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): January 31, 2018

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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On January 31, 2018, Ben Franklin Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), parent company of Ben Franklin Bank of Illinois, entered into securities purchase agreements with various purchasers under which it issued and sold a total of 600,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, at a price of $7.50 per share. The shares were issued on January 31, 2018, in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of $4.5 million, and discounts or commissions paid of approximately $295,000.

A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the private placement offering is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated January 31, 2018

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: February 1, 2018	By:	/s/ C. Steven Sjogren
		C. Steven Sjogren
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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