SHORT HILLS, N.J., Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Investors
Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISBC) ("Investors Bancorp"), and Roma
Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ROMA) ("Roma Financial"), today
announced that the Federal Reserve Board has approved Investors
Bancorp's proposed acquisition of Roma Financial and its subsidiary
banks, Roma Bank and RomAsia
Bank. The parties also announced that they have amended their
merger agreement to extend the date after which either party may
elect to terminate the merger agreement from November 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The parties intend to close
the merger at the close of business on December 6, 2013.
About Investors Bancorp
Investors Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Investors
Bank, which operates from its corporate headquarters in
Short Hills, New Jersey, and over
one hundred branch offices located throughout northern and central
New Jersey and New York.
About Roma Financial Corporation
Roma Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ROMA) is the holding company
of Roma Bank, a community bank
headquartered in Robbinsville, New
Jersey, and RomAsia Bank headquartered in South Brunswick, New Jersey. Roma
Bank has been serving families, businesses and the communities of
Central New Jersey for over 93
years with a complete line of financial products and services, and
today Roma Bank operates branch
locations in Mercer, Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties in New Jersey. RomAsia
Bank has two branch locations in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
SOURCE Investors Bancorp, Inc.