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): August 5, 2005
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 0-25233 (applied for)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
15W060 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 242-7700
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 5, 2005, BankFinancial Corporation (the "Company") awarded
cash bonuses to the following "Named Executive Officers" (as defined by Item
402(a)(3) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K) in the amounts
indicated. The payment of the bonuses related to the completion of the Company's
stock offering and to the management of the health care loan portfolio of the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, BankFinancial, F.S.B.
Name Bonus
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F. Morgan Gasior Chairman of the $7,500
Board, Chief Executive Officer and
President
James J. Brennan $10,000
Executive Vice President, Corporate
Secretary and General Counsel
Paul A. Cloutier $6,250
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Christa Calabrese $10,000
Regional President
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
None.
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
DATE: August 5, 2005 By: /s/ F. Morgan Gasior
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F. Morgan Gasior
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President