SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2008

                             Oritani Financial Corp.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       United States                   001-33223                  22-3617996
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


370 Pascack Road, Township of Washington                             07676
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 664-5400


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders,  the stockholders approved
the Executive  Officer Annual  Incentive Plan that was filed on October 20, 2008
as part of Form DEF 14A - definitive proxy statement. As disclosed in Item 7.01,
a copy of the press  release  announcing  the  results of the Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The Company  issued a press  release on November  21,  2008  reporting  the
results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders  held on November 21, 2008. A copy
of  the  press  release   announcing  the  results  of  the  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.        Not Applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.                    Not Applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transactions.                         Not Applicable.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.     Description

10.1            Executive  Officer  Annual  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by
                reference  to the  Company's  Form DEF 14A - definitive proxy
                statement filed on October 20, 2008)

99.1            Press Release dated November 21, 2008



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                                ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP.



DATE:  November 26, 2008                        By:  /s/ John M. Fields, Jr.
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                                                     John M. Fields, Jr.
                                                     Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer