Document:

Exhibit 10.21

 

 

January 30, 2016

 

 

 

Participant

925 Palm Way Road

N. Palm Beach, FL 33408

 

Dear Participant:

 

This award letter sets forth the terms and conditions of the restricted
stock units (“RSUs”) which have been granted to you by Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”),
in accordance with the provisions of its 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Your award is subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Plan, any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee (as defined in the Plan), and this award
letter.

 

		1.	Grant of RSUs

 

You have been granted 4800 RSUs. Each RSU represents the
right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”) on the applicable settlement date for
the RSU. You have also been awarded Dividend Equivalents on your RSUs, as described more fully below. You do not need to pay any
purchase price to receive the RSUs granted to you by this award

 

		2.	Vesting of RSUs

 

		(a)	General Vesting Schedule. Unless they vest on an earlier date as provided
in Paragraph 2(b), (c), or (d) below, your RSUs will vest in installments as follows, provided that you are a director of the Company
on each such date:

 

	
         Vesting Date
	Number RSUs To Vest	Cumulative Number of RSUs Vested
	January 30, 2017	1,600	1,600
	January 30, 2018	1,600	3,200
	January 30, 2019	1,600	4,800

 

		(b)	Death or Disability. If your service as a director of the Company
terminates by reason of death or Disability, all of your RSUs will immediately vest upon your termination of service. For this
purpose, “Disability” means that you are unable to perform your duties as a director due to disability or incapacity,
as determined by the Committee.

 

		(c)	Retirement. Upon your Retirement from the Company’s Board
                                                             of Directors, all of your RSUs will immediately vest. For purposes of this provision, “Retirement” means termination of your service as a director of the Company
at a time when you have at least five years of service as a non-employee director and the sum of your age plus years of service
as a non-employee director equals or exceeds 55.

 

 

     

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		(d)	Change in Control. All of your RSUs will immediately vest upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), if you are a director of the Company at the time of such Change in
Control.

 

		(e)	Forfeiture upon other Termination of Service. If you cease to be
a director of the Company for any reason other than death, Disability, or Retirement, any of your RSUs which have not vested prior
to the termination of your service as a director will be forfeited.

 

		3.	Grant of Dividend Equivalents

 

		(a)	Award of Dividend Equivalents. You have been awarded Dividend Equivalents
with respect to each of your RSUs covered by this award letter.

 

		(b)	Cash Dividends. The Dividend Equivalents that you have been awarded
entitle you to receive, at each time cash dividends are paid on the Common Stock, a cash payment for each of your then outstanding
RSUs (whether or not vested) equal to the amount of the dividend paid on a share of Common Stock.

 

		(c)	Stock Dividends. In the event the Company pays a dividend in Common
Stock or other property, your Dividend Equivalents will entitle you to receive, for each of your then outstanding RSUs (whether
or not vested), the amount of Common Stock or other property paid as a dividend on a share of Common Stock; provided, however,
that such Common Stock or other property will be paid to you at the time of settlement of the underlying RSU and will be subject
to the same restrictions, risk of forfeiture, and vesting and delivery provisions as the underlying RSU with respect to which it
was paid.

 

		4.	Other Provisions of RSUs

 

		(a)	Voting. You will have no voting rights or other rights as a stockholder
with respect to your RSUs.

 

		(b)	Transfer Restrictions. You may not sell, transfer, assign or pledge
your RSUs or any rights under this award. Any attempt to do so will be null and void.

 

		(c)	Settlement of RSUs; Delivery of Shares. Except as otherwise provided
in Paragraph 4(d) below if you are or will become eligible for Retirement prior to the last scheduled vesting date, your RSUs that
vest under Paragraph 2 above will be settled on their vesting dates. On or within 60 days after the settlement date of an RSU,
the Company will deliver to you one share of Common Stock for each of your RSUs being settled on such date. The Common Stock delivered
upon the settlement of your RSUs will be fully transferable (subject to any applicable securities law restrictions) and not subject to forfeiture. The shares of Common Stock delivered upon the settlement of your
RSUs will have full voting and dividend rights and will entitle the holder to all other rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

     

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		(d)	Compliance with Code Section 409A. If your RSUs vest on account
of a Change of Control that does not qualify as a “change of control” under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (“Section 409A”), settlement of your RSUs will be delayed until, and will occur on, the earliest of: (i) the
scheduled vesting date under Paragraph 2(a) above; (ii) the date of your Retirement; (iii) the date of your death; or (iv) the
occurrence of a Change of Control which qualifies as a “change of control” under Section 409A. Settlement upon your
Retirement shall not occur unless your Retirement is also a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section
409A).

