrative proceedings, or threatened proceeding, whether civil, criminal, or otherwise, including any appeal or other proceeding for review:

(ii) Court. The term “court” includes, without limitation, any court to which or in which any appeal or proceeding for review is brought.

(iii) Final judgment. The term “final judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order which is not appealable or as to which the period for appeal has expired with no appeal taken.

(iv) Settlement. The term “settlement” includes entry of a judgment by consent or confession or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

(2) References in this Article to any individual or other person, including any savings bank, shall include legal representatives, successors, and assigns thereof.

(b) General. Subject to paragraphs (c) and (f) of this Article, the Company shall indemnify any person against whom an action is brought or threatened because that person is or was a director, officer, or employee of the Company, for:

(1) Any amount for which that person becomes liable under a judgment in such action; and

 

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(2) Reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, actually paid or incurred by that person in defending or settling such action, or in enforcing his or her rights under this Article if he or she attains a favorable judgment in such enforcement action.

(c) Requirements. Indemnification shall be made to person under paragraph (b) of this Article only if:

(1) Final judgment on the merits is in his or her favor:

(2) In case of:

(i) Settlement

(ii) Final judgment against him or her, or

(iii) Final judgment in his or her favor, other than on the merits, if a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company determine that he or she was acting in good faith within the scope of his or her employment or authority as he or she could reasonably have perceived it under the circumstances and for purpose he or she could reasonably have believed under the circumstances was in the best interests of the Company or its members.

However, no indemnification shall be made unless the Company gives the Office at least 60 days’ notice of its intention to make such indemnification. Such notice shall state the facts on which the action arose, the terms of any settlement, and any disposition of the action by a court. Such notice, a copy thereof, and a certified copy of the resolution containing the required determination by the board of directors shall be sent to the District Director, who shall promptly acknowledge receipt thereof. The notice period shall run from the date of such receipt. No such indemnification shall be made if the Director of the Office advises the Company in writing, within such notice period, of his or her objection thereto.

(d) Insurance. The Company shall obtain insurance to protect it and its directors, officers, and employees from potential losses arising from claims against any of them for alleged wrongful acts, or wrongful acts, committed in their capacity as directors, officers, or employees. The Company may not obtain insurance which provides for payment of losses of any person incurred as a consequence of his or her willful or criminal misconduct.

(e) Payment of expenses. If a majority of the directors of the Company conclude that, in connection with an action, any person ultimately may become entitled to indemnification under this Article, the directors may authorize payment of reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from the defense or settlement of such action. Nothing in this paragraph (e) shall prevent the directors of the Company from imposing such conditions on a payment of expenses as they deem warranted and in the interests of the Company. Before making advance payment of expenses under this paragraph (e), the Company shall obtain an agreement that the Company will be repaid if the person on whose behalf payment is made is later determined not to be entitled to such indemnification.

(f) Exclusiveness of provisions. The indemnification of any person referred to in paragraph 9b) shall be governed solely by these bylaws as provided for in 12 C.F.R. §545.121(b) and the obtaining of insurance as referred to in paragraph (d) shall be governed by paragraph (d) of 12. C.F.R. §545.121

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules:

The exhibits and financial statement schedules filed as part of this registration statement are as follows:

(a) List of Exhibits

 

1.1    Engagement Letter between Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Savings Bank and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.
1.2    Form of Agency Agreement between Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Savings Bank and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. *
2    Oritani Financial Corp. Stock Issuance Plan
3.1    Charter of Oritani Financial Corp.
3.2    Bylaws of Oritani Financial Corp.
4    Form of Common Stock Certificate of Oritani Financial Corp.
5    Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick regarding legality of securities being registered
8    Form of Federal Tax Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick
10.1    Employment Agreement between Oritani Financial Corp. and Kevin J. Lynch
10.2    Form of Employment Agreement between Oritani Financial Corp. and executive officers
10.3    Oritani Savings Bank Director Retirement Plan*
10.4    Oritani Savings Bank Benefit Equalization Plan*
10.5    Oritani Bancorp, Inc. Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement*
21    Subsidiaries of Registrant
23.1    Consent of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick (contained in Opinions included as Exhibits 5 and 8)
23.2    Consent of KPMG LLP
23.3    Consent of FinPro, Inc.
24    Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page)
99.1    Appraisal Agreement between Oritani Financial Corp. and FinPro, Inc.
99.2    Business Plan Agreement between Oritani Financial Corp. and Feldman Financial Advisors
99.3    Letter of FinPro, Inc. with respect to Subscription Rights
99.4    Appraisal Report of FinPro, Inc.**
99.5    Marketing Materials, including Order and Acknowledgement Form.

* To be filed supplementally or by amendment.
** Supporting financial schedules filed in paper format only pursuant to Rule 202 of Regulation S-T. Available for inspection, during business hours, at the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules

No financial statement schedules are filed because the required information is not applicable or is included in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the Township of Washington, State of New Jersey on September 14, 2006.

 

ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.
By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Lynch

  Kevin J. Lynch
  Chief Executive Officer and President
  (Duly Authorized Representative)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”) hereby severally constitute and appoint Kevin J. Lynch as our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Kevin J. Lynch may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the offering of the Company’s common stock, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said Kevin J. Lynch shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Kevin J. Lynch

Kevin J. Lynch

  

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

  September 14, 2006

/s/ John M. Fields, Jr.

John M. Fields, Jr.

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  September 14, 2006

/s/ Nicholas Antonaccio

Nicholas Antonaccio

   Director   September 14, 2006

/s/ Michael A. DeBernardi

Michael A. DeBernardi

   Director   September 14, 2006

/s/ James J. Doyle, Jr.

James J. Doyle, Jr.

   Director   September 14, 2006


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Title

 

Date

/s/ Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

Robert S. Hekemian, Jr.

   Director   September 14, 2006

/s/ John J. Skelly, Jr.

John J. Skelly, Jr.

   Director   September 14, 2006

EXHIBIT 1.1

 

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July 26, 2006

Boards of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp., MHC

Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Savings Bank

370 Pascack Road

Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676-1329

Attention:        Mr. Kevin J. Lynch

        President and Chief Executive Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. (“Sandler O’Neill”) is pleased to act as financial advisor and marketing agent to Oritani Financial Corp., MHC (“OMHC”) and its subsidiaries, Oritani Financial Corp. (“OFC”) and Oritani Savings Bank (the “Bank”), in connection with the offer and sale of certain shares of the common stock (the “Common Stock”) of OFC to the Bank’s eligible account holders in a Subscription Offering and, under certain circumstances, to members of the Bank’s community in a Direct Community Offering and to the general public in a Syndicated Community Offering (collectively, the “Offering”). OMHC, OFC and the Bank are collectively referred to herein as the “Company” and their respective Boards of Directors are collectively referred to herein as the “Board.” This letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of our engagement.

Offering Advisory and Marketing Services

In connection with our engagement, we anticipate that our services would include the following services, each as may be necessary and as the Company may reasonably request:

1. Consulting as to the financial and securities market implications of the Plan of Stock Issuance and any related corporate documents;

2. Reviewing with the Board the financial impact of the Offering on the Company based on the independent appraiser’s appraisal of the common stock;

3. Reviewing all offering documents, including the Prospectus, stock order forms and

 

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related offering materials (it being understood that preparation and filing of such documents will be the responsibility of the Company and its counsel);

4. Assisting in the design and implementation of a marketing strategy for the Offering;

5. Assisting management in scheduling and preparing for meetings with potential investors and broker-dealers; and

6. Providing such other general advice and assistance as may be requested to promote the successful completion of the Offering.

Fees

If the Offering is consummated, the Company agrees to pay Sandler O’Neill for its services a fee of one percent (1.00%) of the aggregate Actual Purchase Price of the shares of common stock sold in the Subscription Offering and Direct Community Offering, excluding in each case shares purchased by or on behalf of (i) any employee benefit plan or trust of the Company established for the benefit of their respective directors, officers and employees, (ii) any charitable foundation established by the Company (or any shares contributed to such a charitable foundation), and (iii) any director, officer or employee of the Company or members of their immediate families or entities owned or controlled by them. For purposes of this letter, the term “Actual Purchase Price” shall mean the price at which the shares of the Company’s common stock are sold in the Offering. All fees payable to Sandler O’Neill hereunder shall be payable in cash at the time of the closing of the Offering.

Syndicated Community Offering

If any shares of Common Stock remain available after the expiration of the Subscription Offering and Direct Community Offering, at the request of the Company and subject to the continued satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the second paragraph under the caption “Definitive Agreement” below, Sandler O’Neill will seek to form a syndicate of registered dealers to assist in the sale of such Common Stock in a Syndicated Community Offering on a best efforts basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a selected dealers agreement. With respect to any shares of the Common Stock sold by Sandler O’Neill or any other NASD member firm under any selected dealers agreements in a Syndicated Community Offering, the Company agrees to pay: (a) the sales commission payable to the selected dealer under such agreement, and (b) a management fee to Sandler O’Neill of one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate Actual Purchase Price of the shares of


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Common Stock sold in the Syndicated Community Offering. Sandler O’Neill will endeavor to limit the aggregate fees to be paid by the Company under any such selected dealers agreements to an amount competitive with gross underwriting discounts charged at such time for underwritings of comparable amounts of stock sold at a comparable price per share in a similar market environment, which shall not exceed 6% of the aggregate Actual Purchase Price of the shares sold under such agreements. Sandler O’Neill will endeavor to distribute the Common Stock among dealers in a fashion which best meets the distribution objectives of the Company and the requirements of the Plan of Stock Issuance, which may result in limiting the allocation of stock to certain selected dealers. It is understood that in no event shall Sandler O’Neill be obligated to act as a selected dealer or to take or purchase any shares of the Common Stock in the Offering.

Records Agent Services

In connection with the Offering, the Company agrees that Sandler O’Neill shall also serve as records management agent for the Company. In our role as Records Agent, we anticipate that our services will include the services outlined below, each as may be necessary and as the Company may reasonably request;

 

  1. Consolidation of Accounts and Development of a Central File;

 

  2. Preparation of Stock Order Forms;

 

  3. Organization and Supervision of the Stock Information Center; and

 

  4. Subscription Services.

Each of these services is further described in Appendix A to this agreement.

Sandler O’Neill, as Records Agent hereunder, (a) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein; (b) will be regarded as making no representations and having no responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value or genuineness of any order form or any stock certificates or the shares represented thereby, and will not be required to and will make no representations as to the validity, value or genuineness of the offer; (c) shall not be liable to any person, firm or corporation including the Company by reason of any error of judgment or for any act done by it in good faith, or for any mistake of law or fact in connection with this agreement and the performance hereof unless caused by or arising out of its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; (d) will not be obliged to take any legal action hereunder which might in its judgment involve any expense or liability, unless it shall have been furnished with reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it; and (e) may rely on and shall be protected in acting in reliance upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telex, telegram, or other document or security delivered to it and in good faith believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties.


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Expenses

Sandler O’Neill shall bear all of its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Offering and the Records Agent Services, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel to Sandler O’Neill. As is customary, the Company will bear all other expenses incurred in connection with the Offering and the Stock Information Center, including, without limitation, (a) the cost of obtaining all securities and bank regulatory approvals, including any required NASD filing fees; (b) the cost of printing and distributing the offering materials; (c) the costs of blue sky qualification (including fees and expenses of blue sky counsel) of the shares in the various states; (d) listing fees; (e) all fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors; and (f) the operational expenses for the Stock Information Center (e.g. postage, telephones, supplies, etc); provided, however, that the costs of any temporary employees hired to assist in the Stock Information Center will be paid by Sandler O’Neill. In the event Sandler O’Neill incurs any such fees and expenses on behalf of the Company, the Company will reimburse Sandler O’Neill for such fees and expenses whether or not the Offering is consummated; provided, however, that Sandler O’Neill shall not incur any expenses exceeding $5,000 on behalf of the Company pursuant to this paragraph without the prior approval of the Company.

Post-Offering General Advisory Services

If the Offering is consummated, Sandler O’Neill agrees that, at the Company’s request, Sandler O’Neill will act as an independent financial advisor to the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with the Company’s general strategic planning (“General Advisory Services”) for a period of five years following the completion of the Offering and no additional fee shall be payable to Sandler O’Neill for such services. In connection with such General Advisory Services, we would expect to work with the Company’s management, its counsel, accountants and other advisors to assess the Company’s strategic alternatives and help implement a tactical plan to enhance the value of the Company. We anticipate that our activities would include, as appropriate, those activities outlined in Appendix B hereto. Following the five-year period, if both parties wish to continue the relationship, the parties will enter into a separate advisory services agreement on terms and conditions to be negotiated at such time. If Sandler O’Neill acts as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with any specific transactions, the terms of such engagement will be set forth in a separate agreement between the Company and Sandler O’Neill and the fees to be paid will be determined by the Company and Sandler O’Neill at such time and will be competitive with industry standards at such time.


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Due Diligence Review

Sandler O’Neill’s obligation to perform the services contemplated by this letter shall be subject to the satisfactory completion of such investigation and inquiries relating to the Company and its directors, officers, agents and employees as Sandler O’Neill and its counsel in their sole discretion may deem appropriate under the circumstances. In this regard, the Company agrees that, at its expense, it will make available to Sandler O’Neill all information which Sandler O’Neill requests, and will allow Sandler O’Neill the opportunity to discuss with the Company’s management the financial condition, business and operations of the Company. The Company acknowledges that Sandler O’Neill will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of all information received from the Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents, independent accountants and counsel.

Blue Sky Matters

The Company agrees that the Company’s counsel shall serve as counsel with respect to blue sky matters in connection with the Offering. The Company shall cause such counsel to prepare a Blue Sky Memorandum related to the Offering, including Sandler O’Neill’s participation therein, and shall furnish Sandler O’Neill a copy thereof addressed to Sandler O’Neill or upon which such counsel shall state Sandler O’Neill may rely.

Confidentiality

Except as contemplated in connection with the performance of its services under this agreement, as authorized by the Company or as required by law, regulation or legal process, Sandler O’Neill agrees that it will that it will treat as confidential all material, non-public information relating to the Bank obtained in connection with its engagement hereunder (the “Confidential Information”); provided, however, that Sandler O’Neill may disclose such information to its agents and advisors who are assisting or advising Sandler O’Neill in performing its services hereunder and who have agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of this paragraph. As used in this paragraph, the term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Sandler O’Neill, (b) was available to Sandler O’Neill on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to Sandler O’Neill by the Company, or (c) becomes available to Sandler O’Neill on anon-confidential basis from a person other than the Company who is not otherwise known to Sandler O’Neill to be bound not to disclose such information pursuant to a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation.


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Indemnification

The Company agrees to indemnify and hold Sandler O’Neill and its affiliates and their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sandler O’Neill and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable federal or state law, or otherwise, related to or arising out of any Offering or the engagement of Sandler O’Neill pursuant to, or the performance by Sandler O’Neill of the services contemplated by, this letter, and will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) as they are incurred, including expenses incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (a) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or the omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make not misleading any statements contained in any final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, made in reliance on and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by Sandler O’Neill expressly for use therein, or (b) is primarily attributable to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of Sandler O’Neill. If the foregoing indemnification is unavailable for any reason, other than for the reasons stated in subparagraph (a) or (b) above, the Company agrees to contribute to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in the proportion that its financial interest in the Offering bears to that of Sandler O’Neill.

The Company agrees to notify Sandler O’Neill promptly of the assertion against it or any other person of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding relating to any transaction contemplated by this agreement.

Miscellaneous

The Company will furnish Sandler O’Neill with such information as Sandler O’Neill reasonably believes appropriate to its assignment (all such information so furnished being the “Information”). The Company recognizes and confirms that Sandler O’Neill (a) will use and rely primarily on the Information and on information available from generally recognized public sources in performing the services contemplated by this letter without having independently verified the same, (b) does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Information and such other information and (c) will not make an appraisal of any assets, collateral securing assets or liabilities of the Company.


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The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the financial models and presentations used by Sandler O’Neill in performing its services hereunder have been developed by and are proprietary to Sandler O’Neill and are protected under applicable copyright laws. The Company agrees that it will not reproduce or distribute all or any portion of such models or presentations without the prior written consent of Sandler O’Neill.

Sandler O’Neill and the Company agree that (a) except as set forth in clause (b) below, the foregoing represents the general intention of the Company and Sandler O’Neill with respect to the services to be provided by Sandler O’Neill in connection with any Offering, which will serve as a basis for Sandler O’Neill commencing activities, and (b) the only legal and binding obligations of the Company and Sandler O’Neill with respect to any Offering shall be (i) the obligations set forth under the captions “Expenses,” “Confidentiality” and “Indemnification,” and (ii) as set forth in a duly negotiated and executed definitive Agency Agreement to be entered into prior to the commencement of the Subscription Offering relating to the services of Sandler O’Neill in connection with the Offering. Such Agency Agreement shall be in form and content satisfactory to Sandler O’Neill and the Company and their respective counsel and shall contain standard indemnification and contribution provisions consistent herewith.

Sandler O’Neill’s execution of such Agency Agreement shall also be subject to (a) Sandler O’Neill’s satisfaction with its investigation of the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, (b) preparation of offering materials that are satisfactory to Sandler O’Neill, (c) compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements to the reasonable satisfaction of Sandler O’Neill, (d) agreement that the price established by the independent appraiser is reasonable, and (e) market conditions at the time of the proposed Offering.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be altered only by written consent signed by the parties. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.


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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement by signing and returning to Sandler O’Neill the duplicate copy of this letter enclosed herewith.

 

Very truly yours,
Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.
By:   Sandler O’Neill & Partners Corp.,
  the sole general partner.
By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Duke

  Thomas P. Duke
  An Officer of the Corporation

Accepted and agreed to as of

the date first written above:

Oritani Financial Corp, MHC

Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Savings Bank

 

/s/ Kevin J. Lynch

Kevin J. Lynch
President and Chief Executive Officer


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APPENDIX A

RECORDS AGENT SERVICES

 

I. Consolidation of Accounts

 

  1. Consolidate files in accordance with regulatory guidelines and create central file.

 

  2. Our EDP format will be provided to your data processing people.

 

II. Order Form Preparation

 

  1. Assist in designing stock order forms for ordering stock.

 

  2. Prepare order forms with account holder data.

 

  3. Target group identification for Subscription Offering

 

III. Organization and Supervision of Stock Information Center

 

  1. Advising on the physical organization of the Stock Information Center, including materials requirements.

 

  2. Assist in the training of all Bank personnel and temporary employees who will be staffing the Stock Information Center.

 

  3. Establish reporting procedures.

 

  4. On-site supervision of the Stock Information Center during the offering period.

 

IV. Subscription Services

 

  1. Produce list of depositors by state (Blue Sky report).

 

  2. Production of subscription rights and research books.

 

  3. Stock order form processing.

 

  4. Acknowledgment letter to confirm receipt of stock order.

 

  5. Daily reports and analysis.

 

  6. Proration calculation and share allocation in the event of an oversubscription.

 

  7. Produce charter shareholder list.

 

  8. Interface with Transfer Agent for Stock Certificate issuance.

 

  9. Refund and interest calculations.

 

  10. Confirmation letter to confirm purchase of stock.

 

  11. Notification of full/partial rejection of orders.

 

  12. Production of 1099/Debit tape.


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APPENDIX B

POST-OFFERING GENERAL ADVISORY SERVICES

 

1. Periodic review and analysis of the Company’s current business and financial condition, including its operating strategies, balance sheet composition, historical operating performance, branch structure and market share, and the Company’s competitive position relative to selected peer groups;

 

2. Creation of a base case financial model to serve as a benchmark for analyzing alternative strategies and market environments;

 

3. Analysis of the impact on the franchise value of altering the Company’s dividend policy, implementing a stock repurchase program, or changing the asset mix or other operating activities;

 

4. Analysis of the Company’s acquisition resources, objectives and capacity to compete for acquisition opportunities;

 

5. Periodic summaries of recent merger and acquisition trends in the financial services industry, including tactics employed by others and typical terms and values involved;

 

6. Periodic reviews with the Board of Directors of the Company of Sandler O’Neill’s findings;

 

7. Ongoing general advice and counsel to management and the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to strategic and tactical issues; and

 

8. Rendering such other financial advisory and investment banking services as may from time to time be agreed upon by Sandler O’Neill and the Company.

EXHIBIT 2

ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN


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1.    Introduction    1
2.    Definitions    1
3.    Number of Shares to be Offered    6
4.    Independent Valuation and Purchase Price of Shares    7
5.    Method of Offering Shares and Rights to Purchase Stock    8
6.    Additional Limitations on Purchases of Common Stock    11
7.    Payment for Stock    14
8.    Manner of Exercising Subscription Rights Through Order Forms    15
9.    Undelivered, Defective or Late Order Form; Insufficient Payment    16
10.    Completion of the Stock Offering    16
11.    Establishment and Funding of Charitable Foundation    16
12.    Market for Common Stock    17
13.    Stock Purchases by Management Persons After the Stock Offering    17
14.    Resales of Stock by Directors and Officers    17
15.    Stock Certificates    17
16.    Restriction on Financing Stock Purchases    18
17.    Stock Benefit Plans    18
18.    Post-Stock Issuance Filing and Market Making    18
19.    Payment of Dividends and Repurchase of Stock    18
20.    Stock Offering Expenses    19
21.    Conversion of MHC to Stock Form    19
22.    Residents of Foreign Countries and Certain States    19
23.    Interpretation    20
24.    Amendment or Termination of the Plan    20


1. Introduction

This Stock Issuance Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the offer and sale of up to 49.9% of the Common Stock of Oritani Financial Corp., a Federal corporation (the “Holding Company”), in the Stock Offering. The Common Stock will be offered on a priority basis to depositors and the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans of Oritani Savings Bank (the “Bank”), with any remaining shares offered to the public in a Community Offering or a Syndicated Community offering, or a combination thereof. The Stock Offering will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Upon completion of the Stock Offering, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC (the “MHC”) will continue to own at least a majority of the Common Stock of the Holding Company.

As part of the Stock Offering and consistent with the Bank’s ongoing commitment to remain an independent community-oriented savings bank, the Bank may establish a charitable foundation or trust. The charitable foundation would complement the Bank’s existing community reinvestment and charitable activities in a manner that will allow the community to share in the growth and success of the Bank. Accordingly, concurrently with the completion of the Stock Offering, the Holding Company may contribute to a new charitable foundation Common Stock and/or cash, provided the total contribution of Common Stock and/or cash to the charitable foundation does not exceed 8% of the gross proceeds of the Stock Offering.

2. Definitions

As used in this Plan, the terms set forth below have the following meanings:

Acting in Concert: The term Acting in Concert means (i) knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement; or (ii) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise. A Person or company which acts in concert with another Person or company (“other party”) shall also be deemed to be Acting in Concert with any Person or company who is also Acting in Concert with that other party, except that any Tax-Qualified Employee Plan will not be deemed to be Acting in Concert with its trustee or a Person who serves in a similar capacity solely for the purpose of determining whether stock held by the trustee and stock held by the plan will be aggregated.

Actual Purchase Price: The price per share, determined as provided in this Plan, at which the Common Stock will be sold in the Stock Offering.

Affiliate: Any Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another Person.

Application: The Application for Approval of a Minority Stock Issuance by a Subsidiary of a Mutual Holding Company to be submitted by the Holding Company to the OTS in connection with the Stock Offering.

Associate: The term “Associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means: (i) any corporation or organization (other than the Bank, the Holding Company, the


MHC or a majority-owned subsidiary of any thereof) of which such Person is a senior officer or partner, or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the corporation or organization; (ii) any trust or other estate, if the Person has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or is a trustee or fiduciary of the trust or estate. For purposes of §§ 563b.370, 563b.380, 563b.385, 563b.390, 563b.395 and 563b.505 of the Regulations, a Person who has a substantial beneficial interest in a Tax-Qualified or Non-Tax Qualified Employee Plan, or who is a trustee or a fiduciary of the plan, is not an associate of the plan. For purposes of § 563b.370 of the Regulations, a Tax-Qualified Employee Plan is not an associate of a Person; (iii) any Person who is related by blood or marriage to such Person and (a) who lives in the same house as the Person; or (b) who is a director or senior officer of the Bank, the Holding Company, the MHC or a subsidiary thereof.

Bank: Oritani Savings Bank

Capital Stock: Any and all authorized stock of the Bank or the Holding Company.

Common Stock: Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable by the Holding Company in connection with the Stock Offering, including securities convertible into Common Stock, pursuant to its stock charter.

Community: The New Jersey Counties of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson.

Community Offering: The offering to certain members of the general public of any unsubscribed shares in the Subscription Offering. The Community Offering may include a Syndicated Community Offering or public offering.

Control: (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the direct or indirect power to direct or exercise a controlling influence over the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise as described in Part 574 of the Regulations..

Conversion Transaction: A conversion of the MHC from the mutual to the stock form of organization.

Deposit Account(s): Any withdrawable deposit account in the Bank, and shall include all demand deposit accounts and certificates of deposit.

Effective Date: The date upon which all necessary approvals have been obtained to complete the Stock Offering, and the Stock Offering has been completed.

Eligible Account Holder: Any Person holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Eligibility Record Date for purposes of determining subscription rights.

Eligibility Record Date: April 30, 2005, the date for determining who qualifies as an Eligible Account Holder of the Bank.

Employee Plans: The Tax-Qualified and Non-Tax Qualified Employee Plans of the Bank and/or the Holding Company.

 

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ESOP: The Bank’s employee stock ownership plan and related trust.

Estimated Valuation Range: The range of the estimated pro forma market value of the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Holding Company to the MHC and to Minority Stockholders, as determined by the Independent Appraiser prior to the Subscription Offering and as it may be amended from time to time thereafter.

Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Foundation: Any new and/or existing charitable foundation intended to qualify as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that will receive Common Stock and/or cash in connection with the Stock Offering.

HOLA: The Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended.

Holding Company: Oritani Financial Corp., the Federal corporation which will be majority-owned by the MHC after the completion of the Stock Offering and which will own 100% of the common stock of the Bank, and any successor to such corporation that may be established in connection with a Conversion Transaction.

Independent Appraiser: The appraiser retained by the Holding Company and the Bank to prepare an appraisal of the pro forma market value of the Bank and the Holding Company.

Management Person: Any Officer or director of the Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank, and any Person Acting in Concert with any such Officer or director.

Market Maker: A dealer ( i.e ., any Person who engages directly or indirectly as agent, broker, or principal in the business of offering, buying, selling or otherwise dealing or trading in securities issued by another Person) who, with respect to a particular security, (1) regularly publishes bona fide competitive bid and offer quotations on request, and (2) is ready, willing and able to effect transactions in reasonable quantities at the dealer’s quoted prices with other brokers or dealers.

MHC: Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federally chartered mutual holding company established by the Bank, which is required to own a majority of the Voting Stock of the Holding Company.

Minority Ownership Interest: The shares of the Holding Company’s Common Stock owned by Persons other than the MHC, expressed as a percentage of the total shares of Holding Company Common Stock outstanding.

Minority Stockholder: Any owner of the Holding Company’s Common Stock, other than the MHC.

 

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Minority Stock Offering: One or more offers and sales of common stock by the Stock Holding Company, after which offering the Mutual Holding Company continues to own a majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Stock Holding Company.

Non-Voting Stock: Any Capital Stock other than Voting Stock.

Offering Range: The aggregate purchase price of the Common Stock to be sold in the Stock Offering based on the Independent Valuation expressed as a range, which may vary within 15% above or 15% below the midpoint of such range, with a possible adjustment by up to 15% above the maximum of such range. The Offering Range will be based on the Estimated Valuation Range, but will represent a Minority Ownership Interest equal to up to 49.9% of the Common Stock.

Officer: An executive officer of the Holding Company or the Bank, including the Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive or Senior Vice Presidents in charge of principal business functions, Secretary, Treasurer and any other person performing similar functions.

Order Form: Any form (together with any attached cover letter and/or certifications or acknowledgements), sent by the Holding Company to any Person containing among other things a description of the alternatives available to such Person under the Plan and by which any such Person may make elections regarding purchases of Common Stock in the Subscription and Community Offerings.

Other Depositor: Any Person, other than an Eligible Account Holder or a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder, holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Other Depositor Record Date.

