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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INCex99_1.htm
EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INCex99_2.htm

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):  July 26, 2018
 

 
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
000-27782
11-3297463
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

300 Cadman Plaza West, 8th Floor
   
Brooklyn, New York
 
11201
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(718) 782-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

 
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 26, 2018, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release containing a discussion of its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 to this report is being “furnished” to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purposes.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 26, 2018, the Registrant announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, payable on August 15, 2018 to stockholders of record on August 8, 2018. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.2 to this report is being “furnished” to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
  99.1
Press release of the Registrant, dated July 26, 2018, containing a discussion of the Registrant’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2018

99.2
Press release of the Registrant, dated July 26, 2018, containing a discussion of the Registrant’s declaration of a cash dividend
 

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.

 
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
   
 
/s/ JAMES L. RIZZO
 
 
James L. Rizzo
 
Senior Vice President  & Comptroller
 
(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated:  July 27, 2018