UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2017
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-27782
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11-3297463
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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300 Cadman Plaza West, 8th Floor
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Brooklyn, New York
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11201
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(718) 782-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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Effective December 20, 2017, the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Kevin Stein to its Board of Directors. On the same date, Mr. Stein was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Stein will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee, as a financial expert, and Strategic Planning Committee.
Mr. Stein is the chief executive officer of Resolution Analytica, a buyer of commercial judgments, and an operating adviser of KCK-US, Inc., a private equity firm. Previously, he served in leadership positions at the Financial Institutions Group of Barclays, FBR Capital Markets & Co., GreenPoint Financial Corporation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Stein currently serves on the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation. Mr. Stein is not a party to any transaction with the Company or the Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Stein’s appointment to its Board is expected to be released on January 2, 2018.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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/s/ James L. Rizzo
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James L. Rizzo
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Senior Vice President & Comptroller
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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Dated: December 27, 2017
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