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                                  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): May 1, 2009

                             PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Missouri                           0-24571                43-1816913
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission             (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)          File Number)         Identification No.)

                12300 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri  63141
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                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 878-2210
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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



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ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS.
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      On May 1, 2009, Pulaski Financial Corp. (the "Company"), the holding
company for Pulaski Bank, announced that the Board of Directors of Pulaski Bank
appointed Gary W. Douglass as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. For
more information, reference is made to the Company's press release dated May 1,
2009, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is
furnished herewith.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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      (d)   Exhibits

            Number            Description
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            99.1              Press Release dated May 1, 2009


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.




Date: May 1, 2009                 By:   /s/ Paul J. Milano
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                                        Paul J. Milano
                                        Chief Financial Officer