Edgar Filing: SOMMERS SANDRA L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 ^*

SOMMERS SANDRA L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EFC BANCORP INC [(EFC)]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Savings

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1695 LARKIN AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2006

(Street)

ELGIN, IL 60123

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/01/2006		D		14,101	D	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Common Stock	02/01/2006		D		6,247	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	By ESOP
Common Stock	02/01/2006		D		20,000	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	By IRA

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

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

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

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 11.125

02/01/2006

10,299

10/27/1999⁽²⁾

10/27/2008

Common Stock

10,299

⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SOMMERS SANDRA L 1695 LARKIN AVENUE ELGIN, IL 60123			Vice President - Savings

Signatures

/s/ Sommers, Sandra L.		02/02/2006
^**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)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and Between MAF Bancorp, Inc. and EFC Bancorp, Inc., dated June 29, 2005, each share of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock was exchanged for either .8082 shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock or $34.69 in cash, without interest, plus in each case, cash in lieu of any fractional share interest, in accordance with the reporting person's election and the allocation and proration procedures contained in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
(2)	Stock Options granted under the 1998 Stock-Based Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.
(3)	Each stock option granted by EFC Bancorp, Inc., was either (1) cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the number of shares of common stock covered by such option multiplied by the amount by which the cash consideration ($34.69) exceeds the exercise price per share or (2) converted into an option to purchase shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. common stock equal to the product of the number of shares of EFC Bancorp, Inc. common stock subject to the original option and the exchange ratio (.8082), with the exercise price adjusted by dividing the original exercise price by the exchange ratio (.8082). The converted options will have the same terms and conditions as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

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