---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000923139-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFIC"
cik: "0000923139"
company_name: "FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T20:05:39.396462+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flushing Financial Corp. director Michael Russo retires; board reduced to 11

## Summary
- Michael J. Russo retired from the Board effective Jan 4, 2023 for health reasons.
- Russo served as director since company formation in 1994 and chaired Compensation Committee.
- Board size decreased from 12 to 11 directors upon his retirement.
- Retirement was not due to any disagreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000923139-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFIC
- cik: 0000923139
- company_name: FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923139/000092313923000002/0000923139-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923139/000092313923000002/ffic-20230105x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000923139-23-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000923139-23-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000923139-23-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Russo retired as Director at FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 4, 2023, Michael Russo, a long-time member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) whose term would have expired at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, retired from the Board and all committees thereof, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923139/000092313923000002/0000923139-23-000002-index.htm

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