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): March 1, 2006
BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| FLORIDA
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34-027228
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65-0507804 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 2100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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33309 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 940-5000
(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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
The Board of Directors elected David A. Lieberman as a director of the Company effective March
1, 2006 for a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr.
Lieberman was also appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. The
appointment increases the size of the Company’s Board of Directors to eleven (11) members.
Mr. Lieberman is the Senior Vice President for Business and Finance at the University of Miami
where he has served since 1978. Mr. Lieberman graduated from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and was a Certified Public Accountant for 35
years.
There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Lieberman was selected as a
director of the Company, and there are no related party transactions between Mr. Lieberman and the
Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Board has determined
that Mr. Lieberman qualifies as independent under the independence standards set forth in the New
York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards as well as an audit committee financial
expert within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
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