Empire Bancorp, Inc. Stock

Empire Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company offers a range of financial services through its banking subsidiary, Empire National Bank. Its primary market is the counties of Suffolk, Nassau, Kings, Queens, Bronx and New York in the State of New York, which it serves from its office located at 1707 Veterans Highway, Islandia, New York; approximately three branch offices located in Shirley, Port Jefferson Station and Mineola, New York, and a loan and deposit production office located in Manhattan, New York. The Bank's loan portfolio consists primarily of commercial and industrial loans and real estate loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate properties located in its primary area. It offers real estate loans for commercial property that is owner-occupied, as well as commercial property owned by real estate investors. Deposits are the Bank's primary source of funds to support the Bank's earning assets.