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): February 4, 2006
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 0-51331 75-3199276
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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 8.01. Other Events.
On February 4, 2006, Dr. Kenneth Cmiel, a Director of BankFinancial
Corporation (the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BankFinancial,
F.S.B. (the "Bank"), passed away unexpectedly as a result of a previously
undetected brain tumor. Dr. Cmiel served as a Director of the Bank since 1989
and as a member of its Asset Liability Management Committee, a Director of the
Company since its formation in 2004, and a Director of the Company's predecessor
federal corporations from 1999 to 2005. Dr. Cmiel was a Professor of History and
American Studies at the University of Iowa, and the Director of the University
of Iowa Center for Human Rights.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and 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: February 9, 2006 By: /s/ James J. Brennan
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James J. Brennan
Executive Vice President and
Corporate Secretary