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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;15, 2008 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>AF Financial Group
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Federally Chartered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>0-24479</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>56-2098545</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(IRS Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>21 East Ashe Street </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>West Jefferson, North Carolina 28694 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (336)&nbsp;246-4344 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>N/A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;7.01.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Regulation FD Disclosure </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On January&nbsp;15, 2008, AF
Financial Group issued a press release to announce that on January&nbsp;16, 2008, it will commence a tender offer for the purchase of all shares of its common stock held by persons owning 99 or fewer shares as of the close of business on
December&nbsp;13, 2007. The Company will pay $20.00 for each share of its common stock properly tendered by an eligible stockholder. In addition to the $20.00 per share price, the Company is offering a $50.00 bonus for all properly executed tender
offers received prior to February&nbsp;15, 2008. The offer is being made solely by the Offer to Purchase dated January&nbsp;16, 2008, and related materials, and will expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February&nbsp;15, 2008. The Offer to
Purchase and accompanying Letter of Transmittal are being mailed to shareholders beginning January&nbsp;16, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a) and incorporated by reference. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;9.01.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Financial Statements and Exhibits. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99(a) &#150; Press
Release dated January&nbsp;15, 2008 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: January&nbsp;15, 2008</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Melanie P. Miller</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Melanie P. Miller, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated January 15, 2008</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBIT 99 (a) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AF FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ODD-LOT TENDER OFFER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">West Jefferson, North Carolina &#150; (January 15, 2008) &#150; AF
Financial Group (&#147;AF Financial&#148;) (OTCBB: ASFE) today announced that tomorrow it will commence a tender offer for the purchase of all shares of its common stock held by persons owning 99 or fewer shares as of the close of business on
December&nbsp;13, 2007. The Company will pay $20.00 for each share properly tendered by an eligible shareholder. This price represents a premium of $7.00 or 54% over the last sale price of the common stock reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on
December&nbsp;13, 2007, the most recent trade reported prior to the close of the record date. This price also represents a $5.55 or 38% premium over the last sales price of our common stock on the last trade prior to the close of business on
January&nbsp;10, 2008. In addition to the $20.00 per share price, the Company is offering a $50.00 bonus for all properly executed tender offers received prior to the expiration date of February&nbsp;15, 2008. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The offer is not conditioned on the receipt of any minimum number of tenders. The Company has reserved the right to withdraw the offer if it determines that it is
inadvisable to proceed with the offer for any reason. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The offer will be made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated January&nbsp;16, 2008, and related
materials, and will expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February&nbsp;15, 2008, unless otherwise extended or earlier terminated. Eligible shareholders who would like to accept the offer must tender all shares that they own. Partial tenders
will not be accepted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If after completion of the purchase offer there are fewer than 300 shareholders of record, AF Financial intends to deregister its
common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission and become a private company. If, after the completion of the Offer, AF Financial does not have fewer than 300 shareholders, the Board of Directors has expressed its intention to initiate
another transaction in which eligible shares of common stock not purchased in the Offer would be exchanged for cash. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shareholders and investors are urged
to read AF Financial&#146;s Schedule 13E-3 being filed today with the SEC in connection with this tender offer, which includes the Offer to Purchase and related materials. These materials contain important information including the various terms and
conditions to the offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Investors may obtain copies of AF Financial&#146;s Schedule 13E-3 for free from the SEC at the SEC&#146;s website (www.sec.gov)
or from AF Financial. Questions or requests for documents also may be directed to Robert E. Washburn, President and Chief Executive Officer of AF Financial, by telephone at (336)&nbsp;246-4344 or in writing at P.O. Box 26, West Jefferson, North
Carolina 28694. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of AF
Financial&#146;s common stock. The offer is being made solely by the Offer to Purchase and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, each dated January&nbsp;16, 2008, which are being mailed to shareholders tomorrow. </FONT></P> <P
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