Exhibit 10.2
	 
	
FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

[Explanatory Note: This agreement
supersedes and is identical to the agreement of the parties filed under Form 8-K on April
26, 2006, except that (i) the date of this agreement and the commencement date herein has
been corrected from May 15, 2006 to May 1, 2006, and (ii) certain other immaterial
corrections have been made.] 


                                This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 1st day of May 2006, by and between Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a savings bank organized and existing
under Federal law and having its executive offices at 1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite E140, Lake Success,
New York 11042 (the “Bank”), and Maria A. Grasso residing at <address on file> (“Officer”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

                                WHEREAS, the Bank considers the availability of the Officer’s services to be important to the
successful management and conduct of the Bank’s business and desires to secure for itself the
availability of her services; and

                                WHEREAS, for purposes of securing for the Bank the Officer’s services, the Board of Directors
of the Bank (“Board”) has authorized the proper officers of the Bank to enter into an employment
agreement with the Officer on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

                                WHEREAS, the Officer is willing to make her services available to the Bank on the terms and conditions
set forth herein;

                                NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter
set forth, the Bank and the Officer hereby agree as follows:

	 


	                                Section 1.               Employment.


	 
	
                                The Bank hereby agrees to employ the Officer, and the Officer hereby agrees to accept such employment,
during the period and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

	 


	                                Section 2.               Employment Period.


	 
	
                                (a)           Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be and remain in
effect during the period of employment (“Employment Period”) established under this section
2. The Employment Period under this Agreement shall be for a term commencing on May 1, 2006 and ending
on November 21, 2008, plus such extensions as are provided pursuant to section 2(b) of this Agreement.

                                (b)           On or as of July 1, 2007 and on
or as of each July 1 thereafter, the Employment Period shall be extended for one additional
year if and only if the Board shall have authorized the extension of the Employment Period prior
to July 1 of such year and the Officer shall not have notified the Bank prior to July 1 of such
year that the Employment Period shall not be so extended. If the Board shall not have authorized
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prior to July 1 of any such year, or if the Officer shall have given notice of nonextension to the
Bank prior to July 1 of such year, then the Employment Period shall not be extended pursuant
to this section 2(b) at any time thereafter and shall end on the last day of its term as then in
effect.

                                (c)           Upon the termination of the Officer’s
employment with the Bank, the extensions provided pursuant to section 2(b) shall cease (if such
extensions have not previously ceased).

	 


	                                Section 3.               Title and Duties.


	 
	
                                On the date on which the Employment Period commences, the Officer shall hold the position of Executive
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. During the Employment Period, the Officer shall: (a) devote
her full business time and attention (other than during weekends, holidays, vacation periods and
periods of illness or approved leaves of absence) to the business and affairs of the Bank and use
her best efforts to advance the Bank’s interests, including reasonable periods of service as
an officer and/or board member of trade associations, their related entities and charitable organizations;
and (b) perform such reasonable additional duties as may be assigned to him by or under the
authority of the Board. The Officer shall have such authority as is necessary or appropriate to carry
out her duties under this Agreement.

	 


	                                Section 4.               Compensation.


	 
	
                                In consideration for services rendered by the Officer under this Agreement:

                                (a)           The Bank shall pay to the Officer
a salary at an annual rate equal to the greater of (i) $250,000 or (ii) such higher annual rate
as may be prescribed by or under the authority of the Board (the “Current Salary”). The
Officer will undergo an annual salary and performance review on or about June 30 of each year
commencing in 2006. The Current Salary payable under this section 4 shall be paid in approximately
equal installments in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices.

                                (b)           The Officer shall be eligible
to participate in any bonus plan maintained by the Bank for its officers and employees.

	 


	                                Section 5.               Employee Benefits and Other Compensation.


	 
	
                                (a)           Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, the Officer shall, during the Employment Period, be treated as an employee of the
Bank and be entitled to participate in and receive benefits under the Bank’s employee benefit
plans and programs, as well as such other compensation plans or programs (whether or not employee
benefit plans or programs), as the Bank may maintain from time to time, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of such employee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programs and
with the Bank’s customary practices.

