SECURITIES and EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, announced that the Board of Directors declared an increase of 10 percent in its quarterly dividend on its common stock to $0.11 per common share, payable on March 31, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2006.
Item 9.01(c). Exhibits
99.1. Press release of Flushing Financial Corporation, dated February 21, 2006.
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: February 22, 2006 | By: | /s/ David W. Fry |
David W. Fry | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Treasurer | |
and Chief Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | ||
99.1 | Press release of Flushing Financial Corporation, | |
dated February 21, 2006 |