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):
                                              
                                       April 22, 1994
                                              
                                 BANCFLORIDA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                              
           Delaware                      0-8515                       59-2265850           
      (State or other                 (Commission                   (IRS Employer     
      jurisdiction of                 File Number)                  Identification No.) 
      incorporation)                                                



                        5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, Florida  33963
                           (Address of principal executive officers) 


                          Registrant's telephone number, including
                                 area code:  (813) 597-1611



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





Item 5.  Other Information

      BancFlorida Financial Corporation (the "Company") has announced that it
has scheduled a Special Meeting of Stockholders on June 10, 1994, at 9:00 a.m.
at the Company's headquarters, 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, Florida. 
The record date for such meeting is May 2, 1994.
      This meeting is being called to vote on a proposal to approve the
agreement and plan of mergers dated as of January 17, 1994 pursuant to which
BancFlorida Financial Corporation will merge into First Union Corporation of
Florida and BancFlorida, a Federal Savings Bank will merge into First Union
National Bank of Florida.

                                                                
                                                                
                                                            
                      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.



                                        BANCFLORIDA FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
                                                       (Registrant)




Date: April 25, 1994                 BY:  /s/ J. Michael Holmes                
                             
                                             J. Michael Holmes,                
                                             Secretary and Treasurer