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The First National Bank of Long Island
Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Merrick Branch, Long Island, NY

2006 Annual Report

The First 
of Long Island
Corporation

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Branch Locations

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G L E N   H E A D
10 Glen Head Road
Glen Head, NY 11545 
(516) 671-4900 
John J. Mulder Jr.
Vice President & Branch Manager

G R E E N V A L E
7 Glen Cove Road
Greenvale, NY 11548 
(516) 621-8811
Christina Cocca
Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager

H U N T I N G T O N  
253 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743 
(631) 427-4143
Frank M. Plesche
Vice President & Branch Manager

L O C U S T   V A L L E Y
108 Forest Avenue
Locust Valley, NY 11560 
(516) 671-2299
Elizabeth A. Materia
Vice President & Branch Manager

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M E R R I C K
1810 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566 
(516) 771-6000
Cathy C. O’Malley
Vice President & Branch Manager

N O R T H P O R T
711 Fort Salonga Road
Northport, NY 11768 
(631) 261-4000
Mary T. Sullivan
Vice President & Branch Manager

O L D   B R O O K V I L L E
209 Glen Head Road
Old Brookville, NY 11545 
(516) 759-9002
Allison Stansfield
Vice President & Branch Manager

R O C K V I L L E   C E N T R E
310 Merrick Road
Rockville Centre, NY 11570 
(516) 763-5533
Lucy Ortiz
Vice President & Branch Manager

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R O S L Y N   H E I G H T S
130 Mineola Avenue
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 
(516) 621-1900
Frieda M. O’Mara
Vice President & Branch Manager

W O O D B U R Y
800 Woodbury Road, Suite M 
Woodbury, NY 11797 
(516) 364-3434
Henry C. Suhr
Vice President & Branch Manager

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Business of the Corporation

The First of Long Island Corporation (“Corporation”) is a one-bank holding company organized under the laws

of the State of New York.  Its primary business is the operation of its sole subsidiary, The First National Bank 
of Long Island (“Bank”).

The Bank was organized in 1927 under national banking laws and became the sole subsidiary of the Corporation

under a plan of reorganization effected April 30, 1984.

The Bank is a full service commercial bank which provides a broad range of financial services to individual, 
professional, corporate, institutional and government customers through its twenty-six branch system on Long Island
and in Manhattan.

The First of Long Island Agency, Inc. was organized in 1994 under the laws of the State of New York, as a 

subsidiary of the Bank to conduct business as a licensed insurance agency engaged in the sale of mutual funds 
and insurance, primarily fixed annuity products.

The Bank is subject to regulation and supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, the Comptroller of the
Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which also insures its deposits.  The Comptroller of the
Currency is the primary banking agency responsible for regulating the subsidiary Bank.  In addition, the Corporation
is subject to the regulations and supervision of the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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Commercial Banking Offices

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B O H E M I A
30 Orville Drive
Bohemia, NY 11716 
(631) 218-2500
Patricia A. Fitzgerald
Vice President & Branch Manager

D E E R   P A R K
60 East Industry Court
Deer Park, NY 11729 
(631) 243-2600
Albert M. Nordt Jr.
Vice President & Branch Manager

F A R M I N G D A L E
22 Allen Boulevard
Farmingdale, NY 11735 
(631) 753-8888
Sandy F. Buttacy
Vice President & Branch Manager

2091 New Highway
Farmingdale, NY 11735 
(631) 454-2022
Lorraine Russo
Vice President & Branch Manager

G A R D E N   C I T Y
1050 Franklin Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530 
(516) 742-6262
Carol A. Kolesar
Vice President & Branch Manager

G R E A T   N E C K
536 Northern Boulevard
Great Neck, NY 11021 
(516) 482-6666
Genevieve D. Marchitto
Vice President & Branch Manager

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H A U P P A U G E
330 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788 
(631) 952-2900
JoAnn Diamond
Vice President & Branch Manager

H I C K S V I L L E
106 Old Country Road
Hicksville, NY 11801 
(516) 932-7150
Joyce C. Graber
Vice President & Branch Manager

M I N E O L A
194 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501 
(516) 742-1144
Herta Tscherne
Vice President & Branch Manager

N E W   H Y D E   P A R K
243 Jericho Turnpike
New Hyde Park, NY 11040 
(516) 328-3100
Linda A. Cutter
Vice President & Branch Manager

V A L L E Y   S T R E A M
133 East Merrick Road
Valley Stream, NY 11580 
(516) 825-0202
Toni Valente
Vice President & Branch Manager

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M A N H A T T A N
232 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016 
(212) 213-8111
Judith A. Ferdinand
Vice President & Branch Manager

225 Broadway, Suite 703
New York, NY 10007 
(212) 693-1515
Gladys Ruggiero
Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager

1501 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, NY 10036 
(212) 278-0707
Doris M. Burkett
Vice President & Branch Manager

Select Ser vice
Banking Centers

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L A K E   S U C C E S S
3000 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, NY 11042 
(516) 775-3133
Jerry Scansarole
Vice President & Branch Manager

S M I T H T O W N
285 Middle Country Road, Suite 104
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 265-0200
Frances A. Koslow
Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager

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Dear Shareholder

As we report to you on our 2006 performance, we are pleased to
point out that the Bank will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.
This milestone event underscores our rich and wonderful history and
we look forward, with confidence, to a bright and prosperous future.

2006 was a challenging year for the commercial banking industry
as a whole and The First National Bank of Long Island had to meet these
challenges  in  a  thoughtful  and  deliberate  fashion.    During  2006  we 
operated in an inverted yield curve environment. Interest rates have been
historically low on the intermediate and longer end of the yield curve.
As  higher  yielding  loans  and  securities  amortized  or  matured,  those
funds were reinvested at lower rates.  On the liability side of the balance
sheet,  our  cost  of  deposits  was  driven  up  by  increased  short-term 
interest rates in addition to escalating price competition in the Bank’s marketplace.  Despite the impact of these
two influences, and in large part due to our increased lending activity, we successfully managed our balance sheet
and  increased  our  net  interest  margin  in  2006.  In  addition,  we  have  been  mindful  not  to  price  deposits 
uneconomically  to  simply  gain  market  share.  We  believe  that  our  distinctly  personalized  service  approach 
provides  us  with  a  competitive  edge  that  is  sustainable  beyond  temporary  promotional  pricing  scenarios.
Consequently, we have consciously sacrificed some less profitable short-term growth in favor of preserving our
net  interest  margin.    The  careful  management  of  our  funding  costs  and  the  successful  growth  of  our  loan 
portfolio were important factors in strengthening our net interest margin.  In 2006, only a small percentage of
banks were able to grow net interest margin and we are pleased that The First National Bank of Long Island was
one of them.

The Bank’s 2006 net interest income was $36,051,000 compared to $35,263,000 in 2005.  Net Income
was $11,227,000 in 2006 versus $12,277,000 in 2005.  Net income in both years was impacted by the execution
of securities loss programs undertaken to improve the Bank’s future earnings prospects.  Earnings per share were
$2.90 in 2006 compared to $3.10 in the prior year.  This decrease was primarily attributable to the unfavorable
interest rate environment, strategic investments in additional lending and commercial banking staff, new branch
startup costs and a number of non-routine items that had a net positive impact on our 2005 results.  

We are pleased with the growth in our loan portfolio during 2006.  Our loan-to-deposit ratio increased
from  48.3%  at  December  31,  2005  to  54.5%  at  December  31,  2006.    In  addition,  all  major  loan  categories
showed  significant  increases,  with  commercial  mortgage  loans  up  $30.6  million,  or  28.5%;  home  equity 
loans up $13.7 million, or 25.6%; commercial & industrial loans up $8.1 million, or 17.2%; and traditional 
residential mortgage loans up $13.7 million, or 8.5%. Management believes the Bank’s credit quality continues
to be excellent.

Growing our loan portfolio is a large part of the Bank’s new strategy as we continue to look to change
the concentration of our earning assets from securities to loans.  This initiative was an important contributor 
to the increase in our net interest margin for 2006, representing a positive reversal from the downward trend

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experienced over the last decade.  We are working diligently to reorganize and geographically decentralize our
commercial banking talent to enhance our lending potential.  This is demonstrated by the formal organization
of our Suffolk and Nassau commercial teams.  In addition to moving the Suffolk team to Hauppauge, Long
Island in 2005, a Nassau commercial team was organized and located in Glen Head, Long Island in 2006.  We
have  also  enhanced  our  credit  policy  and  bolstered  our  credit  administration  to  diligently  manage  the  risks
inherent in a growing loan portfolio.  

Other strategic initiatives include a plan to add to our branch network. We believe that appropriate
branch expansion will be a key driver of long-term growth for our franchise. We opened a full-service branch in
Merrick,  Long  Island  in  December  2005  and  opened  our  first  Select  Service  Banking  Center  (SSBC)  in
Smithtown, Long Island in November 2006.  SSBCs target both commercial businesses and affluent consumers.
This past December we converted our Lake Success, Long Island branch from a commercial banking office to
an SSBC and extended its hours of operation. The early business results from this change are encouraging.  We
plan to open a third SSBC towards the end of 2007 on Long Island’s south shore.  Our strategy also includes the
introduction  of  “Personal  Banker”  staff  positions  to  further  enhance  our  servicing  capability  and  targeted 
marketing efforts towards affluent consumers.

The Bank has adapted well in the face of a challenging operating environment, increased competition
and  higher  regulatory  costs.  We  continue  to  be  both  focused  and  nimble  in  responding  to  changing  times, 
evolving  markets  and  new  opportunities.    We  are  successfully  refining  our  business  approach  to  address  the
dynamic  and  challenging  environment.    We  have  made  and  continue  to  make  strategically  significant 
investments in our lending and business development staff and new branches, enhancing our risk management
posture and improving our technology infrastructure.  While it will take time for the return on these essential
investments to be fully realized, we are taking a long-term approach to building the business and its franchise
value  for  all  of  our  shareholders.    We  remain  committed  to  delivering  unparalleled  personalized  service  and 
attention to our targeted customer segments in a way that surpasses the competition and sets us apart as the Bank
“Where Everyone Knows Your Name.”

In  closing,  we  are  mindful  that  the  success  of  our  Bank  is  dependent  on  the  quality,  integrity  and 
commitment  of  our  people.  In  June  2006,  John  R.  Miller  retired  from  the  Board  after  twenty-four  years  of 
outstanding service.  Upon retirement, Jock was appointed a Director Emeritus by the Board.  We want to take
this opportunity to thank Jock for the wisdom, guidance and advice he brought to our Bank and wish him all
the best.  He will be missed by all of us.  We also extend a sincere thanks to all our employees and acknowledge
their  significant  contributions  during  2006.    Our  employees  have  been  the  source  of  the  Bank’s  successful
growth for the past 80 years, and they will continue to be our most valuable asset and the one that sets us apart
from our competition. 

Thank you for your confidence in The First National Bank of Long Island. We hope to see you at our

Annual Shareholders Meeting.

Michael N. Vittorio
President & Chief Executive Officer

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Board of Directors
The First of Long Island Corporation

From left to right: (standing):  J. Douglas
Maxwell Jr., William H.J. Hoefling, Allen
E. Busching, Beverly Ann Gehlmeyer,
Alexander L. Cover, Michael N. Vittorio,
Howard Thomas Hogan Jr., Esq., Paul T.
Canarick, Stephen V. Murphy  
(sitting):  Walter C. Teagle III

Allen E. Busching
Principal
B&B Capital 
(consulting and private investment)

Paul T. Canarick
President & Principal
Paul Todd, Inc. 
(construction company)

Alexander L. Cover
Management Consultant
Self Employed 
( financial consulting)

Beverly Ann Gehlmeyer
Tax Manager
Gehlmeyer & Company, CPA’s, P.C.
(accountants)

William H. J. Hoefling
Managing Partner
Crystal Pond Capital Partners LLC
(private equity)

Howard Thomas Hogan Jr., Esq.
Hogan & Hogan
(attorney, private practice)

J. Douglas Maxwell Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
NIRx Medical Technologies LLC
(medical instrumentation)

Stephen V. Murphy
President
S.V. Murphy & Co., Inc.
(investment banking)

Walter C. Teagle III 
Non-executive Chairman

Managing Director
Groton Partners LLC
(merchant bank)

Michael N. Vittorio
President & Chief Executive Officer

Executive Officers
The First National Bank of Long Island

Michael N. Vittorio
President & Chief Executive Officer

Mark D. Curtis
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer & Cashier

Brian J. Keeney
Executive Vice President
Executive Trust Officer

Richard Kick
Executive Vice President
Senior Operations Officer

Donald L. Manfredonia
Executive Vice President
Senior Lending Officer

Joseph G. Perri
Executive Vice President
Senior Commercial Banking Officer

From left to right:  Richard Kick, Donald L. Manfredonia, 
Joseph G. Perri, Michael N. Vittorio, Mark D. Curtis, Brian J. Keeney

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Relationships

Since we opened our doors in 1927, the hallmark of our success
has been measured by our deep customer relationships and the
bonds we have formed with the generations of customers that
bank with us.  Our success in establishing strong and abiding
relationships with customers is founded on three important 
factors.  The first is “Stability.”  Our rich history has established
us as one of the best, well-known and long-standing community
banks on Long Island.  Our customers have not been affected
by diminished service so prevalent in today’s bank merger

mania.  Second is “Expertise.”  Our experienced
staff of banking professionals, many of whom
have been with the Bank for decades, take the
time to truly understand customers’ needs and
provide quality banking products, services and
solutions that fulfill their financial goals. Third
is “Service.”  There is a reason why we are known
as the Bank “Where Everyone Knows Your Name.” Every customer receives the ultimate in
personal customer service and attention from the moment they first come in contact with 
us or walk through our branch doors.  Customers are not confronted by confusing or 
impersonal pre-recorded messages when calling our bank during business hours; each call 
is personally answered by a knowledgeable banking professional.  

Satisfying the commercial banking needs
of our customers is the ultimate goal for
our Suffolk County Regional Office team
in Hauppauge, New York.

Community Involvement
As a community bank, supporting our local neighborhoods
through charitable and volunteer efforts is a very high 
business priority.  Our involvement with The Smithtown
School District is a typical example of our community 
commitment.  Since 1999, we have been sponsoring and
providing financial support for numerous programs, such 
as the School District’s Annual Business Olympics and its
Annual Scholarship Program.  James P. Johnis, Senior 
Vice President of Commercial Banking, has been actively
involved with the program for eight years, serving as the
Chairperson of  The Smithtown Industry Advisory Board
for the past four years.  Giving back to the communities 
in which we do business not only reflects our corporate 
culture, but helps us to forge strong bonds between our
employees, customers and the many local organizations 
we support.

(sitting):  The 2006 Business Olympics Winners (Smithtown School District)
(standing):  James P. Johnis, Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking for
The First National Bank of Long Island/Chairperson of Smithtown School
District Industry Advisory Board joined with Executive Director of the Industry
Advisory Board, Educator and Career & Technical Education Chairperson

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Expansion

The First National Bank of Long Island now has 26 branch locations in Nassau, Suffolk and
Manhattan.  We will continue to pursue our growth strategy by opening branches in targeted 
markets.  Our organizational customer focus, combined with the entrepreneurial spirit of our
employees, are amongst our most differentiating competitive advantages.  Our banking 
professionals have both the desire and the ability to tailor financial solutions for the unique 
needs of each customer.

This past year was a very exciting one for the Bank.  We successfully introduced our first Select
Service Banking Center (SSBC) on November 6, 2006 in the Village of the Branch community
located in Smithtown, New York.  In addition to offering business services, this location caters to 
the more complex financial requirements of affluent consumers. We also changed our Lake Success
branch, which was formerly a Commercial Banking Office, to an SSBC in December 2006.  Our 
physical branch distribution channel is now comprised of ten Full Service Branches, fourteen
Commercial Banking Offices and two Select Service Banking Centers.

Expanding our branch distribution system over 
the next few years is a priority for the Bank. 
Beyond providing increased opportunities for 
market penetration and profitable growth, 
expanding the branch franchise will be a key 
driver in creating attractive long-term value for 
our shareholders.

On November 6, 2006, the Bank opened its first
Select Service Banking Center in Smithtown, 
New York.

On December 23, 2005, the Bank opened its 10th full service branch in Merrick, New York.
It was designed to accommodate the personal and business banking needs of our customers 
in Merrick and its surrounding communities.

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Commercial Lending

Our increased focus on expanding our commercial lending activity has helped to both
grow our net interest margin and establish many attractive new customer relationships
with businesses in the areas we serve. 

For example, the Bank’s strong performance in its Commercial Mortgage portfolio during
the past four years is clearly depicted in the chart on the following page.  Over the last 48
months, the Bank’s Commercial Mortgage portfolio has grown by $54 million.  A greater
investment in lending staff, well designed calling programs, word-of-mouth referrals and a
change in lending philosophy have all been contributing factors to this growth trend and
momentum.  We are gratified by the trust our customers exhibit in us when they refer us

PERSONALIZED SERVICE...
“…is what differentiates The First 
National Bank of Long Island from 
their competitors.  The service I 
receive from their experienced staff 
of banking professionals has helped 
me to build my business successfully.  
They are a Bank that I can trust 
and delivers on my commercial 
banking needs.”

Mr. Donald L. Manfredonia, Executive Vice President of
Commercial Lending, with Mr. Michael Aboff, President
& CEO of Aboff 's Paints

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UNIQUE...
“I have found The First National
Bank of Long Island to have very
competitive rates with excellent
service.  Their professional staff is
more than willing to assist us with
our financial needs and do so in a
friendly manner.”

Mr. Michael Famiglietti
President & CEO, YMCA of Long Island, Inc.

to others and we will continue to build on our growing reputation as a business banking partner
that can be trusted. 

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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOANS 
AT YEAR END

$138.2

$107.6

$84.1

$87.7

$88.8

2002 2003 2004 2005    2006

In 2006, the Bank continued to invest by hiring additional Commercial
Lenders. We also established a formal Nassau Regional Office in Glen Head,
New York to focus on commercial lending.  As some of you may recall 
from last year’s Annual Report, we opened a Suffolk Regional Office in
Hauppauge, New York in 2005.  

Our Commercial Banking Team offers an enhanced range of specialized
commercial products and services, inclusive of new core services and cash
management products.  They take the time to learn the customer’s business
and identify financial solutions.  As we continue to expand and offer new
commercial products, we remain committed to providing personal and high
quality customer service. 

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Residential Lending

Home Equity and Residential Mortgage lending played an important role as the composition
of our earning assets continued to change in 2006.  The increase in our home financing loan
outstandings was primarily attributable to the successful marketing activities of the Bank’s
team of dedicated residential lending professionals.  Backed by targeted advertising and a
suite of highly competitive products, our residential lenders pursued tailored business 
development initiatives that helped to set them apart from other lenders during a 
highly competitive year. As a result of our overall efforts, our Home Equity 
portfolio has more than doubled in the last 48 months.  Our Residential
Mortgages portfolio has increased more than $80 million over that 
same period of time.  Our team of residential lending professionals
provides our customers with the expert advice and quick response
they need when considering home financing options.

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$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

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HOME EQUITY LOANS 
AT YEAR END

$66.9

$53.3

$41.0

$36.2

$32.5

2002  2003  2004   2005   2006

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$200

$160

$120

$80

$40

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS 
AT YEAR END

$160.1

$173.8

$150.7

$139.9

$92.6

2002  2003  2004   2005   2006

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Our Loan Center banking representatives are experienced, talented professionals 
who understand the Residential Lending needs of our customers.

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2006 Annual Report

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M A N A G E M E N T ' S  D I S C U S S I O N  A N D  A N A L Y S I S  O F
F IN A N C I A L  C O N D I T I O N  A N D  R E S U L T S  O F  O P E R A T I O N S 

The  following  is  management's  discussion  and  analysis  of  certain  significant  factors  that  have  affected  the 
Corporation’s  financial  condition  and  operating  results  during  the  periods  included  in  the  accompanying  consolidated 
financial  statements,  and  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  such  financial  statements.  The  Corporation’s  financial 
condition and operating results principally reflect those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long 
Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank (either directly or indirectly), The First of Long Island Agency, Inc., 
FNY Service Corp., and The First of Long Island REIT, Inc.  The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” 
and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.”  The Bank’s primary service area is Nassau 
and  Suffolk  Counties,  Long  Island,  although  the  Bank  has  three  commercial  banking  branches  in  Manhattan  and  may 
open additional Manhattan branches in the future.  

Overview

Overview – 2006 Versus 2005.  In 2006, the Corporation earned $2.90 per share versus $3.10 last year.  Returns on 
average total average assets (“ROA”) and equity (“ROE”) were 1.15% and 12.06%, respectively, in 2006 as compared to 
1.25% and 13.58% in 2005.    

Earnings for 2006 include a charge for stock-based compensation expense of three cents per share recorded pursuant 
to the Corporation’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 
No. 123(R)”).  Earnings for 2005 include a net credit of twelve cents per share related to several nonroutine items, namely 
a refund of real estate taxes previously paid, the termination of a post retirement benefits program, a reduction in taxes 
accrued with respect to the Bank’s investment subsidiary, one large commercial mortgage prepayment fee and a $575,000 
severance payment.  Earnings for 2006 and 2005 include securities loss program charges of ten and eleven cents per share, 
respectively.    While  securities  loss  programs  adversely  impact  current  earnings,  they  improve  the  Corporation’s  future 
prospects because they entail selling lower yielding securities at a loss and using the resulting proceeds to buy securities 
or make loans with better yields or reduce borrowings that have a cost higher than the yield on the securities sold.     

   Earnings  for  2006  were  positively  impacted  by  growth  in  all  major  categories  of  loans.    Overall  loan  growth  was 
$69.0 million, or 18.1%, consisting of growth in commercial mortgages of $30.6 million, or 28.5%, home equity loans of 
$13.7 million, or 25.6%, traditional residential mortgage loans of $13.7 million, or 8.5%, and commercial and industrial 
loans of $8.1 million, or 17.2%.  The loan growth occurred as management used funds from deposit growth and securities 
runoff to increase the size of the Bank’s loan portfolio and thereby improve its current and future earnings prospects.  At 
December 31, 2006, loans represent 49.6% of total interest-earning assets and 54.5% of total deposits versus 42.3% and 
48.3%,  respectively,  last  year.  Even  after  considering  the  significant  loan  growth,  management  believes  that  the  credit 
quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio continues to be excellent.    

Increased  market  interest  rates  and  better  yielding  securities  purchased  in  connection  with  the  2005  securities  loss 
program also contributed to earnings for 2006.  When taken together with loan growth, these items largely account for a 
70  basis  point  increase  in  the  overall  yield  on  interest-earning  assets  and  a  resulting  increase  in  net  interest  income  on 
those interest-earning assets funded by checking deposits and capital.  As a significant offset, net interest spread declined 
by 32 basis points resulting in a decrease in net interest income on those interest-earning assets funded by interest-bearing 
liabilities.    Net  interest  spread  declined  because  the  yield  curve  flattened  and  then  inverted  as  short-term  interest  rates 
increased significantly and intermediate and longer-term interest rates increased by lesser amounts.  The increase in short-
term interest rates drove up the Bank’s cost of deposits and the lesser increases in intermediate and longer-term interest 
rates limited the additional earnings that could be realized by the Bank on the repricing of loans and reinvestment of cash 
flows from the loan and investment portfolios.  Net interest spread was also negatively impacted by increased competition 
for loans and deposits in the Bank’s market area which put upward pressure on deposit pricing, downward pressure on 
loan pricing and made core deposit growth more difficult.  With upward pressure on deposit pricing, funds migrated from 
lower to higher yielding savings and money market products within the Bank and to the Bank’s competitively priced time 
deposits.

    Excluding the large severance payment in 2005, salaries expense is up by 11.6% when comparing 2006 to 2005.  In 
addition  to  normal  annual  salary  adjustments,  the  increase  principally  resulted  from  increases  in  lending  and  business 
development staff and staffing for the Bank’s new branches.  Also adding to 2006 salary expense was $210,000 of stock-
based compensation expense.  

The Corporation continued its share repurchase program in 2006 and was able to purchase 65,505 shares, representing 
approximately 1.7% of total shares outstanding at the beginning of the year.  This compares to 166,273 shares purchased 

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in  2005,  or  4.2%  of  total  shares  outstanding  at  the  start  of  the  year.    The  share  repurchase  program  has  historically 
enhanced  earnings  per  share  and  return  on  average  stockholders’  equity.    Without  the  share  repurchase  program,  the 
decrease  in  earnings  per  share  would  have  been  four  cents  greater  when  comparing  2006  to  2005.    The  estimated 
contribution to the change in earnings per share includes the full-year impact of the shares purchased in 2005 plus the pro 
rata impact of the shares purchased throughout 2006. 

The  inverted  yield  curve  and  competition  for  loans  and  deposits  in  the  Bank’s  market  area  will  continue  to  exert 
pressure on the Bank’s earnings, as will additional investments in lending and business development staff needed to grow 
the franchise.  Management believes that opening new branches and growing loans in a measured and disciplined manner, 
particularly commercial loans, will be key drivers of future deposit and earnings growth.     

Despite  the  amount  spent  for  share  repurchases  and  the  continued  growth  of  cash  dividends,  total  capital  before 
accumulated other comprehensive loss grew by $5,123,000 in 2006 and the Bank’s capital ratios continue to substantially 
exceed the current regulatory criteria for a well-capitalized bank.  In addition, the Corporation’s liquidity continues to be 
very good. 

The  Bank  opened  a  full  service  branch  in  Merrick,  Long  Island  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2005  and  opened  its  first 
“Select Service Banking Center” in Smithtown, Long Island in the fourth quarter of 2006.  As a Select Service Banking 
Center, the Smithtown office serves the needs of both businesses and affluent consumers.  This brings the Bank’s overall 
branch  count  to  twenty-six.    Management  plans  to  continue  opening  branches  in  key  markets  on  Long  Island  and  in 
Manhattan.

Overview  –  2005  Versus  2004.    In  2005  the  Corporation  earned  $3.10  per  share,  an  increase  of  approximately  7% 
over the $2.90 earned in 2004.  ROA and ROE were 1.25% and 13.58%, respectively, in 2005 as compared to 1.29% and 
13.10%  in  2004.    The  increase  in  ROE  in  2005  is  partially  attributable  to  the  Corporation’s  share  repurchase  program.  
Earnings in 2005 include a charge of eleven cents per share resulting from a securities loss program while 2004 earnings 
include a charge of seven cents.

As in recent prior years, 2005 was a successful year from the standpoint of the share repurchase program in that the 
Corporation was able to purchase 166,273 shares, representing approximately 4.2% of the total shares outstanding at the 
beginning of the year.  This compares to 151,320 shares purchased in 2004, or 3.7% of total shares outstanding at the start 
of  the  year.    The  success  of  the  program  in  2005  and  2004  is  believed  to  be  partially  attributable  to  the  Corporation’s 
periodic open market purchases of stock, when available and within the safe harbor afforded by Exchange Act Rule 10b-
18.    The  stock  repurchase  program  has  historically  enhanced  earnings  per  share  and  return  on  average  stockholders’ 
equity,  and  for  2005  it  is  estimated  to  have  contributed  approximately  half  of  the  earnings  per  share  growth.    The 
estimated contribution to the change in earnings per share includes the full-year impact of the shares purchased in 2004 
plus the pro rata impact of the shares purchased throughout 2005. 

Earnings for 2005 were positively impacted by loan growth, particularly in commercial mortgages and home equity 
loans,  continued  growth  in  checking  balances,  tax  planning  strategies  and  a  reduction  of  income  taxes  accrued  with 
respect to the Bank’s investment and REIT subsidiaries.  Also positively impacting 2005 earnings was a large real estate 
tax  settlement  in  the  first  quarter  which  added  five  cents  to  per  share  earnings  and  the  second  quarter  termination  of  a 
post-retirement medical program that added three cents.  On the other hand, adversely impacting earnings in 2005 was a 
large severance payment which had a net cost of five cents per share.  

In  2005  commercial  mortgage  balances  grew  by  $16.6  million,  or  18.9%,  home  equity  product  balances  grew  by 
$12.5 million, or 30.5%, and residential  mortgage balances grew  by $10.1 million, or 6.7%.  The growth in residential 
mortgages during 2005 was constrained by a slowing of mortgage refinance activity and the fact that the Bank has a large 
concentration of shorter-term (ten to fifteen year terms) fixed rate mortgages in its portfolio that have greater scheduled 
amortization  than  traditional  thirty-year  mortgages.  Almost  all  the  growth  in  home  equity  products  was  in  fixed  rate 
amortizing  home  equity  loans  with  terms  generally  between  five  and  twelve  years  and  underwritten  with  conservative 
loan to value and debt to income ratios.  The Bank attributes its loan growth to the persistence of a relatively low interest 
rate  environment,  carefully  designed  calling  programs,  more  assertive  direct  advertising,  and  a  change  in  lending 
philosophy.  In a measured and disciplined manner, management is working to increase the Bank’s relatively low loan to 
deposit ratio and thereby enhance its earnings prospects.   

Checking deposit growth, albeit more modest than that experienced in recent prior years, was once again attributed to 
well designed calling efforts and our personalized business banking approach.  In an attempt to continue to grow loans 
and checking deposits, the Bank planned to add a number of seasoned bankers with significant account relationships to its 
commercial lending and marketing staffs.  However, the significant increase in short-term interest rates that began in June 

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2004  as  well  as  increased  competition  in  the  Bank’s  marketplace  could  cause  depositors  to  keep  smaller  checking 
balances or move such deposit accounts elsewhere.  

Despite  the  growth  in  loans  and  checking  deposits,  the  Corporation’s  earnings  continued  to  be  challenged  by  the 
interest rate environment.  The yield curve flattened significantly in that a 350 basis point increase in short-term interest 
rates since June 2004 was accompanied by a much smaller increase in intermediate-term interest rates and a decline in 
longer-term interest rates.  The increase in short-term interest rates put upward pressure on the Bank’s cost of funds, while 
at the same time the Bank has had only limited opportunity to reinvest cash flows from intermediate and longer-term loans 
and securities at similar or higher rates.  As a result, net interest margin declined.  The thirteen basis point decline in net
interest margin experienced in 2005 may have been more severe had management not adopted effective deposit pricing 
strategies designed to minimize the impact of increases in interest rates on the Bank’s cost of deposits while at the same 
time allowing the Bank to remain competitive.  

Despite  the  amount  spent  for  share  repurchases  and  the  continued  growth  of  cash  dividends,  total  capital  before 
unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities grew by $2,585,000 in 2005 and the Corporation’s capital ratios 
continued to substantially exceed the current regulatory criteria for a well-capitalized bank.  In addition, the Corporation’s 
liquidity continued to be very good. 

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Net Interest Income 

Average  Balance  Sheet;  Interest  Rates  and  Interest  Differential.    The  following  table  sets  forth  the  average  daily 
balances for each major category of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity as well as the amounts and average rates 
earned  or  paid  on  each  major  category  of  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities.    Where  applicable,  the 
information in the table is presented on a tax-equivalent basis. 

Average
Balance

2006
Interest/
Dividends

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2005
Interest/
Dividends

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

2004
Interest/
Dividends

Average
Rate

Assets:
Federal funds sold..............................
Investment securities:
  Taxable ...........................................
  Nontaxable (1) .................................
Loans (1) (2) ......................................
Total interest-earning assets (1) .......
Allowance for loan losses ..................
Net interest-earning assets …............
Cash and due from banks …..............
Premises and equipment, net ............
Other assets ......................................

Liabilities and 
  Stockholders' Equity:
Savings and money
  market deposits ...............................
Time deposits ....................................
Securities sold under
  repurchase agreements...................
Total interest-bearing liabilities ..........
Checking deposits .............................
Other liabilities ...................................

Stockholders' equity ..........................

Net interest income (1) ......................
Net interest spread (1) ......................
Net interest margin (1) …...................

$     

17,866

$       

882

4.94%

(dollars in thousands)
$       

606

19,056

$     

3.18%

$     

21,735

$       

262

1.21%

344,012
143,918
418,746
924,542
(3,609)
920,933
29,252
8,149
18,898
977,232

$   

$   

362,339
158,622

37,989
558,950
321,438
3,780
884,168
93,064
977,232

$   

14,536
9,520
27,303
52,241

4.23
6.61
6.52
5.65

4,629
6,575

1,745
12,949

1.28
4.15

4.59
2.32

397,218
153,244
359,288
928,806
(3,072)
925,734
31,254
6,766
15,115
978,869

$   

$   

426,546
78,748

65,714
571,008
313,548
3,910
888,466
90,403
978,869

$   

13,860
9,773
21,779
46,018

3.49
6.38
6.06
4.95

3,485
1,964

1,977
7,426

.82
2.49

3.01
1.30

374,219
156,045
336,587
888,586
(2,655)
885,931
35,743
6,560
7,044
935,278

$

$   

450,631
44,720

38,682
534,033
304,107
4,890
843,030
92,248
935,278

$

12,655
9,848
18,997
41,762

3.38
6.31
5.64
4.70

2,736
503

426
3,665

.61
1.12

1.10
.69

$  

39,292

$  

38,592

$

38,097

3.33%
4.25%

3.65%
4.16%

4.01%
4.29%

(1) Tax-equivalent basis.  Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have 
been earned if the Corporation's investment in tax-exempt loans and investment securities had been made in loans and investment
securities subject to Federal income taxes yielding the same after-tax income.  The tax-equivalent amount of $1.00 of nontaxable
income was $1.52 in each period presented, based on a Federal income tax rate of 34%. 

(2) For the purpose of these computations, nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding. 

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Rate/Volume Analysis.  The following table sets forth the effect of changes in volumes, rates, and rate/volume on tax-

equivalent interest income, interest expense and net interest income. 

Year Ended December 31,

2006 versus 2005
Increase (decrease) due to changes in:
Net

Rate/

2005 versus 2004
Increase (decrease) due to changes in:
Net

Rate/

Volume

Rate

Volume (1) Change

Volume

Rate

Volume (1) Change

(in thousands)

$       

(38)

$      

335

$      

(21)

$      

276

$       

(32)

$      

429

$       

(53)

$

344

(1,856)
(595)
3,604
1,115

(525)
1,992
(834)
633

2,924
364
1,647
5,270

1,964
1,300
1,042
4,306

(392)
(22)
273
(162)

(295)
1,319
(440)
584

676
(253)
5,524
6,223

1,144
4,611
(232)
5,523

778
(177)
1,281
1,850

(146)
383
298
535

403
104
1,406
2,342

946
612
738
2,296

24
(2)
95
64

(51)
466
515
930

1,205
(75)
2,782
4,256

749
1,461
1,551
3,761

$      

482

$      

964

$    

(746)

$      

700

$   

1,315

$        

46

$     

(866)

$

495

Interest Income:
Federal funds sold ….............................................
Investment securities:
  Taxable …............................................................
  Nontaxable …......................................................
Loans.....................................................................
Total interest income..............................................

Interest Expense:
Savings and money
  market deposits ...................................................
Time deposits ........................................................
Securities sold under repurchase agreements......
Total interest expense ...........................................
Increase (decrease) in net 
  interest income.....................................................

(1) Represents the change not solely attributable to change in rate or change in volume but a combination of these two factors. The
rate/volume variance could be allocated between the volume and rate variances shown in the table based on the absolute value of
each to the total for both. 

Net Interest Income – 2006 Versus 2005 

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased by $700,000 from $38,592,000 in 2005 to $39,292,000 this 
year.  The most significant reason for the growth in net interest income was an increase in the overall yield on interest-
earning  assets.    When  comparing  2006  to  last  year,  the  yield  on  interest-earning  assets  increased  by  70  basis  points.  
Important reasons for the increase were the growth of the loan portfolio, an increase in market interest rates, and the better 
yields realized on securities purchased as part of the portfolio restructuring conducted in 2005.  

The  higher  yield  on  interest-earning  assets  resulted  in  an  increase  in  net  interest  income  on  those  interest-earning 
assets funded by checking deposits and capital.  Checking deposits and capital have no associated interest cost, and this is 
the primary reason that the growth of checking balances has historically been one of the Corporation’s key strategies for 
increasing  earnings  per  share.    When  comparing  2006  to  2005,  average  checking  deposits  grew  by  approximately  $7.9 
million,  or  2.5%.    By  contrast,  checking  growth  in  2005,  2004,  and  2003  was  3.1%,  9.7%,  and  14.7%,  respectively.  
Although  competition  in  the  Bank’s  market  area  and  the  increase  in  interest  rates  have  caused  the  rate  of  growth  in 
checking deposits to trend down, a significant portion of the Bank’s interest-earning assets continues to be funded by such 
deposits.

As  a  partial  offset  to  the  increase  in  net  interest  income  realized  on  interest-earning  assets  funded  by  checking 
deposits  and  capital,  the  Bank’s  net  interest  spread  declined  by  32  basis  points  thus  causing  a  decrease  in  net  interest 
income  on  those  interest-earning  assets  funded  by  interest-bearing  liabilities.    Net  interest  spread  declined  because  the 
yield  curve  flattened  and  then  inverted  as  short-term  interest  rates  increased  significantly  and  intermediate  and  longer-
term  interest  rates  increased  by  lesser  amounts.    The  increase  in  short-term  interest  rates  drove  up  the  Bank’s  cost  of 
deposits  and  borrowed  money,  while  the  lesser  increases  in  intermediate  and  longer-term  interest  rates  limited  the 
additional earnings that could be realized by the Bank on the repricing of loans and reinvestment of cash flows from the 
loan and investment portfolios.  Net interest spread was also negatively impacted by increased competition for loans and 
deposits in the Bank’s market area which put upward pressure on deposit pricing, downward pressure on loan pricing and 
made core deposit growth more difficult.  With upward pressure on deposit pricing, funds migrated from the Bank’s lower 
yielding savings and money market products to its higher priced savings and money market products and competitively 
priced time deposits.  The Bank’s purchase of $2.5 million of bank-owned life insurance in the first quarter of 2006 also 
caused a reduction in net interest income, with a more than offsetting increase in noninterest income. 

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The  inverted  yield  curve  and  competition  for  loans  and  deposits  in  the  Bank’s  market  area  will  continue  to  exert 
pressure on net interest margin.  Furthermore, new branch openings will cause the Bank’s overall cost of deposits to trend 
upward  because  new  branches  will  have  a  competitively  priced  deposit  base  rather  than  a  base  consisting  of  a  mix  of 
historically  and  competitively  priced  deposits  as  found  in  the  Bank’s  established  branches.    Furthermore,  an  upward 
movement in general interest rates could also have a negative impact on net interest margin while sustained higher interest 
rates  should  eventually  have  a  positive  impact.    The  “Market  Risk”  section  of  this  discussion  and  analysis  of  financial 
condition and results of operations includes a more complete discussion of the impact of interest rate movements on the 
Bank’s net interest income. 

Net Interest Income – 2005 Versus 2004 

  Net  interest  income  on  a  tax-equivalent  basis  increased  by  $495,000  from  $38,097,000  in  2004  to  $38,592,000  in 
2005.  As can be seen from the preceding rate/volume analysis, the increase is primarily comprised of a positive volume 
variance of $1,315,000 as offset by a negative rate/volume variance of $866,000.  

Volume Variance.  When comparing 2005 to 2004, the Bank experienced an increase of $9.4 million, or 3.1%, in the 
average balance of checking deposits, an increase of $34.0 million, or 76.1%, in the average balance of time deposits, and 
an  increase  of  $27.0  million,  or  69.9%,  in  the  average  balance  of  securities  sold  under  repurchase  agreements.  
Approximately  one-third  of  the  increase  in  checking  deposits  is  attributable  to  two  of  the  three  Manhattan  branches 
opened in the middle of 2003 and another third is attributable to an increase in the Bank’s free checking product that was 
launched in 2003.  Checking growth, along with a portion of the growth in time deposit accounts, was used to fund loan 
growth.

      Although checking deposit growth contributed to the positive volume variance shown in the table above, the growth 
was  more  modest  than  that  of  recent  prior  years.    By  comparison  to  the  3.1%  growth  experienced  in  2005,  checking 
growth in 2004, 2003, and 2002 was 9.7%, 14.7%, and 19.8%, respectively.   

   Also contributing to the positive volume variance was growth in both time deposit balances and securities sold under 
repurchase agreements.  Although a portion of the time deposit growth resulted merely from a migration of funds from 
lower yielding savings and money market accounts, the balance of the growth was available to fund loan growth.  Time 
deposit growth during 2005 occurred as the Bank continued to use competitively priced time deposits to defend its deposit 
base.    The  growth  in  securities  sold  under  repurchase  agreements  was  part  of  a  strategy  to  preinvest  future  cash  flows 
from the securities portfolio. 

The Bank’s purchase of $7.5 million of bank-owned life insurance in the fourth quarter of 2004 caused the positive 
volume variance for 2005 to be lower than it otherwise would have been.  This purchase caused a reduction in net interest 
income with a more than offsetting increase in tax-exempt noninterest income. 

The  growth  in  the  average  balance  of  loans  experienced  by  the  Bank  when  comparing  2005  to  2004  occurred 
primarily  in  commercial  mortgages  and  home  equity  products  and,  to  a  lesser  extent,  in  residential  mortgages.    On  a 
combined basis, the average balance of residential mortgages and home equity products grew by 7.4% and commercial 
mortgages grew by 11.7%.  Residential mortgage growth continued to slow in 2005 primarily as a result of a reduction in 
mortgage refinance activity.  The growth in home equity products was primarily attributable to the promotion of fixed rate 
amortizing home equity loans with terms of between five and twelve years, more assertive direct advertising, and changes 
in credit policy.  The commercial mortgage growth occurred principally because of one large loan made during the third 
quarter of 2004 along with continued growth during 2005.  The 2005 growth was attributable to, among other things, the 
relatively  low  interest  rate  environment,  carefully  designed  calling  programs,  credit  policy  changes,  an  investment  in 
additional staff, and a change in lending philosophy.   

Rate  Variance.    Short-term  interest  rates  steadily  increased  from  the  middle  of  2004  through  the  end  of  2005  as 
evidenced  by  a  350  basis  point  increase  in  both  the  federal  funds  target  rate  and  the  Bank’s  prime  lending  rate.    As  a 
result, the Bank’s earnings on federal funds sold increased, as did its earnings on those interest-earning assets that repriced
with  changes  in  the  Bank’s  prime  lending  rate  or  other  short-term  interest  rates.    Such  assets  include  a  majority  of  the 
Bank’s commercial loans, home equity lines, and certain adjustable rate commercial and residential mortgages.  Earnings 
were also helped to the extent that the Bank was able to reinvest cash flows from short-term securities in higher yielding 
securities of similar duration.   

The increase in short-term interest rates not only caused earnings on certain of the Bank’s interest-earning assets to 
increase, but also drove up the Bank’s cost of deposits and borrowings.  The cost of deposits increased primarily because 
the Bank, in response to competition in its market area, introduced “Super Select Savings”, a better yielding non-maturity 
deposit product, and increased the rates paid on its various time deposit products.  The small positive rate variance shown 

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in  the  preceding  table  resulted  largely  because  the  benefit  derived  from  increases  in  the  federal  funds  target  and  prime 
lending rates, when taken together with the better yields realized on securities purchased as part of the year-end 2004 loss 
program, a little more than offset increases in the cost of deposits and borrowings.  

Noninterest Income, Noninterest Expense, and Income Taxes 

Noninterest income includes service charges on deposit accounts, Investment Management Division income, gains or 
losses on sales of securities, and all other items of income, other than interest, resulting from the business activities of the
Corporation.    Excluding  net  losses  on  sales  of  securities,  noninterest  income  decreased  by  $640,000,  or  9.7%,  from 
$6,573,000 in 2005 to $5,933,000 this year.  The decrease is primarily comprised of a decrease in service charge income 
of  $429,000  and  a  decrease  in  other  income  of  $242,000.    Service  charge  income  decreased  primarily  as  a  result  of 
reductions in maintenance and activity charges and the volume of return checks.  Service charge income continues to be 
negatively impacted by increased competition in the Bank’s market area and the maintenance of higher deposit balances 
by customers.  The decrease in other income is primarily due to the fact that 2005 included a recovery of real estate taxes 
previously paid of $333,000.  This was partially offset in 2006 by a $121,000 increase in accretion of cash surrender value 
of bank-owned life insurance, primarily resulting from an additional purchase of $2.5 million of insurance in January of 
this  year.    Excluding  the  receipt  of  a  final  executor’s  commission  of  $72,000  on  one  estate  in  2005,  Investment 
Management Division income was up by $103,000, or 6.3%.  Investment Management Division income was helped this 
year by a revision of the Division’s fee schedule in the third quarter of 2005.   

Excluding net losses on sales of securities, noninterest income increased by $437,000, or 7.1%, in 2005. The increase 
was comprised of an increase in Investment Management Division income of $230,000 and an increase in other income of 
$579,000, as partially offset by a decrease in service charge income of $372,000. The increase in Investment Management 
Division income is attributable to a revision of the Division’s fee schedule, the receipt of a final executor’s commission on 
one  estate  of  $72,000,  and  a  change  in  the  mix  of  business  from  custodial  to  managed  assets.    The  increase  in  other 
income is primarily due to a $333,000 recovery of real estate taxes previously paid and a $278,000 increase in accretion of 
cash  surrender  value  of  bank-owned  life  insurance  that  was  purchased  in  December  2004.    Service  charge  income 
decreased primarily as a result of reductions in maintenance and activity charges and the volume of return checks.   

Noninterest  expense  is  comprised  of  salaries,  employee  benefits,  occupancy  and  equipment  expense  and  other 
operating  expenses  incurred  in  supporting  the  various  business  activities  of  the  Corporation.    Noninterest  expense  was 
$26,667,000  and  $25,269,000  in  2006  and  2005,  respectively,  representing  increases  over  prior  year  amounts  of 
$1,398,000, or 5.5%, and $1,172,000, or 4.9%. 

The increase in noninterest expense for 2006 is comprised of an increase in salaries of $732,000, or 6.2%, an increase 
in  occupancy  and  equipment  expense  of  $367,000,  or  10.0%,  an  increase  in  other  operating  expenses  of  $222,000,  or 
4.3%,  and  an  increase  in  employee  benefits  of  $77,000,  or  1.7%.    Excluding  a  $575,000  severance  payment  in  2005, 
salary expense increased by approximately $1,307,000, or 11.6%.  The increase is primarily the result of normal annual 
salary  increases,  additions  to  staff  related  to  new  branch  openings  and  the  Bank’s  lending  and  business  development 
initiatives,  and  $210,000  of  stock-based  compensation  expense.    The  increase  in  occupancy  and  equipment  expense  is 
largely  attributable  to  the  opening  of  the  Merrick  branch  and  investments  in  new  technology.    The  increase  in  other 
operating expenses is primarily due to an increase in the ongoing costs associated with communications upgrades.  The 
increase in employee benefits expense is primarily due to the fact that 2005 included a credit of $193,000 resulting from 
the termination of a retiree insurance benefit.  Excluding this credit, employee benefits expense would have been down by 
$116,000  in  2006.    The  decrease  is  primarily  due  to  a  reduction  in  the  cost  of  the  Bank’s  retirement  program,  with 
decreases  in  profit  sharing  and  pension  expense  being  the  major  factors.  Profit  sharing  expense  is  down  because  the 
Bank’s performance against incentive goals was better in 2005 than 2006, and pension expense declined primarily due to 
an increased return on plan assets in 2006. 

The  increase  in  noninterest  expense  for  2005  is  comprised  of  an  increase  in  salaries  of  $1,259,000,  or  11.9%,  an 
increase  in  occupancy  and  equipment  expense  of  $79,000,  or  2.2%,  and  an  increase  in  other  operating  expenses  of 
$165,000, or 3.3%, as partially offset by a decrease in employee benefits expense of $331,000, or 6.7%.  The increase in 
salaries  is  primarily  attributable  to  normal  annual  salary  increases,  additions  to  staff,  and  severance  paid  to  the 
Corporation’s former Chairman.  The decrease in employee benefits expense is largely attributable to the termination of a 
retiree insurance benefit and the resulting reversal of a $193,000 liability, and a $121,000 decrease in profit sharing plan 
expense.  Profit sharing expense is down because the Bank’s performance against incentive goals was better in 2004 than 
2005.  The increase in occupancy and equipment expense is largely attributable to increases in rent expense and the cost 
of service contracts.  The largest component of the increase in other operating expenses is an increase in fees paid to non-
employee directors, which became effective April 1, 2005, as partially offset by a decrease in the cost of compliance with 
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

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Income  tax  expense  as  a  percentage  of  book  income  (“effective  tax  rate”)  was  19.9%  in  2006,  20.0%  in  2005  and 
24.2% in 2004.  The decrease in the effective tax rate for 2005 is primarily attributable to tax planning strategies and a 
reduction of taxes accrued with respect to the Bank’s investment and REIT subsidiaries.  The effective tax rate for 2006 
remained as low as the rate for 2005 primarily because tax-exempt income is a larger portion of pre-tax income in 2006 
than it was in 2005.  Despite state income taxes, the benefits of tax-exempt interest income and tax-exempt income on 
officers’ life insurance cause the effective tax rate to be considerably lower than the statutory Federal income tax rate of 
34%.  

The  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  (“FDIC”)  has  adopted  regulations  to  implement  the  Federal  Deposit 
Insurance Reform Act of 2005, which was passed by Congress in 2006.  The regulations establish a range of risk-based 
deposit insurance assessment rates which will range from zero to five basis points for institutions assigned to the Bank’s 
current risk category.  Based on the Bank’s five basis point assessment rate for 2007 and assuming that the Bank’s deposit 
balances  do  not  change  from  their  December  31,  2006  level,  the  Bank’s  estimated  insurance  premium  for  2007  is 
approximately $415,000.   However, the Bank has a one-time assessment credit of $516,000 available to offset this and 
future premiums. 

For  a  number  of  years,  the  Corporation  has  had  a  systematic  methodology  for  awarding  stock  options  to  directors, 
executive officers and vice presidents of the Bank.  In January 2007, the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted 
incentive  compensation  plans  for  executive  officers  and  directors  that  provide  for,  among  other  things,  a  new 
methodology for awarding stock options to executive officers and a  methodology for awarding restricted stock units to 
both  executive  officers  and  directors.    As  a  result  of  these  new  plans,  and  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123(R)  in 
combination with graduated vesting of stock options over a five-year period and the vesting of restricted stock units after 
three years if certain performance criteria are met, stock-based compensation expense should trend upward over the next 
five years.  

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing the consolidated financial statements,  management  is required to  make estimates and assumptions that 
affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts.  Our determination of the allowance for 
loan losses is a  critical accounting estimate because it is based on our subjective evaluation of a variety of factors at  a 
specific point in time and  involves difficult and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain.  In the 
event that management’s estimate needs to be adjusted based on, among other things, additional information that comes to 
light after the estimate is made or changes in circumstances, such adjustment could result in the need for a significantly 
different  allowance  for  loan  losses  and  thereby  materially  impact,  either  positively  or  negatively,  the  Bank’s  results  of 
operations.

The Bank’s Reserve Committee,  which is chaired by the Senior Lending Officer,  meets on a quarterly basis and is 
responsible  for  determining  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  after  considering,  among  other  things,  the  results  of  credit 
reviews performed by the Bank’s loan review officer.  In addition, and in consultation with the Bank’s Chief Financial 
Officer, the Reserve Committee is responsible for implementing and maintaining policies and procedures surrounding the 
calculation  of  the  required  allowance.    The  Bank’s  allowance  for  loan  losses  is  subject  to  periodic  examination  by  the 
Office  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency,  the  Bank’s  primary  federal  banking  regulator,  whose  safety  and  soundness 
examination includes a determination as to its adequacy to absorb probable incurred losses. 

The  first  step  in  determining  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  is  to  identify  loans  in  the  Bank’s  portfolio  that  are 
individually deemed to be impaired.   In doing so, subjective judgments need to be made regarding whether or not it is 
probable that a borrower will be unable to pay all principal and interest due according to contractual terms.  Once a loan is 
identified as being impaired, management uses the fair value of the underlying collateral and/or the discounted value of 
expected future cash flows to determine the amount of the impairment loss, if any, that needs to be included in the overall 
allowance  for  loan  losses.    In  estimating  the  fair  value  of  real  estate  collateral  management  utilizes  appraisals  and  also 
makes qualitative judgments based on, among other things, its knowledge of the local real estate market and analyses of 
current economic conditions.  Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and 
sometimes  requires  difficult  and  complex  judgments.    Determining  expected  future  cash  flows  can  be  more  subjective 
than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the 
cash flows actually received over the loan’s remaining life.      

In addition to estimating losses for loans individually deemed to be impaired, management also estimates collective 
impairment  losses  for  pools  of  loans  that  are  not  specifically  reviewed.    Statistical  information  regarding  the  Bank’s 
historical  loss  experience  over  a  period  of  time  is  the  starting  point  in  making  such  estimates.    However,  future  losses 
could vary significantly from those experienced in the past and accordingly management periodically adjusts its historical 

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loss experience to reflect current conditions.  In doing so, management considers a variety of general qualitative factors 
and  then  subjectively  determines  the  weight  to  assign  to  each  in  estimating  losses.    The  factors  include,  among  others, 
national  and  local  economic  conditions,  environmental  risks,  trends  in  volume  and  terms  of  loans,  concentrations  of 
credit, changes in lending policies and procedures, and experience, ability, and depth of the Bank’s lending staff.  Because 
of the nature of the factors and the difficulty in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not 
accurately reflect actual losses in the portfolio.     

Although the allowance for loan losses has two separate components, one for impairment losses on individual loans 
and  one  for  collective  impairment  losses  on  pools  of  loans,  the  entire  allowance  for  loan  losses  is  available  to  absorb 
realized losses as they occur whether they relate to individual loans or pools of loans.

Asset Quality 

The Corporation has identified certain assets as risk elements. These assets include nonaccruing loans, foreclosed real 
estate,  loans  that  are  contractually  past  due  90  days  or  more  as  to  principal  or  interest  payments  and  still  accruing  and 
troubled  debt  restructurings.    These  assets  present  more  than  the  normal  risk  that  the  Corporation  will  be  unable  to 
eventually collect or realize their full carrying value.  Information about the Corporation’s risk elements is as follows: 

Nonaccruing loans  …...................................................................................................
Loans past due 90 days or more as to
  principal or interest payments and still accruing ….....................................................
Foreclosed real estate ..................................................................................................
  Total nonperforming assets ........................................................................................
Troubled debt restructurings ….....................................................................................
  Total risk elements .....................................................................................................

$      

135

50
-
185
-
185

$      

-
-
151
-
151

$      

18
-
18
-
18

$        

348
-
445
5
450

$      

2006

2005

December 31,
2004
(dollars in thousands)
$           
-

2003

$        

97

$      

151

Nonaccruing loans as a percentage of total loans …....................................................
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans 
  and foreclosed real estate ..........................................................................................
Risk elements as a percentage of total loans and 
  foreclosed real estate .................................................................................................

.03%

.04%

.04%

.04%

.04%

.04%

.00%

.01%

.01%

.03%

.14%

.14%

2002

$

$

-

2
-
2
-
2

.00%

.00%

.00%

2006

2005

Year Ended December 31,
2003
2004
(in thousands)

2002

Gross interest income that would have been
recorded during the year under original terms:

Nonaccrual loans ..................................................................................................
Restructured loans …............................................................................................

$        

12
-

9
$          
-

-
$           
-

5
$          
-

$

Gross interest income recorded during the year:

Nonaccrual loans ..................................................................................................
Restructured loans …............................................................................................

-
-

4
-

-
-

2
-

-
-

-
-

Commitments for additional funds - Nonaccrual, restructured, past due loans ............

     None

     None

     None

     None

     None

Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses 

The  allowance  for  loan  losses  grew  by  $609,000  during  2006,  amounting  to  $3,891,000  at  December  31,  2006  as 
compared to $3,282,000 at December 31, 2005.  The allowance represented approximately .9% of total loans at each date.  
During 2006, the Bank had loan chargeoffs and recoveries of $76,000 and $15,000, respectively, and recorded a $670,000 
provision for loan losses.  The provision for loan losses increased by $200,000 from 2005 to 2006 primarily because of 
more loan growth in 2006 than in 2005.  

The allowance for loan losses is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb probable 
incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  In determining the allowance for loan losses, there is not an exact amount but 
rather  a  range  for  what  constitutes  an  appropriate  allowance.    As  more  fully  discussed  in  the  “Application  of  Critical 
Accounting Policies” section of this discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the process 

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for  estimating  credit  losses  and  determining  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  as  of  any  balance  sheet  date  is  subjective  in 
nature and requires material estimates.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. 

The following table sets forth changes in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses. 

Balance, beginning of year ................................
Loans charged off:
  Commercial and industrial ...............................
  Other …............................................................

Recoveries of loans charged off:
  Commercial and industrial ...............................
  Commercial mortgages....................................
  Other …............................................................

Net (chargeoffs) recoveries ...............................
Provision for loan losses …................................
Balance, end of year …......................................
Ratio of net chargeoffs to 
  average loans outstanding …….......................

2006

2005

Year ended December 31,
2004
(dollars in thousands)

2003

2002

$      

3,282

$      

2,808

$      

2,452

$      

2,085

$

2,020

65
11
76

-
-
15
15
(61)
670
3,891

$      

-
25
25

-
-
29
29
4
470
3,282

$      

12
33
45

7
-
38
45
-
356
2,808

$      

41
69
110

-
12
8
20
(90)
457
2,452

$      

.01%

.00%

.00%

.03%

68
16
84

13
16
20
49
(35)
100
2,085

.01%

$

The following table sets forth the allocation of the Bank’s total allowance for loan losses by loan type. 

2006

2005

2003

2002

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

$      

$      

$      

$      

$      

December 31,
2004

% of
Loans
To Total
Amount
Loans
(dollars in thousands)

789
865
45
790
226
93
2,808
-
2,808

15.1%
25.9
1.4
44.0
12.0
1.6
100.0
-

100.0%

% of
Loans
To Total
Loans

12.4%
28.3
1.9
42.0
14.0
1.4
100.0
-

100.0%

827
1,095
71
843
348
98
3,282
-
3,282

% of
Loans
To Total
Loans

12.3%
30.7
2.2
38.7
14.9
1.2
100.0
-

100.0%

% of
Loans
To Total
Loans

14.9%
27.2
1.5
43.5
11.2
1.7
100.0
-

100.0%

% of
Loans
To Total
Loans

14.3%
32.2
3.3
35.5
12.4
2.3
100.0
-

100.0%

438
888
80
371
130
94
2,001
84
2,085

605
922
46
632
163
84
2,452
-
2,452

$   

$   

$   

$   

$   

Commercial and industrial .....
Commercial mortgages .........
Construction loans .................
Residential mortgages ...........
Home equity loans .................
Other .....................................
Total allocated ...............
Unallocated ...........................

833
1,464
89
914
497
94
3,891
-
3,891

The  amount  of  future  chargeoffs  and  provisions  for  loan  losses  will  be  affected  by,  among  other  things,  economic 
conditions on Long Island.  Such conditions could affect the financial strength of the Bank’s borrowers and do affect the 
value of real estate collateral securing the Bank’s mortgage loans.  Loans secured by real estate represent approximately 
87% of the Bank’s total loans outstanding at December 31, 2006.  Most of these loans were made to borrowers domiciled 
on Long Island and are secured by Long Island properties. In recent years, economic conditions on Long Island have been 
good  and  residential  real  estate  values  have  grown  significantly.    Such  conditions  and  values  could  deteriorate  in  the 
future, and such deterioration could be substantial.  If this were to occur, some of the Bank’s borrowers may be unable to 
make the required contractual payments on their loans, and the Bank may be unable to realize the full carrying value of 
such  loans  through  foreclosure.    However,  management  believes  that  the  Bank’s  underwriting  policies  are  relatively 
conservative and, as a result, the Bank should be less affected than the overall market. 

 Future  provisions  and  chargeoffs  could  also  be  affected  by  environmental  impairment  of  properties  securing  the 
Bank’s mortgage loans.  Environmental audits for commercial mortgages were instituted by the Bank in 1987.  Under the 
Bank’s current policy, an environmental audit is required on practically all commercial-type properties that are considered 
for  a  mortgage  loan.    At  the  present  time,  the  Bank  is  not  aware  of  any  existing  loans  in  the  portfolio  where  there  is 
environmental  pollution  originating  on  or  near  the  mortgaged  properties  that  would  materially  affect  the  value  of  the 
portfolio.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations 

The Corporation’s off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations at December 31, 2006 are summarized 
in  the  table  that  follows.    The  amounts  shown  for  commitments  to  extend  credit  and  letters  of  credit  are  contingent 
obligations, some of which are expected to expire without being drawn upon.  As a result, the amounts shown for these 
items do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Corporation believes that its current sources of liquidity 
are  more  than  sufficient  to  fulfill  the  obligations  it  has  as  of  December  31,  2006  pursuant  to  off-balance  sheet 
arrangements and contractual obligations. 

Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period

Commitments to extend credit ...........................................................
Standby letters of credit .....................................................................
Commercial letters of credit ...............................................................
Operating lease obligations ...............................................................
Purchase obligations ..........................................................................
Time Deposits ....................................................................................

Total
Amounts
Committed

One
Year
or Less

Over
One Year
Through
Three Years
(in thousands)

Over 
Three Years
Through
Five Years

$       

$       

$       

$       

78,189
3,256
557
6,543
2,394
184,779
275,718

35,698
3,256
557
927
358
180,736
221,532

15,566
-
-
1,657
697
2,199
20,119

22,219
-
-
1,425
697
1,836
26,177

$     

$     

$       

$       

Over
Five
Years

$

$

4,706
-
-
2,534
642
8
7,890

Commitments to extend credit and letters of credit arise in the normal course of the Bank’s business of meeting the 
financing  needs  of  its  customers  and  involve,  to  varying  degrees,  elements  of  credit  risk  in  excess  of  the  amount 
recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. 

The  Bank's  exposure  to  credit  loss  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  by  the  other  party  to  financial  instruments  for 
commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual 
notional amount of these instruments.  The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments to extend credit 
and generally uses the same credit policies for letters of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.   

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of 
any  condition  established  in  the  contract.    Unused  home  equity  lines,  which  comprise  a  substantial  portion  of  these 
commitments,  generally  expire  ten  years  from  their  date  of  origination.    Other  real  estate  loan  commitments  generally 
expire  within  60  days  and  commercial  loan  commitments  generally  expire  within  one  year.    The  amount  of  collateral 
obtained,  if  any,  by  the  Bank  upon  extension  of  credit  is  based  on  management’s  credit  evaluation  of  the  borrower.  
Collateral held varies but may include mortgages on commercial and residential real estate, security interests in business 
assets, deposit accounts with the Bank or other financial institutions, and securities. 

Standby  letters  of  credit  are  conditional  commitments  issued  by  the  Bank  to  assure  the  performance  or  financial 
obligations of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the 
same  as  that  involved  in  extending  loans  to  customers.    The  Bank  generally  holds  collateral  and/or  obtains  personal 
guarantees supporting these commitments. Commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank 
to  assure  the  payment  by  a  customer  to  a  supplier.    The  Bank  generally  obtains  personal  guarantees  supporting  these 
commitments.    The  purchase  obligations  are  pursuant  to  contracts  that  the  Bank  has  with  providers  of  data  processing 
services.

Capital

The Corporation’s capital management policy is designed to build and maintain capital levels that exceed regulatory 
standards.  Under  current  regulatory  capital  standards,  banks  are  classified  as  well  capitalized,  adequately  capitalized  or 
undercapitalized. Under such standards, a well-capitalized bank is one that has a total risk-based capital ratio equal to or 
greater than 10%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 6%, and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio equal to 
or  greater  than  5%.  The  Bank’s  total  risk-based  capital,  Tier  1  risk-based  capital  and  Tier  1  leverage  capital  ratios  of 
22.61%,  21.72%  and  9.59%,  respectively,  at  December  31,  2006  substantially  exceed  the  requirements  for  a  well-
capitalized  bank.    The  Corporation  (on  a  consolidated  basis)  is  subject  to  minimum  risk-based  and  leverage  capital 
requirements, which the Corporation substantially exceeds as of December 31, 2006.  

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Total  stockholders'  equity  increased  by  $4,863,000,  or  from  $90,698,000  at  December  31,  2005  to  $95,561,000  at 
December  31,  2006.    The  increase  is  primarily  attributable  to  net  income  of  $11,227,000,  as  partially  offset  by  cash 
dividends declared of $3,806,000 and stock repurchases of $2,927,000. 

Stock Repurchase Program and Market Liquidity.  Since 1988, the Corporation has had a stock repurchase program 
under which it has purchased from time to time shares of its own common stock in market or private transactions.  Under 
plans approved by the Board of Directors in 2006 and 2005, the Corporation purchased 65,505 shares in 2006 and can 
purchase  95,645  shares  in  the  future.    The  details  of  the  Corporation’s  purchases  under  the  stock  repurchase  program 
during the fourth quarter of 2006 are set forth in the table that follows. 

Period
October 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006.......................
November 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006...............
December 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006...............

Total
Number of
Shares 
Purchased
2,265
30,587
12,526

Average
Price Paid
Per Share
$42.42
$44.66
$44.57

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (1)
2,265
30,587
12,526

Maximum Number of
of Shares that May Yet 
Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs (1)
54,263
23,676
11,150

(1) All shares purchased by the Corporation under its stock repurchase program in the fourth quarter of 2006 were purchased under a
150,000 share plan approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors on January 17, 2006 and publicly announced on January 20, 
2006.  The Corporation’s share repurchase plans do not have fixed expiration dates.  

The  stock  repurchase  program  has  historically  enhanced  earnings  per  share  and  return  on  average  stockholders’ 
equity.    Without  the  repurchase  program,  the  decrease  in  earnings  per  share  would  have  been  four  cents  greater  when 
comparing 2006 to 2005.  In estimating the contribution to the change in earnings per share, management calculated the 
full-year  impact  of  the  shares  purchased  in  2005  plus  the  pro  rata  impact  of  the  shares  purchased  in  2006,  taking  into 
account the volume of shares purchased, the price paid per share, and current interest rates. 

The Corporation periodically reevaluates whether it wants to continue purchasing shares of its own common stock in 
open market transactions under the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 or otherwise.  Because the trading volume in the 
Corporation’s common stock is limited, the Corporation believes that a reduction or discontinuance of its share repurchase 
program  could  adversely  impact  market  liquidity  for  its  common  stock,  the  price  of  its  common  stock,  or  both.    The 
publicly reported trading volume in the Corporation’s common stock in 2006 and 2005 was 343,271 and 1,865,606 shares, 
respectively.  Open market purchases by the Corporation under its share repurchase program accounted for 7.8% of the 
trading volume in 2006 and 6.4% in 2005.   

Russell Microcap Index. Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) maintains a family of U.S. equity indices.  The indices 
are reconstituted effective the last Friday in June of each year based on market capitalization and do not reflect subjective 
opinions.  All Indices are subsets of the Russell 3000E Index, which represents most of the investable U. S. equity market.   

The Corporation’s common stock is included in the Russell Microcap Index.  The Russell Microcap Index includes 
the smallest 1,000 companies in terms of market capitalization in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index plus the next 1,000 
smaller companies.  The average market capitalization of companies in the Russell Microcap Index is $255.5 million, the 
median market capitalization is $218.2 million, the capitalization of the largest company in the index is $612.1 million, 
and the capitalization of the smallest company in the index is $67.3 million.  The Corporation’s market capitalization as of 
December 31, 2006 was approximately $167 million. 

The Corporation believes that inclusion in the Russell Microcap Index positively impacts the price, trading volume 
and  liquidity  of  its  common  stock.    Conversely,  if  the  Corporation’s  market  capitalization  falls  below  the  minimum 
necessary to be included in the Russell Microcap Index at any future annual reconstitution date, the Corporation believes 
that this could adversely affect the price, volume and liquidity of its common stock. 

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Performance  Graph.  The  following  graph  compares  the  Corporation's  total  stockholder  return  over  a  5-year 

measurement period with the NASDAQ Market Index and the NASDAQ Bank Stocks Index.

$240

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COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN 
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION, 
NASDAQ BANK STOCKS INDEX AND NASDAQ MARKET INDEX 
Assumes $100 Invested on January 1, 2002 
Assumes Dividend Reinvested 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006 

Cash Flows and Liquidity 

Cash Flows.  The Corporation’s primary sources of cash are deposit growth, maturities and amortization of loans and 
investment securities, operations, and borrowing.  The Corporation uses cash from these and other sources to first fund 
loan  growth.    Any  remaining  cash  is  used  primarily  to  purchase  a  combination  of  short,  intermediate,  and  longer-term 
investment  securities,  pay  cash  dividends,  and  repurchase  common  stock  under  the  Corporation’s  share  repurchase 
program.  During 2006, the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalent position decreased by $813,000.  

Liquidity.    The  Bank  has  both  internal  and  external  sources  of  liquidity  that  can  be  used  to  fund  loan  growth  and 
accommodate  deposit  outflows.    The  Bank’s  primary  internal  sources  of  liquidity  are  its  overnight  position  in  federal 
funds sold; investment securities designated as available-for-sale; and maturities and monthly payments on its investment 
securities  and  loan  portfolios.    At  December  31,  2006,  the  Bank  had  no  overnight  federal  funds  sold  position  and  an 
available-for-sale securities portfolio of $236,521,000.  

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) and has repurchase agreements in 
place  with  a  number  of  brokerage  firms  and  commercial  banks.    In  addition  to  customer  deposits,  the  Bank’s  primary 
external sources of liquidity are secured borrowings in the form of FHLB advances and repurchase agreements.  However, 
neither the Bank’s FHLB membership nor repurchase agreements represent legal commitments on the part of the FHLB or 
repurchase agreement counterparties to extend credit to the Bank.  The amount that the Bank can potentially borrow from 
these parties is dependent on, among other things, the amount of unencumbered eligible securities that the Bank can use as 
collateral.  At December 31, 2006, the Bank has unencumbered eligible securities of approximately $189 million.  

The  Bank  can  also  purchase  overnight  federal  funds  on  an  unsecured  basis  under  lines  with  two  other  commercial 
banks.   These lines in the aggregate amount of $25 million do not represent legal commitments to extend credit on the 
part of the other banks.    

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As  a  backup  to  borrowing  from  the  FHLB,  brokerage  firms  and  other  commercial  banks,  the  Bank  is  eligible  to 
borrow  on  a  secured  basis  at  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  (“FRB”)  discount  window  under  the  primary  credit  program.  
Primary credit, which is normally extended on a very short-term basis, typically overnight, at a rate 100 basis points above 
the  federal  funds  target  rate,  is  viewed  by  the  FRB  as  a  backup  source  of  short-term  funds  for  sound  depository 
institutions like the Bank.  The amount that the Bank can borrow  under the primary credit program depends on, among 
other things, the amount of available eligible collateral. 

Market Risk 

The Bank invests in interest-earning assets which are funded by interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, noninterest-
bearing deposits, and capital.  The Bank’s results of operations are subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations 
generally  and  having  assets  and  liabilities  that  have  different  maturity,  repricing,  and  prepayment/withdrawal 
characteristics.  The Bank defines interest rate risk as the risk that the Bank's earnings and/or net portfolio value (present 
value of expected future cash flows from assets less the present value of expected future cash flows from liabilities) will 
change  when  interest  rates  change.    The  principal  objective  of  the  Bank’s  asset/liability  management  activities  is  to 
maximize  net  interest  income  while  at  the  same  time  maintain  acceptable  levels  of  interest  rate  and  liquidity  risk  and 
facilitate the funding needs of the Bank. 

Because  the  Bank’s  loans  and  investment  securities  generally  reprice  slower  than  its  interest-bearing  liabilities,  an 
immediate increase in interest rates uniformly across the yield curve should initially have a negative effect on net interest 
income.  However, if the Bank does not increase the rates paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the same amount as 
increases  in  market  interest  rates,  the  magnitude  of  the  negative  impact  will  decline.    If  the  Bank  does  not  increase  its 
deposit rates at all, the impact should be positive.  Over a longer period of time, and assuming that interest rates remain 
stable  after  the  initial  rate  increase  and  the  Bank  purchases  securities  and  originates  loans  at  yields  higher  than  those 
maturing and reprices loans at higher yields, the impact of an increase in interest rates should be positive.  This occurs 
primarily because with the passage of time more loans and investment securities will reprice at the higher rates and there 
will be no offsetting increase in interest expense for those loans and investment securities funded by noninterest-bearing 
checking deposits and capital.

Conversely, a decrease in interest rates uniformly across the yield curve should initially have a positive impact on the 
Bank’s net interest income.  However, if the Bank does not or cannot decrease the rates paid on its deposit accounts as 
quickly or in the same amount as decreases in market interest rates, the magnitude of the positive impact will decline.  If 
the Bank does not decrease its deposit rates at all, the impact should be negative. 

If interest rates decline, or have declined, and are sustained at the lower levels and, as a result, the Bank purchases 
securities at lower yields and loans are originated or repriced at lower yields, the impact on net interest income should be 
negative  because  a  significant  portion  of  the  Bank’s  average  interest-earning  assets  are  funded  by  noninterest-bearing 
checking deposits and capital. 

The  Bank  monitors  and  controls  interest  rate  risk  through  a  variety  of  techniques  including  the  use  of  interest  rate 
sensitivity  models  and  traditional  interest  rate  sensitivity  gap  analysis.    Through  use  of  the  models,  the  Bank  projects 
future net interest income and then estimates the effect on projected net interest income of various changes in interest rates 
and balance sheet growth rates.  The Bank also uses the models to calculate the change in net portfolio value over a range 
of interest rate change scenarios.   

Traditional  gap  analysis  involves  arranging  the  Bank’s  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities  by 
repricing  periods  and  then  computing  the  difference,  or  interest-rate  sensitivity  gap,  between  the  assets  and  liabilities 
which are estimated to reprice during each time period and cumulatively through the end of each time period.  

Both interest rate sensitivity modeling and gap analysis involve a variety of significant estimates and assumptions and 
are done at a specific point in time.  Interest rate sensitivity modeling requires, among other things, estimates of: (1) how 
much  and  when  yields  and  costs  on  individual  categories  of  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities  will 
change because of projected changes in market interest rates; (2) future cash flows; (3) discount rates; and (4) decay or 
runoff rates for nonmaturity deposits such as checking, savings, and money market accounts.   

Gap analysis requires estimates as to when individual categories of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities will reprice 
and assumes that assets and liabilities assigned to the same repricing period will reprice at the same time and in the same 
amount.  Like sensitivity modeling, gap analysis does not fully take into account the fact that the repricing of some assets 
and liabilities is discretionary and subject to competitive and other pressures.   

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Changes in the estimates and assumptions made for interest rate sensitivity modeling and gap analysis could have a 
significant impact on projected results and conclusions.  Therefore, these techniques may not accurately reflect the actual 
impact of changes in the interest rate environment on the Bank’s net interest income or net portfolio value.   

The  table  that  follows  summarizes  the  Corporation's  cumulative  interest  rate  sensitivity  gap  at  December  31,  2006 
based  upon  significant  estimates  and  assumptions  that  the  Corporation  believes  to  be  reasonable.    The  table  arranges 
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities  according  to  the  period  in  which  they  contractually  mature  or,  if 
earlier, are estimated to repay or reprice.  Repayment and repricing estimates are based on internal data and management’s 
assumptions about factors that are inherently uncertain.  These factors include, among others, prepayment speeds, changes 
in market interest rates and the Bank’s response thereto, early withdrawal of deposits, and competition. 
Over
Over 
Six 
Three
Months 
Months
Through
Through
Six Months One Year

Over 
One Year
Through
Five 
Years

Total
Within
One Year

Non-
interest-
Sensitive

Three
Months
or Less

Over
Five
Years

Total

(in thousands)

Assets:
   Investment securities .........................
   Loans .................................................
   Other assets …...................................

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
   Checking deposits …..........................
   Savings and money market deposits .
   Time deposits, $100,000 and over ….
   Time deposits, other ….......................
   Securities sold under repurchase

agreements........................................
   Other liabilities …................................
   Stockholders' equity ….......................

Interest-rate sensitivity gap ...................
Cumulative interest-rate
 sensitivity gap ......................................

$     

35,588
125,263
-
160,851

$     

21,131
19,338
-
40,469

$     

49,694
38,673
-
88,367

$   

106,413
183,274
-
289,687

$   

211,252
200,161
-
411,413

$   

136,783
65,164
-
201,947

$          

403
(3,025)
53,741
51,119

$

454,851
445,574
53,741
954,166

-
209,066
124,279
27,872

-
7,837
10,045
11,043

-
15,672
3,644
3,853

-
232,575
137,968
42,768

-
85,919
1,117
2,918

-
-
-
8

321,524
-
-
-

28,143
-
-
389,360
(228,509)

$  

-
-
-
28,925
11,544

$     

-
-
-
23,169
65,198

$     

28,143
-
-
441,454
(151,767)

$  

-
-
-
89,954
321,459

$   

-
-
-
8
201,939

$   

-
5,665
95,561
422,750
(371,631)

$  

$  

(228,509)

$  

(216,965)

$  

(151,767)

$  

(151,767)

$   

169,692

$   

371,631

$               
-

321,524
318,494
139,085
45,694

28,143
5,665
95,561
954,166
-

-

$

$

As shown in the preceding table, the Bank has a significant volume of deposit accounts that are subject to repricing as 
short-term interest rates change.  Since the amount of these deposits outweighs the assets held by the Bank whose pricing 
is tied to short-term interest rates, an increase in short-term interest rates should negatively impact the Bank’s net interest
income in the near term.  However, the Bank can reduce the magnitude of the negative impact by not increasing the rates 
paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the same amount as market increases in the overnight funds rate, the prime 
lending  rate,  or  other  short-term  rates.    Conversely,  a  decrease  in  short-term  interest  rates  should  positively  impact  the 
Bank’s net interest income in the near term.  However, if short-term rates decline to the point that the Bank can not, due to 
competitive pressures and/or the absolute level of rates, decrease its deposit rates in the same amount as market decreases 
in the federal funds target rate, the prime lending rate, and other short-term rates, the magnitude of the positive impact will
decline.    Furthermore,  the  balances  of  non-maturity  deposit  products  have  been  included  in  categories  beyond  three 
months  in  the  above  table  because  management  believes,  based  on  past  experience  and  its  knowledge  of  current 
competitive pressures, that the repricing of these products will lag market changes in interest rates to varying degrees.  

The table that follows is provided pursuant to the market risk disclosure rules set forth in Item 305 of Regulation S-K 
of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  The  information  provided  in  the  following  table  is  based  on  significant 
estimates  and  assumptions  and  constitutes,  like  certain  other  statements  included  herein,  a  forward-looking  statement.  
The  base  case  information  in  the  table  shows  (1)  an  estimate  of  the  Corporation’s  net  portfolio  value  at  December  31, 
2006  arrived  at  by  discounting  estimated  future  cash  flows  at  current  market  rates  and  (2)  an  estimate  of  net  interest 
income on a tax-equivalent basis for the year ending December 31, 2007 assuming that maturing assets or liabilities are 
replaced with new balances of the same type, in the same amount, and at current rate levels and repricing balances are 
adjusted to current rate levels.  For purposes of the base case, nonmaturity deposits are included in the calculation of net 
portfolio value at their carrying amount.  The rate change information in the table shows estimates of net portfolio value at 

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December 31, 2006 and net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the year ending December 31, 2007 assuming 
rate changes of plus 100 and 200 basis points and minus 100 and 200 basis points. The changes in net portfolio value from 
the base case have not been tax affected.  In addition, cash flows for nonmaturity deposits are based on a decay or runoff 
rate of six years.  Also, rate changes are assumed to be shock or immediate changes and occur uniformly across the yield 
curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities.  In projecting future net interest
income under the indicated rate change scenarios, activity is simulated by replacing maturing balances with new balances 
of the same type, in the same amount, but at the assumed rate level and adjusting repricing balances to the assumed rate 
level.

Based on the foregoing assumptions and as depicted in the table that follows, an immediate increase in interest rates 
of  100  or  200  basis  points  would  have  a  negative  effect  on  net  interest  income  over  a  one-year  time  period.    This  is 
principally  because  the  Bank’s  interest-bearing  deposit  accounts  are  assumed  to  reprice  faster  than  its  loans  and 
investment securities.  However, if the Bank does not increase the rates paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the 
same amount as increases in market interest rates, the magnitude of the negative impact will decline.  If the Bank does not 
increase its deposit rates at all, the impact should be positive.  Over a longer period of time, and assuming that interest 
rates remain  stable after the initial rate increase  and the Bank purchases securities and originates loans at yields higher 
than those maturing and reprices loans at higher yields, the impact of an increase in interest rates should be positive.  This 
occurs primarily because with the passage of time more loans and investment securities will reprice at the higher rates and 
there  will  be  no  offsetting increase  in  interest  expense  for  those  loans  and  investment  securities  funded  by  noninterest-
bearing checking deposits and capital.  Generally, the reverse should be true of an immediate decrease in interest rates of 
100 or 200 basis points.  However, the Bank’s overall cost of funds for 2006 of 2.32% is relatively low.  Therefore, while 
rates on many of the Bank’s interest earning assets could drop by 100 or 200 basis points, rates on some of its deposit 
products could not.  It is for this reason that in rates down 100 and 200 basis points the projected increases in net interest 
income as compared to the base case are less than the projected decreases in rates up 100 and 200 basis points. 

Rate Change Scenario

+ 200 basis point rate shock ..............................................
+ 100 basis point rate shock ..............................................
   Base case (no rate change).............................................
- 100 basis point rate shock ...............................................
- 200 basis point rate shock ...............................................

Regulatory Matters 

Net Portfolio Value at
December 31, 2006

Net Interest Income 
for 2007

Percent 
Change 
From
Base Case

Amount

(dollars in thousands)

(16.6)%
(8.6)

            -

9.2  
19.2  

$    

33,002
35,808
38,634
40,966
42,133

Percent 
Change 
From
Base Case

    (14.6)%
      (7.3)
         -
       6.0
       9.1

Amount

$    

77,484
84,916
92,893
101,465
110,685

Pending  Legislation. Commercial  checking  deposits  currently  account  for  approximately  28%  of  the  Bank’s  total 
deposits.  Congress has been considering legislation that would allow corporate customers to cover checks by sweeping 
funds from interest-bearing deposit accounts each business day and repeal the prohibition of the payment of interest on 
corporate checking deposits.  Either could have a material adverse impact on the Bank’s future results of operations.  

The Bank wholly-owns FNY Service Corp. (“FNY”), an investment company, and FNY owns all of the issued and 
outstanding common stock of The First of Long Island REIT, Inc (“REIT”), a real estate investment trust.  Under current 
New York State tax law, FNY is entitled to a 100% dividends received deduction for any dividends that it receives from 
its REIT subsidiary.  This favorable tax treatment should save the Corporation approximately $450,000 in 2007.  The tax 
savings  are  impacted  by,  among  other  things,  the  current  size  and  asset  composition  of  FNY’s  REIT  subsidiary  and 
current  interest  rates.    The  2007-2008  New  York  State  Executive  Budget  proposes  that  the  tax  treatment  of  REITs  be 
amended to conform to the federal tax treatment under which there is no dividends received deduction.  In the event this 
provision were enacted, the Corporation would lose this tax savings. 

Examination. The Bank was examined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as of September 30, 2006.  
The examination was a regularly scheduled safety and soundness examination.  Management is not aware, nor has it been 
apprised,  of  any  recommendations  by  regulatory  authorities  that  would  have  a  material  adverse  impact  on  the 
Corporation’s liquidity, capital resources, or operations. 

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Forward Looking Statements  

“Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations”  contains  various 
forward-looking  statements  with  respect  to  financial  performance  and  business  matters.    Such  statements  are  generally 
contained  in  sentences  including  the  words  “may”  or  “expect”  or  “could”  or  “should”  or  “would”  or  “believe”.    The 
Corporation cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, 
and  therefore  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those  contemplated  by  the  forward-looking  statements.    In 
addition, the Corporation assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. 

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of The First of Long Island Corporation is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  based  on  the  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework 
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  The First of Long Island 
Corporation’s  system  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  designed  by  or  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Corporation’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of  the  preparation  of  the  Corporation’s  financial  statements  for  external  reporting  purposes,  in  accordance  with  U.S. 
generally accepted accounting principles.  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may 
not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to 
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the 
policies or procedures may deteriorate.  

The  First  of  Long  Island  Corporation’s  management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Corporation’s  internal 
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated 
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on the 
assessment,  management  determined  that,  as  of  December  31,  2006,  the  Corporation’s  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting is effective. Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial 
reporting  as  of  December  31,  2006  has  been  audited  by  Crowe  Chizek  and  Company  LLC,  an  independent  registered 
public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on pages 30 and 31, which expresses an unqualified opinion on 
management’s  assessment  and  on  the  effectiveness  of  the  Corporation’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2006. 

Michael N. Vittorio 
President & Chief Executive Officer 

Mark D. Curtis 
Senior Vice President & Treasurer 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The First of Long Island Corporation
Glen Head, New York 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of The First of Long Island Corporation as of December 31, 
2006 and 2005, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of 
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006.  We also have audited management's assessment, 
included  in  the  accompanying  Management’s  Report  On  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporting,  that  The 
First of Long Island Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 
31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (COSO).    The  First  of  Long  Island  Corporation’s 
management  is  responsible  for  these  financial  statements,  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over 
financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, an opinion on management's assessment, 
and  an  opinion  on  the  effectiveness  of  the  company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  based  on  our 
audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
(United  States).    Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audits  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance 
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control 
over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.    Our  audit  of  financial  statements  included 
examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements, 
assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  and  evaluating  the 
overall  financial  statement  presentation.    Our  audit  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  included 
obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  evaluating  management's  assessment, 
testing  and  evaluating  the  design  and  operating  effectiveness  of  internal  control,  and  performing  such  other 
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable 
basis for our opinions.  

A  company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes 
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.    A  company's  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in 
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) 
provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial 
statements in accordance  with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of 
the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the 
company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized 
acquisition,  use,  or  disposition  of  the  company's  assets  that  could  have  a  material  effect  on  the  financial 
statements.  

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect 
misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that 
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the 
policies or procedures may deteriorate.  

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In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial 
position  of The  First  of  Long  Island  Corporation  as  of  December  31,  2006  and  2005,  and  the  results  of  its 
operations  and  its  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  years  in  the  three-year  period  ended  December  31,  2006  in 
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also in our opinion, 
management's assessment that The First of Long Island Corporation maintained effective internal control over 
financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2006,  is  fairly  stated,  in  all  material  respects,  based  on  criteria 
established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of 
the  Treadway  Commission  (COSO).  Furthermore,  in  our  opinion,  The  First  of  Long  Island  Corporation 
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, 
based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).   

As discussed in Note A to the consolidated financial statements, The First of Long Island Corportation changed 
its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006, in 
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined 
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans. 

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC 

Livingston, New Jersey 
February 22, 2007 

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C O N S O L I D A T E D   B A L A N C E   S H E E T S 

Assets:
   Cash and due from banks .....................................................................................................

$         

23,790,000

$         

24,603,000

December 31,

2006

2005

   Investment securities:
          Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair 
             value of  $216,845,000 and $257,281,000) …….........................................................
          Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost 
             of $236,118,000 and $258,072,000) ...........................................................................

   Loans:
          Commercial and industrial …..........................................................................................
          Secured by real estate:
                Commercial mortgages …........................................................................................
                Construction loans …...............................................................................................
                Residential mortgages ….........................................................................................
                Home equity loans …...............................................................................................
          Other ..............................................................................................................................

          Net deferred loan origination costs (fees) …..................................................................

          Allowance for loan losses ..............................................................................................

   Bank premises and equipment, net  …..................................................................................
   Prepaid income taxes  ….......................................................................................................
   Deferred income tax benefits ................................................................................................
   Bank-owned life insurance  …...............................................................................................
   Other assets …......................................................................................................................

Liabilities:
   Deposits:
          Checking …….................................................................................................................
          Savings and money market …........................................................................................
          Time, $100,000 and over ...............................................................................................
          Time, other .....................................................................................................................

   Securities sold under repurchase agreements......................................................................
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities …..............................................................................
   Current income taxes payable...............................................................................................

Stockholders' Equity:
   Common stock, par value $.10 per share:
     Authorized, 20,000,000 shares;
       Issued and outstanding, 3,793,575 and 3,846,716 shares ……........................................
   Surplus ..................................................................................................................................
   Retained earnings .................................................................................................................

   Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of tax ...............................................................

218,330,000

236,521,000
454,851,000

55,444,000

138,225,000
9,752,000
173,757,000
66,934,000
4,835,000
448,947,000
518,000
449,465,000
(3,891,000)
445,574,000

8,695,000
240,000
664,000
10,709,000
9,643,000
954,166,000

$       

$       

321,524,000
318,494,000
139,085,000
45,694,000
824,797,000
28,143,000
5,665,000
-
858,605,000

379,000
525,000
95,122,000
96,026,000
(465,000)
95,561,000
954,166,000

$       

259,260,000

257,731,000
516,991,000

47,310,000

107,578,000
7,144,000
160,090,000
53,279,000
5,145,000
380,546,000
(54,000)
380,492,000
(3,282,000)
377,210,000

7,583,000
-
279,000
7,799,000
9,691,000
944,156,000

$       

$       

307,842,000
394,176,000
62,117,000
23,876,000
788,011,000
60,195,000
5,219,000
33,000
853,458,000

385,000
817,000
89,701,000
90,903,000
(205,000)
90,698,000
944,156,000

$       

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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Interest and dividend income:
    Loans …….................................................................................................
    Investment securities:
        Taxable ……..........................................................................................
        Nontaxable ............................................................................................
    Federal funds sold ….................................................................................

Interest expense:
    Savings and money market deposits ........................................................
    Time deposits …........................................................................................
    Securities sold under repurchase agreements..........................................

        Net interest income ...............................................................................
Provision for loan losses ...............................................................................
Net interest income after provision for loan losses....................................

Noninterest income:
    Investment Management Division income ….............................................
    Service charges on deposit accounts …....................................................
    Net losses on sales of securities................................................................
    Other  ........................................................................................................

Noninterest expense:
    Salaries .....................................................................................................
    Employee benefits ....................................................................................
    Occupancy and equipment expense ........................................................
    Other operating expenses ........................................................................

2006

Year Ended December 31,
2005

2004

$      

27,299,000

$      

21,773,000

$      

18,990,000

14,536,000
6,283,000
882,000
49,000,000

4,629,000
6,575,000
1,745,000
12,949,000
36,051,000
670,000
35,381,000

1,728,000
3,062,000
(635,000)
1,143,000
5,298,000

12,563,000
4,686,000
4,041,000
5,377,000
26,667,000

13,860,000
6,450,000
606,000
42,689,000

3,485,000
1,964,000
1,977,000
7,426,000
35,263,000
470,000
34,793,000

1,697,000
3,491,000
(755,000)
1,385,000
5,818,000

11,831,000
4,609,000
3,674,000
5,155,000
25,269,000

12,655,000
6,500,000
262,000
38,407,000

2,736,000
503,000
426,000
3,665,000
34,742,000
356,000
34,386,000

1,467,000
3,863,000
(481,000)
806,000
5,655,000

10,572,000
4,940,000
3,595,000
4,990,000
24,097,000

        Income before income taxes..................................................................
Income tax expense …..................................................................................
        Net Income...........................................................................................

14,012,000
2,785,000
11,227,000

$      

15,342,000
3,065,000
12,277,000

$      

15,944,000
3,863,000
12,081,000

$      

Weighted average:
    Common shares …....................................................................................
    Dilutive effect of stock options ..................................................................

Earnings per share: 
    Basic ……..................................................................................................
    Diluted .......................................................................................................

See notes to consolidated financial statements

3,820,712
46,122
3,866,834

$2.94
$2.90

3,910,735
55,576
3,966,311

$3.14
$3.10

4,085,705
85,858
4,171,563

$2.96
$2.90

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     I N   S T O C K H O L D E R S '   E Q U I T Y

Common Stock 

Shares
4,083,733

Amount
408,000

$   

Surplus

$      

781,000

(159,880)
43,695

(16,000)
5,000

(7,709,000)
922,000

Compre-
hensive
Income

$  

12,081,000

Retained 
Earnings
84,864,000
12,081,000

$   

Accumulated
Other
Compre-
hensive 
Income (Loss)
$    
3,238,000

$

Total
89,291,000
12,081,000

(7,725,000)
927,000

(1,316,000)
10,765,000

$

(1,316,000)

(1,316,000)

25,000
116,000

7,000,000
1,135,000

3,967,548

397,000

(179,074)
58,242

(18,000)
6,000

(8,034,000)
1,496,000

(3,159,000)

(7,000,000)
86,786,000
12,277,000

1,922,000

$  

12,277,000

(3,159,000)
25,000
116,000

90,240,000
12,277,000

(8,052,000)
1,502,000

(2,127,000)
10,150,000

$

(2,127,000)

(2,127,000)

220,000

6,000,000
817,000

$  

11,227,000

(3,362,000)

(6,000,000)
89,701,000
11,227,000

(205,000)

3,846,716

385,000

(67,814)
14,673

(7,000)
1,000

(2,920,000)
401,000

(3,362,000)
220,000

90,698,000
11,227,000

(2,927,000)
402,000

447,000
11,674,000

$

447,000

447,000

(707,000)

(707,000)

(3,806,000)
210,000
17,000

(3,806,000)

(2,000,000)
95,122,000

$   

$      

(465,000)

$

95,561,000

210,000
17,000

2,000,000
525,000

$      

3,793,575

$   

379,000

Balance, January 1, 2004 ....................
Net Income ......................................
Repurchase and retirement

of common stock ..........................
Exercise of stock options .................
Unrealized losses on available- 
for-sale-securities, net of 
reclassification adjustment

and tax effect of $876,000 ........
Comprehensive income ...................
Cash dividends declared -

$.78 per share ..............................
Stock-based compensation .............
Tax benefit of stock options .............
Transfer from retained earnings
    to surplus .....................................
Balance, December 31, 2004 ..............
Net Income ......................................
Repurchase and retirement

of common stock ..........................
Exercise of stock options .................
Unrealized losses on available- 
for-sale-securities, net of 
reclassification adjustment

and tax effect of $1,415,000 .....
Comprehensive income ...................
Cash dividends declared -

$.87 per share ..............................
Tax benefit of stock options .............
Transfer from retained earnings
    to surplus .....................................
Balance, December 31, 2005 ..............
Net Income ......................................
Repurchase and retirement

of common stock ..........................
Exercise of stock options .................
Unrealized gains on available- 
for-sale-securities, net of 
reclassification adjustment

and tax effect of $297,000 ........
Comprehensive income ...................
Adjustment to initially apply SFAS
    No. 158, net of tax of $471,000 ...
Cash dividends declared -

$1.00 per share ............................
Stock-based compensation .............
Tax benefit of stock options .............
Transfer from retained earnings
    to surplus .....................................
Balance, December 31, 2006 ..............

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Net income ..........................................................................................................
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:

Provision for loan losses .................................................................................
Deferred income tax provision (credit) ............................................................
Depreciation and amortization ........................................................................
Premium amortization on investment securities, net .......................................
Net losses on sales of securities ….................................................................
Stock-based compensation expense...............................................................
Accretion of cash surrender value on bank-owned life insurance....................
Decrease (increase) in prepaid income taxes ….............................................
Decrease (increase) in other assets ……........................................................
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities …....................
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable ….............................................
Net cash provided by operating activities ....................................................

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sales of securities:

Held-to-maturity …………….............................................................................
Available-for-sale ….........................................................................................

Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of investment securities:

Held-to-maturity …………….............................................................................
Available-for-sale ….........................................................................................

Purchase of investment securities: 

Held-to-maturity …...........................................................................................
Available-for-sale ….........................................................................................
Net increase in loans to customers .....................................................................
Purchases of bank premises and equipment ......................................................
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance...............................................................
Net cash used in investing activities …….....................................................

2006

Year Ended December 31,
2005

2004

$     

11,227,000

$     

12,277,000

$     

12,081,000

670,000
(211,000)
1,363,000
306,000
635,000
210,000
(410,000)
(240,000)
(1,130,000)
90,000
(33,000)
12,477,000

-
28,048,000

49,257,000
81,996,000

(8,560,000)
(88,798,000)
(69,034,000)
(2,475,000)
(2,500,000)
(12,066,000)

470,000
(293,000)
1,252,000
1,347,000
755,000
-
(289,000)
141,000
1,245,000
(32,000)
253,000
17,126,000

1,153,000
77,941,000

65,485,000
59,575,000

(118,838,000)
(79,207,000)
(38,051,000)
(2,304,000)
-
(34,246,000)

356,000
270,000
1,298,000
2,354,000
481,000
25,000
(10,000)
(25,000)
(3,728,000)
658,000
(267,000)
13,493,000

-
208,226,000

89,831,000
45,942,000

(60,029,000)
(298,429,000)
(20,466,000)
(1,034,000)
(7,500,000)
(43,459,000)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

Net increase (decrease) in total deposits ............................................................
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements..........
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  ...........................................................
Tax benefit of stock options ................................................................................
Repurchase and retirement of common stock ....................................................
Cash dividends paid …........................................................................................
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ......................................
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents * ……................................
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year .......................................................
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year ….............................................................

36,786,000
(32,052,000)
402,000
17,000
(2,927,000)
(3,450,000)
(1,224,000)
(813,000)
24,603,000
23,790,000

$     

16,761,000
10,541,000
1,502,000
-
(8,052,000)
(3,315,000)
17,437,000
317,000
24,286,000
24,603,000

$     

(5,905,000)
8,470,000
927,000
-
(7,725,000)
(2,945,000)
(7,178,000)
(37,144,000)
61,430,000
24,286,000

$     

* Cash and cash equivalents is defined as cash and due from banks and federal funds sold.

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Financing Activities:

Cash dividends payable ......................................................................................

$       

2,087,000

$       

1,731,000

$       

1,684,000

The Corporation made interest payments of $12,571,000, $7,126,000, and $3,622,000 and income tax payments of $3,253,000, $2,965,000,
and $3,886,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  The  First  of  Long  Island  Corporation  (the 
“Corporation”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island (the “Bank”), and subsidiaries 
wholly-owned by the Bank (either directly or indirectly), The First of Long Island Agency, Inc., FNY Service Corp., and 
The First of Long Island REIT, Inc.  The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those 
of  the  Bank  and  its  subsidiaries.    All  intercompany  balances  and  amounts  have  been  eliminated.    In  preparing  the 
consolidated  financial  statements,  management  is  required  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported 
asset and liability balances, revenue and expense amounts, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual 
results could differ significantly from those estimates. 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation reflect banking industry practice and conform to generally 
accepted  accounting  principles  in  the  United  States.    The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  Corporation’s  significant 
accounting policies. 

Investment Securities 

Current accounting standards require that investment securities be classified as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-
for-sale.  The trading category is not applicable to any securities in the Bank's portfolio because the Bank does not buy or 
hold debt or equity securities principally for the purpose of selling in the near term.  Held-to-maturity securities are those 
debt  securities  which  the  Bank  has  the  intent  and  ability  to  hold  to  maturity,  and  are  reported  at  amortized  cost.  
Available-for-sale securities are those debt and equity securities which are neither held-to-maturity securities nor trading 
securities and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of the related income tax effect, included in 
other comprehensive income.   

   Interest on investment securities includes amortization or accretion of purchase premium or discount.  Premiums and 
discounts on securities are amortized or accreted on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for 
mortgage-backed  securities  where  prepayments  are  anticipated.    Realized  gains  and  losses  on  the  sale  of  securities  are 
determined using the specific identification method.  

The Bank evaluates declines in fair value below the amortized cost basis for individual securities classified as either 
available-for-sale or held-to-maturity.  In estimating other than temporary declines, management considers: (1) the length 
of time and extent that fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, 
and (3) the Bank’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair
value.   If a decline in fair value is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the individual security is written 
down to fair value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write-down is included in earnings as a realized loss.  The 
new cost basis is not changed for subsequent recoveries, if any, in fair value.  Subsequent increases in the fair value of 
available-for-sale securities are included in other comprehensive income and subsequent decreases in fair value, if not an 
other-than-temporary impairment, are also included in other comprehensive income.  

Loans and Allowance For Loan Losses 

Loans  are  reported  at  their  outstanding  principal  balance  less  any  chargeoffs  and  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  and 
plus or minus net deferred loan costs and fees, respectively.  Interest on loans is credited to income based on the principal 
amount outstanding.  Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized in interest 
income using the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments.  

The  accrual  of  interest  income  on  loans  is  discontinued  when  a  loan  becomes  90  days  past  due  as  to  principal  or 
interest payments and any accrued but  unpaid interest is  reversed against  current period income unless  the loan is  well 
secured  and  in  the  process  of  collection.    The  Bank  considers  nonaccruing  loans  to  be  impaired  under  Statement  of 
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  114  “Accounting  by  Creditors  for  Impairment  of  a  Loan”  (“SFAS  No.  114”)  as 
amended.   The valuation allowance for nonaccrual and other impaired loans is reported within the overall allowance for 
loan losses.  At December 31, 2006, the Bank had nonaccrual loans of $135,000 and had loans past due 90 days or more 
as to principal and interest payments and still accruing of $50,000.  At December 31, 2005, the Bank nonaccrual loans of 
$151,000 and had no loans past due 90 days or more as to principal and interest payments and still accruing. 

The  allowance  for  loan  losses  is  established  through  provisions  for  loan  losses  charged  against  income.    Amounts 
deemed  to  be  uncollectible  are  charged  against  the  allowance  for  loan  losses,  and  subsequent  recoveries,  if  any,  are 
credited to the allowance.   

36 Th  e First of Long Island Corporation

The allowance for loan losses is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb probable 
incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  The process for estimating credit losses and determining the allowance for 
loan losses as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates.  Actual results could differ 
significantly from those estimates.  In determining the allowance for loan losses, there is not an exact amount but rather a 
range for what constitutes an appropriate allowance.   

In estimating losses the Bank reviews individual credits in its portfolio and, for those loans deemed to be impaired, 
measures  impairment  losses  based  on  either  the  fair  value  of  collateral  or  the  discounted  value  of  expected  future  cash 
flows.  A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank 
will  be  unable  to  collect  the  scheduled  principal  and  interest  when  due  according  to  the  contractual  terms  of  the  loan 
agreement.    Estimated  losses  for  loans  that  are  not  specifically  reviewed  are  determined  on  a  pooled  basis  using  the 
Bank’s  historical  loss  experience  adjusted  to  reflect  current  conditions.    In  adjusting  historical  loss  experience, 
management considers a variety of factors including levels of and trends in delinquencies and nonaccruing loans; trends in 
volume  and  terms  of  loans;  changes  in  lending  policies  and  procedures;  experience,  ability  and  depth  of  lending  staff; 
national and local economic conditions; concentrations of credit; and environmental risks.  The allowance for loan losses 
is comprised of impairment losses on the loans specifically reviewed plus estimated losses on the pools of loans that are 
not specifically reviewed.

Bank Premises and Equipment 

Bank  premises  and  equipment  are  carried  at  cost,  less  accumulated  depreciation  and  amortization.    Buildings  are 
depreciated  using  the  straight-line  method  over  their  estimated  useful  lives,  which  range  between  thirty-one  and  forty 
years.    Building  improvements  are  depreciated  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the  then  remaining  lives  of  the 
buildings or their estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.  Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-
line method over the remaining lives of the leases or their estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.  The lives of the 
respective  leases  range  between  five  and  twenty  years.    Furniture,  fixtures,  and  equipment  are  depreciated  over  their 
estimated  useful  lives,  which  range  between  three  and  ten  years.    The  straight-line  method  of  depreciation  is  used  for 
furniture,  fixtures,  and  equipment  acquired  after  1997  and  the  150%  declining  balance  method  is  used  for  furniture, 
fixtures and equipment previously acquired. 

Bank-owned Life Insurance 

The Bank is the owner and beneficiary of life insurance policies on certain executives.  Bank-owned life insurance, is 

recorded at the lower of its cash surrender value or the amount that can be realized. 

Restricted Stocks 

The  Bank  is  a  member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System  and  the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  System  and  as  such  is 
required  to  own  a  certain  amount  of  stock  of  each  entity.    The  Bank  also  has  an  equity  interest  in  New  York  Bankers 
Association.    These  investments  are  included  in  other  assets  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheet,  carried  at  cost,  and 
periodically  evaluated  for  impairment  based  on  the  ultimate  recovery  of  cost.    Cash  dividends,  if  any,  on  these 
investments are reported as income. 

Long-term Assets 

Premises and equipment and intangible assets, if any, and other long-term assets, if any, are reviewed for impairment 
when events indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows.  If impaired, 
the assets are recorded at fair value. 

Checking Deposits 

Each of the Bank’s commercial checking accounts has a related noninterest-bearing sweep account.  The sole purpose 
of the sweep accounts is to reduce the noninterest-bearing reserve balances that the Bank is required to maintain with the 
Federal Reserve Bank, and thereby increase funds available for investment.    Although the sweep accounts are classified 
as  savings  accounts  for  regulatory  purposes,  they  are  included  in  checking  deposits  in  the  accompanying  consolidated 
balance sheets.   

Income Taxes 

A current tax liability or asset is recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the current 
year.    A  deferred  tax  liability  or  asset  is  recognized  for  the  estimated  future  tax  effects  attributable  to  temporary 
differences and carryforwards.  The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of any tax 

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benefits that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.   The measurement of current and deferred tax 
liabilities and assets is based on provisions of the enacted tax law.  The effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are 
not considered.

Loss Contingencies 

Loss  contingencies,  including  claims  and  legal  actions  arising  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  are recorded  as 
liabilities  when  the  likelihood  of  loss  is  probable  and  an  amount  or  range  of  loss  can  be  reasonably  estimated.  
Management  is  not  currently  aware  of  any  loss  contingencies  that  will  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Corporation’s 
consolidated financial statements. 

Stockholders’ Equity 

Earnings  Per  Share.    Basic  earnings  per  share  excludes  dilution  and  is  computed  by  dividing  net  income  by  the 
weighted average number  of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share,  which reflects the 
potential  dilution  that  could  occur  if  outstanding  stock  options  were  exercised  and  resulted  in  the  issuance  of  common 
stock that then shared in the earnings of the Corporation, is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average 
number of common shares and dilutive stock options.  There were 138,643, 87,636 and 32,815 antidilutive stock options 
at  December  31,  2006,  2005  and  2004,  respectively.    Other  than  the  stock  options  described  in  Note  J  and  the  Rights 
described in Note I, the Corporation has no securities that could be converted into common stock nor does the Corporation 
have any contracts that could result in the issuance of common stock.  

Stock  Repurchase  Program. Since  1988,  the  Corporation  has  had  a  stock  repurchase  program  under  which  it  is 
authorized to purchase shares of its own common stock in market or private transactions.  As of December 31, 2006, and 
in accordance with prior approval by its Board of Directors, the Corporation was authorized to purchase 95,645 shares of 
stock.  Share repurchases are financed through available corporate cash. 

Shares  Tendered  Upon  The  Exercise  of  Stock  Options.    The  line  captioned  repurchase  and  retirement  of  common 
stock  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Changes  in  Stockholders’  Equity  includes  common  stock  tendered  upon  the 
exercise  of  stock  options  of  2,309  shares  in  2006  with  a  value  of  $100,000,  12,801  shares  in  2005  with  a  value  of 
$577,000, and 8,560 shares in 2004 with a value of $415,000. 

Comprehensive Income 

Comprehensive  income  includes  net  income  and  all  other  changes  in  equity  during  a  period  except  those  resulting 
from  investments  by  owners  and  distributions  to  owners.    Other  comprehensive  income  includes  revenues,  expenses, 
gains, and losses that under generally accepted accounting principles are included in comprehensive income but excluded 
from net income.  Comprehensive income for the Corporation in each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 
2006 consists solely of unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, and is reported net of related 
income taxes.   

Reclassification adjustments on an after-tax basis made for the purpose of determining other comprehensive income 

are as follows: 

Net unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period ...............................
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income ...........................
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................

Stock-based Compensation  

2006

$             

$           

66
381
447

2005
(in thousands)
(2,580)
$       
453
(2,127)

$       

2004

$

$

(1,605)
289
(1,316)

The Corporation has a stock-based compensation plan as more fully described in Note J.  Effective January 1, 2006, 
the  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  123  (revised  2004)  “Share-based  Payment” 
(“SFAS  No.  123(R)”),  using  the  modified  prospective  transition  method.    With  limited  exceptions,  SFAS  No.  123(R) 
requires  public  companies  to  measure  the  cost  of  employee  services  received  in  exchange  for  an  award  of  equity 
instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award and to recognize such cost over the period during which an 
employee  is  required  to  provide  service  in  exchange  for  the  award  (usually  the  vesting  period).  Pursuant  to  SFAS  No. 
123(R), the Corporation recorded stock-based employee compensation cost using the fair value method starting in 2006.  
The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) in 2006 resulted in a reduction of income before income taxes of $210,000, a reduction 

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in net income of $142,000, a decrease in both basic and diluted earnings per share of $.04, a decrease in cash flows from 
operations of $17,000, and an increase in cash flows from financing activities of $17,000.  

Prior  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123(R),  and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial 
Accounting  Standards  No.  123  “Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation”  (“SFAS  No.  123’’),  the  Corporation 
accounted  for  share-based  payments  under  the  recognition  and  measurement  principles  of  Accounting  Principle  Board 
Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations.  With the exception of $25,000 
of stock-based compensation cost recorded in 2004 upon the modification of certain outstanding stock options, no stock-
based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 since all 
stock options have been granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the 
date of grant.  

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 

and 2004 of applying the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation. 

Net income, as reported................................................................
Deduct: Total cost of stock-based employee compensation

expense determined under fair value based method

2005

2004

(in thousands)

$      

12,277

$

12,081

for all awards, net of related tax effects..................................
Pro forma net income....................................................................

(924)
11,353

$      

(531)
11,550

$

Earnings per share:

Basic - as reported.....................................................................
Basic - pro forma........................................................................
Diluted - as reported..................................................................
Diluted - pro forma.....................................................................

$3.14
$2.90
$3.10
$2.86

$2.96
$2.83
$2.90
$2.77

Fair Values of Financial Instruments 

The following methods and assumptions are used by the Corporation in estimating fair values of financial instruments 

as disclosed herein. 

Cash and due from banks.  The recorded book value of cash and due from banks is their fair value. 

Investment securities. Fair values are based on quoted market prices. 

Loans.  Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  The total loan portfolio 
is  first  divided  into  adjustable  and  fixed  rate  interest  terms.    For  adjustable  rate  loans  that  are  subject  to  immediate 
repricing, the recorded book value less the related allowance for loan losses is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  For 
adjustable rate loans that are subject to repricing over time and fixed rate loans, fair value is calculated by discounting 
anticipated future repricing amounts or cash flows using discount rates equivalent to the rates at which the Bank would 
currently make loans which are similar with regard to collateral, maturity, and the type of borrower.  The discounted value 
of the repricing amounts and cash flows is reduced by the related allowance for loan losses to arrive at an estimate of fair 
value.

Restricted stocks.  The recorded book value of restricted stocks which is included in other assets is their estimated fair 

value.

Deposit liabilities.  The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, 
money market accounts, and savings accounts, is equal to their recorded book value at December 31 of each year.  The 
fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is equivalent to 
the rate currently offered by the Bank for deposits of similar size, type and maturity.  

Securities  sold  under  repurchase  agreements.  For  these  short-term  instruments,  the  recorded  book  value  is  a 

reasonable estimate of fair value. 

Accrued interest receivable and payable.  For these short-term instruments, the recorded book value is a reasonable 

estimate of fair value. 

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Operating Segments 

  While  senior  management  monitors  the  revenue  streams  of  the  various  products  and  services,  the  identifiable 
segments are not material and operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis.  
Accordingly,  all  of  the  financial  operations  are  considered  by  senior  management  to  be  aggregated  in  one  reportable 
operating segment. 

Investment Management Division 

      Assets  held  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  are  not  assets  of  the  Corporation  and,  accordingly,  are  not  included  in  the 
accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements.    The  Investment  Management  Division  records  fees  on  the  accrual 
basis.

Reclassifications 

Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. 

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements 

Effective January 1, 2006, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 123(R).  See accounting policy entitled “Stock-based 

Compensation” for a further discussion of the effect of adopting this standard. 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting 
Standards No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment 
of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)” (“SFAS No. 158”). SFAS No. 158 requires an employer to recognize 
the  overfunded  or  underfunded  status  of  a  defined  benefit  postretirement  plan  (other  than  a  multiemployer  plan)  as  an 
asset or liability in its balance sheet, beginning with year end 2006, and to recognize changes in the funded status in the 
year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income beginning in 2007.  Additionally, defined benefit plan 
assets and obligations are to be measured as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end, starting in 2008.  Adoption of 
the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 158 had the following effect on individual line items in the 2006 balance sheet: 

Other assets..................................................
Deferred income tax benefits........................
Total assets...................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive
  income (loss) net of tax...............................
Total stockholders' equity..............................

Before 
Application of
SFAS No. 158

$         

10,821
193
954,873

Adjustments
(in thousands)
(1,178)
$       
471
(707)

After
Application of
SFAS No. 158

$

9,643
664
954,166

242
96,268

(707)
(707)

(465)
95,561

 In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 “Considering 
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 
108”), which is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2006.  SAB 108 provides guidance on how the 
effects  of  prior-year  uncorrected  financial  statement  misstatements  should  be  considered  in  quantifying  a  current  year 
misstatement.  SAB 108 requires public companies to quantify misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) 
and balance sheet (iron curtain) approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a misstatement that, when all 
relevant  quantitative  and  qualitative  factors  are  considered,  is  material.    If  prior  year  errors  that  had  been  previously 
considered  immaterial  now  are  considered  material  based  on  either  approach,  no  restatement  is  required  so  long  as 
management  properly  applied  its  previous  approach  and  all  relevant  facts  and  circumstances  were  considered.  
Adjustments considered immaterial in prior years under the method previously used, but now considered material under 
the dual approach required by SAB 108, are to be recorded upon initial adoption of SAB 108.  The adoption of SAB 108 
had no effect on the Corporation’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. 

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Impact of Not Yet Effective Authoritative Accounting Pronouncements 

In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155 “Accounting for Certain 
Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 155”), which amends FASB Statements No. 133, “Accounting For Derivative 
Instruments  and  Hedging  Activities”  and  No.  140,  “Accounting  For  Transfers  and  Servicing  of  Financial  Assets  and 
Extinguishments of Liabilities”. This Statement permits fair value re-measurement for any hybrid financial instruments, 
clarifies which instruments are subject to the requirements of Statement No. 133, and establishes a requirement to evaluate 
interests in securitized financial assets and other items.  SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or
issued in fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 155 is not expected to impact the 
Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.   

 In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156 “Accounting for Servicing of 
Financial Assets” (“SFAS No. 156”), which amends FASB Statement No. 140, “Accounting For Transfers and Servicing 
of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing 
assets  and  servicing  liabilities.    SFAS  No.  156  is  effective  for  fiscal  years  beginning  after  September  15,  2006.    The 
adoption of SFAS No. 156 is not expected to impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.   

 In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”).  
FIN  No.  48  prescribes  a  recognition  threshold  and  measurement  attribute  for  the  financial  statement  recognition  and 
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  It also provides guidance on derecognition, 
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  FIN No. 48 is effective for 
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The adoption of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007 had no impact on the 
Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.  

 In  September  2006,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  157  “Fair  Value 
Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  expands  disclosures  about  fair  value  measurements.    SFAS  No.  157  is 
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The adoption of SFAS No. 
157 is not expected to impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. 

 In  September  2006,  the  FASB  Emerging  Issues  Task  Force  finalized  Issue  No.  06-4,  Accounting  for  Deferred 
Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements (“EITF 06-
4”).  This issue requires that a liability be recorded during the service period when a split-dollar life insurance agreement 
continues  after  employment  terminates.    Depending  on  the  contractual  terms  of  the  split-dollar  agreement,  the  required 
accrued liability will be based on either the post-employment benefit cost for the continuing life insurance or the future 
death benefit.  EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007.  The adoption of EITF 06-4 is 
not expected to impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. 

In September 2006, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force finalized Issue No. 06-5, Accounting for Purchases of Life 
Insurance  -  Determining  the  Amount  That  Could  Be  Realized  in  Accordance  with  FASB  Technical  Bulletin  No.  85-4 
(Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance) (“EITF 06-5”). This issue requires that a policyholder consider contractual 
terms  of  a  life  insurance  policy  in  determining  the  amount  that  could  be  realized  under  the  insurance  contract.    It  also 
requires that if the contract provides for a greater surrender value if all individual policies in a group are surrendered at the 
same  time,  that  the  surrender  value  be  determined  based  on  the  assumption  that  policies  will  be  surrendered  on  an 
individual basis.  Lastly, the issue discusses whether the cash surrender value should be discounted when the policyholder 
is contractually limited in its ability to surrender a policy.  This issue is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2006.  The adoption of EITF 06-5 is not expected to impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. 

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NOTE B – INVESTMENT SECURITIES 

The  following  table  sets  forth  the  amortized  cost  and  estimated  fair  values  of  the  Bank’s  investment  securities  at 

December 31, 2006 and 2005. 

Held-to-Maturity Securities:

U.S. Treasury ...........................................................................
State and municipals ................................................................
Pass-through mortgage securities ...........................................
Collateralized mortgage obligations .........................................

Available-for-Sale Securities:

U.S. Treasury ...........................................................................
U.S. government agencies .......................................................
State and municipals ................................................................
Pass-through mortgage securities ...........................................

Held-to-Maturity Securities:

U.S. Treasury ...........................................................................
State and municipals ................................................................
Pass-through mortgage securities ...........................................
Collateralized mortgage obligations .........................................

Available-for-Sale Securities:

U.S. Treasury ...........................................................................
U.S. government agencies .......................................................
Corporates ...............................................................................
State and municipals ................................................................
Pass-through mortgage securities ...........................................

Amortized
Cost

2006

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross 
Unrealized
Losses

(in thousands)

$            

5,993
65,629
32,689
114,019
218,330

45,595
45,531
79,277
65,715
236,118

$        

$          

$        

-
$                
1,287
113
11
1,411

$        

$                
-
3
2,008
143
2,154

$        

$            

(57)
(250)
(895)
(1,694)
(2,896)

(521)
(104)
(94)
(1,032)
(1,751)

$       

$          

$       

Amortized
Cost

2005

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross 
Unrealized
Losses

(in thousands)

$            

$            

$        

$          

7,960
64,912
37,570
148,818
259,260

98,542
34,756
3,000
69,740
52,034
258,072

-
$                
1,791
211
109
2,111

$        

$                
-
-
4
2,707
5
2,716

$        

$       

$          

(95)
(401)
(1,133)
(2,461)
(4,090)

(868)
(115)
-
(14)
(2,060)
(3,057)

$        

$       

Fair
Value

5,936
66,666
31,907
112,336
216,845

45,074
45,430
81,191
64,826
236,521

Fair
Value

7,865
66,302
36,648
146,466
257,281

97,674
34,641
3,004
72,433
49,979
257,731

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

The  pass-through  mortgage  securities  shown  in  the  preceding  tables  were  issued  by  the  Government  National 
Mortgage  Association  (“GNMA”),  the  Federal  National  Mortgage  Association  (“FNMA”),  or  the  Federal  Home  Loan 
Mortgage  Corporation  (“FHLMC”).    Each  issuer’s  pass-through  securities  are  backed  by  mortgages  conforming  to  its 
underwriting  guidelines  and  each  issuer  guarantees  the  timely  payment  of  principal  and  interest  on  its  securities.    The 
collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) shown in the table were also issued by GNMA, FNMA, or FHLMC and all 
such securities, regardless of the issuer, are backed by GNMA pass-through mortgage securities.  Each issuer guarantees 
the  timely  payment  of  principal  and  interest  on  its  CMOs  and  GNMA  guarantees  the  timely  payment  of  principal  and 
interest  on  the  underlying  pass-through  mortgage  securities.    Obligations  of  GNMA  represent  full  faith  and  credit 
obligations of the U.S. government (the “Government”), while obligations of FNMA, which is a corporate instrumentality 
of the Government, and FHLMC, which is a Government sponsored corporation, do not. 

At  December  31,  2006  and  2005,  investment  securities  with  a  carrying  value  of  $112,908,000  and  $151,492,000, 

respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowings under repurchase agreements. 

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Securities With Unrealized Losses.  The following table sets forth securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 

2006 and 2005 presented by length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position. 

Less than
12 Months

2006
12 Months
or More

Total

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

  U.S. Treasury ................................................
  U.S. government agencies ...........................
  State and municipals..…................................
  Pass-through mortgage securities….............
  Collateralized mortgage obligations ..............
  Total temporarily impaired..…........................

-
$              
15,019
16,182
3,077
5,693
39,971

$    

-
$            
(26)
(147)
(23)
(16)
(212)

$      

51,010
18,782
9,420
50,339
103,560
233,111

(578)
(78)
(197)
(1,904)
(1,678)
(4,435)

$    

51,010
33,801
25,602
53,416
109,253
273,082

$

$

(578)
(104)
(344)
(1,927)
(1,694)
(4,647)

$  

$   

$  

(in thousands)
$      

$    

Less than
12 Months

2005
12 Months
or More

Total

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

$    

$      

(in thousands)
$      

$    

  U.S. Treasury ................................................
  U.S. government agencies ...........................
  State and municipals..…................................
  Pass-through mortgage securities….............
  Collateralized mortgage obligations ..............
  Total temporarily impaired..…........................

35,702
34,641
12,000
19,085
82,730
184,158

(184)
(115)
(180)
(334)
(751)
(1,564)

69,837
-
6,538
56,484
46,977
179,836

(779)
-
(235)
(2,859)
(1,710)
(5,583)

$  

105,539
34,641
18,538
75,569
129,707
363,994

$

$

(963)
(115)
(415)
(3,193)
(2,461)
(7,147)

$  

$   

$  

$   

$  

  Unrealized losses reflected in the preceding tables have not been included in results of operations because the affected 
securities  are  of  high  credit  quality,  management  has  the  intent  and  ability  to  hold  these  securities  for  the  foreseeable 
future,  and  the  decline  in  fair  value  is  largely  due  to  an  increase  in  interest  rates  since  the  time  the  securities  were 
purchased.  The losses on these securities are expected to dissipate as they approach their maturity dates and/or if interest 
rates decline.  

Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities.  Sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows: 

2006

2005
(in thousands)

2004

Proceeds ...............................................................

$      

28,048

$      

77,941

$

208,226

Gross gains ...........................................................
Gross losses ..........................................................
Net gains (losses) ..................................................

-
(635)
(635)

$          

-
(912)
(912)

$          

$

460
(941)
(481)

The tax  benefit  related  to  these  net  realized  losses  was  $254,000, $364,000  and  $192,000  in 2006,  2005  and  2004, 

respectively.

Sale of Held-to-Maturity Security.

In the second quarter of 2005, the Bank sold a held-to-maturity corporate bond 
based  on  a  downgrade  of  the  security’s  credit  rating  from  AA2  to  A2  over  a  two  month  time  period.    The  bond  had  a 
stated maturity of October 9, 2026 and could be put back to the issuer at par on October 9, 2006.  In light of the long-term 
nature of this bond, management deemed the downgrade to be a significant deterioration in the issuer’s creditworthiness.  
The bond had a carrying value of $996,000 at the time of sale and the Corporation realized a gain upon sale of $157,000. 

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Bank’s investment securities at December 31, 2006.

Principal Maturing (1)

Within
One Year

   Amount   

Yield

After One But
Within Five Years
Yield

   Amount   

After Five But
Within Ten Years
Yield

   Amount   

After
Ten Years

   Amount   

Yield

(dollars in thousands)

Held-to-Maturity Securities (Amortized Cost)
  U.S. Treasury ........................................
  State and municipals (2) …....................
  Pass-through mortgage securities ….....
  Collateralized mortgage obligations ......

Held-to-Maturity Securities (Fair Value)
  U.S. Treasury ........................................
  State and municipals (2) …....................
  Pass-through mortgage securities ….....
  Collateralized mortgage obligations ......

Available-for-Sale Securities (Fair Value)
  U.S. Treasury ........................................
  U.S. government agencies ….................
  State and municipals (2) …....................
  Pass-through mortgage securities ….....

$      

5,993
4,023
4
-
10,020

$    

3.47%
6.73
7.08
       -

4.78%

$              
-
20,725
866
694
22,285

$    

       - %
7.37
5.95
4.43
7.22%

-
$              
18,215
25,249
-
43,464

$    

       - %
6.37
4.02
       -

5.00%

-
$              
22,666
6,570
113,325
142,561

$  

       - %
6.32
5.25
4.35
4.70%

Principal Maturing (1)

Within
One Year

   Amount   

Yield

After One But
Within Five Years
Yield

   Amount   

After Five But
Within Ten Years
Yield

   Amount   

After
Ten Years

   Amount   

Yield

(dollars in thousands)

$      

$      

5,936
4,044
4
-
9,984

3.47%
6.73
7.08
       -

4.78%

$              
-
21,359
876
694
22,929

$    

       - %
7.37
5.95
4.43
7.22%

-
$              
18,525
24,458
-
42,983

$    

       - %
6.37
4.02
       -

5.00%

-
$              
22,738
6,569
111,642
140,949

$  

       - %
6.32
5.25
4.35
4.70%

Principal Maturing (1)

Within
One Year

   Amount   

Yield

After One But
Within Five Years
Yield

   Amount   

After Five But
Within Ten Years
Yield

   Amount   

After
Ten Years

   Amount   

Yield

(dollars in thousands)

$    

$    

40,079
9,987
4,620
-
54,686

3.49%
4.85
6.79
       -

4.02%

$      

4,995
23,280
33,580
2,287
64,142

$    

3.39%
4.98
6.97
3.40
5.84%

-
$              
12,163
24,075
14,699
50,937

$    

       - %
5.34
6.93
3.84
5.66%

-
$              
-
18,916
47,840
66,756

$    

       - %
       -
6.49
5.39
5.70%

(1) Maturities  shown  are  stated  maturities,  except  in  the  case  of  municipal  securities  which  are  shown  at  the  earlier  of  their  stated   
maturity  or  pre-refunded  dates.    Securities  backed  by  mortgages,  which  include  the  pass-through  mortgage  securities  and 
collateralized  mortgage  obligations  shown  above,  are  expected  to  have  substantial  periodic  repayments  resulting  in  weighted 
average lives considerably shorter than would be surmised from the above table.  

(2) Yields on tax-exempt state and municipal securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis. 

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NOTE C – LOANS 

The following table sets forth changes in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses. 

Balance, beginning of year .....................................................
Loans charged off:
  Commercial and industrial ....................................................
  Other ….................................................................................

Recoveries of loans charged off:
  Commercial and industrial ....................................................
  Other ….................................................................................

Net (chargeoffs) recoveries .....................................................
Provision for loan losses …......................................................
Balance, end of year …...........................................................
Ratio of net chargeoffs to 
  average loans outstanding …….............................................

2006

Year ended December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)

2004

$      

3,282

$      

2,808

$

2,452

65
11
76

-
15
15
(61)
670
3,891

$      

-
25
25

-
29
29
4
470
3,282

$      

12
33
45

7
38
45
-
356
2,808

$

.01%

.00%

.00%

The Corporation’s loan portfolio at December 31, 2006 and 2005 included $2,238,000 and $2,002,000, respectively, 
of loans specifically identified as impaired under SFAS No. 114.  Of the Corporation’s total impaired loans at December 
31, 2006, $1,909,000 had a related allowance for loan losses of $208,000 and the balance had no related allowance for 
loan losses.  The average recorded investment during 2006 in loans considered to be impaired as of December 31, 2006 
was $2,327,000.  Interest income recognized during 2006 on loans considered to be impaired as of December 31, 2006 
and during the period in 2006 that such loans were impaired amounted to $180,000.  Of the Corporation’s total impaired 
loans  at  December  31,  2005,  $1,702,000  had  a  related  allowance  for  loan  losses  of  $317,000  and  the  balance  had  no 
related allowance for loan losses.  The average recorded investment during 2005 in loans considered to be impaired as of 
December 31, 2005 was $2,339,000.  Interest income recognized during 2005 on loans considered to be impaired as of 
December  31,  2005  and  during  the  period  in  2005  that  such  loans  were  impaired  amounted  to  $81,000.    The  average 
recorded investment during 2004 in loans considered to be impaired as of December 31, 2004 was $1,671,000.  Interest 
income  recognized  during  2004  on  loans  considered  to  be  impaired  as  of  December  31,  2004  and  during  the  period  in 
2004 that such loans were impaired amounted to $59,000.  All interest income recorded by the Corporation during 2006, 
2005, and 2004 on loans considered to be impaired was generally recognized using the accrual method of accounting. 

Certain directors, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners, and executive 
officers  were  loan  customers  of  the  Bank  during  2006  and  2005.    Such  loans  are  permitted  under  Regulation  O  of  the 
Board  of  Governors  of  The  Federal  Reserve  System.    The  aggregate  amount  of  these  loans  was  $2,747,000  and 
$1,455,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  During 2006, $1,529,000 of new loans to such persons were 
made and repayments totaled $237,000.  There were no loans to directors or executive officers which were nonaccruing at 
December 31, 2006 or 2005. 

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NOTE D – PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT 

Bank premises and equipment consist of the following: 

Land ..................................................................................................................
Buildings and improvements ….........................................................................
Leasehold improvements .................................................................................
Furniture and equipment ..................................................................................

Accumulated depreciation and amortization .....................................................

December 31,

2006

2005

(in thousands)

$       

1,274
5,287
3,939
12,628
23,128
(14,433)
8,695

$       

$

$

1,274
5,284
3,269
10,851
20,678
(13,095)
7,583

  A building occupied by one of the Bank’s branch offices is leased from a director of the Corporation and the Bank. 
Although  the  lease  expires  on  October  31,  2007,  the  Bank  may,  on  ninety  (90)  days  written  notice,  elect  to  extend  the 
lease  for  an  additional  five  (5)  year  period.    The  lease  provides  for  annual  base  rent  of  $32,022  for  the  year  ending 
October 31, 2007.  In addition to base rent, the Bank is responsible for its proportionate share of the real estate taxes on 
the building in which the leased premises are located.   

NOTE E – DEPOSITS 

The following table sets forth the remaining maturities of the Bank’s time deposits. 

2007 ...................................................................................
2008 ...................................................................................
2009 ...................................................................................
2010 ...................................................................................
2011 ...................................................................................
Thereafter ...........................................................................

Less than
$100,000

Amount
$100,000 or
More
(in thousands)

$     

$   

42,768
1,307
510
331
770
8
45,694

137,968
382
-
220
515
-
139,085

$     

$   

Total

$

$

180,736
1,689
510
551
1,285
8
184,779

The  aggregate  amount  of  deposit  account  overdrafts  included  in  other  loans  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  was 

$866,000 and $816,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  

NOTE F – SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Securities sold under repurchase agreements are short-term collateralized financing arrangements that mature within 
45  days.    At  maturity,  the  securities  underlying  the  agreements  will  be  returned  to  the  Bank.    The  following  table  sets 
forth information concerning securities sold under repurchase agreements. 

December 31,

2006

2005

(dollars in thousands)

$     

$     

37,989
4.59%
70,574
4.83%

$

$

65,714
3.01%
82,600
3.98%

Average daily balance during the year.............................................................
Average interest rate during the year...............................................................
Maximum month-end balance during the year.................................................
Weighted average interest rate at year-end.....................................................

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NOTE G – INCOME TAXES 

The Corporation and its subsidiary file a consolidated federal income tax return.  Income taxes charged to earnings in 
2006, 2005, and 2004 had effective tax rates of 19.9%, 20.0%, and 24.2%, respectively.  The following table sets forth a 
reconciliation of the statutory Federal income tax rate to the Corporation’s effective tax rate. 

Statutory federal income tax rate ............................................................................
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit ............................
Tax-exempt income, net of disallowed cost of funding ...........................................
Accretion of cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance............................
Other …...................................................................................................................

2006

34.0%
.8  

(14.3)
(1.0)

.4  
19.9%

Year Ended December 31,
2005

34.0%
1.4  

(13.8)
         ( .6)
(1.0)
20.0%

2004

34.0%
3.7  

(13.7)

              -

.2  
24.2%

Provision For Income Taxes.  The following table sets forth the components of the provision for income taxes. 

Current:

Federal  ...........................................................................................................
State and local ................................................................................................

Deferred:

Federal  ...........................................................................................................
State and local ................................................................................................

2006

$          

2,801
196
2,997

(189)
(23)
(212)
2,785

$          

Year Ended December 31,
2005
(in thousands)
$          
2,725
633
3,358

(20)
(273)
(293)
3,065

$          

2004

2,747
846
3,593

227
43
270
3,863

$

$

Net Deferred Tax Asset.  The following table sets forth the components of the Bank’s net deferred tax asset. 

December 31,

2006

2005

Deferred tax assets:

Allowance for loan losses ……............................................................................
Supplemental executive retirement expense …..................................................
Directors' retirement expense ….........................................................................
Stock-based compensation .................................................................................
Depreciation  .......................................................................................................
Accrued professional fees ……...........................................................................
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities ……………............................

Valuation allowance …............................................................................................

(in thousands)
$

$          

1,049
128
92
68
93
12
-
1,442
-
1,442

Deferred tax liabilities:

Prepaid pension …..............................................................................................
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities ……………..............................
Other....................................................................................................................

Net deferred tax asset ............................................................................................

609
161
8
778
664

$             

$

796
121
80
-
6
12
136
1,151
-
1,151

870
-
2
872
279

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NOTE H – REGULATORY MATTERS 

Minimum Regulatory Capital Requirements. The Corporation (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to 
various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital 
requirements  can  initiate  certain  mandatory  and  possibly  additional  discretionary  actions  by  the  regulators  that,  if 
undertaken,  could  have  a  direct  material  effect  on  the  Corporation’s  and  Bank’s  financial  statements.    Under  capital 
adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Corporation and the Bank must meet 
specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items
as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative 
judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.  Prompt corrective action provisions are 
not applicable to bank holding companies. 

  Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation  to  ensure capital  adequacy  require  the  Corporation  and the  Bank  to 
maintain  minimum  amounts  and  ratios  (set  forth  in  the  following  table)  of  total  and  Tier  1  capital  (as  defined  in  the 
regulations) to risk weighted assets (as defined) and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined). 

    As of December 31, 2006, the most recent notification from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation categorized the 
Bank  as  well  capitalized  under  the  regulatory  framework  for  prompt  corrective  action.    To  be  categorized  as  well 
capitalized,  an  institution  must  maintain  minimum  total  risk-based,  Tier  1  risk-based,  and  Tier  1  leverage  ratios  as  set 
forth  in  the  following  table.    There  are  no  conditions  or  events  since  the  notification  that  management  believes  have 
changed the Bank’s category.  The Corporation’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 
2006 and 2005 are also presented in the table. 

Actual

2006
Minimum
Capital
Requirement
(dollars in thousands)

Minimum To Be Well
Capitalized Under Prompt
Corrective Action Provisions

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

$      

99,697
98,692

22.83%
22.61

$      

34,934
34,919

8.00%
8.00

N/A
43,649

$      

N/A
10.00%

95,806
94,801

95,806
94,801

21.94
21.72

9.69
9.59

Actual

17,467
17,460

39,539
39,532

4.00
4.00

4.00
4.00

2005
Minimum
Capital
Requirement
(dollars in thousands)

N/A
26,189

N/A
49,415

N/A
6.00

N/A
5.00

Minimum To Be Well
Capitalized Under Prompt
Corrective Action Provisions

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

$      

93,965
92,180

25.16%
24.68

$      

29,877
29,876

8.00%
8.00

N/A
37,345

$      

N/A
10.00%

90,683
88,898

90,683
88,898

24.28
23.80

9.26
9.08

14,938
14,938

39,176
39,182

4.00
4.00

4.00
4.00

N/A
22,407

N/A
48,978

N/A
6.00

N/A
5.00

Total  Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................
Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................

Total  Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................
Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets:
     Consolidated .....................................................
     Bank ..................................................................

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Other Matters. The amount of dividends paid by the Bank to the Corporation is subject to restrictions under Federal 
Reserve Board Regulation H.  Under Regulation H, the Bank is required to obtain regulatory approval for the payment of 
dividends  during  any  one  calendar  year  that  exceed  the  Bank's  net  income  for  the  calendar  year  plus  the  retained  net 
income for the two preceding calendar years.  At December 31, 2006, the Bank had retained net income for the current 
and two preceding calendar years of $10,130,000. 

Regulation D of the Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System requires banks to maintain reserves against 

certain deposit balances.  The Bank’s average reserve requirement for 2006 was approximately $10,013,000. 

  Under national banking laws and related statutes, the Bank is limited as to the amount it may loan to the Corporation, 
unless such loans are collateralized by specified obligations. At December 31, 2006, the maximum amount available for 
transfer from the Bank to the Corporation in the form of loans approximated $14,183,000.

NOTE I – SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION RIGHTS PLAN 

On  July  18,  2006,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Corporation  (the  “Board”)  unanimously  determined  to  renew  the 
Corporation’s Shareholder Protection Rights Plan and declared a distribution of one right (“Right”) for each share of the 
Corporation’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) outstanding on August 1, 2006. 

In the absence of an event of the type described below, the Rights will be evidenced by and trade with the Common 
Stock and will not be exercisable.  However, the Rights will separate from the Common Stock and become exercisable 
following the earlier of (1) the tenth business day, or such later date as the Board may decide, after any person or persons 
(collectively referred to as “person”) commences a tender offer that would result in such person holding a total of 20% or 
more  of  the  outstanding  Common  Stock,  or  (2)  ten  business  days  after,  or  such  earlier  or  later  date  as  the  Board  may 
decide,  the  announcement  by  the  Corporation  that  any  person  has  acquired  20%  or  more  of  the  outstanding  Common 
Stock.

When separated from the Common Stock, each Right will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock 
for $150 (the “Exercise Price”). However, in the event that the Corporation has announced that any person has acquired 
20%  or  more  of  the  outstanding  Common  Stock,  the  Rights  owned  by  that  person  will  be  automatically void  and  each 
other  Right  will  automatically  become  a  right  to  buy,  for  the  Exercise  Price,  that  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock 
having a market value of twice the Exercise Price. Also, if any person acquires 20% or more of the outstanding Common 
Stock,  the  Board  can  require  that,  in  lieu  of  exercise,  each  outstanding  Right  be  exchanged  for  one  share  of  Common 
Stock.

The Rights may be redeemed by action of the Board at a price of $.01 per Right at any time prior to announcement by 
the Corporation that any person has acquired 20% or more of the outstanding Common Stock. The Exercise Price and the 
number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment to prevent dilution. The Rights expire ten years from the date of 
their issuance.  

NOTE J – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION 

The Corporation has two share-based compensation plans which are described below.  The compensation cost that has 
been  charged  against  income  for  those  plans  was  $210,000  and  $25,000  for  2006  and  2004,  respectively,  and  zero  in 
2005.  The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was  
$68,000 for 2006 and zero for 2005 and 2004. 

       The Corporation’s 2006 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2006 Plan”) was approved by its shareholders on April 18, 
2006 as a successor to the 1996 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan (the “1996 Plan”), which expired on January 
15,  2006  (collectively  referred  to  as  the  “Stock  Compensation  Plans”).    The  2006  Plan  permits  the  granting  of  stock 
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units to employees and non-employee directors for 
up to 300,000 shares of common stock of which 248,341 shares remain available for grant as of December 31, 2006.  The 
number of awards that can be granted under the 2006 Plan to any one person in any one fiscal year is limited to 35,000 
shares.  Under the terms of the 2006 Plan, stock options and stock appreciation rights can not have an exercise price that is 
less  than  100%  of  the  fair  market  value  of  one  share  of  the  underlying  common  stock  on  the  date  of  grant.    The  term 
and/or vesting of awards made under the 2006 Plan will be determined from time to time in accordance with rules adopted 
by the Corporation’s Compensation Committee and be in compliance with the applicable provisions, if any, of the Internal 
Revenue  Code.    Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  in  any  award  agreement,  awards  under  the  2006  Plan  will 
become immediately exercisable or will immediately vest, as the case may be, in the event of a change in control.   

       The  Corporation’s  1996  Plan  permitted  the  granting  of  stock  options,  with  or  without  stock  appreciation  rights 
attached, and stand alone stock appreciation rights to employees and non-employee directors for up to 540,000 shares of 
common stock.  The number of stock options and stock appreciation rights that could have been granted under the 1996 

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Plan to any one person in any one fiscal year was limited to 25,000.  Each option granted under the 1996 Plan was granted 
at  a  price  equal  to  the  fair  market  value  of  one  share  of  the  Corporation’s  stock  on  the  date  of  grant.    Options  granted 
under  the  1996  Plan  on  or  before  December  31,  2000  became  exercisable  in  whole  or  in  part  commencing  six  months 
from the date of grant and ending ten years after the date of grant.  Options granted under the 1996 Plan in January 2005 
became exercisable in whole or in part commencing ninety days from the date of grant and ending ten years after the date 
of grant.  By the terms of their grant, all other options under the 1996 Plan were granted with a three year vesting period 
and  a  ten  year  expiration  date.    However,  vesting  was  subject  to  acceleration  in  the  event  of  a  change  in  control, 
retirement, death, disability, and certain other limited circumstances.   

Fair Value of Stock Option Awards.  The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the 
Black-Scholes option pricing model and the assumptions noted in the following table.  Expected volatilities are based on 
historical volatilities of the Corporation’s common stock.  The Corporation uses historical data to estimate the expected 
term of options granted.  The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the options was based on the U.S. Treasury 
yield  curve  in  effect  at  the  time  of  grant.    The  fair  value  of  options  granted  was  determined  using  the  following 
assumptions as of the grant date.  

Expected volatility......................................
Expected dividends.....................................
Expected term (in years).............................
Risk-free interest rate..................................

2006

25.11%
2.09%

2005

24.17%
2.00%

2004

19.94%
2.00%

            6.7

            7.0

            7.0

5.07%

4.15%

3.80%

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted in 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $11.97, $13.03 and $12.01, 

respectively. 

       Stock  Option  Activity. On  July  1,  2006  the  Corporation’s  board  of  directors  granted  51,659  nonqualified  stock 
options  under  the  2006  Plan.    The  options  were  granted  at  a  price  equal  to  the  fair  market  value  of  one  share  of  the 
Corporation’s stock on the date of grant.  The options have a five-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of 
grant.  However, vesting is subject to acceleration in the event of retirement, death, disability, or a change in control. 

A summary of options outstanding under the Corporation’s Stock Compensation Plans as of December 31, 2006 and 

changes during the year then ended are presented below. 

Outstanding at January 1, 2006...............
Granted ..................................................
Exercised.................................................
Forfeited or expired................................
Outstanding at December 31, 2006.........
Exercisable at December 31, 2006..........

Options
228,650
51,659
(14,673)
(652)
264,984
207,114

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (yrs.)

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value 
(in thousands)

$

34.78
41.65
27.44
45.89
36.50
34.83

$     
$      

6.58
5.85

$
$

2,190
2,073

The  total  intrinsic  value  of  options  exercised  in  2006,  2005,  and  2004  was  $233,000,  $1,155,000  and  $1,154,000, 
respectively.    The  total  fair  value  of  options  vested  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2006,  2005,  and  2004  was 
$102,000, $1,096,000 and $870,000, respectively.  

     As  of  December  31,  2006,  there  was  $435,000  of  total  unrecognized  compensation  cost  related  to  nonvested  stock 
options.  The cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 4.5 years. 

Cash  Received  and  Tax  Benefits  Realized.    Cash  received  from  option  exercises  in  2006,  2005,  and  2004  was 
$402,000,  $1,502,000  and  $927,000,  respectively.    The  actual  tax  benefit  realized  for  the  tax  deductions  from  option 
exercises in 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $17,000, $220,000 and $116,000, respectively. 

Other.  No cash was used to settle stock options in 2006 or 2005.  The Corporation uses newly issued shares to settle 

stock option exercises.

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NOTE K – RETIREMENT PLANS 

The Bank has a combined profit sharing/401(k) plan (the “Profit Sharing Plan”).  Employees are eligible to participate 
provided they are at least 21 years of age and have completed one year of service in which they worked 1,000 hours if 
full-time  and  700  hours  if  part-time.    Participants  may  elect  to  contribute,  on  a  tax-deferred  basis,  up  to  25%  of  gross 
compensation, as defined, subject to the limitations of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Bank may, at its 
sole discretion, make “Additional” contributions to each participant's account based on the amount of the participant's tax 
deferred  contributions  and  make  profit  sharing  contributions  to  each  participant's  account  equal  to  a  percentage  of  the 
participant's compensation, as defined.  Based on a recent competitive review of the Bank’s overall retirement program 
versus  that  of  its  peers,  the  Compensation  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors  (the  “Compensation  Committee”)  has 
decided  to  discontinue  profit  sharing  contributions  beginning  in  2007.    In  determining  an  appropriate  profit  sharing 
contribution percentage for 2006 and prior years, the Compensation Committee considered the Bank’s actual performance 
against  targeted  earnings  goals.    Participants  are  fully  vested  in  their  elective  contributions  and,  after  five  years  of 
participation  in  the  Profit  Sharing  Plan,  are  fully  vested  (20%  vesting  per  year)  in  the  Additional  and  profit  sharing 
contributions,  if  any,  made  by  the  Bank.    Additional  contributions  were  $179,000,  $166,000,  and  $165,000  for  2006, 
2005, and 2004, respectively, and profit sharing contributions were $524,000, $664,000, and $814,000, respectively. 

The  Bank’s  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Program  (“SERP”)  provides  benefits  to  certain  employees, 
designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, whose benefits under the Pension Plan and Profit 
Sharing Plan are limited by the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The benefit under the SERP is equal 
to the additional amount the employee would be entitled to under the Pension and Profit Sharing Plans in the absence of 
such Internal Revenue Code limitations.  SERP expense was $113,000, $196,000, and $240,000 in 2006, 2005, and 2004, 
respectively.  The downward trend in SERP expense during the last two years is primarily due to an increased return on 
plan assets and a reduction in plan participants. 

The  Bank  has  a  defined  benefit  pension  plan  (the  “Pension  Plan”  or  the  “Plan”)  covering  eligible  employees.  The 
provisions of the Pension Plan are governed by the rules and regulations contained in the Prototype Plan of the New York 
State Bankers Retirement System (the “Retirement System”) and the Retirement System Adoption Agreement executed 
by the Bank.  The Retirement System is overseen by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) who meet quarterly and, among 
other things, set the investment policy guidelines.  For investment purposes, the Pension Plan’s contributions are pooled 
with  the  contributions  of  the  other  participants  in  the  Retirement  System.    Assets  of  the  Pension  Plan  are  invested  in 
various debt and equity securities, the major categories of which are set forth in the table that follows.  The Pension Plan 
has a September 30 year end and therefore the Company uses September 30 as the measurement date for this Plan.     

Employees are eligible to participate in the Pension Plan after attaining 21 years of age and completing 12 full months 
of  service.    Pension  benefits  are  generally  based  on  a  percentage  of  average  annual  compensation  during  the  period  of 
creditable  service.      The  Bank  makes  annual  contributions  to  the  Pension  Plan  in  an  amount  sufficient  to  fund  these 
benefits and participants contribute 2% of their compensation.  The Bank’s funding policy, the frozen actuarial liability 
actuarial  cost  method,  is  consistent  with  the  funding  requirements  of  federal  law  and  regulations.    Employees  become 
fully vested after four years of participation in the Pension Plan (no vesting occurs during the four-year period).  

Major Categories of Plan Assets.  The following table sets forth the major categories of Plan assets as of the last two 

Plan year ends and the percentage of the total value of Plan assets accounted for by each. 

Equity Securities......................................................................................................
Debt Securities........................................................................................................
Real Estate..............................................................................................................
All Other Assets.......................................................................................................

Percentage of Fair Value
of Total Plan Assets at:

9/30/06

9/30/05

59.8 %
39.9
-
.3
100.0 %

58.8 %
41.2
-
-
100.0 %

The Retirement System uses two investment management firms, with one firm investing approximately 68% and the 
other firm investing approximately 32% of the total portfolio.  The Retirement System investment objective is to exceed 
the investment benchmark in each asset category.  Each firm operates under a separate written investment policy approved 
by the Trustees.  The mix of equity and debt securities is determined from time to time by the Trustees based on a review 
of the Retirement System's requirements. 

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The  current  target  allocation  percentage  for  equity  securities  is  60%  but  may  vary  from  50%  to  70%  based  on  the 
investment managers’ discretion.  The equity portfolio includes, among other things, international securities and equities 
in a separately managed large cap core equity fund that is permitted to invest in a diversified range of securities in the US 
equity markets.  

The current target allocation percentage for debt securities is 40% but may vary from 30% to 50% at the investment 
manager’s discretion. Fixed income investments include various debt securities included in a fixed income portfolio and a 
core  bond  fixed  income  fund.    The  fixed  income  portfolio  operates  with  guidelines  relating  to  types  of  debt  securities, 
quality ratings, maturities, and single company and sector allocation limits.  The portfolio investments in the core bond 
fixed  income  fund  are  limited  to  US  Dollar  denominated,  fixed  income  securities  and  selective  derivatives  designed  to 
have attributes similar to such fixed income securities. 

Net Pension Cost.  The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost. 

Service cost, net of plan participant contributions ..................................................
Interest cost ............................................................................................................
Expected return on plan assets ..............................................................................
Amortization of prior service cost ...........................................................................
Amortization of net actuarial loss ............................................................................
Net pension cost ..................................................................................................

2006

$           

785
743
(1,001)
20
27
574

$           

$           

2005
(in thousands)
761
690
(839)
20
58
690

$           

2004

$

$

672
627
(703)
20
52
668

It is estimated that $20,000 of prior service costs and no net loss will be amortized for the defined benefit pension plan 

from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year.   

Significant  Actuarial  Assumptions.    The  following  tables  set  forth  the  significant  actuarial  assumptions  used  to 
determine the benefit obligation as of September 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004 and the benefit cost for each of the Plan years 
then ended. 

Weighted average assumptions used to determine the
  benefit obligation at September 30
Discount rate ..........................................................................................................
Rate of increase in compensation levels ................................................................
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets ...................................................

Weighted average assumptions used to determine
  pension cost for the year ended September 30
Discount rate ..........................................................................................................
Rate of increase in compensation levels ................................................................
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets ...................................................

2006
5.75%
5.00%
7.00%

2006
5.50%
5.00%
7.00%

2005
5.50%
5.00%
7.00%

2005
5.75%
5.00%
7.00%

2004
5.75%
5.00%
7.00%

2004
6.00%
5.00%
7.00%

The  expected  long-term  rate-of-return  on  plan  assets  reflects  long-term  earnings  expectations  on  the  total  assets 
currently in the Retirement System and contributions expected to be received by the Retirement System during the current 
plan year.  In estimating the rate, appropriate consideration is given to historical returns earned by the Retirement System 
assets and the rates of return expected to be available for reinvestment. Average rates of return over the past 1, 3, 5 and 10 
year  periods  were  determined  and  subsequently  adjusted  to  reflect  current  capital  market  assumptions  and  changes  in 
investment allocations.

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Funded Status of The Plan.  The following table sets forth the change in the projected benefit obligation and Plan 
assets for each Plan year and, as of the end of each Plan year, the funded status of the Plan, net amount recognized, and 
accumulated benefit obligation.  

2006

Year Ended September 30,
2005
(in thousands)

2004

Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year.....................................................
Service cost before plan participant contributions...................................................
Plan participant contributions..................................................................................
Expenses.................................................................................................................
Interest cost.............................................................................................................
Benefits paid............................................................................................................
Assumption changes and other...............................................................................
Projected benefit obligation at end of year.........................................................

Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year.........................................................
Actual return on plan assets....................................................................................
Employer contributions............................................................................................
Plan participant contributions..................................................................................
Benefits paid............................................................................................................
Expenses.................................................................................................................
Fair value of plan assets at end of year..............................................................

$      

13,794
941
(156)
(105)
743
(577)
87
14,727

14,501
1,710
1,087
156
(577)
(105)
16,772

$      

12,197
933
(172)
(92)
690
(411)
649
13,794

12,108
1,441
1,284
171
(411)
(92)
14,501

Funded status........................................................................................................
Unrecognized net actuarial loss .............................................................................
Unrecognized prior service cost..............................................................................
Net amount recognized.........................................................................................

2,045
-
-
2,045

$        

707
1,807
196
2,710

$        

Accumulated Benefit Obligation..........................................................................

$      

11,779

$      

11,165

$

$

$

10,617
828
(156)
(81)
627
(396)
758
12,197

10,133
1,113
1,183
156
(396)
(81)
12,108

(89)
1,989
216
2,116

9,750

  Amounts  recognized  in  the  balance  sheet  at  December  31,  2005  consist  of  prepaid  benefit  cost  of  $2,710,000  less 
accrued benefit cost of $242,000.  The amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 
2006 consist of net loss of $1,001,000 and prior service cost of $177,000. 

The net amount recognized in the balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 differs from the amount presented in the 
above  table  due  to  an  accrual  of  three  additional  months  of  pension  expense.  The  Bank  has  no  minimum  required 
contribution  to  the  Pension  Plan  for  the  Plan  year  ending  September  30,  2007,  and  its  maximum  tax  deductible 
contribution is approximately $4,484,000.  The Bank expects to make a contribution within that range by September 30, 
2007, but the amount of such contribution has not yet been determined. 

Estimated  Future  Benefit  Payments.    The  following  benefit  payments,  which  reflect  expected  future  service,  as 

appropriate, are expected to be made by the Plan.

Year

2007 ..........................................................................
2008 ..........................................................................
2009 ..........................................................................
2010 ..........................................................................
2011 ..........................................................................
2012-2016 .................................................................

Amount
(in thousands)
$
622
651
674
681
703
5,324

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NOTE L – OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 

Expenses included in other operating expenses which exceed one percent of the aggregate of total interest income and 

noninterest income in one or more of the years shown are as follows: 

2006

Computer services ......................................................
Property and liability insurance ...................................
Marketing ....................................................................

  $1,102
       633
       434

2005
(in thousands)

    $ 840
       738
       492

2004

    $ 773
       753
       483

NOTE M – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

Financial Instruments With Off-Balance-Sheet Risk.  The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-
sheet  risk  in  the  normal  course  of  business  to  meet  the  financing  needs  of  its  customers.    These  financial  instruments 
include  commitments  to  extend  credit,  standby  letters  of  credit,  and  commercial  letters  of  credit.    These  instruments 
involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. 

The  Bank's  exposure  to  credit  loss  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  by  the  other  party  to  financial  instruments  for 
commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual 
notional amount of these instruments.  The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments to extend credit 
and generally uses the same credit policies for letters of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.  At December 
31, financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk are as follows: 

2006

2005

Fixed
Rate

Variable
Rate

Fixed
Rate

Variable
Rate

(in thousands)

Commitments to extend credit ..............................................................
Standby letters of credit ........................................................................
Commercial letters of credit ..................................................................

$        

7,194
3,256
557

$      

70,995
-
-

$        

4,735
2,568
-

$

70,128
-
-

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of 
any condition established in the contract.  Since some of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn 
upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent  future cash requirements.  Unused home equity lines, 
which  comprise  a  substantial  portion  of  these  commitments,  generally  expire  ten  years  from  their  date  of  origination. 
Other real estate loan commitments generally expire within 60 days and commercial loan commitments generally expire 
within one year.  The fixed rate loan commitments shown in the table are to make loans with interest rates ranging from 
5.50% to 6.50% and maturities ranging from 9 years to 30 years.  The amount of collateral obtained, if any, by the Bank 
upon  extension  of  credit  is  based  on  management’s  credit  evaluation  of  the  borrower.    Collateral  held  varies  but  may 
include mortgages on commercial and residential real estate, security interests in business assets, deposit accounts with 
the Bank or other financial institutions, and securities. 

Standby  letters  of  credit  are  conditional  commitments  issued  by  the  Bank  to  assure  the  performance  or  financial 
obligations  of  a  customer  to  a  third  party.    The  Bank's  standby  letters  of  credit  extend  through  December  31,  2007.  
However,  most  are  effectively  automatically  renewable.    The  credit  risk  involved  in  issuing  standby  letters  of  credit  is 
essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.  The Bank generally holds collateral and/or obtains 
personal guarantees supporting these commitments.  The extent of collateral held for these commitments at December 31, 
2006 varied from 0% to 100%, and averaged 66%.  Standby letters of credit are considered financial guarantees and are 
recorded at fair value. 

Commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to assure the payment by a customer to 
a supplier.  The credit risk involved in issuing commercial letters of credit is the same as that discussed in the preceding 
paragraph for standby letters of credit.  The Bank generally obtains personal guarantees supporting these commitments.  
The  one  commercial  letter  of  credit  outstanding  as  of  December  31,  2006  matures  in  May  2007  and  is  supported  by  a 
personal guarantee. 

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Concentrations  of  Credit  Risk.    Most  of  the  Bank’s  loans,  personal  and  commercial,  are  to  borrowers  who  are 
domiciled  on  Long  Island.    As  a  result,  the  income  of  many of  the  Bank’s  borrowers  is  dependent  on  the  Long  Island 
economy.      In  addition,  most  of  the  Bank's  real  estate  loans  involve  mortgages  on  Long  Island  properties.    Thus,  the 
Bank's loan portfolio is susceptible to the economy of Long Island. 

Lease Commitments. At December 31, 2006, minimum annual rental commitments under noncancelable operating 

leases are as follows: 

Year

2007 ................................................................................
2008 ................................................................................
2009 ................................................................................
2010 ................................................................................
2011 ................................................................................
Thereafter .......................................................................

Amount
(in thousands)
927
$
865
792
749
676
2,534
6,543

$

The Bank has various renewal options on the above leases. Rent expense was $896,000, $765,000, and $714,000 in 

2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. 

Employment  Contracts. Currently,  all  of  the  Bank’s  executive  officers  have  employment  contracts  with  the 
Corporation  under  which  they  are  entitled  to  severance  compensation  in  the  event  of  an  involuntary  termination  of 
employment or resignation of employment following a change in control.  The terms of these contracts currently range 
from  eighteen  months  to  three  years  and,  unless  the  Corporation  gives  written  notice  of  non-extension  within  the  time 
frames set forth in the contracts, are automatically extended at the expiration of each year for an additional period of one 
year,  thus  resulting  in  new  terms  of  between  eighteen  months  and  three  years.    The  current  aggregate  annual  salaries 
provided for in these contracts is approximately $1,518,000.  

NOTE N – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time and are based on existing on and off-balance-sheet financial 
instruments.  Such estimates are generally subjective in nature and dependent upon a number of significant assumptions 
associated with each financial instrument or group of similar financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, 
risks  associated  with  specific  financial  instruments,  estimates  of  future  cash  flows,  and  relevant  available  market 
information.    Changes  in  assumptions  could  significantly  affect  the  estimates.    In  addition,  fair  value  estimates  do  not 
reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time 
the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the tax consequences of realizing gains or losses 
on the sale of financial instruments.  The following table sets forth the carrying/contract amounts and estimated fair values 
of the Corporation’s financial instruments at December 31, 2006 and 2005. 

Financial Assets:
Cash and due from banks ….............................................................
Held-to-maturity securities ................................................................
Available-for-sale securities .............................................................
Loans …............................................................................................
Restricted stocks (included in other assets)......................................
Accrued interest receivable ..............................................................

Financial Liabilities:
Checking deposits …........................................................................
Savings and money market deposits ...............................................
Time deposits …...............................................................................
Securities sold under repurchase agreements .................................
Accrued interest payable ……...........................................................

Carrying/
Contract
Amount

$        

23,790
218,330
236,521
445,574
1,587
5,304

321,524
318,494
184,779
28,143
787

2006

2005

Carrying/
Contract
Amount

Fair Value

Fair Value

(in thousands)

$        

23,790
216,845
236,521
444,338
1,587
5,304

321,524
318,494
184,726
28,143
787

$        

24,603
259,260
257,731
377,210
1,406
4,828

307,842
394,176
85,993
60,195
408

$

24,603
257,281
257,731
373,064
1,406
4,828

307,842
394,176
85,787
60,195
408

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NOTE O – PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

Condensed financial information for The First of Long Island Corporation (parent company only) is as follows: 

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

Assets:

Cash and due from banks...........................................................................................
Investment in subsidiary bank, at equity …................................................................
Other assets ..............................................................................................................

December 31, 

2006

2005

(in thousands)
$

$       

2,925
94,556
167
97,648

$     

Liabilities:

Cash dividends payable .............................................................................................

$       

2,087

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock ….......................................................................................................
Surplus .......................................................................................................................
Retained earnings ......................................................................................................

Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of tax ....................................................

379
525
95,122
96,026
(465)
95,561
97,648

$     

3,221
88,913
295
92,429

1,731

385
817
89,701
90,903
(205)
90,698
92,429

$

$

$

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Income:

Dividends from subsidiary bank .................................................................................
Interest on deposits with subsidiary bank ..................................................................
Other ..........................................................................................................................

Expenses:

Stock-based compensation expense .........................................................................
Other operating expenses .........................................................................................

Income before income taxes ......................................................................................
Income tax benefit .........................................................................................................

Income before undistributed earnings of 

2006

$       

5,590
26
3
5,619

Year ended December 31,
2005
(in thousands)
10,700
$     
12
2
10,714

$

210
236
446

5,173
(151)

-
200
200

10,514
(74)

2004

9,600
13
-
9,613

25
83
108

9,505
(38)

subsidiary bank .......................................................................................................
Equity in undistributed earnings ....................................................................................
Net income …............................................................................................................

5,324
5,903
11,227

$     

10,588
1,689
12,277

$     

9,543
2,538
12,081

$

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Net income .................................................................................................................
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash

provided by operating activities:

Undistributed earnings of subsidiary bank ..........................................................
Stock-based compensation expense ..................................................................
Decrease in other assets ....................................................................................
Net cash provided by operating activities ...............................................................

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

Repurchase and retirement of common stock ...........................................................
Proceeds from exercise of stock options ...................................................................
Tax benefit of stock options .......................................................................................
Cash dividends paid …...............................................................................................
Net cash used in financing activities .......................................................................
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents*  ..............................................
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year …..........................................................
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year .......................................................................

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Financing Activities:

2006

$     

11,227

Year ended December 31,
2005
(in thousands)
$     
12,277

2004

$

12,081

(5,903)
210
128
5,662

(2,927)
402
17
(3,450)
(5,958)
(296)
3,221
2,925

$       

(1,689)
-
79
10,667

(8,052)
1,502
-
(3,315)
(9,865)
802
2,419
3,221

$       

(2,538)
25
95
9,663

(7,725)
927
-
(2,945)
(9,743)
(80)
2,499
2,419

1,684

$

$

Cash dividends payable .............................................................................................

$       

2,087

$       

1,731

*Cash and cash equivalents is defined as cash and due from banks and includes the checking and money market accounts with the 

Corporation’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary.    

NOTE P – QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

2006
Interest income ...................................................................
Interest expense .................................................................
Net interest income ….........................................................
Provision for loan losses………….......................................
Noninterest income before net securities losses….............
Net losses on sales of securities….....................................
Noninterest expense ….......................................................
Income before income taxes  .............................................
Income taxes ......................................................................
Net income ……..................................................................
Earnings per share:

Basic….............................................................................
Diluted .............................................................................
Comprehensive income......................................................

2005
Interest income ...................................................................
Interest expense .................................................................
Net interest income ….........................................................
Provision for loan losses (credit)…………...........................
Noninterest income before net securities gains (losses)….
Net gains (losses) on sales of securities….........................
Noninterest expense ….......................................................
Income before income taxes  .............................................
Income taxes ......................................................................
Net income ……..................................................................
Earnings per share:

Basic….............................................................................
Diluted .............................................................................
Comprehensive income......................................................

First
Quarter

$       

11,447
2,651
8,796
236
1,585
-
6,512
3,633
826
2,807

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter
(in thousands, except per share data)

Fourth
Quarter

$       

12,195
3,126
9,069
149
1,438
(30)
6,759
3,569
775
2,794

$       

12,642
3,500
9,142
89
1,475
-
6,996
3,532
653
2,879

$       

12,716
3,672
9,044
196
1,435
(605)
6,400
3,278
531
2,747

.73
.72
1,791

.73
.72
1,995

.76
.75
4,904

.72
.71
2,984

$         

9,701
1,235
8,466
150
1,851
(162)
6,225
3,780
738
3,042

$       

10,596
1,869
8,727
176
1,651
152
6,657
3,697
730
2,967

$       

11,157
2,171
8,986
(12)
1,558
-
6,263
4,293
962
3,331

$       

11,235
2,151
9,084
156
1,513
(745)
6,124
3,572
635
2,937

.77
.76
931

.75
.74
4,352

.86
.85
2,067

.76
.75
2,800

$

$

Total

49,000
12,949
36,051
670
5,933
(635)
26,667
14,012
2,785
11,227

2.94
2.90
11,674

42,689
7,426
35,263
470
6,573
(755)
25,269
15,342
3,065
12,277

3.14
3.10
10,150

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Officers
The First of Long Island Corporation

Michael N. Vittorio
President & Chief Executive Officer

Brian J. Keeney
Senior Vice President

Donald L. Manfredonia
Senior Vice President

Wayne B. Drake
Assistant Treasurer

Mark D. Curtis
Senior Vice President & Treasurer

Richard Kick
Senior Vice President

Joseph G. Perri
Senior Vice President & Secretary

Kitty W. Craig 
Chief Auditor

LOAN CENTER
Robert B. Jacobs
Vice President

MARKETING
Laura C. Ierulli
Vice President & Director

OPER ATIONS
ADMINISTR ATION
Richard Kick
Executive Vice President
Betsy Gustafson
Senior Vice President

Official Staff
The First National Bank of Long Island

SUFFOLK COUNTY
REGIONAL OFFICE
(Commercial Banking )
James P. Johnis
Senior Vice President
Deborah A. Cassidy
Vice President
Margaret M. Curran
Vice President
Stephen Durso
Vice President
Richard B. Smith
Vice President

COMMERCIAL LENDING
Donald L. Manfredonia
Executive Vice President
Paul J. Daley
Senior Vice President
Albert Arena
Vice President
John J. Reilly
Vice President
William W. Riley
Vice President
Kevin J. Talty
Vice President

DATA PROCESSING
Jose Diaz
Vice President

ADMINISTR ATION
Michael N. Vittorio
President & Chief Executive Officer

AUDITING
Kitty W. Craig 
Vice President

BR ANCH ADMINISTR ATION
James Clavell
Senior Vice President
Richard P. Perro
Vice President

COMMERCIAL BANKING
Joseph G. Perri 
Executive Vice President
John L. Attanasio
Vice President
Patricia A. DeMasi
Vice President
Albert T. Ghelarducci
Vice President

NASSAU COUNTY
REGIONAL OFFICE
(Commercial Banking )
Kim M. Carbone
Senior Vice President
Dante D. Mancini
Vice President
James A. Oliveri
Vice President
Jane F. Reed
Vice President
John P. Solensky
Vice President

FINANCE
Mark D. Curtis
Executive Vice President
Wayne B. Drake
Senior Vice President, Senior

Investment Officer
Howard F. Hoeberlein
Senior Vice President & Controller

GENER AL SERVICES
Daniel Sapanara
General Services Officer

HUMAN RESOURCES
Debbie L. Ryan
Vice President & Director

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
Conrad Lissade
IT Services Manager

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
Brian J. Keeney
Executive Vice President
Josephine Buckley
Vice President & Trust Officer
Francis V. Liantonio
Vice President
Charlene P. Palmer
Vice President
Sharon E. Pazienza
Vice President & Trust Officer

Business Advisory Board

Howard Annenberg
President & CEO
Shannen Promotions, Inc.

Nicola Arena
Chairman
Mediterranean 
Shipping Co. (USA), Inc.

Richard Arote Sr.
President 
Air Distribution
Enterprises, Inc.

Beverly J. Bell, Esq.
Humes & Wagner, LLP

Robert J. Bogardt, CPA
Bogardt & Company, LLP

Thomas Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Ophthalmic Consultants 
of Long Island

Emil V. Cianciulli, Esq.
Partner
Cianciulli, Meng & 
Panos, P.C.

Thomas N. Dufek, CPA
President
Dufek & Associates

Bernard Esquenet
Chief Executive Officer
The Ruhof Corp.

Robert Giambalvo, CPA
President
Giambalvo, Kilgannon & 
Giammarese, CPAs, PC

Leonard Gleicher
Partner
Goldberg Bros. Realtors

Herbert Haber, CPA

Kevin J. Harding, Esq.
Partner
Harding and Harding

Herbert Kotler, Esq.

Kenneth R. Latham

Melvin F. Lazar, CPA
Founder
Lazar Levine & Felix LLP

Wallace Leinheardt, Esq.
Jaspan Schlesinger 
Hoffman LLP

James Lynch, Esq.

John I. Martinelli
Principal
Owen Petersen & Co., LLP

Susan Hirschfeld Mohr
President
J.W. Hirschfeld Agency, Inc.

Richard E. Nussbaum, CPA
Nussbaum Yates 
& Wolpow, P.C.

James Panos, Esq.
Partner
Cianciulli, Meng 
& Panos, P.C.

Douglas Pierce
President 
Pierce Country Day School &
Camp Inc.

Jay Pitti
President
Merrick House & Gardens

Stephen Ruchman
Ruchman Associates

Scott Sammis 
President 
Sammis, Smith & Brush Inc.

Melvin Schreiber, CPA
Moses & Schreiber

Arthur C. Schupbach, Esq.
Partner
Schupbach, Williams 
& Pavone, LLP

ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the
Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, N.Y.
on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 3:30 P.M.

COUNSEL
Schupbach, Williams & Pavone LLP

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
A copy of the Corporation’s annual report on 
Form 10-K for 2006, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, may be obtained without 
charge upon written request to Mark D. Curtis, Senior
Vice President and Treasurer, The First of Long Island
Corporation, 10 Glen Head Road, PO Box 67, 
Glen Head, New York 11545-0067.

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The First of  Long Island Corporation

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
The First of Long Island Corporation
10 Glen Head Road
Glen Head, New York 11545
(516) 671-4900
www.fnbli.com 

TR ANSFER AGENT AND REGISTR AR
Registrar and Transfer Company
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, New Jersey 07016-3572
(800) 368-5948
www.rtco.com

Shaw Shahery
President
Convermat Corporation

J. Stanley Shaw
Senior Member
Shaw, Licitra, Gulotta, Esernio
& Schwartz, P.C.

H. Craig Treiber
Chairman & CEO
The Treiber Insurance Group

Sal Turano
President 
Abstracts Incorporated

Arthur Ventura
President
Badge Agency, Inc.

George J. Walsh, Esq.
Thompson Hine LLP

Robert A. Wilkie, Esq.
Wilkie & Wilkie

Photos not available:

Zachary Levy, Esq. 

Christopher T. McGrath, Esq.
Partner
Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.

John G. Passarelli, M.D., F.A.A.O.
Medical Director
Long Island Eye Surgery Center
Long Island Eye Surgical Care, P.C.

Mark Wurzel
President
Calico Cottage, Inc.

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Business Advisory Board

Howard Annenberg
President & CEO
Shannen Promotions, Inc.

Nicola Arena
Chairman
Mediterranean 
Shipping Co. (USA), Inc.

Richard Arote Sr.
President 
Air Distribution
Enterprises, Inc.

Beverly J. Bell, Esq.
Humes & Wagner, LLP

Robert J. Bogardt, CPA
Bogardt & Company, LLP

Thomas Burke
Chief Executive Officer
Ophthalmic Consultants 
of Long Island

Emil V. Cianciulli, Esq.
Partner
Cianciulli, Meng & 
Panos, P.C.

Thomas N. Dufek, CPA
President
Dufek & Associates

Bernard Esquenet
Chief Executive Officer
The Ruhof Corp.

Robert Giambalvo, CPA
President
Giambalvo, Kilgannon & 
Giammarese, CPAs, PC

Leonard Gleicher
Partner
Goldberg Bros. Realtors

Herbert Haber, CPA

Kevin J. Harding, Esq.
Partner
Harding and Harding

Herbert Kotler, Esq.

Kenneth R. Latham

Melvin F. Lazar, CPA
Founder
Lazar Levine & Felix LLP

Wallace Leinheardt, Esq.
Jaspan Schlesinger 
Hoffman LLP

James Lynch, Esq.

John I. Martinelli
Principal
Owen Petersen & Co., LLP

Susan Hirschfeld Mohr
President
J.W. Hirschfeld Agency, Inc.

Richard E. Nussbaum, CPA
Nussbaum Yates 
& Wolpow, P.C.

James Panos, Esq.
Partner
Cianciulli, Meng 
& Panos, P.C.

Douglas Pierce
President 
Pierce Country Day School &
Camp Inc.

Jay Pitti
President
Merrick House & Gardens

Stephen Ruchman
Ruchman Associates

Scott Sammis 
President 
Sammis, Smith & Brush Inc.

Melvin Schreiber, CPA
Moses & Schreiber

Arthur C. Schupbach, Esq.
Partner
Schupbach, Williams 
& Pavone, LLP

Shaw Shahery
President
Convermat Corporation

J. Stanley Shaw
Senior Member
Shaw, Licitra, Gulotta, Esernio
& Schwartz, P.C.

H. Craig Treiber
Chairman & CEO
The Treiber Insurance Group

Sal Turano
President 
Abstracts Incorporated

Arthur Ventura
President
Badge Agency, Inc.

George J. Walsh, Esq.
Thompson Hine LLP

Robert A. Wilkie, Esq.
Wilkie & Wilkie

Photos not available:

Zachary Levy, Esq. 

Christopher T. McGrath, Esq.
Partner
Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.

John G. Passarelli, M.D., F.A.A.O.
Medical Director
Long Island Eye Surgery Center
Long Island Eye Surgical Care, P.C.

Mark Wurzel
President
Calico Cottage, Inc.

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1927 - 2007
Celebrating 80 years of customer satisfaction

“THANK YOU” to our customers and employees for your support.  We look forward to 
continuing to provide personal, quality service to all our customers.  Personalizing our 
business approach is what we are all about which is why we are known as the Bank 
“Where Everyone Knows Your Name.”

The First National Bank of Long Island
Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Long Island • (516) 671-4900     Manhattan • (212) 566-1500
www.fnbli.com