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): January 31, 2008
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)
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):
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 30, 2008, BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 7, 2008 to stockholders of record on February 13, 2008.
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) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 31, 2008 |
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: | January 31, 2008 | By: | /s/ F. Morgan Gasior | |||
| F. Morgan Gasior | ||||||
| Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend
Burr Ridge, Illinois - (January 31, 2008) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 7, 2008 to stockholders of record on February 13, 2008.
BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial, F.S.B., a full-service, community-oriented 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 September 30, 2007, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.505 billion, total loans of $1.276 billion, total deposits of $1.099 billion and stockholders’ equity of $304 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: | |||
| Elizabeth A. Doolan, Senior Vice President – Controller BankFinancial Corporation Telephone: 630-242-7151 |
Gregg T. Adams, Executive Vice President – Marketing & Sales BankFinancial Corporation Telephone: 630-242-7234 |