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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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 * MCCLUNG JAY C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BANKATLANTIC BANCORP INC [BBX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP of Sub. BankAtlantic (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 W. CYPRESS CREEK RD. 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (Street) FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock             3,294 D (1)   Class A Common Stock             8,635.516 (4) I 401(k) Class A Common Stock 06/17/2008   P 110 A $ 1.3283 127 I Step-daughter (2) (3)

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

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

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCCLUNG JAY C 2100 W. CYPRESS CREEK RD. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33309	Â	Â	  EVP of Sub. BankAtlantic	Â

Signatures

Valerie C. Toalson, EVP CFO, BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., Attorney-in-Fact for Jay C. McClung		01/14/2009
**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)	On May 9, 2008 the reporting person filed a Form 4 reporting beneficial ownership of 16,470 shares. On September 26, 2008, the issuer effected a one-for-five reverse stock split. After giving effect to the reverse stock split, the reporting person owns 3294 shares.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his step-daughter.
(3)	On May 9, 2008 the reporting person filed a Form 4 reporting 17 shares held by his step-daughter, which ownership the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in. On September 26, 2008 the issuer effected a one-for-five reverse stock split. After the purchase of 110 shares by the step-daughter on June 17, 2008, and after giving effect to the reverse stock split, the step-daughter of the reporting person currently owns 26 shares.
(4)	Represents number of units held by the reporting person in the Company stock fund in the Company's 401(k) plan. The 401(k) administrator has reported that these units represented 1838.384 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock held in the 401(k) plan on December 31, 2008.

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