 

		(e)	Death. In the event of your death, any shares of Common Stock and
other amounts you are entitled to receive under the Plan will instead be delivered to the legal representative of your estate.

 

		5.	Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan is administered by the
Committee. The Committee has the full authority and discretion to interpret the Plan and this award letter, to adopt rules for
administering the Plan, to decide all questions of fact arising under the Plan, and generally to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for administration of the Plan. All decisions and acts of the Committee with respect to the administration
and interpretation of the Plan are final and binding on all affected Plan participants.

 

It is intended that this award letter
comply with the provisions of Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder so as to
not subject you to the payment of additional interest and taxes under Section 409A, and in furtherance of this intent, this award
letter shall be interpreted, operated and administered in accordance with these intentions.

 

		6.	Amendments and Adjustments to your Award

 

The Plan authorizes the Committee
to make amendments and adjustments to outstanding awards, including the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents granted by this letter, in
specified circumstances. Details are provided in the Plan.

 

These circumstances include the
Committee’s right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Plan and/or outstanding awards, including this grant of RSUs and
Dividend Equivalents, without your consent, to the extent the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary or appropriate
to comply with Section 409A.

 

		7.	Data Privacy

 

By accepting this award you expressly
consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data by and among the Company, its subsidiaries
and any broker or third party assisting the Company in administering the Plan or providing recordkeeping services for the Plan,
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. By accepting this award you waive any
data privacy rights you may have with respect to such information. You may revoke the consent and waiver described in this paragraph
by written notice to the Company’s Senior Vice President/Human Resources; however any such revocation may adversely affect
your ability to participate in the Plan.

 

     

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		8.	Compliance with Insider Trading Policy

 

In addition to any restrictions imposed
by the securities laws, the Common Stock delivered to you upon settlement of your RSUs is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as in effect from time to time. This Policy currently requires, among other things,
obtaining pre-clearance from the Company’s Executive Vice President – Human Resources or Senior Executive Vice President
– CFO prior to you (or family members and other members of your household) engaging in any transaction involving the Common
Stock. The purpose of this pre-clearance is to make sure there is no pending event that could create an appearance of improper
trading.

 

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Please sign and return the enclosed
cover letter to the Human Resources Department to acknowledge your acceptance of this award. This grant letter contains the formal
terms and conditions of your award and accordingly should be retained in your files for future reference.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	John R. Buran
	 	President and Chief Executive OfficerExhibit 10.24

 

Text
of RSU Grant Letter Agreement, dated January 26, 2016

 

This award letter agreement sets forth the terms
and conditions of the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) which have been granted to you by Flushing Financial Corporation
(the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of its 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Your
award is subject to, and being provided to you in consideration for accepting, the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan,
any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee (as defined in the Plan), and this award letter agreement.

 

		1.	Grant of RSUs

 

You have been granted the number of RSUs set
forth in the grant header information for this grant on the Shareworks online equity platform. Each RSU represents the right
to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”) on the applicable settlement date for the
RSU. You have also been awarded Dividend Equivalents on your RSUs, as described more fully below. You do not need to pay any purchase
price to receive the RSUs granted to you by this award letter.

 

		2.	Vesting of RSUs

 

		(a)	General Vesting Schedule. Unless they vest on an earlier date as provided in sub-Section
(b), (c) or (d) below, your RSUs will vest in installments as set forth in the grant header information for this grant on the Shareworks
online equity platform, provided that you are an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries on each such date.

