LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), announced that it will be making a presentation at the 2008 East Coast Financial Services Conference sponsored by Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P.
John R. Buran, Flushing Financial's President and Chief Executive Officer, and David W. Fry, Flushing Financial's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make the presentation in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday, November 13, 2008.
WHO Flushing Financial Corporation is the parent holding
company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), 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 fourteen banking
offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and
Nassau County. The Bank also operates an online banking
division, iGObanking.com(r), 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 counties, towns, villages,
school districts, libraries, fire districts and the
various courts throughout the metropolitan area.
WHAT Presentation at the 2008 East Coast Financial Services
Conference sponsored by Sandler O'Neill + Partners L.P.
This conference can be attended, in person, by
invitation only. A simultaneous webcast will be
available as described below.
WHEN/WHERE November 13, 2008, Session 2, at 7:10 a.m. Eastern Time
at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Florida.
PRESENTATION The presentation will focus on the Company's strategic
operating objectives and its performance. The
presentation, along with a link to the webcast, will be
available on the Company's website,
http://www.flushingsavings.com, on Thursday, November
13, 2008, and will remain available through November
30, 2008. The webcast may be accessed by first
completing the conference registration form, and then
clicking on Session 2. The presentation will be webcast
live, and be available for replay following the
conclusion of the conference. Live audio access to
Flushing's presentation will also be available through
a direct dial in to (800) 265-0241, passcode: Session 2.
RECENT NEWS * October 28, 2008 - Flushing Financial Corporation
reports 2008 Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended
Results.
* August 19, 2008 - 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, 2007, 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.flushingsavings.com.