tarp8k110308.htm
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
5, 2008
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CAPITOL
FEDERAL FINANCIAL
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
United
States
000-25391
48-1212142
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(State or
other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
700
Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(785)
235-1341
N/A
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(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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o
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o
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o
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 7.01
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The
Registrant's press release dated November 3, 2008, announcing its decision
not to participate in the
Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program which is part of the broader
Troubled Asset Relief Program initiative is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit
99 - Press Release dated November 3, 2008
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.
CAPITOL
FEDERAL FINANCIAL
Date: November
5, 2008 By:
/s/ Kent G. Townsend
__________________________________
Kent G.
Townsend, Executive Vice-President
and
Chief Financial Officer