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): April 2, 2010
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)
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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 March 31, 2010, the Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation (the “Company”) approved the extension of the terms of the Employment Period in the Company’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 and James J. Brennan to March 31, 2013. Prior to the extensions, the terms of the Employment Periods would have expired on March 31, 2012. The Employment Agreements between Company and these individuals 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 October 20, 2008 On the same date, the Board of Directors of the Company’s principal subsidiary, BankFinancial, F.S.B. (the “Bank”), approved the extension of the terms of the Employment Period in the Bank’s existing Amended and Restated Employment Agreements with Messrs. Gasior, Cloutier, Brennan and Ms. Christa N. Calabrese to March 31, 2013. Prior to the extensions, the terms of the Employment Periods would have expired on March 31, 2012. The foregoing Amended and Restated Employment Agreements were filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3 and 10.7 to the Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008.
The forms of the “Extension of Term of Employment Period” that will be used to implement these actions is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | BankFinancial Corporation Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period | |
| 10.2 | BankFinancial F.S.B. Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period |
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 | ||||
| Dated: April 2, 2010 | By: | /s/ F. Morgan Gasior | ||
| F. Morgan Gasior | ||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | BankFinancial Corporation Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period | |
| 10.2 | BankFinancial F.S.B. Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period |