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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Jackson Rick C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Capitol Federal Financial Inc [CFFN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, 700 SOUTH KANSAS AVENUE, SUITE 517
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2012
(Street)

TOPEKA, KS 66603
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
CFFN common stock 05/16/2012   A   17,000 A (1) 82,753 D  
CFFN common stock               29,495 I ESOP

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
CFFN Incentive Stock Option May, 2012 $ 11.91 05/16/2012   A   33,584     (2) 05/14/2022 CFFN common stock 33,584 $ 11.91 33,584 D  
CFFN Non-qualified Stock Option May, 2012 $ 11.91 05/16/2012   A   17,416     (3) 05/14/2027 CFFN common stock 17,416 $ 11.91 17,416 D  
CFFN Incentive Stock Option $ 14.43               (4) 01/26/2020 CFFN common stock 34,634   34,634 D  
CFFN Non-qualified Stock Option $ 14.43               (4) 01/26/2025 CFFN common stock 55,913   55,913 D  
CFFN Phantom Stock 2010 $ 13.9               (5) 12/31/2012 CFFN common stock 249   249 D  
CFFN Phantom stock 2011 $ 11.91               (5) 12/31/2013 CFFN common stock 2,542   2,542 D  
CFFN Phantom stock 2012 $ 11.54               (5) 12/31/2014 CFFN common stock 3,347   3,347 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Jackson Rick C
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL
700 SOUTH KANSAS AVENUE, SUITE 517
TOPEKA, KS 66603
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 James D. Wempe, Power of Attorney   05/17/2012
**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) Restricted stock award
(2) 8,396 shares vest on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.
(3) 4,354 shares vest on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.
(4) Options vested or will vest on January 26, 2010, January 26, 2011, January 26, 2012, January 26, 2013 and January 26, 2014.
(5) Phantom stock units were acquired under the Company's Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan. The units are deemed sold and settled in cash approximately three years from date of acquisition.

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