 

		(b)	Death or Disability. If your employment with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates
by reason of death or Disability, all of your RSUs will immediately vest upon your termination of employment. For this purpose,
“Disability” means that you have been unable to perform the essential functions of your employment due to disability
or incapacity for 270 consecutive days or such lesser period as may be determined by the Committee.

 

		(c)	Retirement. If your employment terminates by reason of Retirement, all of your RSUs will
immediately vest. For purposes of this provision, “Retirement” means termination of employment with the Company and
its subsidiaries either (i) after your attainment of age 65 with 5 years of service, or (ii) when your termination is preceded
by at least 5 continuous years of service and the sum of your age plus years of service equals or exceeds 75 years. For purposes
of this definition, “years of service” refers to “vested service” with the Company or its subsidiaries
as determined under the Retirement Plan of Flushing Bank (the “Bank”).

 

		(d)	Change in Control. All of your RSUs will immediately vest upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control (as defined in the Plan), if you are an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries at the time of such Change
in Control.

 

     

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		(e)	Forfeiture upon other Termination of Employment. If your employment terminates for any reason
other than death, Disability, or Retirement, any of your RSUs which have not vested prior to the termination of your employment
will be forfeited.

 

		(f)	Committee Determinations. The Committee shall have absolute discretion to determine the
date and circumstances of termination of your employment, and its determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon you.

 

		3.	Grant of Dividend Equivalents

 

		(a)	Award of Dividend Equivalents. You have been awarded Dividend Equivalents with respect to each of your RSUs covered
by this award letter.

 

		(b)	Cash Dividends. The Dividend Equivalents that you have been awarded entitle you to receive, at each time cash dividends
are paid on the Common Stock, a cash payment for each of your then outstanding RSUs (whether or not vested) equal to the amount
of the dividend paid on a share of Common Stock.

 

		(c)	Stock Dividends. In the event the Company pays a dividend in Common Stock or other property, your Dividend Equivalents
will entitle you to receive, for each of your then outstanding RSUs (whether or not vested), the amount of Common Stock or other
property paid as a dividend on a share of Common Stock; provided, however, that such Common Stock or other property will be paid
to you at the time of settlement of the underlying RSU and will be subject to the same restrictions, risk of forfeiture, and vesting
and delivery provisions as the underlying RSU with respect to which it was paid.

 

		4.	Settlement of RSUs; Delivery of Shares.

 

		(a)	Your RSUs that vest under Section 2 above will be settled on their vesting dates, except as follows.
If you meet both of the following criteria (1) are or will become eligible for Retirement prior to the last scheduled vesting date,
and (2) are a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”),
as determined by the Company in such manner as prescribed by the Committee for determining specified employees (a “Specified
Employee”), your RSUs will be settled as provided in Sections 4(b), 4(c) and 4(e) below. If you are or will become eligible
for Retirement prior to the last scheduled vesting date, whether or not you are a Specified Employee, your RSUs will be settled
as provided in Sections 4(d) and 4(e) below. As soon as practicable after the settlement date of an RSU, the Company will deliver
to you one share of Common Stock for each of your RSUs being settled on such date. The Common Stock delivered upon the settlement
of your RSUs will be fully transferable (subject to any applicable securities law restrictions) and not subject to forfeiture.
The shares of Common Stock delivered upon the settlement of your RSUs will have full voting and dividend rights and will entitle
the holder to all other rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

     

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		(b)	If your RSUs vest on account of your Retirement and you are a Specified Employee, the settlement
of your RSUs will be delayed until, and will occur on, the six month anniversary of your Retirement (or the date of your death
if sooner).

 

		(c)	If your RSUs vest on account of a Disability that does not qualify as the date you become disabled
under Section 409A and you are a Specified Employee, settlement of your RSUs will be delayed until, and will occur on, the six
month anniversary of your termination of employment (or the date of your death if sooner).

 

		(d)	If your RSUs vest on account of a Change of Control that does not qualify as a “change of
control” under Section 409A, settlement of your RSUs will be delayed until, and will occur on, the earliest of: (i) the scheduled
vesting date under Section 2(a) above; (ii) the date of your termination of employment (or the six month anniversary of your termination
of employment if you are a Specified Employee); (iii) the date of your death; or (iv) the occurrence of a Change of Control which
qualifies as a “change of control” under Section 409A.

