UNITED STATES
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): March 23, 2016
BEN FRANKLIN FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | | 000-55352 | | 67-1746204 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 830 East Kensington Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois | | 60004 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 398-0990
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 23, 2016, Robert A. Kotecki, CFA, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Ben Franklin Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company for Ben Franklin Bank of Illinois (the "Bank"). Mr. Kotecki also serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank. Mr. Kotecki, age 51, is a Principal with the Investment Banking team of FIG Partners. Prior to joining FIG Partners, Mr. Kotecki served as a Managing Director at Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. and as a Managing Director at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. The Company’s Board of Directors has not yet determined which, if any, Board committees Mr. Kotecki will serve on.
Also on March 23, 2016, Bernadine C. Dziedzic informed the Company that she would retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank effective April 1, 2016.
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.
| | | BEN FRANKLIN FINANCIAL, INC. |
| DATE: March 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ C. Steven Sjogren |
| | | C. Steven Sjogren |
| | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
