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, 2019
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
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR
§240.12b-2).
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financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
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DCOM
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The NASDAQ Stock Market
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Agreements of Certain Officers.
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(b) By letter received by Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on December 20, 2019, Robert C. Golden informed the Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”), that he was
resigning from the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank for personal reasons. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank accepted Mr. Golden’s resignation effective December 31, 2019. Effective December 31, 2019, the Boards of
Directors of the Company and the Bank decreased the size of the Boards from twelve to eleven.
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/ AVINASH REDDY
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Avinash Reddy
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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Dated: December 20, 2019
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