Other Depositor Record Date: The last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which OTS approval of the Stock Offering is obtained.

OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.

Person: An individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision of a government.

Plan: This Stock Issuance Plan.

Qualifying Deposit: The aggregate balance of each Deposit Account of an Eligible Account Holder as of the close of business on the Eligibility Record Date, or of a Supplemental Eligible Account Holder as of the close of business on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, or of an Other Depositor on the Other Depositor Record Date, as the case may be, provided such aggregate balance is not less than $50.

Regulations: The rules and regulations of the OTS, including the OTS rules and regulations regarding mutual holding companies.

Reorganization: The 1997 reorganization of the Bank into the mutual holding company structure.

 

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Resident: The terms “resident,” “residence,” “reside,” “resided” or “residing” as used herein with respect to any Person shall mean any Person who occupies a dwelling within the Bank’s Community, has an intent to remain within the Community for a period of time, and manifests the genuineness of that intent by establishing an ongoing physical presence within the Community together with an indication that such presence within the Community is something other than merely transitory in nature. To the extent the Person is a corporation or other business entity, the principal place of business or headquarters shall be in the Community. To the extent a Person is a personal benefit plan, the circumstances of the beneficiary shall apply with respect to this definition. In the case of all other benefit plans, the circumstances of the trustee shall be examined for purposes of this definition. The Bank may utilize deposit or loan records or such other evidence provided to it to make a determination as to whether a Person is a resident. In all cases, however, such a determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Holding Company and the Bank.

SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stock Offering: The offering of Common Stock of the Holding Company to Persons other than the MHC, in a Subscription Offering and, to the extent shares remain available, in a Community Offering and/or a Syndicated Community Offering.

Subscription Offering: The offering of Common Stock of the Holding Company for subscription and purchase pursuant to Section 5.A of this Plan.

Supplemental Eligible Account Holder: Any Person holding a Qualifying Deposit on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date, who is not an Eligible Account Holder, a Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or an Officer or director of the Bank.

Supplemental Eligibility Record Date: The last day of the calendar quarter preceding the date that the registration statement relating to the Stock Offering is declared effective by the SEC.

Syndicated Community Offering: The offering of Common Stock following or contemporaneously with the Community Offering through a syndicate of broker-dealers.

Tax-Qualified Employee Plan: Any defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan (including any employee stock ownership plan, stock bonus plan, profit-sharing plan, or other plan) of the Bank, the Holding Company, the MHC or any of their affiliates, which, with its related trusts, meets the requirements to be qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. The term “Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan” means any stock benefit plan that is not so qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Voting Stock:

 

  (1) Voting Stock means common stock or preferred stock, or similar interests if the shares by statute, charter or in any manner, entitle the holder:

 

  (i) To vote for or to select directors of the Bank or the Holding Company; and

 

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  (ii) To vote on or to direct the conduct of the operations or other significant policies of the Bank or the Holding Company.

 

  (2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1) above, preferred stock is not “Voting Stock” if:

 

  (i) Voting rights associated with the preferred stock are limited solely to the type customarily provided by statute with regard to matters that would significantly and adversely affect the rights or preferences of the preferred stock, such as the issuance of additional amounts or classes of senior securities, the modification of the terms of the preferred stock, the dissolution of the Bank, or the payment of dividends by the Bank when preferred dividends are in arrears;

 

  (ii) The preferred stock represents an essentially passive investment or financing device and does not otherwise provide the holder with control over the issuer; and

 

  (iii) The preferred stock does not at the time entitle the holder, by statute, charter, or otherwise, to select or to vote for the selection of directors of the Bank or the Holding Company.

 

  (3) Notwithstanding anything in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, “Voting Stock” shall be deemed to include preferred stock and other securities that, upon transfer or otherwise, are convertible into Voting Stock or exercisable to acquire Voting Stock where the holder of the stock, convertible security or right to acquire Voting Stock has the preponderant economic risk in the underlying Voting Stock. Securities immediately convertible into Voting Stock at the option of the holder without payment of additional consideration shall be deemed to constitute the Voting Stock into which they are convertible; other convertible securities and rights to acquire Voting Stock shall not be deemed to vest the holder with the preponderant economic risk in the underlying Voting Stock if the holder has paid less than 50% of the consideration required to directly acquire the Voting Stock and has no other economic interest in the underlying Voting Stock.

3. Number of Shares to be Offered

The total number of shares (or range thereof) of Common Stock to be issued and offered for sale pursuant to the Plan shall be determined initially by the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Holding Company in conjunction with the determination of the Independent Valuation by the Independent Appraiser. The number of shares to be offered may be adjusted prior to completion of the Stock Offering. The total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Persons other than the MHC at the close of the Stock Offering must be less than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company.

 

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4. Independent Valuation and Purchase Price of Shares

All shares of Common Stock sold in the Stock Offering shall be sold at a uniform price per share. The purchase price and number of shares to be outstanding shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Holding Company on the basis of the estimated pro forma market value of the Holding Company and the Bank (the “Independent Valuation”). The aggregate purchase price for the Common Stock will not be inconsistent with such market value of the Holding Company and the Bank. The pro forma market value of the Holding Company and the Bank will be determined for such purposes by the Independent Appraiser.

Prior to the commencement of the Stock Offering, an Estimated Valuation Range will be established, which range may vary within 15% above to 15% below the midpoint of such range, and up to 15% greater than the maximum of such range, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of the Stock Offering and consistent with OTS regulations. The Holding Company intends to issue up to 49.9% of its Common Stock in the Stock Offering. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued and the ownership interest of the MHC may be increased or decreased by the Holding Company, taking into consideration any change in the Independent Valuation and other factors, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company.

Based upon the Independent Valuation as updated prior to the commencement of the Stock Offering, the Board of Directors may establish the minimum and maximum percentage of shares of Common Stock that will be offered for sale in the Stock Offering, or it may fix the percentage of shares that will be offered for sale in the Stock Offering. In the event the percentage of the shares offered for sale in the Minority Stock Offering is not fixed in the Stock Offering, the Minority Ownership Interest resulting from the Stock Offering will be determined as follows: (a) the product of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock sold by the Holding Company and (y) the purchase price per share, divided by (b) the aggregate pro forma market value of the Bank and the Holding Company upon the closing of the Stock Offering and sale of all the Common Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no sale of Common Stock may be consummated unless, prior to such consummation, the Independent Appraiser confirms to the Holding Company, the Bank and to the OTS that, to the best knowledge of the Independent Appraiser, nothing of a material nature has occurred which, taking into account all relevant factors, would cause the Independent Appraiser to conclude that the aggregate value of the Common Stock sold in the Stock Offering at the Actual Purchase Price is incompatible with its estimate of the aggregate consolidated pro forma market value of the Holding Company and the Bank. If such confirmation is not received, the Holding Company may cancel the Stock Offering, extend the Stock Offering and establish a new price range and/or estimated price range, extend, reopen or hold a new Stock Offering or take such other action as the OTS may permit.

The estimated market value of the Holding Company and the Bank shall be determined for such purpose by an Independent Appraiser on the basis of such appropriate factors as are not inconsistent with OTS regulations. The Common Stock to be issued in the Stock Offering shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

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If there is a Community Offering or Syndicated Community Offering of shares of Common Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering, the price per share at which the Common Stock is sold in such Community Offering or Syndicated Community Offering shall be the Actual Purchase Price which will be equal to the purchase price per share at which the Common Stock is sold to Persons in the Subscription Offering. Shares sold in the Community Offering or Syndicated Community Offering will be subject to the same limitations as shares sold in the Subscription Offering.

5. Method of Offering Shares and Rights to Purchase Stock

In descending order of priority, the opportunity to purchase Common Stock shall be given in the Subscription Offering to: (1) Eligible Account Holders; (2) Tax-Qualified Employee Plans; (3) Supplemental Eligible Account Holders; and (4) Other Depositors. Any shares of Common Stock that are not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering may at the discretion of the Bank and the Holding Company be offered for sale in a Community Offering or a Syndicated Community Offering. The minimum purchase by any Person shall be 25 shares. The Holding Company shall determine in its sole discretion whether each prospective purchaser is a “resident,” “associate,” or “acting in concert” as defined in the Plan, and shall interpret all other provisions of the Plan in its sole discretion. All such determinations are in the sole discretion of the Holding Company, and may be based on whatever evidence the Holding Company chooses to use in making any such determination.

In addition to the priorities set forth below, the Board of Directors may establish other priorities for the purchase of Common Stock, subject to the approval of the OTS. The priorities for the purchase of shares in the Stock Offering are as follows:

A. Subscription Offering

Priority 1: Eligible Account Holders. Each Eligible Account Holder shall receive non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock offered in the Stock Offering in an amount equal to the greater of $300,000, one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the total shares offered in the Stock Offering, or 15 times the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Stock Offering by a fraction, of which the numerator is the Qualifying Deposit of the Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Eligibility Record Date and subject to the provisions of Section 6; provided that the Holding Company may, in its sole discretion and without further notice to or solicitation of subscribers or other prospective purchasers, increase such maximum purchase limitation to 5% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering or decrease such maximum purchase limitation to 0.1% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering, subject to the overall purchase limitations set forth in Section 6. If there are insufficient shares available to satisfy all subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, shares will be allocated to Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each such subscribing Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such Person has subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated pro rata to remaining subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled in the same

 

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proportion that each such subscriber’s Qualifying Deposit bears to the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled. To ensure proper allocation of stock, each Eligible Account Holder must list on his or her subscription order form all accounts in which he or she had an ownership interest as of the Eligibility Record Date. Officers, directors and their Associates may be Eligible Account Holders. However, if an officer, director, or his or her Associate receives subscription rights based on increased deposits in the year before the Eligibility Record Date, subscription rights based upon these deposits are subordinate to the subscription rights of other Eligible Account Holders.

Priority 2: Tax-Qualified Employee Plans. The Tax-Qualified Employee Plans shall be given the opportunity to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares offered in the Stock Offering. In the event of an oversubscription in the Stock Offering, subscriptions for shares by the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans may be satisfied, in whole or in part, out of authorized but unissued shares of the Holding Company subject to the maximum purchase limitations applicable to such plans as set forth in Section 6, or may be satisfied, in whole or in part, through open market purchases by the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans subsequent to the closing of the Stock Offering. If the final valuation exceeds the maximum of the Offering Range, up to 10% of the Common Stock issued in the Stock Offering may be sold to the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans notwithstanding any oversubscription by Eligible Account Holders.

Priority 3: Supplemental Eligible Account Holders. To the extent there are sufficient shares remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders, and the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall receive non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock offered in the Stock Offering in an amount equal to the greater of $300,000, one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the total shares offered in the Stock Offering, or 15 times the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Stock Offering by a fraction, of which the numerator is the Qualifying Deposit of the Supplemental Eligible Account Holder and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, in each case on the Supplemental Eligibility Record Date and subject to the provisions of Section 6; provided that the Holding Company may, in its sole discretion and without further notice to or solicitation of subscribers or other prospective purchasers, increase such maximum purchase limitation to 5% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering or decrease such maximum purchase limitation to 0.1% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering, subject to the overall purchase limitations set forth in Section 6. In the event Supplemental Eligible Account Holders subscribe for a number of shares which, when added to the shares subscribed for by Eligible Account Holders and the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, is in excess of the total shares offered in the Stock Offering, the subscriptions of Supplemental Eligible Account Holders will be allocated among subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders so as to permit each subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holder to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such Person has subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated to each subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holder whose subscription remains unfilled in the same proportion that such subscriber’s Qualifying Deposits on the Supplemental Eligibility

 

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Record Date bear to the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all subscribing Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled.

Priority 4: Other Depositors. To the extent there are sufficient shares remaining after satisfaction of subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders, the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, each Other Depositor shall receive non-transferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock offered in the Stock Offering in an amount equal to the greater of $300,000, one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the total shares offered in the Stock Offering, or 15 times the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Stock Offering by a fraction, of which the numerator is the Qualifying Deposit of the Other Depositor and the denominator is the total amount of Qualifying Deposits of all Other Depositors, in each case on the Other Depositors Record Date and subject to the provisions of Section 6; provided that the Bank may, in its sole discretion and without further notice to or solicitation of subscribers or other prospective purchasers, increase such maximum purchase limitation to 5% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering or decrease such maximum purchase limitation to 0.1% of the maximum number of shares offered in the Stock Offering, subject to the overall purchase limitations set forth in Section 6. In the event Other Depositors subscribe for a number of shares which, when added to the shares subscribed for by Eligible Account Holders, the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, and Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, is in excess of the total shares offered in the Stock Offering, the subscriptions of Other Depositors will be allocated among subscribing Other Depositors so as to permit each subscribing Other Depositor to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his or her total allocation equal to the lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares for which such person has subscribed. Thereafter, unallocated shares will be allocated to each subscribing Other Depositor whose subscription remains unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of their respective qualifying deposits bear to total qualifying deposits of all subscribing Other Depositors.

B. Community Offering

Any shares of Common Stock not subscribed for in the Subscription Offering may be offered for sale in a Community Offering. This will involve an offering of all unsubscribed shares directly to the general public with a preference to those natural persons residing in the Community. The Community Offering, if any, shall be for a period of not more than 45 days unless extended by the Holding Company and the Bank, and shall commence concurrently with, during or promptly after the Subscription Offering. The Holding Company and the Bank may use one or more investment banking firms on a best efforts basis to sell the unsubscribed shares in the Subscription and Community Offering. The Holding Company and the Bank may pay a commission or other fee to such investment banking firm(s) as to the shares sold by such firm(s) in the Subscription and Community Offering and may also reimburse such firm(s) for expenses incurred in connection with the sale. The Community Offering may include a syndicated community offering managed by such investment banking firm(s). The Common Stock will be offered and sold in the Community Offering, in accordance with OTS regulations, so as to achieve a widespread distribution of the Common Stock. No Person may purchase more than $300,000 of Common Stock in the Community Offering, subject to the overall purchase limitations set forth in Section 6. In the event orders for Common Stock in the Community Offering exceed the number of shares available for sale, shares will be allocated (to the extent

 

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shares remain available) first to cover orders of natural persons residing in the Community, and thereafter to cover orders of other members of the general public, so that each Person in such category of the Community Offering may receive 1,000 shares, and thereafter, remaining shares will be allocated on an equal number of shares basis per order in a category until all orders within the category are filled.

The Holding Company, in its sole discretion, may reject subscriptions, in whole or in part, received from any Person under this Section 5.B.

C. Syndicated Community Offering

Any shares of Common Stock not sold in the Subscription Offering or in the Community Offering, if any, may be offered for sale to the general public by a selling group of broker-dealers in a Syndicated Community Offering, subject to terms, conditions and procedures, including the timing of the offering, as may be determined by the Holding Company in a manner that is intended to achieve the widest distribution of the Common Stock subject to the rights of the Holding Company to accept or reject in whole or in part all orders in the Syndicated Community Offering. It is expected that the Syndicated Community Offering would commence as soon as practicable after termination of the Subscription Offering and the Community Offering, if any. The Syndicated Community Offering shall be completed within 45 days after the expiration of the Subscription Offering, unless such period is extended as provided herein. No Person may purchase more than $300,000 of Common Stock in the Syndicated Community Offering, subject to the overall purchase limitations set forth in Section 6.

If for any reason a Syndicated Community Offering of unsubscribed shares of Common Stock cannot be effected and any shares remain unsold after the Subscription Offering and the Community Offering, if any, the Board of Directors of the Holding Company will seek to make other arrangements for the sale of the remaining shares. Such other arrangements will be subject to the approval of the OTS and to compliance with applicable securities laws.

6. Additional Limitations on Purchases of Common Stock

Purchases of Common Stock in the Stock Offering will be subject to the following purchase limitations:

 

  A. The aggregate amount of outstanding Common Stock of the Holding Company owned or controlled by Persons other than MHC at the close of the Stock Offering shall be less than 50% of the Holding Company’s total outstanding Common Stock.

 

  B. The maximum purchase of Common Stock in the Subscription Offering by a Person or group of Persons through a single Deposit Account is $300,000. No Person by himself, or with an Associate or group of Persons Acting in Concert, may purchase more than $500,000 of the Common Stock offered in the Stock Offering, except that: (i) the Holding Company may, in its sole discretion and without further notice to, or solicitation of, subscribers or other prospective purchasers, increase such maximum purchase limitation to 5% of the number of shares offered in the Stock Offering; (ii) the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans may

 

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purchase up to 10% of the shares offered in the Stock Offering; and (iii) for purposes of this subsection 6.B shares to be held by any Tax-Qualified Employee Plan and attributable to a Person shall not be aggregated with other shares purchased directly by or otherwise attributable to such Person.

 

  C. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by any Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or any Management Person and his or her Associates, exclusive of any shares of Common Stock acquired by such plan or Management Person and his or her Associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company at the conclusion of the Stock Offering. In calculating the number of shares held by any Management Person and his or her Associates under this paragraph, shares held by any Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan of the Holding Company or the Bank that are attributable to such Person shall not be counted.

 

  D. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by any Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or any Management Person and his or her Associates, exclusive of any Common Stock acquired by such plan or Management Person and his or her Associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the stockholders’ equity of the Holding Company at the conclusion of the Stock Offering. In calculating the number of shares held by any Management Person and his or her Associates under this paragraph, shares held by any Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan of the Holding Company or the Bank that are attributable to such Person shall not be counted.

 

  E. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by any one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, exclusive of any shares of Common Stock acquired by such plans in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company at the conclusion of the Stock Offering.

 

  F. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by any one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, exclusive of any shares of Common Stock acquired by such plans in the secondary market, shall not exceed 4.9% of the stockholders’ equity of the Holding Company at the conclusion of the Stock Offering.

 

  G. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by all stock benefit plans of the Holding Company or the Bank, other than employee stock ownership plans, shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding common stock of the Holding Company held by Persons other than the MHC.

 

  H. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by all Non-Tax-Qualified Employee

 

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Plans or Management Persons and their Associates, exclusive of any Common Stock acquired by such plans or Management Persons and their Associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by Persons other than the MHC at the conclusion of the Stock Offering. In calculating the number of shares held by Management Persons and their Associates under this paragraph or paragraph I. below, shares held by any Tax-Qualified Employee Plan or Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plan that are attributable to such Persons shall not be counted.

 

  I. The aggregate amount of Common Stock acquired in the Stock Offering, plus all prior issuances by the Holding Company, by all Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plans or Management Persons and their Associates, exclusive of any Common Stock acquired by such plans or Management Persons and their Associates in the secondary market, shall not exceed 25% of the stockholders’ equity of the Holding Company held by Persons other than the MHC at the conclusion of the Stock Offering.

 

  J. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Person shall be entitled to purchase any Common Stock to the extent such purchase would be illegal under any federal law or state law or regulation or would violate regulations or policies of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., particularly those regarding free riding and withholding. The Holding Company and/or its agents may ask for an acceptable legal opinion from any purchaser as to the legality of such purchase and may refuse to honor any purchase order if such opinion is not timely furnished.

 

  K. The Board of Directors of the Holding Company has the right in its sole discretion to reject any order submitted by a Person whose representations the Board of Directors believes to be false or who it otherwise believes, either alone or Acting in Concert with others, is violating, circumventing, or intends to violate, evade or circumvent the terms and conditions of this Plan.

 

  L. A minimum of 25 shares of Common Stock must be purchased by each Person purchasing shares in the Stock Offering to the extent those shares are available; provided, however, that in the event the minimum number of shares of Common Stock purchased times the price per share exceeds $500, then such minimum purchase requirement shall be reduced to such number of shares which when multiplied by the price per share shall not exceed $500, as determined by the Board.

Subscription rights afforded under this Plan and by OTS Regulations are non-transferable. No Person may transfer, offer to transfer, or enter into any agreement or understanding to transfer, the legal or beneficial ownership of any subscription rights under this Plan. No Person may transfer, offer to transfer or enter into an agreement or understanding to transfer legal or beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock.

 

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Each Person purchasing common stock in the stock offering will be deemed to confirm that such purchase does not conflict with the purchase limitations in this Plan. All questions concerning whether any Persons are Associates or a group Acting in Concert or whether any purchase conflicts with the purchase limitations in this Plan or otherwise violates any provision of this Plan shall be determined by the Holding Company and the Bank in their sole discretion. Such determination shall be conclusive, final and binding on all Persons, and the Holding Company and the Bank may take any remedial action including, without limitation, rejecting the purchase or referring the matter to the appropriate bank regulatory agency for action, as the Holding Company and the Bank may in their sole discretion deem appropriate.

7. Payment for Stock

All payments for Common Stock subscribed for or ordered in the Stock Offering must be delivered in full to the Holding Company and the Bank, together with a properly completed and executed order form, or purchase order in the case of the Syndicated Community Offering, on or prior to the expiration date specified on the order form or purchase order, as the case may be, unless such date is extended by the Holding Company; provided, that if the Employee Plans subscribe for shares of Common Stock during the Subscription Offering, such plans may pay for such shares at the Actual Purchase Price upon consummation of the Stock Offering. The Holding Company or the Bank may make scheduled discretionary contributions to the ESOP provided such contributions from the Bank, if any, do not cause the Bank to fail to meet its regulatory capital requirement.

Payment for Common Stock shall be made either by check or money order, or if a purchaser has a Deposit Account in the Bank, such purchaser may pay for the shares subscribed for by authorizing the Bank to make a withdrawal from the purchaser’s Deposit Account at the Bank in an amount equal to the purchase price of such shares. Such authorized withdrawal, whether from a savings passbook or certificate account, shall be without penalty as to premature withdrawal. If the authorized withdrawal is from a certificate account, and the remaining balance does not meet the applicable minimum balance requirements, the certificate shall be canceled at the time of withdrawal, without penalty, and the remaining balance will earn interest at the Bank’s passbook rate. Funds for which a withdrawal is authorized will remain in the purchaser’s Deposit Account but may not be used by the purchaser until the Common Stock has been sold or the 45-day period (or such longer period as may be approved by the OTS) following the Stock Offering has expired, whichever occurs first. Thereafter, the withdrawal will be given effect only to the extent necessary to satisfy the subscription (to the extent it can be filled) at the Actual Purchase Price per share. Interest will continue to be earned on any amounts authorized for withdrawal until such withdrawal is given effect. The Bank or the Holding Company will pay interest, at a rate no less than the Bank’s passbook rate, for all amounts paid by check or money order to purchase Common Stock. Such interest will be earned from the date payment is received by the Bank or the Holding Company until consummation or termination of the Stock Offering. If for any reason the Stock Offering is not consummated, all payments made by subscribers in the Stock Offering will be refunded to them with interest. In case of amounts authorized for withdrawal from Deposit Accounts, refunds will be made by canceling the authorization for withdrawal.

 

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8. Manner of Exercising Subscription Rights Through Order Forms

As soon as practicable after the prospectus prepared by the Holding Company and the Bank has been declared effective by the OTS and the SEC, copies of the prospectus and order forms will be distributed to all Eligible Account Holders, the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders and Other Depositors at their last known addresses appearing on the records of the Bank for the purpose of subscribing for shares of Common Stock in the Subscription Offering and will be made available to those Persons that purchase Common Stock in the Community Offering.

Each order form will be preceded or accompanied by the prospectus describing the Holding Company, the Bank, the Common Stock and the Subscription and Community Offerings. Each order form will contain, among other things, the following:

 

  A. A specified date by which all order forms must be received by the Holding Company or the Bank, which date shall be not less than 20, nor more than 45 days, following the date on which the order forms are mailed by the Holding Company or the Bank, and which date will constitute the termination of the Subscription Offering;

 

  B. The purchase price per share for shares of Common Stock to be sold in the Subscription and Community Offerings;

 

  C. A description of the minimum and maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subscribed for pursuant to the exercise of Subscription Rights or otherwise purchased in the Community Offering;

 

  D. Instructions as to how the recipient of the order form must indicate thereon the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Person elects to subscribe and the available alternative methods of payment therefor;

 

  E. An acknowledgment that the recipient of the order form has received a final copy of the prospectus prior to execution of the order form;

 

  F. A statement indicating the consequences of failing to properly complete and return the order form, including a statement to the effect that all subscription rights are nontransferable, will be void at the end of the Subscription Offering, and can only be exercised by delivering to the Holding Company or the Bank within the subscription period such properly completed and executed order form, together with a check or money order in the full amount of the purchase price as specified in the order form for the shares of Common Stock for which the recipient elects to subscribe in the Subscription Offering (or by authorizing on the order form that the Bank withdraw said amount from the subscriber’s Deposit Account at the Bank); and

 

  G. A statement to the effect that the executed order form, once received by the Holding Company or the Bank, may not be modified or amended by the subscriber without the consent of the Holding Company or the Bank.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, the Bank and the Holding Company reserve the right in their sole discretion to accept or reject orders received on photocopied or facsimiled order forms.

9. Undelivered, Defective or Late Order Form; Insufficient Payment

In the event order forms (a) are not delivered and are returned to the Holding Company or the Bank by the United States Postal Service or the Holding Company is unable to locate the addressee, (b) are not received back by the Holding Company or the Bank or are received by the Holding Company or the Bank after the expiration date specified thereon, (c) are defectively filled out or executed, (d) are not accompanied by the full required payment for the shares of Common Stock subscribed for (including cases in which Deposit Accounts from which withdrawals are authorized are insufficient to cover the amount of the required payment), or (e) are not mailed pursuant to a “no mail” order placed in effect by the account holder, the subscription rights of the Person to whom such rights have been granted will lapse as though such Person failed to return the completed order form within the time period specified thereon; provided, that the Holding Company may, but will not be required to, waive any immaterial irregularity on any order form or require the submission of corrected order forms or the remittance of full payment for subscribed shares by such date as the Holding Company may specify. The interpretation by the Holding Company of terms and conditions of this Plan and of the order forms will be final, subject to the authority of the OTS.

10. Completion of the Stock Offering

The Stock Offering will be terminated if not completed within 45 days from the expiration date of the Subscription Offering, unless such period is extended.

11. Establishment and Funding of Charitable Foundation

As part of the Stock Offering, the Holding Company and the Bank may establish a Foundation which will qualify as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and contribute to the Foundation (i) up to 4% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued in the Stock Offering, and/or (ii) cash, provided that the total contribution to the Foundation does not exceed 8% of the gross proceeds from the sale of Common Stock in the Stock Offering. Contributions to the Foundation in connection with the Stock Offering are intended to complement the Bank’s existing community reinvestment activities and to permit the communities in which the Bank operates to share in financial success of the Bank as a locally headquartered, community-oriented savings bank.

The Foundation will be dedicated to the promotion of charitable purposes within the communities in which the Bank operates, including, but not limited to, grants or donations to support housing assistance, scholarships, local education, not-for-profit medical facilities, not-for-profit community groups and other types of organizations or civic minded projects. The Foundation will distribute annually total grants to assist charitable organizations or to fund projects within its local community of not less than 5% of the average fair value of Foundation assets each year. In order to serve the purposes for which it was formed and maintain its 501(c)(3) qualification, the Foundation may sell, on an annual basis, a limited portion of the Common Stock contributed to it.

 

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The board of directors of the Foundation will be responsible for establishing the policies of the Foundation with respect to grants or donations, consistent with the stated purposes of the Foundation. The Foundation will comply with applicable federal banking laws and regulations.

The establishment and funding of the Foundation as part of the Stock Offering may be subject to the approval of the MHC’s members by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes eligible to be cast by the MHC’s members, in person or by proxy, at a special meeting to consider such proposal. In the event that the MHC’s members are required to approve, but do not approve the establishment of the Foundation, the Holding Company may determine to complete the Stock Offering without the establishment of the Foundation and may do so without amending this Plan or obtaining any vote of the MHC’s members.

12. Market for Common Stock

If at the close of the Stock Offering the Holding Company has more than 100 shareholders of any class of stock, the Holding Company shall use its best efforts to:

 

  (i) encourage and assist a market maker to establish and maintain a market for that class of stock; and

 

  (ii) list that class of stock on a national or regional securities exchange, or on the Nasdaq quotation system.

