Edgar Filing: BankFinancial CORP

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dated: November 15, 2011

/s/ F. Morgan Gasior

F. Morgan Gasior

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

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): November 15, 2011

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 November 15, 2011, BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has extended the expiration date of the Company’s current share repurchase authorization from November 15, 2011 until May 15, 2012, subject to the requirement that any share repurchases conducted pursuant to such authorization must comply with any applicable requirements of Federal Reserve Board Supervisory Letter SR 09-4.

As of November 15, 2011, the Company had repurchased 4,239,134 shares of its common stock out of the 5,047,423 shares that had been previously authorized for repurchase.

As previously disclosed, the authorization permits shares to be repurchased in open market or negotiated transactions, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The authorization will be utilized at management’s discretion, subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements, and to price and other internal limitations established by the Board of Directors. The authorization may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time prior to May 15, 2012 for any reason, including, without limitation, market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors could also affect the timing and amount of any share repurchases.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not Applicable.

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Not Applicable.

(d)

Not Applicable.

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.