Form 8-K

 

 

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): January 29, 2010

 

 

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)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 29, 2010, BankFinancial Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 5, 2010 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2010.

A copy of the press release announcing this item is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Not Applicable.

 

  (b) Not Applicable.

 

  (c) Not Applicable.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated January 29, 2010


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
  (Registrant)
Dated: January 29, 2010    
  By:  

/S/    F. MORGAN GASIOR        

    F. Morgan Gasior
   

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Officer and President

Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Burr Ridge, Illinois - (January 29, 2010) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 5, 2010 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2010.

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. At September 30, 2009, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.574 billion, total loans of $1.233 billion, total deposits of $1.212 billion and stockholders’ equity of $266 million. BankFinancial Corporation’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol BFIN.

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 web site at http://www.sec.gov or on BankFinancial’s web site at http://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:  
Shareholder, Analyst and Investor Inquiries:   Media Inquiries:

Elizabeth A. Doolan

Senior Vice President – Controller

BankFinancial Corporation

Telephone: 630-242-7151

 

Gregg T. Adams

Executive Vice President – Marketing & Sales

BankFinancial F.S.B.

Telephone: 630-242-7234