                                (b)           The Bank shall provide the Officer
with a suitable automobile for use in the performance of the Officer’s duties hereunder and
shall reimburse the Officer for all expenses incurred in connection therewith.



	











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                                (c)           The Officer shall be entitled,
without loss of pay, to vacation time in accordance with the policies periodically established by
the Board for senior management officials of the Bank, which shall in no event be less than four
weeks in each calendar year. Except as provided in section 7(b), the Officer shall not be entitled
to receive any additional compensation from the Bank on account of her failure to take a vacation,
nor shall she be entitled to accumulate unused vacation from one calendar year to the next except
to the extent authorized by the Board for senior management officials of the Bank.

	 


	                                Section 6.               Working Facilities and Expenses.


	 
	
                                The Officer’s principal place of employment shall be at the offices of the Bank in Nassau
County or Queens County, New York or at such other location upon which the Bank and the Officer may
mutually agree. The Bank shall provide the Officer, at her principal place of employment, with a
private office, stenographic services and other support services and facilities consistent with her
position with the Bank and necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of her duties
under this Agreement. The Bank shall reimburse the Officer for her ordinary and necessary business
expenses, including, without limitation, travel and entertainment expenses, incurred in connection
with the performance of her duties under this Agreement, upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized
account of such expenses in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

	 


	                                Section 7.               Termination with Bank Liability.


	 
	
                                (a)           In the event that the Officer’s

employment with the Bank shall terminate during the Employment Period on account of:

	 


	 	             (i)            the Officer’s voluntary
  resignation from employment with the Bank within one year following an event that constitutes “Good
  Reason,” which is defined as:

		 


	 	               (A)          the failure of the Bank to elect or
  to reelect the Officer to serve as its Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer or such other
  position as the Officer consents to hold;

		 
	 	               (B)          the failure of the Bank to cure
  a material adverse change made by the Bank in the Officer’s functions, duties, or responsibilities
  in her position with the Bank within sixty days following written notice thereof from the Officer;

		 
	 	               (C)          the failure of the Bank to maintain
  the Officer’s principal place of employment at its offices in Nassau County or Queens County,
  New York or at such other location upon which the Bank and the Officer may mutually agree;

		 
	 	               (D)          the failure of the Board to extend the
  Employment Period within the times provided in section 2(b); provided, however, that such failure
  shall not constitute Good Reason until the earlier of 30 days after any determination by the Board
that the Employment Period shall not be so extended or August 1 of such year;



	











	
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	 	                (E)           the failure of the Bank to cure
  a material breach of this Agreement by the Bank within sixty days following written notice thereof
  from the Officer; or

		 
	 	                (F)           after a Change of Control (as
  defined in Section 10), the failure of any successor company to the Bank to assume this Agreement.

		 


	 	                (ii)           the discharge of the Officer
  by the Bank for any reason other than (A) for “Cause” as defined in section 8(b) or (B)
  the Officer’s death or “Disability” as defined in section 9(a); or 

		 
	 	                (iii)          the Officer’s voluntary resignation
  from employment with the Bank for any reason within the sixty-day period commencing six months following
  a Change of Control, as defined in section 10;



	 
	
then the Bank shall provide the benefits and pay to the Officer as liquidated damages the amounts provided
for under section 7(b).

                              (b)          Upon the termination of the Officer’s
employment with the Bank under circumstances described in section 7(a), the Bank shall pay and provide
to the Officer:

	 


	 	                (i)            her earned but unpaid Current
  Salary as of the date of termination, plus an amount representing any accrued but unpaid vacation
  time and floating holidays;

		 
	 	                (ii)           if the Officer’s termination
  of employment occurs after a Change of Control, a pro rata portion of her bonus for the year of termination,
  determined by multiplying the amount of the bonus earned by the Officer for the preceding calendar
  year by the number of full months of employment during the year of termination, and dividing by 12.
  If the Officer’s termination of employment occurs prior to a Change of Control, the Compensation
  Committee of the Bank may, in its sole discretion, award the Officer a bonus for the year of termination,
  in an amount determined by such Committee either at the time of termination of employment or at the
  time bonuses to active employees are awarded, which the Bank shall pay to the Officer promptly after
  it has been awarded;

