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): June 28, 2011

 

 

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: (630) 242-7700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Annual Meeting Voting Results. The following are the results of the stockholder votes that were cast at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 28, 2011:

Proposal No. 1: The election of the following nominees as directors of the Company: F. Morgan Gasior and Joseph A. Schudt, to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.

 

Nominee

   Number of Votes
Cast For
     Number of  Votes
Withheld
     Broker Non-Votes  

F. Morgan Gasior

     15,526,155         598,524         3,565,558   

Joseph A. Schudt

     15,565,436         559,243         3,565,558   

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Number of votes cast For Proposal

     19,301,664   

Number of votes cast Against Proposal

     376,600   

Number of Abstentions

     25,488   

Broker Non-Votes

     —     

Proposal No. 3: The approval of an advisory, non-binding resolution to approve our executive compensation.

 

Number of votes cast For the non-binding resolution

     15,201,297   

Number of votes cast Against the non-binding resolution

     808,543   

Number of Abstentions

     128,353   

Broker Non-Votes

     3,565,558   

Proposal No. 4: The approval of an advisory, non-binding vote with respect to the frequency of voting on our executive compensation

 

Number of votes cast for 1 Year

     10,467,621   

Number of votes cast for 2 Years

     4,086,408   

Number of votes cast for 3 Years

     1,407,901   

Number of Abstentions

     176,263   

Broker Non-Votes

     3,565,558   

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

None


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

(Registrant)

Date: June 29, 2011

 

/s/    F. MORGAN GASIOR

F. Morgan Gasior
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President