13. Stock Purchases by Management Persons After the Stock Offering

For a period of three years after the Stock Offering, no Management Person or his or her Associates may purchase, without the prior written approval of the OTS, any Common Stock of the Holding Company, except from a broker-dealer registered with the SEC, except that the foregoing shall not apply to:

 

  A. Negotiated transactions involving more than 1% of the outstanding stock in the class of stock; or

 

  B. Purchases of stock made by and held by any Tax-Qualified or Non-Tax Qualified Employee Plan even if such stock is attributable to Management Persons or their Associates.

14. Resales of Stock by Directors and Officers

Common Stock purchased by Management Persons and their Associates in the Stock Offering may not be resold for a period of at least one year following the date of purchase, except in the case of death of a Management Person or an Associate.

15. Stock Certificates

Each stock certificate shall bear a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions set forth in Section 14 above. Appropriate instructions shall be issued to the Holding Company’s transfer agent with respect to applicable restrictions on transfers of such stock. Any shares of stock issued as a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise with respect to such restricted stock, shall be subject to the same restrictions as apply to the restricted stock.

 

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16. Restriction on Financing Stock Purchases

The Holding Company and the Bank will not loan funds to any Person to purchase Common Stock in the Stock Offering, and will not knowingly offer or sell any of the Common Stock to any Person whose purchase would be financed by funds loaned to the Person by the Holding Company, the Bank or any Affiliate.

17. Stock Benefit Plans

The Board of Directors of the Bank and/or the Holding Company intend to adopt one or more stock benefit plans for employees, officers and directors, including an ESOP, stock award plans and stock option plans, which will be authorized to purchase Common Stock and grant options for Common Stock. However, only the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans will be permitted to purchase Common Stock in the Stock Offering, subject to the purchase priorities set forth in this Plan. The Board of Directors of the Bank intends to establish the ESOP and authorize the ESOP and any other Tax-Qualified Employee Plans to purchase in the aggregate up to 10% of the shares issued in the Stock Offering. The Bank or the Holding Company may make scheduled discretionary contributions to one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Plans to purchase Common Stock issued in the Stock Offering, or to purchase issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock in the open market or from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or treasury shares from the Holding Company subsequent to the completion of the Stock Offering; provided such contributions do not cause the Bank to fail to meet any of its regulatory capital requirements. In addition to shares purchased by one or more Tax-Qualified Employee Plans in this Stock Offering, any subsequent stock offering, and/or from authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares of the Holding Company, this Plan also specifically authorizes the Holding Company to grant awards under one or more stock benefit plans, including stock recognition and award plans and stock option plans, in an amount up to 25% of the shares of Common Stock held by Persons other than the MHC, and such stock benefit plans may obtain their shares from authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares, or through open market purchases.

18. Post-Stock Issuance Filing and Market Making

If the Holding Company has more than 35 stockholders of any class of stock, the Holding Company shall register its Common Stock with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and shall undertake not to deregister such Common Stock for a period of three years thereafter.

19. Payment of Dividends and Repurchase of Stock

The Holding Company may not declare or pay a cash dividend on its Common Stock if the effect thereof would cause the regulatory capital of the Bank to be reduced below the amount required under § 567.2 of the Regulations. Otherwise, the Holding Company may declare dividends or make other capital distributions in accordance with § 563b.520 of the Regulations. Following completion of the Stock Offering, the Holding Company may repurchase its Common Stock consistent with § 563b.510 and § 563b.515 of the Regulations relating to stock repurchases, as long as such repurchases do not cause the regulatory capital of the Bank to be

 

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reduced below the amount required under § 563b.450 of the Regulations. The MHC may from time to time purchase Common Stock of the Holding Company. Subject to any notice or approval requirements of the OTS under the Regulations, the MHC may waive its right to receive dividends declared by the Holding Company.

20. Stock Offering Expenses

The Bank will use its best efforts to assure that the expenses incurred by the Bank and the Holding Company in effecting the Stock Offering will be reasonable.

21. Conversion of MHC to Stock Form

Following the completion of the Stock Offering, the MHC may elect to convert to stock form in accordance with applicable law in a Conversion Transaction. There can be no assurance when, if ever, a Conversion Transaction will occur. In a Conversion Transaction, the MHC would merge with and into the Bank or the Holding Company, with the Bank or the Holding Company as the resulting entity, and the depositors of the Stock Bank would receive the right to subscribe for shares of common stock of the Holding Company or its successor, which shares would represent the ownership interest of the MHC in the Holding Company and the Stock Bank. The additional shares of Common stock of the Holding Company issued in the Conversion Transaction would be sold at their aggregate pro forma market value as determined by an Independent Appraisal.

Any Conversion Transaction shall be fair and equitable to Minority Stockholders. In any Conversion Transaction, Minority Stockholders, if any, will be entitled without additional consideration to maintain the same percentage ownership interest in the Holding Company after the Conversion Transaction as their percentage ownership interest in the Holding Company immediately prior to the Conversion Transaction ( i.e., the Minority Ownership Interest).

At the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the MHC and the Holding Company, a Conversion Transaction may be effected in any other manner necessary to qualify the Conversion Transaction as a tax-free reorganization under applicable federal and state tax laws, provided such Conversion Transaction does not diminish the rights and ownership interest of Minority Stockholders. If a Conversion Transaction does not occur, the MHC will always own a majority of the Voting Stock of the Holding Company.

A Conversion Transaction would require regulatory approval and would be presented to a vote of the depositors of the Bank. In any Conversion Transaction, the depositors of the Bank will be accorded the same stock purchase priorities as if the MHC were a mutual savings bank converting to stock form.

22. Residents of Foreign Countries and Certain States

The Holding Company will make reasonable efforts to comply with the securities laws of all states in the United States in which Persons entitled to subscribe for shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Plan reside. However, no such Person will be issued subscription rights in the Subscription Offering or be permitted to purchase shares of Common Stock if such Person resides in a foreign country or in a state of the United States with respect to which any of the

 

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following apply: (A) a small number of Persons otherwise eligible to subscribe for shares under this Plan reside in such state; (B) the issuance of subscription rights or the offer or sale of shares of Common Stock to such Persons would require the Holding Company, under the securities laws of such state, to register as a broker, dealer, salesman or agent or to register or otherwise qualify its securities for sale in such state; or (C) such registration or qualification would be impracticable for reasons of cost or otherwise.

23. Interpretation

All interpretations of this Plan and application of its provisions to particular circumstances by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Bank shall be final, subject to the authority of the OTS.

24. Amendment or Termination of the Plan

If necessary or desirable, the terms of the Plan may be substantially amended by a majority vote of the Holding Company’s Board of Directors as a result of comments from regulatory authorities or otherwise at any time prior to the approval of the Plan by the OTS and at any time thereafter with the concurrence of the OTS. The Plan may be terminated by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at any time prior to the earlier of approval of the Plan by the OTS and may be terminated by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at any time thereafter with the concurrence of the OTS.

Dated: June 30, 2006

Amended: September 6, 2006

 

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Exhibit 3.1

Charter No. 6670

ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

FEDERAL STOCK CHARTER

Section 1. Corporate Title. The full corporate title of the subsidiary holding company is Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”).

Section 2. Duration. The duration of the Company is perpetual.

Section 3. Purpose and Powers. The purpose of the Company is to pursue any or all of the lawful objectives of a federal mutual holding company chartered under section 10(o) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act, 12 U.S.C. 1467a(o), and to exercise all of the express, implied, and incidental powers conferred thereby and by all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, subject to the Constitution and laws of the United States as they are now in effect, or as they may hereafter be amended, and subject to all lawful and applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “Office”).

Section 4. Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Company has authority to issue is 50,000,000, of which 40,000,000 shall be common stock, par value $.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shall be preferred stock, par value $.01 per share. The shares may be issued from time to time as authorized by the board of directors without approval of stockholders, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4 or to the extent that such approval is required by governing law, rule, or regulation. The consideration for the issuance of the shares shall be paid in full before their issuance and shall not be less than the par value. Neither promissory notes nor future services shall constitute payment or part payment for the issuance of shares of the Company. The consideration for the shares shall be cash, tangible or intangible property (to the extent the Company would be permitted to directly invest in such property), labor or services actually performed for the Company, or any combination of the foregoing. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the value of such property, labor, or services, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, shall be conclusive. Upon payment of such consideration, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable. In the case of a stock dividend, that part of the surplus of the Company which is transferred to stated capital upon the issuance of shares as a share dividend shall be deemed to be the consideration for their issuance.

Nothing contained in this Section 4 (or in any supplementary sections hereto) shall entitle the holders of any class or series of capital stock to vote as a separate class or series or to more than one vote per share. Provided, that this restriction on voting separately by class or series shall not apply:

(i) To any provision which would authorize the holders of preferred stock, voting as a class or series, to elect some members of the board of directors, less than a majority thereof, in the event of default in the payment of dividends on any class or series of preferred stock;

(ii) To any provision which would require the holders of preferred stock, voting as a class or series, to approve the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, or the sale,


lease, or conveyance (other than by mortgage or pledge) of properties or business in exchange for securities of a corporation other than the Company if the preferred stock is exchanged for securities of such other corporation: Provided, that no provision may require such approval for transactions undertaken with the assistance or pursuant to the direction of the Office;

(iii) To any amendment which would adversely change the specific terms of any class or series of capital stock as set forth in this Section 4 (or in any supplementary sections hereto), including any amendment which would create or enlarge any class or series ranking prior thereto in rights and preferences. An amendment which increases the number of authorized shares of any class or series of capital stock, or substitutes the surviving Company in a merger or consolidation for the Company, shall not be considered to be such an adverse change.

A description of the different classes and series (if any) of the Company’s capital stock and a statement of the designations, and the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of each class of and series (if any) of capital stock and a statement of the authority of the board of directors to divide the preferred stock into classes or series or both and to determine or change for any such class or series its designation, number of shares, relative rights, preferences and limitations are as follows:

A. Common Stock. Except as provided in this Section 4, the holders of the common stock shall exclusively possess all voting power. Each holder of shares of common stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share held by such holder, and shall not be entitled to cumulate votes for the election of directors.

Whenever there shall have been paid, or declared and set aside for payment, to the holders of the outstanding shares of any class of stock having preference over the common stock as to the payment of dividends, the full amount of dividends and of sinking fund, or retirement fund, or other retirement payments, if any, to which such holders are respectively entitled in preference to the common stock, then dividends may be paid on the common stock and on any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith as to dividends out of any assets legally available for the payment of dividends.

If at any time Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the parent mutual holding company of the Company (the “Mutual Holding Company”) converts from the mutual-to-stock form of organization, a liquidation account shall be established by any stock holding company parent of Oritani Savings Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank. Subject to such, or any other provision for a liquidation account, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of the common stock (and the holders of any class or series of stock entitled to participate with the common stock in the distribution of assets) shall be entitled, after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company, to receive the remaining assets of the Company, in cash or in kind. Each share of common stock shall have the same rights as and be identical in all respects with all the other shares of common stock.

B. Preferred Stock. The Company may provide for one or more classes of preferred stock, which shall be separately identified. The shares of any class may be divided into and issued in series, with each series separately designated so as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other series and classes. All shares of the same class shall be identical except as to the following relative rights and preferences, as to which there may be variations between different series:

 

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(a) The distinctive serial designation and the number of shares constituting such series;

(b) The dividend rate or the amount of dividends to be paid on the shares of such series, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date(s), the payment date(s) for dividends, and the participating or other special rights, if any, with respect to dividends;

(c) The voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series;

(d) Whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable and, if so, the price(s) at which, and the terms and conditions on which, such shares may be redeemed;

(e) The amount(s) payable upon the shares of such series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company;

(f) Whether the shares of such series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking or retirement fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares, and if so entitled, the amount of such fund and the manner of its application, including the price(s) at which such shares may be redeemed or purchased through the application of such fund;

(g) Whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of stock of the Company and, if so, the conversion price(s) or the rate(s) of exchange, and the adjustments thereof, if any, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(h) The price or other consideration for which the shares of such series shall be issued; and

(i) Whether the shares of such series which are redeemed or converted shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of serial preferred stock and whether such shares may be reissued as shares of the same or any other series of serial preferred stock.

Each share of each series of serial preferred stock shall have the same relative rights as and be identical in all respects with all the other shares of the same series.

The board of directors shall have authority to divide, by the adoption of supplementary charter sections, any authorized class of preferred stock into series and, within the limitations set forth in this section and the remainder of this charter, fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares of any series so established.

Prior to the issuance of any preferred shares of a series established by a supplementary charter section adopted by the board of directors, the Company shall file with the Secretary to the Office a dated copy of that supplementary section of this charter establishing and designating the series and fixing and determining the relative rights and preferences thereof.

Section 5. Preemptive Rights. Holders of the capital stock of the Company shall not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares of the Company which may be issued.

 

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Section 6. Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Company’s charter or bylaws to the contrary, for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock by the Company, no person other than the Mutual Holding Company shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of any equity security of the Company unless such offer to acquire or acquisition is approved by a majority of the board of directors. This limitation shall not apply to the purchase of shares by underwriters in connection with a public offering, or the purchase of shares by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan which is exempt from the approval requirements under 574.3(c)(l)(vii) of the Office’s regulations.

In the event shares are acquired in violation of this Section 7, all shares beneficially owned by any person in excess of 10% shall be considered “excess shares” and shall not be counted as shares entitled to vote and shall not be voted by any person or counted as voting shares in connection with any matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote.

For purposes of this Section 6, the following definitions apply:

(1) The term “person” includes an individual, a group acting in concert; a corporation, a partnership, a savings bank, a savings and loan association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or similar company, a syndicate or any other group formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of the equity securities of the Company.

(2) The term “offer” includes every offer to buy or otherwise acquire, solicitation of an offer to sell, tender offer for, or request or invitation for tenders of, a security or interest in a security for value.

(3) The term “acquire” includes every type of acquisition, whether effected by purchase, exchange, operation of law or otherwise.

(4) The term “acting in concert” means (a) knowing participation in a joint activity or conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement, or (b) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangements, whether written or otherwise.

Section 7. Call for Special Meetings . For a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock by the Company, special meetings of stockholders of the Company may be called only upon direction of the board of directors.

Section 8. Directors . The Company shall be under the direction of a board of directors. The number of directors, as provided in the Company’s bylaws, shall not be less than five or more than fifteen except when a greater number is approved by the Board.

Section 9. Amendment of Certificate . Except as provided in Section 4 hereof, no amendment, addition, alteration, change, or repeal of this charter shall be made, unless such is first proposed by the board of directors of the Company, approved by the stockholders by a majority of the total votes eligible to be cast and submitted to the Office for action as specified by law or regulation.

 

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Dated: This 2nd day of March, 1998.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Lynch

  Kevin J. Lynch President
  Oritani Financial Corp.
Attest:  

/s/ Philip M. Wyks

  Philip M. Wyks, Secretary
  Oritani Financial Corp.

Declared effective this 2nd day of March, 1998.

OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

LOGO

  Director

 

Attest:  

/s/ Nadine. Y. Washington

  Nadine Y. Washington
  Corporate Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT 3.2

ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I. HOME OFFICE

The home office of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is located in the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey.

ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Place of Meetings. All annual and special meetings of shareholders shall be held at the home office of the Company or at such other place in the State of New Jersey as the board of directors may determine.

Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders of the Company for the election of directors and for the transaction of any other business of the Company shall be held annually within 150 days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year on such date and at such time as the board of directors may determine.

Section 3. Special Meetings. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7 of the Company’s Charter, special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “Office”), may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, or a majority of the board of directors, and shall be called by the chairman of the board, the president, or the secretary upon the written request of the holders of not less than one-tenth of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Association entitled to vote at the meeting. Such written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and shall be delivered to the home office of the Association addressed to the chairman of the board, the president, or the secretary.

Section 4. Conduct of Meetings. Annual and special meetings shall be conducted in accordance with such procedures as the board of directors shall establish, unless otherwise prescribed by Office regulations. The board of directors shall designate, when present, either the chairman of the board or president to preside at such meetings.

Section 5. Notice of Meetings. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and the purpose(s) for which the meeting is called shall be delivered not fewer than 20 nor more than 50 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary, or the directors calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the mail to the address as it appears on the stock transfer books or records of the Company as of the record date prescribed in Section 6 of this Article II, with postage prepaid. When any stockholders’ meeting, either annual or special, is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the time and place of any meeting adjourned for less than 30 days or of the business to be transacted at the meeting, other than an announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken.

Section 6. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice


of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to, or dissent from, any proposal without a meeting, or for the purposes of determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders. Such date in any case shall be not more than 60 days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not fewer than 10 days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of stockholders, is to be taken. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment.

Section 7. Voting Lists. At least 20 days before each meeting of the stockholders, the officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the Company shall make a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, or any adjournment, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address and the number of shares held by each. This list of stockholders shall be kept on file at the home office of the Company and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder at any time during usual business hours, for a period of 20 days prior to such meeting. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection by any stockholder during the entire time of the meeting. The original stock transfer book shall constitute prima facie evidence of the stockholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.

In lieu of making the stockholders list available for inspection by shareholders as provided in the preceding paragraph, the board of directors may elect to follow the procedures described in § 552.6(d)(2) of the Office’s regulations as now or hereafter in effect.

Section 8. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares is represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to constitute less than a quorum.

Section 9. Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Proxies solicited on behalf of the management shall be voted as directed by the stockholder or, in the absence of such direction, as determined by a majority of the board of directors. No proxy shall be valid more than eleven months from the date of its execution except for a proxy coupled with an interest.

Section 10. Voting of Shares in the Name of Two or More Persons. When ownership stands in the name of two or more persons, in the absence of written directions to the Company to the contrary, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company any one or more of such stockholders may cast, in person or by proxy, all votes to which such ownership is entitled. In the event an attempt is made to cast conflicting votes, in person or by proxy, by the several persons in whose names shares of stock stand, the vote or votes to which those persons are entitled shall be cast as directed by a majority of those holding such and present in person or by proxy at such meeting, but no votes shall be cast for such stock if a majority cannot agree.

 

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Section 11. Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by any officer, agent or proxy as the bylaws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his or her name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him or her without a transfer of such shares into his or her name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer into his or her name if authority to do so is contained in an appropriate order of the court or other public authority by which such receiver was appointed.

A stockholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

Neither treasury shares of its own stock held by the Company, nor shares held by another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors of such other corporation are held by the Company, shall be voted at any meeting or counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time for purposes of any meeting.

Section 12. Cumulative Voting. Stockholders shall not be entitled to cumulate their votes for election of directors.

Section 13. Inspectors of Election. In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the board of directors may appoint any persons other than nominees for office as inspectors of election to act at such meeting or any adjournment. The number of inspectors shall be either one or three. Any such appointment shall not be altered at the meeting. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, the chairman of the board or the president shall make such appointment at the meeting. If appointed at the meeting, the majority of the votes present shall determine whether one or three inspectors are to be appointed. In case any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board of directors in advance of the meeting, or at the meeting by the chairman of the board or the president.

The duties of such inspectors shall include: determining the number of shares and the voting power of each share, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies; receiving votes, ballots, or consents; hearing and determining all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the rights to vote; counting and tabulating all votes or consents; determining the result; and such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders.

Section 14. Nominating Committee. The board of directors shall act as a nominating committee for selecting the management nominees for election as directors. Except in the case of a nominee substituted as a result of the death or other incapacity of a management nominee, the nominating committee shall deliver written nominations to the secretary at least 20 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Upon delivery, such nominations shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the Company. No nominations for directors except those made by the nominating committee shall be voted upon at the annual meeting unless other nominations by stockholders are made in writing and

 

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delivered to the secretary of the Company at least five days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Upon delivery, such nominations shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the Company. Ballots bearing the names of all persons nominated by the nominating committee and by stockholders shall be provided for use at the annual meeting. However, if the nominating committee shall fail or refuse to act at least 20 days prior to the annual meeting, nominations for directors may be made at the annual meeting by any stockholder entitled to vote and shall be voted upon.

Section 15. New Business. Any new business to be taken up at the annual meeting shall be stated in writing and filed with the secretary of the Company at least five days before the date of the annual meeting, and all business so stated, proposed, and filed shall be considered at the annual meeting; but no other proposal shall be acted upon at the annual meeting. Any stockholder may make any other proposal at the annual meeting and the same may be discussed and considered, but unless stated in writing and filed with the secretary at least five days before the meeting, such proposal shall be laid over for action at the next annual meeting or at an adjourned, special, or annual meeting of the stockholders taking place at least 30 days thereafter. This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at the annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees; but in connection with such reports no new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated and filed as herein provided.

Section 16. Informal Action by Stockholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders, may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be given by all of the stockholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter.

ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Company shall be under the direction of its board of directors. The board of directors may annually elect a chairman of the board and shall elect a president from among its members and shall designate, when present, either the chairman of the board or the president to preside at its meetings.

Section 2. Number and Term. The board of directors shall consist of ten persons, and shall be divided into three classes. The members of each class shall be elected for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. One class shall be elected by ballot annually.

Section 3. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the board of directors shall be held without other notice than this bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders. The board of directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, within the Company’s normal lending area, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.

Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of the president or by not less than five (5) directors. The persons authorized to call special meetings of the board of directors may fix any place within the Company’s normal lending area as the place for holding any special meeting of the board of directors called by such persons.

 

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Section 5. Notice. Written notice of any special meeting shall be given to each director at least one day prior thereto when delivered personally or by telegram, or at least five days prior thereto when delivered by mail at the address at which the director is most likely to be reached. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the mail so addressed, with postage prepaid if mailed, or when delivered to the telegraph company if sent by telegram. Any director may waive notice of any meeting by a writing filed with the secretary. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the board of directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors fixed by Section 2 of this Article III shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors, but if less than such majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as prescribed by Section 6 of this Article III.

Section 7. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless a greater number is prescribed by applicable regulation or by these bylaws.

Section 8. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors.

Section 9. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by sending a written notice of such resignation to the home office of the Company addressed to the chairman of the board, the president, or the secretary. Unless otherwise specified such resignation shall take effect upon receipt by the chairman of the board, the president, or the secretary. The Board may, in its discretion by a majority vote, remove any director who has absented without authority of the board from three consecutive meetings of the board, unless such absences are for good cause shown (as determined by the Board).

Section 10. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum of the board of directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy may be elected to serve the remaining term to which he/she is elected. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by election by the board of directors to serve the remaining term to which he/she is elected.

Section 11. Compensation. Directors may receive such compensation for their services as determined by the board of directors, including, without limitation, a reasonable fixed sum and reasonable expenses for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board of directors. Members of either standing or special committees may be allowed such compensation for attendance at committee meetings as the board of directors may determine.

Section 12. Presumption of Assent. A director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented

 

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to the action taken unless his or her dissent or abstention shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he or she shall file a written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the secretary of the Company within five days after the date a copy of the minutes of the meeting is received. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

Section 13. Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed for cause by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of the shares of any class are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the charter or supplemental sections thereto, the provisions of this section shall apply, in respect to the removal of a director or directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class and not to the vote of the outstanding shares as a whole.

Section 14. Age Limitation. No person who shall have reached the age of seventy (70) years may be elected to a position on the Board of Directors. A previously elected Director whose seventieth (70th) birthday occurs during his/her term of office shall serve-out the remainder of his/her term of office, but may not be re-elected for another term. All Directors who served on the Board of Directors of Oritani Savings Bank (the “Bank”) on October 1, 1987, shall be exempt from the maximum age requirement and may continue to be re-elected to the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

Section 1. Appointment. An executive committee of the Board may, from time to time, be appointed by the Board from its members, which committee, subject to the provisions of these bylaws, shall exercise the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Bank during the interval between meetings of the Board. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the President. The President shall preside at the meetings of this committee.

Section 2. Authority. The executive committee, when the board of directors is not in session, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the board of directors except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by the resolution appointing the executive committee; and except also that the executive committee shall not have the authority of the board of directors with reference to: the declaration of dividends; the amendment of the charter or bylaws of the Company, or recommending to the stockholders a plan of merger, consolidation, or conversion; the sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its business; a voluntary dissolution of the Company; a revocation of any of the foregoing; or the approval of a transaction in which any member of the Executive Committee, directly or indirectly, has any material beneficial interest.

Section 3. Tenure. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article IV, each member of the Executive Committee shall hold office until the next regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors following his designation and until his successor is designated as a member of the Executive Committee.

Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting thereof, and action of the Executive Committee must be authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

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Section 5. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Executive Committee at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the members of the Executive Committee.

Section 6. Resignations and Removal. Any member of the Executive Committee may be removed at any time with or without cause by resolution adopted by a majority of the full board of directors. Any member of the Executive Committee may resign from the Executive Committee at any time by giving written notice to the president or secretary of the Company. Unless otherwise specified, such resignation shall take effect upon its receipt; the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 7. Other Committees. The president may establish other committees as he may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company and may prescribe the duties, constitution and procedures thereof. The President shall be a member of all said committees with the exception of the examining (audit) committee, should such committee be established, the meetings of which he shall attend by invitation.

ARTICLE V. OFFICERS

Section 1. Positions. The officers of the Company shall be a president, one or more vice presidents (any of whom may be designated executive vice president or senior vice president), a secretary and a treasurer, and one or more assistant vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, each of whom shall be elected by the board of directors. The board of directors may also elect a chairman of the board and a vice-chairman, who may be designated as officers of the company. The president shall be the chief executive officer, unless the board of directors designates the chairman of the board as chief executive officer. The president shall be a director of the Company. The offices of president and secretary may not be held by the same person. The offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person and a vice president may also be either the secretary or the treasurer. The board of directors may also elect or authorize the appointment of such other officers as the business of the Company may require. The officers shall have such authority and perform such duties as the board of directors may from time to time authorize or determine. In the absence of action by the board of directors, the officers shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective officers.

Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Company shall be elected annually at the first meeting of the board of directors held after each annual meeting of the stockholders. If the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as possible. Each officer shall hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Election or appointment of an officer, employee or agent shall not of itself create contractual rights. The board of directors may authorize the Company to enter into an employment contract with any officer in accordance with applicable regulations; but no such contract shall impair the right of the board of directors to remove any officer at any time in accordance with Section 3 of this Article V.

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preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall perform such duties as usually appertain to the office of Chairman of the Board. In his absence at meetings of the Board of Directors, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if such office is created, or the President shall preside.

Section 4. Vice-Chairman of the Board . The Vice-Chairman of the Board, if such office is created, shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of the Board.

Section 5. President . The President shall preside at all meetings of the Company, all meetings of the Board, and all meetings of the Executive Committee, except that the Chairman, or in his/her absence, the Vice Chairman of the Board shall, if such officer or officer shall have been elected, preside at the Board meetings. He/She shall be the Chief Executive of the Company, ex-officio member of all committees, and shall be directly responsible for engaging or dismissing any and all employees of the Company, except such as are engaged by action of the Board. He/She shall have full authority to direct the operations and conduct of the Company under the direction of the Board and the Executive Committee. He/She shall perform such other duties as usually appertain to the Office of President, as the Board or Executive Committee shall order, and as by law provided.

Section 6. Vice-Presidents. The Vice-President or Vice-Presidents, shall, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board, in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board (if such office is created) and the President, perform such duties as may devolve upon them, by reason of such absence or disability. He or they shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them.

Section 7. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as generally pertain to that office and such other duties as shall from time to time be assigned to him. In the absence of the Treasurer, his duties may be performed by an Assistant Treasurer elected by the Board.

Section 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the seal of the Bank. He shall give notice of all meetings of the Board and of the Executive Committee to the members and directors as herein and by law provided. He shall keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board and of the Executive Committee, unless a Secretary to the Board shall have been appointed, in which case such Secretary of the Board shall keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board and of the Executive Committee. He shall perform such duties as may, from time to time, be assigned to him. In the absence of the Secretary, his duties may be performed by an Assistant Secretary appointed by the Board.

Section 9. Officers’ Powers. Each officer in addition to such powers and duties as may be provided herein, and as may be delegated to him by the Board, shall have such powers and duties as usually pertain to his office.

Section 10. Removal. Any officer may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Company will be served thereby, but such removal, other than for cause, shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed.

Section 11. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

Section 12. Remuneration. The remuneration of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors.

