<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-16-013195.txt : 20161114
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-16-013195
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161114
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161114

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:		161992477

	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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<html><head><title></title></head><body><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Form 8-K</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong><br>Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;<!--November 14, 2016--><strong><u>November 14, 2016 </u></strong></font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Flushing Financial Corporation</u></strong></font><br><em><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></em></p><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>001-33013</u></strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><em><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></em></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>Delaware</u></strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><em><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)<br><br></font></em></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>11-3209278</u></strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="32%"><em><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)<br><br></font></em></td></tr></table><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="bottom"><td align="center" width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>220 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York , 11556</u></strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="47%"><em><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></em></td></tr></table><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>(718) 961-5400</u></strong><br><em>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</em></font></p><!--<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br/></strong><em>(Former address of Principal executive offices)</em></p>--><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">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):</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="40"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">[ ]</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="40"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">[ ]</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="40"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">[ ]</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="40"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">[ ]</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></td></tr></table><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">  <strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 8.01. Other Events.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">On November 14, 2016, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Exhibit 99.1.   Press release dated November 14, 2016</font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><!-- Registrant's Signature --><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">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><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="5%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Flushing Financial Corporation</strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="5%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><br><br></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td style="width: 47%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Date: November 14, 2016</font></td><td style="width: 5%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="5%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">By: &#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td style="text-decoration: underline; width: 47%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="47%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">/s/ Susan K. 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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094"></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Flushing Financial Corporation to Meet With Institutional Investors</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><p>           <p align="justify">UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov.  14, 2016  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;), today announced that John R. Buran, the Company&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer and Susan K. 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The Bank serves consumers, businesses, and public entities by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its 19 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.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; "><strong>WHAT</strong></td><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; ">Meetings with institution investors at the Sandler O&#8217;Neill + Partners, L.P., 2016 East Coast Financial Services Conference.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; "><strong>WHERE/WHEN</strong></td><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; ">Naples, Florida on Thursday, November 17, 2016.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; "><strong>PRESENTATION&#160;</strong><br><br></td><td style="border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: justify ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: top ; ">The presentation will focus on the Company&#8217;s performance and its strategic operating objectives. 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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&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 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 &#8220;may&#8221;, &#8220;will&#8221;, &#8220;should&#8221;, &#8220;could&#8221;, &#8220;expects&#8221;, &#8220;plans&#8221;, &#8220;intends&#8221;, &#8220;anticipates&#8221;, &#8220;believes&#8221;, &#8220;estimates&#8221;, &#8220;predicts&#8221;, &#8220;forecasts&#8221;, &#8220;potential&#8221; or &#8220;continue&#8221; or similar terms or the negative of these terms. 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