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Sincerely,
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Elizabeth
E. Hance
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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the
election of three directors;
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2.
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the
ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2008;
and
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New
Brunswick, New Jersey
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Karen
LeBlon
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January
9, 2008
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Corporate
Secretary
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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1
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The
2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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1
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Who
Can Vote
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2
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How
Many Votes You Have
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2
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Matters
to Be Considered
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2
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How
to Vote
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3
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Participants
in Magyar Bancorp Benefit Plans
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3
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Vote
Required
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3
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Revocability
of Proxies
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4
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Solicitation
of Proxies
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4
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Recommendation
of the Board of Directors
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4
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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5
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Stock
Ownership and Retention Policy
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7
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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7
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PROPOSAL
I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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7
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Directors
and Executive Officers
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8
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Nominees
for Director
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8
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Continuing
Directors
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8
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Executive
Officers of the Bank Who Are Not Also Directors
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9
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Corporate
Governance
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9
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Board
Independence
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9
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Board
Meetings and Committees
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9
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Director
Fees
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23
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Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct
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11
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Board
Nominations
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11
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Procedures
for the Consideration of Board Candidates Submitted by
Stockholders
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12
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Stockholder
Communications with the Board
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13
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Transactions
with Certain Related Persons
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13
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The
Audit Committee Report
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14
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Executive
Officer Compensation
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16
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Benefit
Plans
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16
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PROPOSAL
II - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
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REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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25
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Fees
Paid to Grant Thornton
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26
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Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of
Independent
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Registered
Public Accountants
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26
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Required
Vote and Recommendation of the Board
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27
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STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING
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27
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Advance
Notice of Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting
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27
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OTHER
MATTERS
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28
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Date,
Time and Place
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The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, February
27,
2008, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at The Hyatt Regency New
Brunswick, Two Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey
08901.
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Record
Date
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January
2, 2008.
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Shares
Entitled to Vote
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5,893,994
shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock were outstanding on the Record
Date
and are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
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Purpose
of the Annual Meeting
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To
consider and vote on the election of three directors and the ratification
of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2008.
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Vote
Required
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Directors
are elected by a plurality of votes cast, including shares voted
by Magyar
Bancorp, MHC, and without regard to either broker non-votes or proxies
as
to which authority to vote for the nominees being proposed is
withheld. The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton
LLP as independent registered public accounting firm will be determined
by
a majority of the votes cast, including shares voted by Magyar Bancorp,
MHC and without regard to broker non-votes or proxies marked
“ABSTAIN.”
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Your
Board of Directors
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Recommends
A Vote in Favor of
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the
Proposals
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Your
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote
“FOR” the election
of
each director nominee
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listed
in this Proxy Statement and “FOR”
the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2008.
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Magyar
Bancorp
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Magyar
Bancorp, a
Delaware corporation, is the bank holding company for Magyar
Bank,
an FDIC-insured, New Jersey-chartered savings bank that operates
five
full-service banking offices. At September 30, 2007, Magyar
Bancorp had $473.2 million in total assets. Our principal
executive offices are located at 400 Somerset Street, New Brunswick,
New
Jersey 08901, and our telephone number is (732) 342-7600. Magyar
Bancorp
completed its initial public stock offering on January 23, 2006,
selling 2,618,550 shares, or 44.20% of its outstanding common stock,
including 217,863 shares purchased by Magyar Bank Employee Stock
Ownership
Plan. Additionally, the Company contributed $500,000 in cash
and issued 104,742 shares of its common stock, or 1.77% of its outstanding
shares, to the Magyar Bank Charitable Foundation. Magyar
Bancorp, MHC, a New Jersey-chartered mutual holding company (the
“Mutual
Holding Company”), holds 3,200,450 shares, or 54.30%, of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
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·
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submitting
written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of Magyar
Bancorp
prior to the voting of such proxy;
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·
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submitting
a properly executed proxy bearing a later date;
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·
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using
the Internet or telephone voting options explained on the Proxy Card;
or
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·
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voting
in person at the Annual Meeting; however, simply attending the Annual
Meeting without voting will not revoke an earlier proxy.
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Name
and Address
of
Beneficial Owners
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Number
of Shares
Owned
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
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Percent
of Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding(1) |
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Magyar
Bancorp, MHC
400
Somerset Street
P.O.
Box 1365
New
Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
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3,200,450(2)
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54.3%(2)
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PL
Capital Group
20
E. Jefferson Avenue
Suite
22
Naperville,
IL 60540
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296,718(3)
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5.0%(3)
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(1)
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Based
on 5,893,994 shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock outstanding on
January
2, 2008.