		 
	 	                (iii)          the benefits, if any, to which she
  is entitled as a former employee under the Bank’s employee benefit plans and programs and compensation
  plans and programs;

		 
	 	                (iv)          continued health and welfare benefits
  (including group life, disability, medical and dental benefits), in addition to that provided pursuant
  to section 7(b)(iii), to the extent necessary to provide coverage for the Officer for the Severance
  Period (as defined in section 7(c)). Such benefits shall be provided through the purchase of insurance,
  and shall be equivalent to the health and welfare benefits (including cost-sharing percentages) provided
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	 	Severance Period.  Where the amount of such benefits is based on salary, they shall be provided
  to the Officer based on the highest annual rate of Current Salary achieved by the Officer during
  the Employment Period. If the Officer had dependent coverage in effect at the time of her termination
  of employment, she shall have the right to elect to continue such dependent coverage for the Severance
  Period. The benefits to be provided under this paragraph (iv) shall cease to the extent that substantially
  equivalent benefits are provided to the Officer (and/or her dependents) by a subsequent employer
  of the Officer;

		 
	 	                (v)           if the Officer is age 55 or older
  at the end of the Severance Period, she shall be entitled to elect coverage for himself and her dependents
  under the Bank’s retiree medical and retiree life insurance programs. Such coverage, if elected,
  shall commence upon the expiration of the Severance Period, without regard to whether the Officer
  commences her pension benefit at such time, and shall continue for the life of each of the Officer
  and her spouse and for so long as any of her other covered dependents remain eligible. The coverage
  and cost-sharing percentage of the Officer and her dependents under such programs shall be those
  in effect under such programs on the date of the Officer’s termination of employment with the
  Bank, and shall not be adversely modified without the Officer’s written consent; and

		 
	 	                (vi)          within thirty days following her termination
  of employment with the Bank, a cash lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Current Salary and
  bonus that the Officer would have earned pursuant to sections 4(a) and 4(b), respectively, if
  she had continued working for the Bank for the Severance Period (basing such bonus on the highest
  bonus, if any, paid to the Officer by the Bank under section 4(b) within the three-year period prior
  to the date of termination).



	 
	
The lump sum payable pursuant to clause (vi) of this section 7(b) is to be paid in lieu of
all other payments of Current Salary and bonus provided for under this Agreement relating to the
period following any such termination and shall be payable without proof of damages and without regard
to the Officer’s efforts, if any, to mitigate damages. The Bank and the Officer hereby stipulate
that the damages which may be incurred by the Officer following any such termination of employment
are not capable of accurate measurement as of the date first above written and that the payments
and benefits provided under this section 7(b) are reasonable under the circumstances as a combination
of liquidated damages and severance benefits. The Officer shall not be entitled to any payment under
this Agreement to make up for benefits that would have been earned under the Bank’s Retirement
Plan, 401(k) Savings Plan, and Supplemental Savings Incentive Plan (SSIP), and the Flushing Financial
Corporation (“Holding Company”) Stock-Based Profit Sharing Plan had she continued working
for the Bank for the Severance Period.


	 


	                                (c)           	For purposes of section 7, the
Severance Period means:
		 	 
		(i)	in the case of termination of employment prior to November 1, 2006, a period of 6 months;



	











	
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		(ii)	in the case of termination of employment on or after November 1, 2006, but prior to the second
  anniversary of this Agreement, a period of 12 months;

			 
		(iii)	in the case of termination of employment on or after the second anniversary of this Agreement, a period
  of 24 months; and

			 
		(iv)	notwithstanding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this section 7(c), in the case of termination of employment
  after a Change of Control, a period of 24 months, without regard to the date of such termination
of employment.



	 
	
                (d)           Notwithstanding any contrary provision
in this section 7 or in section 8 or 9, to the extent necessary in order to avoid penalties under
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, payments scheduled to be paid upon
termination of employment shall instead be paid six (6) months after termination of employment.

