Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

 

 

BankFinancial Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

06643P 10 4

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

December 31, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

Page 1 of 5 Pages


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  1  

Names of Reporting Persons

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

 

            BankFinancial, F.S.B.

            Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust

   
  2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Illinois

   

 

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With:  

 

 

  5    Sole Voting Power

 

            1,712,637

 

  6    Shared Voting Power

 

            242,948

 

  7    Sole Dispositive Power

 

            1,955,585

 

  8    Shared Dispositive Power

 

            0

  9  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            1,955,585

   
10  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

            N/A

   
11  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            8.8% of 22,244,477 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2007.

   
12  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            EP

   

 


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Item 1  

(a)

   Name of Issuer      
     BankFinancial Corporation      
 

(b)

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices      
    

15W060 North Frontage Road

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

     
Item 2  

(a)

   Name of Person Filing      
    

BankFinancial, F.S.B.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust

Trustee: First Bankers Trust Services, Inc.

     
 

(b)

   Address of Principal Business Office      
    

2321 Kochs Lane

P.O. Box 4005

Quincy, IL 62305

     
 

(c)

   Citizenship or Place of Organization      
     Illinois      
 

(d)

   Title of Class of Securities      
     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share      
 

(e)

   CUSIP Number      
     06643P 10 4      
Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b, or (c), check whether the person filing is a:   
  (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).


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Item 4.    Ownership      
   Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.      
   (a)   

Amount beneficially owned:

 

1,955,585.

     
   (b)   

Percent of class:

 

8.8%

     
   (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:      
      (i)   

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 

1,712,637.

     
      (ii)   

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

 

242,948.

     
      (iii)   

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

1,955,585.

     
      (iv)   

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

0.

     
Item 5.   

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

Not applicable

  
Item 6.   

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

Not applicable

     
Item 7.   

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

 

Not applicable

Item 8.   

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

The reporting person is an employee benefit plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     
Item 9.   

Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not applicable

     
Item 10.   

Certification

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

     


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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 11, 2008

    BANKFINANCIAL, F.S.B.
    EMPLOYEE STOCK
    OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST
    By: First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., as Trustee
   

/s/ Linda J. Shultz

    Name: Linda J. Shultz
    Title: Trust Officer