8-K

UNITED STATES
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 8, 2006

BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA	34-027228	65-0507804
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida		33309
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 940-5000

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

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Item 5.04 Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plan

     On February 8, 2006, BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) sent a notice to its executive officers and directors informing them that the previously announced blackout period with respect to individual account transactions in the Company’s 401(k) Plan will terminate on February 9, 2006, which is sooner than initially announced. As a result, the prohibition on the Company’s executive officers and directors from effecting transactions in certain equity securities of the Company will likewise terminate on such date, as described in the below-mentioned notice.

     A copy of the notice sent to the Company’s directors and executive officers is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

	BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.
Date: February 8, 2006	By:	/s/ Lloyd DeVaux
		Name:	Lloyd DeVaux
		Title:	Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Notice to Directors and Executive Officers.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

To:	Directors and Executive Officers of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
From:	Alan B. Levan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	February 8, 2006
Re:	Notice of Early Termination of Blackout Period under 401(k) Plan

     As you know, we instituted a blackout period with respect to the BankAtlantic Security Plus Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) in connection with the transition of accounts and records to Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc., the 401(k) Plan’s new investment and service provider. As I previously advised you, during the blackout period under the 401(k) Plan you were generally prohibited under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable SEC regulations from effecting transactions in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock that you received in connection with your service or employment as a director or executive officer. The blackout period commenced on January 21, 2006 and was expected to end the week of February 19, 2006.

     Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc. has notified the Company that the transition was completed sooner than expected and, as such, the blackout period will terminate on February 9, 2006. Accordingly, the restrictions regarding your ability to effect transactions in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock as a result of the 401(k) Plan blackout period are likewise terminated effective as of February 9, 2006.

     Any inquiries with respect to this notice should be directed to:

James A. White
Chief Financial Officer
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
2100 West Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
954-940-5015