SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Gasior F Morgan (Last) (First) (Middle) 15W060 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD (Street) BURR RIDGE IL 60527 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BankFinancial CORP [ BFIN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, CEO & President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								117,500	D
Common Stock								12,770.8394	I	By 401k(1)
Common Stock								3,125.7041	I	By Employee Stock Ownership Plan(2)
Common Stock								2,500	I	By spouse's IRA(3)
Common Stock								122,500	I	By spouse's trust(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$17.62	11/06/2008		A		25,000		(4)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	25,000	$0	75,000	D
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$14.82							(5)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$17.62							(6)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	125,000		125,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The information in this report is based on the 401k report dated November 5, 2008

2. Reflects ESOP allocations that occurred since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. On September 5, 2006, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock. The option vests equally over three performance periods based on the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance goals. The performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the 9 months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were met, resulting in the vesting of all 75,000 options.

5. Stock Options granted pursuant to the February 2008 amendment to the 2007 management incentive compensation program whereby the executive elected to receive 2007 incentive compensation in the form of stock options ("the 2008 Elective Stock Options"). These stock options vested upon grant.

6. Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan of BankFinancial Corporation vest ratably over five annual installments commencing December 15, 2006

	/s/ F. Morgan Gasior	11/07/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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