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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CLIFTON BANCORP INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1433 Van Houten Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Clifton, New Jersey 07015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(973) 473-2200 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Clifton Bancorp
Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul M. Aguggia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Eric S. Kracov, Esq.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Chairman of the Board, President and</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Suzanne A. Walker, Esq.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Executive Officer</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton LLP</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Clifton Bancorp Inc.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>607 14<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street NW</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Clifton, New Jersey 07015</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) 508-5800</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(973) 473-2200</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to&nbsp;be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering
Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share (4)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock $0.01 par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,705,944 (2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13.68</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$23,337,314</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,712</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock $0.01 par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">682,377 (3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13.68</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,334,918</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,085</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) as the result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment to the outstanding common stock of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) pursuant to 17 C.F.R. &#167;230.416(a). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the shares which may be issued upon exercise of stock options to purchase shares of common stock granted under the Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the shares of common stock which will be distributed upon the vesting of restricted stock and performance awards granted under the plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) on
the basis of the high and low sales price per share of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August&nbsp;25, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This Registration Statement shall
become effective immediately upon filing in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and 17 C.F.R. &#167;230.462. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Items 1 &amp; 2</B>. The document containing the information for the Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) specified by
Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to the participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Said document need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) either as a part of this
Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 in reliance on Rule 428. Said document and the information incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus for the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed or to be filed by
Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Corporation&#148;) with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2015, filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;5, 2015
(File No.&nbsp;001-36390). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report and Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;6, 2015 (File
No.&nbsp;001-36390). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-K 12B (File
No.&nbsp;001-36390), as filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;1, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (in each
case other than those portions furnished under items 2.02, 7.01 and 9.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K) filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;28, 2015,&nbsp;August&nbsp;6, 2015 and August&nbsp;7, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) All documents filed by the Registrant, where applicable, pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold (in each case other than those portions furnished under Items 2.02. 7.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein,
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </I></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable, as the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock is
registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed upon for the Registrant by the firm of Kilpatrick Townsend&nbsp;&amp; Stockton
LLP. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article Ninth of the Articles of
Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), a Maryland corporation provides as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NINTH: </B>The
Corporation shall indemnify (A)&nbsp;its directors and officers, whether serving the Corporation or at its request any other entity, to the fullest extent required or permitted by the general laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter in force,
including the advance of expenses under the procedures required, and (B)&nbsp;other employees and agents to such extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors or the Corporation&#146;s Bylaws and be permitted by law. The foregoing rights
of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled. The Board of Directors may take such action as is necessary to carry out these indemnification provisions and is expressly empowered to
adopt, approve and amend from time to time such Bylaws, resolutions or contracts implementing such provisions or such further indemnification arrangements as may be permitted by law. No amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation
shall limit or eliminate the right to indemnification provided hereunder with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (numbering corresponds generally to the Exhibit Table in Item&nbsp;601 of Regulation S-K). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">List of
Exhibits (filed herewith unless otherwise noted): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.1</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Articles of Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc. <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.2</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Bylaws of Clifton Bancorp Inc. <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.3</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Clifton Bancorp Inc. Form of Stock Certificate <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.4</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Option Agreement </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.5</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton LLP as to the legality of the common stock to be issued </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">10.1</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">23.1</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consent of Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton LLP (contained in the Opinion included as Exhibit 5) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">23.2</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consent of BDO USA, LLP </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">24</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Corporation&#146;s Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;27, 2013 (File No.&nbsp;192598). </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Corporations Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 (File No. 192598) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed as Exhibit 4.0 to the Corporation&#146;s Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 (File No. 192598). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on June 26, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the 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
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#150;(g) Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) 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 SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#150;(l) Not applicable. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Registrant. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Clifton Bancorp Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, the City of Clifton, State of New Jersey on August&nbsp;26, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CLIFTON BANCORP INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul M. Aguggia</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Paul M. Aguggia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chairman&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board&nbsp;of&nbsp;Directors,&nbsp;President&nbsp;and</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Paul M. Aguggia and Christine R. Piano as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all
amendments to the Form S-8 registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully, and to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul M. Aguggia</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul M. Aguggia</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">August 26, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christine R. Piano</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Christine R. Piano</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">August 26, 2015</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen Adzima</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas A. Miller</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John H. Peto</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles J. Pivirotto</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Cynthia Sisco</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cynthia Sisco</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph C. Smith</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Articles of Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of Clifton Bancorp Inc.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Clifton Bancorp Inc. Form of Stock Certificate</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Option Agreement</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Filed herewith.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Field herewith.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton LLP</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Filed herewith.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>10.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton LLP</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Contained in the Opinion included as Exhibit 5.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of BDO USA, LLP</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Filed herewith.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney</TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2015
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CLIFTON BANCORP INC.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
46-4757900
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1433 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, New Jersey 07015
(973) 473-2200
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Clifton Bancorp
Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copies to:
Paul M. Aguggia
Eric S. Kracov, Esq.
