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 26, 2009
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 8.01. | Other Events |
On March 26, 2009, the Company announced that its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on June 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Chicago, Illinois time. The location of the meeting will be the Holiday Inn Chicago-Willowbrook-Hinsdale, 7800 South Kingery Highway (Route 83), Willowbrook, IL 60527.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press Release dated March 26, 2009 |
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 | ||||
| Dated: March 26, 2009 | By: | /s/ F. Morgan Gasior | ||
| F. Morgan Gasior | ||||
| Chairman of the Board and | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press Release dated March 26, 2009 |
Exhibit 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BankFinancial Corporation Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Burr Ridge, Illinois—(March 26, 2009) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) announced today that its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on June 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Chicago, Illinois time. The location of the meeting will be the Holiday Inn Chicago-Willowbrook-Hinsdale, 7800 South Kingery Highway (Route 83), Willowbrook, IL 60527.
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. BankFinancial Corporation became a publicly-traded company on June 24, 2005, and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company’s website, www.bankfinancial.com.
This release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause BankFinancial’s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. For a discussion of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to BankFinancial’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. Investors are urged to review all information contained in these reports, including the risk factors discussed therein. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or on BankFinancial’s website at www.bankfinancial.com. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes.
| For Further Information Contact: |
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| Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries: | Media Inquiries: | |
| Elizabeth A. Doolan, | Gregg T. Adams, | |
| Senior Vice President – Controller | Executive Vice President – Marketing & Sales | |
| BankFinancial Corporation | BankFinancial, F.S.B. | |
| Telephone: 630-242-7151 | Telephone: 630-242-7234 |