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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-15-002312
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150428
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150429
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150429

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000923139
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				113209278
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1206

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33013
		FILM NUMBER:		15813274

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1979 MARCUS AVENUE , SUITE E140
		CITY:			LAKE SUCCESS
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		718-961-5400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1979 MARCUS AVENUE, SUITE E140
		CITY:			LAKE SUCCESS
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11042
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		<p align="center"><b>UNITED STATES</b><br>
			<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b><br>
			<b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
		<p align="center"><font size="2"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
				Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>
		<p align="center"><font size="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b><u>April 28, 2015</b></u></font></p>
		<p align="center"><font size="4"><b><u>Flushing Financial Corporation</u></b></font><br>
			<font size="2"><i>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</i></font></p>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>001-33013</u></b></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><i>(Commission File Number) </i></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>Delaware</u></b></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><i>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) </i></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>11-3209278</u></b></font></td>
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				<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2"><i>(IRS Employer Identification No.) </i></font></td>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite E140, Lake Success, New York&nbsp;11042</u></b></font></td>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><i>(Address of principal executive offices)</i></font></td>
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		<p align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>(718) 961-5400</u></b><br>
			<i>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</i></font></p>
		<p align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>N/A</u></b><br>
			<i>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</i></font></p>
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				<td colspan="3"><font size="2">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):<br>
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				<td width="21"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="40"><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td nowrap><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </font></td>
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				<td width="21"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="40"><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td nowrap><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </font></td>
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				<td width="21"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="40"><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td nowrap><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </font></td>
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				<td width="21"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="40"><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></td>
				<td nowrap><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font></td>
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		<p><font size="2"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
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	On April 28, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#034;Board&#034;) of Flushing Financial Corporation, the parent holding company for Flushing Bank, appointed Caren C. Yoh to the Board, effective May 1, 2015. Mrs. Yoh has also been appointed to serve on the Board&#039;s Audit and Investment Committees. A copy of the press release announcing Mrs. Yoh&#039;s appointment to the Board is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.</P>
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		<p><font size="2"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated April 28, 2015</font></p>
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		<p align="center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>
		<p><font size="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.</font></p>
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				<td width="47%"><font size="2"><b>Flushing Financial Corporation</b><br>
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					<p><font size="2">Date: <u>April 29, 2015</u></font></p>
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				<td width="5%" align="right"><font size="2">By: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="47%"><font size="2"><b><u>/s/ DAVID FRY</u></b><br>
					David Fry<br>
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				<td width="5%" align="right"><font size="2">Title: &nbsp;</font></td>
				<td width="47%"><font size="2">Senior Executive Vice President,<br>Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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    <td colspan="2"><b><font size="3">Exhibit Index</font></b></td>
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    <td width="30" align="center"><font size="2">99.1</font></td>
    <td width="300"><font size="2">Press release dated April 28, 2015</font></td>
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<html><head><title>Flushing Financial Corporation Appoints Caren C. Yoh to Board of Directors</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Flushing Financial Corporation Appoints Caren C. Yoh to Board of Directors</h3><p>LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the "Bank"), announced today the appointment of Caren C. Yoh to its Board of Directors effective May 1, 2015. The announcement was made by John R. Buran, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors.</p><p>
	Mr. Buran stated: "We are pleased that Caren Yoh has agreed to join our Board of Directors. She has served as a member of our Asian Advisory Board for the past 7 years. Caren is a recognized leader in the community and has been the owner of a full-service accounting firm in Flushing, Queens since 1989. As a Certified Public Accountant, she is well known for her expertise in auditing, taxation and estate planning. She specializes in crafting the strategic vision to assist her clients in achieving their business goals. Additionally, she has provided gratis advisory and accounting services to various non-profit and religious organizations in the Flushing community."</p><p>
	Throughout her career, Ms. Yoh has been the keynote speaker at numerous financial information seminars sponsored by Firstrade Securities, The World Journal and the Chinese American Society of CPAs. Ms. Yoh has appeared on both SinoVision and New Tang Dynasty community television, where she has spoken on such topics as tax laws and estate planning.</p><p>
	Ms. Yoh has held various board positions with several business and community organizations including Flushing Business Improvement District (BID), Flushing Chinese Business Association, New York Hua Liu Tsu Hui Buddhist Temple, Chinese American Women Commerce Association, and LaGuardia Community College Foundation. She also served as President of the Chinese American Entrepreneur Association.</p><p>
	<strong>About Flushing Financial Corporation</strong></p><p>
	Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:FFIC), is the holding company for Flushing Bank, a New York State chartered commercial bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank serves consumers, businesses, and public entities by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its 17 banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com&#174;, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide.</p><p>
	Additional information on the Bank and Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company's website at http://www.flushingbank.com.</p><p>
	<strong><i>"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</i></strong>: Statements in this Press Release that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "may", "will", "should", "could", "expects", "plans", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "forecasts", "potential" or "continue" or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The Company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.</p><pre>CONTACT: Maria A. Grasso
         Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
         Flushing Financial Corporation
         718-961-5400</pre></body></html>
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