	 


	                                Section 8.               Termination
for Cause or Voluntary Resignation Without Good Reason.


	 
	
                                (a)           In the event that the Officer’s

employment with the Bank shall terminate during the Employment Period on account of:

	 


		(i)	the discharge of the Officer
by the Bank for Cause; or
		 	 
		(ii)	the Officer’s voluntary resignation from employment with the Bank for reasons other than those
constituting a Good Reason; 



	 
	
then the Bank shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, other than (A) the payment to
the Officer of her earned but unpaid Current Salary as of the date of the termination of her employment;
and (B) the provision of such other benefits, if any, to which she is entitled as a former employee
under the Bank’s employee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programs.

                                (b)           For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “Cause” means the Officer’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct,
breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties,
willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses)
or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of this Agreement. 

	 


	                                Section 9.               Disability or Death.


	 
	
                                (a)           The Officer’s employment
with the Bank may be terminated for “Disability” if the Officer shall become disabled or
incapacitated during the Employment Period to the extent that she has been unable to perform the
essential functions of her employment for 270 consecutive days, subject to the Officer’s right
to receive from the Bank following her termination due to Disability the following percentages of
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Agreement:  100% for the first six months, 75% for the next six months and 60% thereafter
for the remaining term of the Employment Period (less in each case any benefits which may be payable
to the Officer under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for Bank employees).


                                (b)           In the event that the Officer’s
employment with the Bank shall terminate during the Employment Period on account of death, the Bank
shall promptly pay the Officer’s designated beneficiaries or, failing any designation, her estate
a cash lump sum payment equal to her earned but unpaid Current Salary.

                                (c)           In the event of the Officer’s
termination of employment on account of death or Disability prior to a Change of Control, the Compensation
Committee of the Bank may, in its sole discretion, award the Officer a bonus for the year of termination,
in an amount determined by such Committee either at the time of termination of employment or at the
time bonuses to active employees are awarded, in which case the Bank shall pay such bonus to the
Officer or, in the event of death, her designated beneficiaries or estate, as the case may be, promptly
after it is awarded. In the event of the Officer’s termination of employment on account of death
or Disability after a Change of Control, the Bank shall promptly pay the Officer or, in the event
of death, her designated beneficiaries or estate, as the case may be, a pro rata portion of her bonus
for the year of termination, determined by multiplying the amount of the bonus earned by the Officer
for the preceding calendar year by the number of full months of employment during the year of termination,
and dividing by 12.

	 


	                                Section 10.             Change of Control.


	 
	
                                For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” means:

                                (a)           the acquisition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Bank or Flushing Financial Corporation (“Holding Company”) by
any person or entity, or by any persons or entities acting in concert;

                                (b)           the occurrence of any event if,
immediately following such event, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Bank
or the Holding Company or of any successor corporation shall consist of persons other than Current
Members (for these purposes, a “Current Member” shall mean any member of the Board of Directors
of the Bank or the Holding Company as of July 18, 2000 and any successor of a Current Member whose
nomination or election has been approved by a majority of the Current Members then on the Board of
Directors);

                                (c)           the acquisition of beneficial
ownership, directly or indirectly (as provided in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the “Act”), or any successor rule), of 25% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Bank or the Holding Company by any person or group deemed a person
under Section 13(d)(3) of the Act; or

                                (d)           approval by the stockholders of
the Bank or the Holding Company of an agreement providing for the merger or consolidation of the
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another corporation where the stockholders of the Bank or the Holding Company, immediately prior to
the merger or consolidation, would not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after
the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such stockholders to 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the surviving corporation.

	 


	                                Section 11.             No Effect on Employee
Benefit Plans or Compensation Programs.


	 
	
                                Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the termination of the Officer’s employment during
the term of this Agreement or thereafter, whether by the Bank or by the Officer, shall have no effect
on the rights and obligations of the parties hereto under the Bank’s employee benefit plans
or programs or compensation plans or programs (whether or not employee benefit plans or programs)
that the Bank may maintain from time to time.