 

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Section 13. Execution of Instruments, Generally. All documents and instruments or writings of any nature shall be signed, executed, verified, and delivered by such officers, agents, or employees of the Company or any one of them and in such manner as from time to time may be determined by resolution of the board. All notes, drafts, acceptances, checks, endorsements, and all evidences of indebtedness of the Company whatsoever shall be signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Company and in such manner as the board may from time to time determine. Endorsements for deposit to the credit of the Company in any of its duly authorized depositories shall be made in such manner as the board may from time to time determine. Proxies to vote with respect to shares or accounts of other savings banks, or stock of other corporations owned by, or standing in the name of, the Company may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Company by the president or a vice president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company or by any other persons so authorized by the board.

ARTICLE VI. INDEMNIFICATION

The Company shall indemnify its directors, officer, and employees in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Definitions and rules of construction.

(1) Definitions for purposes of this Article

(i) Action. The term “action” means any judicial or administrative proceeding, or threatened proceeding, whether civil, criminal, or otherwise, including any appeal or other proceeding for review;

(ii) Court. The term “court” includes, without limitation, any court to which or in which any appeal or proceeding for review is brought.

(iii) Final judgment. The term “final judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order which is not appealable or as to which the period for appeal has expired with no appeal taken.

(iv) Settlement. The term “settlement” includes entry of a judgment by consent or confession or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

(2) References in this Article to any individual or other person, including any savings bank, shall include legal representatives, successors, and assigns thereof.

(b) General. Subject to paragraphs (c) and (f) of this Article, the Company shall indemnify any person against whom an action is brought or threatened because that person is or was a director, officer, or employee of the Company, for:

(1) Any amount for which that person becomes liable under a judgment in such action; and

 

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(2) Reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, actually paid or incurred by that person in defending or settling such action, or in enforcing his or her rights under this Article if he or she attains a favorable judgment in such enforcement action.

(c) Requirements. Indemnification shall be made to person under paragraph (b) of this Article only if:

(1) Final judgment on the merits is in his or her favor;

(2) In case of:

(i) Settlement,

(ii) Final judgment against him or her, or

(iii) Final judgment in his or her favor, other than on the merits, if a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company determine that he or she was acting in good faith within the scope of his or her employment or authority as he or she could reasonably have perceived it under the circumstances and for a purpose he or she could reasonably have believed under the circumstances was in the best interests of the Company or its members.

However, no indemnification shall be made unless the Company gives the Office at least 60 days’ notice of its intention to make such indemnification. Such notice shall state the facts on which the action arose, the terms of any settlement, and any disposition of the action by a court. Such notice, a copy thereof, and a certified copy of the resolution containing the required determination by the board of directors shall be sent to the District Director, who shall promptly acknowledge receipt thereof. The notice period shall run from the date of such receipt. No such indemnification shall be made if the Director of the Office advises the Company in writing, within such notice period, of his or her objection thereto.

(d) Insurance. The Company shall obtain insurance to protect it and its directors, officers, and employees from potential losses arising from claims against any of them for alleged wrongful acts, or wrongful acts, committed in their capacity as directors, officers, or employees. The Company may not obtain insurance which provides for payment of losses of any person incurred as a consequence of his or her willful or criminal misconduct.

(e) Payment of expenses. If a majority of the directors of the Company conclude that, in connection with an action, any person ultimately may become entitled to indemnification under this Article, the directors may authorize payment of reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from the defense or settlement of such action. Nothing in this paragraph (e) shall prevent the directors of the Company from imposing such conditions on a payment of expenses as they deem warranted and in the interests of the Company. Before making advance payment of expenses under this paragraph (e), the Company shall obtain an agreement that the Company will be repaid if the person on whose behalf payment is made is later determined not to be entitled to such indemnification.

(f) Exclusiveness of provisions. The indemnification of any person referred to in paragraph (b) shall be governed solely by these bylaws as provided for in 12 C.F.R. §545.121 (b) and the obtaining of insurance as referred to in paragraph (d) shall be governed by paragraph (d) of 12 C.F.R. §545.121.

 

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ARTICLE VII. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Company shall be in such form as shall be determined by the board of directors and approved by the Office. Such certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer or by any other officer of the Company authorized by the board of directors, attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary, and sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile thereof. The signature of such officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is manually signed on behalf of a transfer agent or a registrar, other than the Company itself or one of its employees. Each certificate for shares of capital stock shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Company.

All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares has been surrendered and canceled, except that in case of a lost or destroyed certificate, a new certificate may be issued upon such terms and indemnity to the Company as the board of directors may prescribe.

Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of capital stock of the Company shall be made only on its stock transfer books. Authority for such transfer shall be given only by the holder of record or by his or her legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of such authority, or by his or her attorney authorized by a duly executed power of attorney and filed with the Company. Such transfer shall be made only on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares of capital stock stand on the books of the Company shall be deemed by the Company to be the owner for all purposes.

ARTICLE VIII. FISCAL YEAR; ANNUAL AUDIT

The fiscal year of the Company shall end on June 30th of each year. The Company shall be subject to an annual audit as of the end of its fiscal year by independent public accountants appointed by and responsible to the board of directors. The appointment of such accountants shall be subject to annual ratification by the stockholders.

ARTICLE IX. DIVIDENDS

Subject to the terms of the Company’s charter and the regulations and orders of the Office, the board of directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Company may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock.

ARTICLE X. CORPORATE SEAL

The board of directors may provide the Company a seal, which shall be two concentric circles between which shall be the name of the Company. The year of incorporation or an emblem may appear in the center.

 

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ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS

These bylaws may be amended in a manner consistent with regulations of the Office and at any time by a majority vote of the full board of directors, or by a majority vote of the votes cast by the shareholders of the Company at any legal meeting.

 

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Exhibit 4

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

No.   O RITANI   FINANCIAL   CORP .   Shares
    FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
PAR VALUE $0.01 EACH
   
        THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
    CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
    RESTRICTIONS, SEE REVERSE SIDE
THIS CERTIFIES that     is the owner of

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Oritani Financial Corp.

a federal corporation

The shares evidenced by this certificate are transferable only on the books of Oritani Financial Corp. by the holder hereof, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. The capital stock evidenced hereby is not an account of an insurable type and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Federal or state governmental agency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Oritani Financial Corp. has caused this certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its seal to be hereunto affixed.

 

By  

 

    [SEAL]     By  

 

  PHILIP WYKS           KEVIN J. LYNCH
  CORPORATE SECRETARY           CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                AND PRESIDENT


The Board of Directors of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is authorized by resolution or resolutions, from time to time adopted, to provide for the issuance of more than one class of stock, including preferred stock in series, and to fix and state the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations and restrictions thereof. The Company will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge a full description of each class of stock and any series thereof.

The shares evidenced by this Certificate are subject to a limitation contained in the Charter to the effect that for a period of five years from the date of any initial public sale of common stock of the Company in no event shall any person directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of any equity security of the Company unless such offer to acquire or acquisition is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, except that such restriction shall not apply to Oritani Financial Corp, MHC or to any tax qualified employee stock benefit plan established by the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company).

The Charter requires that, with limited exceptions, no amendment, addition, alteration, change or repeal of the Charter shall be made, unless such is first proposed by the Board of Directors of the Company, approved by the stockholders by a majority of the total shares eligible to be cast and submitted to the Office of Thrift Supervision for action as specified by law or regulation.

The following abbreviations when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations.

 

   TEN COM    - as tenants in common    UNIF GIFT MIN ACT    -                   Custodian                 
            (Cust)                              (Minor)
   TEN ENT    - as tenants by the entireties      
            Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
   JT TEN   

-as joint tenants with right

  of survivorship and not as

  tenants in common

     

 

            (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list

For value received,                                                           hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER

 

 

 

 
(please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)
 

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Shares of

the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                                                                                                 Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated,                                                  

 

In the presence of    Signature:
_________________________________    _________________________________

NOTE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME OF THE STOCKHOLDER(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

Exhibit 5

LUSE GORMAN POMERENK & SCHICK LETTERHEAD

 

(202) 274-2000    mlevy@luselaw.com

September 14, 2006

The Board of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp.

370 Pascack Road

Township of Washington, New Jersey 07676

Re:    Oritani Financial Corp.

            Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested the opinion of this firm as to certain matters in connection with the offer and sale (the “Offering”) of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). We have reviewed the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1”), as well as applicable statutes and regulations governing the Company and the offer and sale of the Common Stock.

We are of the opinion that upon the declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-1, the Common Stock, when sold pursuant to the Company’s prospectus and Oritani Financial Corp. Stock Issuance Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This Opinion has been prepared in connection with the Form S-1. We hereby consent to our firm being referenced under the caption “Legal and Tax Matters,” and for inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick

LUSE GORMAN POMERENK & SCHICK
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Exhibit 8

FORM OF

FEDERAL TAX OPINION

(202) 274-2000

                    , 2006

Boards of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp., MHC

Oritani Financial Corp.

370 Pascack Road

Washington Township, New Jersey 07676

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested this firm’s opinion regarding the material federal income tax consequences that will result from a stock offering of the shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp., a federally-chartered mid-tier holding company (the “Holding Company”) and the wholly owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a federally-chartered mutual holding company (the “Mutual Holding Company”). The Holding Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Oritani Savings Bank, a New Jersey-chartered savings bank (the “Bank”).

In connection therewith, we have made such investigations as we have deemed relevant or necessary for the purpose of this opinion. In our examination, we have assumed the authenticity of original documents, the accuracy of copies and the genuineness of signatures. We have further assumed the absence of adverse facts not apparent from the face of the instruments and documents we examined and have relied upon the accuracy of the factual matters set forth in the Oritani Financial Corp. Stock Issuance Plan (the “Stock Issuance Plan”) and the Registration Statement filed on Form S-1 by the Holding Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933.

Our opinion is based upon the existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and regulations thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”), and upon current Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published rulings and existing court decisions, any of which could be changed at any time. Any such changes may be retroactive and could significantly modify the statements and opinions expressed herein. Similarly, any change in the facts and assumptions stated below, upon which this opinion is based, could modify the conclusions. This opinion is as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change in any matter considered herein after the date hereof.

We opine only as to the matters we expressly set forth, and no opinions should be inferred as to any other matters or as to the tax treatment of the transactions that we do not


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specifically address. We express no opinion as to other federal laws and regulations, or as to laws and regulations of other jurisdictions, or as to factual or legal matters other than as set forth herein.

For purposes of this opinion, we have relied on the representations as to certain factual matters provided to us by the Holding Company. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same respective meanings as set forth in the Stock Issuance Plan.

Description of Proposed Transactions

Based solely upon our review of the documents described above, and in reliance upon such documents, we understand that the relevant facts are as follows.

In 1998, Oritani Savings Bank converted its charter from a New Jersey-chartered mutual savings bank to a New Jersey-chartered stock savings bank and reorganized into the two-tier mutual holding company structure (“Reorganization”). As part of the Reorganization, Oritani Savings Bank formed Oritani Financial Corp., a federally-chartered mid-tier stock holding company, and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a federally-chartered mutual holding company. Oritani Savings Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp. became the wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Financial Corp., MHC.

The Holding Company currently has 1,000 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) outstanding, which are 100% owned by the Mutual Holding Company. On June 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Holding Company adopted, and on September 6, 2006 amended, the Stock Issuance Plan which provides for the offer and sale of up to 49.9% of the shares of Common Stock to qualified depositors, the Bank’s tax-qualified employee plans (“Tax-Qualified Employee Plans”) and, to the extent shares remain available, members of the public in a community offering (“Community Offering”) or a syndicated community offering (“Syndicated Community Offering”), or a combination thereof. It is expected that after completion of the offering, the Mutual Holding Company will own 68% of the outstanding shares. The 1,000 shares of Holding Company common stock now held by the Mutual Holding Company will be cancelled. The Holding Company is offering from 7,816,235 shares up to 10,574,906 shares of its Common Stock for sale in the offering (with a midpoint of 9,195,570 shares and an adjusted maximum of 12,161,142 shares), which will represent approximately 32% of its outstanding shares (including the charitable foundation). All shares of Common Stock sold in the offering will be issued from authorized but unissued shares of the Holding Company.

Pursuant to the terms set forth in the Stock Issuance Plan, the Holding Company will offer shares of Common Stock to Eligible Account Holders, the Tax-Qualified Employee Plans,


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Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, and Other Depositors in the respective priorities set forth in the Stock Issuance Plan. Any shares of Common Stock not subscribed for by the foregoing classes of persons may be offered for sale to certain members of the general public, with preference first given to natural persons residing in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson. Any shares of Common Stock not purchased in the Community Offering may be offered for sale to the general public in a Syndicated Community Offering. The offering will have no impact on depositors, borrowers or other customers of the Bank.

In furtherance of the Bank’s commitment to its community, the Stock Issuance Plan provides for the establishment of a charitable foundation (“Foundation”) in connection with the offering. The Foundation is intended to complement the Bank’s existing community reinvestment activities and to permit the communities in which the Bank operates to share in the financial success of the Bank as a locally headquartered, community-oriented savings bank. Consistent with the Bank’s goal, the Holding Company intends to donate to the Foundation up to 704,973 shares of Common Stock, or 2% of the shares of Common Stock that will be outstanding following the offering, and up to $1.0 million in cash.

The offering will be effected as follows, or in any other manner approved by the OTS. Each of the steps shall be deemed to occur in such order as is necessary to consummate the offering pursuant to the Stock Issuance Plan and the intent of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company.

 

  1. In connection with the offering, the Holding Company will issue to the Mutual Holding Company between 17,716,048 shares and 23,968,771 shares of its Common Stock at the minimum and maximum of the offering range (subject to adjustment to 27,564,087 shares), in exchange for the 1,000 shares of Common Stock that the Mutual Holding Company presently holds.

 

  2. The Holding Company will offer for sale in the offering, from 7,816,235 shares up to 10,574,906 shares of its Common Stock at the minimum and maximum of the offering range (subject to adjustment to 12,161,142 shares). All shares sold in the offering will be issued by the Holding Company from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. All Common Stock will be offered for sale in the offering on a priority basis as set forth in the Stock Issuance Plan.


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Opinions

Based on the foregoing description of the offering, and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in this letter, we are of the opinion that the following are the material federal income tax consequences of the offering:

1.        Neither the Mutual Holding Company nor the Holding Company will recognize gain or loss upon the exchange by the Mutual Holding Company of 1,000 shares of the Common Stock it presently holds for the shares of the Common Stock issued in connection with the offering. Section 1036 of the Code.

2.        It is more likely than not that the fair market value of the non-transferable subscription rights to purchase the Common Stock will be zero. Accordingly, no gain or loss will be recognized by Eligible Account Holders, Supplemental Eligible Account Holders or Other Depositors upon the distribution to them, or their exercise of, the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase the Common Stock. Rev. Rul. 56-572, 1956-2 C.B. 182.

3.        It is more likely than not that the basis of the Common Stock to persons who purchase in the offering will be the purchase price thereof. Section 1012 of the Code. The holding period of a stockholder who purchases shares of Common Stock in the offering will commence upon the consummation of the sale of such Common Stock to such stockholder pursuant to the exercise of the subscription rights. Section 1223(6) of the Code.

4.        No gain or loss will be recognized by the Holding Company on the receipt of money in exchange for the Common Stock sold in the offering. Section 1032 of the Code.

Our opinion under 2 above is predicated on the representation that no person shall receive any payment, whether in money or property, in lieu of the issuance of subscription rights. Our opinions under 2 and 3 are based on the assumption that nontransferable subscription rights do not have any economic value at the time of distribution or at the time the subscription rights are exercised. In this regard, we note that the subscription rights will be granted at no cost to the recipients, will be legally non-transferable and of short duration, and will provide the recipient with the right only to purchase shares of Common Stock at the same price to be paid by the general public in the offering. We also note that the IRS has not in the past concluded that nontransferable subscription rights have value. Based on the foregoing, we believe that it is more likely than not that the nontransferable subscription rights to purchase Common Stock have no value. However, the issue of whether or not the subscription rights have value is based on all the facts and circumstances. If the nontransferable subscription rights are subsequently found to have an ascertainable value greater than zero, income may be recognized by various recipients of


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the nontransferable subscription rights (in certain cases, whether or not the rights are exercised) and the Holding Company could recognize gain on the distribution of the nontransferable subscription rights. Unlike private rulings, an opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, A Professional Corporation, is not binding on the IRS and the IRS could disagree with the conclusions reached herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of the opinion as an exhibit to the Holding Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC. We also consent to the references to our firm in the Prospectus contained in the Form S-1 under the caption “Legal and Tax Matters.”

Very truly yours,

LUSE GORMAN POMERENK & SCHICK,

A Professional Corporation

Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made effective as of the 1st day of January, 2003 by and between Oritani Savings Bank, a savings bank organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey (the “Bank”), with its principal executive office at 321 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, and Kevin J. Lynch (the “Executive”). References to the Company shall mean Oritani Financial Corp., which owns all of the capital stock of the Bank, and references to the MHC shall mean Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a mutual holding company that owns all of the capital stock of the Company.

WHEREAS , the Bank recognizes the substantial contribution Executive has made to the Bank and wishes to assure itself of the continued services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Executive is willing to continue to serve in the employ of the Bank on a full-time basis for said period.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

During the period of his employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve as a Director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. During said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer and director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank. Failure to reelect Executive as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank without the consent of the Executive during the term of this Agreement, shall constitute an Event of Termination.

 

2. TERMS AND DUTIES

(a) The period of Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall begin as of the date first above written and shall continue for a period of thirty-six (36) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on the first anniversary date of this Agreement, and continuing at each anniversary date thereafter, the Agreement shall renew for an additional year such that the remaining term shall be thirty-six (36) months unless written notice of non-renewal is provided to Executive at least ten (10) days and not more than thirty (30) days prior to any such anniversary date. In the event that notice of non-renewal is provided, the Executive’s employment shall cease at the end of thirty-six (36) months following such anniversary date.

(b) During the period of his employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder including activities and services related to the organization, operation and management of the Bank; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve, or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, business companies or business organizations, which, in such Board’s judgment, will not present any


conflict of interest with the Bank, or materially affect the performance of Executive’s duties pursuant to this Agreement (it being understood that membership in social, religious, charitable or similar organizations does not require Board approval pursuant to this Section 2(b)).

 

3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT

(a) The compensation specified under this Agreement shall constitute the salary and benefits paid for the duties described in Section 2(b). The Bank shall pay Executive as compensation a salary of not less than $370,000 per year (“Base Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be payable biweekly. During the period of this Agreement, Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually, and the Board may increase, but not decrease, Executive’s Base Salary (any increase in Base Salary shall become the “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement). In addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the Bank shall provide Executive at no cost to Executive with all such other benefits as are provided uniformly to permanent officers and full-time employees of the Bank.

(b) The Bank will provide Executive with employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Bank will not, without Executive’s prior written consent, make any changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites which would adversely affect Executive’s rights or benefits thereunder (except to the extent that such benefits are changed in their application to all employees). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 3(b), Executive will be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans, including but not limited to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Bank in the future to its senior executives and key management employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. Executive will be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses in accordance with Bank practices in effect from time to time (and he shall be entitled to a pro rata payment of incentive compensation or bonus as to any year in which a termination of employment occurs, other than termination for Cause). Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement.

(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by Section 3(a), the Bank shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by Executive performing his obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine in accordance with standards set by the Board of Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, the Bank shall provide the Executive with an automobile suitable to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, and such automobile may be used by the Executive in carrying out his duties under this Agreement, including commuting between his residence and his principal place of employment, and other personal use. The Bank shall reimburse the Executive for the cost of maintenance and servicing such automobile, including without limitation, gasoline and oil for such automobile, and for all income taxes due on account of his personal use of the automobile. The Bank shall reimburse the Executive for his ordinary and

 

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necessary business expenses, including, without limitation, fees for memberships in a country club, a health club, and such other clubs and organizations as the Executive and the Board shall mutually agree are necessary and appropriate for business purposes, and travel and entertainment expenses, incurred in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized account of such expenses in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

(d) Each year the Executive shall be entitled to vacation time of four (4) weeks, during which time his compensation shall be paid in full. In the event that Executive shall not take four weeks of vacation in any calendar year, he shall be paid on or before December 31 of each such year an amount equal to the unused vacation time, on a per diem basis at the rate of Base Salary then in effect.

 

4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION

(a) The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined) during the Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, an “Event of Termination” shall mean and include any one or more of the following:

 

  (i) the termination by the Bank of Executive’s full-time employment hereunder for any reason other than (A) Disability, death or Retirement, as defined in Section 6 hereof, (B) following a Change in Control, as defined in Section 5(a) hereof, or (C) Termination for Cause as defined in Section 7 hereof; or

 

  (ii) Executive’s resignation from the Bank’s employ, upon any

 

  (A) failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as a director, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank during the term of this Agreement in accordance with Section 2(a) hereof.

 

  (B) material change in Executive’s function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1 hereof.

 

  (C) a relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment by more than 30 miles from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, or a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of this Agreement,

 

  (D) liquidation or dissolution of the Bank other than liquidations or dissolutions that are caused by reorganizations that do not affect the status of Executive, or

 

  (E) breach of this Agreement by the Bank.

 

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Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses (ii) (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) of this Section 4(a), Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this Agreement by resignation upon not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice to the Bank, which notice must be given by Executive within four calendar months after the initial event giving rise to said right to elect, which shall be determined to constitute an “Event of Termination.” Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event of a continuing breach of this Agreement by the Bank, Executive, after giving due notice within the prescribed time frame of an initial event specified above, shall not waive any of his rights solely under this Agreement and this Section 4 by virtue of the fact that Executive has submitted his resignation but has remained in the employment of the Bank and is engaged in good faith discussions to resolve any occurrence of an event described in clauses (ii) (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) of this Section 4(a).

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of Termination, as defined in Section 8, the Bank shall pay Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a cash payment equal to three (3) times the sum of (i) highest rate of Base Salary (Base Salary shall include any salary deferred by Executive under a 401(k) or nonqualified deferred compensation plan) paid to the Executive during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) the highest annual cash bonus paid to Executive with respect to any of the three completed fiscal years prior to the Event of Termination; Provided however , that if the Bank is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below its minimum capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred until such time as the Bank is in capital compliance. At the election of Executive, which election is to be made on an annual basis during the month of January (or within thirty days of the execution of this Agreement as to the first year of the Agreement), and which election is irrevocable for the year in which made and upon the occurrence of an event of Termination, such payment shall be made in a lump sum or paid monthly during the remaining term of this Agreement following Executive’s termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made in a lump sum. Such payments shall not be reduced for failure to mitigate damages or in the event Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Bank will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability insurance coverage for a period of thirty-six months, or if applicable as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

 

5. CHANGE IN CONTROL

(a) No benefit shall be payable under this Section 5 unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Bank, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” of the Bank shall mean: (i) an event of a nature that results in a Change in Control of the Bank within the meaning of the Change in Bank Control Act, as administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) (or any successor agency) as in effect at the time of the Change in Control; or (ii) an event of a nature that results in a Change in Control of the

 

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Company or the MHC within the meaning of the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision (or any successor agency) as in effect at the time of the Change in Control (or such other bank regulatory agency that has supervision over the Company and the MHC); (iii) the election to the Board of Directors of the Bank of any person who was not nominated for such election by the Board or by a nominating committee of the Board prior to his or her election; or (iv) the merger of the Bank with any other entity, or the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Bank by another entity (in either case other than pursuant to an involuntary merger or consolidation mandated by any governmental agency then having jurisdiction over the Bank), other than a merger in which a majority of the board of directors of the resulting entity consists of persons who were directors of the Bank immediately prior to the execution of the merger agreement.

(b) If any of the events described in Section 5(a) hereof constituting a Change in Control have occurred, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs Sections 5(b), 5(c), and 5(d) upon the subsequent termination of employment at any time during the term of this Agreement (regardless of whether such termination results from (i) his resignation, provided such resignation occurs within one year of a Change of Control, or (ii) his dismissal), unless such termination is because of his death, normal retirement, Termination for Cause or termination for Disability. Upon a Change in Control, Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate for any reason his employment (at any time during the term of this Agreement) with the Bank for a period of one year following a Change of Control.

(c) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control followed by the Executive’s termination of employment, the Bank shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a cash payment equal to three (3) times the sum of (i) highest rate of Base Salary (Base Salary shall include any salary deferred by Executive under a 401(k) or nonqualified deferred compensation plan) paid to the Executive during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) the highest annual cash bonus paid to Executive with respect to any of the three completed fiscal years prior to the Event of Termination. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made on an annual basis during the month of January (or within thirty days of the execution of this Agreement as to the first year of the Agreement), and which election is irrevocable for the year in which made and upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, such payment may be made in a lump sum or paid in equal monthly installments during the thirty-six (36) months following the Executive’s termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made in a lump sum.

(d) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control followed by the Executive’s termination of employment, the Bank will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability insurance coverage for a period of thirty-six months, or if applicable as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

(e) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section 5, in the event that:

 

  (i)

the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive under said paragraphs (the “Termination Benefits”) would be deemed to

 

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include an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto, and

 

  (ii) if such Termination Benefits were reduced to an amount (the “Non-Triggering Amount”), the value of which is one dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to the total amount of payments permissible under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto.

then the Termination Benefits to be paid to Executive shall be so reduced so as to be a Non-Triggering Amount.

 

6. TERMINATION UPON RETIREMENT, DISABILITY OR DEATH

Termination by the Bank of Executive based on “Retirement” shall mean termination at age 70 (or at an early retirement age in accordance with any retirement arrangement established with Executive’s consent). Upon termination of Executive at Retirement, Executive shall be entitled to all benefits under any retirement plan of the Bank and other plans to which Executive is a party, and no benefits other than as specified in this paragraph shall be due under this Agreement (unless an Event of Termination or a Change in Control occurred prior to Retirement, in which event the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 shall apply). Following Retirement, the Executive and his spouse shall be entitled to continuing health care insurance coverage, in substantially the same form and amount as provided to the Executive and his spouse prior to the Executive’s Retirement, which coverage shall continue until the death of the Executive and his spouse.

Termination by the Bank of Executive’s employment based on “Disability” shall mean termination because of any physical or mental impairment which qualifies Executive for disability benefits under the applicable long-term disability plan maintained by the Bank or, if no such plan applies, which would qualify Executive for disability benefits under the federal social security system. In the event Executive is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement on a full-time basis for a period of six (6) consecutive months by reason of Disability, the Bank may terminate this Agreement, provided that the Bank shall continue to be obligated to pay Executive his Base Salary, including bonuses and any other cash compensation paid to Executive during such period for the remaining term of this Agreement, or one (1) year, whichever is the longer period of time, and provided further that any amounts actually paid to Executive pursuant to any disability insurance or other similar such program which the Bank has provided or may provide on behalf of its employees or pursuant to any workman’s or social security disability program shall reduce the compensation to be paid to Executive pursuant to this paragraph. Upon disability, the Executive and his spouse shall be entitled to continuing health care insurance as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

In the event of Executive’s death during the term of this Agreement, his estate, legal representatives or named beneficiaries (as directed by Executive in writing) shall be paid Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Executive’s death for the remaining term of this Agreement, and the Bank will continue to provide medical, dental, family and other benefits normally provided for Executive’s family as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

 

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7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE

The term “Termination for Cause” shall mean termination upon intentional failure to perform stated duties, personal dishonesty which results in a loss to the Bank or one of its affiliates, a willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order which results in loss to the Bank or one of its affiliates, the commission and conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any material breach of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 7, no act or failure to act on the part of Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice, in writing, to Executive and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

8. NOTICE

(a) Any purported termination by the Bank for Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination for Cause is given, the Executive notifies the Bank that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the parties shall promptly proceed to arbitration. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Bank shall continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary, and other compensation and benefits in effect immediately prior to the Notice of Termination. If it is determined that Executive is not entitled to compensation and benefits under Section 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the Executive shall return all cash amounts to the Bank promptly following the date of resolution by arbitration, with interest commencing as of the date of the resolution of the dispute by arbitration (at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time). Any cash amounts paid to Executive pending the resolution of the dispute by arbitration shall offset any amounts due Executive under Sections 4 or 5.

