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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Haag Natalie G.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Capitol Federal Financial Inc [CFFN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, 700 KANSAS AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2016 (Street) TOPEKA, KS 66601 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price CFFN common stock 01/08/2016   P(1)   3,200 A $ 12.017 38,321 D   CFFN common stock               4,776 I ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

CFFN Phantom Stock

$ 12.56

(2)

12/31/2018

CFFN common stock

2,780

2,780

D

CFFN Incentive Stock Option

$ 11.85

(3)

09/25/2022

CFFN common stock

33,752

33,752

D

CFFN phantom stock 2014

$ 12.11

(2)

12/31/2016

CFFN common stock

2,407

2,407

D

CFFN Non-qualified Stock Option

$ 11.85

(4)

09/25/2027

CFFN common stock

14,248

14,248

D

CFFN phantom stock 2015

$ 12.78

(2)

12/31/2017

CFFN common stock

2,854

2,854

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Haag Natalie G. C/O CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL 700 KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA, KS 66601			Executive Vice President

Signatures

James D. Wempe, Power of Attorney		01/21/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 purchase plan.
(2)	The phantom stock units are acquired under the Issuer's Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan and settled in cash three years from the date of acquisition.
(3)	8,438 options vested on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.
(4)	3,562 options vested on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.

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