1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * |
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PALMER JOHN W |
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/24/2014 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BankFinancial CORP [BFIN]
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47 EAST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 336 |
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
__X__ Director |
_____ 10% Owner |
_____ Officer (give title below) |
_____ Other (specify below) |
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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NAPERVILLE, IL 60540 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) |
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock
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1,000
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D
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Common Stock
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864,562
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I
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By Financial Edge Fund, L.P.
(1)
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Common Stock
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354,575
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I
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By Financial Edge-Strategic Fund, L.P.
(2)
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Common Stock
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251,545
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I
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By Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P.
(3)
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Common Stock
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159,488
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I
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By PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P.
(4)
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Common Stock
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45,019
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I
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by Albernet OU
(5)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) |
Financial Edge Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. PL Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and is the sole General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, L.P. Mr. Palmer is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, PL Capital, LLC. Mr. Palmer disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
(2) |
Financial Edge-Strategic Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. PL Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and is the sole General Partner of Financial Edge-Strategic Funds, L.P. Mr. Palmer is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, PL Capital, LLC. Mr. Palmer disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of the pecuniary interest therein. |
(3) |
Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and the sole General Partner of Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P. Mr. Palmer is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC. Mr. Palmer disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interst therein. |
(4) |
PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. PL Capital, LLP is a Delaware limited liability company and is the sole General Partner of PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P. Mr. Palmer is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, PL Capital, LLC. Mr. Palmer disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
(5) |
Albernet OU is an Estonian company. PL Capital Advisors, LLC has certain discretionary authority over the shares of the reported securities held by Albernet OU. Mr. Palmer is the holder of a 50% interest in PL Capital Advisors, LLC. Mr. Palmer disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. |