8-K

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 19, 2020

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.)

60 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 19, 2020, BankFinancial Equipment Finance (BFEF) announced today it originated $23 million in government equipment lease and software license finance transactions to date in the first quarter of 2020.

BankFinancial Equipment Finance is a division of BankFinancial NA, a national banking association providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through 19 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois and to selected commercial loan, lease and deposit customers on a regional or national basis. BankFinancial NA is a subsidiary of BankFinancial Corporation. BankFinancial Corporation's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company's website, www.bankfinancial.com.

A copy of the press release announcing this item is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Not Applicable.

(b)    Not Applicable.

(c)    Not Applicable.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated	February 19, 2020

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:	February 19, 2020	BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
			F. Morgan Gasior
			Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit No. 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BankFinancial Equipment Finance Announces $23 Million in Government Lease Originations

Burr Ridge, Illinois - (February 19, 2020) BankFinancial Equipment Finance (BFEF) announced today it originated $23 million in government equipment lease and software license finance transactions to date in the first quarter of 2020.

“We are pleased with the early success of our 2020 initiatives into government leasing operations, and we look forward to further expansion in government equipment lease and software license finance transactions, for both taxable and tax-exempt transactions.” said Robert Grabner, BFEF Executive Vice President – Corporate & Governmental Leasing.

About BankFinancial Equipment Finance

BankFinancial Equipment Finance is a division of BankFinancial NA, a national banking association providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through 19 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois and to selected commercial loan, lease and deposit customers on a regional or national basis. BankFinancial NA is a subsidiary of BankFinancial Corporation. BankFinancial Corporation's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company's website, www.bankfinancial.com.

This release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause BankFinancial’s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. For a discussion of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to BankFinancial’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, as supplemented by subsequent filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to review all information contained in these reports, including the risk factors discussed therein. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov or on BankFinancial’s web site at www.bankfinancial.com. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes.

For Further Information Contact:
Media Contact:		Industry Contact:
	Adriana Staker Senior Vice President BankFinancial NA Telephone: 630-242-7226 Email: astaker@bankfinancial.com		Robert Grabner Executive Vice President BankFinancial NA Telephone: 630-242-7223 Email: rgrabner@bankfinancial.com