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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2023
 

 
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 

 
 
 
         
Maryland
 
0-51331
 
75-3199276
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
     
60 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois
 
60527
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800894-6900
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 
 
 

 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
BFIN
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
On October 26, 2023, the Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on November 24, 2023 to stockholders of record on November 10, 2023.
 
As previously described in filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Directors of the Company will evaluate dividends for future quarters in the context of all applicable regulatory requirements and other relevant factors.
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. For a discussion of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, as supplemented by the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to review all information contained in these reports, including the risk factors discussed therein. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov or on the Company’s web site at www.bankfinancial.com. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes.
 
A copy of the press release announcing this item is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
Not Applicable.
 
(b)
Not Applicable.
 
(c)
Not Applicable.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
Press Release dated October 27, 2023
  104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
     
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
           
Date:
October 27, 2023  
By:
/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
 
       
F. Morgan Gasior
 
       
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
 
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Exhibit No. 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

 

Burr Ridge, Illinois - (October 27, 2023) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) (“BankFinancial”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on November 24, 2023 to stockholders of record on November 10, 2023.

 

BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, NA, a national bank providing banking, wealth management and fiduciary services to individuals, families and businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area and on a regional or national basis for commercial finance, equipment finance, commercial real estate finance and treasury management business customers.  At June 30, 2023, BankFinancial had total assets of $1.527 billion, total loans of $1.171 billion, total deposits of $1.304 billion and stockholders’ equity of $152 million. BankFinancial Corporation’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN.

 

This release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause BankFinancial’s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. For a discussion of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to BankFinancial’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, as supplemented by subsequent filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to review all information contained in these reports, including the risk factors discussed therein. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov or on BankFinancial’s web site at www.bankfinancial.com. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes.

 

For Further Information Contact:

 

Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries:

Media Inquiries:

Elizabeth A. Doolan

Senior Vice President – Controller

BankFinancial Corporation

Telephone: 630-425-5568

Gregg T. Adams

President – Marketing & Sales

BankFinancial, NA

Telephone: 630-425-5877