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

On November 28, 2012, the Board of Directors of Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Clifton Savings Bank (the "Bank"), appointed Stephen Adzima as a director of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Adzima was appointed to the class of directors whose term will expire at the Company's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 29, 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the repurchase of up to 280,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock held by persons other than Clifton MHC. These repurchases will be conducted solely through a Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan with Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.

The press release announcing the approval of the stock repurchase plan is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated November 29, 2012

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