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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)
October 22,
2007
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CAPITOL
FEDERAL FINANCIAL
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
United
States
000-25391
48-1212142
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(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)
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ITEM
5.03
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL
YEAR
On
October 19, 2007, the Board of Directors approved an
amendment to the Company's bylaws designating that shares of capital stock
of
the Capitol Federal Financial ("CFFN") may be issued in certificated or
non-certificated form. The amendment was made in order to comply with a
recent change in the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market,
the exchange on which CFFN stock is listed. The amendment is
effective upon filing with the Office of Thrift Supervision.
ITEM
7.01
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The
Registrant's press release dated October 22, 2007, announcing a cash
dividend of $0.50 per share on outstanding CFFN common stock payable
on November 16, 2007 to stockholders of record as of the close of business
on November 2, 2007, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
3
- Amendment to Bylaws
Exhibit
99 - Dividend Press Release dated October 22, 2007
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: October
22, 2007 By:
\s\ Kent G. Townsend
__________________________________
Kent
G. Townsend,
Executive Vice-President
and
Chief Financial Officer