UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

 

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COASTWAY BANCORP, INC.

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Dear Coastway Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder: The Coastway Bancorp, Inc. Annual Stockholders Meeting (the “Meeting”) for Coastway Bancorp, Inc. will be held at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time on May 22, 2014 at the Coastway Washington Street branch office, second floor, located at 180 Washington Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02910. The Meeting is for the purpose of considering and acting upon: 1. Election of 3 directors to serve for a three year term; 2. Ratification of Wolf & Co., P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014; and such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournments thereof. The Board of Directors is not aware of any other such business. Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 25, 2014 are entitled to vote at the Meeting. Your Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the above proposals. You may vote by Internet, by phone, by mail or in person. If you wish to vote by Internet or by phone, you will need your Stockholder Control Number, that can be found on the bottom right hand corner of this notice. No other personal information will be required in order to vote in this manner. If you request a paper copy of these documents and the proxy card in accordance with the instructions below and wish to vote by mail, simply cast your vote on the proxy card, sign, date and return. You may also vote in person at the Meeting. If you wish to vote in person, you will need personal identification and, unless you are a registered holder of Common Stock, evidence of your ownership of Coastway Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock as of the close of business on the record date. If you want to receive a paper copy of these documents, you can request one at any time. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for these documents by May 8, 2014 to facilitate timely delivery, you will need your Stockholder Control Number that can be found in the lower right hand corner of this letter. Then, either: Call 401-330-1618; or Visit our website at www.coastway.com/proxy Send us an email at IRinfo@coastway.com. and enter the Stockholder Control Number when prompted or, if you send us an email, enter it in the subject line. You will have the opportunity to make your request for paper copies apply to all future Stockholder meetings, which you may later revoke at any time. We ask that you cast your vote promptly. Please help save the company additional solicitation costs by voting today. Thank you for your continued support! Stockholder Control Number IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2014 This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. 2013 Annual Report, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are available at www.coastway.com/proxy Bancorp, Inc.