 

		(e)	Notwithstanding Sections 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d) above, settlement upon your termination of employment
shall not occur unless your termination of employment is also a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code
Section 409A).

 

		5.	Income Tax Withholding

 

		(a)	You must make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy any applicable federal, state,
or local withholding tax liability arising with respect to your RSUs. You can either make a cash payment to the Company of the
required amount or you can elect to satisfy your withholding obligation by having the Company retain Common Stock having a value
equal to the amount of your withholding obligation from the shares otherwise deliverable to you upon the settlement of such RSUs.

 

		(b)	You must make your election regarding the manner in which your withholding obligation will be satisfied
on the Shareworks online equity platform. To make the election, go to the Stock Options and Awards screen and select Elect Release
Method. If no election is made, the Company will withhold shares to satisfy the withholding election. To the extent your withholding
obligation is not otherwise satisfied in a time and manner satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall have the right to withhold
the required amount from your salary or other amounts payable to you.

 

		(c)	All cash payments of Dividend Equivalents will be net of any required withholding.

 

		(d)	The amount of withholding tax retained by the Company or paid by you to the Company will be paid
to the appropriate federal, state and local tax authorities in satisfaction of the withholding obligations under the tax laws.
The total amount of income you recognize and tax withheld with respect to your RSUs and Dividend Equivalents will be reported on
your Form W-2 in the year in which you recognize the income with respect to that portion of the award. Whether you owe additional
tax will depend on your overall taxable income for the applicable year and the total tax remitted for that year through withholding
or by estimated payments.

 

     

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		6.	Other Provisions of RSUs

 

		(a)	Voting. You will have no voting rights or other rights as a stockholder with respect to your RSUs.

 

		(b)	Transfer Restrictions. You may not sell, transfer, assign or pledge your RSUs or any rights under this award. Any attempt
to do so will be null and void.

 

		(c)	Death. In the event of your death, any shares of Common Stock and other amounts you are entitled to receive under the
Plan will instead be delivered to the legal representative of your estate.

 

		7.	Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan is administered by the Committee. The
Committee has the full authority and discretion to interpret the Plan and this award letter, to adopt rules for administering the
Plan, to decide all questions of fact arising under the Plan, and generally to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for administration of the Plan. All decisions and acts of the Committee with respect to the administration and interpretation of
the Plan are final and binding on all affected Plan participants.

 

It is intended that this award letter comply
with the provisions of Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder so as to not subject
you to the payment of additional interest and taxes under Section 409A, and in furtherance of this intent, this award letter shall
be interpreted, operated and administered in accordance with these intentions.

 

		8.	Amendments and Adjustments to your Award

 

The Plan authorizes the Committee to make amendments
and adjustments to outstanding awards, including the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents granted by this letter, in specified circumstances.
Details are provided in the Plan.

 

These circumstances include the Committee’s
right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Plan and/or outstanding awards, including this grant of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents,
without your consent, to the extent the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with Section
409A.

 

		9.	Effect on Other Benefits

 

Income recognized by you as a result of the
grant, vesting, or settlement of RSUs or the receipt of Dividend Equivalents will not be included in the formula for calculating
benefits under the Company’s other benefit plans.

 

     

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		10.	Regulatory Compliance

 

Under the Plan, the Company is not required
to deliver Common Stock (including upon the settlement of RSUs) if such delivery would violate any applicable law or regulation
or stock exchange requirement. If required by any federal or state securities law or regulation, the Company may impose restrictions
on your ability to transfer shares received under the Plan.

