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): March 30, 2006
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 0-51331 75-3199276
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(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
15W060 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 242-7700
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
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On March 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation (the
"Company") declared a dividend of $0.06 per share of its common stock. The
dividend will be paid on May 19, 2006 to stockholders of record on May 3, 2006.
The Company also announced its intention to establish a dividend
reinvestment program.
A copy of the press release announcing these items is attached as Exhibit
99 to this press release. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as
Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Press Release dated March 30, 2006
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
Date: March 30, 2006 By: \s\ F. Morgan Gasior
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F. Morgan Gasior
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
BankFinancail
Corproation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend
Burr Ridge, Illinois - (March 30, 2006) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq -
BFIN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its first cash
dividend of $0.06 per common share. The dividend will be payable on May 19, 2006
to stockholders of record on May 3, 2006.
BankFinancial will mail further information relating to this dividend to
our stockholders of record. The mailing will include a Form W-9 for tax
identification certification, which will need to be completed and returned by
April 28, 2006 to prevent withholding taxes from being deducted from the
dividend payment. The mailing will also include information on a program for the
direct deposit of the dividend payment into stockholders' bank accounts.
BankFinancial is also in the process of establishing a dividend
reinvestment program, and expects to have the program in place during the 3rd
quarter of 2006. The program will enable stockholders to purchase shares of
BankFinancial common stock with the proceeds of future dividend payments without
the payment of brokerage commissions. The program will not be available in
connection with the current dividend.
BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B.,
a full-service, community-oriented savings bank providing financial services to
individuals, families and businesses through 16 full-service banking offices,
located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At December 31, 2005,
BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.6 billion, total deposits of
$1.1 billion and stockholders' equity of $329 million. BankFinancial Corporation
became a publicly-traded company on June 24, 2005, and its common stock trades
on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol BFIN.
"Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this release. A variety of
factors could cause BankFinancial Corporation's actual results to differ from
those expected at the time of this release. Investors are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by BankFinancial Corporation in
its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the risk factors and other information disclosed in BankFinancial
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov or on BankFinancial's web site at
http://www.bankfinancial.com.
For Further Information
Contact: Shareholder, Analyst
and Investor Inquiries: Media Inquiries:
Terence C. Wise, Gregg T. Adams,
Vice President - Investor Relations Executive Vice President-
BankFinancial Corporation Marketing & Sales
Telephone: 630-242-7151 BankFinancial Corporation
Telephone: 630-242-7234