	 


	                                Section 12.             Successors and Assigns.


	 
	
                                This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Officer, her legal representatives
and estate or intestate distributees, and the Bank and its successors and assigns, including any
successor by merger or consolidation or a statutory receiver or any other person or firm or corporation
to which all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Bank may be sold or otherwise
transferred.

	 


	                                Section 13.             Notices.


	 
	
                                Any communication to a party required or permitted under this Agreement, including any notice, direction,
designation, consent, instruction, objection or waiver, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given at such time as it is delivered personally, or five days after mailing if mailed,
postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such party
at the address listed below or at such other address as one such party may by written notice specify
to the other party:

                                If to the Officer:

	 


	 	Maria A. Grasso
	 	<address on file>


	 
	
                                If to the Bank:

	 


	 	Flushing Savings Bank, FSB
	 	1979 Marcus Avenue  Suite E140
	 	Lake Success, New York  11042
	 	Attention:  Secretary of the Bank


	











	
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	                                Section 14.             Severability.


	 
	
                                A determination that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

	 


	                                Section 15.             Waiver.


	 
	
                                Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall
not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition. A waiver of any provision of this Agreement
must be made in writing, designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom its enforcement
is sought. Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or more times
shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.

	 


	                                Section 16.             Counterparts.


	 
	
                                This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

	 


	                                Section 17.             Governing Law.


	 
	
                                This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with (i) the laws
of the State of New York, without reference to conflicts of law principles, and (ii) Federal
law, to the extent such law preempts New York law.

	 


	                                Section 18.             Headings.


	 
	
                                The headings of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended
to qualify the meaning of any section. Any reference to a section number shall refer to a section
of this Agreement, unless otherwise stated.

	 


	                                Section 19.             Entire Agreement; Modifications.


	 
	
                                This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes in its entirety any and all prior agreements, understandings or representations relating
to the subject matter hereof. No modifications of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing
and signed by the parties hereto.

	 


	                                Section 20.             Funding.


	 
	
                                The Bank may elect in its sole discretion to fund all or part of its obligations to the Officer under
this Agreement; provided, however, that should it elect to do so, all assets acquired by the Bank
to fund its obligations shall be part of the general assets of the Bank and shall be subject to all
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	                                Section 21.             Regulatory Action.


	 
	
                                (a)           Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 21 shall apply at all times during the Employment
Period.

                                (b)           If the Officer is suspended and/or
temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Bank by a notice served
under 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) and (g)(1), the Bank’s obligations to the Officer under this Agreement
shall be suspended as of the date of such service unless such service is stayed by appropriate proceedings.
If the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Bank shall (i) pay the Officer all of the compensation
withheld while the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement were so suspended, and (ii) reinstate
in whole any of its obligations to the Officer which were suspended.

                                (c)           If the Officer is removed and/or
permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued
under 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Bank to the Officer under this Agreement
shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, other than vested rights of the parties accrued
as of such effective date, which shall not be affected.

                                (d)           If the Bank is in default (as
defined in section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), all obligations of the Bank under
this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of such default, but this Section 21(d) shall not affect
any vested rights of the Officer accrued as of such date of default.

                                (e)           All obligations of the Bank under
this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent it is determined that continuation of the
Agreement is necessary to the continued operation of the Bank, (i) by the Regional Director of the
Office of Thrift Supervision or his or her designee (“Director”) at the time the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or Resolution Trust Corporation enters into an agreement to provide
assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or (ii) by the Director at the time the Director approves a supervisory
merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the
Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition; provided, however, that this Section 21(e)
shall not affect any vested rights of the Officer accrued as of such date of termination.

                                (f)            Any payments made to the
Officer pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance
with 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.



	











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                                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

	 


	 	 
	 	FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB


	 	 
	 	By:/s/John R. Buran
	 	Name:  John R. Buran
	 	Title:    President & C.E.O.
	 	 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Maria A. Grasso
	 	Maria A. Grasso