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 27, 2008
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.
On March 27, 2008, the Company announced that its 2008 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on June 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM. The location of the
meeting will be the Willowbrook Holiday Inn, 7800 South Kingery Highway (Route
83), Willowbrook, Illinois 60527.
A copy of the press release announcing the date of the annual meeting is
attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit
99 Press release dated March 27, 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
DATE: March 27, 2008 By: /s/ F. Morgan Gasior
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F. Morgan Gasior
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
99 Press release dated March 27, 2007
BankFinancial
Corporation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BankFinancial Corporation Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Burr Ridge, Illinois - (March 27, 2008) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq -
BFIN) announced today that its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held
on June 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Chicago, Illinois time. The location of the
meeting will be the Willowbrook Holiday Inn, 7800 South Kingery Highway (Route
83), Willowbrook, IL 60527.
The Company 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 December 31, 2007,
the Company had total assets of $1.481 billion, total loans of $1.254 billion,
total deposits of $1.074 billion and stockholders' equity of $291 million. As of
March 26, 2008, the Company had 21,992,077 million issued and outstanding shares
of common stock. The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select
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
For Further Information Contact:
Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries: Media Inquiries:
Elizabeth A. Doolan, Gregg T. Adams,
Senior Vice President - Controller Executive Vice President -
BankFinancial Corporation Marketing & Sales
Telephone: 630-242-7151 BankFinancial Corporation
Telephone: 630-242-7234