WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~December~~February 86, ~~2008~~2009

~~Date of Report~~ (Date of earliest event reported)

TEAM FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

KANSAS	000-26335	48-1017164
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

8 West Peoria, Suite 200, Paola, Kansas, 66071

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (913) 294-9667

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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:

o Written Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~SECTION 5 ~~2.02~~– ~~Results~~CORPORATE ofGOVERNANCE ~~Operations~~AND ~~and Financial Condition~~MANAGEMENT

OnITEM ~~December 8, 2008, Team Financial, Inc~~5.02 ~~issued~~DEPARTURE aOF ~~press release~~DIRECTORS ~~announcing~~OR ~~its~~CERTAIN ~~financial~~OFFICERS; ~~results~~ELECTION ~~for the three and nine months ended September 30,~~OF ~~2008. A~~DIRECTORS; ~~copy~~APPOINTMENT ofOF ~~the~~CERTAIN ~~press~~OFFICERS; ~~release~~COMPENSATORY ~~and supplemental~~ARRANGEMENTS ~~information is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1,~~OF ~~and~~CERTAIN ~~is incorporated herein by reference~~OFFICERS.

~~The~~On ~~information~~February 6, 2009, inBruce ~~this~~R. ~~report~~Vance isresigned ~~being~~as ~~furnished,~~Chief ~~not~~Financial ~~filed~~Officer of Team Financial, Inc. (the ~~for~~“Registrant”), ~~purposes~~in oforder ~~Section 18~~to ofpursue ~~the~~other ~~Securities~~opportunities. Mr. Vance’s ~~Exchange~~resignation ~~Act~~will ofbe effective ~~1934~~February 17, as2009, ~~amended~~however, ~~and~~he ~~pursuant~~will provide consulting services to ~~Item~~the ~~2.02~~Registrant ofas ~~Form~~needed. Mr. ~~8-K~~Vance’s decision ~~will~~to ~~not~~resign beas ~~incorporated~~Chief byFinancial ~~reference~~Officer ~~into~~was ~~any~~not ~~filing~~the ~~under~~result ~~the~~of ~~Securities~~any disagreement ~~Act~~with ofthe ~~1933~~Registrant, asknown ~~amended~~to an executive officer of the Registrant, on ~~unless~~any ~~specifically~~matter ~~identified~~relating ~~therein~~to asthe ~~being~~Registrant’s ~~incorporated~~operations, ~~therein~~policies byor ~~reference~~practices.

~~Item~~ SECTION 9~~.01~~ ~~Financial~~– ~~Statements~~FINANCIAL ~~and~~STATEMENTS ~~Exhibits~~AND EXHIBITS

~~(d) Exhibits~~ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

99(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: Not applicable.~~1 Press~~ ~~Release~~(b) ~~dated~~Pro ~~December 8,~~forma ~~2008~~financial information: Not applicable. (c) Shell company transactions: Not applicable. (d) Exhibits: Not applicable.

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~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.~~SIGNATURE

		TEAM FINANCIAL, INC.
Date: December 8, 2008	By:	/s/ Bruce R. Vance
		Bruce R. Vance
		Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

2TEAM FINANCIAL, INC. By: /s/ Sandra J. Moll Sandra J. Moll, Principal Executive Officer

Date: February 12, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

KANSAS

000-26335

48-1017164

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

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