0001171843-11-001548.txt : 20110518 0001171843-11-001548.hdr.sgml : 20110518 20110518113956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-11-001548 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110517 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110518 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923139 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] 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: 11853929 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 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

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 17, 2011

Flushing Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-33013
(Commission File Number)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

11-3209278
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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):
  [   ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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  [   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Flushing Financial Corporation (the "Company") held on May 17, 2011, as contemplated by the Company's definitive proxy material for the meeting, certain matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders. The following tables summarize the results of voting with respect to each matter:
   
Number of shares voted
  
   
For
    
Against
    
Withheld
    
Abstain
    
Non Votes
    
Uncast
  
Election of Directors (four directors were elected to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified).
                                    
                                     
  Michael J. Hegarty
     16,718,885       n/a       9,579,564       n/a       3,103,260       -  
  John J. McCabe
     18,320,793       n/a       7,977,656       n/a       3,103,260       -  
  Donna M O'Brien
     25,704,268       n/a       594,181       n/a       3,103,260       -  
  Michael  J. Russo
     25,821,782       n/a       476,667       n/a       3,103,260       -  
                                                 
Ratification of the appointment of  Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
     29,235,329       89,485       n/a       76,727       -       168  
                                                 
Amendment to the  2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
     23,250,568       2,832,970       n/a       214,911       3,103,260       -  
                                                 
Advisory approval of Executive Compensation
     23,137,351       2,306,060       n/a       855,038       3,103,260       -  

 
   
Number of shares voted
  
   
3 years
    
2years
    
1 year
    
Abstain
    
Non Votes
    
Uncast
  
                                     
Advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on execuitve compensation
     8,871,132       1,522,215       14,807,988       1,097,114       3,103,260       -  

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Flushing Financial Corporation, the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, announced on May 17, 2011 that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.13 per common share, payable on June 30, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2011. Attached as exhibit 99.1 is the press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 17, 2011.

Item 9.01(d). Exhibits.

99.1. Press release of Flushing Financial Corporation dated May 17, 2011, "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 18, 2011

 By:     /s/ DAVID W. FRY
David W. Fry
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Flushing Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share

EXHIBIT 99.1

Flushing Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: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, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2011.

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, with $4.3 billon in consolidated assets, is the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered stock savings bank insured by the FDIC. Flushing Bank is the trade name of Flushing Savings Bank, FSB. The Bank serves consumers and businesses by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its sixteen 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, 2010, 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.

CONTACT: David Fry
         Executive Vice President and
         Chief Financial Officer
         Flushing Financial Corporation
         (718) 961-5400