8-K

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)             May 18, 2010

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-24272

(Commission File Number)

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

11-3209278

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1979 MARCUS AVENUE, SUITE E140, LAKE SUCCESS, NEW YORK 11042

(Address of principal executive offices)

(718) 961-5400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 18, 2010, as contemplated by the Company’s definitive proxy material for the meeting, certain matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders. The following table summarizes the results of voting with respect to each matter:

	Number of shares voted
	For		Withheld		Abstain		Non Votes
Election of Directors (four directors were elected to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified).
Gerard P. Tully, Sr.		24,401,838		1,753,190		n/a		2,588,078
John R. Buran		25,474,251		680,777		n/a		2,588,078
James D. Bennett		25,388,348		766,680		n/a		2,588,078
Vincent F. Nicolosi		24,286,843		1,868,185		n/a		2,588,078
Ratification of the appointment of  Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.		27,025,451		1,671,096		46,559		-
Amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 40 million to 100 million.		24,045,297		4,647,694		50,115		-
Re-approval of the performance criteria of the Company's amended and restated 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan.		26,183,779		2,492,394		66,933		-

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq-GS: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, today announced that, through an arrangement with Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., John R. Buran, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and David W. Fry, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will make a presentation to a group of institutional investors at the Company’s executive offices in Lake Success, New York on May 20, 2010. Attached as exhibit 99.1 is the press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 18, 2010.

Item 8.01 Other Events

Flushing Financial Corporation, the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, announced on May 19, 2010 that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.13 per common share, payable on June 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2010. Attached as exhibit 99.2 is the press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 19, 2010.

Item 9.01(d). Exhibits

99.1. Press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 18, 2010, “Flushing Financial to Speak to Institutional Investors”.

99.2. Press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 19, 2010, “Flushing Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share”.

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.

		FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date:   May 19, 2010	By:	/s/ David W. Fry
		David W. Fry
	Title:	Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

CONTACT:

David Fry

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Flushing Financial Corporation

(718) 961-5400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Flushing Financial to Speak to Institutional Investors

LAKE SUCCESS, NY – May 18, 2010 — Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq-GS: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), today announced that, through an arrangement with Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., it will make a presentation to a group of institutional investors.

John R. Buran, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and David W. Fry, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will make the presentation at the Company’s executive offices in Lake Success, New York on May 20, 2010.

WHO	Flushing Financial Corporation is the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered stock savings bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank serves consumers and businesses by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its fifteen banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com®, which enables the Bank to expand outside of its current geographic footprint. In 2007, the Bank established Flushing Commercial Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide banking services to public entities including cities, counties, towns, villages, school districts, libraries, fire districts and the various courts throughout the metropolit an area.
WHAT	Presentation to institutional investors through an arrangement with Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P.
WHERE/WHEN	Lake Success, New York on May 20, 2010.
PRESENTATION	The presentation will focus on the Company’s performance and its strategic operating objectives. The presentation will be available on the Company’s website, www.flushingbank.com, on May 20, 2010, and will remain available through the end of the month.
RECENT NEWS	l	April 20, 2010 – Flushing Financial Corportation Reports Quarterly GAAP and Core Net Income of $8.0 Milllion; Core Diluted EPS Increased 35% From Comparable Prior Year Period.
	l	February 23, 2010 - Flushing Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this Press Release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments and other statements 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 year ended December 31, 2009 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.

Additional information on Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s web site at http://www.flushingbank.com.

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EX-99.2

CONTACT:

David Fry

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Flushing Financial Corporation

(718) 961-5400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Flushing Financial Corporation

Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 per Share

Lake Success, NY – May 19, 2010 – Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq-GS: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), today announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.13 per common share, payable on June 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2010.

John R. Buran, Flushing Financial’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “Our strong capital position, as well as our confidence in the opportunities for future growth, underlie the Company’s decision to declare quarterly cash dividend payouts to shareholders. As part of our continuing efforts to enhance the total return to our shareholders, the Board will continue to review future dividend payouts on a quarterly basis.”

Flushing Financial Corporation is the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered stock savings bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank serves consumers and businesses by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its fifteen banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com®, which enables the Bank to expand outside of its current geographic footprint. In 2007, the Bank established Flushing Commercial Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide banking services to public entities including cities, counties, towns, villages, school districts, libraries, fire districts and the various courts throughout the metropolitan area.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this Press Release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments and other statements 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 year ended December 31, 2009, 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.

Additional information on Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s web site at http://www.flushingbank.com.

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