 

		11.               	Restrictive
                                         Covenants

 

You agree that at all times during your employment
with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and for a period of one year thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit
for employment, recruit or hire, or assist any other entity to solicit for employment, recruit or hire, either as an employee or
a consultant, any employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who was an employee,
consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time during the 12 months preceding or following
the termination of your employment, (ii) induce or attempt to induce, or assist any other entity to induce or attempt to induce,
any employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who was an employee, consultant or
independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time during the 12 months preceding or following the termination
of your employment, to terminate his or her employment with, or otherwise cease his or her relationship with, the Company or its
subsidiaries, or (iii) solicit, interfere with, divert or take away or attempt to interfere with, divert, or take away, or assist
any other entity to interfere with, divert or take away the business or patronage of (A) any of the clients, customers or accounts
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who were such at the time of the termination of your employment, or (B) prospective clients,
customers or accounts of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who were such at any time during the 12 months preceding the termination
of your employment (the entities listed in clauses (A) and (B) above are collectively referred to herein as the “Restricted
Entities”).

 

For purposes of this Section 11, the term “solicit,”
means initiating communication by any means, whether written or oral, including by means of electronic or internet-based communication
via social media platforms or otherwise.

 

You acknowledge that in carrying out the business
of the Company and its subsidiaries, you may learn confidential or proprietary information about the Company and its subsidiaries
or third parties. Confidential or proprietary information includes, among other things, any nonpublic information concerning the
Company or its subsidiaries, including their respective business, financial performance, marketing or strategic plans, customers,
and product pricing information, as well as any nonpublic information provided by a third party with the expectation that the information
will be kept confidential and used solely for the business purpose for which it was conveyed (collectively, “Confidential
Information”). You agree that at all times during your employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and thereafter,
you shall not disclose any Confidential Information outside of the Company or its subsidiaries or use such information for your
own or someone else’s benefit. You agree that such Confidential Information may be disclosed within the Company or its subsidiaries
only to those individuals who need the information to carry out their business responsibilities.

 

     

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You agree that if your employment with the Company
and its subsidiaries terminates on account of a Retirement that entitles you to accelerated vesting of all or any portion of your
award, then for a period of one year after your termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries, you will not accept
employment with or perform services for, whether as an owner, employee, officer, director, independent contractor, agent, partner,
advisor, or in any other capacity calling for the rendition of your personal services, any bank that has any material operations
that compete with the Company and its subsidiaries in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area; provided, however, that
you shall not be prohibited from owning less than two percent of any publicly traded corporation.

 

If, at any time, the provisions of this Section
11 shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, by reason of being vague or unreasonable as to area, duration or scope of
activity, this Section 11 shall be considered divisible and shall become and be immediately amended to only such area, duration
and scope of activity as shall be determined to be reasonable and enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction over
the matter; and you agree that this Section 11 as so amended shall be valid and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable
provision had not been included herein.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the restrictions
contained in this Section 11 are reasonable and necessary protection of the immediate interests of the Company, and any violation
of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement
without receiving the protective covenants contained in this Section 11. In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by you
of any of the terms of this Section 11, the Company will be entitled to an injunction restraining you from such breach or threatened
breach (without the necessity of providing the inadequacy as a remedy of money damages or the posting of bond); provided, however,
that the right to injunctive relief will not be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other available remedies,
whether at law or in equity, for such breach or threatened breach. In addition to any other rights or remedies available to the
Company, any breach of these restrictions will result in an immediate forfeiture of your award and shall entitle the Company to
recover any shares of Common Stock previously delivered to you and to recover the proceeds from the sale or disposition of any
such shares.

 

		12.	Data Privacy

 

By accepting this award you expressly consent
to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data by and among the Company, its subsidiaries
and any broker or third party assisting the Company in administering the Plan or providing recordkeeping services for the Plan,
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. By accepting this award you waive any
data privacy rights you may have with respect to such information. You may revoke the consent and waiver described in this paragraph
by written notice to the Company’s Senior Vice President/Human Resources; however any such revocation may adversely affect
your ability to participate in the Plan.

 

     

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Please click “ACCEPT” below to acknowledge
your acceptance of this award. This letter and the related grant header information on the Shareworks online equity platform contain
the formal terms and conditions of your award and accordingly they should be printed and retained in your files for future reference.

 

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Maria A. Grasso
	 	Senior Executive Vice President/COO and
	 	Corporate Secretary

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