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 30, 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)

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):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

At a meeting held on November 30, 2011, the Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 22, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 12, 2011. As previously described in filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Directors of the Company will evaluate dividends for future quarters in the context of any applicable requirements of Federal Reserve Board Supervisory Letter SR 09-4.

This Current Report on Form 8K includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause the Company’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 the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, as supplemented by the Company’s subsequent filings 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 the Company’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.

A copy of the press release announcing these items 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 December 1, 2011

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: December 1, 2011	By:	/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
		F. Morgan Gasior
		Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

            

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BankFinancial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Burr Ridge, Illinois - (December 1, 2011) BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq – BFIN) announced that at a meeting held on November 30, 2011, its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 22, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 12, 2011.

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 20 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois. At September 30, 2011, BankFinancial had total assets of $1.634 billion, total loans of $1.270 billion, total deposits of $1.353 billion and stockholders’ equity of $247 million. BankFinancial Corporation’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, as supplemented by BankFinancial’s subsequent filings 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