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): April 2526, 2019

CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	000-55553	47-4884908
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

210 West 10^th Street, Rolla, Missouri 65401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(573) 364-1024

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 2526, 2019, Central Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rolla, issued a press release announcing the ~~completion~~ Company’s filing of ~~$1,089,616.72~~a inForm ~~repurchases~~15 ofwith ~~its~~the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to deregister the Company’s common stock under ~~the~~Section ~~stock~~12(g) ~~repurchase~~of ~~program~~the ~~announced~~Securities onExchange Act ~~November~~of 271934, ~~2018,~~as ~~which~~amended ~~authorized~~ (the ~~Company~~“Exchange toAct”) ~~buy~~and ~~back~~suspend upits obligations to ~~80,296~~file ~~shares~~periodic ofreports ~~its~~with ~~common stock~~the SEC. ~~The~~As ~~April~~a 25savings and loan holding company, ~~2019~~the ~~announcement~~Company ~~states~~is ~~that~~eligible to file Form 15 because the Company’s ~~completed~~common ~~repurchase~~stock ofwas ~~all~~held 80by fewer than 1,~~296~~200 ~~shares~~holders ~~authorized~~of ~~under~~record ~~the~~as ~~above-described~~of ~~repurchase~~April ~~program~~26, at2019 aand ~~weighted~~upon ~~average~~the ~~price~~filing of ~~$13~~the Form 15 with the SEC.~~57.~~ ~~The~~As ~~repurchase~~a ~~was~~result ~~completed~~of asthe filing of ~~April~~the ~~19,~~Form ~~2019~~15, atthe ~~which~~obligations ~~time~~of ~~there~~the ~~were~~Company 1to file periodic reports,~~585~~ including Forms 10-K,~~420~~ ~~shares~~10-Q, and 8-K, are immediately suspended. Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of ~~the~~Rolla ~~Company’s~~will ~~common~~continue ~~stock~~to report detailed quarterly ~~outstanding~~financial results to its regulators.

~~Additionally,~~The ~~the~~ Company ~~wishes~~expects ~~to clarify~~ the ~~beneficial~~deregistration ~~ownership~~to ~~information~~become ofeffective ~~Maltese~~90 ~~Capital~~days ~~Management~~after ~~LLC,~~April ~~Maltese Capital Holdings~~26, ~~LLC,~~ ~~Malta Hedge Fund II~~2019, ~~L.P.,~~which ~~and~~is ~~Terry Maltese (collectively,~~ the ~~“Maltese~~date ~~Group”)~~of ~~disclosed in~~ the ~~Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement, which was filed on~~ Form ~~DEF~~15 ~~14A~~filing with the ~~Securities~~SEC. ~~and~~During ~~Exchange~~this ~~Commission~~90 onday ~~April 12~~period, ~~2019.~~the AsCompany ofand ~~the record~~certain ~~date~~beneficial ~~established~~owners ~~for~~of the Company’s ~~2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting (March 29, 2019), the Maltese Group beneficially owned in the aggregate a total of 161,400 shares of Company~~ common stock. ~~Also,~~will ~~the Company has been advised by the Maltese Group~~remain ~~that~~subject asto ~~of April 24, 2019,~~ the ~~Maltese~~SEC’s ~~Group~~proxy ~~beneficially~~rules ~~owned~~and inbeneficial ~~the~~ownership ~~aggregate~~reporting ~~158,300 shares of Company common stock~~requirements.

A copy of the press release ~~dated April 25, 2019~~ announcing the ~~Company’s~~Form ~~completion~~15 offiling ~~the~~described above~~-described~~ ~~stock repurchase program~~ is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 ~~to this report~~ and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	(a)	Not applicable.
	(b)	Not applicable.
	(c)	Not applicable.
	(d)	Exhibits:

	~~Exhibit No.~~	Exhibit No.	~~Exhibit Description~~	Exhibit Description
	~~99.1~~	99.1	~~Press release dated April 25, 2019.~~	Press release dated April 26, 2019.

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.

	CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: April 25, 2019	By:	/s/ William A Stoltz
Date: April 26, 2019	By:	/s/ William A Stoltz
		William A. Stoltz
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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