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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 9, 2015

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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland
001-35870
90-0947148
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
 
 
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 


1233 O. G. Skinner Drive, West Point, Georgia 31833
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(706) 645-1391
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 8.01.     Other Events

On December 9, 2015, the Board of Directors of Charter Financial Corporation (the “Company”) adopted a new stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 800,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5% of the current outstanding shares. The Company also announced that it completed its previous stock repurchase program adopted on September 18, 2014 and expanded on March 20, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the new stock repurchase program and the completion of the previous stock repurchase program is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Stock repurchase press release dated December 9, 2015.






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.

 
 
CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
December 14, 2015
By:
/s/ Curtis R. Kollar
 
 
 
 
Curtis R. Kollar
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer