Form 8-K

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 31, 2006

 


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.)

 

15W060 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois   60527
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 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 December 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2006.

A copy of the press release announcing these items is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, 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.

 

  (a) Not Applicable.

 

  (b) Not Applicable.

 

  (c) Exhibits.

 

    Exhibit No.  

Description

  99.1   Press Release dated October 31, 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
  (Registrant)
Dated: October 31, 2006   By:  

/s/ F. Morgan Gasior

    F. Morgan Gasior
   

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Officer and President

Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Burr Ridge, Illinois - (October 31, 2006) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2006.

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 18 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At June 30, 2006, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.672 billion, total deposits of $1.138 billion and stockholders’ equity of $335 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,

Vice President – Investor Relations

BankFinancial Corporation

Telephone: 630-242-7151

  

Gregg T. Adams,

Executive Vice President – Marketing & Sales

BankFinancial Corporation

Telephone: 630-242-7234