BFIN-2014.06 Annual Meeting



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 24, 2014
 





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: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 





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Item 8.01.    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 24, 2014:
Proposal No. 1: The election of the following nominees as directors of the Company: F. Morgan Gasior and John W. Palmer, to hold office until the 2017 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
 
15,494,064

 
707,745

 
2,957,718

John W. Palmer
 
15,443,057

 
758,753

 
2,957,718

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, 2014.
Number of votes cast For Proposal
18,438,925

Number of votes cast Against Proposal
97,896

Number of Abstentions
622,706

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
15,034,476

Number of votes cast Against the non-binding resolution
1,012,712

Number of Abstentions
154,620

Broker Non-Votes
2,957,718


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)    Not Applicable.
(b)
Not Applicable.
(c)
Not Applicable.
(d)
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 25, 2014
 
By:
/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
 
 
 
 
F. Morgan Gasior
 
 
 
 
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President