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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-22-005327
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220304

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BankFinancial CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001303942
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-80891
		FILM NUMBER:		22715678

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD
		CITY:			BURR RIDGE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60527
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 894-6900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD
		CITY:			BURR RIDGE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60527

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BankFinancial CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001303942
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD
		CITY:			BURR RIDGE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60527
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 894-6900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD
		CITY:			BURR RIDGE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60527
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>(Rule 13d-102)</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>TO </b>&#167;<b>240.13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>PURSUANT TO </b>&#167;<b>240.13d-2</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>(Amendment No. __)*</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size:16pt;"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION</font></b></font><br>
<font style="background-color:#ffffff;">(</font><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">Name of Issuer</font></b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">)</font></p>

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<font style="background-color:#ffffff;">(</font><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">Title&nbsp;of Class of Securities</font></b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size:16pt"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">06643P104</font></b></font><br>
<font style="background-color:#ffffff;">(</font><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">CUSIP Number</font></b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size:16pt"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">December 31, 2021</font></b></font><br>
<font style="background-color:#ffffff;">(</font><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">Date of Event Which Required Filing of this Statement</font></b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">Check the appropriate box&nbsp;to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">&#9746;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Rule 13d-1 (b)</font></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">&#9744;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Rule 13d-1 (c)</font></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">&#9744;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Rule 13d-1 (d)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;"><b><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">CUSIP No.&nbsp; 06643P104</font></b></p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Names of Reporting Persons:</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">&#9744;</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">3.</font></td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">SEC Use Only</font></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Citizenship or Place of Organization:</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 55%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Illinois</b></td>
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			<td colspan="4" style="width: 45%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With&nbsp;</font></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5.</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sole Voting Power&nbsp;</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 55%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6.</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Shared Voting Power</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 55%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">856,733</td>
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			<td style="width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">7.</font></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 55%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">8.</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Shared Dispositive Power</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 55%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">856,733</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">11.</font></td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 6.48% (based on 13,228,485 shares of common stock outstanding on December 31, 2021)</font></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name of Issuer:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">BankFinancial Corporation</font></b></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 1(b)</td>
			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Address of Issuer&#8217;s Principal Executive Offices:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">60 N Frontage Road</font></b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Burr Ridge, IL 60527-6928</font></b></td>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name, Principal Business Office and Citizenship of Person Filing</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">BANKFINANCIAL AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSOC. INVESTMENT PLAN</font></b></td>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Address of Issuer&#8217;s Principal Executive Offices:&nbsp;</font></td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">60 N Frontage Road</font></b></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 2(d)</td>
			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Title of Class of Securities:&nbsp; </font></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 2(e)</td>
			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">CUSIP Number:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 3</td>
			<td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">If this statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),&nbsp;check whether the person filing is a:</font></b></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(f)&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with &#167; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)</td>
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			<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.</td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)&nbsp;</td>
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			<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">856,733</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6.48%</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(i)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">sole power to vote or to direct the vote:</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(ii)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">shared power to vote or to direct the vote:</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">856,733</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(iii)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">0</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(iv)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">856,733</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: justify;">The Reporting Person is the BankFinancial and Subsidiaries Assoc. Investment Plan&nbsp;(&#8220;Plan&#8221;). All of the shares reported in this filing are shares which are held in the name of the trustee of the Plan<font style="background-color:#ffffff;">,&nbsp;Vo</font>ya Institutional Trust Company&nbsp;(&#8220;Trustee&#8221;). Under the terms of the Plan, the Trustee votes shares which have been allocated to Plan participants in accordance with the participants&#8217; instructions. Allocated shares for which no voting instructions have been received are voted by the Trustee in the same proportion as the shares for which votes were received. Determinations regarding the disposition of the shares are made by the Plan participants and by BankFinancial N.A., the Plan administrator, which is not affiliated with the Trustee. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Trustee is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 17pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and were&nbsp;not held for the purpose of or with the effect of having or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were&nbsp;not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than the activities solely in connection with a nomination under &#167; 240.14a-11.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Date:&nbsp; March 4, 2022</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">By: BankFinancial N.A., as administrator of the&nbsp;BankFinancial and Subsidiaries Assoc. Investment Plan&nbsp;</p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 288px; font-size: 11pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">s/s Patricia Smith Lawler</td>
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