FFIC Flushing Financial Corporation

Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that it attended the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) Community Center, located at 143-06 45th Avenue, Flushing, NY.

John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer stated: “We value our relationship with SACSS and were pleased to provide financing for the SACSS Community Center as well as attend the ribbon cutting ceremony celebration for this beautiful new facility. Our role as a community bank is to embrace the diversity of the markets we serve and provide financial support to local organizations that serve the individuals, families, and businesses that are the fabric of our communities. We admire and support the mission of the SACSS and its board members and recognize the importance of the vital services they provide to the South Asian community.”

About Flushing Financial Corporation

Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC) is the holding company for Flushing Bank®, a New York State—chartered commercial bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank serves consumers, businesses, professionals, corporate clients, and public entities by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, equipment finance, and cash management services through its banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and on Long Island. As a leader in real estate lending, the Bank’s experienced lending teams create mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers both within and outside the New York City metropolitan area. Flushing Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. The Bank also operates an online banking division consisting of iGObanking®, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide, and BankPurely®, an eco-friendly, healthier lifestyle community brand.

Additional information on Flushing Bank and Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at FlushingBank.com.

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Contact: Maria A. GrassoSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Flushing Bank        718-961-5400