SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2017
The First of Long Island Corporation
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
001-32964 |
11-2672906 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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10 Glen Head Road |
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Glen Head, New York |
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11545 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(516) 671-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02Election of Directors
On November 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of The First of Long Island Corporation (the “Company”) elected Denise Strain to the Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island. Ms. Strain has 35 years of experience in the banking industry including most recently as Managing Director and Senior Tax Counsel of Citibank, N.A. Ms. Strain’s service on both boards is effective December 1, 2017. No determination has been made at this time as to Ms. Strain’s service on Board committees. A press release relating to the election of Ms. Strain is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01Exhibit
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Press Release announcing the election of Denise Strain to the Board of Directors of The First of Long Island Corporation and The First National Bank of Long Island. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
The First of Long Island Corporation
(Registrant)
By: /s/ William Aprigliano
William Aprigliano
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
Dated: November 15, 2017
November 15, 2017
For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
Mark D. Curtis, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer
(516) 671-4900, Ext. 7413
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF
DENISE STRAIN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Glen Head, New York, November 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The First of Long Island Corporation (Nasdaq: FLIC), the parent company of The First National Bank of Long Island, announced that on November 14, 2017, Denise Strain was elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the Bank. Ms. Strain’s service on both boards is effective December 1, 2017.
Ms. Strain has 35 years of experience in the banking industry including most recently as Managing Director and Senior Tax Counsel of Citibank, N.A. She provided senior executive level counsel to ensure appropriate controls and governance were in place for the tax function. Her key accomplishments at Citibank include devising tax efficient structures as a member of the Dodd Frank Planning Team, reengineering efforts to reduce tax expense while implementing Sarbanes-Oxley processes and global management of tax planning to ensure efficiencies during the Travelers-Citicorp merger.
Ms. Strain earned her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, her LL.M in Tax from New York University School of Law and is a graduate of Fairfield University with a B.A. in Psychology. She currently resides in Garden City.
Walter C. Teagle III, Chairman of the Board of Directors, speaking on behalf of the company said: “We are very fortunate to have an individual with the banking and tax expertise of Denise Strain join our Board of Directors. As a growing company on Long Island, Denise’s professional and community affiliations will be an added benefit to The First National Bank of Long Island.”