(b) Any other purported termination by the Bank or by Executive shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. “Date of Termination” shall mean the date of the Notice of Termination. If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the parties shall promptly proceed to arbitration as provided in Section 19 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Bank shall continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary, and

 

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other compensation and benefits in effect immediately prior to the Notice of Termination. Any cash amounts paid to Executive pending the resolution of the dispute by arbitration shall offset any amounts due Executive under Sections 4 or 5. In the event of the voluntary termination by the Executive of his employment, which is disputed by the Bank, and if it is determined in arbitration that Executive is not entitled to termination benefits pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive shall return all cash payments made to him pending resolution by arbitration, with interest thereon, commencing as of the date of resolution of the dispute by arbitration, at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time.

 

9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS

(a) All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive’s compliance with Section 9(b) during the term of this Agreement and for one (1) full year after the expiration or termination hereof.

(b) Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Bank as may reasonably be required by the Bank in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party.

 

10. NON-COMPETITION

(a) Upon any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder as a result of which the Bank is paying Executive benefits under Section 4, Executive agrees not to compete with the Bank for a period of one (1) year following such termination in any city, town or county in which the Bank has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository, lending or other business activities of the Bank. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Bank, its business and property in the event of Executive’s breach of this Section 10(a) agree that in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Bank will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive’s partners, agents, servants, employers, employees and all persons acting for or with Executive. Executive represents and admits that Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that Executive can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines and/or of a different nature than the Bank, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Bank and affiliates thereof, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Bank. Executive will not, during or after the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever (except for such disclosure as

 

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may be required to be provided to the Securities Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or other federal or state banking agency with jurisdiction over the Bank or Executive). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Bank, and Executive may disclose any information regarding the Bank which is otherwise publicly available. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of this Section 10, the Bank will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or affiliates thereof, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS

All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or check from the general funds of the Bank.

 

12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS

This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the Bank and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement.

 

13. NO ATTACHMENT

(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Executive and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns.

 

14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER

(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver

 

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shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

15. REQUIRED PROVISIONS

(a) The Bank’s Board of Directors may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason, but any termination by the Bank’s Board of Directors, other than Termination for Cause, shall not prejudice Executive’s right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement.

(b) If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(e)(3)) or 8(g) (12 U.S.C. § 1818(g)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, the Bank’s obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

(c) If the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e) (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(e)) or 8(g) (12 U.S.C. § 1818(g)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(d) If the Bank is in default as defined in Section 3(x) (12 U.S.C. § 1813(x)(1)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

(e) All obligations of the Bank under this contract may be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, by the FDIC if it enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank. Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

(f) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 USC Section 1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

16. SEVERABILITY

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

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17. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY

The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

18. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

19. ARBITRATION

Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by the employee within twenty-five (25) miles from the location of the Bank, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

20. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES

All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Bank, provided that the dispute or interpretation has been settled by Executive and the Bank or resolved in Executive’s favor.

21. INDEMNIFICATION

The Bank shall provide Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under federal and state law against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Bank (whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys’ fees and the cost of reasonable settlements (such settlements must be approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank). If such action, suit or proceeding is brought against Executive in his capacity as an officer or director of the Bank, however, such indemnification shall not extend to matters as to which Executive is finally adjudged to be liable for willful misconduct in the performance of his duties. No indemnification shall be paid that would violate 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(K) or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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22. SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK

The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed and its seal to be affixed hereunto by its duly authorized officers, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the day and date first above written.

 

ATTEST:     ORITANI SAVINGS BANK
/s/ Philip M. Wyks    

By:

  /s/ Dominic F. Cundari
Secretary      
ATTEST:     EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Philip M. Wyks    

By:

  /s/ Kevin J. Lynch
Secretary      

Kevin J. Lynch

 

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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made effective as of the              day of                      , 200      by and between Oritani Savings Bank, a savings bank organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey (the “Bank”), with its principal executive office at 370 Pascack Road, Township of Washington, New Jersey, and                      (the “Executive”). References to the Company shall mean Oritani Financial Corp., which owns all of the capital stock of the Bank, and references to the MHC shall mean Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a mutual holding company that owns all of the capital stock of the Company.

WHEREAS , the Bank recognizes the substantial contribution Executive has made to the Bank and wishes to assure itself of the continued services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Executive is willing to continue to serve in the employ of the Bank on a full-time basis for said period.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

During the period of his employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve as                      of the Bank. During said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer and director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank. Failure to reelect Executive as                      of the Bank without the consent of the Executive during the term of this Agreement, shall constitute an Event of Termination.

 

2. TERMS AND DUTIES

(a) The period of Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall begin as of the date first above written and shall continue for a period of twenty-four (24) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on the first anniversary date of this Agreement, and continuing at each anniversary date thereafter, the Agreement shall renew for an additional year such that the remaining term shall be twenty-four (24) months unless written notice of non-renewal is provided to Executive at least ten (10) days and not more than thirty (30) days prior to any such anniversary date. In the event that notice of non-renewal is provided, the Executive’s employment shall cease at the end of twenty-four (24) months following such anniversary date.

(b) During the period of his employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder including activities and services related to the organization, operation and management of the Bank; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve, or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, business companies or business organizations, which, in such Board’s judgment, will not present any conflict of interest with the Bank, or materially affect the performance of Executive’s duties


pursuant to this Agreement (it being understood that membership in social, religious, charitable or similar organizations does not require Board approval pursuant to this Section 2(b)).

 

3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT

(a) The compensation specified under this Agreement shall constitute the salary and benefits paid for the duties described in Section 2(b). The Bank shall pay Executive as compensation a salary of not less than $                      per year (“Base Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be payable biweekly. During the period of this Agreement, Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually, and the Board may increase, but not decrease, Executive’s Base Salary (any increase in Base Salary shall become the “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement). In addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the Bank shall provide Executive at no cost to Executive with all such other benefits as are provided uniformly to permanent officers and full-time employees of the Bank.

(b) The Bank will provide Executive with employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Bank will not, without Executive’s prior written consent, make any changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites which would adversely affect Executive’s rights or benefits thereunder (except to the extent that such benefits are changed in their application to all employees). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 3(b), Executive will be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans, including but not limited to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Bank in the future to its senior executives and key management employees, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. Executive will be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses in accordance with Bank practices in effect from time to time (and he shall be entitled to a pro rata payment of incentive compensation or bonus as to any year in which a termination of employment occurs, other than termination for Cause). Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement.

(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by Section 3(a), the Bank shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by Executive performing his obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine in accordance with standards set by the Board of Directors. [Without limiting the foregoing, the Bank shall provide the Executive with an automobile suitable to the position of                                  of the Bank, and such automobile may be used by the Executive in carrying out his duties under this Agreement, including commuting between his residence and his principal place of employment, and other personal use. The Bank shall reimburse the Executive for the cost of maintenance and servicing such automobile, including without limitation, gasoline and oil for such automobile, and for all income taxes due on account of his personal use of the automobile.] The Bank shall reimburse the Executive for his ordinary and necessary business expenses, including, without limitation, [fees for memberships in a country

 

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club, a health club, and such other clubs and organizations as the Executive and the Board shall mutually agree are necessary and appropriate for business purposes], and travel and entertainment expenses, incurred in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized account of such expenses in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

(d) Each year the Executive shall be entitled to vacation time of                      weeks, during which time his compensation shall be paid in full. In the event that Executive shall not take four weeks of vacation in any calendar year, he shall be paid on or before December 31 of each such year an amount equal to the unused vacation time, on a per diem basis at the rate of Base Salary then in effect.

 

4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION

(a) The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined) during the Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, an “Event of Termination” shall mean and include any one or more of the following:

 

  (i) the termination by the Bank of Executive’s full-time employment hereunder for any reason other than (A) Disability, death or Retirement, as defined in Section 6 hereof, (B) following a Change in Control, as defined in Section 5(a) hereof, or (C) Termination for Cause as defined in Section 7 hereof; or

 

  (ii) Executive’s resignation from the Bank’s employ, upon any

 

  (A) failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as                      of the Bank during the term of this Agreement in accordance with Section 2(a) hereof.

 

  (B) material change in Executive’s function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1 hereof.

 

  (C) a relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment by more than 30 miles from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, or a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of this Agreement,

 

  (D) liquidation or dissolution of the Bank other than liquidations or dissolutions that are caused by reorganizations that do not affect the status of Executive, or

 

  (E) breach of this Agreement by the Bank.

 

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Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses (ii) (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) of this Section 4(a), Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this Agreement by resignation upon not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice to the Bank, which notice must be given by Executive within four calendar months after the initial event giving rise to said right to elect, which shall be determined to constitute an “Event of Termination.” Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event of a continuing breach of this Agreement by the Bank, Executive, after giving due notice within the prescribed time frame of an initial event specified above, shall not waive any of his rights solely under this Agreement and this Section 4 by virtue of the fact that Executive has submitted his resignation but has remained in the employment of the Bank and is engaged in good faith discussions to resolve any occurrence of an event described in clauses (ii) (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) of this Section 4(a).

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of Termination, as defined in Section 8, the Bank shall pay Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a cash payment equal to two (2) times the sum of (i) highest rate of Base Salary (Base Salary shall include any salary deferred by Executive under a 401(k) or nonqualified deferred compensation plan) paid to the Executive during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) the highest annual cash bonus paid to Executive with respect to any of the three completed fiscal years prior to the Event of Termination; Provided however , that if the Bank is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below its minimum capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred until such time as the Bank is in capital compliance. At the election of Executive, which election is to be made on an annual basis during the month of January (or within thirty days of the execution of this Agreement as to the first year of the Agreement), and which election is irrevocable for the year in which made and upon the occurrence of an event of Termination, such payment shall be made in a lump sum or paid monthly during the remaining term of this Agreement following Executive’s termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made in a lump sum. Such payments shall not be reduced for failure to mitigate damages or in the event Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.

(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Bank will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability insurance coverage for a period of twenty-four months, or if applicable as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

 

5. CHANGE IN CONTROL

(a) No benefit shall be payable under this Section 5 unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Bank, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” of the Bank shall mean: (i) an event of a nature that results in a Change in Control of the Bank within the meaning of the Change in Bank Control Act, as administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) (or any successor agency) as in effect at the time of the Change in Control; or (ii) an event of a nature that results in a Change in Control of the Company or the MHC within the meaning of the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision (or any successor agency) as in effect at the time of the Change in Control (or such other bank

 

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regulatory agency that has supervision over the Company and the MHC); (iii) the election to the Board of Directors of the Bank of any person who was not nominated for such election by the Board or by a nominating committee of the Board prior to his or her election; or (iv) the merger of the Bank with any other entity, or the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Bank by another entity (in either case other than pursuant to an involuntary merger or consolidation mandated by any governmental agency then having jurisdiction over the Bank), other than a merger in which a majority of the board of directors of the resulting entity consists of persons who were directors of the Bank immediately prior to the execution of the merger agreement.

(b) If any of the events described in Section 5(a) hereof constituting a Change in Control have occurred, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs Sections 5(b), 5(c), and 5(d) upon the subsequent termination of employment at any time during the term of this Agreement (regardless of whether such termination results from (i) his resignation, provided such resignation occurs within one year of a Change of Control, or (ii) his dismissal), unless such termination is because of his death, normal retirement, Termination for Cause or termination for Disability. Upon a Change in Control, Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate for any reason his employment (at any time during the term of this Agreement) with the Bank for a period of one year following a Change of Control.

(c) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control followed by the Executive’s termination of employment, the Bank shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a cash payment equal to two (2) times the sum of (i) highest rate of Base Salary (Base Salary shall include any salary deferred by Executive under a 401(k) or nonqualified deferred compensation plan) paid to the Executive during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) the highest annual cash bonus paid to Executive with respect to any of the three completed fiscal years prior to the Event of Termination. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made on an annual basis during the month of January (or within thirty days of the execution of this Agreement as to the first year of the Agreement), and which election is irrevocable for the year in which made and upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, such payment may be made in a lump sum or paid in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) months following the Executive’s termination. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made in a lump sum.

(d) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control followed by the Executive’s termination of employment, the Bank will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability insurance coverage for a period of twenty-four (24) months, or if applicable as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

(e) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section 5, in the event that:

 

  (i) the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive under said paragraphs (the “Termination Benefits”) would be deemed to include an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto, and

 

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  (ii) if such Termination Benefits were reduced to an amount (the “Non-Triggering Amount”), the value of which is one dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to the total amount of payments permissible under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto.

then the Termination Benefits to be paid to Executive shall be so reduced so as to be a Non-Triggering Amount.

 

6. TERMINATION UPON RETIREMENT, DISABILITY OR DEATH

Termination by the Bank of Executive based on “Retirement” shall mean termination at age 70 (or at an early retirement age in accordance with any retirement arrangement established with Executive’s consent). Upon termination of Executive at Retirement, Executive shall be entitled to all benefits under any retirement plan of the Bank and other plans to which Executive is a party, and no benefits other than as specified in this paragraph shall be due under this Agreement (unless an Event of Termination or a Change in Control occurred prior to Retirement, in which event the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 shall apply). Following Retirement, the Executive and his spouse shall be entitled to continuing health care insurance coverage, in substantially the same form and amount as provided to the Executive and his spouse prior to the Executive’s Retirement, which coverage shall continue until the death of the Executive and his spouse.

Termination by the Bank of Executive’s employment based on “Disability” shall mean termination because of any physical or mental impairment which qualifies Executive for disability benefits under the applicable long-term disability plan maintained by the Bank or, if no such plan applies, which would qualify Executive for disability benefits under the federal social security system. In the event Executive is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement on a full-time basis for a period of six (6) consecutive months by reason of Disability, the Bank may terminate this Agreement, provided that the Bank shall continue to be obligated to pay Executive his Base Salary, including bonuses and any other cash compensation paid to Executive during such period for the remaining term of this Agreement, or one (1) year, whichever is the longer period of time, and provided further that any amounts actually paid to Executive pursuant to any disability insurance or other similar such program which the Bank has provided or may provide on behalf of its employees or pursuant to any workman’s or social security disability program shall reduce the compensation to be paid to Executive pursuant to this paragraph. Upon disability, the Executive and his spouse shall be entitled to continuing health care insurance as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

In the event of Executive’s death during the term of this Agreement, his estate, legal representatives or named beneficiaries (as directed by Executive in writing) shall be paid Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Executive’s death for the remaining term of this Agreement, and the Bank will continue to provide medical, dental, family and other benefits normally provided for Executive’s family as provided in the Oritani Savings Bank nonqualified senior officers medical benefit plan.

 

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7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE

The term “Termination for Cause” shall mean termination upon intentional failure to perform stated duties, personal dishonesty which results in a loss to the Bank or one of its affiliates, a willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order which results in loss to the Bank or one of its affiliates, the commission and conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any material breach of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 7, no act or failure to act on the part of Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice, in writing, to Executive and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

8. NOTICE

(a) Any purported termination by the Bank for Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination for Cause is given, the Executive notifies the Bank that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the parties shall promptly proceed to arbitration. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Bank shall continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary, and other compensation and benefits in effect immediately prior to the Notice of Termination. If it is determined that Executive is not entitled to compensation and benefits under Section 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the Executive shall return all cash amounts to the Bank promptly following the date of resolution by arbitration, with interest commencing as of the date of the resolution of the dispute by arbitration (at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time). Any cash amounts paid to Executive pending the resolution of the dispute by arbitration shall offset any amounts due Executive under Sections 4 or 5.

(b) Any other purported termination by the Bank or by Executive shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. “Date of Termination” shall mean the date of the Notice of Termination. If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the parties shall promptly proceed to arbitration as provided in Section 19 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Bank shall continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary, and

 

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other compensation and benefits in effect immediately prior to the Notice of Termination. Any cash amounts paid to Executive pending the resolution of the dispute by arbitration shall offset any amounts due Executive under Sections 4 or 5. In the event of the voluntary termination by the Executive of his employment, which is disputed by the Bank, and if it is determined in arbitration that Executive is not entitled to termination benefits pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive shall return all cash payments made to him pending resolution by arbitration, with interest thereon, commencing as of the date of resolution of the dispute by arbitration, at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time.

 

9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS

(a) All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive’s compliance with Section 9(b) during the term of this Agreement and for one (1) full year after the expiration or termination hereof.

(b) Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Bank as may reasonably be required by the Bank in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party.

 

10. NON-COMPETITION

(a) Upon any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder as a result of which the Bank is paying Executive benefits under Section 4, Executive agrees not to compete with the Bank for a period of one (1) year following such termination in any city, town or county in which the Bank has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository, lending or other business activities of the Bank. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Bank, its business and property in the event of Executive’s breach of this Section 10(a) agree that in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Bank will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive’s partners, agents, servants, employers, employees and all persons acting for or with Executive. Executive represents and admits that Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that Executive can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines and/or of a different nature than the Bank, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Bank and affiliates thereof, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Bank. Executive will not, during or after the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever (except for such disclosure as

 

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may be required to be provided to the Securities Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or other federal or state banking agency with jurisdiction over the Bank or Executive). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Bank, and Executive may disclose any information regarding the Bank which is otherwise publicly available. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of this Section 10, the Bank will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or affiliates thereof, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS

All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or check from the general funds of the Bank.

 

12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS

This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the Bank and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement.

 

13. NO ATTACHMENT

(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Executive and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns.

 

14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER

(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver

 

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shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

15. REQUIRED PROVISIONS

(a) The Bank’s Board of Directors may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason, but any termination by the Bank’s Board of Directors, other than Termination for Cause, shall not prejudice Executive’s right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement.

(b) If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(e)(3)) or 8(g) (12 U.S.C. § 1818(g)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, the Bank’s obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

(c) If the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e) (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(e)) or 8(g) (12 U.S.C. § 1818(g)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(d) If the Bank is in default as defined in Section 3(x) (12 U.S.C. § 1813(x)(1)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

(e) All obligations of the Bank under this contract may be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, by the FDIC if it enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank. Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

(f) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 USC Section 1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

16. SEVERABILITY

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

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17. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY

The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

18. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

19. ARBITRATION

Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by the employee within twenty-five (25) miles from the location of the Bank, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

 

20. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES

All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Bank, provided that the dispute or interpretation has been settled by Executive and the Bank or resolved in Executive’s favor.

 

21. INDEMNIFICATION

The Bank shall provide Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under federal and state law against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Bank (whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys’ fees and the cost of reasonable settlements (such settlements must be approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank). If such action, suit or proceeding is brought against Executive in his capacity as an officer or director of the Bank, however, such indemnification shall not extend to matters as to which Executive is finally adjudged to be liable for willful misconduct in the performance of his duties. No indemnification shall be paid that would violate 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(K) or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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22. SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK

The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed and its seal to be affixed hereunto by its duly authorized officers, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the day and date first above written.

 

ATTEST:

    ORITANI SAVINGS BANK
      

By:

    

Secretary

     

ATTEST:

    EXECUTIVE:
      

By:

    

Secretary

     

 

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Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

The following is a list of the subsidiaries of Oritani Financial Corp.:

 

Name

  

State of Incorporation

Oritani Savings Bank    New Jersey
Hampshire Financial LLC    New Jersey
Oritani, LLC    New Jersey
Oritani Financial Services, Inc.    New Jersey *
Ormon LLC    New Jersey *
Oritani Holding Company    New Jersey *
Oritani Asset Corporation    New Jersey **

* Subsidiary of Oritani Savings Bank
** Subsidairy of Oritani Holding Company

EXHIBIT 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp.

We consent to the use in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of our report dated September 6, 2006 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Oritani Financial Corp. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2006, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “EXPERTS” in the prospectus.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
September 11, 2006

EXHIBIT 23.3

LOGO

September 11, 2006

Board of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Savings Bank

370 Pascack Road

Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Dear Board Members:

We hereby consent to the use of our firm’s name, FinPro, Inc. (“FinPro”) and the inclusion of, summary of and references to our Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report and the valuation of Oritani Financial Corp. provided by FinPro in the Form MHC 2 and S-1 Registration Statement (“Registration Statement”), including the prospectus filed by Oritani Financial Corp. and any amendments thereto and our opinion regarding subscription rights filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referenced above.

 

Very Truly Yours,
/s/ FinPro, Inc.

20 Church Street • P.O. Box 323 • Liberty Corner, NJ 07938-0323 • Tel: 908.604.9336 • Fax: 908.604.5951

finpro@finpronj.com • www.finpronj.com

EXHIBIT 99.1

LOGO

January 3, 2006

Mr. Kevin J. Lynch

President and CEO

Oritani Savings Bank

370 Pascack Road

Washington Township, NJ 07675

 

RE: Appraisal Services

Dear Kevin:

FinPro, Inc. (“FinPro”) would be pleased to assist Oritani Savings Bank (“the Bank”) and Oritani Financial Corp, MHC (“the Company”) in providing appraisal services.

1. Scope of Project

As part of the appraisal valuation, the following major tasks will be included:

 

    conduct financial due diligence, including on-site interviews of senior management and reviews of financial and other records.

 

    gather an understanding of the Bank’s current and projected financial condition, profitability, risk characteristics, operations and external factors that might influence or impact the Bank.

 

    prepare a detailed written valuation report of the Bank and the Company, that is consistent with applicable regulatory guidelines and standard valuation practices.

 

    prepare and deliver an opinion, in form and substance acceptable to legal and tax counsel of the Bank and the Company, to the effect that the subscription rights granted to eligible account holders, the applicable stock benefit plans and others in connection with the stock offering, have no value.

The valuation report will:

 

    include an in-depth analysis of the operating results and financial condition of the Bank and the Company.

 

    describe the business strategies of the Bank and the Company, the market area, competition and potential for the future.

20 Church Street • P.O. Box 323 • Liberty Corner, NJ 07938-0323 • Tel: 908.604.9336 • Fax: 908.604.5951

finpro@finpronj.com • www.finpronj.com


    include a detailed peer analysis of publicly traded savings institutions for use in determining appropriate valuation adjustments based upon multiple factors.

 

    include a midpoint pro forma valuation along with a range of value around the midpoint value.

 

    comply, in form and substance to all applicable requirements of regulatory authorities for purposes of its use to establish the estimated pro forma market value of the common stock of the Company following the Conversion and Stock Offering.

The valuation report may be periodically updated throughout the Conversion process and will be updated at the time of the closing of the Stock Offering.

FinPro will perform such other services as are necessary or required in connection with the regulatory review of the appraisal and will respond to the regulatory comments, if any, regarding the valuation appraisal and any subsequent updates.

2. Requirements of The Bank

To accomplish the tasks set forth in this proposal, the following information and work effort is requested of the Bank:

 

    provide FinPro with all financial and other information, whether or not publicly available, necessary to familiarize FinPro with the business and operations of the Bank and the Company.

 

    allow FinPro the opportunity, from time to time, to discuss the operations of the Bank and the Company with Bank and Company personnel.

 

    promptly advise FinPro of any material or contemplated material transactions that may have an effect on the day-to-day operations of the Bank and the Company.

 

    provide FinPro with all support schedules required to compile Regulatory, Board and Management reports.

 

    provide FinPro with offering circular, prospectus and all other materials relevant to the appraisal function for the Conversion.

3. Project Deliverables

The following is a list of deliverables that will result from FinPro’s effort:

 

  1. Pro Forma Market Valuation of the Bank and the Company.

 

  2. Final Updated Pro Forma Market Valuation of the Bank and the Company.

 

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4. Term of the Agreement

It is anticipated that it will take approximately four months of elapsed time to complete all of the tasks outlined in this proposal.

5. Fees and Expenses

Fees:

FinPro’s fees to complete the tasks outlined in this proposal will be as follows:

 

Initial & Final Appraisal

   $ 40,000

Any Appraisal Updates

(only in the event the transaction structure changes from the initial filing or the financial figures change materially or go stale).

   $ 6,500

This fee shall be payable as follows:

 

    $5,000 retainer payable at signing of this agreement;

 

    $7,000 upon submission of the appraisal to the regulators

 

    Remainder payable upon completion of the Stock Offering

 

    If appraisal updates are necessary, they will be payable upon delivery

Expenses:

In addition to any fees that may be payable to FinPro hereunder, the Bank hereby agrees to reimburse FinPro for the following:

 

  1. Out of Pocket - all of FinPro’s reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with FinPro’s engagement. It is FinPro policy to itemize expenses for each project so that the client can review, by line item, each expense.

In the event that the Bank and the Company shall, for any reason, discontinue the proposed Conversion prior to delivery of the completed documents set forth above, the Bank and Company agrees to compensate FinPro according to FinPro’s standard billing rates for consulting services based on accumulated time and expenses, not to exceed the respective fee caps noted above. FinPro’s standard hourly rates are as follows:

 

•      Director Level and Above

   $ 300

•      Staff Consultant Level

   $ 150

 

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If during the course of the proposed transaction, unforeseen events occur so as to materially change the nature or the work content of the services described in this contract, the terms of said contract shall be subject to renegotiation by the Bank, the Company and FinPro. Such unforeseen events shall include, but not be limited to, major changes in the conversion regulations, appraisal guidelines or processing procedures as they relate to conversion appraisals, major changes in management or procedures, operating policies or philosophies, excessive delays or suspension of processing of conversion applications by the regulators.

FinPro agrees to execute a suitable confidentiality agreement with the Bank. The Bank acknowledges that all opinions, valuations and advice (written or oral) given by FinPro to the Bank in connection with FinPro’s engagement are intended solely for the benefit and use of the Bank (and it’s directors, management, and attorneys) in connection with the matters contemplated hereby and the Bank agrees that no such opinion, valuation, or advice shall be used for any other purpose, except with respect to the opinion and valuation which may be used for the proper corporate purposes of the client, or reproduced, or disseminated, quoted or referred to at any time, in any manner or for any purpose, nor shall any public references to FinPro be made by the Bank (or such persons), without the prior written consent of FinPro, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

6. Representations and Warranties

FinPro, the Bank and the Company agree to the following:

1.) The Bank and the Company agree to make available or to supply to FinPro the information set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement.

2.) The Bank and the Company hereby represent and warrant to FinPro that any information provided to FinPro does not and will not, to the best of the Bank’s and Companies knowledge, at the times it is provided to FinPro, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made.

3.) (a) The Bank and the Company agree that it will indemnify and hold harmless FinPro, its directors, officers, agents and employees of FinPro (collectively referred to in this Section 6 as “FinPro”) or its successors who act for or on behalf of FinPro in connection with the services called for under this agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, but not limited to, all losses and expenses in connection with claims under the federal securities law) arising out of or in any way related to the services provided by FinPro under this Agreement, except to the extent arising out of or attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of FinPro, its directors, officers, agents or employees and it’s successors, if any.

 

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(b) FinPro shall give written notice to the Bank and the Company of such claim for indemnification or facts within thirty days of the assertion of any claim or discovery of material facts upon which FinPro intends to base a claim for indemnification hereunder. In the event the Bank elects, within seven days of the receipt of the original notice thereof, to contest such claim by written notice to FinPro, FinPro will be entitled to be paid any amounts payable by the Bank hereunder, together with interest on such costs from the date incurred at the rate of eight percent per annum within five days after a final determination is made either in writing by the Bank and the Company or by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that indemnification hereunder should be made. If the Bank and the Company does not elect to challenge the claim for indemnification, FinPro shall be paid promptly, and in any event, within thirty days after receipt by the Bank and Company of the notice of the claim.

(c) The Bank and Company shall pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by FinPro in connection with the contest of any claim subject to indemnification hereunder in advance of the final determination of any proceeding within thirty days of the receipt of such request if FinPro furnishes the Bank and the Company:

 

  1. a written statement of FinPro’s good faith belief that it is entitled to indemnification hereunder; and

 

  2. a written undertaking by FinPro to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined in a final adjudication of such proceeding that FinPro is not entitled to such indemnification.

(d) In the event that the Bank and the Company elect to contest the claim, (i) FinPro will cooperate in Good Faith with the contest, (ii) FinPro will provide the Bank and the Company with an irrevocable power-of-attorney permitting the Bank to pursue the claim in the name of FinPro, and (iii) FinPro will be prohibited from settling or compromising the claim without written consent of the Bank and the Company.

(e) In the event the Bank and the Company do not pay any indemnified loss or make advance reimbursements of expenses in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, FinPro shall have all remedies available at law or in equity to enforce such obligation.

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Bank, the Company and FinPro concerning the subject matter addressed herein, and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. This Agreement may not be modified, supplemented or amended except by written agreement executed by both parties.