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(2)
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Based
on a Schedule 13D filed by Magyar Bancorp, MHC with the SEC on January
25,
2006. The Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp, MHC consists of those
persons who serve on the Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.
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(3)
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Based
on a Schedule 13D filed by PL Capital Group with the SEC on September
21,
2006.
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Names
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Age
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Position(s)
Held in the Company |
Shares
Owned
Directly and Indirectly(1) |
Percent
of Class(2)
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NOMINEES
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Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D.
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66
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Director
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25,439
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*
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Edward
C. Stokes, III
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58
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Director
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36,087
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*
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Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D.
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65
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Chairman
of the Board
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25,817
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*
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DIRECTORS
CONTINUING IN OFFICE
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Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA
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50
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Director
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16,944
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*
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Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
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61
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Director
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16,172
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*
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Elizabeth
E. Hance
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52
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President
and Chief Executive Officer and Director
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77,995
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1.3
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Thomas
Lankey
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47
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Vice
Chairman of the Board
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25,444
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*
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||||
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
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52
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Director
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16,172
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*
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NAMED
EXECUTIVES OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
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John
S. Fitzgerald
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43
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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32,014
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*
|
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Jon
R. Ansari
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33
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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33,355
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*
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All
directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)
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305,439
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5.2%
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*
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Less
than 1%
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(1)
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Unless
otherwise indicated, each person effectively exercises sole, or shared
with spouse, voting and dispositive power as to the shares reported.
Includes 12,290 shares, 6,523 shares and 4,575 shares owned by Ms.
Hance,
Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Ansari, respectively, through the Magyar Bank
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. Includes 1,105 shares, 873 shares and
805
shares allocated to Ms. Hance, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Ansari,
respectively, in the Magyar Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
and 9,850 shares, 6,500 shares and 6,500 shares underlying options
exercisable within 60 days of January 2, 2008 held by Ms. Hance,
Mr.
Fitzgerald and Mr. Ansari, respectively. Includes 2,270 shares,
2,042 shares, 1,815 shares, 2,042 shares, 1,815 shares, 1,815 shares
and
1,815 shares underlying options exercisable within 60 days of January
2,
2008 held by Mr. Joseph Lukacs, Mr. Lankey, Mr. Martin Lukacs, Mr.
Hodulik, Mr. Romano, Mr. Stokes and Mr. Yelencsics, respectively.
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(2)
|
Based
on 5,893,994 shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock outstanding as
of
January 2, 2008, plus the number of shares that such person or group
of
persons have the right to acquire within 60 days of January 2, 2008.
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Value
of Common
Stock
|
|||
·
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Chief
Executive Officer
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$150,000
|
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·
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Directors
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$ 75,000
|
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·
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Executive
Vice Presidents
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$ 50,000
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Names
|
Nominating
and
Corporate
Governance
Committee
|
Audit
Committee
|
Compensation
and
Benefits
Committee
|
Executive
Committee
|
Director
(1)
|
||||
Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA
|
X
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X
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X
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Thomas
Lankey
|
X
|
X
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X
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Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
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X
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X
|
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Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D.
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X
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Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D.
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X
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X
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X
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Edward
C. Stokes, III
|
||||
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
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X
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X
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X
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Number
of meetings in fiscal 2007
|
4
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4
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4
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0
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(1)
|
Elizabeth
E. Hance is an officer of the Company and, with the exception of
the
Executive Committee, is not a member of the Board Committees listed.
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·
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has
the highest personal and professional ethics and integrity and whose
values are compatible with those of the Company;
|
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·
|
has
experiences and achievements that have given him/her the ability
to
exercise and develop good business judgment;
|
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·
|
is
willing to devote the necessary time to the work of the Board and
its
committees, which includes being available for Board and committee
meetings;
|
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·
|
is
familiar with the communities in which the Company operates and/or
is
actively engaged in community activities;
|
|
·
|
is
involved in other activities or interests that do not create a conflict
with his/her responsibilities to the Company and its stockholders;
and
|
|
·
|
has
the capacity and desire to represent the balanced, best interests
of the
stockholders of the Company as a group, and not primarily a special
interest group or constituency.
