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): ~~November~~April 2725, ~~2018~~2019

CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	000-55553	47-4884908
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

210 West 10^th Street, Rolla, Missouri 65401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(573) 364-1024

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~November~~April 2725, ~~2018~~2019, Central Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~announced~~issued ~~that~~a ~~its~~press ~~Board~~release announcing the completion of ~~Directors~~$1,089,616.72 ~~has~~in ~~adopted a~~repurchases ~~new~~of ~~stock~~its ~~repurchase~~common ~~program.~~stock ~~Under~~under the ~~new~~stock repurchase program announced on November 27, 2018, which authorized the Company ~~may~~to ~~repurchase~~buy back up to 80,296 shares of its common stock. ~~Repurchases~~The ~~under~~April ~~this~~25, ~~program~~2019 ~~will~~announcement ~~commence~~states nothat ~~sooner~~the ~~than~~Company ~~November~~completed repurchase ~~29,~~of ~~2018~~all ~~and~~80,296 ~~will~~shares beauthorized ~~made~~under ~~consistent with~~ the ~~Company’s insider~~above-described ~~trading~~repurchase ~~policies.~~program ~~Under~~at ~~the~~a ~~current~~weighted ~~share~~average ~~repurchase~~price ~~plan~~of ~~announced~~$13.57. The ~~June~~repurchase ~~22, 2018, which~~ was ~~terminated~~completed ~~upon~~as ~~the adoption~~ of ~~the~~April ~~new~~19, ~~plan~~2019, ~~the~~at ~~Company~~which ~~repurchased~~time 54there were 1,~~300~~585,420 shares atof athe ~~weighted~~Company’s ~~average~~common ~~price of $13~~stock outstanding.~~52.~~

AAdditionally, ~~copy~~the ofCompany wishes to clarify the ~~press~~beneficial ~~release~~ownership ~~dated~~information ~~November~~of 27Maltese Capital Management LLC, ~~2018~~Maltese Capital Holdings, LLC, ~~announcing~~Malta Hedge Fund II, L.P., and Terry Maltese (collectively, the ~~stock~~“Maltese ~~repurchase~~Group”) ~~program~~disclosed isin ~~attached~~the asCompany’s 2019 ~~Exhibit~~Proxy 99Statement, which was filed on Form DEF 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2019.1 toAs ~~this~~of the ~~report~~record ~~and~~date isestablished ~~incorporated~~for the Company’s 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting (March 29, 2019), the Maltese Group beneficially owned in the aggregate a total of 161,400 shares of Company common stock. Also, the Company has been advised by ~~reference~~the ~~herein~~Maltese Group that as of April 24, 2019, the Maltese Group beneficially owned in the aggregate 158,300 shares of Company common stock.

A copy of the press release dated April 25, 2019 announcing the Company’s completion of the above-described stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	(a)	Not applicable.
	(b)	Not applicable.
	(c)	Not applicable.
	(d)	Exhibits:

	Exhibit No.	~~Exhibit No.~~	Exhibit Description	~~Exhibit Description~~
	99.1	~~99.1~~	Press release dated April 25, 2019.	~~Press release dated November 27, 2018.~~

SIGNATURE

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~~hereunto duly authorized.

	CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: November 27, 2018	By:	/s/ William A. Stoltz
Date: April 25, 2019	By:	/s/ William A Stoltz
		William A. Stoltz
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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