SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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                                 Date of Report

                              December 31, 2003
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                           BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


                 Florida                              34-027228
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    (State of other jurisdiction or            (Commission File Number)
     incorporation or organization)


                                  65-0507804
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                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)



      1750 East Sunrise Blvd.                             33304
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   Ft. Lauderdale, Florida                             (Zip Code)
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(Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (954) 760-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

     On December  31,  2003,  BankAtlantic  Bancorp  ("Company")consummated  the
spin-off  of its wholly  owned  subsidiary,  Levitt  Corporation  ("Levitt")  by
distributing .25 of a share of Levitt Class A Common Stock as a dividend on each
outstanding  share of  BankAtlantic  Bancorp  Class A Common  Stock and .25 of a
share of Levitt Class B Common Stock as a dividend on each outstanding  share of
BankAtlantic  Bancorp Class B Common stock. As a result of the spin-off,  Levitt
is no  longer  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the  Company  but is held by the
shareholders  of the Company on the same pro rata basis as they  currently  hold
the Company's shares.

In connection with the spin-off, the Company converted a currently
outstanding $30.0 million demand note owed by Levitt to the Company to a five
year term note with interest only payable monthly initially at the prime rate
and thereafter at the prime rate plus increments of an additional .25% every six
months. The Company transferred its 4.9% ownership interest in Bluegreen
Corporation to Levitt in exchange for a $5.5 million note and additional shares
of Levitt common stock (which additional shares were distributed as part of the
spin-off transaction.) This note is due in one year, with principal and interest
payable monthly. Additionally, on December 15, 2003 Levitt declared an $8.0
million dividend to the Company payable in the form of a five year note with the
same payment terms as the $30.0 million note described above.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (b) Pro Forma Financial information - the required pro Forma Financial
information is contained under Item 7 in the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated December 2, 2003 and filed on December 16, 2003 and is incorporated
herein by reference.















SIGNATURE


         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.

                           BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.



                                                     By:/s/James A. White
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                                                           James A. White
                                                    Chief Financial Officer