|
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·
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a
statement that the writer is a stockholder and is proposing a candidate
for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee;
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·
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the
name and address of the nominating stockholder as he/she appears
on the
Company’s books, and number of shares of the Company’s common stock that
are owned beneficially by such stockholder (if the stockholder is
not a
holder of record, appropriate evidence of the stockholder’s ownership will
be required);
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·
|
the
name, address and contact information for the nominated candidate,
and the
number of shares of common stock of the Company that are owned by
the
candidate (if the candidate is not a holder of record, appropriate
evidence of the stockholder’s ownership should be provided);
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·
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a
statement of the candidate’s business and educational experience;
|
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·
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such
other information regarding the candidate as would be required to
be
included in the proxy statement pursuant to SEC Regulation 14A;
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·
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a
statement detailing any relationship between the candidate and the
Company
and between the candidate and any customer, supplier or competitor
of the
Company;
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·
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detailed
information about any relationship or understanding between the proposing
stockholder and the candidate; and
|
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·
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a
statement that the candidate is willing to be considered and willing
to
serve as a director if nominated and elected.
|
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·
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Forward
the communication to the director(s) to whom it is addressed;
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·
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Handle
the inquiry directly, for example where it is a request for information
about the Company or it is a stock-related matter; or
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·
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Not
forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature,
relates
to an improper or irrelevant topic, or is unduly hostile, threatening,
illegal or otherwise inappropriate.
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·
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reviewed
and discussed with management and the independent registered public
accounting firm the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007;
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·
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met
with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting
firm,
both together and in separate executive sessions, to discuss the
scope and
the results of the audits and the overall quality of the Company’s
financial reporting and internal controls;
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·
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discussed
with the independent registered public accountants the matters required
to
be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications
with Audit
Committees, as amended;
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·
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received
the written disclosures from the independent registered public accounting
firm required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
with
Audit Committees, and discussed with the independent registered
public accounting firm its independence from the Company; and
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·
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pre-approved
all audit, audit related and other services to be provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm.
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·
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To
attract, retain and motivate an experienced, competent executive
management team;
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·
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To
reward the executive management team for the enhancement of shareholder
value based on annual earnings performance and the market price of
the
Company’s stock;
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·
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To
provide compensation rewards that are adequately balanced between
short-term and long-term performance goals;
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·
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To
encourage ownership of the Company’s common stock through stock-based
compensation to all levels of management; and
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·
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To
maintain compensation levels that are competitive with other financial
institutions, and particularly those in the Company’s peer group based on
asset size and market area.
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SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
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Name
and principal
position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)(1)
|
Stock
awards
($)(2)
|
Option
awards
($)(2)
|
Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
|
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
|
All
other
compensation
($)(3)
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Total
($)
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Elizabeth
E. Hance
President
and Chief
Executive
Officer
|
2007
|
250,000
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40,240
|
42,438
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21,343
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34,336
|
141,262
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529,619
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John
S. Fitzgerald
Executive
Vice President
and
Chief
Operating Officer
|
2007
|
175,000
|
28,000
|
26,142
|
14,084
|
---
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---
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64,312
|
307,538
|
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Jon
R. Ansari
Senior
Vice President
and
Chief Financial
Officer
|
2007
|
167,115
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27,200
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26,142
|
14,084
|
---
|
---
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65,472
|
300,013
|
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(1)
|
Represents
amounts paid in fiscal year 2008 for bonuses earned in fiscal year
2007.
|
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(2)
|
Reflects
the amount expensed in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R) during fiscal year 2007 with respect to awards
of
restricted stock and stock options granted to each of the Named Executive
Officers. For a discussion of the assumptions used to establish the
valuation of the restricted stock awards and stock options, reference
is
made to “Note 9 – Stock-Based Compensation” included in the
Audited Financial Statements filed as part of our Annual Report on
Form
10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2007.
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
payments during fiscal year 2007 for the following:
|
Name
|
401(k)
Plan
($)
|
Supplemental
Executive
Retirement
Plan
($)
|
Disability
Insurance
($)
|
Life
Insurance
AD&D/LTD($)
|
Medical
&
Dental
Insurance
($)
|
Directors
Fees
($)
|
Long-Term
Care
Insurance
($)
|
ESOP
($)
|
|
Elizabeth
E. Hance
|
9,188
|
69,000
|
4,877
|
2,100
|
4,652
|
34,720
|
4,835
|
11,890
|
|
John
S. Fitzgerald
|
5,930
|
43,788
|
727
|
1,470
|
2,083
|
--
|
921
|
9,393
|
|
Jon
R. Ansari
|
5,742
|
40,896
|
872
|
1,404
|
7,007
|
--
|
889
|
8,662
|
|
•
|
the
maximum number of shares of stock that may be covered by options
or stock
appreciation rights that are intended to be “performance-based
compensation” under a grant to any one participant in any one calendar
year is 75,000 shares;
|
|
•
|
the
maximum number of shares of stock that may be stock awards that are
intended to be “performance-based compensation” which are granted to any
one participant during any calendar year is 30,000
shares;
|
•
|
the
maximum amount of cash incentive awards or cash settled stock awards
that
are intended to be “performance-based compensation” payable to any one
participant with respect to any calendar year shall equal $1,000,000;
and
|
||
•
|
the
maximum number of shares of stock that may be covered by stock options
or
stock appreciation rights granted to any one non-employee director
is five
percent (5%) of the shares to be granted in the aggregate as stock
options
or stock appreciation rights under the plan, and the maximum number
of
stock awards that may be granted to any one non-employee director
is five
percent (5%) of the shares to be granted in the aggregate as stock
awards
under the plan. In addition, the maximum number of shares of
stock that may be covered by all stock options and stock appreciation
rights granted to all non-employee directors as a group is thirty
percent
(30%) of the shares in the aggregate to be covered by stock options
or
stock appreciation rights granted under the plan, and the maximum
number
of stock awards that may be granted to all non-employee directors
as a
group is thirty percent (30%) of the stock awards in the aggregate
to be
granted under the plan.
|
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (1)
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Option
awards
|
Stock
awards
|
|||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
exercisable
|
Number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
unexercisable
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
number
of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
(#)
|
Option
exercise
price
($)
|
Option
expiration
date
|
Number
of
shares
or
units
of
stock
that
have
not
vested
(#)
|
Market
value of
shares
or units
of
stock that
have
not vested
($)
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
number
of
unearned
shares,
units
or
other
rights
that
have
not
vested
(#)
|
Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
market
or
payout
value
of
unearned
shares,
units
or
other
rights
that
have
not
vested
($)
|
|||||||||
Elizabeth E. Hance |
---
|
49,250
|
--- |
$14.61
|
3/1/2017
|
25,000
|
269,000 |
---
|
---
|
|||||||||
John
S. Fitzgerald
|
---
|
32,500
|
---
|
$14.61
|
3/1/2017
|
15,400
|
165,704
|
---
|
---
|
|||||||||
Jon
R. Ansari
|
---
|
32,500
|
---
|
$14.61
|
3/1/2017
|
15,400
|
165,704
|
---
|
---
|
|
(1)
|
All
equity awards noted in this table were granted pursuant to the 2006
Equity
Incentive Plan, which were approved by stockholders on February 12,
2007,
and represent all awards held at September 30, 2007 by the Named
Executive
Officers. On March 1, 2007, the Named Executive Officers were granted
shares of restricted stock and stock options. Shares of restricted
stock
vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on March 1, 2008. Stock
options
vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on March 1, 2008, have
an
exercise price of $14.61 (the closing price on the date of grant),
and
expire ten years from the date of grant.
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DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION TABLE FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2007
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Name
|
Fees
earned or
paid
in cash ($)
|
Stock
awards
($)
(1)
|
Option
awards ($)
(1)
|
Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
|
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
|
All
other
compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||
Andrew
G. Hodulik
|
49,370
|
8,321
|
4,425
|
---
|
40,378
|
---
|
102,495
|
|||||||
Thomas
Lankey
|
50,370
|
8,321
|
4,425
|
---
|
12,620
|
---
|
75,737
|
|||||||
Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D
|
89,300
|
9,246
|
4,918
|
---
|
75,073
|
---
|
178,537
|
|||||||
Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
|
44,720
|
7,396
|
3,933
|
---
|
44,531
|
---
|
100,580
|
|||||||
Salvatore
J. Romano
|
45,720
|
7,396
|
3,933
|
---
|
14,644
|
---
|
71,693
|
|||||||
Edward
C. Stokes, III
|
36,720
|
7,396
|
3,933
|
---
|
28,025
|
---
|
76,074
|
|||||||
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
|
49,720
|
7,396
|
3,933
|
---
|
29,682
|
---
|
90,731
|
(1)
|
Reflects
the amount expensed in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R)
during fiscal year 2007 with respect to awards of restricted stock
and
stock options granted to each of the Named Executive
Officers. For a discussion of the assumptions used to establish
the valuation of the restricted stock awards and stock options, reference
is made to “Note 9 – Stock-Based Compensation” included in the
Audited Financial Statements filed as part of our Annual Report on
Form
10-KSB for the year ended September 30,
2007.
|
New
Brunswick, New Jersey
|
Karen
LeBlon
|
January
9, 2008
|
Corporate
Secretary
|