 

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The Bank, the Company and FinPro are not affiliated, and neither the Bank, the Company nor FinPro has an economic interest in, or is held in common with, the other and has not derived a significant portion of its gross revenues, receipts or net income for any period from transactions with the other.

Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding and agreement with FinPro by signing and returning to FinPro the duplicate of the letter enclosed herewith.

By,

 

/s/Donald J. Musso

   

/s/Kevin J. Lynch

President     President and CEO
FinPro, Inc.     Oritani Savings Bank

January 3, 2006

   

January 3, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT 99.2

Feldman Financial Advisors

1725 K Street, NW Suite 205

Washington, D.C. 20006

February 14, 2006

Confidential

Board of Directors

Oritani Savings Bank

370 Pascack Road

Washington Township, New Jersey 07676

Members of the Board:

This letter agreement (“Agreement”) describes the terms under which Feldman Financial Advisors, Inc. (“Feldman Financial”) will assist Oritani Savings Bank (“Oritani”) with the business plan (“Business Plan”) to be submitted to regulators in conjunction with Oritani’s minority stock offering. The services we will provide and our fees for this proposal are explained in this Agreement.

Description of Engagement

Under Oritani’s direction, we will prepare the text to be submitted in support of the Business Plan. We will prepare demographic, economic, or geographic data needed for the Business Plan. The Business Plan that we will provide will include the text and other information as required. We also will provide the financial projections and other financial information for the Business Plan. Our preparation of the Business Plan will be based on information Oritani provides to us regarding Oritani’s future business. After submission of the Business Plan and, as part of our services under this Agreement, we will be available to provide additional services in relation to the Business Plan, including assisting with preparation of your responses to questions or comments from the regulators while the regulators evaluate the Business Plan. Oritani will be responsible for final approval of the Business Plan and other information before submission to applicable regulators.

Fees and Expenses

Our professional fee for assisting with the development and submission of the Business Plan will be $20,000 and payable in three installments: (i) $5,000 retainer fee due upon acceptance and execution of this Agreement; (ii) $11,500 due upon filing the Business Plan with the applicable regulators; and (iii) $3,500 due upon Oritani’s satisfaction with the completed document. If, after submission of the Business Plan, further services are required of Feldman Financial by Oritani with respect to the Business Plan, Feldman Financial will perform such services at our


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Oritani Savings Bank

February 14, 2006

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hourly rates that correspond to the attached fee schedule. This work, if required, will be capped at $5,000.00. In addition, we will invoice you for actual out-of-pocket expenses for data purchases, copying, express mail, travel, and other costs incurred in connection with providing the professional consulting services under this Agreement. Out-of-pocket expenses will not exceed $1,500 without Oritani’s prior approval.

Termination

Oritani may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing notice of such termination to Feldman Financial. The “Termination Date” shall be either: (i) the date oral notice of such termination is provided to Feldman Financial, as long as written notice is received within three business days thereafter, or (ii) if oral notice is not provided, the date Feldman Financial receives the written notice of termination.

In the event of termination prior to submission of the Business Plan, Oritani will pay Feldman Financial for all time incurred in preparing the Business Plan through the Termination Date at an hourly rate that corresponds with the aforementioned fee schedule. Such charges shall not exceed $20,000.00. In addition, Oritani will pay Feldman Financial for all expenses incurred through the Termination Date.

Financial Information and Confidentiality

Oritani will use its best efforts to assure Feldman Financial that Oritani will provide such information as Feldman Financial may reasonably request to prepare the Business Plan. Oritani acknowledges that in performing services hereunder, Feldman Financial will be relying on the information furnished by Oritani, and Oritani further acknowledges that Feldman Financial will not independently verify the accuracy and completeness of such information.

Oritani agrees that the intended use of the Business Plan is only for submission with the appropriate regulatory authorities and for other internal purposes. Oritani will not use the product of Feldman Financial’s services under this Agreement in any other manner, including references within a proxy statement or offering circular, without the express written consent of Feldman Financial.

Feldman Financial agrees to hold in confidence all information Oritani provides pursuant to this Agreement, other than information which is or becomes publicly available, unless such disclosure is approved by Oritani or otherwise required by law. Similarly, Oritani agrees to hold in confidence all information provided by Feldman Financial pursuant to this Agreement, other than information that is or


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Oritani Savings Bank

February 14, 2006

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becomes publicly available, unless such disclosure is approved by Feldman Financial or otherwise required by law.

Sole Terms of Agreement

This Agreement embodies the sole terms of agreement between Oritani and Feldman Financial with respect to the engagement of Feldman Financial to prepare the Business Plan. This Agreement can be modified only if such modification is stated in writing and signed by both Oritani and Feldman Financial.

To indicate your acceptance of the terms in this Agreement, please sign below and return one original of this letter to me with a check for $5,000, such payment to be credited as the retainer fee.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Trent R. Feldman

Trent R. Feldman
President

Attachment

AGREED AND ACCEPTED BY:

ORITANI SAVINGS BANK

 

By:  

/s/ John M. Fields, Jr.

Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 10, 2006

EXHIBIT 99.3

LOGO

September 11, 2006

Board of Directors

Oritani Financial Corp.

Oritani Savings Bank

370 Pascack Road

Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Dear Board Members:

All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this letter have the meanings given such terms in Oritani Savings Bank’s (the “Bank”) Plan of Reorganization and Stock Issuance (the “Plan”) adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Bank. As part of the Plan, Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”), a federally chartered mid-tier holding company of the Bank, will issue 30.00% of its outstanding common stock to the public and 2.00% of its outstanding common stock to a charitable foundation. The remaining common stock of the Company will be owned by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, a federally chartered mutual holding company.

We understand that in accordance with the Plan, subscription rights to purchase shares of the common stock are to be issued to (i) Eligible Account Holders; (ii) Tax-Qualified Employee Stock Benefit Plans, including the employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”); (iii) Supplemental Eligible Account Holders; and (iv) Voting Members (together collectively referred to as the “Recipients”). Based solely on our observation that the subscription rights will be available to such Recipients without cost, will be legally non-transferable and of short duration, and will afford the Recipients the right only to purchase shares of common stock at the same price as will be paid by members of the general public in the Community Offering, if any, but without undertaking any independent investigation of state or federal law or the position of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to this issue, we are of the belief that:

 

  (1) the subscription rights will have no ascertainable market value; and

 

  (2) the price at which the subscription rights are exercisable will not be more or less than the pro forma market value of the shares upon issuance.

Changes in the local and national economy, the legislative and regulatory environment, the stock market, interest rates, and other external forces (such as natural disasters or significant world events) may occur from time to time, often with great unpredictability and may materially impact the value of thrift stocks as a whole or the Company’s value alone. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that persons who subscribe to shares of common stock in the Subscription Offering will thereafter be able to buy or sell such shares at the same price paid in the Subscription Offering.

 

Very Truly Yours,
/s/ FinPro, Inc.

20 Church Street • P.O. Box 323 • Liberty Corner, NJ 07938-0323 • Tel: 908.604.9336 • Fax: 908.604.5951

finpro@finpronj.com • www.finpronj.com

Exhibit 99.4

Table of Contents

Oritani Financial Corp.

Township of Washington, New Jersey

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   I

INTRODUCTION

   1

1. OVERVIEW AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

   4

G ENERAL O VERVIEW

   4

H ISTORY AND O VERVIEW

   5

S TRATEGIC D IRECTION

   6

B ALANCE S HEET T RENDS

   7

L OAN P ORTFOLIO

   9

I NVESTMENTS

   12

I NVESTMENTS AND M ORTGAGE -B ACKED S ECURITIES

   13

A SSET Q UALITY

   14

F UNDING C OMPOSITION

   17

A SSET /L IABILITY M ANAGEMENT

   19

N ET W ORTH AND C APITAL

   20

P ROFITABILITY T RENDS

   21

L EGAL P ROCEEDINGS

   27

S UBSIDIARIES  & J OINT V ENTURES

   27

2. MARKET AREA ANALYSIS

   28

3. COMPARISONS WITH PUBLICLY TRADED THRIFTS

   30

I NTRODUCTION

   30

S ELECTION C RITERIA

   30

B ASIS FOR C OMPARISON

   32

O VERVIEW OF THE C OMPARABLES

   32

4. MARKET VALUE DETERMINATION

   35

M ARKET V ALUE A DJUSTMENTS

   35

F INANCIAL C ONDITION

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B ALANCE S HEET G ROWTH

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E ARNINGS Q UALITY , P REDICTABILITY AND G ROWTH

   41

M ARKET AREA

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C ASH D IVIDENDS

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L IQUIDITY OF THE I SSUE

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R ECENT R EGULATORY M ATTERS

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5. OTHER FACTORS

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M ANAGEMENT

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S UBSCRIPTION I NTEREST

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V ALUATION A DJUSTMENTS

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6. VALUATION

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D ISCUSSION OF W EIGHT G IVEN TO V ALUATION M ULTIPLES

   57

F ULL O FFERING V ALUE IN R ELATION TO C OMPARABLES

   59

C OMPARISON TO R ECENT MHC C ONVERSIONS

   62

V ALUATION C ONCLUSION

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List of Figures

Oritani Financial Corp.

Township of Washington, New Jersey

 

FIGURE 1 - CURRENT FACILITIES LIST

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FIGURE 2 - ASSET AND RETAINED EARNINGS CHART

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FIGURE 3 - KEY BALANCE SHEET DATA

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FIGURE 4 - KEY RATIOS

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FIGURE 5 - NET LOANS RECEIVABLE CHART

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FIGURE 6 - LOAN MIX AS OF JUNE 30, 2006

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FIGURE 7 - LOAN MIX AT JUNE 30, 2006

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FIGURE 8 - SECURITIES CHART

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FIGURE 9 - INVESTMENT MIX

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FIGURE 10 - ASSET QUALITY CHART

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FIGURE 11 - NONPERFORMING LOANS

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FIGURE 12 - ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES CHART

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FIGURE 13 - DEPOSIT AND BORROWING TREND CHART

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FIGURE 14 - DEPOSIT MIX

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FIGURE 15 - INTEREST RATE RISK

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FIGURE 16 - CAPITAL ANALYSIS

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FIGURE 17 - NET INCOME CHART

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FIGURE 18 - CORE NET INCOME CALCULATION

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FIGURE 19 - AVERAGE YIELDS AND COSTS

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FIGURE 20 - SPREAD AND MARGIN CHART

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FIGURE 21 - INCOME STATEMENT TRENDS

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FIGURE 22 - PROFITABILITY TREND CHART

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FIGURE 23 - DEPOSIT AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR BERGEN COUNTY

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FIGURE 24 - DEPOSIT AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR HUDSON COUNTY

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FIGURE 25 - DEPOSIT AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR PASSAIC COUNTY

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FIGURE 26 - COMPARABLE GROUP

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FIGURE 27 - KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS

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FIGURE 28 - KEY BALANCE SHEET DATA

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FIGURE 29 - CAPITAL DATA

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FIGURE 30 - ASSET QUALITY TABLE

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FIGURE 31 - BALANCE SHEET GROWTH DATA

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FIGURE 32 - NET INCOME CHART

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FIGURE 33 - PROFITABILITY DATA

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FIGURE 34 - INCOME STATEMENT DATA

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FIGURE 35 - MARKET AREA DATA

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FIGURE 36 - DIVIDEND DATA

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FIGURE 37 - MARKET CAPITALIZATION DATA

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FIGURE 38 - MHC REORGANIZATIONS (SINCE 1/1/05) PRO FORMA DATA

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FIGURE 39 - MHC REORGANIZATIONS PRICE APPRECIATION

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FIGURE 40 - VALUE RANGE - FULL OFFERING

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FIGURE 41 - AS IF FULLY CONVERTED OFFERING PRICING MULTIPLES

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FIGURE 42 - COMPARABLE AS IF FULLY CONVERTED PRICING MULTIPLES TO THE BANK’S PRO FORMA MIDPOINT

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FIGURE 43 - COMPARABLE AS IF FULLY CONVERTED PRICING MULTIPLES TO THE BANK’S PRO FORMA SUPER MAXIMUM

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FIGURE 44 - VALUE RANGE MHC OFFERING DATA

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FIGURE 45 - COMPARABLE GAAP PRICING MULTIPLES TO THE BANK’S PRO FORMA MIDPOINT

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FIGURE 46 - COMPARABLE GAAP PRICING MULTIPLES TO THE BANK’S PRO FORMA SUPER MAXIMUM

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FIGURE 47 - COMPARISON TO FILED AND PENDING MHC OFFERINGS

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List of Exhibits

Oritani Financial Corp.

Township of Washington, New Jersey

 

Exhibit     
1.    Profile of FinPro, Inc. and the Author of the Appraisal
2.    Consolidated Statements of Condition
3.    Consolidated Statements of Operations
4.    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Retained Equity
5.    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
6.    Net Income Reconciliation
7.    Comparable Group Selection Screens
8.    Selected Financial Data
9.    Industry Fully Converted Pricing Multiples
10.    MHC Conversions 2005 to Date
11.    Full Offering No Foundation Appraisal Pro Forma June 30, 2006 – 12 Months
12.    Full Offering With Foundation Appraisal Pro Forma June 30, 2006 – 12 Months
13.    MHC Appraisal Pro Forma June 30, 2006 – 12 Months
14.    MHC Fiscal Year Offering Circular Pro Forma June 30, 2006 – 12 Months


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Introduction

Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Mid-tier”), is offering for sale shares of its common stock. The shares being offered represent 30.0% of the shares of common stock of the Mid-tier that will be outstanding following the reorganization. The Mid-tier also intends to contribute 2.0% of the shares of the Mid-tier that will be outstanding following the reorganization, and $1.0 million in cash to a charitable foundation established by the Oritani Savings Bank (the “Bank”). After the stock offering, over 50.0% of the Mid-tier outstanding shares of common stock will be owned by Oritani Financial Corp., MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company parent. This report represents FinPro, Inc.’s (“FinPro”) independent appraisal of the estimated pro forma market value of the common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Oritani Financial Corp. (hereafter referred to on a consolidated basis as the “Bank”).

In compiling the pro formas, FinPro relied upon the assumptions provided by the Bank and its agents. The pro forma assumptions are as follows:

 

    30.00% of the total shares will be sold to the depositors and public,

 

    2.00% of the total shares will be contributed to a charitable foundation,

 

    cash equal to $1.0 million will be contributed to a charitable foundation,

 

    the stock will be issued at $10.00 per share,

 

    the conversion expenses will be $1.5 million at the midpoint,

 

    there will be an ESOP equal to 3.92% of the total shares outstanding funded internally, amortized over 20 years straight-line,

 

    there will be an MRP equal to 1.96% of the total shares outstanding, amortized over 5 years straight-line,

 

    there will be a Stock Option Plan equal to 10.00% of the total shares outstanding, expensed at $4.39 per option over 5 years straight-line,

 

    the tax rate is assumed at 35.00%, and

 

    the net proceeds will be invested at the one-year treasury rate of 5.27%, pre-tax.

It is our understanding that the Bank will offer its stock in a subscription and community offering to Eligible Account Holders, to the Employee Plans and to Supplemental Eligible Account Holders of the Bank. This appraisal has been prepared in accordance with Regulation 563b.7 and the “Guidelines for Appraisal Reports for the Valuation of Savings and Loan Associations Converting from Mutual to Stock Form of Organization” of the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) which have been adopted in practice by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), including the most recent revisions as of October 21, 1994, and applicable regulatory interpretations thereof.


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In the course of preparing our report, we reviewed the Bank’s audited financials for the years ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006. We also reviewed the registration statement on Form S-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We have conducted due diligence analysis of the Bank and held due diligence related discussions with the Bank’s Management and Board, Sandler O’Neill & Partners L.P. (the Bank’s underwriter), and Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C. (the Bank’s special counsel). The valuation parameters set forth in the appraisal were predicated on these discussions but all conclusions related to the valuation were reached and made independent of such discussions.

Where appropriate, we considered information based upon other publicly available sources, which we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. We visited the Bank’s primary market area and reviewed the market area’s economic condition. We also reviewed the competitive environment in which the Bank operates and its relative strengths and weaknesses. We compared the Bank’s performance with selected publicly traded thrift institutions. We reviewed conditions in the securities markets in general and in the market for savings institutions in particular. Our analysis included a review of the estimated effects of the Conversion of the Bank on the operations and expected financial performance as they related to the Bank’s estimated pro forma value.

In preparing our valuation, we relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of financial and other information provided to us by the Bank and its independent accountants. We did not independently verify the financial statements and other information provided by the Bank and its independent accountants, nor did we independently value any of the Bank’s assets or liabilities. This estimated valuation considers the Bank only as a going concern and should not be considered as an indication of its liquidation value.

Our valuation is not intended, and must not be construed, to be a recommendation of any kind as the advisability of purchasing shares of Common Stock in the stock issuance. Moreover, because such valuation is necessarily based upon estimates and projections of a number of matters, all of which are subject to change from time to time, no assurance can be given that persons who purchase shares of Common Stock in the stock issuance will thereafter be able to sell such shares at prices related to the foregoing valuation of the pro forma market value thereof. FinPro is not a seller of securities within the meaning of any federal or state securities laws. Any report prepared by FinPro shall not be used as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any securities.


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The estimated valuation herein will be updated as appropriate. These updates will consider, among other factors, any developments or changes in the Bank’s financial condition, operating performance, management policies and procedures and current conditions in the securities market for thrift institution common stock. Should any such developments or changes, in our opinion, be material to the estimated pro forma market value of the Bank, appropriate adjustments to the estimated pro forma market value will be made. The reasons for any such adjustments will be explained at that time.


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1. Overview and Financial Analysis

 

G ENERAL O VERVIEW      

As of June 30, 2006, the Bank had $1.0 billion in total assets, $688.6 million in deposits, $643.1 million in net loans and $150.1 million in equity. The following table shows the Bank’s facilities as of June 30, 2006.

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H ISTORY AND O VERVIEW      

Oritani Savings Bank is a New Jersey-chartered savings bank headquartered in the Township of Washington, New Jersey. Oritani Savings Bank was originally founded in 1911, as a New Jersey building and loan association. Over the years, Oritani Savings Bank has expanded through internal growth as well as through a series of business combinations. In 1997, Oritani Savings Bank converted to a mutual savings bank, and in March 1998, reorganized into the two-tier mutual holding company structure. Oritani Savings Bank conducts business from its main office located at 370 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington, New Jersey, and its 18 branch offices located in the New Jersey Counties of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic.

Oritani Savings Bank’s principal business activity consists of attracting retail and commercial bank deposits and investing those deposits in the origination of multi-family and commercial real estate loans and mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family residential real estate. Oritani Savings Bank also offers second mortgage and equity loans. To a lesser extent, Oritani Savings Bank also invests in mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Government and federal agency obligations, collateralized debt obligations and other investment securities. Oritani Savings Bank offers a variety of deposit accounts, including NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts and time deposits. Deposits are Oritani Savings Bank’s primary source of funds for its lending and investing activities. Oritani Savings Bank has also used borrowed funds as a source of funds, principally from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Both Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Saving Bank have investments in real estate and investments in joint ventures and each has loans outstanding with certain of these joint ventures, which are more fully described in this document.


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S TRATEGIC D IRECTION      

The Bank’s business strategy is to grow and improve profitability by:

 

    continuing to focus on multi-family and commercial real estate lending;

 

    increasing the origination of second mortgage loans, thereby improving our interest rate risk profile;

 

    expanding the branch network through de novo branching; and

 

    increasing core deposits.


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B ALANCE S HEET T RENDS      

The Bank’s balance sheet decreased by $20.3 million, or 1.9%, from $1.1 billion at June 30, 2005 to $1.0 billion at June 30, 2006.

Equity has increased $8.3 million from $141.8 million at June 30, 2005 to $150.1 million at June 30, 2006. The equity to assets ratio was 14.56% at June 30, 2006.

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The following tables set forth certain information concerning the financial position of the Bank at the dates indicated.

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L OAN P ORTFOLIO      

The Bank’s loan portfolio has increased by $149.5 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, and as a percent of assets, the loan portfolio has increased as a percentage of assets from 46.93% to 62.35%, respectively.

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The loan portfolio has grown rapidly. The mix has shifted from conventional 1-4 family loans to multifamily and commercial real estate and construction loans.

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Over half of the loan mix is multifamily and commercial mortgages. The next largest piece is conventional mortgages.

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I NVESTMENTS      

The investment portfolio decreased $307.3 million between June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2006.

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I NVESTMENTS AND

M ORTGAGE -B ACKED S ECURITIES

     

The following table provides the Bank’s investment portfolio. The portfolio is heavily weighted in CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities.

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A SSET Q UALITY      

The Bank’s level of nonperforming assets increased in 2006. At June 30, 2006, nonperforming assets were $458 thousand, or 0.04% of total assets.

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At June 30, 2006, the Bank’s nonperforming loans to total loan ratio was 0.07% and the nonperforming assets to total assets ratio was 0.04%.

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The ALLL increased $1.5 million from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006. The Bank’s ALLL to loans ratio decreased from 1.23% at June 30, 2005 to 1.18% at June 30, 2006.

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F UNDING C OMPOSITION      

Deposits have trended downward since June 30, 2003. From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, deposits decreased $14.3 million. Borrowings have decreased by $12.3 million since June 30, 2005.

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The following chart illustrates the Bank’s deposit mix as of June 30, 2006. The largest portion of the deposit mix is certificates of deposit which account for 59.2% of the portfolio.

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A SSET /L IABILITY M ANAGEMENT      

The following chart provides the net portfolio value sensitivity in various interest rate shock scenarios.

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N ET W ORTH AND C APITAL      

At June 30, 2006 the Bank had capital in excess of the minimum requirements for all capital ratios.

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P ROFITABILITY T RENDS      

The Bank’s annual net income has trended downward from the year ended June 30, 2002 through the year ended June 30, 2006. The declining trend in income is predominately a function of rising operating expenses, which have increased from $13.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2002 to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Net income decreased $498 thousand, or 5.6%, to $8.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $9.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary reasons for the decrease were higher operating expenses and provisions for losses on loans in 2006, partially offset by increased other income.

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The following table provides FinPro’s calculation of the Bank’s core net income for the twelve months ended June 30, 2006.

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The net interest spread and margin decreased between the twelve months ended June 30, 2005 and the twelve months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is attributable to a higher cost of interest bearing liabilities, which was partially offset by a higher yield on earning assets.

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Spread and margin have trended downward since the twelve month period ended June 30, 2002. After declining 57 basis points between the year ended June 30, 2002 to the year ended June 30, 2004, margin increased for the year ended June 30, 2005.

However, spread and margin both decreased between the twelve months ended June 30, 2005, and the twelve months ended June 30, 2006.

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The Bank’s annual net income has trended downward from the year ended June 30, 2002 through the year ended June 30, 2006. The declining trend in income is predominately a function of rising operating expenses, which have increased from $13.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2002 to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Net income decreased $498 thousand, or 5.6%, to $8.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $9.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary reasons for the decrease were higher operating expenses and provisions for losses on loans in 2006, partially offset by increased other income.

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Between the fiscal years ended 2001 through 2006 ROAA and ROAE steadily decreased, primarily due to increasing levels of noninterest expense. The Bank’s ROAA and ROAE for the twelve month period ended June 30, 2006 were 0.81% and 5.77%, respectively.

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L EGAL P ROCEEDINGS      

According to the offering circular, at June 30, 2006, the Bank was not involved in any legal proceedings, the outcome of which would be material to its financial condition or results of operations.

 

S UBSIDIARIES  & J OINT V ENTURES      

Oritani Financial Corp. is the owner of Oritani Savings Bank, Hampshire Financial LLC and Oritani LLC. Hampshire Financial LLC and Oritani LLC are New Jersey limited liability companies that own real estate and investments in real estate. In addition, at June 30, 2006, Oritani Financial Corp., either directly or through one of its subsidiaries, had loans with an aggregate balance of $33.6 million on 10 of the properties in which it (either directly or through one of its subsidiaries) had an ownership interest. All such loans are performing in accordance with their terms.

Oritani Savings Bank has the following subsidiaries: Oritani Financial Services, Inc. (inactive), Ormon LLC and Oritani Holding Company. Ormon LLC is a New Jersey limited liability company that owns real estate investments in New Jersey as well as investments in joint ventures that own income-producing commercial and residential rental properties in New Jersey as described below.

Oritani Holding Company is a New Jersey corporation that owns Oritani Asset Corporation, a real estate investment trust, formed in 1998 for the sole purpose of acquiring mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities from Oritani Savings Bank. Oritani Asset Corporation’s primary objective is to maximize long-term returns on equity. At June 30, 2006, Oritani Asset Corporation had $612.3 million in assets. Oritani Asset Corporation is taxed and operates in a manner that enables it to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Through these various subsidiaries, the Company maintains investments in real estate and investment in joint ventures. Ormon LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Savings Bank. Ormon LLC maintains the investments in real estate and joint ventures.


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2. Market Area Analysis

The following tables provide deposit and demographic data for the Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties.

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3. Comparisons with Publicly Traded Thrifts

 

I NTRODUCTION      

This section presents an analysis of the Bank’s operations against a selected group (“Comparable Group”) of publicly traded Mutual Holding Companies (“MHCs”). The Comparable Group was selected based upon similarity of characteristics to the Bank. The Comparable Group multiples provide the basis for the valuation of the Bank.

Factors that influence the Bank’s value such as balance sheet structure and size, profitability, income and expense trends, capital levels, credit risk, and recent operating results can be measured against the Comparable Group. The Comparable Group’s current market pricing, coupled with the appropriate aggregate adjustment for differences between the Bank and the Comparable Group, will then be utilized as the basis for the pro forma valuation of the Bank’s to-be-issued common stock.

 

S ELECTION C RITERIA      

The goal of the selection criteria process is to find those institutions with characteristics that most closely match those of the Bank. In an ideal world, all of the Comparable Group would contain the exact characteristics of the Bank. However, none of the Comparables selected will be exact clones of the Bank.

Based upon our experience, FinPro has determined that MHCs trade at materially different levels relative to fully converted thrifts due to the unique ownership structure. The primary differences between MHCs and fully converted institutions are that MHCs contain a minority interest and have the potential for a second step. In addition, MHCs have the potential for a remutualization transaction. Due to these differences, MHC trading multiples are substantially different from fully converted trading multiples. FinPro concluded that the appropriate Comparable Group should be comprised of liquidly traded MHCs.


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As of the date of this appraisal, there are a total of 68 MHCs nationally. There are 40 traded on the NYSE, NASDAQ or AMEX. FinPro limited the Comparable Group to institutions whose common stock is listed on a major exchange, since these companies tend to trade regularly. FinPro believes that thrifts that trade over-the-counter or as pink sheets are inappropriate for the Comparable Group, due to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads, which may skew the trading value and make trading multiples less reliable as an indicator of value.

To begin the screening process, FinPro eliminated the 13 MHCs located outside of the Northeast Region.

FinPro excluded institutions that have recently converted, as the earnings of newly converted institutions do not reflect a full year’s benefit from the reinvestment of proceeds, and thus the price/earnings multiples and return on equity measures for these institutions tend to be skewed upward and downward, respectively. As such, the 7 institutions that converted after June 30, 2005 were eliminated.

Of the remaining 20, FinPro then eliminated 2 of the institutions with assets in excess of $2.5 billion as these entities have greater financial and managerial resources and a broader branch network and 7 of the institutions with assets less than $400 million as they have less financial and managerial resources and a smaller branch network. Westfield was eliminated as it has announced its second step conversion.

This results in a total of 10 Comparables. FinPro review the recent performance and news releases of these 10 companies and determined that all 10 were acceptable Comparables.

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B ASIS FOR C OMPARISON      

MHCs have different percentages of minority ownership. In order to adjust for this factor, all of the Comparables’ pricing multiples are represented as if the MHC undertook a second step, based upon standardized assumptions. These multiples will be referred to as “fully converted” pricing multiples.

 

O VERVIEW OF THE C OMPARABLES      

The members of the Comparable Group were reviewed against the Bank to ensure comparability based upon the following criteria:

 

  1. Asset Size

 

  2. Profitability

 

  3. Capital Level

 

  4. Balance Sheet Mix

 

  5. Operating Strategy

 

  6. Date of Conversion

1. Asset Size     The Comparable Group should have a similar asset size to the Bank. The Comparable Group ranged in size from $436.8 million to $2.0 billion in total assets with a median of $770.4 million. The Bank’s asset size was $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2006. On a pro forma basis, the Bank’s assets are projected to be $1.1 billion at the midpoint of the estimated value range.

