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): June 27, 2017

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Commission File Number 0-51331

Maryland    75-3199276

(State or Other Jurisdiction    (I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)    Identification No.)

15W060 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company’s principal subsidiary, BankFinancial, National Association (the “Bank”), approved amendments to the Bank’s existing employment agreements with "Named Executive Officers" (as defined by Item 402(a)(3) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K) F. Morgan Gasior, Paul A. Cloutier, James J. Brennan, John G. Manos and William J. Deutsch Jr.. The amendments:

• extended the expiration date of the terms of the employment periods established in the employment agreements from March 31, 2019 to May 31, 2020;

• provided that the annual review process for the employment agreements will be completed by May 31st of each calendar year (or as soon as practicable thereafter), instead of within 45 days after March 31st of each calendar year;

• replaced all references in the employment agreements to “BankFinancial, F.S.B.” with “BankFinancial, National Association,” all references to the “OTS” with the “OCC,” and all references to OTS regulations with the applicable OCC regulations;

• removed disability and life insurance from the definition of “Core Plans,” making them unavailable as post-termination benefits;

• placed a cap on the dues reimbursements provided for in the employment agreements for Messrs. Gasior, Cloutier and Brennan;

• clarified that the term “Average Annual Compensation” as used in the employment agreements for Messrs. Gasior, Cloutier, Brennan and Manos does not include income recognized from the receipt or exercise of equity awards, including stock options;

• revised Mr. Gasior’s employment agreement to provide that he will have access to health insurance until he qualifies for Medicare provided that he pays the annual premiums out of his own pocket at the COBRA rate;

• revised the employment agreements of Messrs. Cloutier, Manos and Deutsch to provide for a cash insurance expense stipend if the insurer will not allow them to remain in the Bank’s health insurance plan after their employment ends or until they become eligible for other group health insurance or Medicare;

• revised Mr. Brennan's employment agreement to remove the post-termination health insurance provision, permit reductions in Mr. Brennan’s base salary with his prior written consent and define full-time employment to mean at least thirty (30) combined on-site and off-site hours per week, or at least one hundred and thirty (130) combined on-side and off-site hours in a calendar month; and

• revised the indemnification provision in the employment agreements to provide that indemnification will be made under the laws of the State of Maryland.

The employment agreements between the Bank and Messrs. Gasior, Brennan and Cloutier were filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008. The employment agreement between the Bank and Mr. Manos was filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2010. The employment agreement between the Bank and Mr. Deutsch was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2013.

The forms of the amendments that will be used to implement these actions will be filed as Exhibits to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the second quarter of 2017.

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.

Dated:	July 3, 2017	BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
			F. Morgan Gasior
			Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer