SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported) July 16, 1996
The First of Long Island Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 0-12220 11-2672906
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(State of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
10 Glen Head Road
Glen Head, New York 11545
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(516) 671-4900
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index is on Page 8
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Items 1-4. Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
On July 16, 1996, the Board of Directors of The First of Long Island
Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), declared a dividend payable
July 31, 1996 of one right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of common
stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company held of record
at the close of business on July 31, 1996 (the "Record Time") and authorized the
issuance of one Right for each share of Common Stock issued thereafter and prior
to the Separation Time (as hereinafter defined) and issued after the Separation
Time pursuant to options and convertible securities outstanding at the
Separation Time. The Rights will be issued pursuant to a Shareholder Protection
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16, 1996 (the "Rights Agreement"), between
the Company and The First National Bank of Long Island, as Rights Agent (the
"Rights Agent"). Each Right entitles its registered holder to purchase from the
Company, after the Separation Time, one share of Common Stock for $125 (the
"Exercise Price"), subject to adjustment.
The Rights will be evidenced by the Common Stock certificates until
the close of business on the earlier of (either being the "Separation Time"):
(i) the tenth business day after the date on which any Person (as
defined in the Rights Agreement) commences a tender or exchange offer
which, if consummated, would result in such Person's becoming an Acquiring
Person, as defined below (or such later date as the Board of Directors of
the Company may from time to time fix by resolution adopted prior to the
Separation Time that would otherwise have occurred); and
(ii) the tenth business day after the first date (the "Flip-in Date")
of public announcement by the Company that an Acquiring Person has become
such (or such earlier or later date as the Board of Directors of the
Company may from time to time fix by resolution adopted prior to the
Flip-in Date that would otherwise have occurred);
provided, that if the foregoing results in the Separation Time being prior to
the Record Time, the Separation Time shall be the Record Time; and provided
further, that if a tender or exchange offer referred to in clause (i) is can-
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celled, terminated or otherwise withdrawn prior to the Separation Time without
the purchase of any shares of stock pursuant thereto, such offer shall be deemed
never to have been made.
For purposes of the Rights Agreement, an Acquiring Person is any
Person having Beneficial Ownership (as defined in the Rights Agreement) of 20%
or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, other than:
(i) the Company, any wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company or any employee stock ownership or other
employee benefit plan of the Company;
(ii) any Person who is the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock as of the date of the Rights Agreement or who
shall become the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the outstanding Common
Stock solely as a result of an acquisition of Common Stock by the Company,
until such time as such Person shall become the Beneficial Owner (other
than through a dividend or stock split) of any additional shares of Common
Stock;
(iii) any Person who becomes the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock without any plan or intent to seek or affect
control of the Company, if such Person promptly enters into an irrevocable
commitment promptly to divest, and thereafter promptly divests, sufficient
securities such that such 20% or greater Beneficial Ownership ceases; or
(iv) any Person who Beneficially Owns shares of Common Stock
consisting solely of (A) shares acquired pursuant to the grant or exercise
of an option granted by the Company in connection with an agreement to
merge with, or acquire, the Company entered into prior to a Flip-in Date,
(B) shares owned by such Person and its Affiliates and Associates at the
time of such grant, (C) shares, amounting to less than 1% of the
outstanding Common Stock, acquired by Affiliates and Associates of such
Person after the time of such grant and (D) shares which are held by such
Person in trust accounts, managed accounts and the like or otherwise held
in a fiduciary capacity, that are beneficially owned by third Persons who
are not Affiliates or Associates of such Person or acting together with
such
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Person to hold such shares, or which are held by such Person in respect of
a debt previously contracted.
The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Separation Time, the
Rights will be transferred with and only with the Common Stock. Common Stock
certificates issued after the Record Time but prior to the Separation Time shall
evidence one Right for each share of Common Stock represented thereby and shall
contain a legend incorporating by reference the terms of the Rights Agreement
(as such may be amended from time to time). Notwithstanding the absence of the
aforementioned legend, certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the Record Time shall also evidence one Right for each share of
Common Stock evidenced thereby. Promptly following the Separation Time, separate
certificates evidencing the Rights ("Rights Certificates") will be mailed to
holders of record of Common Stock at the Separation Time.
The Rights will not be exercisable until the Business Day (as
defined in the Rights Agreement) following the Separation Time. The Rights will
expire on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Time (as defined below), (ii) the
close of business on July 31, 2006, (iii) the date on which the Rights are
redeemed as described below and (iv) upon the merger of the Company into another
corporation pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to a Flip-in Date (in
any such case, the "Expiration Time").
The Exercise Price and the number of Rights outstanding, or in
certain circumstances the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights,
are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution in the event of
a Common Stock dividend on, or a subdivision or a combination into a smaller
number of shares of, Common Stock, or the issuance or distribution of any
securities or assets in respect of, in lieu of or in exchange for Common Stock.