2. Profitability     The Comparable Group had a median core ROAA of 0.51% and a median core ROAE of 4.08% for the last twelve months. The Comparable Group profitability measures had a dispersion about the mean for the core ROAA measure ranging from a low of (0.86%) to a high of 0.84%, while the core ROAE measure ranged from a low of (17.58%) to a high of 6.83%. The Bank had a core ROAA of 0.89% and a core ROAE of 6.33% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2006. On a pro forma basis, the Bank’s core ROAA and core ROAE are 0.83% and 4.19%, respectively.


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3. Capital Level     The Comparable Group had a median tangible equity to tangible assets ratio of 11.67% with a high of 23.32% and a low of 3.63%. At June 30, 2006, the Bank had an equity to assets ratio of 14.56%. On a pro forma basis, at the midpoint, the Bank would have an equity to assets ratio of 20.27%.

4. Balance Sheet Mix     At June 30, 2006, the Bank had a net loan to asset ratio of 62.35%. The median loan to asset ratio for the Comparables was 57.18%, ranging from a low of 35.32% to a high of 83.89%. On the liability side, the Bank’s deposit to asset ratio was 66.77% at June 30 2006 while the Comparable median was 72.80%, ranging from 60.61% to 76.57%. The Bank’s borrowing to asset ratio of 16.46% is below the Comparable median of 12.97%.

5. Operating Strategy     An institution’s operating characteristics are important because they determine future performance. Operational strategy also affects expected rates of return and investor’s general perception of the quality, risk and attractiveness of a given company. Specific operating characteristics include profitability, balance sheet growth, asset quality, capitalization and non-financial factors such as management strategies and lines of business.

6. Date of Conversion     Recent conversions, those completed on or after June 30, 2005, were excluded since the earnings of a newly converted institution do not reflect the reinvestment of conversion proceeds. Additionally, new issues tend to trade at a discount to the market averages.


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The following table represents key financial indicators for the Bank and the Comparable Group.

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4. Market Value Determination

 

M ARKET V ALUE A DJUSTMENTS      

The estimated pro forma market value of the Bank, along with certain adjustments to its value relative to market values for the Comparable Group are delineated in this section. The adjustments are made from potential investors’ viewpoint and are adjustments necessary when comparing the Bank to the Comparable Group. The adjustment factors are subjectively assessed using the appraiser’s knowledge and expertise and an aggregate adjustment is determined. Potential investors include depositors holding subscription rights and unrelated parties who may purchase stock in the community offering and who are assumed to be aware of all relevant and necessary facts as they pertain to the value of the Bank relative to other publicly traded thrift institutions and relative to alternative investment opportunities.

There are numerous criteria on which the market value adjustments are based. The major criteria utilized for purposes of this report include:

Adjustments Relative to the Comparable Group:

 

    Financial Condition

 

    Balance Sheet Growth

 

    Earnings Quality, Predictability and Growth

 

    Market Area

 

    Cash Dividends

 

    Liquidity of the Issue

 

    Recent Regulatory Matters

Adjustments for Other Factors:

 

    Management

 

    Subscription Interest

To ascertain the market value of the Bank, the median trading multiple values for the Comparable Group are utilized as the starting point. The adjustment, up or down, to the Comparable Group median multiple values is made based on the comparison of the Bank to the Comparable Group.


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F INANCIAL C ONDITION      

The balance sheet strength of an institution is an important market value determinant, as the investment community considers such factors as cash liquidity, capitalization, asset composition, funding mix, intangible levels and interest rate risk in assessing the attractiveness of investing in the common stock of a thrift. The following figures summarize the key financial elements of the Bank measured against the Comparable Group.

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Asset Size – The Bank, at $1.0 billion, is larger than the Comparable Group median of $770.4 million. At the pro forma midpoint of the offering range, the Bank is expected to have assets of $1.1 billion.

Asset Composition - The Bank’s net loans to assets ratio of 62.35% is above the Comparable Group median of 57.18%. The Bank also has a higher level of securities as a percentage of assets.

Funding Mix – The Bank funds itself through deposits, 66.77% of assets and borrowings, 16.46% of assets. The Comparable Group has a deposits to assets ratio of 72.80% and a borrowings to assets ratio of 12.97%.


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Cash Liquidity - The cash liquidity of the Bank and the Comparable Group appear to be sufficient to meet funding requirements and regulatory guidelines.

Interest Rate Risk - The Bank’s interest rate risk position is illustrated on page 19. The Bank’s profile appears to be within acceptable regulatory parameters. No similar data is available for the Comparable Group.

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Capitalization - The Comparable Group’s median equity to assets ratio of 12.41% is above the Bank’s ratio of 14.56%. The Bank’s pro forma equity to assets ratio is projected to be 20.27% at the midpoint of the valuation range.

Intangible Levels - An important factor influencing market values is the level of intangibles that an institution carries on its books. Four of the Comparables have material levels of intangible assets. The Bank does not have any intangible assets.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 38
 
 

 

The asset quality of an institution is an important determinant of market value. The investment community considers levels of nonperforming loans, Real Estate Owned (“REO”) and levels of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) in assessing the attractiveness of investing in the common stock of an institution.

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The Bank’s level of nonperforming loans (“NPL”) to total loans, of 0.07%, is above the Comparable Group median of 0.05%. The Bank has a nonperforming assets to assets ratio of 0.04%, which is above the Comparable median of 0.03%. The Bank’s reserve level, 1.18% of loans, is above the Comparable median of 0.65% of loans.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 39
 
 

 

Positive

  

Neutral

  

Negative

Higher Loans to Assets       Lower Deposit Levels
Higher Capital Levels       Higher Borrowing Levels
Higher Pro forma Tangible Capital       Slightly Higher NPAs
Higher ALLL to Loans       Slightly Higher NPLs

The Bank’s asset mix is more favorable than the Comparable Group’s mix. The Bank has a lower level of deposits and a higher level of borrowings as a percentage of assets relative to the Comparable Group. The Bank has higher capital levels, and is projected to have much higher capital levels following the offering. The Bank has a higher level of NPLs and NPAs, but also has a higher level of reserves as a percentage of loans relative to the Comparable levels. Taken collectively, a slight upward adjustment is warranted for financial condition.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 40
 
 

 

B ALANCE S HEET G ROWTH      

The Bank’s assets and deposits have decreased, while the Comparable Group experienced growth over the last twelve months. However, the Bank has experienced strong loan growth, which exceeds the growth experienced by the Comparable Group.

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Positive

  

Neutral

  

Negative

Higher Loan Growth       Lower Asset Growth
      Lower Deposit Growth

A no adjustment is warranted.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 41
 
 

 

E ARNINGS Q UALITY ,

P REDICTABILITY AND G ROWTH

     

The earnings quality, predictability and growth are critical components in the establishment of market values for thrifts. Thrift earnings are primarily a function of:

 

    net interest income

 

    loan loss provision

 

    non-interest income

 

    non-interest expense

The quality and predictability of earnings is dependent on both internal and external factors. Some internal factors include the mix of the balance sheet, the interest rate sensitivity of the balance sheet, the asset quality, and the infrastructure in place to deliver the assets and liabilities to the public. External factors include the competitive market for both assets and liabilities, the global interest rate scenario, local economic factors and regulatory issues.

Investors are focusing on earnings sustainability as interest rate volatility has caused a wide variation in income levels. With the intense competition for both assets and deposits, banks cannot easily replace lost spread and margin with balance sheet growth.

Each of these factors can influence the earnings of an institution, and each of these factors is volatile. Investors prefer stability and consistency. As such, solid, consistent earnings are preferred to high but risky earnings. Investors also prefer earnings to be diversified and not entirely dependent on interest income.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 42
 
 

 

The Bank’s annual net income has trended downward from the year ended June 30, 2002 through the year ended June 30, 2006. The declining trend in income is predominately a function of rising operating expenses, which have increased from $13.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2002 to $17.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Net income decreased $498 thousand, or 5.6%, to $8.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2006 versus $9.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2005. The primary reasons for the decrease were higher operating expenses and provisions for losses on loans in 2006, partially offset by increased other income.

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The Bank’s core ROAA and core ROAE are above the Comparable Group medians. The Bank’s higher capitalization following the offering is expected to reduce return on equity for the near term. On a pro forma basis , the Bank’s core ROAA and core ROAE are 0.83% and 4.19%, respectively.

[TABLE REMOVED]


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The Bank has a 9 basis point disadvantage in net margin which is largely offset by an 8 basis point advantage in noninterest income. The Bank’s noninterest expense to average assets ratio is 67 basis points below the Comparable Group median.

The Bank’s efficiency ratio of 54.23% is below the Comparable median of 74.24%.

On a forward looking basis, after the conversion the Bank’s operating expenses are expected to rise as a result of the stock benefit plans and additional costs of being a public company. At the same time, the Bank will have additional capital to deploy and leverage.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 45
 
 

 

Positive

 

Neutral

 

Negative

Higher Core ROAA   Similar Pro Forma Core ROAE   Lower Net Margin
Higher Core ROAE     Declining Earnings Trend
Lower Noninterest Expense    
Higher Noninterest Income    

The Bank is more profitable than the Comparables on a core ROAA and core ROAE basis. The higher earnings levels are predominately due to a lower level of noninterest expense. Relative to the Comparable Group, the Bank’s level of noninterest income is higher, while net interest margin is lower. The Bank’s historical earnings trended downward since the twelve months ended December 31, 2002. Taken collectively, an upward adjustment is warranted for this factor.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 46
 
 

 

M ARKET AREA      

The market area that an institution serves has a significant impact on value, as future success is interrelated with the economic, demographic and competitive aspects of the market. The location of an institution will have an impact on the trading value of an institution, as many analysts compare the pricing of institutions relative to a state or regional multiples in investor presentations.

The following figure compares the demographic and competitive data for the counties serviced by the Bank, to the county data of the Comparable Group members.

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Positive

 

Neutral

 

Negative

Higher Household Income     Lower Population Per Branch
Higher Income Growth     Lower Population Growth
Lower Unemployment    

The Bank’s market area has grown and is projected to continue to grow at a slower rate than the Comparable Group’s markets. Unemployment levels are lower in the Bank’s markets. Household income levels are higher in the Bank’s markets and are projected to grow at a rate faster than the Comparable median. The Bank’s market area has a lower ratio of population to branches relative to the Comparable Group, which indicates a higher level of competition. Based upon these factors, a moderate upward adjustment is warranted for market area.


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C ASH D IVIDENDS      

The last few years have seen yet another shift away from dividend policies concurrent with conversion. Recent issues have been fully or oversubscribing without the need for the additional enticement of dividends. After the conversion is another issue, however. Pressures on ROAE and on internal rate of returns to investors prompted the industry toward cash dividends. This trend is exacerbated by the lack of growth potential. Typically, when institutions are in a growth mode, they issue stock dividends or do not declare a dividend. When growth is stunted, these institutions shift toward reducing equity levels and thus utilize cash dividends as a tool in managing equity. Recent tax code changes have made cash dividends more attractive to investors.

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Eight of the ten Comparable institutions have declared cash dividends. The median dividend payout ratio for the Comparable Group was 64.26%, ranging from a high of 181.82% to a low of 0.00%. The Bank, on a pro forma basis at the midpoint of the value range, is project to have an equity to assets ratio of 20.27% and a core return on pro forma equity of 4.19%. As such, the Bank will have adequate capital and profits to pay cash dividends.

As such, no adjustment is warranted for this factor.


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L IQUIDITY OF THE I SSUE      

The Comparable Group is by definition composed only of companies that trade in the public markets with all of the Comparables trading on NASDAQ or AMEX. Typically, the number of shares outstanding and the market capitalization provides an indication of how much liquidity there will be in a given stock. The actual liquidity can be measured by volume traded over a given period of time.

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The market capitalization values of the Comparable Group range from a low of $72.6 million to a high of $1.1 billion with a median market capitalization of $152.1 million. The Bank expects to have $306.5 million of market capital at the midpoint on a pro forma basis. It is expected that the Bank will trade on NASDAQ along with all of the Comparables.

No adjustment for this factor appears warranted, since the Bank’s shares are expected to be liquidity traded and the Comparable Group is liquidly traded. The Bank is projected to have a higher level of market capitalization.


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R ECENT R EGULATORY M ATTERS      

Regulatory matters influence the market for thrift conversions. The Bank will operate in substantially the same regulatory environment as the Comparable Group. As such, no adjustment for this factor is warranted as both the Bank and the Comparables will operate in the same ownership structure and will be supervised in the same regulatory environment.


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5. Other Factors

 

M ANAGEMENT      

The Bank has developed a good management team with considerable banking experience. The Bank’s organizational chart is reasonable for an institution of its size and complexity. The Board is active and oversees and advises on all key strategic and policy decisions and holds the management to high performance standards.

As such, no adjustment appears to be warranted for this factor.


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S UBSCRIPTION I NTEREST      

The pro forma price to fully converted book multiple of MHC conversions has trended downward from 2005 to July 12, 2006.

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The first day “pop” increased between 2005 and 2006 year-to-date. Five of the MHC conversions that closed since January 1, 2005 are currently trading below their IPO price. Roma stands out among recent deals. Roma’s performance is at least partially attributable to one dissident investor (Joseph Stillwell) buying a substantial potion of the outstanding shares.

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A slight upward adjustment is warranted as investor interest is solid and that recent aftermarket performance has improved slightly.


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V ALUATION A DJUSTMENTS      

Relative to the Comparables the following adjustments need to be made to the Bank’s pro forma market value.

 

Valuation Factor

  

Valuation Adjustment

Financial Condition

  

Slight Upward

Balance Sheet Growth

  

No Adjustment

Earnings Quality, Predictability and Growth

  

Upward

Market Area

  

Moderate Upward

Dividends

  

No Adjustment

Liquidity of the Issue

  

No Adjustment

Recent Regulatory Matters

  

No Adjustment

Additionally, the following adjustment should be made to the Bank’s market value.

 

Valuation Factor

  

Valuation Adjustment

Management    No Adjustment
Subscription Interest    Slight Upward

Taken collectively, FinPro is of the opinion that, a discount should be applied to the Bank’s market value.


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6. Valuation

In applying the accepted valuation methodology promulgated by the regulators, i.e., the pro forma market value approach, three key pricing multiples were considered. The four multiples include:

Price to core earnings (“P/E”)

Price to book value (“P/B”) / Price to tangible book value (“P/TB”)

Price to assets (“P/A”)

All of the approaches were calculated on a pro forma basis including the effects of the conversion proceeds. All of the assumptions utilized are presented in Exhibits 11 through 14.

 

D ISCUSSION OF W EIGHT G IVEN TO

V ALUATION M ULTIPLES

     

To ascertain the pro forma estimated market value of the Bank, the market multiples for the Comparable Group were utilized. As a secondary check, all New Jersey public thrifts, all publicly traded thrifts and the recent (2005 to date) and historical MHC conversions were assessed. The multiples for the Comparable Group, all publicly traded MHC, and New Jersey MHC thrifts are shown in Exhibit 9.

Price to Earnings – According to the Appraisal Guidelines: “When both the converting institution and the comparable companies are recording “normal” earnings. A P/E approach may be the simplest and most direct method of valuation. When earnings are low or negative, however, this approach may not be appropriate and the greater consideration should be given to the P/BV approach.” In this particular case, the Bank’s earnings are “normal”. As a basis for comparison, the price to core earnings was utilized for both the Bank and the Comparable Group to eliminate any nonrecurring items. As such, this approach was considered in this appraisal.

In the pro forma figures for the Bank, FinPro incorporated the impact of SFAS 123, which requires the expensing of stock options. In preparing the fully converted pro forma figures for the Comparable Group, FinPro also incorporated the impact of SFAS 123.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 58
 
 

 

Price to Book/Price to Tangible Book - According to the Appraisal Guidelines: “The P/BV approach works best when the converting institution and the Comparables have a normal amount of book value. The P/BV approach could seriously understate the value of an institution that has almost no book value but has an outstanding future earnings potential. For converting institutions with high net worth, the appraiser may have difficulty in arriving at a pro forma market value because of pressure placed on the P/E multiple as higher P/BV levels are required to reflect a similar P/BV ratio as the peer group average. The P/BV approach also suffers from the use of historical cost accounting data.”

Since thrift earnings in general have had a high degree of volatility over the past decade, the P/B is utilized frequently as the benchmark for market value. A better approach is the P/TB approach. In general, investors tend to price financial institutions on a tangible book basis, because it incorporates the P/B approach adjusted for intangibles. Initially following conversion, FinPro believes that thrifts often trade on a price to tangible book basis.

Price to Assets - According to the Appraisal Guidelines: “This approach remedies the problems of a small base that can occur with the P/BV approach, but the approach has many of the other limitations of the latter approach (the P/BV approach).” FinPro places little weight on this valuation approach due to the lack of consideration of asset and funding mixes and the resulting earnings impact.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 59
 
 

 

F ULL O FFERING V ALUE IN

R ELATION TO C OMPARABLES

     

Based upon the adjustments defined in the previous section, the Bank is pricing at the midpoint as if fully converted with a foundation is estimated to be $300,500,000. Based upon a range below and above the midpoint value, the relative values are $255,425,000 at the minimum and $345,575,000 at the maximum, respectively. At the super maximum of the range, the offering value would be $397,411,250.

At the various levels of the estimated value range, the full offering would result in the following offering data:

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F IGURE 41 - A S I F F ULLY C ONVERTED O FFERING P RICING M ULTIPLES

 

     Bank     Comparables     State     National  
                Mean     Median     Mean     Median     Mean     Median  
   Min    19.23              

Price-Core Earnings Ratio P/E

   Mid    21.74     32.40     28.11     42.88     50.83     32.72     30.29  
   Max    23.81              
   Smax    26.32              
   Min    69.98 %            

Price-to-Book Ratio P/B

   Mid    74.40 %   96.13 %   95.95 %   94.58 %   93.92 %   96.38 %   95.16 %
   Max    78.13 %            
   Smax    81.63 %            
   Min    69.98 %            

Price-to-Tangible Book Ratio P/TB

   Mid    74.40 %   100.70 %   98.88 %   95.83 %   95.80 %   99.54 %   97.89 %
   Max    78.13 %            
   Smax    81.63 %            
   Min    20.78 %            

Price-to-Assets Ratio P/A

   Mid    23.70 %   22.59 %   20.36 %   24.91 %   22.39 %   24.04 %   22.58 %
   Max    26.45 %            
   Smax    29.42 %            

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As Figure 42 demonstrates, at the midpoint of the estimated valuation range the Bank is priced at a discount of 22.65% on a fully converted core earnings basis. On a price to fully converted tangible book basis, the Bank is priced at a 24.76% discount to the Comparable Group.

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As Figure 43 demonstrates, at the super maximum of the estimated valuation range the Bank is priced at a discount of 6.36% on a fully converted core earnings basis. On a price to fully converted tangible book basis, the Bank is priced at a 17.45% discount to the Comparable Group.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 61
 
 

 

The Bank pricing at the midpoint for a MHC conversion assuming an issuance of 30.00%, is $91,955,700. Based upon a range below and above the midpoint value, the relative values are $78,162,350 at the minimum and $105,749,060 at the maximum, respectively. At the super maximum of the range, the offering value would be $121,611,420.

[TABLE REMOVED]

[TABLE REMOVED]

As Figure 45 demonstrates, at the midpoint of the estimated valuation range the Bank is priced at a discount of 20.25% on a GAAP core earnings basis. On a price to GAAP tangible book basis, the Bank is priced at a 25.47% discount to the Comparable Group.

[TABLE REMOVED]

As Figure 46 demonstrates, at the super maximum of the estimated valuation range the Bank is priced at a premium of 3.02% on a GAAP core earnings basis. On a price to GAAP tangible book basis, the Bank is priced at a 11.13% discount to the Comparable Group.


Conversion Valuation Appraisal Report    Page: 62
 
 

 

C OMPARISON TO R ECENT

MHC C ONVERSIONS

     

As a secondary check, to verify and validate that the range created on a comparable basis is appropriate, FinPro compared the pricing of this deal relative to other MHC conversions.

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V ALUATION C ONCLUSION      

We believe that the discount on a tangible book basis is appropriate relative to the Comparable Group. This range was confirmed by our analysis of other filed and pending MHC offerings as a secondary check.

It is, therefore, FinPro’s opinion that as of August 30, 2006, the estimated pro forma market value of the Bank in a full offering was $300,500,000 at the midpoint of a range with a minimum of $255,425,000 to a maximum of $345,575,000 at 15% below and 15% above the midpoint of the range respectively. Assuming an adjusted maximum value of 15% above the maximum value, the adjusted maximum value or super maximum value in a full offering is $397,411,250. The shares issued to the foundation will be funded using authorized be unissued shares.

Using the pro forma market values for a full offering shown above, the amount of stock publicly offered as part of the MHC reorganization issuing 30% will equal 7,816,235 shares, 9,195,570 shares, 10,574,906 shares and 12,161,142 shares at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and super maximum, respectively. Additionally, the Bank will issue 2% of the total appraised value plus $1.0 million in cash to the charitable foundation.

The document represents an initial valuation for the Bank. Due to the duration of time that passes between the time this document is compiled and the time the offering closes, numerous factors could lead FinPro to update or revise the appraised value of the Bank. Some factors that could lead FinPro to adjust the appraised value include: (1) changes in the Bank’s operations and financial condition; (2) changes in the market valuation or financial condition of the Comparable Group; (3) changes in the broader market; and (4) changes in the market for thrift conversions. Should there be material changes to any of these factors, FinPro will prepare an appraisal update to appropriately adjust the value of the Bank. At the time of closing, FinPro will prepare a final appraisal to determine if the valuation range is still appropriate and determine the exact valuation amount appropriate for the Bank.

Exhibit 99.5

Oritani Savings Bank

(Oritani Financial Corp.)

8/30/06

PROPOSED MAILING AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS

INDEX

 

1. Dear Depositor Letter*

 

2. Dear Friend Letter - Eligible Account Holders who are no longer Depositors*

 

3. Dear Potential Investor Letter*

 

4. Dear Customer Letter - Used as a Cover Letter for States Requiring “Agent” Mailing*

 

5. Stock Q&A ( page 1 of 4 )*

 

6. Stock Q&A ( page 2 of 4 )*

 

7. Stock Q&A ( page 3 of 4 )*

 

8. Stock Q&A ( page 4 of 4 )*

 

9. Stock Order Form (page 1 of 2) *

 

10. Stock Order Form Certification (page 2 of 2)*

 

11. Stock Order Form Guidelines*

 

12. OTS Guidance Letter*

 

13. Invitation Letter - Informational Meetings

 

14. Dear Subscriber/Acknowledgment Letter - Initial Response to Stock Order Received

 

15. Dear Shareholder - Confirmation Letter

 

16. Dear Interested Investor - No Shares Available Letter

 

17. Welcome Shareholder Letter - For Initial Certificate Mailing

 

18. Dear Interested Subscriber Letter - Subscription Rejection

 

19. Letter for Sandler O’Neill Mailing to Clients*

 

* Accompanied by a Prospectus

 

1 through 12:    Produced by the Financial Printer
13 through 19:    Produced by the Conversion Center


[Oritani Financial Corp.]

Dear Depositor:

Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, is offering shares of its common stock for sale in a minority stock offering. We are raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth.

As part of the offering and in furtherance of the Bank’s long-standing commitment to its local community, the Bank intends to establish and fund, through a contribution of cash and shares of our common stock, a charitable foundation to be known as Oritani Charitable Foundation. The foundation will be dedicated to the promotion of charitable causes within the communities in which the Bank operates.

As a qualifying account holder, you may take advantage of your nontransferable rights to subscribe for shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock on a priority basis, before any potential offering to the general public. The enclosed prospectus describes the stock offering and the operations of Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. If you wish to subscribe for common stock, please complete the stock order and certification form and mail it, along with full payment for the shares (or appropriate instructions authorizing withdrawal from a deposit account with Oritani Savings Bank) to Oritani Financial Corp. in the enclosed postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN,” or return it to the stock information center. Your order must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY}, December XX, 2006. Please read the prospectus carefully before making an investment decision.

If you wish to use funds in your IRA at Oritani Savings Bank to subscribe for common stock, please be aware that federal law requires that such funds first be transferred to a self-directed retirement account with a trustee other than Oritani Savings Bank. However, if you intend to use other funds to subscribe for common stock due to your eligibility as an IRA account holder, you need not close and transfer the IRA account. The transfer of such funds to a new trustee takes time, so please make arrangements as soon as possible.

If you have any questions after reading the enclosed material, please call our stock information center at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

 

Sincerely,
    

Kevin J. Lynch

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

 

1


[Oritani Financial Corp.]

Dear Friend of Oritani Savings Bank:

Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, is offering shares of its common stock for sale in a minority stock offering. We are raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth.

As part of the offering and in furtherance of the Bank’s long-standing commitment to its local community, the Bank intends to establish and fund, through a contribution of cash and shares of our common stock, a charitable foundation to be known as Oritani Charitable Foundation. The foundation will be dedicated to the promotion of charitable causes within the communities in which the Bank operates.

As a former account holder, you may take advantage of your nontransferable rights to subscribe for shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock on a priority basis, before any potential offering to the general public. The enclosed prospectus describes the stock offering and the operations of Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC. If you wish to subscribe for common stock, please complete the stock order and certification form and mail it, along with full payment for the shares (or appropriate instructions authorizing withdrawal from a deposit account with Oritani Savings Bank) to Oritani Financial Corp. in the enclosed postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN,” or return it to the stock information center. Your order must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY], December XX, 2006. Please read the prospectus carefully before making an investment decision.

If you have any questions after reading the enclosed material, please call our stock information center at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

 

Sincerely,
    

Kevin J. Lynch

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

 

2


[Oritani Financial Corp.]

Dear Potential Investor:

We are pleased to provide you with the enclosed material in connection with the stock offering by Oritani Financial Corp.. We are raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth.

This information packet includes the following:

PROSPECTUS: This document provides detailed information about the operations of Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and the proposed stock offering by Oritani Financial Corp. Please read it carefully before making an investment decision.

STOCK ORDER & CERTIFICATION FORM: Use this form to subscribe for common stock and mail it, along with full payment for the shares (or appropriate instructions authorizing withdrawal from a deposit account with Oritani Savings Bank), to Oritani Financial Corp. in the enclosed postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN,” or return it to the stock information center. Your order must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY], December XX, 2006.

We are pleased to offer you this opportunity to become one of our shareholders. If you have any questions regarding the stock offering or the prospectus, please call our stock information center at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

 

Sincerely,
    

Kevin J. Lynch

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

 

3


[Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.]

Dear Customer of Oritani Savings Bank:

At the request of Oritani Savings Bank and its holding company, Oritani Financial Corp., we have enclosed material regarding the offering of common stock by Oritani Financial Corp.. These materials include a prospectus and a stock order form, which offer you the opportunity to subscribe for shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp..

Please read the prospectus carefully before making an investment decision. If you decide to subscribe for shares, you must return the properly completed and signed stock order form and signed certification form, along with full payment for the shares (or appropriate instructions authorizing withdrawal from a deposit account with Oritani Savings Bank) to Oritani Financial Corp. in the accompanying postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN,” or return it to the stock information center. Your order must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY], December XX, 2006. If you have any questions after reading the enclosed material, please call the stock information center at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time and ask for a Sandler O’Neill representative. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

We have been asked to forward these documents to you in view of certain requirements of the securities laws of your jurisdiction. We should not be understood as recommending or soliciting in any way any action by you with regard to the enclosed material.

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

Enclosures

 

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[ cover page ]

Questions & Answers About the Stock Issuance

Oritani Financial Corp.

Questions & Answers

About the Stock Issuance

Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, is offering shares of its common stock for sale in a minority stock offering. We are raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth. In addition, as part of the offering and in furtherance of the Bank’s long-standing commitment to its local community, the Bank intends to establish and fund, through a contribution of cash and shares of our common stock, a charitable foundation to be known as Oritani Charitable Foundation. The foundation will be dedicated to the promotion of charitable causes within the communities in which the Bank operates.

