Flushing Financial Corporation Reports Third Quarter GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.35 and Core Diluted EPS of $0.37

THIRD QUARTER 2017¹

• GAAP diluted EPS was $0.35, down 20.5% QoQ and 5.4% YoY, largely due to pre-tax provision for losses of $3.3 million, or $0.07 diluted EPS, after-tax, primarily related to the taxi medallion portfolio
• Core diluted EPS was $0.37, down 19.6% QoQ and 5.1% YoY
• Net interest income was $43.0 million, an improvement of 3.2% YoY, but a reduction of 1.3% QoQ
• Net interest margin was 2.90%, down 5bps QoQ and 4bps YoY
• GAAP and core ROAE were 7.6% and 5.1%, compared with 9.6% and 10.2%, respectively in 2Q17
• GAAP and core ROAA were both 0.7% for 3Q17 compared with 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively in 2Q17
• Yield on quarterly loan originations and purchases exceeded yield on the loan portfolio, net of prepayment penalties and interest recovered from delinquent loans, for the first time since 4Q08

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized a provision for loan losses totaling $3.3 million related to our taxi medallion loan portfolio. The vast majority of loans in this portfolio are performing and over 80% of taxi medallion loans have been restructured by reducing interest rates and/or extending maturities.  The taxi medallion loan classified as non-performing is due to one loan being past its maturity date; however, the loan continues to make required payments. This is the first provision we have taken since the fourth quarter of 2015. The net effect of the provision for loan losses was a $0.07 reduction of diluted earnings per share. The provision resulted from a reduction in the estimated fair value of the collateral underlying our performing taxi medallion portfolio to a net carrying value of approximately $304,000 per New York City corporate medallion. At September 30, 2017, we have allocated $6.0 million of the allowance to the taxi medallion portfolio which equals 33.0% of the outstanding principal.”

“For many months following the current cycle of interest rate increases, we have been able to keep our government deposit costs considerably below market rates. However, due to competitive pressures we were compelled to move these rates to match competition by a weighted average of 33 basis points.  The full impact of this increase was recorded in the recent quarter as the cost to total deposits increased 14 basis points versus the second quarter of 2017. For the fourth quarter of 2017, we expect to raise an additional $200 million in low cost government deposits to replace higher costing borrowings on our balance sheet.” 

“The loan to deposit ratio improved for the quarter to 113.7% from 118.2% due to increasing branch based money market balances and the growth or our internet based eco-friendly, socially conscious, healthier lifestyle community internet brand, Bank Purely. Bank Purely had balances in excess of $80 million at quarter end. We look to further improve the loan to deposit ratio in the coming quarter as we increase business development efforts in the lucrative Flushing market consistent with the relocation and modernization of two branches.”

“In order to reduce the impact of rising interest rates on the net interest margin, we continued our strategy of focusing our origination efforts on higher yielding loans. This effort provided a 21bps improvement in the yield received on loan originations and purchases in the third quarter of 2017 to 4.25%, which is 51bps greater than the yield on originated and purchased loans for the third quarter of 2016. This yield is 16bps greater than the quarterly average yield of our total loan portfolio, net of prepayment penalty and recovered interest from delinquent loans. Our total loan portfolio increased 5%, with an average LTV of 41.2% for loans secured by real estate, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, while maintaining our strong underwriting standards. Similar to the activity noted in the third quarter of 2016, we experienced a delay in closing loans during the recent quarter. Consequently, the loan pipeline increased to $417.0 million from $279.1 million at June 30, 2017, the highest level since March 2016. Given the level of the pipeline, we are expecting strong loan growth in the fourth quarter of 2017.” 

Mr. Buran continued, “We remain disciplined regarding credit quality. Credit quality improved as our non-performing assets have decreased by 37% since the end of 2016 and net charge-offs remain minimal. Additionally, total delinquencies have decreased 15% since December 31, 2016. The percentage of allowance for loan losses to gross loans has increased to 0.50% from 0.46% at December 31, 2016 while the percentage of allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans increased to 182% from 104% at the end of 2016. The LTV on our non-performing real estate loans at September 30, 2017 is 34.9%.”

“We continued to convert our branch network to the more cost effective Universal Banker model and remain on track to convert half of our brick and mortar branches by the end of 2017.”

The Company retains its focus on preserving strong risk management practices, including conservative underwriting standards and improving yields to achieve improved risk-adjusted returns.

• In the third quarter, multi-family, commercial real estate, and commercial business loan originations and purchases represented 35%, 14%, and 38%, respectively, of all originations, which were made while maintaining conservative loan-to-values, debt coverage ratios, and increasing yield. 
• The average interest rate obtained for third quarter originations and purchases improved to 4.25% compared to 4.04% for 2Q17 and 3.74% for 3Q16.
• The average rate of mortgage loan applications in the pipeline totaled 4.04% at September 30, 2017, as compared to 4.17% at June 30, 2017 and 4.05% at September 30, 2016.
• Multi-family (excluding underlying co-operative mortgages), commercial real estate, and one-to-four family mixed-use property mortgage loans originated during 3Q17 had an increased yield of 4.86% from 4.19% for 2Q17 and 3.53% for 3Q16.  While the yields increased, we have maintained our asset quality as these loans had an average loan-to-value ratio of 41.2% and an average debt coverage ratio of 187%.