If prior to the Expiration Time a Flip-in Date occurs, the Company
shall take such action as shall be necessary to ensure and provide that each
Right (other than Rights Beneficially Owned by the Acquiring Person or any
affiliate or associate thereof, which Rights shall become void) shall constitute
the right to purchase from the Company, upon the exercise thereof in accordance
with the terms of the Rights Agreement, that number of shares of Common Stock
having an aggregate Market Price (as defined in the Rights Agreement), on the
date of the public
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announcement of an Acquiring Person's becoming such (the "Stock Acquisition
Date") that gave rise to the Flip-in Date, equal to twice the Exercise Price for
an amount in cash equal to the then current Exercise Price. In addition, the
Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at any time after a
Flip-in Date, elect to exchange all (but not less than all) of the then
outstanding Rights (other than Rights Beneficially Owned by the Acquiring Person
or any affiliate or associate thereof, which Rights become void) for shares of
Common Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right,
appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction occurring after the date of the Separation Time (the "Exchange
Ratio"). Immediately upon such action by the Board of Directors (the "Exchange
Time"), the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and each Right will
thereafter represent only the right to receive a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio.
Prior to the Expiration Time, the Company may not enter into,
consummate or permit to occur a transaction or series of transactions after a
Flip-in Date (each, a "Flip-over Transaction or Event") in which, directly or
indirectly:
(i) the Company shall consolidate or merge or participate in a
binding share exchange with any other Person if, at the time of the
consolidation, merger or share exchange or at the time the Company enters
into an agreement with respect to such consolidation, merger or share
exchange, the Acquiring Person controls the Board of Directors of the
Company and either (A) any term of or arrangement concerning the treatment
of shares of capital stock in such merger, consolidation or share exchange
relating to the Acquiring Person is not identical to the terms and
arrangements relating to other holders of Common Stock or (B) the Person
with whom the transaction or series of transactions occurs is the
Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of the Acquiring Person, or
(ii) the Company shall sell or otherwise transfer (or one or more of
its subsidiaries shall sell or otherwise transfer) assets (A) aggregating
more than 50% of the assets (measured by either book value or fair market
value) or (B) generating more than 50% of the operating income or cash
flow, of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other
Person (other than the Company or one or more of its wholly
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owned subsidiaries) or to two or more such Persons which are affiliated or
otherwise acting in concert, if, at the time of such sale or transfer of
assets or at the time the Company (or any such subsidiary) enters into an
agreement with respect to such sale or transfer, the Acquiring Person
controls the Board of Directors of the Company,
in each case until it has entered into a supplemental agreement with the Person
engaging in such Flip-over Transaction or Event or the parent corporation
thereof (the "Flip-over Entity"), for the benefit of the holders of the Rights,
providing that upon consummation or occurrence of the Flip-over Transaction or
Event (i) each Right shall thereafter constitute the right to purchase from the
Flip-over Entity, upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of the
Rights Agreement, that number of shares of common stock of the Flip-over Entity
having an aggregate Market Price on the date of consummation or occurrence of
such Flip-over Transaction or Event equal to twice the Exercise Price for an
amount in cash equal to the then current Exercise Price and (ii) the Flip-over
Entity shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue of such
Flip-over Transaction or Event and such supplemental agreement, all the
obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to the Rights Agreement. An
Acquiring Person shall be deemed to control the Company's Board of Directors
when, following a Flip-in Date, the persons who were directors of the Company
before the Flip-in Date shall cease to constitute a majority of the Company's
Board of Directors. For purposes of the foregoing description, the term
"Acquiring Person" shall include any Acquiring Person and its Affiliates and
Associates counted together as a single Person.
The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at any
time prior to the close of business on the Flip-in Date, redeem all (but not
less than all) of the then outstanding Rights at a price of $0.01 per Right (the
"Redemption Price"), as provided in the Rights Agreement. Immediately upon the
action of the Board of Directors of the Company electing to redeem the Rights,
without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the
Rights will terminate and each Right will thereafter represent only the right to
receive the Redemption Price, as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
The holders of Rights will, solely by reason of their ownership of
Rights, have no rights as shareholders of
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the Company, including, without limitation, the right to
vote or to receive dividends.
The Rights will not prevent a takeover of the Company. However, the
Rights may cause substantial dilution to a person or group that acquires 20% or
more of the Common Stock unless the Rights are first redeemed by the Board of
Directors of the Company. Nevertheless, the Rights should not interfere with a
transaction that is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders
because the Rights can be redeemed on or prior to the close of business on the
Flip-in Date, before the consummation of such transaction.
As of June 30, 1996 there were 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock
authorized (of which [number] shares were issued and outstanding and [number]
shares reserved for issuance pursuant to employee benefit plans). As long as the
Rights are attached to the Common Stock, the Company will issue one Right with
each new share of Common Stock so that all such shares will have Rights
attached.
