Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

11/14/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/14/2024 17:11

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ [DCOM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Director-by-Deputization
(Last) (First) (Middle)
645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2024
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 11/12/2024 P 29,000 A $32 1,044,221 I See footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 494,874 I See footnotes(1)(3)
Common Stock 7,905 I See footnotes(1)(4)
Common Stock 156,654 I See footnotes(1)(5)
Common Stock 46,962 I See footnotes(1)(6)
Common Stock 138,282 D(1)(7)
Common Stock 175,086 D(1)(8)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
645 MADISON AVENUE
10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		X Director-by-Deputization
LINDENBAUM BENNETT D
BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		X Director-by-Deputization
LINDENBAUM MATTHEW A
BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
645 MADISON AVE, 10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 		X

Signatures

Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Matthew Lindenbaum, Managing Member 11/14/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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Exhibit List:
Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses
Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information
Exhibit 99.3 - Joint Filers' Signatures
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