Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 28, 2020

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, 8^th 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	DCOM	The NASDAQ Stock Market
Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value	DCOMP	The NASDAQ Stock Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 28, 2020, management of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) made available a financial presentation to investors for the 21st Annual KBW Community Bank Investor Conference to be held on July 29, 2020. A copy of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.dime.com by clicking “Investor Relations” and selecting “Investor Presentations” from the “Investor Menu.”

The information disclosed in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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/ Avinash Reddy
	Avinash Reddy
	Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: July 28, 2020