Effect on Deposits and Loans

 

Q. Will the offering affect any of my deposit accounts or loans?

 

A. No. The offering will have no effect on the balance or terms of any deposit account. Your deposits will continue to be federally insured to the fullest extent permissible by law. The terms, including interest rate, of your loans with us will also be unaffected by the offering.

About The Common Stock

Investment in common stock involves certain risks. For a discussion of these risks and other factors, investors are urged to read the accompanying prospectus, particularly the section entitled “Risk Factors”.

 

Q. Who can purchase stock?

 

A. The common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. will be offered in the Subscription Offering in the following order of priority:

 

  1. Eligible Account Holders - depositors of Oritani Savings Bank with accounts totaling $50 or more on the close of business April 30, 2005;

 

  2. Employee stock ownership plan of Oritani Savings Bank;

 

  3. Supplemental Eligible Account Holders - depositors of Oritani Savings Bank with accounts totaling $50 or more on the close of business                          , 2006.

 

  4. Other Depositors - depositors of Oritani Savings Bank with accounts totaling $50 or more on the close of business [MONTH XX], 2006.

 

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Upon completion of the subscription offering, common stock that is not sold in the subscription offering, if any, will be offered first to certain members of the general public in a community offering and then, to the extent any shares remain, to the general public in a syndicated community offering and/or an underwritten public offering.

 

Q. Am I guaranteed to receive shares by placing an order?

 

A. No. It is possible that orders received during the offering period will exceed the number of shares being sold. Such an oversubscription would result in shares being allocated among subscribers starting with subscribers who are Eligible Account Holders. If the offering is oversubscribed in the subscription offering, no orders received in the community offering will be filled.

 

Q. Will any account I hold with the Bank be converted into stock?

 

A. No. All accounts remain as they were prior to the offering.

 

Q. How many shares of stock are being offered, and at what price?

 

A. Oritani Financial Corp. is offering for sale up to 10,574906 shares of common stock at a subscription price of $10 per share. Under certain circumstances, Oritani Financial Corp., may increase the maximum and sell up to 12,161,142 shares.

 

Q. How much stock can I purchase?

 

A. The minimum purchase is $250 (25 shares). As more fully discussed in the stock issuance plan described in the prospectus, the maximum purchase by any person in the subscription or community offering is $300,000 (30,000 shares); no person by himself or herself, with an associate or group of persons acting in concert, may purchase more than $500,000 (50,000 shares) of common stock in the offering.

 

Q. How do I order stock?

 

A. You may subscribe for shares of common stock by completing and returning the stock order and certification form, together with your payment, either in person to any full service branch office of Oritani Savings Bank or by mail in the postage-paid envelope marked “STOCK ORDER RETURN.” Stock order forms may not be delivered to the stock information center.

 

Q. How can I pay for my shares of stock?

 

A. You can pay for the common stock by check, cash, money order, or withdrawal from your deposit account or certificate of deposit at Oritani Savings Bank. Withdrawals from a deposit account or a certificate of deposit at the Bank to buy common stock may be made without penalty. If you choose to pay by cash, you must deliver the stock order and certification form and payment in person to the stock information center it will be exchanged for a bank check or money order. Please do not send cash in the mail.

 

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Q. When is the deadline to subscribe for stock?

 

A. An executed stock order form with the required full payment must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time on [DAY], December XX, 2006.

 

Q. Can I subscribe for shares using funds in my IRA at Oritani Savings Bank?

 

A. Federal regulations do not permit the purchase of common stock with your existing IRA account at Oritani Savings Bank. To use such funds to subscribe for common stock, you need to establish a “self directed” trust account with an unaffiliated trustee. However, if you intend to use other funds to subscribe for common stock due to your eligibility as an IRA account holder, you need not close and transfer the IRA account. Please call our stock information center if you require additional information. The transfer of such funds takes time, so please make arrangements as soon as possible.

 

Q. Can I subscribe for shares and add someone else who is not on my account to my stock registration?

 

A. No. Federal regulations prohibit the transfer of subscription rights. Adding the names of other persons who are not owners of your qualifying account(s) will result in the loss of your subscription rights and could result in legal action against you.

 

Q. Can I subscribe for shares in my name alone if I have a joint account?

 

A. No. A name can be deleted only in the event of the death of a named eligible depositor.

 

Q. Will payments for common stock earn interest until the offering closes?

 

A. Yes. Any payment made in cash or by check or money order will earn interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s passbook rate from the date of receipt to the completion or termination of the offering. Depositors who elect to pay for their common stock by a withdrawal authorization will receive interest at the contractual rate on the account until the completion or termination of the offering.

 

Q. Will dividends be paid on the stock?

 

A. Oritani Financial Corp. has not yet established a cash dividend policy or determined the amount that may be paid or when payments may begin.

 

Q. Will my stock be covered by deposit insurance?

 

A. No.

 

Q. Where will the stock be traded?

 

A. Following the completion of the offering, our shares of common stock are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “XXXX.”

 

Q. Can I change my mind after I place an order to subscribe for stock?

 

A. No. After receipt, your order may not be modified or withdrawn.

 

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About The Foundation

 

Q. What is the Oritani Charitable Foundation and why is it being established?

 

A. In keeping with the Bank’s long standing commitment to its community, Oritani Savings Bank’s plan of stock issuance provides for the establishment and funding of a charitable foundation to be known as Oritani Charitable Foundation. The foundation will be dedicated to charitable causes within the communities in which Oritani Savings Bank operates.

Additional Information

 

Q. What if I have additional questions or require more information?

 

A. Oritani Financial Corp.’s prospectus that accompanies this brochure describes the offering in detail. Please read the prospectus carefully before subscribing for stock. If you have any questions after reading the enclosed material, you may call our stock information center at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays. Additional material may only be obtained from the stock information center.

To ensure that each purchaser in the subscription and community offering receives a prospectus at least 48 hours before the applicable expiration date, in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no prospectus will be mailed any later than five days prior to such date or hand delivered any later than two days prior to such date.

The shares of common stock offered in the offering are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

 

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Subscription & Community Offering

Stock Order Form

 

     
                   

 

Oritani Savings Bank

Stock Information Center

[ADDRESS]

[CITY, NJ ZIP]

XXX-XXX-XXXX

  

 

Expiration Date

for Stock Order Forms:

[DAY], December XX, 2006

X:00 p.m., New Jersey time

(received not postmarked)

 

     
                                  

 

IMPORTANT: A properly completed original stock order form must be used to subscribe for common stock. Copies of this form are not required to be accepted. Please read the Stock Ownership Guide and Stock Order Form Instructions as you complete this form.

 

     
     (1) Number of Shares   

Subscription

Price

X 10.00 =

  (2) Total Payment Due   

Minimum number of shares: 25 shares ($250.)

Maximum number of shares: 30,000 shares ($300,000)

Maximum number of shares for associates or group: 50,000 shares ($500,000)

See Instructions.

    
             $                
                                                            

 

 (3) Employee/Officer/Director Information

  ¨ Check here if you are an employee, officer or director of Oritani Savings Bank or member of such person’s immediate family living in the same household.

 

 

 (4) Method of Payment by Check

 Enclosed is a check, bank draft or money order payable to Oritani Financial Corp. in the amount indicated in this box.

 

   Total Check Amount        $                       

.

 

     

 

 (5) Method of Payment by Withdrawal - The undersigned authorizes withdrawal from the following account(s) at Oritani Savings Bank. There is no early withdrawal penalty for this form of payment. Funds in an Individual Retirement Accounts maintained at Oritani Savings Bank cannot be used unless special transfer arrangements are made.

 

 

Bank Use

 

 

Account Number(s) To Withdraw

  

 

$ Withdrawal Amount

 

          

 

$  

 

                    

.

 

     
          

 

$  

 

                    

.

 

     

 

(6) Purchaser Information

        Subscription Offering - Check here and list account(s) below if you had:

¨  a.    A deposit account(s) totaling $50 or more on the close of business April 30, 2005 (“Eligible Account Holder”).

¨  b.    A deposit account(s) totaling $50 or more on the close of business              , 2006 but are not an Eligible Account Holder (Supplemental Eligible Account Holder).

¨  c.    A deposit account(s) totaling $50 or more on the close of business [MONTH XX], 2006 but are not an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Account Holder (Other Depositor).

 

 

Community Offering - Check here if you are:

¨  d.      A community member (Indicate county of residence in #9 below).

 

                                                             

 

PLEASE NOTE: FAILURE TO LIST ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF PART OR ALL OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS. SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE.

 

Bank Use    Account Number(s)    Account Title (Name(s) on Account)
             
             
             

 

(7) Form of Stock Ownership & SS# or Tax ID#:

                   
     ¨  Individual    ¨  Joint Tenants    ¨  Tenants in Common   ¨  Fiduciary (i.e., trust, estate)    SS#/Tax ID#    è
     ¨  Uniform Transfers to Minors Act     (Indicate SS# of Minor only)   

¨  Company/Corporation/

    Partnership

 

¨ IRA or other qualified plan

    (Both Tax ID# & SS# for IRAs)

   SS#/Tax ID#    è

 

(8) Stock Registration & Address:

 

Name and address to appear on stock certificate .

Shares must be registered as reflected on your qualifying account.

Adding or deleting a name or otherwise altering the form of beneficial ownership of a qualifying account will result in a loss of your subscription rights (with certain exceptions for IRA and Keogh purchases).

 

 Name:      

 Name

 Continued:

     

 Mail to-

 Street:

     
 City:          State:           Zip Code:                  

 (9) Telephone

 Daytime/Evening

   (            )    --               (        )          --         

County of

Residence

 

           

 

(10) ¨ NASD Affiliation - Check here if you are a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”), a person affiliated, or associated, with a NASD member, (continued on reverse side)

 

  

 

(11) ¨ Associates/Acting in Concert - Check here and complete the reverse side of this form if you or any associates or persons acting in concert with you have submitted other orders for shares.

 

(12) Acknowledgement - To be effective, this stock order form must be properly completed and physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Savings Bank no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY], December XX, 2006, unless extended; otherwise this stock order form and all subscription rights will be void. The undersigned agrees that after receipt by Oritani Savings Bank, this stock order form may not be modified, withdrawn or canceled without Oritani Savings Bank’s consent and if authorization to withdraw from deposit accounts at Oritani Savings Bank has been given as payment for shares, the amount authorized for withdrawal shall not otherwise be available for withdrawal by the undersigned. Under penalty of perjury, I hereby certify that the Social Security or Tax ID Number and the information provided on this stock order form are true, correct and complete and that I am not subject to back-up withholding. It is understood that this stock order form will be accepted in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the stock issuance plan of Oritani Financial Corp. described in the accompanying prospectus. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the prospectus at least 48 hours prior to execution and delivery of this stock order form to Oritani Financial Corp..

 

 

Federal regulations prohibit any person from transferring, or entering into any agreement, directly or indirectly, to transfer the legal or beneficial ownership of subscription rights or the underlying securities to the account of another. Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC will pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies in the event they become aware of the transfer of subscription rights and will not honor orders known by them to involve such transfer. Under penalty of perjury, I certify that I am purchasing shares solely for my account and that there is no agreement or understanding regarding the sale or transfer of such shares, or my right to subscribe for shares.

 

   Bank Use
           
    

  Signature

è

      Date          

  Signature

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   Date      
                                                  

SIGNATURE REQUIRED ON REVERSE SIDE ALSO

 

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Item (6) Purchaser Account Information continued:
Bank Use    Account Number(s)    Account Title (Name(s) on Account)
              
              
              

 

Item (10) NASD continued:

a member of the immediate family of any such person to whose support such person contributes, directly or indirectly, or the holder of an account in which a NASD member or person associated with a NASD member has a beneficial interest. You agree, if you have checked the NASD Affiliation box, to report this subscription in writing to the applicable NASD member within one day of payment therefor.

 

 

Item (11) Associates/Acting In Concert continued:

 

If you checked the box in item #11 on the reverse side of this form, list below all other orders submitted by you or associates (as defined below) or by persons acting in concert with you (also defined below).

Name(s) listed on other stock order forms    Number of shares ordered
        
        
        
Associate - The term “associate” of a particular person means:
     

 

(1) any corporation or organization, other than Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank or a majority-owned subsidiary of
Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank, of which a person is a senior officer or partner, or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any
class of equity securities of the corporation or organization;

 

(2) any trust or other estate if the person has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust or estate or is a trustee or fiduciary of the estate. For purposes of Office of
Thrift Supervision Regulations Sections 563b.370, 563b.380, 563b.385, 563b.390 and 563b.505, a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in a tax-
qualified or non-tax-qualified employee plan, or who is a trustee or fiduciary of the plan is not an associate of the plan. For purposes of Section 563b.370 of the
Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations, a tax-qualified employee plan is not an associate of a person;

 

(3) any person who is related by blood or marriage to such person and (i) who lives in the same house as the person; or (ii) who is a director or senior officer of
Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, Oritani Financial Corp. or Oritani Savings Bank or a subsidiary thereof; and

 

(4) any person acting in concert with the persons or entities specified above.

 

Acting in concert - The term “acting in concert” means:

 

     

(1) knowing participation in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement;
or

 

(2) a combination or pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an issuer for a common purpose pursuant to any contract, understanding, relationship,
agreement or other arrangement, whether written or otherwise.

 

In general, a person who acts in concert with another party will also be deemed to be acting in concert with any person who is also acting in concert with that
other party.

 

We may presume that certain persons are acting in concert based upon various facts, among other things, joint account relationships and the fact that persons may
have filed joint Schedules 13D or 13G with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to other companies.

YOU MUST SIGN THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION IN ORDER TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

CERTIFICATION FORM

 

I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SECURITY IS NOT A DEPOSIT OR ACCOUNT AND IS NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP., MHC, ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP., ORITANI SAVINGS BANK, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF AN INVESTOR’S PRINCIPAL IS SUBJECT TO LOSS.

 

If anyone asserts that this security is federally insured or guaranteed, or is as safe as an insured deposit, I should call Robert Albanese, Regional Director of the Northeast Regional Office of the Office of Thrift Supervision at (201) 413-1000.

 

I further certify that, before purchasing the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Oritani Financial Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, I received a prospectus of the Company dated __, 2006 relating to such offer of common stock.

 

The prospectus that I received contains disclosure concerning the nature of the common stock being offered by the Company and describes in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page __, the risks involved in the investment in this common stock, including but not limited to the following:

 

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(By Executing this Certification Form the Investor is Not Waiving Any Rights Under the Federal Securities Laws,

Including the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

 

  Signature

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   Date           

  Signature

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   Date        

Print Name

        

Print Name

     

THIS CERTIFICATION MUST BE SIGNED IN ORDER TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

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Stock Ownership Guide


Individual

Include the first name, middle initial and last name of the shareholder. Avoid the use of two initials. Please omit words that do not affect ownership rights, such as “Mrs.”, “Mr.”, “Dr.”, “special account”, “single person”, etc.


Joint Tenants

Joint tenants with right of survivorship may be specified to identify two or more owners. When stock is held by joint tenants with right of survivorship, ownership is intended to pass automatically to the surviving joint tenant(s) upon the death of any joint tenant. All parties must agree to the transfer or sale of shares held by joint tenants.


Tenants in Common

Tenants in common may also be specified to identify two or more owners. When stock is held by tenants in common, upon the death of one co-tenant, ownership of the stock will be held by the surviving co-tenant(s) and by the heirs of the deceased co-tenant. All parties must agree to the transfer or sale of shares held by tenants in common.


Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (“UTMA”)

Stock may be held in the name of a custodian for a minor under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of each state. There may be only one custodian and one minor designated on a stock certificate. The standard abbreviation for Custodian is “CUST”, while the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act is “UTMA”. Standard U.S. Postal Service state abbreviations should be used to describe the appropriate state. For example, stock held by John Doe as custodian for Susan Doe under the New Jersey Uniform Transfers to Minors Act will be abbreviated John Doe, CUST Susan Doe UTMA NJ (use minor’s social security number).


Fiduciaries

Information provided with respect to stock to be held in a fiduciary capacity must contain the following:

 

    The name(s) of the fiduciary. If an individual, list the first name, middle initial and last name. If a corporation, list the full corporate title (name). If an individual and a corporation, list the corporation’s title before the individual.

 

    The fiduciary capacity, such as administrator, executor, personal representative, conservator, trustee, committee, etc.

 

    A description of the document governing the fiduciary relationship, such as a trust agreement or court order. Documentation establishing a fiduciary relationship may be required to register your stock in a fiduciary capacity.

 

    The date of the document governing the relationship, except that the date of a trust created by a will need not be included in the description.

 

    The name of the maker, donor or testator and the name of the beneficiary.

An example of fiduciary ownership of stock in the case of a trust is: John Doe, Trustee Under Agreement Dated 10-1-93 for Susan Doe.


Stock Order Form Instructions


Items 1 and 2 - Number of Shares and Total Payment Due

Fill in the number of shares that you wish to purchase and the total payment due. The amount due is determined by multiplying the number of shares by the subscription price of $10 per share. The minimum purchase in the subscription offering is $250 (25 shares) of common stock. As more fully described in the stock issuance plan outlined in the prospectus, the maximum purchase in any category of the subscription offering is $300,000 (30,000 shares) of common stock, and the maximum purchase in the community offering (if held) by any person, is $300,000 (30,000 shares) of common stock. However, no person, together with associates and persons acting in concert with such person, may purchase in the aggregate more than $500,000 (50,000 shares) of common stock.


Item 3 - Employee/Officer/Director Information

Check this box to indicate whether you are an employee, officer or director of Oritani Savings Bank or a member of such person’s immediate family living in the same household.


Item 4 - Method of Payment by Check

If you pay for your stock by check, bank draft or money order, indicate the total amount in this box. Payment for shares may be made by check, bank draft or money order payable to Oritani Financial Corp.. Payment in cash may be made only if delivered in person. Your funds will earn interest at Oritani Savings Bank’s passbook rate of interest until the stock offering is completed.


Item 5 - Method of Payment by Withdrawal

If you pay for your stock by a withdrawal from a deposit account at Oritani Savings Bank, indicate the account number(s) and the amount of your withdrawal authorization for each account. The total amount withdrawn should equal the amount of your stock purchase. There will be no penalty assessed for early withdrawals from certificate accounts used for stock purchases. This form of payment may not be used if your account is an Individual Retirement Account.


Item 6 - Purchaser Information

Subscription Offering

 

  a. Check this box if you had a deposit account(s) totaling $50.00 or more on the close of business April 30, 2005 (“Eligible Account Holder”).

 

  b. Check this box if you had a deposit account(s) totaling $50.00 or more on the close of business ____________, 2006 but are not an Eligible Account Holder (“Supplemental Eligible Account Holder”).

 

  c. Check this box if you had a deposit account(s) totaling $50.00 or more on the close of business [Month XX], 2006 but are not an Eligible Account Holder or Supplemental Eligible Account Holder (“Other Depositor”).

Please list all account numbers and all names on accounts you had on these dates in order to insure proper identification of your purchase rights.

Note: Failure to list all your accounts may result in the loss of part or all of your subscription rights.

Community Offering

 

  c. Check this box if you are a community member (Indicate county of residence in item 9).

Items 7 and 8 - Form of Stock Ownership, SS# or Tax ID#, Stock Registration and Mailing Address

Check the box that applies to your requested form of stock ownership and indicate your social security or tax ID number(s) in item 7. Complete the requested stock certificate registration, mailing address in item 8. The stock transfer industry has developed a uniform system of shareholder registrations that will be used in the issuance of your common stock. If you have any questions regarding the registration of your stock, please consult your legal advisor. Stock ownership must be registered in one of the ways described above under “Stock Ownership Guide.” Shares must be registered as reflected on your qualifying account. Adding or deleting a name or otherwise altering the form of beneficial ownership of a qualifying account will result in a loss of your subscription rights. (With certain exceptions for IRA and Keogh purchases).


Item 9 - Telephone Number(s) and County

Indicate your daytime and evening telephone number(s) and county. We may need to call you if we have any questions regarding your order or we cannot execute your order as given.


Item 10 - NASD Affiliation

Check this box if you are a member of the NASD or if this item otherwise applies to you.


Item 11 - Associates/Acting in Concert

Check this box if you or any associate or person acting in concert with you (as defined on the reverse side of the stock order form) has submitted another order for shares and complete the reverse side of the stock form.


Item 12 - Acknowledgement

Sign and date the stock order form and certification form where indicated. Before you sign, review the stock order and certification form, including the acknowledgement. Normally, one signature is required. An additional signature is required only when payment is to be made by withdrawal from a deposit account that requires multiple signatures to withdraw funds.


Your stock order form, properly completed, signed certification form and payment in full (or withdrawal authorization) at the subscription price must be physically received (not postmarked) by Oritani Financial Corp. no later than X:00 p.m., New Jersey time, on [DAY], December XX, 2006 or it will become void.

Delivery Instructions: You may deliver your stock order form my mail using the enclosed stock order return envelope , or by overnight delivery to the stock information center address indicated on the front of the stock order form.

If you have any remaining questions, or if you would like assistance in completing your stock order form, you may call our stock information center at ( XXX ) XXX - XXXX , Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

Oritani Savings Bank Stock Information Center [ADDRESS, CITY, NJ ZIP]

 

 

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Office of Thrift Supervision Guidance for Accountholders

Your financial institution is in the process of selling stock to the public, in either a mutual-to-stock conversion or a stock issuance by a subsidiary of a mutual holding company. As an accountholder at this institution, you have certain priority subscription rights to purchase stock in the offering. These priority subscription rights are non-transferable. If you subscribe for stock, you will be asked to sign a statement that the purchase is for your own account, and that you have no agreement or understanding regarding the subsequent sale or transfer of any shares you receive.

On occasion, unscrupulous people attempt to persuade accountholders to transfer subscription rights, or to purchase shares in the offering based on the understanding that the shares will subsequently be transferred to others. Such arrangements violate federal regulations. If you participate in these schemes, you are breaking the law and may be subject to prosecution. If someone attempts to persuade you to participate in such a scheme, please contact the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) at (202) 906-6202. The OTS is very interested in ensuring that the prohibitions on transfer of subscription rights are not violated.

How will you know if you are being approached illegally? Typically, a fraudulent opportunist will approach you and offer to “loan” you money to purchase a significant amount of stock in the offering. In exchange for that “loan” you most likely will be asked either to transfer control of any stock purchased with that money to an account the other person controls, or sell the stock and give the majority of the profits to the other person. You may be told, untruthfully, that there is no risk to you, that the practice is common, and even if you are caught, that your legal expenses will be covered.

Below is a list of some key concepts that you should keep in mind when considering whether to participate in a mutual-to-stock conversion or stock issuance by a mutual holding company subsidiary. If you have questions, please contact the stock information center listed elsewhere in the literature you are receiving. Alternatively, you can contact us at: ombudsman@ots.treas.gov .

What Investors Need to Know

Key concepts for investors to bear in mind when considering whether to participate in a conversion offering, or a stock offering by a subsidiary of a mutual holding company, include the following:

 

    Know the Rules — By law, accountholders cannot sell or transfer their priority subscription rights, or the stock itself, prior to the completion of a financial institution’s conversion. Moreover, accountholders cannot enter into agreements or arrangements to sell or transfer either their subscription rights or the underlying conversion stock.

 

    “Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be” — If someone offers to lend you money so that you can participate — or participate more fully — in a conversion, be extremely wary. Be even more wary if the source of the money is someone you do not know. The loan agreement may make you unable to certify truthfully that you are the true holder of the subscription rights and the true purchaser of the stock and that you have no agreements regarding the sale or transfer of the stock.

 

    Watch Out for Opportunists — The opportunist may tell you that he or she is a lawyer — or a consultant or a professional investor or some similarly impressive tale — who has experience with similar mutual conversion transactions. The opportunist may go to extreme lengths to assure you that the arrangement you are entering into is legitimate. They might tell you that they have done scores of these transactions and that this is simply how they work. Or they might downplay the warnings or restrictions in the prospectus or order form, telling you that “everyone” enters into such agreements or that the deal they are offering is legitimate. They may also tell you that you have no risk in the transaction. The cold, hard truth is that these are lies, and if you participate, you are breaking the law.

 

    Get the Facts from the Source — If you have any questions about the securities offering, ask the savings bank or savings association for more information. If you have any doubts about a transaction proposed to you by someone else, ask the financial institution whether the proposed arrangement is proper. You may be able to find helpful resources on the institution’s website or by visiting a branch office.

The bottom line for investors is always to remember that if an opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.

 

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Dear                      :

Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, is offering common stock in a minority stock offering. We are raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth.

To learn more about the stock offering you are cordially invited to join members of our senior management team at a community meeting to be held on              at              :00 _._.

A member of our staff will be calling to confirm your interest in attending the meeting.

If you would like additional information regarding the meeting or our stock offering, please call our stock information center at (              )              -              , Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New Jersey time. The stock information center will be closed on bank holidays.

 

Sincerely,

    

Kevin J. Lynch

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This correspondence is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Dear Subscriber:

We hereby acknowledge receipt of your order for shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock.

At this time, we cannot confirm the number of shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock that will be issued to you. Following completion of the stock offering, shares will be allocated in accordance with the stock issuance plan.

If you have any questions, please call our stock information center at (              )              -              .

Oritani Financial Corp.

Stock information center

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Dear Shareholder:

Our subscription offering has been completed and we are pleased to confirm your subscription for shares at a price of $10.00 per share. If your subscription was paid for by check, interest and any refund due to you will be mailed promptly.

The closing of the transaction occurred on                       , 2006; this is your stock purchase date. Trading will commence on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “XXXX” on                       , 2006.

Thank you for supporting our offering. We appreciate your confidence in Oritani Financial Corp.. Your stock certificate will be mailed to you shortly.

Oritani Financial Corp.

Stock information center

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Dear Interested Investor:

We recently completed our subscription offering. Unfortunately, due to the response from our Eligible Account Holders, stock was not available for our Supplemental Eligible Account Holders, Other Depositors, or community friends. If your subscription was paid for by check, a refund of any balance due to you with interest will be mailed promptly.

We appreciate your interest in Oritani Financial Corp. and hope you become an owner of our stock in the future. The stock has been approved for trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “XXXX”.

Oritani Financial Corp.

Stock information center

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Welcome Shareholder:

We are pleased to enclose your stock certificate representing your shares of common stock of Oritani Financial Corp. Please examine your stock certificate to be certain that it is properly registered. If you have any questions about your certificate, you should contact the Transfer Agent immediately at the following address:

xxxxxxxxx

Investor Relations Department

xx xxxxxxxx xxxxx

xxxxxxxx, xxx xxxxxx xxxxx-xxxx

1 (800) xxx-xxxx

email: xxxx@xxxx.com

Please remember that your certificate is a negotiable security that should be stored in a secure place, such as a safe deposit box, or deposited into your brokerage account.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of Oritani Financial Corp., thank you for your confidence and willingness to share in the future of our organization.

 

Sincerely,

    

Kevin J. Lynch

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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[Oritani Financial Corp.]

                     , 2006

Dear Interested Subscriber:

We regret to inform you that Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., MHC and Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank, did not accept your order for shares of Oritani Financial Corp. common stock in its community offering. This action is in accordance with our stock issuance plan, which gives Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp. and Oritani Financial Corp., MHC the absolute right to reject the order of any person, in whole or in part, in the community offering.

If your subscription was paid for by check, enclosed is your original check.

Oritani Financial Corp.

Stock information center

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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[Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L. P.]

                     , 2006

To Our Friends:

We are enclosing material in connection with the stock offering by Oritani Financial Corp., the holding company for Oritani Savings Bank. Oritani Financial Corp. is raising capital to support Oritani Savings Bank’s future growth.

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. is acting as financial and marketing advisor in connection with the subscription offering, which will conclude at _:               .m., New Jersey time, on                       . 2006. In the event that all the stock is not sold in the subscription and community offering, Sandler O’Neill may form and manage a syndicated community offering to sell the remaining stock.

Members of the general public, other than residents of              , are eligible to participate. If you have any questions about this transaction, please do not hesitate to call.

Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.

The shares of common stock being offered are not savings accounts or deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by Oritani Savings Bank, Oritani Financial Corp., Oritani Financial Corp., MHC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This correspondence is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer is made only by the prospectus.

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