SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                                 Date of Report

                                 April 30, 2003
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                           BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

                 Florida                              34-027228
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    (State of other jurisdiction or            (Commission File Number)
     incorporation or organization)

      1750 East Sunrise Blvd.
      Ft. Lauderdale, Florida                            33304
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(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                                   65-0507804
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                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                                 (954) 760-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 9.  Regulation  FD  Disclosure  (information  furnished  in this  Item 9 is
         furnished under Item 12).

      In  accordance  with  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  Release  No.
34-47583,  the following  information,  which is intended to be furnished  under
"Item 12.  Results of  Operations  and  Financial  Condition",  is instead being
furnished  under "Item 9.  Regulation FD  Disclosure".  The  information in this
report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall
not be deemed  to be  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934  (the  "Exchange  Act")  or  otherwise  subject  to  the
liabilities  of that  section,  nor  shall it be deemed  to be  incorporated  by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

      On April 30, 2003,  BankAtlantic  Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company")  issued a
press release  announcing its financial  results for the quarter ended March 31,
2003. The press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.




                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                 BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.

                                                 By: /s/ JAMES A. WHITE
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                                                          James A. White
                                                      Executive Vice President
                                                      - Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 30, 2003


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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press Release dated April 30, 2003.


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