Mr. Buran concluded, “Overall, we remain well capitalized and positioned to deliver profitable growth and long-term value to our shareholders as we continue to execute on our strategic objectives.”

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¹ See the table entitled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Summary of Strategic Objectives

• Increase core deposits and continue to improve funding mix
• Increase net interest income by leveraging loan pricing opportunities and portfolio mix
• Enhance core earnings power by improving scalability and efficiency
• Manage credit risk
• Maintain well capitalized levels under all stress test scenarios

Earnings Summary:

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for 3Q17 was $43.0 million, an increase of 3.2% YoY (September 30, 2017 compared to September 30, 2016) and decrease of 1.3% QoQ (September 30, 2017 compared to June 30, 2017).

• Net interest margin of 2.90%, decreased 4bps YoY and 5bps QoQ
• Net interest spread of 2.77%, decreased 5bps YoY and 6bps QoQ
• Net interest income includes prepayment penalty income from loans of $1.6 million in 3Q17 compared with $1.5 million in 3Q16 and $1.0 million in 2Q17, and recovered interest from delinquent loans of $0.3 million in each of 3Q17, 3Q16 and 2Q17
• Excluding prepayment penalty income, accelerated accretion of discount and recovered interest from nonaccrual loans, the yield on interest-earning assets was 3.87% in 3Q17, improved from 3.78% in 3Q16 and 3.82% in 2Q17, and the net interest margin was 2.77% in 3Q17, decreased from  2.81% in 3Q16 and 2.83% in 2Q17
• Average balance of total interest-earning assets of $5,936.1 million, increased $251.7 million, or 4.4% YoY and increased $17.1 million, or 0.3% QoQ
• Yield on interest-earning assets of 4.0%, increased 9bps YoY and 6bps QoQ
• Cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 1.23%, increased 14bps YoY and 12bps QoQ
• Cost of funds of 1.15%, increased 13bps YoY and 10bps QoQ, driven by an increase in rates paid on our government deposits and short-term borrowings resulting from the increase in the Fed Fund rate during 2017  

Provision for loan losses

Provision for loan losses for 3Q17 was $3.3 million compared to none in 3Q16 and 2Q17.

• Provision driven by a reduction in the estimated fair value of NYC taxi medallions based on most recent sales data

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for 3Q17 was $1.7 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 10.4%, YoY and $0.3 million, or 14.7%, QoQ.

• Non-interest income included net losses from fair value adjustments of $1.3 million in 3Q17, $0.8 million in 3Q16 and $1.2 million in 2Q17
• 3Q17 included a loss on the sale of securities of $0.2 million and a gain from insurance proceeds of $0.2 million
• Absent the above items, non-interest income was $2.9 million, an increase of $0.3 million YoY and decrease of $0.2 million QoQ

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense for 3Q17 was $26.0 million, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 1.2%, YoY and $0.1 million, or 0.4% QoQ.

• 3Q16 included a write-down of $0.8 million on one OREO property; absent this item, non-interest expense increased $0.5 million, or 2.0% YoY, driven by increased salaries and benefits from annual salary increases and additions in staffing and increased data processing costs, partially offset by decreased foreclosure expense due to continued improvement in asset quality and a reduction in FDIC insurance expense, due to lower assessment rates
• Lower costs associated with FDIC insurance and foreclosure expense should be sustainable
• The efficiency ratio was 56.5% in 3Q17 compared to 57.4% in 3Q16 and 55.8% in 2Q17

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in 3Q17 was $5.3 million, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 20.5%, YoY and $1.5 million, or 21.9%, QoQ.

• Pre-tax income decreased by $1.8 million, or 10.5%, YoY and $4.0 million, or 20.7%, QoQ
• The effective tax rates were 34.2% in 3Q17, 38.5% in 3Q16 and 34.7% in 2Q17
• The improvement in the Company’s effective tax rate compared to 3Q16 was primarily due to a change in the accounting treatment of deductible stock compensation expense from prior years; in prior years, the tax impact of deductible stock compensation expense flowed through additional paid-in-capital and did not have an impact on the Company’s effective tax rate
• We anticipate the effective tax rate to approximate the 3Q17 rate for the remainder of the year

Financial Condition Summary:

Loans:

• Net loans held for investment were $5,045.1 million reflecting an increase of 0.4% QoQ (not annualized) and 4.8% year-to-date as we continue to focus on the origination of multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans with a full relationship while emphasizing rate over volume
• Loan originations and purchases of multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans totaled $159.3 million for 3Q17, or 87.1% of loan production
• Loan pipeline was $417.0 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $279.1 million at June 30, 2017 and $289.3 million at September 30, 2016
• The loan-to-value ratio on our portfolio of real estate dependent loans as of September 30, 2017 totaled 39.4%

The following table shows the average rate received from loan originations and purchases for the periods indicated: 

		For the three months ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
Loan type		2017			2017			2016
Mortgage loans		4.13	%		4.01	%		3.52	%
Non-mortgage loans		4.43	%		4.13	%		4.12	%
Total loans		4.25	%		4.04	%		3.74	%

Credit Quality:

• Non-performing loans totaled $13.9 million, a decrease of $7.5 million, or 35.1%, from $21.4 million at December 31, 2016
• Classified assets totaled $41.3 million, a decrease of $2.7 million, or 6.1%, from $44.0 million at December 31, 2016, primarily due to reductions in non-performing assets, partially offset by an increase in substandard taxi medallion loans
• Loans classified as troubled debt restructured (TDR) totaled $22.5 million, an increase of $5.1 million, or 29.0%, from $17.4 million at December 31, 2016, attributable to the addition of nine taxi medallion TDRs
• We anticipate continued low loss content in the portfolio, as our strong underwriting standards coupled with our practice of obtaining updated appraisals and recording charge-offs early in the delinquency process has resulted in a 34.9% average loan-to-value for non-performing loans collateralized by real estate at September 30, 2017
• Provision for loan losses of $3.3 million was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as the estimated fair value of NYC taxi medallions were lowered based on most recent sales data, while no provision for loan losses was recorded during 2016; net charge-offs totaled $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to net recoveries of $0.7 million for all of 2016   
• For taxi medallion loans, an allowance for loan losses is allocated in the amount by which the outstanding loan balance exceeds the estimated fair value of the taxi medallion, which allowance totaled $6.0 million at September 30, 2017

Capital Management:

• The Company and Bank, at September 30, 2017, were both well capitalized under all applicable regulatory requirements
• During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, stockholders’ equity increased $25.8 million, or 5.0%, to $539.6 million due to net income of $35.2 million and $1.7 million of other comprehensive income, partially offset by the declaration and payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock
• During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 10,000 treasury shares at an average cost of $27.80 per share; as of September 30, 2017, up to 485,905 shares may be repurchased under the current authorized stock repurchase program, which has no expiration or maximum dollar limit
• Book value per common share increased to $18.72 at September 30, 2017, from $17.95 at December 31, 2016
• Tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, increased to $18.18 at September 30, 2017, from $17.40 at December 31, 2016

Conference Call Information:

• John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Susan K. Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 9:30 AM (ET) to discuss the Company’s strategy and results for the third quarter of 2017
• Dial-in for Live Call: 1-888-317-6016
• Webcast: https://services.choruscall.com/links/ffic171101.html 
• Dial-in for Replay: 1-877-344-7529
• Replay Access Code: 10112013
• The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and archived through 5:00 PM (ET) on December 31, 2017

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, and cash management services through its banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. As a leader in real estate lending, the Bank’s experienced lending team creates mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers both within and outside the New York City metropolitan area. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com®, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide.

Additional information on Flushing Bank and Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at http://www.flushingbank.com.

“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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 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.

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FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		For the three months ended												For the nine months ended
		September 30,				June 30,				September 30,				September 30,
			2017				2017				2016				2017				2016
Interest and Dividend Income
Interest and fees on loans		$	53,318			$	51,631			$	49,181			$	155,834			$	145,152
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest			5,850				6,432				6,173				18,377				19,275
Dividends			30				123				121				274				360
Other interest income			121				129				49				403				191
Total interest and dividend income			59,319				58,315				55,524				174,888				164,978
Interest Expense
Deposits			10,655				9,510				8,520				29,145				24,590
Other interest expense			5,623				5,188				5,291				15,696				15,653
Total interest expense			16,278				14,698				13,811				44,841				40,243
Net Interest Income			43,041				43,617				41,713				130,047				124,735
Provision for loan losses			3,266				-				-				3,266				-
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses			39,775				43,617				41,713				126,781				124,735
Non-interest Income
Banking services fee income			885				1,014				826				2,773				2,775
Net (loss) gain on sale of securities			(186	)			-				-				(186	)			2,363
Net gain on sale of loans			152				34				240				396				584
Net gain on sale of buildings			-				-				-				-				33,814
Net loss from fair value adjustments			(1,297	)			(1,159	)			(823	)			(2,834	)			(2,925	)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends			740				643				665				2,206				1,870
Gains from life insurance proceeds			238				6				47				1,405				458
Bank owned life insurance			816				807				707				2,418				2,096
Other income			313				603				191				1,120				1,075
Total non-interest income			1,661				1,948				1,853				7,298				42,110
Non-interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits			15,310				15,424				14,795				47,838				45,024
Occupancy and equipment			2,502				2,654				2,576				7,652				7,298
Professional services			1,763				1,919				1,730				5,678				5,907
FDIC deposit insurance			499				503				536				1,328				2,380
Data processing			1,349				1,321				939				3,873				3,229
Depreciation and amortization			1,173				1,155				1,169				3,493				3,263
Other real estate owned/foreclosure (income) expense			121				(96	)			273				376				831
Net loss (gain) from sales of real estate owned			-				-				829				(50	)			1,726
Prepayment penalty on borrowings			-				-				-				-				2,082
Other operating expenses			3,249				3,185				3,430				11,407				11,488
Total non-interest expense			25,966				26,065				26,277				81,595				83,228
Income Before Income Taxes			15,470				19,500				17,289				52,484				83,617
Provision for Income Taxes
Federal			4,680				5,576				5,568				15,005				25,518
State and local			611				1,199				1,087				2,315				7,469
Total taxes			5,291				6,775				6,655				17,320				32,987
Net Income		$	10,179			$	12,725			$	10,634			$	35,164			$	50,630
Basic earnings per common share		$	0.35			$	0.44			$	0.37			$	1.21			$	1.75
Diluted earnings per common share		$	0.35			$	0.44			$	0.37			$	1.21			$	1.75
Dividends per common share		$	0.18			$	0.18			$	0.17			$	0.54			$	0.51

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
				September 30,				June 30,				December 31,
					2017				2017				2016
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks				$	60,161			$	48,539			$	35,857
Securities held-to-maturity:
	Mortgage-backed securities				7,978				7,983				-
	Other securities				22,952				24,451				37,735
Securities available for sale:
	Mortgage-backed securities				519,861				520,012				516,476
	Other securities				276,698				317,693				344,905
Loans held for sale					-				30,565				-
Loans:
	Multi-family residential				2,236,173				2,243,643				2,178,504
	Commercial real estate				1,352,775				1,349,634				1,246,132
	One-to-four family ― mixed-use property				556,723				556,906				558,502
	One-to-four family ― residential				177,578				181,213				185,767
	Co-operative apartments				7,035				7,069				7,418
	Construction				15,811				16,842				11,495
	Small Business Administration				14,485				10,591				15,198
	Taxi medallion				18,165				18,303				18,996
	Commercial business and other				674,706				644,262				597,122
	Net unamortized premiums and unearned loan fees				16,925				17,217				16,559
	Allowance for loan losses				(25,269	)			(22,157	)			(22,229	)
			Net loans		5,045,107				5,023,523				4,813,464
Interest and dividends receivable					21,076				21,439				20,228
Bank premises and equipment, net					28,389				26,592				26,561
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock					55,228				66,630				59,173
Bank owned life insurance					131,047				130,631				132,508
Goodwill					16,127				16,127				16,127
Other assets					76,758				51,051				55,453
			Total assets	$	6,261,382			$	6,285,236			$	6,058,487
LIABILITIES
Due to depositors:
	Non-interest bearing			$	362,509			$	349,302			$	333,163
	Interest-bearing:
		Certificate of deposit accounts			1,404,555				1,332,377				1,372,115
		Savings accounts			323,186				325,815				254,283
		Money market accounts			991,706				837,565				843,370
		NOW accounts			1,308,821				1,368,441				1,362,484
			Total interest-bearing deposits		4,028,268				3,864,198				3,832,252
Mortgagors' escrow deposits					53,671				41,303				40,216
Borrowed funds					1,200,682				1,425,779				1,266,563
Other liabilities					76,643				70,563				72,440
			Total liabilities		5,721,773				5,751,145				5,544,634
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock (5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)					-				-				-
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,530,595 shares
	issued at September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 28,819,891
	shares, 28,803,937 shares and 28,632,904 shares outstanding at September 30, 2017,
	June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)				315				315				315
Additional paid-in capital					216,929				216,447				214,462
Treasury stock (2,710,704 shares, 2,726,658 shares and 2,897,691 shares at
	September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)				(51,287	)			(51,483	)			(53,754	)
Retained earnings					380,316				375,388				361,192
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes					(6,664	)			(6,576	)			(8,362	)
			Total stockholders' equity		539,609				534,091				513,853
			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	6,261,382			$	6,285,236			$	6,058,487

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		At or for the three months ended									At or for the nine months ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,
			2017			2017			2016			2017			2016
Per Share Data
Basic earnings per share		$	0.35		$	0.44		$	0.37		$	1.21		$	1.75
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.35		$	0.44		$	0.37		$	1.21		$	1.75
Average number of shares outstanding for:
Basic earnings per common share computation			29,119,753			29,135,339			28,861,101			29,091,756			28,992,813
Diluted earnings per common share computation			29,120,356			29,135,945			28,874,979			29,093,723			29,006,423
Shares outstanding			28,819,891			28,803,937			28,632,796			28,819,891			28,632,796
Book value per common share (1)		$	18.72		$	18.54		$	17.90		$	18.72		$	17.90
Tangible book value per common share (2)		$	18.18		$	18.00		$	17.35		$	18.18		$	17.35
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' equity			539,609			534,091			512,621			539,609			512,621
Tangible stockholders' equity			523,873			518,355			496,901			523,873			496,901
Average Balances
Total loans, net		$	5,033,666		$	4,962,734		$	4,686,593		$	4,955,423		$	4,548,154
Total interest-earning assets			5,936,129			5,918,981			5,684,413			5,909,866			5,596,342
Total assets			6,239,321			6,218,072			5,976,725			6,209,005			5,883,453
Total due to depositors			3,972,663			4,065,810			3,673,731			4,041,744			3,732,869
Total interest-bearing liabilities			5,275,937			5,287,720			5,059,620			5,272,842			5,021,921
Stockholders' equity			536,468			529,451			508,974			527,975			491,617
Performance Ratios (3)
Return on average assets			0.65	%		0.82	%		0.71	%		0.76	%		1.15	%
Return on average equity			7.59			9.61			8.36			8.88			13.73
Yield on average interest-earning assets			4.00			3.94			3.91			3.95			3.93
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities			1.23			1.11			1.09			1.13			1.07
Cost of funds			1.15			1.05			1.02			1.07			1.01
Interest rate spread during period			2.77			2.83			2.82			2.82			2.86
Net interest margin			2.90			2.95			2.94			2.93			2.97
Non-interest expense to average assets			1.66			1.68			1.76			1.75			1.89
Efficiency ratio (4)			56.51			55.80			57.37			58.76			59.64
Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities			1.13	X		1.12	X		1.12	X		1.12	X		1.11	X

(1) Calculated by dividing stockholders’ equity by shares outstanding.
(2) Calculated by dividing tangible stockholders’ common equity, a non-GAAP measure by shares outstanding. Tangible stockholders’ common equity is stockholders’ equity less intangible assets (goodwill, net of deferred taxes). See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.
(3) Ratios are presented on an annualized basis, where appropriate.
(4) Efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP measure, was calculated by dividing non-interest expense (excluding OREO expense, prepayment penalties from the extinguishment of debt and the net gain/loss from the sale of OREO) by the total of net interest income and non-interest income (excluding net gains and losses from fair value adjustments, net gain and losses from the sale of securities, life insurance proceeds, and sale of buildings).

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
		At or for the nine				At or for the year				At or for the nine
		months ended				ended				months ended
		September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016				September 30, 2016
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data
Regulatory capital ratios (for Flushing Financial Corporation):
Tier 1 capital		$	565,265			$	539,228			$	523,428
Common equity Tier 1 capital			530,442				506,432				496,605
Total risk-based capital			665,534				636,457				545,223
Tier 1 leverage capital (well capitalized = 5%)			9.07	%			9.00	%			8.80	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 6.5%)			11.84				11.79				11.72
Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 8.0%)			12.61				12.56				12.35
Total risk-based capital (well capitalized = 10.0%)			14.85				14.82				12.87
Regulatory capital ratios (for Flushing Bank only):
Tier 1 capital		$	629,748			$	607,033			$	528,168
Common equity Tier 1 capital			629,748				607,033				528,168
Total risk-based capital			655,017				629,262				549,963
Tier 1 leverage capital (well capitalized = 5%)			10.10	%			10.12	%			8.88	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 6.5%)			14.04				14.12				12.44
Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 8.0%)			14.04				14.12				12.44
Total risk-based capital (well capitalized = 10.0%)			14.60				14.64				12.96
Capital ratios:
Average equity to average assets			8.50	%			8.40	%			8.36	%
Equity to total assets			8.62				8.48				8.54
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)			8.39				8.24				8.30
Asset quality:
Non-accrual loans (2)		$	12,161			$	21,030			$	21,882
Non-performing loans			13,890				21,416				23,535
Non-performing assets			13,890				21,949				26,374
Net charge-offs/ (recoveries)			226				(694	)			(260	)
Asset quality ratios:
Non-performing loans to gross loans			0.27	%			0.44	%			0.50	%
Non-performing assets to total assets			0.22				0.36				0.44
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans			0.50				0.46				0.46
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets			181.92				101.28				82.64
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans			181.92				103.80				92.61
Full-service customer facilities			19				19				19

(1) See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.
(2) Excludes performing non-accrual TDR loans.

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NET INTEREST MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
	For the three months ended
	September 30, 2017						June 30, 2017						September 30, 2016
	Average				Yield/		Average				Yield/		Average				Yield/
	Balance		Interest		Cost		Balance		Interest		Cost		Balance		Interest		Cost
Interest-earning Assets:
Mortgage loans, net	$	4,350,338	$	46,121	4.24	%	$	4,297,697	$	44,879	4.18	%	$	4,093,240	$	43,777	4.28	%
Other loans, net		683,328		7,197	4.21			665,037		6,752	4.06			593,353		5,404	3.64
Total loans, net (1)		5,033,666		53,318	4.24			4,962,734		51,631	4.16			4,686,593		49,181	4.20
Taxable securities:
Mortgage-backed
securities		520,889		3,335	2.56			532,938		3,420	2.57			554,515		3,350	2.42
Other securities		189,957		1,787	3.76			217,599		2,361	4.34			245,477		2,160	3.52
Total taxable securities		710,846		5,122	2.88			750,537		5,781	3.08			799,992		5,510	2.76
Tax-exempt securities: (2)
Other securities		142,899		758	2.12			145,812		774	2.12			148,004		784	2.12
Total tax-exempt securities		142,899		758	2.12			145,812		774	2.12			148,004		784	2.12
Interest-earning deposits
and federal funds sold		48,718		121	0.99			59,898		129	0.86			49,824		49	0.39
Total interest-earning
assets		5,936,129		59,319	4.00			5,918,981		58,315	3.94			5,684,413		55,524	3.91
Other assets		303,192						299,091						292,312
Total assets	$	6,239,321					$	6,218,072					$	5,976,725
Interest-bearing Liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings accounts	$	330,316		583	0.71		$	279,723	$	399	0.57		$	258,884		306	0.47
NOW accounts		1,340,228		2,468	0.74			1,517,726		2,331	0.61			1,384,368		1,979	0.57
Money market accounts		927,067		2,337	1.01			858,066		1,651	0.77			601,709		990	0.66
Certificate of deposit
accounts		1,375,052		5,218	1.52			1,410,295		5,099	1.45			1,428,770		5,213	1.46
Total due to depositors		3,972,663		10,606	1.07			4,065,810		9,480	0.93			3,673,731		8,488	0.92
Mortgagors' escrow
accounts		54,236		49	0.36			73,838		30	0.16			48,840		32	0.26
Total interest-bearing
deposits		4,026,899		10,655	1.06			4,139,648		9,510	0.92			3,722,571		8,520	0.92
Borrowings		1,249,038		5,623	1.80			1,148,072		5,188	1.81			1,337,049		5,291	1.58
Total interest-bearing
liabilities		5,275,937		16,278	1.23			5,287,720		14,698	1.11			5,059,620		13,811	1.09
Non interest-bearing
demand deposits		354,149						336,036						318,188
Other liabilities		72,767						64,865						89,943
Total liabilities		5,702,853						5,688,621						5,467,751
Equity		536,468						529,451						508,974
Total liabilities and
equity	$	6,239,321					$	6,218,072					$	5,976,725
Net interest income /
net interest rate spread			$	43,041	2.77	%			$	43,617	2.83	%			$	41,713	2.82	%
Net interest-earning assets /
net interest margin	$	660,192			2.90	%	$	631,261			2.95	%	$	624,793			2.94	%
Ratio of interest-earning
assets to interest-bearing
liabilities					1.13	X					1.12	X					1.12	X

(1) Loan interest income includes loan fee income (which includes net amortization of deferred fees and costs, late charges, and prepayment penalties) of approximately $0.9 million, $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively.
(2) Interest income on tax-exempt securities does not include the tax benefit of the tax-exempt securities.

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NET INTEREST MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
	For the nine months ended
	September 30, 2017							September 30, 2016
	Average				Yield/			Average				Yield/
	Balance		Interest		Cost			Balance		Interest		Cost
Interest-earning Assets:
Mortgage loans, net	$	4,287,674	$	135,429	4.21	%		$	3,972,502	$	129,200	4.34	%
Other loans, net		667,749		20,405	4.07				575,652		15,952	3.69
Total loans, net (1)		4,955,423		155,834	4.19				4,548,154		145,152	4.26
Taxable securities:
Mortgage-backed
securities		527,890		10,122	2.56				603,994		11,231	2.48
Other securities		215,453		6,220	3.85				241,821		6,038	3.33
Total taxable securities		743,343		16,342	2.93				845,815		17,269	2.72
Tax-exempt securities: (2)
Other securities		145,058		2,309	2.12				140,889		2,366	2.24
Total tax-exempt securities		145,058		2,309	2.12				140,889		2,366	2.24
Interest-earning deposits
and federal funds sold		66,042		403	0.81				61,484		191	0.41
Total interest-earning
assets		5,909,866		174,888	3.95				5,596,342		164,978	3.93
Other assets		299,139							287,111
Total assets	$	6,209,005						$	5,883,453
Interest-bearing Liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings accounts	$	288,376		1,289	0.60			$	262,382		910	0.46
NOW accounts		1,474,572		7,006	0.63				1,539,050		5,863	0.51
Money market accounts		882,213		5,487	0.83				514,626		2,277	0.59
Certificate of deposit
accounts		1,396,583		15,257	1.46				1,416,811		15,455	1.45
Total due to depositors		4,041,744		29,039	0.96				3,732,869		24,505	0.88
Mortgagors' escrow
accounts		60,895		106	0.23				55,481		85	0.20
Total interest-bearing
deposits		4,102,639		29,145	0.95				3,788,350		24,590	0.87
Borrowings		1,170,203		15,696	1.79				1,233,571		15,653	1.69
Total interest-bearing
liabilities		5,272,842		44,841	1.13				5,021,921		40,243	1.07
Non interest-bearing
demand deposits		340,221							296,321
Other liabilities		67,967							73,594
Total liabilities		5,681,030							5,391,836
Equity		527,975							491,617
Total liabilities and
equity	$	6,209,005						$	5,883,453
Net interest income /
net interest rate spread			$	130,047	2.82	%				$	124,735	2.86	%
Net interest-earning assets /
net interest margin	$	637,024			2.93	%		$	574,421			2.97	%
Ratio of interest-earning
assets to interest-bearing
liabilities					1.12	X						1.11	X

(1) Loan interest income includes loan fee income (which includes net amortization of deferred fees and costs, late charges, and prepayment penalties) of approximately $1.9 million and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2) Interest income on tax-exempt securities does not include the tax benefit of the tax-exempt securities.

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DEPOSIT COMPOSITION
(Unaudited)
															September 2017 vs.							September 2017 vs.
				September 30,		June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			December 2016			September 30,				September 2016,
(Dollars in thousands)					2017		2017			2017			2016		% Change				2016			% Change
Deposits
Non-interest bearing				$	362,509	$	349,302		$	344,028		$	333,163		8.8	%		$	320,060			13.3	%
Interest bearing:
	Certificate of deposit
		accounts			1,404,555		1,332,377			1,411,819			1,372,115		2.4	%			1,384,551			1.4	%
	Savings accounts				323,186		325,815			254,822			254,283		27.1	%			258,058			25.2	%
	Money market accounts				991,706		837,565			851,129			843,370		17.6	%			733,361			35.2	%
	NOW accounts				1,308,821		1,368,441			1,487,120			1,362,484		-3.9	%			1,296,475			1.0	%
		Total interest-bearing
			deposits		4,028,268		3,864,198			4,004,890			3,832,252		5.1	%			3,672,445			9.7	%
			Total deposits	$	4,390,777	$	4,213,500		$	4,348,918		$	4,165,415		5.4	%		$	3,992,505			10.0	%

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LOANS
(Unaudited)
Loan Originations and Purchases
		For the three months									For the nine months ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,
(In thousands)		2017			2017			2016			2017			2016
Multi-family residential		$	64,551		$	63,469		$	61,378		$	254,728		$	293,385
Commercial real estate			25,385			123,559			68,970			184,676			245,114
One-to-four family – mixed-use property			13,136			13,656			12,618			45,334			42,493
One-to-four family – residential			5,843			4,860			3,362			16,623			17,050
Co-operative apartments			232			-			-			232			470
Construction			148			4,429			1,920			7,121			6,034
Small Business Administration			4,276			1,870			470			6,787			6,785
Taxi medallion			-			-			-			-			-
Commercial business and other			69,354			49,312			84,525			195,150			239,015
Total		$	182,925		$	261,155		$	233,243		$	710,651		$	850,346

Loan Composition
																		September 2017 vs.								September 2017 vs.
			September 30,				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,			December 2016				September 30,				September 2016
(Dollars in thousands)				2017				2017				2017				2016		% Change					2016			% Change
Loans held for investment:
Multi-family residential			$	2,236,173			$	2,243,643			$	2,261,946			$	2,178,504		2.6	%			$	2,171,289			3.0	%
Commercial real estate				1,352,775				1,349,634				1,268,770				1,246,132		8.6	%				1,195,266			13.2	%
One-to-four family ―
	mixed-use property			556,723				556,906				561,355				558,502		-0.3	%				555,691			0.2	%
One-to-four family ― residential				177,578				181,213				184,201				185,767		-4.4	%				183,993			-3.5	%
Co-operative apartments				7,035				7,069				7,216				7,418		-5.2	%				7,494			-6.1	%
Construction				15,811				16,842				12,413				11,495		37.5	%				11,250			40.5	%
Small Business Administration				14,485				10,591				10,519				15,198		-4.7	%				14,339			1.0	%
Taxi medallion				18,165				18,303				18,832				18,996		-4.4	%				20,536			-11.5	%
Commercial business and other				674,706				644,262				632,503				597,122		13.0	%				564,972			19.4	%
Net unamortized premiums
	and unearned loan fees			16,925				17,217				16,836				16,559		2.2	%				16,447			2.9	%
Allowance for loan losses				(25,269	)			(22,157	)			(22,211	)			(22,229	)	13.7	%				(21,795	)		15.9	%
		Net loans	$	5,045,107			$	5,023,523			$	4,952,380			$	4,813,464		4.8	%			$	4,719,482			6.9	%

Loans Held for Investment Activity
		Three Months Ended
		September, 30				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,
(In thousands)			2017				2017				2017				2016				2016
Loans originated and purchased		$	182,925			$	261,155			$	266,571			$	282,592			$	233,243
Principal reductions			(155,007	)			(143,195	)			(122,897	)			(187,780	)			(183,583	)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale			-				(30,565	)			-				-				-
Loans sold			(2,606	)			(16,337	)			(4,874	)			-				(3,693	)
Loan charged-offs			(324	)			(350	)			(179	)			(370	)			(541	)
Foreclosures			-				-				-				(138	)			-
Net change in deferred (fees) and costs			(292	)			381				277				112				(428	)
Net change in the allowance for loan losses			(3,112	)			54				18				(434	)			403
	Total loan activity	$	21,584			$	71,143			$	138,916			$	93,982			$	45,401

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NON-PERFORMING ASSETS and NET CHARGE-OFFS
(Unaudited)
			September 30,				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)				2017				2017				2017				2016				2016
Loans 90 Days Or More Past Due
	and Still Accruing:
Multi-family residential			$	415			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Commercial real estate				38				-				75				-				1,183
One-to-four family - mixed-use property				129				-				-				386				470
Construction				-				602				602				-				-
Taxi medallion				1,147				727				-				-				-
	Total			1,729				1,329				677				386				1,653
Non-accrual Loans:
Multi-family residential				1,309				1,537				1,354				1,837				1,649
Commercial real estate				1,147				1,948				1,462				1,148				1,157
One-to-four family - mixed-use property				2,217				2,971				3,328				4,025				4,534
One-to-four family - residential				7,434				7,616				7,847				8,241				8,340
Small Business Administration				50				53				58				1,886				2,132
Taxi medallion				-				-				3,771				3,825				3,971
Commercial business and other				4				5				38				68				99
	Total			12,161				14,130				17,858				21,030				21,882
	Total Non-performing Loans			13,890				15,459				18,535				21,416				23,535
Other Non-performing Assets:
Real estate acquired through foreclosure				-				-				-				533				2,839
	Total			-				-				-				533				2,839
	Total Non-performing Assets		$	13,890			$	15,459			$	18,535			$	21,949			$	26,374
Non-performing Assets to Total Assets				0.22	%			0.25	%			0.30	%			0.36	%			0.44	%
Allowance For Loan Losses to Non-performing Loans				181.9	%			143.3	%			119.8	%			103.8	%			92.6	%

Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)
			Three Months Ended
			September 30,				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,
(In thousands)				2017				2017				2017				2016				2016
Multi-family residential			$	224			$	(53	)		$	(16	)		$	(103	)		$	79
Commercial real estate				(25	)			4				(68	)			-				(11	)
One-to-four family – mixed-use property				1				(67	)			34				(520	)			24
One-to-four family – residential				(58	)			170				-				40				-
Small Business Administration				(17	)			14				26				186				317
Taxi medallion				-				-				54				142				-
Commercial business and other				29				(14	)			(12	)			(179	)			(6	)
Total net loan charge-offs (recoveries)			$	154			$	54			$	18			$	(434	)		$	403

Core Diluted EPS, Core ROAE, Core ROAA, and tangible book value per common share are each non-GAAP measures used in this release. A reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures appears in tabular form at the end of this release. The Company believes that these measures are useful for both investors and management to understand the effects of certain non-interest items and provide an alternative view of the Company's performance over time and in comparison to the Company's competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for net income. The Company believes that tangible book value per common share is useful for both investors and management as these are measures commonly used by financial institutions, regulators and investors to measure the capital adequacy of financial institutions. The Company believes these measures facilitate comparison of the quality and composition of the Company's capital over time and in comparison to its competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for total shareholders' equity.

These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS and CORE EARNINGS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,				September 30,			September 30,
			2017			2017			2016				2017			2016
GAAP income before income taxes		$	15,470		$	19,500		$	17,289			$	52,484		$	83,617
Net loss from fair value adjustments			1,297			1,159			823				2,834			2,925
Net loss (gain) on sale of securities			186			-			-				186			(2,363	)
Gain from life insurance proceeds			(238	)		(6	)		(47	)			(1,405	)		(458	)
Net gain on sale of buildings			-			-			-				-			(33,814	)
Prepayment penalty on borrowings			-			-			-				-			2,082
Core income before taxes			16,715			20,653			18,065				54,099			51,989
Provision for income taxes for core income			5,812			7,129			6,736				17,961			19,628
Core net income		$	10,903		$	13,524		$	11,329			$	36,138		$	32,361
GAAP diluted earnings per common share		$	0.35		$	0.44		$	0.37			$	1.21		$	1.75
Net loss from fair value adjustments, net of tax			0.03			0.02			0.03				0.07			0.06
Net loss (gain) on sale of securities, net of tax			-			-			-				-			(0.05	)
Gain from life insurance proceeds			(0.01	)		-			-				(0.05	)		(0.02	)
Net gain on sale of buildings, net of tax			-			-			-				-			(0.67	)
Prepayment penalty on borrowings			-			-			-				-			0.04
Core diluted earnings per common share*		$	0.37		$	0.46		$	0.39			$	1.24		$	1.12
Core net income, as calculated above		$	10,903		$	13,524		$	11,329			$	36,138		$	32,361
Average assets			6,239,321			6,218,072			5,976,725				6,209,005			5,883,453
Average equity			536,468			529,451			508,974				527,975			491,617
Core return on average assets**			0.70	%		0.87	%		0.76	%			0.78	%		0.73	%
Core return on average equity**			8.13	%		10.22	%		8.90	%			9.13	%		8.78	%
*	Core diluted earnings per common share may not foot due to rounding.
**	Ratios are calculated on an annualized basis.

 

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CALCULATION OF TANGIBLE STOCKHOLDERS’
COMMON EQUITY to TANGIBLE ASSETS
(Unaudited)
					September 30,			December 31,			September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)						2017			2016			2016
Total Equity					$	539,609		$	513,853		$	512,621
Less:
	Goodwill					(16,127	)		(16,127	)		(16,127	)
	Intangible deferred tax liabilities					391			389			407
		Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity			$	523,873		$	498,115		$	496,901
Total Assets					$	6,261,382		$	6,058,487		$	5,999,255
Less:
	Goodwill					(16,127	)		(16,127	)		(16,127	)
	Intangible deferred tax liabilities					391			389			407
		Tangible Assets			$	6,245,646		$	6,042,749		$	5,983,535
Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity to Tangible Assets						8.39	%		8.24	%		8.30	%

Susan K. Cullen
                    Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                    Flushing Financial Corporation
                    (718) 961-5400