Chairman of the Board, President and
Suzanne A. Walker, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
607 14
th
Street NW
1433 Van Houton Avenue
Washington, DC 20005
Clifton, New Jersey 07015
(202) 508-5800
(973) 473-2200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share (4)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (5)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock $0.01 par value
1,705,944 (2)
$13.68
$23,337,314
$2,712
Common Stock $0.01 par value
682,377 (3)
$13.68
$9,334,918
$1,085
(1)
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") as the result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment to the outstanding common stock of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the "Common Stock") pursuant to 17 C.F.R. §230.416(a).
(2)
Represents the shares which may be issued upon exercise of stock options to purchase shares of common stock granted under the Plan.
(3)
Represents the shares of common stock which will be distributed upon the vesting of restricted stock and performance awards granted under the plan.
(4)
This calculation is made solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") on
the basis of the high and low sales price per share of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 25, 2015.
(5)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
This Registration Statement shall
become effective immediately upon filing in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and 17 C.F.R. §230.462.
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Items 1 & 2
. The document containing the information for the Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") specified by
Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to the participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Said document need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") either as a part of this
Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 in reliance on Rule 428. Said document and the information incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus for the Registration Statement.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed or to be filed by
Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Corporation") with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on June 5, 2015
(File No. 001-36390).
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report and Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 6, 2015 (File
No. 001-36390).
(c) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Form 8-K 12B (File
No. 001-36390), as filed with the SEC on April 1, 2014.
(d) The Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K (in each
case other than those portions furnished under items 2.02, 7.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K) filed with the SEC on July 28, 2015, August 6, 2015 and August 7, 2015.
(e) All documents filed by the Registrant, where applicable, pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold (in each case other than those portions furnished under Items 2.02. 7.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K).
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein,
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable, as the Registrant's Common Stock is
registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed upon for the Registrant by the firm of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
LLP.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Article Ninth of the Articles of
Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (the "Corporation"), a Maryland corporation provides as follows:
NINTH:
The
Corporation shall indemnify (A) its directors and officers, whether serving the Corporation or at its request any other entity, to the fullest extent required or permitted by the general laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter in force,
including the advance of expenses under the procedures required, and (B) other employees and agents to such extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors or the Corporation's Bylaws and be permitted by law. The foregoing rights
of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled. The Board of Directors may take such action as is necessary to carry out these indemnification provisions and is expressly empowered to
adopt, approve and amend from time to time such Bylaws, resolutions or contracts implementing such provisions or such further indemnification arrangements as may be permitted by law. No amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation
shall limit or eliminate the right to indemnification provided hereunder with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
None.
Item 8.
Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (numbering corresponds generally to the Exhibit Table in Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
List of
Exhibits (filed herewith unless otherwise noted):
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc.
(1)
4.2
Bylaws of Clifton Bancorp Inc.
(2)
4.3
Clifton Bancorp Inc. Form of Stock Certificate
(3)
4.4
Form of Stock Option Agreement
4.5
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
5
Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as to the legality of the common stock to be issued
10.1
Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
(4)
23.1
Consent of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (contained in the Opinion included as Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of BDO USA, LLP
24
Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page)
(1)
Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Corporation's Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 (File No. 192598).
(2)
Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Corporations Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 (File No. 192598)
(3)
Filed as Exhibit 4.0 to the Corporation's Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 (File No. 192598).
(4)
Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on June 26, 2015.
Item 9.
Undertakings
(a) 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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the 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
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(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.
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference into this 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; and
(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.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.
(c)–(g) Not applicable.
(h) 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 SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(i)–(l) Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Clifton Bancorp Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, the City of Clifton, State of New Jersey on August 26, 2015.
CLIFTON BANCORP INC.
By:
/s/ Paul M. Aguggia
Paul M. Aguggia
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Paul M. Aguggia and Christine R. Piano as the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all
amendments to the Form S-8 registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully, and to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Paul M. Aguggia
Paul M. Aguggia
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
August 26, 2015
/s/ Christine R. Piano
Christine R. Piano
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)
August 26, 2015
/s/ Stephen Adzima
Stephen Adzima
Director
August 26, 2015
/s/ Thomas A. Miller
Thomas A. Miller
Director
August 26, 2015
/s/ John H. Peto
John H. Peto
Director
August 26, 2015
/s/ Charles J. Pivirotto
Charles J. Pivirotto
Director
August 26, 2015
/s/ Cynthia Sisco
Cynthia Sisco
Director
August 26, 2015
/s/ Joseph C. Smith
Joseph C. Smith
Director
August 26, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of Clifton Bancorp Inc.
Incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Bylaws of Clifton Bancorp Inc.
Incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Clifton Bancorp Inc. Form of Stock Certificate
Incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
Form of Stock Option Agreement
Filed herewith.
4.5
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
Field herewith.
5
Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Filed herewith.
10.1
Clifton Bancorp Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
Incorporated herein by reference.
23.1
Consent of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Contained in the Opinion included as Exhibit 5.
23.2
Consent of BDO USA, LLP
Filed herewith.
24
Power of Attorney
Located on the signature page.