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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): December 17, 2020
 

 
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

 
Commission File Number 0-51331
 
  Maryland 75-3199276
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
60 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800894-6900
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 

 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
BFIN
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On December 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of BankFinancial Corporation (the "Company") approved the extension 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 and Paul A. Cloutier to May 31, 2023. Prior to the extensions, the employment periods would have expired on May 31, 2022. The employment agreements between the Company and these individuals, including all amendments, have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
On the same date, the Board of Directors of the Company’s principal subsidiary, BankFinancial, NA (the “Bank”), approved the extension of the terms of the employment period in 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 and John G. Manos to May 31, 2023. Prior to the extensions, the employment periods would have expired on May 31, 2022. The employment agreements between the Bank and these individuals, including all amendments, have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
The forms of the “Extension of Term of Employment Period” that will be used to implement these actions are 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. Description
 
10.1      BankFinancial Corporation Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period
10.2      BankFinancial, NA Form of Extension of Term of Employment Period
104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

 
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:
December 18, 2020
 
BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
     
By:
/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
 
       
F. Morgan Gasior
 
       
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer