Benzinga | Aug 3, 2020 08:40AM EDT

Flushing Financial Corporation and Empire Bancorp, Inc. Announce Continued Merger Discussions

Flushing Financial Corporation ("Flushing") (NasdaqGS: FFIC), parent company of Flushing Bank, and Empire Bancorp, Inc. ("Empire") (OTC:EMPK), announced today that they have each advised the other they will not exercise their respective rights to terminate the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 24, 2019, as amended, as would otherwise be permitted after July 31st by the terms of the merger agreement. Flushing and Empire are engaged in discussions for a longer term extension of time to complete the merger.