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) November 5, 2008

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		34-027228		65-0507804
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2100 West Cypress Creek Road Ft. Lauderdale, Florida		33309
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 954-940-5000

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

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Item 7.01.		Regulation FD Disclosure

     BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing presentation materials included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report pursuant to Item 7.01 Form 8-K. The presentation materials were prepared to be included in presentations with investors during the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company is not undertaking to update this presentation. The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein (including Exhibit 99.1). The presentation also contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures, which it defines as “core operating earnings” in their analysis of the Company’s performance. These “core operating earnings” measures adjust GAAP pre-tax income to exclude the impact of the provision for loan losses, impairments, restructuring charges, and exit activities. The Company believes that these non-GAAP operating measures supplement our GAAP financial information and provide useful measures of evaluating the Company’s operating results and any related trends that may be affecting the Company’s business. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Investor presentation materials.

Signature

          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.