SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
	Form 3 Holdings Reported.
	Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CALABRESE CHRISTA N (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Regional President - Affiliate
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008
	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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock							25,000	D
Common Stock							8,328.0769	I	By 401k(1)
Common Stock							3,125.7041	I	By Employee Stock Ownership Plan(2)

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)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$14.82						(3)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	46,667		46,667	D
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$14.82						(4)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	4,667		4,667	D
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	$17.62						(5)	09/05/2011	Common Stock	85,000		85,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The information in this report is based on the 401k report dated December 31, 2008.

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

3. 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.

4. Stock Option Awards granted pursuant to the February 2008 amendment to the 2007 management incentive compensation program whereby the executive elected to receive their 2007 incentive compensation in the form of stock options and received an additional stock option grant equal to 10% of the 2008 Elective Stock Options. These additional stock options will vest 50% on December 15, 2008 and June 15, 2009.

5. Stock Option Awards 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, pursuant to power of attorney	01/09/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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