The Rights Agreement (which includes as Exhibit A the forms of
Rights Certificate and Election to Exercise) is attached hereto as an exhibit
and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement and such
exhibit thereto.
The Rights Agreement (which includes as Exhibit A the forms of
Rights Certificate and Election to Exercise) is attached hereto as an exhibit
and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement and such
exhibit thereto.
Item 6. Not Applicable.
Item 7. Exhibits.
(4) Rights Agreement, which includes as Exhibit A the forms of Rights
Certificate and Election to Exercise.
(99) Press release, dated July 16, 1996, issued by the
Company.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
The First of Long Island
Corporation
By /s/ J. WILLIAM JOHNSON
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Name: J. William Johnson
Title: Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Date: July 29, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
(4) Shareholder Protection *
Rights Agreement, dated as
of July 16, 1996 (the "Rights
Agreement"), between The
First of Long Island
Corporation and The First
National Bank of Long Island,
as Rights Agent.
(99) Press release, dated July 10
16, 1996, issued by the
Company.
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1) of the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A of The First of Long Island Corporation filed on July , 1996.
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July 16, 1996 For More Information Contact:
Wayne B. Drake
(516) 671-4900 Ext. 553
PRESS RELEASE
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION
ADOPTS SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION RIGHTS PLAN
Glen Head, New York, July 16, 1996 -- The Board of Directors of The
First of Long Island Corporation ("First of Long Island") today adopted a
Shareholder Protection Rights Plan and declared a dividend of one Right on each
outstanding share of Common Stock. The dividend will be paid on July 31, 1996 to
shareholders of record on July 31, 1996.
The Rights Plan was not adopted in response to any specific effort to
acquire control of First of Long Island. Rather, it was adopted to deter abusive
takeover tactics that can be used to deprive shareholders of the full value of
their investment.
Until it is announced that a person or group has acquired 20% or more of
First of Long Island's Common Stock (an "Acquiring Person") or commenced a
tender offer that will result in such person or group owning 20% or more of such
Common Stock, the Rights will be evidenced by the Common Stock certificates,
will automatically trade with the Common Stock and will not be exercisable.
Thereafter, separate Rights certificates will be distributed, and each Right
will entitle its holder to purchase one share of Common Stock for an exercise
price of $125.00.
Upon announcement that any person or group has become an Acquiring
Person, then 10 business days thereafter (or such earlier or later date as the
Board may decide) (the "Flip-in Date") each Right (other than Rights
beneficially owned by any Acquiring Person or transferees thereof, which Rights
become void) will entitle its holder to purchase, for the exercise price, the
number of shares of First of Long Island Common Stock having a market value of
twice the exercise price. Also, if after an Acquiring Person controls the
Corporation's Board of Directors, First of Long Island is involved in a merger
or consolidation or sells more than 50% of its assets or earning power and, in
the case of a merger or consolidation, either the Acquiring Person will receive
different treatment than all other shareholders or the merger or consolidation
involves the
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Acquiring Person or an associate thereof, each Right will entitle its holder to
purchase, for the exercise price, the number of shares of Common Stock of the
Acquiring Person having a market value of twice the exercise price. After the
Flip-in Date, First of Long Island's Board of Directors may, at its option,
exchange one share of First of Long Island Common Stock for each Right.
The Rights may be redeemed by the Board of Directors for $0.01 per Right
prior to the Flip-in Date.
J. William Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The First of
Long Island Corporation, stated that "The Rights Plan is not intended to and
will not prevent a takeover of First of Long Island at a full and fair price.
However, the Rights may cause substantial dilution to a person or group that
acquires 20% or more of the Common Stock unless the Rights are first redeemed by
the Board of Directors of the Company. Nevertheless, the Rights should not
interfere with a transaction that is in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders because the Rights can be redeemed prior to a triggering
event."
"The Rights Plan does not in any way weaken First of Long Island's
financial strength or interfere with its business plans. The issuance of the
Rights has no dilutive effect, will not affect reported earnings per share, is
not taxable to First of Long Island or its shareholders and will not change the
way in which First of Long Island shares are traded."
A letter to shareholders regarding the Rights Plan and a summary of
certain terms of the Rights Plan will be mailed to shareholders.
The First of Long Island Corporation is a publicly held company whose
shares are traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap market under the symbol "FLIC".
The First of Long Island Corporation is a bank holding company whose
primary business is the operation of The First National Bank of Long Island. The
Bank is a full service commercial bank and provides a broad range of financial
services to individual, professional, corporate, institutional and government
customers. At March 31, 1996, The First of Long Island Corporation had total
consolidated assets of $437 million total consolidated deposits of $385 million.
For the quarter ended March 31, 1996, First of Long Island had consolidated net
income of $1.7 million.
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