UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~CURRENT~~Pursuant ~~REPORT~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~Report 13(Date ORof ~~15(d~~earliest event reported) ofDecember ~~the~~22, 2011

~~Securities~~Brooklyn ~~Exchange~~Federal ~~Act~~Bancorp, Inc. (Exact name of ~~1934~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2011

Federal	000-51208	20-2659598
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

~~BROOKLYN~~81 ~~FEDERAL~~Court ~~BANCORP~~Street, ~~INC.~~Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

~~(Exact~~Registrant's ~~name~~telephone ofnumber, ~~Registrant~~including asarea ~~Specified~~code ~~in Charter~~(718) 855-8500

FEDERAL		000-51208	20-2659598
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
81 Court Street Brooklyn, New York 11201
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
(Address of principal executive offices)
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
(718) 855-8500
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~Check~~Item ~~the~~5.07. ~~appropriate~~Submission ~~box~~of ~~below~~Matters ~~if the Form 8-K filing is intended~~ to ~~simultaneously~~a ~~satisfy~~Vote ~~the filing obligation~~ of ~~the~~Security ~~registrant under any of the following provisions:~~Holders.

oA ~~Written~~Special ~~communications~~Meeting ~~pursuant~~(the to“Special ~~Rule~~Meeting”) ~~425~~of ~~under~~Brooklyn ~~the~~Federal ~~Securities~~Bancorp, ~~Act~~Inc. (17the ~~CFR 230.425~~“Company”) ocommon ~~Soliciting~~shareholders ~~material~~was ~~pursuant~~held toon ~~Rule~~December ~~14a-12(b)~~22, ~~under~~2011. There was one proposal presented before the ~~Exchange~~shareholders ~~Act~~at ~~(17~~the ~~CFR~~Special ~~240.14a-12(b))~~Meeting, owhich ~~Pre-commencement~~required ~~communications~~the ~~pursuant~~affirmative tovote ~~Rule~~of ~~14d~~at least two-~~2(b)~~thirds ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~issued ~~Act~~and ~~(17~~outstanding ~~CFR~~shares ~~240.14d-2(b))~~of oCompany ~~Pre-commencement~~common ~~communications~~stock, ~~pursuant~~and toat ~~Rule~~least ~~13e-4(c)~~a ~~under~~majority of the ~~Exchange~~issued ~~Act~~and ~~(17~~outstanding ~~CFR~~common ~~240~~shares not held by BFS Bancorp, MHC in order to be adopted.~~13e-4(c))~~

~~Item~~The 7sole proposal (the “Merger Proposal”) to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2011, as amended on November 15, 2011, by and among (i) Investors Bank, formerly Investors Savings Bank, Investors Bancorp, Inc.01, ~~Regulation~~and FDInvestors ~~Disclosure~~Bancorp, MHC, and (ii) Brooklyn Federal Savings Bank, the Company, and BFS Bancorp, MHC, as discussed in the definitive proxy statement related to the Special Meeting, was approved by more than two-thirds of the Company’s outstanding common shares, per the results below.

On December 14, 2011, Brooklyn Federal Bancorp, Inc. announced that Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis & Co. have recommended approval of its merger agreement with Investors Bancorp, Inc.

Votes For	11,356,520
Votes Against	446,847
Abstain	26,996
Broker Non-Votes	--

AMore ~~copy~~than a majority of the ~~press~~Company’s ~~release~~common ~~making~~shares ~~such~~held ~~announcement~~by isholders, ~~attached~~other ~~hereto~~than asBFS, ~~Exhibit 99.1~~Bancorp, ~~and~~MHC, isalso ~~incorporated~~approved ~~herein~~the Merger Proposal, per the results below, which do not include the shares voted by ~~reference~~BFS Bancorp, MHC.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Votes For	2,099,020
Votes Against	446,847
Abstain	26,996
Broker Non-Votes	--

~~(d)~~Accordingly, ~~Exhibits~~the Merger Proposal was adopted.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated December 14, 2011

SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURE~~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.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	Brooklyn Federal Bancorp, Inc.


Date: December 28, 2011	By:	/s/ Gregg J. Wagner
		Gregg J. Wagner
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: December 14, 2011	BROOKLYN FEDERAL BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Gregg J. Wagner
		Gregg J. Wagner
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated December 14, 2011

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